I was introduced to the music of Tom Waits in 1981, when I was 18 years old. I spent many years thereafter listening to very little else. And all these years later he's only gotten better. Thanks for sharing this Justin; maybe I'll have the nerve to give it a try. You did well.
Justin, I have to say - - - THANK GOD FOR JUSTIN SANDERCOE and CZcams! A year ago, due to the nature of my work, I had to cancel my guitar classes. I turned to you and with your instruction, I've been able to continue my journey in guitar. Today, I finally (and successfully) completed playing along with this cover without any errors. You're such a great teacher. With your instruction, guitar is no longer the blinding fog. I'm now starting to see shapes and it's finally starting to make sense. I just hope you realize how many people you touch. Thank you for being there. THANK YOU!
Thank you for this lovely lesson. You do a great job sharing the essence of the song, encouraging us to be free (within reason) in an effort to recreate Tom Waits' beautiful music. I have returned to this clip several times. You inspire me.
Wow, this is a really great and SIMPLE tutorial. "Hold On" is one of my favorite Tom Waits songs, and Tom Waits is one of my favorite musicians, so this tutorial is a Godsend! You did a great job! Thanks for sharing it with us!!!!!!
I chuckled at the way you named the chords within the song. Took me by surprise. I find that great. Thanks Justin, laid-back lessons as always. Very cool.
This is a wonderful gift Justin, deconstructing this great sad song of Tom's for us ...and with this, ANYONE of us can learn it if we apply ourselves. Many thanks.
Instantly subbed. I love the way you teach this song. I've been trying to learn it for a few weeks now, and your video thus far is the best I've found. I first heard Tom Waits when I was about 15, he's been one of my favorites since then.
Very unique teaching technique where you blend the name of the chords on the changes, keeping the sung notes in place but drop out the actual lyric at that point. Never seen that, pretty original.
Justin... totally agree about Tom Waits... love his music. And his performance... my wife doesn't get it lol... go figure, but i can get lost in Waitsville. Not a pro professional musician, retired Research Scientist, but been picking and discovering musicians since i was a kid. Can't imagine how much I've missed... lol. Thanks for what you do... it's appreciated!
Coincidentally, I recently found the Tom Waits little black songbook I borrowed from the library many moons ago...won't harm to hang on to it a little longer....til I get your new books of course ;)
very good cover. this song got Waits nominated for best rock vocal performance for the 42nd Grammy awards but Lenny Kravitz won.. in fact, Lenny Kravitz won that award four times in a row. really grinds my gears.
I havn't covered all the videos yet, there are so many but I don't think I saw "I want you" by Tom Waits scrolling down. I would LOOOOOVE to learn that one...
Justin, you nailed it. As you know, not very many people can handle this cover. As a 30 year Tom Waits fan and a one-year guitar player I am very very excited to have discovered this video. Thank you so much for adding this to my favorites list. Cheers, mate!
Thank you Justin, you are my guitar guy and friend during this shut down. You are very good at making song doable and playable. thank you thank you thank you.
I love your lessons, thank you so much. Everything seems to work in harmony in your vids. Clearly explained, you take your time, it's easy to listen to and follow. Also, you look a lot like Norm Macdonald.
I started looking at my facebook during your intro version.... forgot I was watching a lesson. Just thought it was an awesome cover worthy of listening to on that merit. Please more Tom Waits as many are suggesting. Not only do you cover/teach him well, but you referred to his voice as "wonderful." You get it, man. This would have been one of my top requests. Also, "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You" and "San Francisco Serenade" please.
Nice, Monte Rio is a tiny little town in Sonoma County California deep in the redwoods noted for its beauty and its meth. The Russian River runs near it (the rio part) and TW lives in the general area.
is there a way for the video link here to post a downloadable lyrics with chords sheet, this would definetly be the next step in this teaching tech. Like many people I have been developing my own songbooks for years. It would be a huge time saver to hit a print button, and have a sheet to practice from. This would be a real teaching aid, with tabs, or just simple lyrics with chords above words, and a capo position suggestion. Thanks for your good work, I hope your playing live somewhere...you've got a great voice. I'm 61 and teaching my children and grandchildren. Live singer-songwriter stuff in a coffee house setting is something metro-boston has in spades! Passims, cambridge, and Me and Thee, marblehead are 2 jewels that have been around a long time. PEACE Jim Pringle
Nice, awesome cover. I listen to waits a lot, brilliant artist, it's hard to get even close to his voice, but you did good sir. Also, thank you for the lesson, I never thought it would be this easy haha. Cheers.
