"Alesund" - Sun Kil Moon (Guitar Tutorial)
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- I recorded this video back in March when quarantine first began, but I forgot to upload it! Here I show you how to play one of my favourite songs on guitar, "Alesund" by Sun Kil Moon, from "Admiral Fell Promises" (2010). This song taught me so much about guitar playing, and I hope it can help you learn some new things!
This is my first time making a long form video like this, and I had no idea how hard it was going to be. I have a newfound respect for serious CZcamsrs after making this!
Timecode:
0:00 - Overview
0:51 - Tuning
2:15 - Intro
5:15 - The 'fun' part (tremolo)
8:17 - Verse picking pattern
9:36 - Verse part 1
11:22 - Verse part 2
11:46 - Bridge
12:57 - Chorus
14:28 - Bridge 2
15:39 - Outro
16:21 - Conclusion
Here's a guitar tab (by I.H.): docs.google.com/document/d/1q...
Please let me know down in the comments if you have any corrections. If you made it all the way through, then an extra special thanks to you! If you liked this video, please hit like and subscribe to my channel, it helps with the 'algorithm,' you know.. :)
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“No this is not my guitar, I’m bringing it to a friend”
this is really so lovely and helpful, like learning from a friend. especially working out the main triplet pattern, you killed this!
I was literally looking for this tutorial since last Night because I have zero skills or knowledge of how to play the guitar but no one had it. Then today I get in here and nothing. Then I get back to look for a cover and I see your video! Thanks!!!! This is one of my favorite songs and the reason I want to start playing the guitar!
Wow that makes me so happy!! I had thought, this song is ten years old, what's the point in uploading nobody will be looking.. but here you are. This song was so influential to me as a guitar player, so I just had to do it! Happy to connect :)
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this - this song is very much on my list of SKM songs to cover
Me too!
You're voice is so gentle and peaceful 🥰 I really enjoyed this tutorial! Beautiful job 🙏
Awe, thank you Alison :)
Thank you so much. You are an amazing guitar player and teacher.
I didn't think I would find a tutorial at all for this song on here, but when I did, your tutorial exceeded any expectations I had. I really couldn't ask for a better lesson.
Now to work on my finger picking haha
Thanks again brother
Hope your staying safe out there
✌️† 🎸
Thanks for the sharing the tuning and the tune. It’s beautiful and I’ve found so many lovely chords. May your 2022 be blessed ❤️🙏🏻🤗🎵🎼
Thanks, Hugh! You too
Great job! Alesund is my favorite on this album as well. Thanks so much for this tutorial.
Cheers, Kevin!
This is an incredbly good guitar lesson for such a complicated song. I learned it within a week thanks to your tutorial. Subbed.
Thanks for saying so!
Thank you so much, I usually just see the tutorial, learn the song and leave, but man, this is one of my favourite songs and your video is the only tutorial on youtube and it's excellent. Thank you so much!
Hi Noel, thanks for your comment. This video has had a far more positive response than I ever expected. Happy I could help.
thank you for the detailed tutorial man; it sounds quite beautiful.
You're welcome!
Huge thank you for this.
My pleasure! I am so happy with the response so far :)
Finally, damn it, I found a tutorial for this song.
Good job, dude, thanks!) with love, from Russia)
Большо́е спаси́бо! Very happy to help :)
Plus one from Russia. Thank you!
@@giagreg3950 My man!
One more from Russia. Thank you!
Dude! I’ve been waiting for someone to post a video like this for this song. Thank you. I’ll be using this to help play this song. Cheers!
Good luck, Brett!
Wonderful, many thanks for this 🙏
Been waiting for an aged for this tutorial, and you doing the lesson in perfect way, tons of thanks for that! Can’t wait to see another Mark Kozelek / RHP / SKM tutorial! 🙏🏻✨💖
Thanks Idham! Happy to help :)
This is a very good tutorial! Happy I found this channel! Keep going brother!
Thank you very much!
Outstanding tutorial
Beautifully played. I love the sound of your guitar, voice and the way you explain how to play. Amazing video!
Thank you! I hope to make more videos soon
Spot on tutorial of a beautiful hidden gem of a song!
Thanks!
I have waited so long for this tutorial. THANK YOU- you killed it dude, awesome job.
