Tool Pneuma Guitar Tutorial

[@rexfordhazelton7601]

I love how most Tool riffs are beginner friendly, let you need to be a fairly advanced player to put them all together and learn a complete song.

[@stoneshitcrayz4867]

I love that Danny Carey shirt

[@mgonzalez8880]

Hahah YES!!! 💯🐙🥁🛐

[@thatsmothereffinscience8368]

Danny Carry is a time lord...along with Roger Penrose

[@bassmasters123]

LMFAO

[@filipe977]

hahhhahhaha genius

[@joeravida7611]

Literally was scrolling down here to say the same thing

[@TheSilverGate]

I swear it that the guitar from this song has some kind of psychological calming effect, the melodies are so subtle and full of hope

[@simonbackwash]

Absolutely agree👏👏 , which explains why constantly have this song running into my mind suffering from GAD

[@rescuemay]

I love how simple Adam Jones' style can be, but is SO expressive.

[@jareed505]

The drop D god

[@matsverschueren7976]

pedals my friend, pedals

[@destroyermaker]

Unlike Adam himself

[@tacsnackairsoft2024]

But I still can't learn it

[@akdelta38]

His Dynamics are brilliant I think this is what sets him apart from most other technical guitarists.

[@jw8930]

I've watched the Danny Carey drum cam video of this song an unhealthy amount of times

[@timsimonds955]

same

[@misterhazz]

@@timsimonds955 yep same.

[@selenamason8917]

I’m obsessed with it too!

[@lincolnpow4355]

Your not the only one

[@Edaloy27]

Yeah I think we all have

[@tjacobs33]

Tool puts out albums faster than I can learn to play them on guitar.

[@melvin9310]

I'd like this comment, but you currently have forty six and 2 likes! Can't fuck that up!

[@grahamcurran8744]

Hahah

[@BlackMetalhero16]

Playing that is like meditation, those chords keep you so calm.

[@Foxywaterable]

This song is just an absolute masterpiece

[@GimmeJimmy23]

Not sure if any one song has been played in my vehicle more since day 1 of the pandemic. Nope, I'm sure of it..... It already had super heavy rotation, and after seeing the drum cam vid...... Fuhgeddaboudit!

[@DroctorKloebner]

when you say something like "probably the best sond of the album. don't know if its my favourite" you're very into tool.

[@rocknrollcrawlersbashers2204]

i heard this song for the first time about a week ago and i honestly cannot get it outa my head..i go to bed humming it and then wake up humming it....never been much of a TOOL fan till i started listening to this album..now i am obsessed..i'm a eightees metal kinda guy but now i think this album is absolutely brilliant..i'm going to get on the geetar and have a crack at this one..cheers.

[@waylonamos6457]

Once it’s in your head. It sets up a recliner and doesn’t leave

[@NegativeCreepYT]

I had never heard anything by Tool until last year although I knew them by name. This was the first song I listened to and since then it's one of my favorites, I've also been obsessed with Tool ever since I even try to take what I can incorporate into my guitar playing style. Adam Jones' style and the way he plays and writes riffs inspires me a lot, I like how simple but expressive he is, he just has some fucking good heavy guitar riffs.

[@MH3GL]

This is my first time coming across your channel. For me, this is some of the best guitar instruction I have ever seen on KZbin. Very clear, concise, direct, at a nice pace, with tabs. And a great explanation of the timing. Flat out, Awesome.

[@axeofcreation]

Welcome aboard!

[@rabbamonkey]

Same for me, came for Invincible, now I’m subscribed. Appreciate the effort and you have a great approach and nice delivery 🤟🏻

[@marioherrerosiles727]

He’s been doing this for so many years. Dude is a legend

[@michaelslaughter6557]

Yeah idk, everyone else will show you how to play and how to get the sound. It's lacking alot of information. Maybe for a beginner guitar player this would be ok. Any serious player, this lesson is a joke. Buy a tab book, practice, do some research and teach yourself. You will blow this guys skills away in less than a year. My ten year old could teach this better, that's no lie.

[@jlmaynard]

The clarity that you explain this is outstanding your casual, but also precise. This is the best tab lesson I’ve ever seen on guitar

[@satevo462]

After playing guitar for 30 years i still needed it broken down like i'm a simpleton. Good job.

[@philboath8135]

I only been playing for 20 but I'm the same.

[@daredevil2724]

Only 1 year and these time signatures are kicking my ass

[@DaveTaste]

You're probably crap then.

[@EisensteinPrime]

How to know you're getting better: came back to this and I can actually play now. I still can't do a lot of the little things but I can play along. Amazing. Never thought it would happen; this song was so intimidating before.