Hi Justin, just wanted to let you know how good ur channel is and iv been subscribed since i found it a good few years ago. Hope you will eventually get around to doing a lesson on Dire Straits "Walk Of Life" if possible. Many thanks and look forward to ur next set of lessons, btw Tom Waits rocks and you did it the justice it deserves
Hey Justin. LOVE YOUR LESSONS. I am making so much progress. There's one song I really NEED To play. ANNALELLE LEE by T-Bone Burnett. Can't find chords, tablature or lessons ANYWHERE. Please help. CHEERS BUDDY.
This is mainly the same as downtown train, same chords progression for the verse, same chords, different progression for the chorus and same strumming pattern.
Really appreciate all the videos you post. I second the suggestion for "I Want You" - beautiful simplicity. tanDlegen has a wonderful cover Or "I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You" would be great. I guess just MORE TOM WAITS :)
Thanks for the suggestion. There’s a song request board (plus 700+ song lessons) here: www.justinguitar.com/songs Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher
I've never heard the Tom Waits version so I don't know how he sings it. And after hearing this guy sing it I'm not sure I want to hear anybody else sing it. This guy's guitar playing is pretty good, but his voice is great. He should stop putting guitar videos on CZcams and start writing his own music, with that voice I think he would do pretty good.
I was introduced to the music of Tom Waits in 1981, when I was 18 years old. I spent many years thereafter listening to very little else. And all these years later he's only gotten better. Thanks for sharing this Justin; maybe I'll have the nerve to give it a try. You did well.
Justin, I have to say - - - THANK GOD FOR JUSTIN SANDERCOE and CZcams! A year ago, due to the nature of my work, I had to cancel my guitar classes. I turned to you and with your instruction, I've been able to continue my journey in guitar. Today, I finally (and successfully) completed playing along with this cover without any errors. You're such a great teacher. With your instruction, guitar is no longer the blinding fog. I'm now starting to see shapes and it's finally starting to make sense. I just hope you realize how many people you touch. Thank you for being there. THANK YOU!
Thank you for this lovely lesson. You do a great job sharing the essence of the song, encouraging us to be free (within reason) in an effort to recreate Tom Waits' beautiful music. I have returned to this clip several times. You inspire me.
Madison Cunningham’s cover of this gripped me from beginning to end. Truly fantastic
Wow, this is a really great and SIMPLE tutorial. "Hold On" is one of my favorite Tom Waits songs, and Tom Waits is one of my favorite musicians, so this tutorial is a Godsend! You did a great job! Thanks for sharing it with us!!!!!!
I chuckled at the way you named the chords within the song. Took me by surprise. I find that great. Thanks Justin, laid-back lessons as always. Very cool.
This is a wonderful gift Justin, deconstructing this great sad song of Tom's for us ...and with this, ANYONE of us can learn it if we apply ourselves. Many thanks.
Instantly subbed. I love the way you teach this song. I've been trying to learn it for a few weeks now, and your video thus far is the best I've found. I first heard Tom Waits when I was about 15, he's been one of my favorites since then.
I've been trying for 2 days to learn it without realising Justin has covered it!
Very unique teaching technique where you blend the name of the chords on the changes, keeping the sung notes in place but drop out the actual lyric at that point. Never seen that, pretty original.
Justin... totally agree about Tom Waits... love his music. And his performance... my wife doesn't get it lol... go figure, but i can get lost in Waitsville. Not a pro professional musician, retired Research Scientist, but been picking and discovering musicians since i was a kid. Can't imagine how much I've missed... lol. Thanks for what you do... it's appreciated!
