Guitar lesson by The National on Q TV

[chillfaker]

my guitar is broken...and i really wanna play this song right now.daamn you slow show

[ANTIanitmetalclub]

That rhythm in Fake Empire is seriously a piece of genius.

[TheMozzer94]

love it when bryan devendorf realises it's a guitar lesson

[homemqueque]

Expectacular

[MrNosurprises]

What are the chords to fake empire? It confuses me

[ancook58]

@MrNosurprises He tells you the chords, basically he's just changing the root note during the verse though. GCF are the roots, they are all on the 3rd fret. Just watch him.

[gunsnrosescovers]

Fantasitc

[gunsnrosescovers]

Love It

[tombuttner]

His Sheraton sounds amazing even unplugged. Mine never sounded that good...

[WhiteyRavensTH]

@tombuttner Isn't it a true Gibson ? I don't know much about guitars, so just asking ;-)

[tombuttner]

@WhiteyRavensTH Its an Epiphone Sheraton II… so no its not a Gibson.

[tombuttner]

@tombuttner Or rather its not a Sheraton II, but an original run Sheraton.

[arashaeri]

the best rock band in the world

[TheNationaladdict]

@arashaeri The best band in the world:)

[kels327]

Honestly. How does he make that sound come out of that instrument. Just. Honestly how can it be so perfect?

[JonasGroenfeldt]

AWESOME!

[SJonas66]

I KNOW HIM!!! for like 15 YEARS!!!!

[rgfpsp7]

agreed cuttoohom.saw them at glasto this summer..fuckin amazing..

[TheDepressedNinja]

Can anyone tell me what guitar Aaron is using? It looks like an Epiphone Sheraton, but can't find anything exactly like it. Could it be one of the original Sheratons like the one John Lee Hooker Played?

[Estigon2006]

@TheDepressedNinja Im pretty sure its a Epiphone Emperor 

[thricex05]

@Estigon2006 it's a sheraton

[jackmilas]

bad lesson

[blackfrancis55]

@jackmilas ..Why? What more could you need? You can see him playing it-he gives you the chords. The only thing that might be confusing is that he says the chords in relation to the capo, rather than their first position forms, and doesn't explain that. But so what? You can see what he is holding.

[boils]

It seems you read pitchfork. So do I but I don't make silly comparative analysis of bands. Neither do they. But you do. Well done.

I must read you more often and make a league table of how my mood, experiences and concepts can be made to fit with your league table.

[roryrandomlyrocks]

I wish they'd have explained 'mistaken for strangers' instead, something mystifying is going on there...

[ComedicToast]

@roryrandomlyrocks  ... they're called power chords.

[beirutistheshit]

What chords did he say on slow show?

[IndieSlap]

i couldn't follow him :(

could someone tab fake empire please

[alternapop]

@IndieSlap tabs for most of their songs exist online... try searching

[ilovemyhoens]

Yeah, love the guitar in slow show. I almost wish you could hear it better in the recorded version, but the song is still awesome

[honoriuszbalzak]

it's hard to believe how good it is when he's playing slow show

[calmcyco]

i wish matt would have come in randomly and starting singing it

[carlo88moe]

@calmcyco i wish matt would randomly show up and start singing in every moment of my life...

[analphabet118]

haha who's the guy with the guitar that has holes in it??

[Mineav]

Very cool.

[cuttoothom]

The national = best current american band?

[jimbo571]

Confirmed, you are correct!

[lukeisastalker]

yes

[obligatorynagger]

animal collective

[cuttoothom]

that's the only plausible contender I could think of...and even they don't quite do it as well for me because they seem patchy.

I pretty much worship Feels, though.

Eyes up ears up!

[MQqua1]

They're quite good! And I think this is a very thought-provoking question!

I'd say the following American bands are certainly better: Wilco, The Flaming Lips, Animal Collective.

And the following American bands may be better (time will tell): Grizzly Bear, Lightning Bolt, LCD Soundsystem, Vampire Weekend, Dirty Projectors, Wavves.

[darthjames1]

One of the Worst comments i've ever seen, Animal collective are better, You left out Britney spears

[MQqua1]

You are comparing one of the best-critically-reviewed American bands of the decade (Animal Collective) with one of the most hated non-bands of the decade (Britney Spears).

That'll teach me to post a serious comment on YouTube.

[darthjames1]

@MQqua1 ah they are Class to be fair mate just a very different band

[givemethewall]

@MQqua1

how can you compare Animal collective with Wilco?

do you prefer Brother Sport or At least that what you said?

ahahahahahah

I think you should be deaf to compare them.

and if it is too hard to comprehend for you: they're doing too much different music.

[lucadepu]

@cuttoothom the national kinda blows

[TiaAlandra7]

@cuttoothom yes

[rohaihuparaguay]

@cuttoothom I think yes.

[thom2255]

@cuttoothom grizzly bear, animal collective, deerhunter, fleet foxes, flaming lips, etc. its hard to say they one band is the best. unless its radiohead.

[ANTIanitmetalclub]

@thom2255

The National owns all of those. Yes, sometimes, even Radiohead.