[@koerd85]

What delay are we doing? Seconds wise

[@EisensteinPrime]

@@koerd85 Got my DD3 set to 800ms iirc

[@OptionalDilemma]

Me too. Now i got the intro riff i added the 10-12 and working on the small riff before the heavy power chords

[@TheElectricBuddha]

You've been my personal guitar teacher since I started, earlier this year. I played that opening verse thanks to you and a huge smile crept over my face. Thank you, man. You're a great teacher.

[@watchyourtoneman5061]

Man alive! I wish I had access to this KZbin thing when I was 16 (80's)

[@basscasey1]

I remember the good ol' days when we had to wait for the monthly issue of Guitar World and HOPE that there was a tab we were interested in it.

[@ThePortal101]

Have not been able to stop listening to this album🤘🎧😁🤯

[@TerminatorSe7en]

Since released i am still listening till this moment

[@ahaua1]

You are "The Man" for teaching Tool songs!!! Keep up the good work!!!

[@curnwah11]

One of the best songs I've heard in the last 10 years.

[@davidlepahe]

I can't tell you how much these videos have helped me... Tool is my favourite band (just like a third of the planet) and their music means a lot to me. I've always known a few riffs, but I really wanted to learn their songs in entirety; but for me the hardest part was where to start and how to approach it. Thanks to yourself and these tutorials I can play a vast number of their songs, and instead of getting fairly close I feel like I can really nail them. It's such a satisfying feeling. It's just a shame youtube won't allow you to do the playthrough anymore like you did in your older videos. Regardless, you do an amazing job, so just wanted to send a massive and sincere thankyou!

[@JSE2023]

You are easily my preferred guitar / song teacher on KZbin. That's saying something too, because there are many terrific ones on here. Keep up the GREAT work. I appreciate your knowledge, patience and delivery with which you teach.

[@fraenkiboii]

Whoever is fiddling with the delay like I did, here are the settings I used, which allowed me to play along to the recording: I used my Boss DD-200 in the standard delay mode with the feedback all the way down, giving you exactly one repeat. I set it to dotted eighth with a delay of 500ms (90bpm). 500ms is also the 12 o'clock setting of a Boss DD-3 in L-mode (which ranges from 200 to 800ms). And we all know who uses that pedal, right? RIGHT? Thanks Greg for this awesome lesson. #spiralout

[@koerd85]

Thanks this answers my question

[@deenskis]

Thanks came here looking for this! I’ve got a DD-3T and used all the settings you outlined except for the time I had to put around 1-2 o’clock.

[@matsmorot]

At 4:08, if you're having a hard time getting your fingers across the -5-2 you can use -7-0. And by the way, thank you Mr Axe for uploading these videos!

[@fradiangue2793]

You are awosome. Being able to play this song is the best feeling so far in 2019. What better way to end a decade? Greetings from Nicaragua

[@sakimano]

These new videos are amazing. The mic audio, the improved recording audio, the tabs on the screen...10/10. Would love to see the pot/lateralus/vicarious etc vids updated to this standard.

[@colonelangus3826]

Been learning Tool songs from you for years. Thanks for what you do.

[@luipars]

I'm a drummer. This song (and Adam's style in general) is what inspired me to buy a guitar and learn to play it. Such tasty riffs.

[@peterlaseau5364]

Noting comments are from many months if not years ago. Tool is timeless just as so many 70's bands are.

[@alangasior2001]

The only place I come for Tool lessons and tabs. You’re always dead on. Keep it up man.

[@marcelop2088]

Hell yeah. Straight to the point, not underestimating our capabilities of understanding the riffs and the music pace. Awesome video. Subscribing.

[@themightykyuss]

Your ability to describe these riffs and songs is amazing. A lot of times I can play these with enough repetition and practice, but ultimately have no idea what I'm actually playing lol. Really great videos man! Thanks so much.

[@arpanshrivastava8653]

I’ve been waiting for your tutorial since I heard this album. By far the best tool guitar covers on the net. You’re frikin awesome man keep it up!

[@detinator5]

Opiateofthemasses has some really amazing covers of Tool songs

[@g1zm02k]

I have no idea how I ended up here, but this is by far the most straightforward, no-nonsense tutorial I've ever seen. Consider me subscribed; tons of respect!

[@shreyaspai3791]

OMG dude I swear I was just listening to Pneuma when that riff at 09:20 kicks in and thought "Man when is Greg coming up with the tutorial" and I refresh youtube and THERE IT IS! I am dying to get to learn Pneuma and Culling Voices!

[@4amwaj]

always a good day when this legend uploads aye....

