Transcribing The Chain by Fleetwood Mac

[@sl3dge78]

That part at 49:00 where you're figuring out the chords and improvising on top of them is so great to hear!

[@scootersays]

Great video Justin! I know you had some struggles with that speaker, but what I really like about this video is that it shows all your subscribers that come to your channel to learn, just how much work you put in to learn the songs, for them to be able to learn. As well as a great insight for your subscribers / students, of how to ear train and start learning songs on their own. Well done!

[@ktrock77]

One of the KZbin teachers says he has to put in 6-8 hours before he can release a video, and that’s on an easier song.

[@everythingbobbywolfe]

Who's this bloke without a cap? He sounds a lot like Justin, though. 😉

[@thelimper5313]

never done any transcribing myself but i found this video really interesting and i will definitely be giving it a go. I also think the fact your speaker wouldn't work and it took you awhile to find the tuning kept me watching because it was real, if you had just transcribed it all really quick i would have thought "shit i can't do that" and given up watching

[@romannumeral5547]

I never would have figured out the drop D and Capo requirement for this song. Thanks Justin for taking the time to do this and showing your approach. I remember songs much better when I've transcribed them on my own.

[@larryhenrichs7819]

Absolutely spellbinding lesson of sorts. If I live to be a hundred and twenty, now 70, I will only strive to be better. Most impressive Justin.

[@simonvanleeuwen7877]

first time i saw Justin without a hat

[@raintheory3390]

lol that lightbulb moment at 29:41 .. I've seen a lot of people drop both the high and low E to D, but I play it the similar to the way you play it here, I keep the high E. I can't get the chorus to sound right otherwise. Double dropped D would make it easier to play gold dust woman after though, just take the capo off.

[@alleym0n]

The recent live version is Drop D no capo. But the chord shapes still apply, they just use a different key lately live. Thanks for this Justin as it really got me motivated to learn this song. Waiting for part 2.

[@JM-eq3sx]

KZbin & UMG_MK blocked "Transcribing While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Love album version)" in the States. You're a music teacher (one of the best). I thought educational material was exempt from that sort of thing.

[@Rigz727]

Blocked it here in the UK also😕

[@ronlevenberg2985]

Justin, I really enjoyed watching your thought process as you finally grokked how Lindsey Buckingham plays The Chain. Great video!

[@TheMrvince44]

Hi Justin, I thoroughly enjoyed watching and listening as you worked through deconstructing this song. Thank you for an hour of coffee and music together. It inspired 2 hours of work in similar keys and modes. Mr Buckingham was a genius in writing this. Thank you for your work.

[@RachaelBuchanan83]

Last video was blocked. I was really looking forward to rewatching it too. 😥

[@CodenameTest]

This is incredible work by an absolute genius in action

[@PaulPeard]

This is great to watch. And the encouraging thing is the process, it’s what I try to do, difference being you get things in minutes I take days. But at least I know I am approaching it in a sensible way. Really like these vids even if they are getting pulled.

[@klaas5282]

As some one who by accident knew the 'trick' with double drop D and Capo II it was actually quite funny to see you struggle with different tunings, etc and then realizing how it should be played. Like watching a cat looking at a mirror.

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

ha!

[@klaas5282]

JustinGuitar Songs Just curious, did you already figure out that it's double drop D instead of drop D tuning? Looking forward to the full lesson!

[@thebgpikester]

This was fascinating and enlightening! You have no idea how interesting I found this! The "Hallelujah moment" when the penny dropped on the tuning was so cool to watch in real time after 30 mins, and then it all clicked :D

[@benthompson7221]

These videos are cool do more

[@tronlady1]

Lookin a bit rough n ready just....I like it!!!!! This dude has amazing features 😍. This is how I work stuff out. It trains your lugoils!!!!

[@james-gang]

Whow! Really good job! I'm impressed. In particular the finding of the (double) drop D tuning!!!!

[@paw101]

What an annoyingly likeable character!! 😆 (annoyingly because I'm jealous...I'm not likeable haha!) never watched anyone do this before and I'm hooked! Great fun watching this, gonna have to find up some others you've done 🙂

[@Zenzodiene]

Of all your videos this is probably the best one! Really shows how to learn songs yourself! I always feel like a someone with a hopeless ear but when I see you having difficulties too (although a lot less than me :P) sometimes it makes me feel a little bit better. Got to say your ear is really good! Thanks a lot Justin!

