How To Play 'So Far Away' By Avenged Sevenfold On The Guitar 'Advanced'

[Whit3y7482]

Where is the video for the interlude?

[lkess55]

@Whit3y7482 check your email :)

[Mka465]

@lkess55 Can i have the interlude video too? :)

[Mka465]

@lkess55 nvm, found it :)

[lkess55]

@Mka465 check your email :) I hope it helps!

[XxdeathatrophyxX]

did you ppl see that CAT lmao

[lkess55]

@XxdeathatrophyxX he's my nutty buddy cat :)

[brayanmetalero]

muchas gracias por el video

[lkess55]

@brayanmetalero De nada :)

[snakeguy500]

im a lead singer and i suched the lyrics for so far away by A7X and its not light instead of light put in life.also singing A7X can hurt a bit water can help you big time but i like your vids man awesome stuff

[lkess55]

@snakeguy500 Thanks for the info however the words I used are from the actual sheet music so I think their right :)

[MrMrdeniel]

14:24 your cute cat :D btw thanks for the tutorial and a thumbs up :D

[lkess55]

@MrMrdeniel Your welcome :) Tigger 'my cat' is my nutty buddy lol...

[freakerofdtown]

awesum as always...

u r great.... :)

[lkess55]

@freakerofdtown Thanks for the much appreciated comment :)

[ByR1x]

very nice tutorial :D

[lkess55]

@ByR1x Thanks I appreciate the nice comment :)

[LiamDosullivan]

is this in drop d?

[lkess55]

@LiamDosullivan nope its just standard :)

[QSCoDMoNsTeR]

@LiamDosullivan Standard 

[razorbackriff]

Thanks this helped a lot

[lkess55]

@razorbackriff Your welcome a lot :)

[Riighted]

1. I can play the chorus finally thanks to you XD

2. Working on the verse (I hate that Bm)

3. the arpeggio is like too hard for me!

[lkess55]

@Riighted Thanks for the comment, I'm sending you some info. that might help you :)

[BlazBlueish]

The sturming well is by lsitening to the own song i did guess it like in 2 mins listening to the song, then ind the rythym \m/ is a piece of cake c: well Peace.

[lkess55]

@BlazBlueish Glad you fond this to be so easy to play and thanks again for the comments.

[BlazBlueish]

Thanks I did like the video cause of how you show how to play and the Awesome cat in the background xDD :DD

[lkess55]

@BlazBlueish Thanks for the comment and my cat is awesome :) and he knows it too lol...

[mmrrjjoohhnnyy]

Well I guess it's true what they say, "those who can't do, teach". That is obviously the situation here.

[lkess55]

@mmrrjjoohhnnyy Well since I'm only a beginner and not here to entertain you if you were able to learn the chords and where the chord changes are as well as the tabs to the interlude, I guess your right that since I'm still learning the song and can't play it very well that I was able to teach as a beginner.

[Apocalypse516]

Another Good one very helpful :)

[lkess55]

@Apocalypse516 And another good comment, thank you :30

[FrogPT20]

only missing the strum patterns, it's really helpfull :/

[lkess55]

@FrogPT20 Thanks for the comment. sorry I don't really know the strumming since I'm a beginner and just play by ear :)

[sree788]

@FrogPT20 I'm a newbie myself... I prefer we select the strum pattern that makes the song lively when its actually sung by someone and u r covering it.. :) Guess it helps...

Keep the ear open for the accents at times (Happens mostly during the song)

Wish this helps

[FrogPT20]

@sree788 thanks, i did just that ;)

[indra666ipin]

hidup persib !

[lkess55]

@indra666ipin what?  lol

[Twinsfan36]

Hi, it's me again lol. On Avenged Sevenfold's music video for this song they have posted the correct lyrics in the description of the music video.

[lkess55]

@Twinsfan36 Hi you again :) thanks for the information, I'll have to check it out! I tried very hard to find the right lyrics when I did my lesson but I guess I still didn't get it right. :(

[Twinsfan36]

@lkess55 I'm glad I could help :)

[lkess55]

@Twinsfan36 me too :)

[ghostface480]

helped alot

[lkess55]

@ghostface480 That's good to know, thanks:)

[Twinsfan36]

Thanks for the video and for putting up the annotations, they helped a lot!

[lkess55]

@Twinsfan36 your welcome! and thanks for the comment.

[RaaaawrProductions]

I'm not sure what you mean by add 11 tbh

[lkess55]

@RaaaawrProductions It really just means that when you play the 'Bm" don't cover the bottom 1st string it should be played open. So the index finger will only be covering the 5th string and all the other fingers stay the same as a normal 'Bm" I hope that explains it better. :)

[RaaaawrProductions]

@lkess55 But thats weird because if I take the index finger off the first string I wouldnt cover the 5th string with my index finger because my middle finger is already there :S

[lkess55]

@RaaaawrProductions Ha ha I figured-out why your having the problem, at least I think I did. lol I count the strings opposite of you, in other words I count the thick top E bass string as the 6th string and the bottom thin high E string as the 1st string. so when I do a 'Bm' my middle finger is on the bottom 2nd string, and since you count it opposite you would see it as having your middle finger on the 5th string. Does that make sense? Let me know if it solves the problem. :)

[RaaaawrProductions]

@lkess55 yeah for some reason I think its more normal to count down rather than up xD and thanks I'll try it out

[lkess55]

@RaaaawrProductions I'm sure that's what the problem is, I've seen the strings counted both ways but I'm not sure which is right. :( anyway good luck.

