TOOL - Ænema (Guitar Cover with Play Along Tabs)

[@FoxtrotXero]

It's hard to explain to the average person why a guy playing guitar for us on KZbin is so special, but it really is. You're the man, Max. Every post you make is truly appreciated. 🤘🏼❤

[@MaxNiessl]

Aww thank you so much, Dario! :)

[@jesseenman6531]

Just living my best life

[@kartikeymehrotra8589]

Simply made every song, that I thought was impossible for me to play, so accessible. Thank you Max. Truly appreciated indeed.

[@benmayo1630]

While I can’t play along and probably never will be able to😆I understand your comment…my kids went through a phase where if we let them on their tablets, they came straight to KZbin to watch a video of a kid playing with toys or something similar😂I never understood why they chose that instead of just playing themselves lol

[@Majician69]

You are the only person on YT playing Tool accurately (as close as possible) and you should be proud man. No one comes this close, tone and nuances particularly. Bravo.

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you, William! :)

[@PolysableHo]

I just discovered this guy and can confirm this is true.

[@777Cero]

Bro missed a few but hell don't we all. Still enjoyed watching.

[@stevenghee654]

GDamn Right!

[@chrisman3965]

Adam is just so genius with his guitar playing and unorthodox techniques.

[@LeoBassCovers2]

Man, I had no idea how complex these guitar parts are.. Incredible job as always!

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you, Leo! 🤘🏼

[@NL-fe4le]

I've learned so much from your contributions to us. Can't thank you enough.

[@MaxNiessl]

Glad to hear bud! 🤘🏼

[@stevenghee654]

Same. I am finally learning how to play this correctly after watching Justin play bass parts & leobasscovers. Funny how the bass is the guitar & guitar is bass.

[@nilssonakerlund2852]

I never knew just how nuanced the guitar is in this song. I usually focus in on Danny Carey's drumming when Ænema is playing. Great job. 👍

[@bendykirby4828]

Ladies and gentlemen, probably the only time Adam Jones has ever used the high E string.

[@hockeylvr42]

Ehhh I’ll give you 80-90% of tool is bottom four strings, but those top two still get their use

[@johnnyb8760]

Uses it many times 😜

[@renatotaylorcortez1195]

Officially this is my favorite channel on KZbin

[@82christos]

A day you upload is a good day. A day you upload Tool is a perfect one

[@MaxNiessl]

Aww thanks! :)

[@floppymantisgaming7028]

Dude you have literally taught me all my fav songs like your tabs are next level good, can’t thank you enough! Your next level

[@MaxNiessl]

That’s so awesome! Really glad to hear that my videos are helping! Rock on 🤘🏼

[@tylerroland1115]

The slide parts sound like a distorted version of King Crimson’s The Sheltering Sky. Well done!

[@Carlocio308]

I’ve watched these TOOL videos like 100,000 times for years now and I just can’t stop watching them they are so beautiful! Everything about these songs and the way you play the guitar makes it so much better!

[@hockeylvr42]

Well shit, guess it’s nice to know I’m at about 95% accuracy on this one. Still glad to see where that last 5% is, and having those pedal settings is beyond helpful as well.

[@coreyjosephguiliano1997]

I love watching these videos, it’s like you finally have the keys to play. You make it a breeze, then you get on the gee; it’s a typhoon and still difficult 😂

[@noiburg]

this was the first song i tried to learn when i picked up guitar a year and a half ago and you were the first guitar cover channel i started watching religiously

[@eldave178]

I am so glad you made this tablature available, you seriously rock Max!

[@gmpsandw]

Dude are you fuckin kidding me, that was sooo good! Tone spot on and all Jones little details, you nailed it.

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you! 🤘🏼

[@ChRiiDDaY]

Killer playing as always and once again I realize the production and educational value is out of this world! :)

[@MaxNiessl]

Danke dir! :)

[@czarekparzych5220]

Such an epic song. As always notifications about your TOOL covers makes me smile and after watching im always astonished how u nailed it!