[@Ryedor]

Great video Justin. A good demonstration of the " process" for aurally dissecting a song. The first thing to figure out is the tunings being used. lol There's a DVD that Fleetwood put out of a live show. It's called "The Dance" In that show they play the Chain ... in the key of D ... without the capo. There's a gentleman on KZbin ... name is Rick Beato ... retired music producer who somehow has access to the actual recording tracks , which allows him to separate the instruments for play back and he demonstrates how songs are layered together. Very eye-opening. :) Thanks for sharing Justin.

[@fastra3621]

29:45.... EUREKA!!! 😁😁😁😁👍👍👍👍

[@ashishpanwar909]

It took a little while. 😁

[@russellshammond]

Not watching the whole thing, but does he realise its double drop d in the end?

[@wonderland4373]

Hi Justin, thanks for all your hard work! Just wanted to ask have you done the 2nd part to this video Would love to see it please

[@welshwalsh]

Big Love (Live: The Dance) next time !!!!

[@samuellarose5043]

Great to see you back with live streams !

[@m00nsplitter72]

Fascinating seeing you at work, and it makes me all the more impressed over the effort that lies behind your tutorials. I'm a little surprised that you chose not to watch live performance footage to remove a little guesswork. That said, I just watched two versions of The Chain live, one from the sober nineties, where Buckingham didn't use a capo, then another from the super coked-out seventies, where he did.

[@opelstu]

I enjoyed watching how you do transcribing. Thanks for insight. What do you use to slow the music without changing the pitch? Regards Stu.

[@MrMojooRisin]

he is using a software called "transcribe". check transcribing section on the site

[@opelstu]

kemotox Thanks. Will do.

[@richgodfrey7237]

Justin huge fan of yours.... and 90% of my ability is down to You! Just watching and doing this with you as I don't have access to much pc software.... whilst I was playing along to this working it out I was wondering if you had ever thought of selling any of your transcribing sheets??!! I'd certainly want an original!!!

[@aliciajettrose2483]

This is awesome love your channel. Covered this with a bunch of musicians from our own homes while in lockdown luckily only did the singing and rhythm guitar at the end phew!

[@tonymemphis72]

Wonky or not...totally felt like I was in your basement just 2 guys trying to figure it out...detectiving...Wishing you nothing less than the most best today n Everyday...Peace n Love...

[@garryramsey1949]

Hey Justin, love the human touch. It’s all good man.

[@tristorra]

Oh man, I want to have fun with my guitar like that too. Did he finish transcribing it? Can't seem to find any lessons on the song from him.

[@markwright9352]

While my guitar as been blocked Justin!!!!

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Mark Wright I know. Sucks!!

[@spadevil3000]

Hi justin .How about dropped D capoed two,frets. ? Might work , maybe

[@spadevil3000]

Ops didn t notice you nailed IT, Sorry.

[@daicon2k6]

JustinGuitar Songs It's possible you can challenge it as fair use (it ought to be, it's educational!), I don't know.

[@jakephelps4766]

why is it copyrighted? lol doesnt make sense to me

[@karelryckeboer]

Does this mean a lesson for The Chain is coming soon? :D

[@realhumphreyappleby]

I wish but no

[@JM-eq3sx]

I play this in drop D, the rest standard, with the capo on the 2nd fret. Nowhere near as well as you're playing it 22 minutes in. Sometimes I use a 5-string capo (for ADGBE, with the low E open) on the 2nd fret and leave it in standard tuning. The open E sounds better. What replay software do you use? What does your notation look like? Asking for a friend who's a long time fan. Okay, me.

[@BowGification]

The program is Transcribe!

[@tomyarwood3653]

Please do a lesson on this song including the solo at the end

[@yhafleahcim]

hi Justin, I like your new capless look, very natural. Also, any chance that you could re-upload the guitar gently weeps tutorial with a covert title?

[@OutsaneInBrain]

That was very insightful Justin, thank you so much for this.