Wow hahah, thank you for saying so :)
@@patienthands I also just realized you quoted the sickness unto death in this- I'm officially your biggest fan haha
@@whenicantsleep7186 Hahahah, snuck that one in there for my entertainment, but happy someone was able to appreciate it ;)
so I did not expect to find such a well explained tutorial of this song when i looked it up but here you are! Thank you so much! think im getting the hang of it but its the high string plucking im struggling with. Practice makes perfect!
Hang in there!
this is amazing bro
Thank ye!
Thank you so much, i was struggling for months before i found this video
I am heppy to help!
This song always gave me such a fucking peaceful vibe and I’m lowkey happy you showed me on steel string cause I’m too lazy to restring my nylon. It sounds just as good tbh. The verse is my favorite part
I like it on steels too! Happy to share.
dude you got a calming voice
I was just looking for this! what a coincidence, thanks!
Amazing! I'm so happy to share :)
Same here haha
@@haythelbenyounes6508 This is just so nice! I really had no idea anybody would be interested...
god i love you, thank you so much
beautiful job with this, Alex....
So glad to see a tutorial for this! Thank you! I'd love to hear you tackle some other songs from Admiral Fell Promises like Half Moon Bay, Leaning Tree, Bay of Skulls. They're really all great.
Thanks! I do a joint cover of Australian Winter & the second half of Leaning Tree, so I may try to make a video about that.
@@patienthands Sounds great!
Sounds lovely. Thank you for your work. Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰
Mange tak! Thanks for watching :)
i've been looking for a tutorial for this song for a while, big thanks
Happy to help! I wish I had done it sooner ;)
maybe one day i'll be able to play this... thanks for the tutorial, i'll report back in 3 years
It's tough, but you can do it! I believe in you!!
Any progress?lol
Ive learned it in 8 months. Just stay at it
And how far you've gone
How’d it go
Absolutely beautiful my dude
Thank you!
The reason why I bought my first guitar, heard it on SOA years ago. Thank you
Nice. This was got me into playing classical again
Love your tutorials. Just added your Patient Hands albums to my library and I’m really enjoying those too. I’m really into good ambient works like Stars of the Lid, William Basinski and Leyland Kirby (The Caretaker) and I like what you are doing with Patient Hands.
Anyway, keep up the good work, please keep making more tutorials. It took me a good 2 months to learn this song, I had to get the muscle memory down to play it properly, still a bit sloppy but I’m having a lot of fun, I even bought a mid range Cordoba guitar to help inspire studying more of the more classical style, your tutorials have made a huge improvement in my progress. Thank you!
Cheerio!
Thank you for saying so, David! Thanks for listening :)
Thank you very very much!
You're welcome, Anna
Wow! Really well done brother.
Cheers from Sweden!
skål!
Thank you so much, awesome tutorial
Thank you!
Thanks heaps for this dude. You’re a legend. Big thanks from 🇦🇺
*achieves legendary status*
Thanks a gazillion my dude!
Awesome man! you are incredible! you would be the best guitar teacher. I've self-taught myself guitar and singing since a kid but I have never really improved with my music because I have never committed to any lessons. I stopped playing and singing for a few years now, but now I am more motivated to pick up lessons and improve. I've definitely missed the self-healing that playing music gives. I'm getting the hang of this already in 2 days but the triplet is very difficult, especially trying to sing and play the triplet at the same time. Thank you Sensei!🐱👤
Thanks for your comment Dylan. I was self-taught as well. Didn't take a lesson til I was 26. It certainly helped, but I only had a few sessions. My playing dramatically improved when I got myself a hand-made guitar. You can hear and feel everything so much better with a nice instrument. It wasn't expensive, it was less than an intro Taylor. But anyway. I guess I find you just have to approach guitar with curiosity, to keep your interest. And along the way you develop your own set of first principles; your own method.
Thank you so much for this, my friend. Wonderful Job. Greetings from Germany.
Greetings, and you're welcome!
Kozelek is a genius. Great tutorial.
This is my favorite song
imo the best Sun Kil Moon album so far
Agreed! Except the Mark Kozelek, Mark Kozelek album from 2018 is a pretty close second for me
Super💫
I think this is the only song on guitar I know how to play. Took several months out of my life to learn it. And the way you nailed “the fun part,” holy shit
It's not the only song I know, but it might be the only song I play ;)
@@patienthands Real staring-out-the-window-on-a-cold-day-feeling-sad type song 👌 classique
I've been waiting for this lesson for a decade now... thank you so much man. now to spend another decade mastering it 😄
Stick with it!
