Sail To The Moon - Radiohead Cover

[TheMusicDude1997]

What tubes are in use ?

[caseycurran]

@TheMusicDude1997 I think at the time It was JJ and EHX EL84's with JJ 12ax7's. Presently they're all JJ's. I heard Jonny Greenwood uses Mesa tubes.

[SeanneryConnery]

Make that hair + goatee red and your a Yorke lmao

[jamimbi]

what are your EQ settings?



[caseycurran]

@jamimbi 12 o'clock with tone rolled off half-way on the guitar.

[hollowharmony1]

great tone, great playing.

[caseycurran]

@hollowharmony1 Great tone anyways ; ) Thanks.

[DL345]

Did you learn this by ear? I'm about to tackle this song and you just might be my reference video for it.

[caseycurran]

@DL345 It's a combination of tab from ultimate-guitar, watching the Le Resevoir performance, and a little by ear. Do yourself a favour and try to get the 2nd verse onwards more accurate than I did. It was kind of improvised.

[bajuriphd]

you are amazing bro..and i am also amazed how could Thom Yorke came up with this kind of song

[caseycurran]

@bajuriphd Thanks. It is an amazing song but I think Jonny's classical fingerpicking style over the piano chords really makes this song.

[bajuriphd]

@caseycurran  agree bro.. i could not do this guitar plays..so sad i have to learn btw...

[johngoesupandown17]

dude that was great i can't belive you played that without anymusic behind you XD jajajaja great job i will suscribe in XD

[caseycurran]

@johngoesupandown17 Thanks. That was just to let people what the guitar and amp sound like together. If I ever put up a better take of this in the future it will be in time and to backing music.

[VictorC53]

i think every avid radiohead fan wants a godamn tele plus

[caseycurran]

@VictorC53 I know I did. Thank God not all Radiohead fans play guitar or these would be even more expensive and impossible to find.

[BELL12366]

this is great . lots of feel

[strataddict2009]

Sweet...! Fantastic :)

[caseycurran]

@strataddict2009 Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.

[shadesofyu]

Very nice touch! Did you find it hard to learn the arpegios on right hand?

[caseycurran]

@shadesofyu Thanks. I play quite a bit with arpeggiation and fingerpicking so I'm fairly comfortable with it. I didn't really play this song in time so playing those parts properly would have been a bit harder. Growing your fingernails on your picking hand also makes things a lot easier (and sounds better).

[PattyPowerhouse]

You put me to sleep every night.....just thought I'd let you know.

I really honestly love this cover.

Thanks.

[caseycurran]

@PattyPowerhouse Thanks, I've been tempted to re-post some of these videos now that I can play guitar a little better but I guess people are still liking them just the way they are. Glad you enjoyed it.

[PattyPowerhouse]

@caseycurran No need to re-post..its perfect the way it is :] Its hard to imagine you playing better than you already do though. Awesome. ;)

[xTEHWAFFLESx2]

Lace sensor light blue in the neck and dual lace reds in the bridge right?

[caseycurran]

@xTEHWAFFLESx2 Right.

[petermata]

Dude, I love this song. Very well played. Do you have tabs for this song? All the tabs i've seen online don't have all the notes you play. Would be great if you could hook up a brother up.

[caseycurran]

@petermata Sorry I never wrote out any tabs for this song but you can get most of it from Ultimate Guitar. There was one tab that had almost everything perfect and another that had the piano outro part. The rest is pretty easy and you can work it out by ear and make any corrections. That's what I did.

If I were to re-do the video I would make the riffs done in the second verse more accurate (I kind of did those on the fly). Watch the Radiohead Le Resevoir performance. Hope this helps.

[dmonkeyland]

Telecasters are awesome, but people like you make 'em beautiful.

[caseycurran]

@dmonkeyland Thanks for the compliment but I would say it this way: Tele's and a Vox are a nice 1-2 but a great band (Radiohead) is where the beauty comes from.

[superwiicrazy]

nice

[mauroheffnar]

genio!!

[TREWLYKEWL]

very nice ...a great song a great rendition.i can play it on piano gonna post it when i quit procastinating

[626stich]

very nice!!!check my cover if u like!!!

[caseycurran]

@626stich Thanks. Your cover was pretty good as well.  I've always wanted to play this song with a pianist but could never get any of the piano players I know to learn this song and play it with me : (

[Midnightpitbull2]

it was good til u started singing

[blochead555]

oh yes. this is beautiful.