Coincidentally, I recently found the Tom Waits little black songbook I borrowed from the library many moons ago...won't harm to hang on to it a little longer....til I get your new books of course ;)
very good cover. this song got Waits nominated for best rock vocal performance for the 42nd Grammy awards but Lenny Kravitz won.. in fact, Lenny Kravitz won that award four times in a row. really grinds my gears.
I havn't covered all the videos yet, there are so many but I don't think I saw "I want you" by Tom Waits scrolling down. I would LOOOOOVE to learn that one...
I know this is one of your older videos, but I really appreciate all the Tom Waits songs you've put out. And I agree with Ramzi Ibriham
Top song, top lesson, thanks Justin your website is great.
Justin, you nailed it. As you know, not very many people can handle this cover. As a 30 year Tom Waits fan and a one-year guitar player I am very very excited to have discovered this video. Thank you so much for adding this to my favorites list. Cheers, mate!
Justin, you are awesome, just live forever, bring happiness to people
Very nice work, love this song and Tom Waits.
Ten years old this video and I've just started to learn it the day before yesterday!
I didn't realise Justin had done this :)
Great lesson, mate. Thanks very much. I'll third Chocolate Jesus but any Tom Waits would always be welcome.
Nice rendition of his husky gravelly voice, good job. Like Tom Waits very much.
Brilliant tutorial! As always.
I think it's great. I'm going to try it! I love Tom Waits. This is one of my favorites.
Thank you Justin, you are my guitar guy and friend during this shut down. You are very good at making song doable and playable. thank you thank you thank you.
Thank you Justin. A wonderful ballad. So glad of the easier songs
I love your lessons, thank you so much. Everything seems to work in harmony in your vids. Clearly explained, you take your time, it's easy to listen to and follow. Also, you look a lot like Norm Macdonald.
I quite enjoyed listening to Justin singing this. I would have downloaded it to my music files if it was only the song.
Great singing Justin! The lessons are always good - but the singing was particularly good on this one. Well done!!!
Wow. Really impressive Tom Waits imitation! This is one of the very few Tow Waits I've really liked!
Doing Tom Waits' voice justice is hard, nice job! :)
I started looking at my facebook during your intro version.... forgot I was watching a lesson. Just thought it was an awesome cover worthy of listening to on that merit.
Please more Tom Waits as many are suggesting. Not only do you cover/teach him well, but you referred to his voice as "wonderful." You get it, man.
This would have been one of my top requests. Also, "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You" and "San Francisco Serenade" please.
Nice, Monte Rio is a tiny little town in Sonoma County California deep in the redwoods noted for its beauty and its meth. The Russian River runs near it (the rio part) and TW lives in the general area.
Great voice Justin! More Tom Waits please.............
Gotta play this for a Wedding gig; bride request. Thx for vid!
im a pretty big tom waits fan...really enjoyed the lesson and the cover...''gun street girl'' and ''green grass'' are really good
Hi Justin! It always looks like your playing the G-chord without pressing down the note B on the A-string???
you are by far my go to teacher...
Loved it, man
I'm gonna join the other suggessions : MORE TOM WAITS PLEASE!
Nice tutorial... it would be great if you posted more from Tom Waits.
Cheers
Justin has given up smoking lovely song great lesson
I think the lyrics with the Chord names in are much better!
Fantastic song beautifully played and sung. Thank you
"Her A like wind" made me chuckle.
I love the way you change the chords and put it on the lyrics =D
there is nothing new to learn from this guitar cover,bt I would like to get vocal lessons from you :D
One my favorite TW songs Thanks for this one!
Great job Justin love the way you do it
Wonderful song and excellent lesson
MORE TOM WAITS PLEASE
is there a way for the video link here to post a downloadable lyrics with chords sheet, this would definetly be the next step in this teaching tech. Like many people I have been developing my own songbooks for years. It would be a huge time saver to hit a print button, and have a sheet to practice from. This would be a real teaching aid, with tabs, or just simple lyrics with chords above words, and a capo position suggestion. Thanks for your good work, I hope your playing live somewhere...you've got a great voice. I'm 61 and teaching my children and grandchildren. Live singer-songwriter stuff in a coffee house setting is something metro-boston has in spades! Passims, cambridge, and Me and Thee, marblehead are 2 jewels that have been around a long time. PEACE Jim Pringle
best music revive the pass thoughts and thinks is rally unexplained .