@@patienthands only thing I have problems with are the triplets... most traditional fingerpicking comes naturally to me, or maybe I've just got it down by learning a lot of folk fingerstyle tunes from artists like Jansch , Kottke, Fahey ,etc.. ya know how it usually alternates back and forth from thumb to finger. but the triplets really just don't register with me... Any suggestions, tips, or exercises for getting over this? also isn't the "part we all want to learn this song for" literally constant triplets all on one string? do you play it thumb pointer middle ring? or backwards? like ring finger, middle, pointer? sorry i know this is a long comment. I guess I'm not so much concerned with how to play the song tab wise that all makes sense to me in my head. Its just the right hand that baffles me.
@@beemelonhead1 Okay so the actual tremolo picking on the 1st string, is strictly speaking not a triplet. You strike the string 4 times, first thumb, then ring, then middle, then index. Start slow. Play it gently, with the very tips of your fingers. It's easier on a nylon string if you have access to one. If this part is still giving you a hard time I suggest you look up a tutorial for tremolo picking for classical guitar. The triplets in the 'fun part' are the same as those in the verse. Are you struggling with the ones in the verse as well? Just think about picking 3 eighth notes in the time it usually takes to pick 2. And they are played thumb, index, ring. You can practice this right hand only on whichever strings you like. Just pluck them quickly in ascending order. Mute the strings with your left hand. So you only focus on your right. Do this at various speeds until it becomes second nature. I hope this helps!
@@patienthands yes thank you so much for response. Makes more sense now. Only practice ahead.. subscribed and looking forward to future vids. Take it easy buddy!
@@beemelonhead1 Thanks!! You too!
6:32 “let’s be honest that’s the only reason we’re learning this song” Nailed it!
;)
Wow!
Thank you my guy. Got a new sub.
my pleasure :)
Thanks you!! This song inspired me to learn guitar and I got most of it within the year I started picking it up! I when I was learning basic stuff I constantly had this song as a goal and now I can play most of it, much love
Learning this piece skyrocketed my playing ability
PERFECT TUTORIAL! Even showed us the tuning! Thank you!
YOU'RE WELCOME!
That Martin sounds gorgeous
Right? I blind A/B tested it with some solid body Martins in the store when I bought it, and preferred this one. Now I play a custom Halcyon from Vancouver, but this was my main guitar for five years.
Ugh, so good. Thank you. Saved to tutorials folder. Spent half my life as a lazy bedroom strummer and stopped for a few years. Yet recently, picking up the guitar again, I found a patience and confidence which had been missing before. Learned a couple of tunes I’d always figured were beyond my ability, kept at it ‘til it felt familiar, and now here I am, half wondering whether triplets are something I should even tackle at all. Seems unreachable. You teach it in a way that makes sense to me, though, so there’s hope. 😊
Keep up the good fight! Let me know when you get it ;)
What gentle man. I thought men like you only existed in movies.
10:08 So Beautiful
I stopped here 11:23
Hero 👏
At your service ;)
I’ve discovered that the tremolo still sounds off here and I was able to figure out what Mark is doing to get the sound he gets. He’s actually using the high e and b string. It’s hard to explain by text but you have the proper notes here you just need to also pick the b string with your thumb. Make a d minor shape starting at the 8th freight (you don’t need your middle finger here though, just your pointer and ring finger. Pointer on e string 8th fret, ring on b string 10th fret). Hold this position as you go up and down the neck using your thumb to pick the b string and your other three fingers to tremolo the e string. Hope this is helpful.
If I've understood correctly, you just fret two frets higher on the b string and play thumb on b and fingers on e string?
@@patienthands Correct, they will be the same note which allows the b string to sustain while striking the e string with your, i, m, a fingers. Try it out, I would like to know your thoughts, while tuning down to how he plays it and playing along, I’m convinced that this is how he’s doing it.
So, trying to be as clear as possible, starting position: pointer finger on the e string, 8th fret, ring finger on the b string, 10th fret then work your way up and down the frets.
I'm just now watching this, and this song is what got me playing guitar. I've looked at tabs, but it didn't help. But I'm starting to learn it because of you. Is there any chance you could also do Carissa by sun Kil moon?