[@klaas5282]

Double drop D, that also took me a while to figure out!

[@abhorrance]

Great video as always. What guitar is that bro

[@simonshuell6766]

Can you please finish transcribing the rest of the song and lay out what the intro and the chorus parts are? It's hard personally for me to tell what is being played because of the way the guitar sounds.

[@rdwalter]

Absolutely fascinating!

[@fredve3984]

Hi All! This is a wonderful video. A "behind the scenes look" at an artist at work. Since the video is titled "Transcribing...", does anyone know if Justin has posted a tab for this song? I looked on his web site and don't even find this "lesson".

[@AndyInTheUK]

This is something cool and special to you Justin. Nice work! It would be great if you could publish a diary of when you are planning to do them so we can block time out of our diaries to watch live. Oh - and make sure the technology doesn't work before you start. It is no fun if it works perfectly. :-)

[@richardtrump2544]

You're getting a bit scruffy there, mate. Must be away from home. Thanks so much for making these. It really is incredibly useful to learn this skill and watching you helps. When I was 15, my potential bandmates just handed me a copy of Live at the Fillmore East (Allman Brothers, of course) and told me to learn all the Dicky Betts parts by the next time we got together. Needless to say, didn't happen. Really f$%ed up those vinyl albums (this was pre-cd) trying to back the needle up hundreds of times to get that lick right. The kids today have it so easy...

[@5555boneman]

Justin - you look much better without the hats!

[@Kommandant7]

Justin, I love these! Thank you so much!

[@JC-ui3bz]

Great vid, Justin, been watching your vids for years now, you are one of the best teachers on youtube. Would you make a vid of Grandfunk Railroad "Heartbreaker. I would surely like to learn this song from your vid as I believe it be the correct way to play it. By the way I lived in Ipswich for 3 years , love the PUBs and dart games with all the locals.

[@nathanevans5798]

I’d love if you could teach some songs by the late Canadian great, Gord Downie and the tragically hip

[@dajana8543]

Thanks for this video!!

[@abejacgot]

Are you recording the music using the treble clef, or tab? Never mind you just held up the tab seconds after I posted my comment! Thank you!

[@seppeswart7277]

The last One has been blocked

[@fprintf]

Came here to say the same thing. Darn copyright infringement.

[@TheBrennR]

Hi Justin... could you do Mike & The Mechanics - Over My Shoulder? Tks for the lessons!!!

[@geraldbrown2875]

Hi Justin love your channel always top notch and professionally done. Just wanted to inform you that your KZbin video for “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” was blocked for copyright reasons for UMG MK content in my country of Canada 🇨🇦

[@gsf67]

Having said that, I haven't had an opportunity to watch this whole vid, so you probably worked it out anyway.

[@stevekurtz7984]

Sorry for the thumbs down Justin, I usually love your stuff. Perhaps I was too hasty, I see what you are trying to do (to show the creative process!) but maybe there is a bit too much of the do-overs, the messing around, etc. In other words, the reality. Keep up the great work! I always go to you when I need the "correct" version.

[@garrytrillo]

I've just found information on tuning Justin, both e strings dropped D!

[@garrytrillo]

By the way love your videos man!

[@garrytrillo]

Plays it in D live!

[@tylerausherman8875]

Tune to drop D and place capo on second fret

[@anthonystarguitar6710]

Justin! Excellent man,you're the only one even close to the legend Lindsey! Only as a guitar player can you enjoy the guitar warlock Buckingham! You going to finish transcribing and teaching this? Your daughter's more important! Lol

[@BarneyFife00]

Very interesting vid. Thanks for posting. Btw, I like the hatless look. You look 10 years younger.

[@gsf67]

I have a feeling that Lindsey used a "drop" D tuning, he has a very distinctive picking style, which is possibly why I have found it so hard to learn this song.

[@shirleyscchan252]

Hi Justin, I am Shirley from Hong Kong

[@dannyatkins813]

DADGAD tuning, Justin

[@corentinlefebvre604]

Thank you for this kind of video, this really help! :-)

[@theneonpython]

whyd the new video get blocked

[@jameswillis1742]

Ha-ha remember back in the day we used to figure out songs with a cassette tape player rewinding over and over..