Moar Tom Waits!
Hey bro I just watched the worst guitar lesson for breakfast at tiffanys deep blue something any chance of showing mahoola how its done ?
wooo so many new vids! thx Justing!
great job explaining really like you teaching style thank you
Have seen worse Waits impressions. :-D Thanks for this lesson of one of my favorite artists!
this is great - can you teach sins of the father ?
hahaha! your Tom Waits impression is amazing! hahaha
Nice, awesome cover. I listen to waits a lot, brilliant artist, it's hard to get even close to his voice, but you did good sir.
Also, thank you for the lesson, I never thought it would be this easy haha.
Cheers.
nice singing,
Oh, this is from the dude who inspired Heath Ledger's take on The Joker. Awesome.
i love it, you are awesome, Justin!
great job on the vid, awesome jobon presenting the video, your relaxed style is very encouraging for others to give it a try, great work :)
Great Piece
Can you please do green grass by tom waits.... cheers... your tutorials are great...
Hello plz guide hold on by Scotch brothers. Thanks
Hi Justin, just wanted to let you know how good ur channel is and iv been subscribed since i found it a good few years ago. Hope you will eventually get around to doing a lesson on Dire Straits "Walk Of Life" if possible.
Many thanks and look forward to ur next set of lessons, btw Tom Waits rocks and you did it the justice it deserves
love that song!
hello Justin thank you for that great lessons. can you please do a tutorial for 'i hope that i don't fall in love with you' ?
thank you,, you helped m learn this and heart of Saturday night,,i wish you'd do "Downtown Train". that would be awesome.
keep it up.
Awesome. Would love it if you covered catch the wind by Donovan.
beautiful Justin thank you!!!
Wow , mega respect , thanks man
nice job mate, very nice job
great - love this song
MORE!! MORE!!!!
Hey Justin. LOVE YOUR LESSONS. I am making so much progress. There's one song I really NEED To play. ANNALELLE LEE by T-Bone Burnett. Can't find chords, tablature or lessons ANYWHERE. Please help. CHEERS BUDDY.
This is mainly the same as downtown train, same chords progression for the verse, same chords, different progression for the chorus and same strumming pattern.
Thanks!
Really appreciate all the videos you post.
I second the suggestion for "I Want You" - beautiful simplicity.
tanDlegen has a wonderful cover Or "I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You" would be great.
I guess just MORE TOM WAITS :)
thank you
Im looking forward to learn how to play Jersey girl, please.....
LOL oops... I meant "San Diego Serenade." (Love Nanci Griffith's version of that song.)
I only travel through music. Get the names mixed up sometimes.
well done done...btw, check out Shawn Colvin's live version with Buddy Miller...think you will enjoy it...
This song ir really pretty, nice job!
can you teach Hold On by Scottish Brothers
You are excellent...
thanks! can you give us a little help on I Want You by Waits? the song is 2 mins long
Thanks for the suggestion. There’s a song request board (plus 700+ song lessons) here: www.justinguitar.com/songs
Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher
Great singing. Never thought your voice would sound so nice on this one.
You should learn how to do a Norm McDonald impression. Lol thanks for this, great song!
Gotta smoke a few cigarettes or 2 to get such a lovely hoarse voice. Go on, Jus'
Damn right
A+ great video
i love that you sing the chords haha
2:52 to start.
You wanna D it down 3:16
Hell ya man
You've found your voice Justin.
yay!
I've never heard the Tom Waits version so I don't know how he sings it. And after hearing this guy sing it I'm not sure I want to hear anybody else sing it. This guy's guitar playing is pretty good, but his voice is great. He should stop putting guitar videos on CZcams and start writing his own music, with that voice I think he would do pretty good.