Thank you for saying so! Yes Carissa is actually quite easy I think, I'll try to give it a whirl
@@patienthands thank you so much, it means the world to me. I'm low-key smiling 🤣
hey! thank you so much for the tutorial! would you mind sharing the strings your using for you martin aswell as the action? thanks in advance.
D'addario EJ17s. For action I have no idea. Not too low bc I like to downtune and I play hard with my thumb so I need space for the strings to vibrate
waow.. thank you so much..... !!!!
you are welcome :)
amazing tutorial! what is the best way to practice those triplets? I have never even attempted something like that.
Does anyone have or know how to get access to the tab on google drive?
Lmao the Kierkegaard drop is sick
Thank you ;)
Hey this tutorial is fantastic, thanks for sharing! Just a heads up, I don't think anyone is able to access the google doc you included with the tab. You might need to adjust the security settings, it's making me ask for access.
Hey thank you for the heads up - it's not my tab, but I'll look into it!
Please do Australian winter off the same albume!!! The tabs just dont exist and i cant figure it all out from the one live recording.
Cheers mate this was super helpful. Any chance you could do one for Blue Orchids?
Hey, somebody else just requested it too. I'll add it to the list!
Maybe a helpful tip for playing the tremolo part: rather than 4 fingers repeated on the 1st string, thumb 2nd string 2 frets higher and the following 3 fingers on the 1st string... this achieves the same notes but is more comfortable for me.
I think it’s how the ‘camo shirt’ guy does it in his cover.. shout out to the camo shirt guy.
Great tutorial and great song!
That's interesting! I had never thought about playing it that way.
wow really awesome. you explaine it very good. can you upload a full song version? there is just one more guy too singing this great song. i think much people will see this beauty. thank you so much for this.
Maybe some day I'll play it through ;)
@@patienthands i think it will be awesome. Please do it😁
@@patienthands i am still waiting for your playtrough :) :)
i am so thankful for this. this is realy awesome. but can you play the full song for us? i think many people will be thankful :D
Hello Alex, greeting from Finland! I really enjoyed this, this is my all time favorite song actually. I'm a fledgling guitar player myself and I wonder if you could help me with something
I'd really appreciate if you could figure out which tuning Sun Kil Moon uses on the song Birds of Flims. I just can't get it down but I'm sure you can 🤔 I'd really appreciate the help. It's my mom's favorite song and I'd like to play it to her on her birthday.
Hi Tuomas, thanks for your comment! So I just tried the song this morning. I figured out a tuning that kind of works? From the bottom up:
D-G-C-F-#-A-B
The bass notes for the first verse are like this:
4th fret 5th string, 2nd fret 4th string,
4th fret 5th string, 4th fret 4th string, 6th fret 4th string, 4th fret 5th string.
You can play a chord that sounds like his if you just play the bass note and play a triplet on strings 1 and 2 (you can also add 3) just like we did with Alesund :)
Hope this helps!! Happy birthday to your Mom!
I honestly like how this sounds more on a steel string
Thanks, me too. I like the sustain and harmonic richness
This song is my Everest. I want to learn it and play it live before I head up to the sky...
Hahah, that's beautiful. You can do it!
I’m waiting for the tutorial to the live version of Heron Blue There are some really special chords, tunings and fingerpicking. There is no tutorial for it anywhere.
There's footage of him playing Heron Blue live at Shivering Songs in Canada. Years ago I learned how to play that version. Maybe I will again! If so, I'll post a tutorial..
Fantastic song and a good clear explanation. If only I had sufficient talent? A couple of years ago I visited the beautiful town of Ålesund and this song came to mind and accompanied me! It’s a pity that you didn’t play the song at the end of your tutorial but well done!
Thanks for sharing! Maybe one day I will upload a proper cover ;)
You're beautiful my dude
:)
Guitar related question to you: My D-string (4th) is perfectly fine, but when I add a capo, regardless of fret is is entirely off when played open. If I fret a note, it's fine too... just open it sounds off. Do you have any idea what has happened here? All other strings work fine with my capo.
are you playing with a radiused capo? Look down your fretboard and check out the curvature. Classical guitar capos will be flat. What it sounds like is probably too much tension on the capo in the centre. Otherwise, could be a bad fret. Or just general intonation issues, but if your other frets are fine them in not sure.
this happens to me as well. never figured out how to fix it
loved this video, but can you please do the outro?
