Needle And The Damage Done - Neil Young #1of2 (Songs Guitar Lesson ST-623) How to play

[OldTimeRockNRoll69]

Thanks a lot man! That helped me so much, great job on the cover as well as teaching it! Cheers

[diablosmurf]

Awesome cover

[pujolma]

You are the best, many many thank you.

[harrylampton]

Awesome and thank you!

[Robevogel2ooo]

Awesome...you are one of my favorite teachers....and you sound great on this one all the way around...soon I will too...Thank you!

[Hollywood27s]

great lesson! but im so curious, i keep getting distracted by it, what the hell is taped to your arm?

[iamjerseyfresh]

@Hollywood27s its a tattoo

[Eviltoast567]

you are a fantastic person Justin!

[northcoast69]

I've been working on this one for a long time. You've clarified the details for me. Thanks!

Paul

[mrmojorisinrock]

Thanks dude you got the best vids on youtube

[kellyfortune]

I mainly just play the piano (quite badly, if you watch my vids!) but am trying to teach myself the guitar too, and after watching this vid, I can nearly play this song now. Nice tutorial. thx

[thecruzr]

Sweet, Thanks for Sharing!

[PassTheCans]

thanks youuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tomw911]

This is such an amazing tutorial! Thank you so much... can you possibly post The Laughing Old Lady?

[cabrypks]

you sound just like niel young

[TRex419]

fabulous rendition!

[dethronedb]

Thank you so much, Justin - your lessons are really excellent.

[JaguarEarlobe]

cool - one play through, couple of pauses.. and I'm there

[94JackJohnson]

you should do a "cowgirl in the sand" lesson , massey hall 1971 :)

[fatvette1985]

Theres hope for me yet, mate; thanks to you. :-D

[dhani7165]

you should have 2 camera angles

[nbanolfkid]

Good job! Thanks for clearing up some of the chords for me!

[JoshKerrMusician]

After listening to this repeatedly and the actual song to try and find out what was missing, and why it wasnt *EXACTLY* right, I noticed a passing chord in the intro and the verse... After you play Esus4 and E, there is a Asus2 passing note before the next verse.

[saprando]

Did you make that cutout?

[reeltrouble]

It's one thing to be able to play this, but you can actually sing it really good, nice!, thanks for this video.

[blowtorch]

"Go and get all his albums, now! :)"

If I could afford to buy 52+ albums I'd consider it! Does anyone actually own all of Neil's albums?

[JustinSandercoeSongs]

@blowtorch yeah me!!

[hangloose301]

@JustinSandercoeSongs i do too:)

[MissCharl36]

@blowtorch My Dad does, he's a fan from way back!

[DocPRSBlues]

You are an incredibly gifted musician and teacher. Peace.

[wungabunga]

At 5.19 you mention not playing the 'thinner string', but on the harvest version he definitely does. Also in the intro he hits the open d as a bass note, clearly, 4 times but I'm not sure about the subsequent chords, whether he's sort of travis picking or what - drives me nuts! Great lesson by the way, as always.

[JoshKerrMusician]

@wungabunga he actually doesnt... when neil young plays it, he plays a 12 string, which is why it sounds thicker.

[wungabunga]

@JoshKerrMusician 12 string? Are you sure it's not a double tracked and panned six string? Anyway It's academic. I hear the high E, if that comes from a 12 string - it should to be replicated on the 6 string.

[JoshKerrMusician]

@wungabunga Actually that was my mistake sorry, I was thinking of another song of his...

He doesn't play a 12 string at all.. when he plays he accents the bass note and the high note but not the strumming.... the 1st string is not played, it is the 2nd string.

When you play this song, to make it sound like Neil, play it so that you accent the bass note, strum sort of quietly, and accent the high note... if that makes sense... so you get the light and shade that neil does.

[jjoseirarrazaval]

fuking impossibleee

[ste123456754]

ive seen some covers of this song but this one is by far the best !!!!!! exellent!!!!!!

[usernameofagod]

wounderful

[attra91]

Dude you are the BEST PERIOD!

[vinnytfunk]

great lesson! are you wearing 2 hats???

[thekidfrombelair]

this really is a great lesson video, thanks so much for it, SUBSCRIBED :)

[mylillambs]

Woah Justin that is absolutely awesome!!!!!!! very very impressive.

[barberyamamoto]

I am a Japanese.

It is studied very much. Thank you and is a request. "Alabama" of Neil Young thanking you in advance.

[THALIDO]

Tremendous. A+

[mikecosgrove]

You really straightened me out with this song, thanks.

[melospook]

Justin, Fantastic tutorial, learned the song super quick with your help!

