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  • čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
  • Hi, this is my version of the song Present Tense and in this lesson I am teaching you how to play this song!
    Tab to present tense:
    tabs.ultimate-...
    Please rate the tab :)
    Thank you for watching and make sure to hit the like button if this video helped you or you enjoyed watching it!

Komentáře • 286

  • @user-vf8tk3vo9u
    @user-vf8tk3vo9u Před 7 lety +209

    It was really useful, it helped me much. Wish you made tutorial for another great song of Radiohead - Reckoner.

  • @WinkingWizard1900
    @WinkingWizard1900 Před 7 lety +192

    Thanks Paul.
    I began my guitar learning with a swear that I would not stop practicing even if God himself told me I'd never be able to perform a song in my lifetime. Spent three months play the intro, now slowly moving to the second and third verses.
    I'm finishing this song next year.

    • @WinkingWizard1900
      @WinkingWizard1900 Před 7 lety +87

      Just a little update. I can play the whole song at normal speed and sing along now. Still practicing every day and am going to play it in front of a crowd sometime next year, though I'm not sure it would be an enjoyable experience for the audience lol.

    • @justinbrown9910
      @justinbrown9910 Před 7 lety +6

      noiceeee

    • @GalacticJew42
      @GalacticJew42 Před 5 lety +1

      Winking Wizard how did it go??

    • @tangerinetangerineorange2126
      @tangerinetangerineorange2126 Před 4 lety +5

      @@WinkingWizard1900 so? did you play

    • @samq14
      @samq14 Před 2 lety

      @@WinkingWizard1900 I hope you had a nice time playing

  • @WinkingWizard1900
    @WinkingWizard1900 Před 7 lety +58

    Hey Paul just an update. 4 months ago I decided to learn guitar and start from one of my favorite Radiohead songs. A few days ago I played the whole thing alongside the actual album version, and now practicing and refining it every day. Without you video I doubt it would ever happened. Thanks for the good work bro!

  • @Oirausu321
    @Oirausu321 Před 3 lety +66

    standar tunning with capo on fret 1
    03:05 First part
    05:08 first part played
    06:30 first verse
    08:56 second verse
    09:30 third verse
    10:23 fourth verse
    11:26 bridge
    12:50 outro

  • @MostlyEarTraining
    @MostlyEarTraining Před 8 lety +20

    the recording at the beginning is so good it took me a bit to realize it wasn't the original Radiohead. thanks for the tutorials, really nicely done.

  • @MrAbyssa
    @MrAbyssa Před 7 lety +9

    Thank you, this is amazing and my heart melts everytime I hear this song. Being able to play it now gives me so much joy!

  • @shunme4529
    @shunme4529 Před 8 lety +7

    0:00 I misunderstood it was a real Radiohead track even though I know this is a video for tutorial/cover ... stunning!! Tutorial itself is really helpful as well! Thank you so much for sharing!

  • @crustycigarettes5248
    @crustycigarettes5248 Před 4 lety +397

    i cant wait to play this to my future girlfriend

  • @TheHavvoc123
    @TheHavvoc123 Před 8 lety +17

    thank you dude! finally get to play my favorite track from the new record!

  • @herrklamm1454
    @herrklamm1454 Před 7 lety +6

    What a legend you are, sir.

  • @saritolle8277
    @saritolle8277 Před 7 lety +3

    This is a brilliant breakdown of a pretty complicated piece. You are a talented musician my friend. This song is giving me a lot of joy to play so many thanks to you and of course Tom.

  • @Velourium
    @Velourium Před 8 lety +46

    you are so awesome. thank you.

  • @jessicabrown5000
    @jessicabrown5000 Před 7 lety +14

    I only have 12 frets to the neck with no cutaway so I just raised my tuning half a step up. Hope that helps someone! Brilliant tutorial ^_^

  • @mrbarkan
    @mrbarkan Před 3 lety +2

    How come I never saw this before? You've come a long way Paul! I love this tune and I'd love to hear you playing again with your current skills.. cheers!

  • @john_smith_john
    @john_smith_john Před 8 lety +6

    Can you post a full instrumental cover [aka an extended version of what you did in the intro]? It was really good.