[@Calilou52]

8:18 the first time i heard that riff I got goosebumps. Definitely my favorite tool riff of all time, and Ive been a fan since the start. I love this channel so much due to the fact you love Adams playing so much. Once the new album dropped I knew id end up visiting this channel a lot more. Thanks for being so consistent man, you rock!

[@HeyZeus096]

I was choking up listening to this song the first time.

[@Calilou52]

@@HeyZeus096 I listened to the whole album at 3 am, stoned as possible, and in the pitch black dark with good headphones. I choked up numerous times, felt so many emotions, and definitely cried at some points not gonna lie. All that plus the sheer wave of joy that overcame me just thinking about the fact I was alive to see Tool release another album and was able to experience it in the best way possible. I say this and people call me dramatic, corny, a liar, a hypebeast, all of it. But they just dont understand what Tool did for me in life

[@HeyZeus096]

Hell yeah man. I had a very similar experience on my first listen. Tool speaks to me on such a deep emotional level.

[@nick3718]

That riff made me sit back and be like “ahhh yes one more time... oh yeah.”

[@micke67d]

Just ace. To the point, no nonsense, well prepared, pedagogical without the usual ranting.

[@asher8085]

One thing I find that really helps learning a song is just listening to it over and over until you know it back to front, left to right. That way you can actually kind of “play the song back in your head” as you learn the song and can notice a lot faster if you’re making a mistake. Just a good tip I use but I’m sure it would help someone else 👍🏼😁

[@dallanby]

Hey AOC, just saw your name dropped by Mr Jones re Pneuma... I knew I was in good hands. Keep it up!

[@christophergodlewski5181]

The lesson is incredible . . . what makes it even more awesome is that you can tell by watching that you just want to stand up and give it hell - but you hold back and just keep teaching. Right on man!

[@maxmaxx284]

Just realized I don't think I have ever commented on these videos. Thanks a lot for making these! It really makes learning Tool songs effortless. Really appreciate it

[@minitzonthesun]

You and your channel are a huge part of my love of Tool. When I decided in the car that I needed to learn this one, I thought, Axe of creation MUST have already made a video. Thank you, dude.

[@wordnicka619]

Just found your channel trying to play pneuma (obviously). But thank you for this tutorial I’ve never seen better tutorial. You include tabs and say stuff “like it’ drops in harder through each 3 intro verses then backs off for last 4th bar….which is what I need!! That’s how musicians hear it and how tutorials should be. Not just reading out note for note like most tutorials. If I wanted that I’d just read the tabs. So thanks man this hard work is appreciated for people that learn visually instead of reading notes.

[@Izzyzozo]

I learned it on bass and waiting for my dad to learn it on guitar so we can jam it together. I just sent him the link for this video. Great job with this. Sounds great and well explained. 👍

[@tobias5740]

One note on the verse (7:50), as everyone seems to miss it: The 0 before each 2nd hammer-on is only played each 2nd time in the song! Listen carefully. So: 0 0 10h12 0 0 **0** 10h12 0 .... Think of the note in asterisks as silent the 1st, 3th, 5th etc. time.

[@yunglunatic2549]

Dude Axe I just wanna give you a huge thank you for covering so many of tools songs on how to play! They are my all time favorite band I love what Adam Jones does and you play it like you wrote it man! This is by far the best song on their new album and I’ve been dying to learn it THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR TEACHING IT!🤘🤘🤘🤘 love your work man please don’t ever stop jamming out! You got a badass taste in music my friend!

[@axeofcreation]

Much appreciated!

[@tommyfromdetroitmi123]

Thanks for the awesome lesson..... You showing the tab playing it and explaining the time signature change patterns really helps so much

[@dkimballgrant]

Much Thanks Sir! I love the pulse (for lack of a better term) this song has. The odd time just makes you want to play.

[@lakerdude42]

I used to always put your lessons in .5 playback to watch your fingers, now I just do it because drunk Greg is hilarious.

[@brothatwasepic]

That Octopus is looking right into my soul

[@Djentstructer]

U mean Danny Carey?

[@MiGaGuitarSax]

Great guitarlesson, facts & music right from the beginnig, no blabla, many thanks! I am a guitar & Saxophone teacher and i am more in jazz & fusion but i want to play this great tune with my talented drum playing son- greatings from germany 🙏😎

[@MikeMurad]

I haven't got my "thrash on" in over a decade. Sure is a fun song to play and lyrically is a deep as it gets imo. Always enjoy your TOOL lessons.