I don't even know the outro!
quick question: are you using your second finger to pick the E string? just used to using my third finger and wondering if it helps with the triplets to use your second finger, thanks!
Here I am using the second finger, but nowadays I use the third. I don't think there is any principled reason to use either, just do what is most comfortable and or sounds the best.
Would you recommend making the triplet tremolo notes staccato or legato?
Legato.
Hey man! I'm a lil confused by your wording when you say "7 7" and "12 10." like does 7 7 mean pluck the 7th fret on two strings at the same time? I'm kind of new to this and I don't get it. Could someone explain what he's saying? Thanks.
Yes and no. It's 7th fret 3rd string, and 7th fret 1st string, but you don't pick them at the same time. Then 12th fret 3rd string, 10th fret 1st string.
For the triplets in the verse, are you doing 2-1-1 (in relation to the strings) or is it 3-2-1?
Awesome tutorial, thanks!
Hey Matthew thanks for your question. If I have understood it correctly - the triplets are played on strings 5-2-1. I tried to teach this by showing the bass progression, 6-5-4, 6-5-4, or 6-5-4, 3-6-4. So when you play the bass progression with your thumb, try picking 2-1 just after the 5, or in the second pattern just after the 6.
@@patienthands ahh that answers my question, thanks!
@@matthewmcquade5175 Happy to help!
Any tips on how to learn single-string tremolo picking? Cannot get that part.
Hi Connor, I would recommend watching some classical guitar tutorials on tremolo. They will show you how to practice this. In the meantime, you can play it with fewer fingers and fewer strokes. Like when I learned this song, I used to just play it with my index and ring fingers.
@@patienthands thanks man!
I wished you could do the first picking pattern more slow. I couldn't keep track with the fingers... 6-5-2-???
Hi Simon, this is not a long-term solution to the problem but would it help you watched the video at 0.75x speed? Also, '6-5-2...' are the string numbers, yeah? Not the frets. 6 is the lowest string (by pitch), 2 is the highest. So the picking pattern is 6-5-2-1-4.
Can you teach us "Carissa"?
hey, could you make a Tutorial for blue orchids? Great Video btw
Hey I've gotten a few requests for that one recently. I've just finished final exams and I'm in Belgium now without a camera setup, but I'll see if there's a way I can make it happen.
Hello Alex, is this the same tunning as "The Poisoner"?
Why, yes it is!! Very perceptive!
When is the next video. Hear the clamour at the balcony.
what’s the cords for verse 1? i got lost
there's a tab in the description
Hey! Any advice on the triplet? That part has always been kinda hard for me.
Hey, can you be more specific about which one? The first one in the section I’ve identified as “the fun part” or the one throughout the verse? I find the verse one easier. And is it a right hand coordination issue, or a rhythm issue?
@@patienthands the part on the verse, the first and second strings
@@_chesecak_ just try picking with your thumb, index, and middle fingers, consecutively. You can use those strings, or any others. Just start slow and once you get a hang of the motion increase the speed.
@@patienthands I kinda have trouble with the timing, it doesn't sound quite okay when I do it
@@_chesecak_ Can you count the beats in your head while you play?
All good and well, nicely done. Why you wearing a jacket tho?
Hahaha, because where I live it is freezing cold for nine months of the year.
What guitar dude? Sounds mint
Martin DX1AE - Made in Mexico out of countertop material, recycled wood, richlite, and spruce.
What kind of guitare is that?
Martin DX1AE - Made in Mexico out of plastic, recycled wood, richlite, and spruce.
Thank you so so much for this. Next time please co relate the song parts with the lyrics, i kind of got confused in between 🥺
Will do, thanks for the feedback!
thall
Amazing! Can begginers play? Maybe part part?
This video was aimed at beginners, so maybe just start with picking the bass part only in the verse?
@@patienthands Thank you for your answer. I'll try. Stay safe.
@@poyraz2171 Good luck!
this guy is like if Brandon Acker was working class
Discount Acker
Thank You My New Found Rabbi Of Guitar Teachings , Truley Remarkable Deeds Offerings And Tithes For Free For Us On You Tube , Teaching Alesund Sun Kil Moon In A Very 4 Dimensional Way , Elaborating While Strumming , I Look Forward To Achieving To Strum Like A Master Bard Like You One Day .
Hahaha, many thanks, Jesse. Toss a coin to your minstrel?