  • @victorbirukov3243
    @victorbirukov3243 Před 4 lety +20

    This may be a huge question but how do the celestial pros from Radiohead know when to add those sus2/sus4/D over F#, etc. chords ?
    Since the song is in G#min are all those fancy chords a part of it as well? or are they transition chords that coincidentally sound good together?
    I've been writing music and i wanna expand my knowledge on this stuff.

    • @shadow48668
      @shadow48668 Před 4 lety +9

      The way Radiohead writes chords looks almost exactly to Neo-Riemannian theory. Which is this really cool idea that you can swing between chords very easily with shared notes (even if they're not in the same key). drive.google.com/drive/u/0/search?q=ScreenShot_20200824160054.png This shows how many notes in the intro are shared even if you don't know read sheet music you can very easily see there a bunch of shared notes.
      There's a really good video by Ben Levin where he talks about getting that Radiohead sound too if you want to check it out: czcams.com/video/iYU_2hfFPM0/video.html

    • @wanmeireles7182
      @wanmeireles7182 Před 4 lety

      @@shadow48668 That's very interesting, Miguel. Thanks for the information

    • @MalMotorDedo
      @MalMotorDedo Před rokem

      Idk if you found the answer in the last 2 years, but I've always assumed they implemented sus chords as "time earning" chords, since sus chords are neutral and sometimes very stable.

  • @dclarkmusic
    @dclarkmusic Před 7 lety +2

    Beautiful song! That last album was hot fire!

  • @paolooliaro5676
    @paolooliaro5676 Před rokem +4

    Dear Paul thank you so much for this wonderfull video. I have to ask you a little thing: would you be so kind to write the chords of the second guitar in the acoustic version? Thank you in advance and don't stop make videos like this. Best regards.

  • @bijankhadembashi1016
    @bijankhadembashi1016 Před 6 lety +1

    just a tip some might find helpful, using the thumb for the bass can be easier on the e minor shape chords

  • @tangocheapskate7279
    @tangocheapskate7279 Před 8 lety

    This is quite brilliant! the sound is pure and durable, and the film is vibrant and colorful! Good content! Keep it up

  • @madeleinebrossier4287
    @madeleinebrossier4287 Před 8 lety +10

    Hi Paul, thank you so much for this thorough tutorial. Radiohead has always been my favorite band, and it's so nice to find gifted guitarists who can help us play their songs ! The only thing I don't really understand is that the chords you have written over the tabs don't seem to match with them ? for example the first chord is G# / B / D# which makes it a G#m rather than a Gm - but then I might be wrong ;)
    Anyway, thanks again, subscribed !

    • @PaulDavids
      @PaulDavids  Před 8 lety +4

      Thank you! The chord names are named in relation to the capo (so the chord is named one half step lower). This also makes it easier to play the song without a capo. Good luck!

  • @tazionuvolari3593
    @tazionuvolari3593 Před 8 lety

    Thank you very much for this excellent - and thorough - tutorial and tab for my favourite (today!) Radiohead track.

  • @JJJameson.
    @JJJameson. Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you for your service, Cap

  • @multiversos1
    @multiversos1 Před 4 lety

    Clear, precise and an amazing tab overlay thank you so much.

  • @Anm12345Z
    @Anm12345Z Před 5 lety

    What a performance in the beginning. Awesome

  • @Mamau15
    @Mamau15 Před měsícem

    Obsessed with this one I wish I could play

  • @telecaster9988
    @telecaster9988 Před 7 lety +1

    Nice video Paul! Would you make a chord progression analysis for this song? I hope you'll make it Paul!
    I really need the information for my own songwriting
    Keep up the good work!

  • @en3rgyman
    @en3rgyman Před 5 lety

    i just started to learn guitar and forming the cord shapes is by far the hardest part for me. The picking pattern and structure where really easy to learn imo

  • @NoCokeOnlyIce
    @NoCokeOnlyIce Před 5 lety +17

    1:08 is where the explanation starts.

  • @indignow
    @indignow Před 3 lety

    Came here from the CR78 video version.Thanks Paul!!