[@MaxNiessl]

Always glad to put them out! Thanks!

[@todd17513]

Epic. I've been listening to this song for near on 30 years. First time I've ever watched someone play it. So much going on, yet so little. Adam Jones is a genius. Excellent cover man. I buy my first guitar tomorrow, Epiphone Les Paul Studio. My younger brother was an avid guitarist and musician and sadly took his own life on September 11. I'm inspired to learn guitar, and in particular TOOL songs, as that was our favourite band. No doubt I'll be watching plenty or your vids. Thanks for showing the way.

[@benmayo1630]

Jones does more with less lol highly underrated guitarist. He’s percussive with his right hand it seems. I would rather play like him than anyone else besides maybe David Gilmour. Sorry for the loss of your brother. I don’t know personally but I’m sure that pain is on another level. My brother turned me on to Tool about 5 years ago and I was instantly hooked all because I went to a Tool show with him when he was visiting. I hated them when they first came out and don’t remember why🤦🏻‍♂️I also just bought my 1,000th guitar (so it seems😆) yesterday. It’s the Adam Jones Epiphone Les Paul Custom. I hope it inspires me to practice a little every day. Take care man

[@nakleh]

LOVE that blue color!

[@patrickjohnston9772]

Finally someone playing the intro correctly on guitar! Great video

[@urdaddyjacob3880]

I just can't emgine my life without your videos ... They are pure damn gold and so good and special and and (*inhales aggressively*)I'm just happy. Thank you so much

[@MaxNiessl]

Very glad to hear that, Jacob! 🤘🏼

[@dictent3343]

Gotta get me one of those slidey thingies. Excellent work as always, my good man.

[@nickw3330]

HEY HEY HEY another perfect cover! Thanks dude I cant wait to try it out! I've been learning Tools version of No Quarter it would be cool to see you cover it someday.

[@MaxNiessl]

Thanks! Definitely someday :)

[@АфанЛеви-б2б]

В своё время был удивлён, узнав, как играется рифф. Воистину, всё гениальное просто ☺

[@Felipé.Mendez]

Thanks Max, I appreciate you for showing us how to play this song.

[@stevenghee654]

Uuuggghhk! It's just so much f@cking beauty. Hearing other people play this, and sounding this on point... I swear every time I hear this song I'm more enveloped by it than the last. It. Just. Keeps. Growing!!! You rawk, my man!!! RAWK!!! Thank you for this! Leobasscovers is the JC doppelganger, fyi.

[@jm3280]

Dude, you should monetize this, if possible. I would be happy to watch an ad to help you make a few bucks for the work you put in. Thanks, as always.

[@MaxNiessl]

Thanks, bud! Unfortunately, I cannot monetize any of my videos :(

[@jm3280]

@@MaxNiessl well, that sucks, though I can understand why artists would be against it. Well know that there are tons of peeps out here who appreciate what you do

[@bidask123]

Your playing along with tabs to Tool is my ASMR. Mahalo!

[@sethshaw4830]

Max, awesome cover! As with every other cover you post; so spot on! Thanks for taking the time to give us these!

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you! Of course ✌🏼

[@andrekovacs7954]

Hi Max, wow man, I didn’t expect a video that fast! I also think you solved a tone issue I was having at the middle of the song, where you employed both a flanger a a chorus. Thank you very much for this! Cheers

[@MaxNiessl]

Haha it's been a month since the last one, but glad you were surprised! Glad to help :)

[@andrekovacs7954]

@@MaxNiessl Yeah, it seems I lost track of time, but it still was pretty fast. I'm gonna experiment with BF-2 into a slow Leslie to check the tone at the middle. Maybe the FreqOut could help with the feedbacks for the slow slide/bridge part? Cheers

[@ccastle5307]

Amazing job. Spot on.Also it really shows how damn creative Adam Jones is.

[@ErnieBallJMeister]

Now it's time to get my guitar and learn it. Thank you Max! :)

[@MaxNiessl]

Have fun! You're welcome :)

[@wendelladams6609]

Tool covers that are really good give me goosebumps. I got the goosebumps. Very nice.