You should do a tutorial on My my, hey hey by Neil Young! (Out of the blue acoustic version)

It's a GREAT Neil Young song and it doesn't seem to be any good tutorials out there on it... so you better do it! ;)

[melospook]

Justin, Fantastic tutorial, learned the song super quick with your help!

You should do a tutorial on My my hey hey by Neil Young! (Out of the blue acoustic version)

It's a GREAT Neil Young song and it doesn't seem to be any good tutorials out there on it... so you better do it! ;)

[scurfskate]

that was beautiful, iv always loved neil young

[TheMrPeterjclark]

Thanks for you tutorials massive help mate  you inspired me to start my band the beats and cheats have a look

[markvalluzzi]

Very, Very good ! I love your "lessons". You seem to be more acurate than most !

[eezrocknproductions]

yiu siund just like mr young himself! excellent singing

[SabreGaming]

Great singing sir!

[vincetownson]

absolutely fantastic. big help. cheers.

[fsv87]

Great job

[thelagancha]

love this class!

[anynin]

you are really good teaching and playing this song, is one of my favorites, and i am so grateful with you, Congratulations!!, good luck!!..greetings. Thank you very much!

[countrygentleman10]

Really not a hard song once you get the hang of it. Getting the hang of it is hard as ass though!

[iksoserg]

Your picking is exquisite. Neil Young is the ultimate one man band and you captured that multi layered effect.

[BlackhawksRULE92]

dude...nice!

[xmarcx87]

Amasing !

[BiggousDickous]

1:18, epic face.

You're lessons are spot on. I can hammer down a song the way you teach in record time.

[godzillahasabigbush]

@BiggousDickous its crazy eh? i know exactly what you mean, i think of a song to learn, search it up, sure enough hes probably got a clip for it give or take an hour or two and im well on my way with the song. ive learned pretty much everything i know from this guy!

[rusbry]

From this vid I picked up the song over the holidays (despite being a U.S. Transfuse!)

[FSPB123]

honestly your very talented. you are great at guitar and have a very good voice but your not a good teacher. you say how to do one thing and then you do something a tad different. your not very clear on everything.

[pqletz]

Bravo!

[mashamorgan]

g8 vid thanks !!

[Bonafab]

I am new at the guitar. Can anyone tell me what he is doing with the Esus and Emanj chords. It's not a strum, right. I can't tell. Thanks if you can help!

[catheranne72]

great! but i'd love the tabs!

[Bullet19881988]

beautiful playing singing, great lesson 5/5 ! thank you

[TheeZulu]

Excellent!! Awesome lesson, you are "spot on :)" mate.

Thank you!

[herockdoza]

can someone send me the tabs on this version, i may have the wrong one.

[ronny905]

holy shit. awesome cover. you make it look too easy

[dgb111]

I wouldn't presume to tell you your business (dude you rule) However, from what I can hear and when I play it (badly) I try to keep a percussive banging on the side of the guitar with the side of strumming hand. Sounds like that's what he's doing to my ear. Love your vids.

[JohnnyBMET]

Justin, can't begin to tell you how much I enjoy N. Young also, definately one of my favorites of all time. Thanks for all you do, especially the little civic lessons.

Peace,

JN

PS. who are the 7 idiots that don't like this video. Never mind, they are US teabaggers.

[tomw911]

Thanks a million!! You are an excellent teacher! Do you have "Old Man"?

[batosai370]

@tomw911 I...erm, second this question, I guess.

[bennourse1]

Whoever disliked this are tone deaf

[Airborne582000]

Great clear lesson !!!

[zouavefrench]

Justin,

That is awesome playing!!!! Thanks, I'm trying to learn this song. Bravo friend!!!

[Nigel4400]

Bravo!!! that was excellent! absolutely flawless!

[mopbrothers]

Your version is the best, IMO. Thank you.

[wachman]

I clapped out loud. Bravo.

[kim0loves0chickfila]

Thankss for this awesome video! awesome tutorial :D

[93Cannon93]

Justin : I play this with the the percussive melodic style that you taught..but I still SUCK at it. The brain knows what to do but can't get the hands to work it yet, yes I know...practice,practice,pract­ice.

If you get a chance - post it. I'm sure many us would lov to see it. You rock, simple put the webs best #1 teacher/player around ! Hands down. Never stop brother. Rob from Canada

[Duckfooted]

This is the first video of yours that I have watched. You sounded so much like Neil, I was floored when I heard you... accent (sorry, I am but an American, judgmental of the worlds' way of speaking.)

I'm glad to have found you. I'm learning guitar, the folk way :)

[bignick1919]

so gay how this goof plays the song then talks so much just stfu and show us how to play it

[tph777]

@bignick1919 he does talk a lot but he is a good guitar teacher... check out his website, its all for free too.