  • @danna_pata_de_rana_7761
    @danna_pata_de_rana_7761 Před rokem +1

    Thank u chris evans 😍🙏

  • @ChRoX82
    @ChRoX82 Před 8 lety

    Thanks for lesson and tabs. You're so good man. I need to practice but in a few days I'll be able to do it ! ;)

  • @User-xw6kd
    @User-xw6kd Před 7 lety +2

    Great lesson. Can you please do "The Numbers" as well?

  • @brandinogarcia5982
    @brandinogarcia5982 Před 6 lety

    Paul!your my favorite guitar teacher/player!can you do more Radiohead please!!!

  • @jdestiny10153
    @jdestiny10153 Před 5 lety

    Thaaannnnks man! So cool. I'm getting back to music and intend to sing it while playing!

  • @nonofr01
    @nonofr01 Před 6 lety

    Thanks for this amazing tuto. Love this song, and your video is perfect !

  • @spindarec
    @spindarec Před 8 lety

    Gorgeous, you kick it dude. Gimme your Taylor instead my poor and rusty flat guitar i'm using. Keep the kickass tutorials. Cheers from France.👍

  • @1234537564534231234
    @1234537564534231234 Před 3 lety

    Beautifully done. Learning this starting tomorrow!

    • @nikolaakso5589
      @nikolaakso5589 Před 3 lety

      I dont know if you will respond but im curious and confused how to chords actually work, he says hes playing a G minor chord but it looks like a G sharp minor chord, can you help me, thanks

  • @stephanebaron3039
    @stephanebaron3039 Před 6 lety

    Many thanks for your videos mister Paul ! keep up your great work

  • @richardab
    @richardab Před 2 lety

    Thank you! Excellent tutorial.

  • @19jspr
    @19jspr Před 8 lety

    Great lesson! Thanks for all the effort

  • @telecaster9988
    @telecaster9988 Před 8 lety

    Great play and lesson bro!
    Btw what string brand and gauge do you use for this ?
    And last but not least, a recording technique for acoustic guitar would be great!
    Cheers

  • @vinci8813
    @vinci8813 Před 8 lety

    Now that's a beautiful song. Thanks for to the tutorial

  • @andreafasulo
    @andreafasulo Před 8 lety +6

    Hi, great job! Are you sure about the Csus4 (min. 10:07)? I hear a B played by the bass in Radiohead's song ("keep it moving..."). Could it be?

    • @PaulDavids
      @PaulDavids  Před 8 lety

      +Andrea Fasulo I listened to it again, and it's definitely a C. I agree, the bass is a bit vague and sometimes even ambiguous, but the guitar plays a Csus4 as shown in the vid! Cheers.

    • @andreafasulo
      @andreafasulo Před 8 lety

      +Paul Davids Thank you!

    • @MichaelEliran
      @MichaelEliran Před 8 lety +3

      You were right about the B. On the Keep it moving line it's a G7 chord first inversion (similar shape just move your finger down one fret on the low E than the Csus4 shape he shows. A bit of a stretch but then again you can play it with the seventh fret of the low E, the open G, and the sixth freth on the B string) Great video nonetheless! :)

    • @MichaelEliran
      @MichaelEliran Před 8 lety

      Mind you also, there's also a lot of layering going on outside Thom's acoustic guitar, which causes a lot of the vague tensions surrounding the chords.

    • @MichaelEliran
      @MichaelEliran Před 8 lety +5

      Did a little more digging (technically yes it is a C in the studio recording if you take into consideration the capo but), when Thom Yorke plays the song at the Latitude festival, he has a B in the bottom of the chord he forms at the line. Regardless of this, it's still the most thorough tutorial I have seen in a very long time.

  • @BurztPp
    @BurztPp Před 8 lety

    Thank you so much! You just earned a new subscriber!

  • @aaronscore
    @aaronscore Před 8 lety

    Hi Paul, great video. But I don't see a reason to use a capo at all! Is the album version in G#? When they play it live it's always in G. Overall great tutorial, especially with the fingerpicking pattern.

  • @TheDylete
    @TheDylete Před 8 lety +4

    Great tutorial dude. But I think the finger picking pattern in wrong and the tab is slightly wrong. It just doesn't match up with the song.
    Pretty sure the finger picking pattern should be
    Thumb, middle, index, middle, index, thumb, middle, index
    Maybe someone can make sense of that lol

  • @thierryguenez3865
    @thierryguenez3865 Před 3 lety

    I love you man! Thanks!