[@Jim-es8cc]

Hi Justin. Greetings from Luxembourg. I love your videos. You really put in a lot of time and passion. Your explanations are structured and easy to understand. I'm using your videos to learn, since two years now. Is it to late to wish for a song? I was hoping to see "Murder by numbers" by The Police. I'm not moving by an inch there...

[@RAYSEEME]

wmgjw's is blocked....the greed is amazing, thanks Ms.harrison

[@lederman1976]

Wheres part two brother

[@AbhishekSam-ez9cu]

Justin looks like Michael Keaton😅

[@Sinnbad21]

Abhishek Sam lol he does

[@georgeweatherley]

Gary Barlow

[@Pinkangelinmenard]

It's in a double D tuning.

[@noteboom80]

What happened to part 2?

[@sunnibird]

Lindsey Buckingham is an amazing finger style player :D

[@joshking8416]

Pretty please Justin teach us not for me slash and Myles Kennedy in d# chord I can’t find lessons like yours anywhere.

[@dickdastardly2560]

I know Justin rarely responds to questions posted so I'll ask everyone else. Anyone know what he's using equipment/programs wise or this transcribing?

[@criddlegakes2650]

He uses a program called Transcribe, which is $40 for a 12 month license, however there's plenty of free alternatives now. I use Audacity which allows you to slow down without affecting pitch and you can easily remove vocals as well, which you can't do in Transcribe.

[@leefrost1254]

You look much younger without that hat

[@BENS19777]

Think this uses a capo with a dropped d.

[@colinhoward5696]

Think it’s double drop d

[@akultomar7328]

Who says by John Mayer, please!!

[@mitsterful]

It's in double drop D

[@garrytrillo]

Yeah ya right I just found that out!

[@danielmagee7404]

You are awesome Justin. Hope to see a tutorial video soon. Also hoping for Brandy by Looking Glass soon....

[@chillinbored]

Can you please teach bohemiam Rhapsondy by queen there's no good videos and I want to learn the solo. I'd really appreciate it.

[@williamlayton1827]

Anthony Ruiz guitar lessons 365 has bohemian rhapsody

[@chillinbored]

Cliff Brower thank you

[@olivierbreton4749]

You are really nice to let us see you transcribing live fo me it like to be naked in public, I mean you can not say f@#$ it! I will not make it

[@denismacfarlane255]

Isnt the intro played on a dobro

[@VeeDubJohn]

Maybe it's cheating? Maybe it spoils the fun? And for sure I don't have skills, but: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHfZq5-ImM9rhrs is where I'd start. Well, I wouldn't even start, but I think watching him play it by himself close up like this is a great help.

[@paw101]

VeeDubJohn sounds like a different key to me (quick listen and didn't reference back to original to check) thumbs up for the cheeky idea though 🙂

[@jontafferofficial]

i love you

[@StratKat1998]

Where's the beret??!?

[@burthill3653]

Good stuff. I know it's great to start these things cold but a quick look at Lindsey playing it on KZbin would have helped figure the capo out immediately. Keep up the good work.

[@michiganborn8303]

I think you might have to make some of your videos private to avoid the copyright issues with KZbin. Such a bummer I can't see the "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" video.

[@fastra3621]

480p. 2018...! Great video though.

[@anthonystarguitar6710]

Justin amazing job! The phrasing of Lindsey Buckingham aka The guitar warlock, is unparalleled ! please check out my cover of stairway to Heaven lead thanks to you at Anthony Starguitar Led Zeppelin!

[@septictopix4797]

It's double drop D with capo on 2nd fret and there is no "other guitar" lol

[@giorgos1550]

Hey justin nice song!!!!!

[@mitsterful]

Then it'll make a lot more sense

[@kevinmalcolm1536]

yeah blocked for me too.

[@miguelsanzalcaine]

Now we know why he always wears a beret!!!! hahaha

[@ebuford]

Is that Tattoo on your right arm of a schematic?

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

59 fender bassman :)

[@ebuford]

Way cool - Hey thanks for all the great content you put out for us!

[@michaelgallagher3640]

24,102 viewer, 107th comment. SWEETNESS!!!!

[@mitsterful]

Not just drop D