[@evancaulk7692]

tremendous. helps me get the nitty gritty parts of these songs down that i cant figure out by ear yet. keep on keeping on👍🏻💪🏽

[@MaxNiessl]

Awesome! :)

[@evancaulk7692]

@@MaxNiessl i hate to be that guy but id love to see Wings or Dis/Ref/Tri next or maybe something off undertow🙃

[@JensenBenRhouma]

Perfect video 👏 I learned fast and been playing with this video over and over, good job 👍

[@craigthenortherner6627]

Absolutely fantastic as always. Your videos and your website have really helped me with learning to play tool songs correctly. Currently I’m learning Vicarious. And this will be next in line. Thank you Max. Brilliant 🤩

[@MaxNiessl]

Glad to help, Craig! Have fun 🤘🏼

[@ksiegel1418]

Max I feel like Adam should cut you in on some royalties or something because your videos are highlighting his work that is often difficult to clearly make out from the studio recordings. Noticing things I never heard before without that little isolation, it’s amazing! Also your guitar, tone and production quality are sick. Thank you!

[@CruxalYT]

Duuuuude thank you so much for this! literally the best channel for learning the best songs on guitar! Not sure if you already plan on it but I would BE SO THANKFUL for a forty six & 2 cover! Youre killing it man thank you

[@MaxNiessl]

I was thinking about either doing Ænema or 46&2 so the chances are high :D but I definitely want to have more Undertow on here

[@ConstantineO]

Wow, legendary mate.... loving your channel! New sub - new fan. Massive props to your instructional video playthroughs. I need to get onto creating some of these too. Super impressive!

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy it :)

[@epica85]

Hell to the yeah ! another great work Max !

[@MaxNiessl]

Thanks!

[@bobtomko7217]

A fine job! I play for a TOOL tribute band, and am extremely picky about perfection. Most people on here trying to teach TOOL talk to much and do not get things right. Your video made it super easy for me to pick up this song. TOOL isn't for beginning guitar players, what you did was perfect for us skilled guys who want to save time. You keep it up!

[@MaxNiessl]

Glad you like it, Bob! 🤘🏼

[@Dieselpower994]

Amazing as usual bud! Keep up the awesome work!

[@AlexPSage]

Few things, first it's funny how I've been listening to this song because of certain events with a certain company that is now stationed in California, "Flush it away", once again it's like Max can read minds Second, Max starting off my Sunday the right way 😎 And third.... Max making me realize I need to buy more pedals...darn you... 🤣😂 Awesome stuff once again man!!! 🤘🏼

[@MaxNiessl]

Haha thanks bud! Have a great Sunday 🤘🏼

[@AlexPSage]

@@MaxNiessl Same goes for you my dude 👍🏼🤘🏼

[@fabgsan]

YUHHHHHHHH IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THISSS

[@biggamba06]

Great as always max!

[@pepe8125]

the best KZbin channel. keep it up

[@MaxNiessl]

Thanks, Diego!

[@luigisavosky]

one word: perfect. Thanks from italy

[@nervosuu]

Another great TOOL cover!

[@dandanthetool]

Well, I know what I'm learning tonight. You're a freaking King, Max. Keep up the amazing work. And if request are a thing, could you do Jimmy? No rush, you do you

[@katherynnethegreat8827]

Hell yeah! Awesome job, dude!

[@MaxNiessl]

Thanks! 🐈

[@zeinmaslida]

Flawless as always! Damn bro, I wish I have a great guitar skill just like yours! Anyways, keep up the great work!