[caseycurran]

@blochead555 Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.

[amarilysch]

¡¡¡Me encantó!!!

[coolkidfr3zh]

Fuck the 4 punk bitches. u no punk bitch!!

[bearsafetyus]

awesome!! but is this the dude from the burger king commercial with small hands?

[animastratta]

thank you.. i (tried to) play(ed) my piano with your video..

[caseycurran]

@animastratta You're welcome. Although you might have a hard time playing to this. It was before I fully understood the concept of keeping time ; )

[sketchbro]

i knew i was playing it wrong!!!!

[MrReverendgreen]

this is awesome

[caseycurran]

@MrReverendgreen Glad you enjoyed it.

[PearlJammer07]

Kick ass cover man. Keep up the good work. Fuck all these haters man. Do not let them get to you. Keep rockin!

[gwilym94]

tone settings pleeeeez!!!!!

[caseycurran]

@gwilym94 Very straight forward: 9:00 on the master volume and top boost volume. 12:00 on treble and bass. Tele tone set to middle.

[WillimDeCodDd]

a beauty sound

cute telecaster :)

[braingloop]

dude im using this video to figure out this song haha ive always played it wrong

[gioxgiox]

wow! maaaan! great! ,beautifull, perfect =D, i wish i could play like that, i only have a crappy cover of planet telex, u know easy (but beautifull) song hahaha, maybe you can check it out if you like, just go to my channel, but its nothing compare to your gutar skills! you rock man! lml

[650eur]

classically trained guitarist?

[caseycurran]

@650eur Haha...more like self-taught hacker, but thanks for the compliment.

[xLikexwhoax]

Did you learn the song off tabs?

[caseycurran]

@xLikexwhoax Most of it. I usually find an accurate tab, and then fill in the blanks by watching actual footage and using my ear. Some of it is just my own interpretation.

[izmar]

Wow. Reminds me even more of a sort of medieval tune more so than listening to it with the other instruments. Love it!

[caseycurran]

@izmar Medieval eh....hmmmmm. Yeah it does work nicely played with a band or stripped down. Thanks for comment.

[alanmaxx]

good job, you made me want to learn how to play it.

[caseycurran]

@alanmaxx Glad you liked it. It's a beautiful song.

[overstimulation]

VERY nice....!! you're great man.. keep posting.. !

[caseycurran]

@overstimulation Thanks.

[raskioo]

very trippy...lovely

[caseycurran]

@raskioo Thanks. Glad you liked it.

[peppermaniaka]

esta mal

[GasolineWaltz]

dont be a fucking idiot.

Great job man. I want to get a tele so bad

[dmonkeyland]

Tele's are beautiful. I got mine for about two fifty. Mexican version, slightly used. The best thing about them apart from sound? The more beat-up lookin' the cooler.

I'm just sayin'

[dadada18244]

Perfect Man!!

Nice Guitar! =)

[caseycurran]

@dadada18244 Thanks.  Well done on your covers as well.

[pyro4002]

beautiful tele plus. one day i'm gonna find one like that.

and of course, a great cover too. :P

[caseycurran]

@pyro4002 Thanks. And good luck tracking down the guitar.

[graphitesoul]

Nice man!

Tabs???

[caseycurran]

Thanks. Check earlier comments for tab info.

[amn45]

Great cover... Sad and beautiful

Uhhh this guitar is my dream...

[caseycurran]

Thanks. I checked out some ofr your originals. Nice sound. I think we have a similar taste in music.

[rjpinwi]

that is really cool

[caseycurran]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.

[lianinhaleahy]

I´m from Brasil, I found you here, really good,I love your videos !!

[JaksProductions]

This is so beatiful 5 stars ;)

[caseycurran]

Thanks.

[jirdimaster]

Slap a honda sticker on that bad boy

[caseycurran]

I think I'm going to leave this one pristine but at my work we make custom guitars so I may end up having a Jonny Greenwood signature model made for myself one day.

[ManiNekole]

this is amazing!!

[caseycurran]

Thanks.

[mbalbontin16]

great cover...i am the guy from chile who went to the store today in the morning...i really think we should jamm together ...i think u have my phone number , so call me whenever u fell like jammin..see u man...(i know a coule intersting songs from radiohead)

[xsxrxvx]

If you ever want to sell that tele plus let me know. I have a black 95 tele plus and really wanna add another to my collection.