  • @paolooliaro5676
    @paolooliaro5676 Před 2 lety

    Beautiful! Thank you very much!

  • @alljello3880
    @alljello3880 Před 4 lety

    I didn’t expect you to teach this song but I’m fucking glad

  • @hughdurnforddionne3337

    Very helpful, thanks for the tutorial:)

  • @cccccccc877
    @cccccccc877 Před 8 lety +2

    please teach radiohead: LET DOWN from ok computer. thanks!!! U are the best!!!!!

  • @Unifono2012
    @Unifono2012 Před 8 lety

    Thanks. Great tutorial.

  • @young0804
    @young0804 Před 4 lety

    Good lesson man, really helpful.

  • @geordiewood
    @geordiewood Před 8 lety

    Thanks for the great video and tab. I really liked it except for counting the frets from the capo! There is only one open note in the whole song. The whole time I was reading I kept realising I was playing 1 fret too low and then having to constantly convert it my head was so annoying.

  • @miguelangelreyesgonzalez4036

    Wow, man, you do some fresh tutorials!

  • @Antdoggy25
    @Antdoggy25 Před 8 lety +28

    4 people are going to music hell

    • @NoCokeOnlyIce
      @NoCokeOnlyIce Před 5 lety

      Antdoggy25
      One Direction’s American Idiot plays there

    • @MM-vs2et
      @MM-vs2et Před 4 lety

      What would that sound like

  • @thevalue450
    @thevalue450 Před 7 lety +1

    Thanks very much!

  • @JotaLopez89
    @JotaLopez89 Před 7 lety

    Excelente!!! Muchas gracias!!! Saludos desde Argentina!!

  • @simonepaverani6615
    @simonepaverani6615 Před 4 lety

    Very useful, thank you :)
    Is the guitar a Taylor 114e?

  • @sabaidesignsgallery295

    Fantastic work

  • @soundstation8343
    @soundstation8343 Před rokem

    Captain America teaching Present Tense.
    So cool, man

  • @devinoppel353
    @devinoppel353 Před 2 lety

    awesome tutorial thx m8!

  • @lucianofelixteixeira
    @lucianofelixteixeira Před 2 lety

    Very Good your explanation!!! Thks!!!
    Loo Félix, from Brazil

  • @duckyshed7606
    @duckyshed7606 Před 8 lety

    I'm not sure if you'd know, but are the live versions they've played this year (on tour and on the live music video released a day or so ago) played half a step down? If that's the case, can I just remove the capo and play how the tabs are written? Sorry for the amatuerish question, I hear a few different chords in the live versions and want to know if you're familiar with them.

  • @xandertheprophet777
    @xandertheprophet777 Před 6 lety

    This is amazing

  • @AndreaLopez-qz5ic
    @AndreaLopez-qz5ic Před 4 lety

    Hi!! thanks for the tutorial, couldn't be more perfect!! I have a question, both the acoustic live version and the concert version are different from the original almost completely, can you explain to me why?

  • @daraghhayes3592
    @daraghhayes3592 Před 5 lety

    Thanks so much Paul! :)

  • @Travacaster
    @Travacaster Před 5 lety

    amazing job, thank you

  • @maratsaitof
    @maratsaitof Před 6 lety

    Thank you, Paul!

  • @alexanderlegakis3951
    @alexanderlegakis3951 Před 8 lety

    Great video man

  • @pacosamo
    @pacosamo Před 7 lety

    Very good Paul, thanks. I would leave out the capo though.

  • @Rheasaka
    @Rheasaka Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much!

  • @MarkWolfeDesign
    @MarkWolfeDesign Před 8 lety

    Nice job, thanks!

  • @AndrewAlarcon17
    @AndrewAlarcon17 Před 8 lety

    awesome tutorial!

  • @felippesantos6062
    @felippesantos6062 Před 8 lety

    Samba!!!
    Great job!

  • @deborahsiahaan9261
    @deborahsiahaan9261 Před 8 lety

    thank you so so much ! i';ll learn from you!