[@GODANMEDIA]

I just want to say thank you for doing what you do. Because of yard hard work I don’t have to get a record to start over and over, a tape or cd to constantly rewind and my ear never gets soar from rubbing the guitar on my ear. old school musician joke)Those were my days in 1990’s at 18 years old..Thank God for guys like you. Even with all my years as a non professional musician and educated music theorist. You save me a lot of time! To anyone learning from the Man here. Be thankful! I must admit Tools c-d part is the sickest part of the song for me. Time to jump in the pit at 47 years old and thrash around like I just don’t care lol. Learning this song in under an hour with you has been super rewarding! Thank you also for always clarifying the count with the unconventional time signatures.

[@damienkoy4689]

Tool r th master of making th insane timings sound simple.

[@traaavistraaavis8348]

I can’t speak from any position of authority but I believe that they are all just musical geniuses each in their own right. I can only assume that Adam and Justin would just jam, showing each other riffs that they maybe had come up with on their own instinctively, as it sounds good to them with out necessarily counting in their heads and then Danny fits all the individual pieces together with his pneumatic arms and legs giving crazy time signatures to what otherwise just sounds good to listeners on an instinctual level..... perhaps , I don’t know is the point. I can’t count time or read music but I can feel music. I’ve never had music lessons in my life but taught my self bass then minimal guitar. My bass playing had to improve a lot to come close to playing Tool. Justin opened my bass playing up to the world of chords used to harmonise with other chords forming major sus something seventh or I don’t even know what a c chord looks like but I’ve always introduced weird fingering patterns into my playing because I believe it sounds right or works at that particular point in time. Can’t count time but I always know when a note needs to be emphasised or hammered on or off or held in a Tool song just feel. Everything feels in its perfect place. This album Tool really pulled together into a tight unit! Masters of classic minimalist progressive rock. .....for making that genre up; Tool thank you. Thank you for your time. I’ve been a fan since the mid 90s and am forever grateful for the great memories and great times I’ve had listening to Tool!

[@sideways-yv9zb]

Hi, i'm from Austria, i love tool and this video inspired me to learn playing guitar with the age of 47😅 great video!

[@artbremer4076]

Descending is the best track on the entire album:) Just listen to that chunky guitar solo in the end with bass playing power chords....Wow

[@tophernoland]

Man, fantastic job of explaining that track very, very well. This is the first time I've seen your channel. Well done.

[@theunchartedartist1224]

I subscribed after he said pnema was the best track on the album. Then I watched the whole thing even though I don't own a guitar.

[@Waynent]

Im learning to play guitar and this lesson is the most comprehensive I’ve found, you rock man, Pneuma is my favorite Tool song, this lesson is super awesome and is helping me accomplish what I found super hard at some point, playing guitar, I salute you good sir, keep it up man.

[@Poly6Groove]

The famous sentence that said when teaching Tool riffs: “hopefully that make sense”

[@acornhater420]

I remember the first time I heard pneuma my buddies and I took some great acid and we were freaking the hell out about the breakdown towards the end when it gets super fast

[@musiccellarmillerton]

Using this tutorial with a student right now! Thanks! This one is deceptively simpler than it might appear. Good ol AJ

[@coiceaalexandru8711]

Dude, I’ve been following your lessons for tool since you did Lateralus, thank you for being the best guitar coach I never met! All the best!

[@kevingauthier9726]

You got me ready to start this lesson ..one of my fav songs

[@LucasZeb]

It's hard for me to pick, but I think Descending is my favorite track on the album.

[@gomezthechimp1116]

It`s one of the best songs they`ve ever recorded.

[@J155P]

My favorite song on the album is the one I'm playing at the time. I seriously am not sure.

[@Fandao19]

Same

[@Macacos]

The one I’m listening to at the moment is my favorite. Then the next one playing becomes my favorite, until the album repeats.

[@F3Ibane]

Agreed. The buildup leading to "MOBILIZE, STAY ALIVE" blows me away every time.

[@greatmusicgoodfeel826]

helps to watch when trying to get timing for drums . This is a great song . Glad to have music like this , Tool has their slot in music that is unmatched.

[@thmp3r]

I’ve watched half a dozen times and my mind isn’t at full capacity, but I find your teaching style easy to follow. I’ll get this one day, it’s one of my fav songs ever by Tool. The counting is impossible. It’s all feel

[@kevingauthier9726]

I started this lesson...yes timing is crrrrrrrrazy ,,, so far I'm getting it

[@THETYMEKK12]

I think that it is worth mentioning - there's actually an increase in tempo during the second half of 2nd and 3rd heavy chorus.

[@mojodojo5533]

Just found out Adam Jones gave you a nice shout out for his tutorial of Pneuma. Awesome!

[@JB_kind]

Uhh!!!!! I hate and love this time signature at the same time. Jones is either a genius or a bastard for this.