[caseycurran]

Haha, that one's not going anywhere unless it's between that guitar and my next meal.

I work in a guitar shop and I'm looking at having our master luthier build me a Tele Plus for about $1500 CDN if you're interested.

[gulp7070]

so nice! great sensibility, great job, 5 stars worth!

[caseycurran]

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

[marcelodomar]

Sad song.

[willobeen]

its actually a happy song apparently :o

its about thoms son.

[Amnesiac18]

please--- can you tell me the exact name of your guitar model??? I wanna buy it... Is it the same Jonny Greenwood uses??

[magnusocksen]

This is a rare Fender Telecaster Plus, indeed the same model as Jonny

[radiohead00000]

Greenwood uses a Fender Telecaster Plus if you're curious...They're discontinued now sadly :(

[Amnesiac18]

i already know that... thanx anyway... =(

[mikeshorin]

what the fuck are you talking about! Hahah Fender would NEVER discontinue the Tele's

[radiohead00000]

i'm talking about how they DID discontinue the fender telecaster PLUS. its a different type you idiot. Get your facts straight.

[n3nshat1]

wow radiohead is so creative in music writing...wtf ill never be that good lol

[4nth0nyj03l]

wow this cover is totally awesome, i hope i can play like you someday haha congrats!

[caseycurran]

Thanks. I haven't been playing all that long and this song isn't that hard to learn if you're comfortable with fingerpicking.

[JamesMorrisl]

Agreed i loved through a couple of cover this is the best so far

[Spinoraptorrex]

Wow man, that's great. 5/5

[caseycurran]

Thanks.

[Stinkfist423]

Wow if there was 10 stars you would def. have them. I love this song one of my fav. by Radiohead. Good job.

[caseycurran]

Thanks. I think there's still a lot of room for improvement, but overall not bad.

[noahat]

There's always room for improvement, but don't sell yourself short. I thought it sounded pretty good.

[caseycurran]

Thanks for the compliment. I have some pretty talented musician friends so they're hard to impress and remind how far I have to go... but thanks.

[Hinhanska7]

It's cool you played all the way through

[short10102]

amazing work! I'm actually looking to put together my own tele based on jonnys.

[caseycurran]

Thanks and good luck with the Tele.

[theshawnhoong]

Nice. Could you pass me the tabs?

[caseycurran]

Most of what I played can be found through the ultimate-guitar tabs.

[enakrium]

(*&^$! nice tone my man!!.....what year tele?....what speaker in the vox?...and please tell me the levels you are using on your amp and guitar :D

Kane.

[caseycurran]

Thanks. '91, Blue Alnico.

Amp and guitar are pretty much all set to 12 o'clock. Amp volume and reverb about 9 o'clock. It sounds better in person and with the volume turned up to power the tubes more.

Do you have similar gear?

[enakrium]

Not at all...a gibson SG classic and a fender blues Junior....but my next guitar will be a telecaster, hopefully a plus if i can get my hands on one!

[RxAxDxIxOxHxExAxD]

perfik

[radioivan18]

very very nice, i love this song, your guitar sounds beautiful. can you play " how to disappear completely" would be great if you upload a tutorial video of thi song. take care

[caseycurran]

Thanks. I can pay How to Disappear Completely but I'm still not quite sure of the rhythm/strumming pattern.

New videos may be on hold for a while as I no longer have access to a camera.

[Seishinbunretsusho]

Time signature is 6/8 if that helps at all.

[xTheBOISx]

That was quite enjoyable.

[caseycurran]

Glad you liked it.

[h2opoloattacker]

oh and i am in love with your guitar

[h2opoloattacker]

great job this is one of the most if not the most under rated song by radiohead

[caseycurran]

Thanks, and I totally agree. I think Hail to the Thief has a lot of great songs that were too quickly forgotten. Radiohead fans are spoiled.

[Luvinhas]

In My Opinion Hail To The Thief Is The Best Album

[watashiwanachodes]

somehow i cant never play some songs until i see other "mere mortals" playing it. sounds great.

[caseycurran]

Thanks. As long as the cover is accurate, it's so much easier to watch a youtube cover then try to pause the splt second you can actually see Thom or Jonny's fingering during a Radiohead performance.