[seanlucky7]

@bignick1919 the guy has the decency to take time to show people how to play and you reply with that comment?....big prick should be your name not big nick.

[KurtsEndorsement]

can you do rockin' in the free world?

[Tyscott40]

Thanks a lot. Love Neil Young. Super good lesson.

[thebeatles8267]

my favorite song! Thanks! But every junkie's like a setting sun is the most beautiful line ever writen.

[rem857]

YOU ARE AMAZING

[7Whitewolf3]

thank you so much, I couldent figuar it out, your an awesome artist BTW........................pea­ce

[marksievers]

you nailed that HARD

[nicky2coats]

know what's weird? i'm a baritone but i easily sing neil young songs. someone please explain why

[rem857]

@nicky2coats cause neil young is magical

[NamasteMle]

Beautiful Song! Check out my Neil Young Cover on Piano, the song After The Gold Rush"! Thanks again for another great lesson you rock Justin! xoxo Emily

[jaywiese]

you were born to teach neil young songs.

[MVP99922]

learned this in 2 hrs perfectly thx to you! :) thx justin

[komkommerplant]

just perfect.............good karma

[booner71]

amazing song

[ZedLepplin84]

great lesson justin, best one ive found, how about old man by neil young

[pinkelephantsnz]

any chance of getting a lesson on the Medley: The Loner/Cinnamon Girl/Down by the River Neil does with CSNY Live on the 4 Way Street album?

[pinkelephantsnz]

Love the attention to detail

gotta be one of my fav tunes, love Neil's ability to get such amazing sound out of the guitar with out over complicating everything

Great lesson, always thought it was beyond me, but you broke it down beautifully

Definitely subscribing!

[darthsarth]

Holy Shit! GREAT JOB! This guy is a great guitarist

[raross6119]

feeling the feeling!!!!!!!excellent thats what music is all about.any chance of a blind faith, cant find my way home

[unyok1964]

Very Nice! Probably the best tutorial out there for this song.

[antiblacksun]

if you haven't done it, i request don't let it bring you down

[antiblacksun]

good teacher, i learned some folk fingerpicking techniques from you on youtube before, keep it up

[bgmunro]

I have played this song for a while now and think you version is the best I have heard. Almost perfect though I think there is something that Neil does in at time frame 59 sec through 1:07 or so that has a strange sort of echo sound to it., some sort of tempo that is difficult to copy...any thoughts on what he is doing?

[bgmunro]

for some reason it did not allow the link to the utube video of N.Y but if you search for "The Neil Young - Needle & The Damage Done (live)" you will see the old video

[dbocca07]

That is one great lesson, thankyou!

[wolf69a]

Can you tell us what lawyers firm threatened you with legal actions so you had to remove your tabs, i want to send them a little Email

[tubewatcher51]

@wolf69a on his website it says it was the Music Publishers Association

[boogieborda]

@wolf69a ,adress too thanks.

[helobelow]

Great job!

[vincefrance1]

First you play the song like it should sound!  Fantastic!!

Than you show me how to play it, so cleerly and simple .. it's brilliant

Thank you .. Thank you

[stevend1354]

im soo friggin confused, i dont know the chords and i just CANT play it

[alwayscomfortable]

subscribed! Thanks man.

[ohhgag]

another subscriber........

[ch3rrysunbur5t]

Cheers man, gid lesson....you got one more subcriber

[reisshennigan]

same here ,difnatley the best most thorough, lesson of this song on the net nice one mate!!!

[kellythesinger]

Whoah! that is the best Neil Young Ive ever seen anyone do. and I love Neil Young.

Good show.

[JohnnyBMET]

Fabulous, thank you.

[Pensi512]

Thank you for this video. Now I'm motivated again to practice a little more :)

[adamdoyle1]

wicked site and lesson! subscribed!

[dmoteone]

Its lessons like these that blow me away when your free lessons are far more informative and the tune sounds closer to the original song than the paid for ones.

another ripper of a tutorial

nice voice too mate!

cheers.

[exactlythesame15]

words cant describe this.....you are amazing and id rather play beside u than young himself

[NapalmNewt]

@exactlythesame15 Young can be grumpy from time to time, but justin always seems to be in a good mood

[j0U5Hb0XXX]

couldsome one send me the tab please because i am having trouble following his lesson and on his i am unable to download the songs tab thanx

[catseatingclouds]

hahaha, you've been playing a piece of music for ten years, and are still learning about it? you must a pathetic musician.

[drakesarah]

awsome! could you post a lesson on old man?

[rfamfh]

just great! amazing singing improvement.

best teacher ever.

thanks a lot

[pebblez415]

man i was way off...........