[@ivarbowitz2220]

Think Justin wrote it

[@Cheesusrice69222]

Jones and chancellor bounce stuff off each. Science baby

[@floydharper4653]

They did it to fuck with people trying to play it lol

[@destroyermaker]

Why not both

[@johnwallace1729]

I lean towards genius

[@michaelmartin3026]

Extraordinary tutorial of an extraordinary song… All I can say is wow

[@jdubs1007]

Thanks Mr Axe, have been watching and learning this year. Appriciate all your awesome videos, much help from you.

[@Poisedanubis85]

You just got a sub thank you I’m one of those guitarist who’s not great with musical terminology mostly self taught so for you to explain in tab helps soo much now I’m gutted I need to buy an fix pedal lol

[@Josh-iw2kw]

Please do the culling voices riff! I'm frothing for it right now

[@PaulisInclusion]

Josh Hamilton love the riff at the end of the song

[@Josh-iw2kw]

@@PaulisInclusion how absolutely filthy is it, it's insane

[@TTDimes]

omgosh that would be insane

[@bsc479]

That's what she said.

[@KodyXXVll]

if you can't pick that shit out by ear then you suck. every tool riff on guitar is easy as fuck. it's the drums that are impossible.

[@diegofiorillo6412]

Your channel is a goldmine for me, thank you. Will buy a shirt.

[@eliusamarus]

This tutorial is just fantastic!

[@LemonmilkMusic]

I like you dude. You’re a great teacher. Just the right combo of dad and secret rock genius. Just getting back into guitar after many years ...need some of these tones now for my Helix ...

[@Cam-lq7cd]

Thank you so much for this. I tend to play certain riffs weird and end up making it harder for myself. It's the finger placement that gets me. I can read tabs but it takes me longer to learn songs sometimes. So thank you so much for this video. Incredible work as always!

[@zeta8117]

This is one of the best videos I've ever whatched, I really appreciated, infinite thanks

[@davidgburek5995]

Thank you for this tab. Just caught them last night in Phoenix and it really inspired me to learn this song!

[@chrisreid6484]

I was there also.

[@deancoggins6954]

You are an absolute legend. Thank you for this walk thru of a instant classic.

[@jogden1459]

Just wow, thanks so much for the video pal, amazing content! Didn't think learning this song would be achievable!

[@chronoshift9336]

Great Vid. Looking forward to invincible lesson 🤘🏻

[@sa7urnre7urn]

This song is exactly how I imagined tool would sound after all these years. Keep up the great work #inaxewetrust

[@toferlewis3383]

I love your closing remarks - "great song, probably the best on the album, maybe not my favorite, but still awesome, you can tell they put a lot of time into it" - ha yeah, some part of 13 years is my guess ;). You're awesome man, I love your stuff, I'm a Patreon supporter, keep doing what you do!

[@sweet65mustang]

I'm a pretty crappy guitar player but it's still fun the first time I play something and it's actually recognizable. Thanks for the lesson.

[@scottsmith1455]

First time viewing your channel, very impressive man! Incredible breakdown of this awesome Tool song!

[@bryantipton5573]

Props to the shirt bro. I'm a drummer but this is a clean understandable breakdown. For sure.

[@vendeta9393]

Do Culluing Voices next, no one got tutorial for that one. Great video as always!

[@mtb_3930]

You Are a very very good guitar teacher. Thank you for this.

[@jet1974]

I find it hard to gel and understand a lot of guitar tutorials, the way in which you delivered this tutorial is excellent 👏 👌, I gel and get it , to my surprise I'm picking this up quickly. Thankyou so much brother. Subscribed and liked 🙏

[@JMakesWell]

There are tool tutorials and there are axe of creation tutorials. Killing the game

[@LitPenguin713]

Bad ass that you can play that badass song!

[@svfutbol20]

HTownKilla187 It’s easy apart from learning the weird timing

[@triffle69]

svfutbol20 So it’s not easy ... at the end !! Lol !

[@NegativeCreepYT]

Last year this was the first Tool song I listened to. You can imagine how it went.

[@PetraGoldberg]

My favorite Tool song in moment

[@guy8029]

Just got into Tool, really like the clear, tab like way you explain the chords, instead of a 5 minute explanation on one shape 😂

[@nihaalathwal9792]

Great video, really helped me learn this masterpiece of a song without much hassle.

[@franciscovargas63]

Thank you ax7 of kreation

[@rmp4rmp4]

Great video man. Maybe one of the best I've seen!

[@NL-fe4le]

All the tracks are the best tracks

[@osmansabillon6751]

I keep coming back to this video.