[mortigitempo3]

where did you get your tabs from

[caseycurran]

I took the best tab from ultimate guitar which is the same as the official (I use that term loosely) tab. I found the outro piano part floatijg around somewhere as well. The rest was by ear and from watching the Le Reservoir performance and changing some of the fingers to accomodate mere mortals.

Any major stumbling blocks you can always PM me.

[mortigitempo3]

haha thanks

[pirs101]

love music. love radiohead. thanks to share...nice playing.

[caseycurran]

Glad you liked it. I can officially say my videos have been viewed in Antarctica now.

[thearriky1]

muy buena,well done!!

[caseycurran]

Muchos gracias.

[MarkLebain]

great!!!! my fav radiohead song.

i learn it from you.

[caseycurran]

Thanks.

[Bdubindahouse]

do you play classical? the way you fingerpick kinda looks that way.

[caseycurran]

I don't but this song definitely requires fingerpicking. It's fairly easy to get the hang of once you get the basics (and grow your nails a bit).

[Snarf15]

I love this song. It is totally underrated. Excellent cover.

[caseycurran]

Thanks. Couldn't agree more.

[flyermanic]

nice job!

[caseycurran]

Thanks.

[erandolapedorra]

and man, nice guitar color. What color is it?

[caseycurran]

Thanks. I believe it's called Crimson Frost. Natural red fading to maroon on the outside.

The answer to where to get a Tele Plus is wherever you can find one. I got mine off of craigslist but most people seem to get them off ebay.

[erandolapedorra]

where do you get a telecaster plus?

[FakePlasticTree225]

Can you point me to where you learned this beautiful song?

[caseycurran]

I took the best tab from ultimate guitar which is the same as the official (I use that term loosely) tab. I found the outro piano part floatijg around somewhere as well. The rest was by ear and from watching the Le Reservoir performance and changing some of the fingers to accomodate mere mortals.

Any major stumbling blocks you can always PM me.

[denistemir]

great!

[giusten]

Beautiful. Now, if you would just find somebody who'd back you up with piano! =)

This song is soo great.

[caseycurran]

Thanks. I've actually considered learning the piano myself but I got enough on my plate with guitar at the moment.

[cobolsam]

I love that guitar. I just got a American Deluxe after being unable to find a Tele Plus.

Sounds great man.

[caseycurran]

Thanks.

You can always get after market Lace Sensor pickups, but getting the bridge routed to fit a humbucker is another matter altogether.

[udubnate]

This sounds great, post more videos!

[caseycurran]

Thanks. I've got a lot more songs in my repertoire. It's just a matter of having time to polish them up and get access to a video camera (which I don't own).

[fastzombie63]

Wow man great job! thats awesome. What key are you playing it in? No alternate tuning right?

[caseycurran]

Thanks man. Key is F. Standard tuning. I'm pretty much playing it based on tabs I found on ultimate-guiitar. I made some minor adjustments to get the sound of the piano and get as close to how Jonny plays it as possible.

[FakePlasticTree225]

Great job man. Love Sail To The Moon and your cover did it plenty of justice!

[caseycurran]

Thanks man. I'm still relatively new to guitar but I spend a lot of time trying to make thsse covers accurate.

[SingHouse]

nice job

[caseycurran]

Thanks.

[kenhatesemos]

nice job man, one suggestion though. at 2:30 and whatnot, that repeating chord, he's actually doing a full strum on the live videos i've seen and not finger picking at that point. but otherwise you got the sound perfectly.

[caseycurran]

Thanks for the feedback. I was going more for the album sound which sounds like single notes being picked. I watched a live performance and it sounded similar but with the addition of dampend strings being strummed. I'll try it out.

[plastilino777]

Good job man.

[caseycurran]

Thanks.

[blooangel2000]

well done sir. this is not an easy song to play on guitar. I am trying to learn it myself.

[caseycurran]

Thanks. It actually looks harder than it is. When you're playing it, most of the chord shapes and picking is quite easy as long as you have a basic comfort level with fingerpicking. Memorizing the whole song and playing it in time is probably the hardest part.

[caseycurran]

Yeah I was aiming for the same. Doesn't sound right with all of the lead stuff and a big silence during the piano parts.

[zachpillion]

i watched it twice. i haven't seen your other videos, but i was looking for a piano translation. sounds about right. nice!