[vinamore]

To date, this has to be the best lesson on this classic Neil Young song. Thanks, Justin.

[atlsud]

Great tutorial!

Hey Justin you can sing too!

Nice Breitling.

[kellygwdobbs]

Excellent playing. I've practiced this for ten years now and I'm still learning new stuff about it. Very informative , thanks.

[RUBENPEREZmusic]

depinga pana

[dunokuba]

good video, but your shirt is kinda funny looking

[pecco68]

you're an idiot...does what he's wearing really matter?

[iLik3c0o0ki3s]

thanx for the lesson i think i like your voice better than neil's idk y its just better

[nickfromCO]

great job dude. lok at my cover let me know what you think

[SeanOBriain]

Great work buddy! One of my favourite Neil Young pieces. Have you heard the Duran Duran version?

[m1714t]

obrigado

[tbone2092000]

Justin, I've learned all I know from you. I've been working this up finger style, sounds cool.

Thanks

[matthiah]

Hey Justin, I would like you to know i have watched your vids for about the past two years and want to sincerely thank you for everything you have taught me. I think you are an excellent teacher. Thank you..

[666mooser666]

you are the man justin

[johnjagsstevenson]

Just discovered your videos and they have solved some problems with my chord choices excellent watching and I agree keep vocals going puts it in context

[gogi682]

Excellent. I love this song (your singing is just fine!)

[bally28]

better without the singing! it's a guitar lesson! peace!

[DirectorDebut]

Thanks again Justin. You create the best online guitar tutorials.

[Itlan]

your an awesome teacher. Do you know how to play Nothing Else Matters?! do ittt

[07028750]

excepional.........your teachings are by far and away the best on-line, thanks again man

[jhanes313]

OMG. Fav Neil Young song. THX!!! Wanted to learn forever and could never get it right...

[thebluesrockers]

thanks, Justin. you play this perfectly. I have played this for years, but never had that run down. I will play it right now thanks to you. great song and great lesson.5****

[micfly334]

hey justin, du bist gut, ach sehr gut, bin fleißig beim üben....super...weiter so....kannst mir vielleicht mal sagen, mit welcher gitarre du spielst..name und preislage...danke- ich hoffe du kannst deutsch!!!!gruß micfly334

[Oderwat]

Justin spielt mindestens eine "Maton" Western Gitarre (nicht Martin.. Maton ist der bekannteste Hersteller in Australien und Justin kommt aus Australien) und eine mini Maton Gitarre, eine modifizierte Telecaster und ich hab verschiedene Strats und anderes in Erinnerung. Bevor Du nun losdüst um eine Maton zu kaufen... Das geht so ca. ab 1500 Euro los.. hab schon Ausstellungsstücke für etwas weniger gesehen.. Wir dann auch schnell teurer.. Gut ist wenn du so knapp 2500-3000 "locker" hast :) ...

[Andragon90]

Similar in picking style to 'She Talks to Angels.' Good lesson.

[turtlesoupdude]

hey justin- what is it exactly you put on your nails to grow them out like that? mine are too weak when i do fingerpicking and grind my nails down- is it a type of nail polish?

[RadioTom103]

In previous videos he has said that he goes to a nail salon and get acrylic nails.

[tncrtt]

Diggin the vids.  You sing too well to do Neil. :)

[MadMudProductions]

You look exacly like my Guitar Teacher

[kiruma75]

thanks justin you are always my favorite teacher

[strabbs1]

wow cool vocals justin, your the complete package now, vox and guitar chops........ alas iam neither!!

[gishuk]

awesome i love this song

[esdenaze]

Wow justing, respect man not only am I extremely thankful you wanted to teach this song (I thought u only did wonderwall, which pissed me off abit because theres nothing special about playing it :p but decided that would be extremely ungrateful and lookie look i got rewarded :p) AND you did a really good cover too, you can hear you worked on your voice 't sounds real good. Thank you!

[kennymacdaddy]

Really great tutorial, bro......

[JohnGetonTop]

hey boss what is that on your left arm??

[hxcmthrfcka]

an arrow

[elephantal]

lookin closely...it seems tat its just a shadow of sm overhead mic falling on his left arm...

[esdenaze]

isnt it an arrow no? well the end bit  :/

[IGotShit76]

Thanks Justin. One of my favourite Neil Young song. Even more impressive to hear it live !!!

A tiny request : could you make another Pearl Jam song besides Betterman ? ... you can pick any song you like ;-)

[Marseille5]

Of Justin, oh Justin, oh Justin ! One of my favourite songs and I've always had trougle in transcribing it. Thanks so much.

Neil Young's strumming is revolutionary, and that was really a clever idea to make this lesson.