[grupoband5]

great dude!!! congrat..!!!

[lkess55]

@grupoband5 I'm not sure I deserve congrats, but thanks I appreciate the comment.

[maikelfan]

so the only changes to ''Bm(add11)'' is that we dont block the whole 2nd fret,

we only put our finger on the fifth string right?

[lkess55]

@maikelfan You got it! that leaves the 6th and 1st string open.

[maikelfan]

@lkess55 kk well thank you for the great tutorial man :)

[lkess55]

@maikelfan Your welcome and thanks for the 'great' comment.

[soulsecano]

Thanks for this video. This is my all time favorite song and I just got my first guitar so I was trying to make this the first song I learn on it (Besides the ones I learned in guitar class in school) And thanks to you I can! thank you.

[lkess55]

@soulsecano Thanks for the comment. I'm glad my lesson is helpful for you, I'm sending you some notes in your e-mail to my advanced lesson and the interlude picking, since you probably are new to tabs after each tab of the interlude picking I will try to explain how to do the picking. I hope it helps. let me know if you receive them!

[MrLlkkjj]

but where is ur interlude lesson??

[lkess55]

@MrLlkkjj I sent the link to it in your e-mail along with the notes I used to do the lesson, let me know if you get them and if it helps you. :)

[xXMeTalZXx]

i think the acoustic or clean solo is a finger picking right?

[lkess55]

@xXMeTalZXx I'm not really sure what you mean, but if your talking about the 'Interlude' your right, if your talking about the other guitar solo I'm not really sure but I believe it is, remember I'm only a beginner so I don't have all the answers :o) I wish I did!

[XxKILLAB33xX]

really good lesson but could u post the strumming pattern ??

[lkess55]

@XxKILLAB33xX I really wish I could help you out with the strumming pattern but I'm a beginner and I just play it by ear. You might try watching someone doing a cover of the song, I know sometimes it helps me. Good luck and thanks for posting your comment!

[ElectrifyinglyCats]

Most effective lesson I've seen! Thank you for posting. :D I've been playing guitar for over a year and there aren't many good videos out there. This is one of them. :D Great job!

[lkess55]

@ElectrifyinglyCats Thanks for the very nice comment I really appreciate it :)

[ElectrifyinglyCats]

@lkess55 No problem. :D

[SynysterBrian]

thank you so much man. it help's me a lot !!!

[lkess55]

@SynysterBrian Great I'm glad to hear it!! Thanks for posting your comment it's very much appreciated :)

[sxysabotge]

haha 14:24 your dog

[lkess55]

@sxysabotge haha it's my cat 'Tigger' :)

[maikelfan]

@sxysabotge its a cat dude, a cat XD

[DJmiczet]

@sxysabotge it's a cat...

[lawlstuns]

@sxysabotge looks like a cat to me :P

[1KibaDogBoy1]

so good luck you too with the several chords. someday we will play songs as eruption or things like that lol I begun also with this song cause I fell that is a little easy but is a little hard play the chord Bm, my fingers are so stupid xDDDDD

[lkess55]

@1KibaDogBoy1 Sonds like a plan but I don't really think I'll ever be good enough to play a song like 'eruption' lol but you never know anything is possible!

[1KibaDogBoy1]

I wanna thank you for uploading the videos, I'm just beginning to play guitar but I hope one day I can play this song, cause a7x is the best and also this song, so thanks for your video, it helped me to much

P.D. I'm mexican, then I don't know if I wrote something bad but in that case I hope you understad what I tried to say xDD

[lkess55]

@1KibaDogBoy1 Your welcome, and your comment made me laugh which is a good thing. I'm a beginner also and have problems with several chords and chord changes so I know how tough it can be. Good luck with your guitar playing and thanks for your comment!

[Annefred7x]

@1KibaDogBoy1 U know, I started to play guitar no long time ago and this song is the first that I understood.. So far away is pretty easy to play. The only hard thing for me is the arpeggio (Before the second solo) XD And now I almost know it completly ! :)

Ps: I'm french so if you don't understand what I say, I'm sorry XD

[lkess55]

@Annefred7x I was surprised how easy the song is, I expected much harder chords. I have a lesson that covers just the interlude picking and I also posted the tabs to it. If you haven't seen it already you might want to give it a try. take care and thanks for posting your comment.

[1KibaDogBoy1]

your dog xD

[lkess55]

@1KibaDogBoy1 Is that a good thing or a bad? lol :)

[1KibaDogBoy1]

@lkess55 is graceful xD

[schecterman11]

Brilliant video man! Thanks a lot, you really helped me out :)

[lkess55]

@schecterman11 Your welcome and I really appreciate your comment. Thank You! :)

[lkess55]

I did some more research and feel it's better to use a (Bm(add11) instead of the (Bm) The only difference is instead of covering all the strings on the 2nd Fret with your index finger only cover the 5th string, This leaves the 6th and 1st string open and I believe it sounds more accurate. Good luck and thanks for watching my videos!

[lkess55]

Remember I'm a beginner. My reason for doing this video was really just to share with my viewers additional chords that I have found belong in the song that were not included in my original lesson. I also wanted to post the tabs to the 'Interlude" that I feel are closer to the way it should be played. Thanks again for watching my lessons, and the nice comments I get. (sometimes..lol...)