How to Play "Montezuma" by Fleet Foxes

How to play the first track off Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes

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• Fleet
• Foxes
• Montezuma
• Helplessness
• Blues
• Robin
• Pecknold
• White
• Winter
• Hymnal
• Aja
• Sean
• Sun
• Rises
• Ragged
• Wood
• Robbie
• Bosho
• John
• Renbourn
• Sub
• Pop

[robinpecknold]

Just to clarify, this is exactly how it is played as recorded, and how I used to play it live, but now I play it just normal tuning so we can transition into "He Doesn't Know Why" from this song. Great job again

[cougarman8]

@robinpecknold Thanks!  Means a lot! I made this vid before your tour started and I saw you playing it in standard tuning transitioning into "He Doesn't Know Why". Great song.

[freakystylntime]

"I'm not gonna try to sing like him. It's impossible. He's got the voice of a bearded angel."

[robotmonkey73]

Hi I'm completely new to guitar (just got my first acoustic a few days ago) and I get the shapes I just don't understand what the right hand is supposed to do a friend said its something called Travis picking (I think that's what he said). Either way I don't get it hahaha. Anyways, awesome that Robin commented on your video that's like... Idk history or something haha

[iDrum841]

@cougarman8 holy shit robin commented on your video

[newfella1]

Thanks for the great video! I'm having trouble getting the finger picking down, would you be able to suggest any videos that you learnt the finger picking style from please? Thank you!

[aneeson24]

Dude, thank you so fucking much! Your videos are a great help!

[thepumpdontwork]

@robinpecknold Tonight I come across a genuine robinpecknold comment on a tutorial of one of his songs. If youtube was around in the sixties it would b like looking for a vid on how to play strawberry fields and finding a helpful comment from Lennon. Before I stop gushing can I just say that "like a huddled moon exile on the shore .......... years ago" is worthy of Dylan. And lastly is "God only knows which of them I've become" a reference to the Beach Boys?

[monkeybass12]

Great video. Man I'm so jealous you got Robin Pecknold to comment on your video.

[onelastpiano]

i dont know how you do it man. but thatnk you so much. i look forward to learning helplessness blues

[LobtahKillah]

Thanks you thank you thank you! This was so helpful! I've been learning how to finger pick, but I never would have figured out the tuning plus the capo plus the cords without your help. Incredibly helpful! I subscribed just because of this video!

[stickysappy]

dude, thanks a lot! been figuring this song out for awhile now. and pecknold's a genius!