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you! :)

[@shreyaspai3791]

Dude sick playing and a DELICIOUS tone, jesus! *cries in Blackstar Fly 3* xD Your content quality has also increased. Like your multiple camera angles which you've introduced a while ago but I never mentioned it. I also like how at 02:20 your tab sheet slowly moves to the side and the pedals fade in. Its a small thing but its better than having stuff just appear like BAM! Also I am sexually attracted to that guitar and I am not sorry about it 😂 Its today that I realized at 04:10 its not just an up and down pattern. As always, grateful for your contribution as I can't rely on online tabs and your videos have helped me understand things better which makes me a better guitarist everyday. Cheers man! P.s. I am curious, at 04:23 when you do them harmonics, what did you do with your hands? It looked to me as though you were applying pressure on the neck? Is that right?

[@MaxNiessl]

Thanks bud! Exactly, I’m pushing the neck back on the first one to make the sound higher and push the neck forward on the second to make the sound lower :)

[@shreyaspai3791]

@@MaxNiessl I see! Wow I probably would've never known this from any guitar lessons/videos etc xD Thank you!

[@ichiikiraa]

Flawless. Truly inspiring

[@brandonlykins2419]

yet another amazing video, time for me to jam out tommorow thank you!

[@MaxNiessl]

Have fun, Brandon 🤘🏼

[@vishalselvan]

Incredible as always

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you, Vishal! 🤘🏼

[@rudeboymon3177]

Dude super impressive. My brain is blown

[@TheSilverGate]

Your videos are great, I'm learning multiple Tool songs from them.

[@ColeYudelson]

Another absolutely immaculate cover from the man himself. You're the fucking man Max keep it up! (The only thing that could ever make me respect you more would be a *full Wings For Marie cover* **wink wink**) I always thought Ænema was one of their most underrated tracks, thanks so much for the best guitar cover available of it now on KZbin.

[@MaxNiessl]

Thanks bud! It's definitely on the list to be covered :)

[@imanebahoussi107]

I'm sooo in love with your covers 😍😍😍😍

[@CameronWinters]

Great as always bud 🤘

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you, Cam! I really got to get started again on our thing sometime 🤘🏼

[@CameronWinters]

@@MaxNiessl Same! We’ll get there. Hope you’re doing well dude, talk soon 🙂

[@DiamondSeaSY]

Salut max, merci bcp pour cette nouvelle partition de Tool, tu fais a chaque fois du très très bon boulot, vraiment tu nous impressionne et nous régale a chaque fois, nous les fans de Tool a travers le monde. Un grand merci a toi, et bcp de respect pour ton travail et ta chaîne 👍🤟

[@minimalinterest7291]

I can't believe I just found your channel right on man!!!!!

[@MaxNiessl]

Thanks! 🤘🏼

[@Ezraool07]

Great video! inspiring to watch keep it up!

[@Killmaker67]

Hi Max ! Thanks for the amazing work you did with these play along tabs/covers, it made me more in love with TOOL I just discovered last year (boo me). Now I'm trying to learn almost every TOOL songs as a guitarist and I can't get enough of it ! So thank you so much for your work, you are the best at what you do so please keep it up ! Are you going to make a cover for each TOOL song (you haven't done yet)? like : - Third Eye/Third Eye (Salival) (I'm waiting for the perfect cover of these two) - Disposition/Reflection/Triad - Wings for Marie/10,000 Days

[@MaxNiessl]

Awesome, Lucas! Glad you’re digging my videos and are enjoying to learn the Tool songs. I still don’t know if I want to steal the magic from Reflection by covering it, but the other two definitely! :)

[@metalmaxichr9797]

Sound is on point. Nice job mate!

[@Lawless9845]

Well, heck yeah! Awesome, very cool, I couldn’t get the timing right but through this visual reference I can totally try it again. Could you perhaps do a “I’m Broken” lesson from Pantera? Great job :D

[@MaxNiessl]

Thanks! Maybe, never learned any Pantera except Cowboys and Walk

[@bjlatter]

Fantastic cover man, nice work

[@katarzynaludwa4673]

Awesome as always! Would love to see more from Undertow sometime, I feel like these songs don't get the love they deserve...

[@MaxNiessl]

Oh for sure they will! Definitely some coming from that album :)

[@katarzynaludwa4673]

​@@MaxNiessl cannot wait ;)

[@4amwaj]

you are doing gods work mate

[@dmusiclife5727]

Nice man! 🔥

[@HavokTheorem]

YES!