  • @nicosil870
    @nicosil870 Před 5 lety

    Me typing on the youtube search bar : Radiohead present tense guitar tutorial, first video is a tuto by Paul Davis

  • @danielismyname3727
    @danielismyname3727 Před 2 lety

    Dude. Paul, thank you....any chance you could do the Thom and Jonny acousic of The Numbers???

  • @ryanforeally
    @ryanforeally Před 8 lety

    please do a decks dark cover! including that awesome lead guitar outro which the tab on ultimate guitar does not include..

  • @BadtripMedia
    @BadtripMedia Před 8 lety

    thanks so much for this

  • @jtmlmass
    @jtmlmass Před 5 lety

    I still come to this video for awesomeness

  • @zuppah
    @zuppah Před 8 lety

    Thank you so much! Dankjewel! :)
    Is the picking slightly different than on the album version? I play along well with you now, but it sounds off when I try playing along with the album track

    • @zuppah
      @zuppah Před 8 lety

      possibly, very likely, im just messing up, but just to be sure if i have to keep trying; or your way and the album's one are just different

    • @PaulDavids
      @PaulDavids  Před 8 lety

      Hey, thanks for commenting. It's is the exact same pattern as on the record (A Moon Shaped Pool), so keep up the practicing, I'm sure you'll figure it out!

  • @MathildeMrnCover
    @MathildeMrnCover Před 8 lety +1

    your lesson is really great , but the fact you use the 1Oth fret instead of the 9th for example is realy confusing

    • @PaulDavids
      @PaulDavids  Před 8 lety

      +Mathilde Mrn Cover yup, I agree. But there is no other option! I had to cut out numerous occasions were I made an error ;). Cheers

    • @MathildeMrnCover
      @MathildeMrnCover Před 8 lety

      yes of course i understand , it's just for the next time ;)

    • @PaulDavids
      @PaulDavids  Před 8 lety

      +Mathilde Mrn Cover Next time I would do the same because this is the only correct way. How would I name fret number 3, 2 or 1? You see, that would be impossible! So, it sucks, but we have to love with it. Only option would be to tune your guitar a half step up :D

  • @Roitherkur
    @Roitherkur Před 6 lety

    More Radiohead please!

  • @ValeriaNovaG
    @ValeriaNovaG Před 4 lety

    excelent teacher, thanks

  • @thetourist3711
    @thetourist3711 Před 2 lety

    Brilliant

  • @pablitopgn
    @pablitopgn Před 5 lety

    thank you captain!

  • @vmarquez73
    @vmarquez73 Před 7 lety +1

    This is sooo coool! More Radiohead plzz! 😍

  • @fernandosuarez6997
    @fernandosuarez6997 Před 8 lety

    great!! thanks

  • @phillipejane8423
    @phillipejane8423 Před 7 lety

    Thanks dude

  • @aleksandraburdziuk
    @aleksandraburdziuk Před rokem

    Chords link doesnt work :( can you please provide tabs ?

  • @harryvanlamoen8195
    @harryvanlamoen8195 Před 10 měsíci

    the tab download page is gone, maybe somewhere else? thanks

  • @cringlez1096
    @cringlez1096 Před 2 lety

    Can someone explained the augmented intro bit at the end at 12:50 roughly? It was hardly explained.

  • @SirCommoner
    @SirCommoner Před 6 měsíci

    The extra chord (Csus4) in the third and fourth verse is wrong. The bass is in fact a C, but relative to the capo, it's a B. You are playing a C# relative to the capo. The shape is 7xx06x, relative to the capo (so 8xx07x). It's so jarring and adds so much to the song. I think you might have gotten mixed up in your capo notation. The chords are: E, Ebm(add11), and a G#7 (or Ab7 not sure on the scale) with a C on the bass. Relative to the capo, they are: Eb, Dm, and a G7 with a B on the bass.

  • @wommyful
    @wommyful Před 7 lety

    Great tutorial! I was wondering, the drumms from the beginning...you made it or found it somewhere? Thanks

  • @Real_EyesRealize
    @Real_EyesRealize Před 4 lety

    Tysm bro

  •  Před 8 lety

    Great!

  • @francoisclermont5668
    @francoisclermont5668 Před 4 lety

    thank's a lot!

  • @tomipedelaborde
    @tomipedelaborde Před 8 lety

    greaatt dudee