[@koerd85]

This is very helpful, great job!

[@lukeseguin1014]

Pretty lit, you gotta do some more from undertow, swamp song is pretty slept on

[@MaxNiessl]

Yep, I really gotta 🤘🏼

[@benbartlett1426]

Confidently can say this is one helluva wrist workout lol

[@CoolGuyWithShoesOn]

holy jesus that was tight man!

[@bababooxy605]

Well played! good job!

[@thegreathkf2383]

people who complain about inaccuracy are NPCs lol. For any aspiring guitar players who are interesting enough to want to perform T00L songs, just know that whatever feels and sounds right to you IS right. T00L wants you to interpret their music subjectively, and that doesn't just apply to the lyrics, it also applies to their sound too. Luckily you have resources like this channel to use as a tool, but ultimately its your own choice on how things are played and good for YOU. Thats what makes you different from the real band itself and that will never be a bad thing.

[@benjim_]

So much Yes!!!!

[@FabianSave]

Just found this channel. Always wanted to learn Tool stuff and with these videos it's definitely a possibility :D. I got a question: At 2:20 (for the Bridge) when he puts on Slide and turns on the effect pedals, does he turn off distortion/overdrive? When I play this (limited in gear, dont have all the pedals) the slide part obviously sounds crunchy. I wonder if you have to turn down OD while the effects are on, or if the effects itself remove the crunchy OD sound for that part. Or it is just because his volume is a bit lower at that part and he plays the notes very quietly? Also, are those 3-4 pedals all individually bought pedals (like BOSS Delay) or are those effects all from a software through the audio interface? Sorry, guitar noob here. Trying to figure out how to get that part right.

[@the48thvain]

Old comment but Adam doesn't use any OD or Dist pedals. He controls all his distortion with the volume knob. The quieter the guitar, the less distortion.

[@jteixeira33]

Killer, nailed the slide swells. Now that you got a Gibson you need chewies Seymour Duncan custom wound bridge pickup 🤘🏻. I’m sure you have the info and contact at SD already, but let me know if not 😁

[@ddssnfnd9929]

LOVE IT

[@keithhaynie7950]

And the tone too!

[@doksmislim]

thanks Max

[@jvmachado789]

Hell yeah!

[@DDM-AleTool]

Perfect Bro 💕

[@MrBMXTOTHEMAX]

Damn !!!!!! Great Job !!!!!! Thank you !!!!

[@SophiaAphrodite]

New guitar? Love the color.

[@MaxNiessl]

Yep! Thank you, Sophia! :)

[@ahaua1]

Nice work!!!

[@SimonSchroederDrums]

Sehr fett Max! :)

[@MaxNiessl]

Danke dir! 🤘🏼

[@khinglouie]

So good

[@shaunhedges9815]

👌🏼 B A Utiful!!!!!!

[@Jack-po3pl]

I was searching for this on your channel a couple days ago wanting to learn it. This is weird

[@kocsotibor]

Hi Max, spotless as usual. Aren't you considering do Wings for Marie 1,2? I got possessed, there is none on YT. There are a few parts I am not 100% sure.

[@prasannasayami1351]

How long does it take to sync the bpm of the tab to the actual song? You deserve respect 👏

[@MaxNiessl]

Thanks as always, bud! I sync them while making the tab. It usually takes a day to write the tab with the bpm changes, I review it again a day after with a fresh mind and then record :)

[@pepe8125]

🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@Felipé.Mendez]

Ohh thats good. Youre good.

[@showtime3162]

Awesome stuff man love your videos, is there somewhere I can download that kemper profile? Or share your kemper effects?

[@ericsplittgerber5154]

Your content is incredible, please keep it up! Could you point me in the right direction to getting an Adam Jones tone on a budget?

[@MaxNiessl]

Thanks! Cameron Winters is using Neural DSP Fortin Nameless which is really good for the Jones Tonez and around 100 bucks :)