Mike McCready on Pearl Jam's "Sirens"

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In our first exclusive video with Pearl Jam's Mike McCready, the guitarist recounts writing the music for "Sirens," a single off of the band's 2013 Lightning Bolt album. McCready describes being influenced by a Roger Waters show in Seattle and shows how the various song parts came together.
For this video, McCready is playing his 1974 Martin D-28. In our next video, he'll walk us through the three 1959 guitars in the background, including his 1959 Gibson 'Burst on the far right. The Fretboard Journal is doing a big feature on McCready, out in early 2014.
Check us out at fretboardjournal.com. And don't forget to pick up our 24th issue, featuring a lengthy interview with PJ's Eddie Vedder.

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@frankklante738 10 жыл бұрын

Sirens is one of the best songs PJ ever wrote.......thx Mike and Ed for this epic track

@saintjabroni 2 жыл бұрын

Fully damn agree.

@wescheslak9408 Жыл бұрын

This is a beautiful piece with some great, colorful chords. Wow ❤

@emrahu1327 4 жыл бұрын

I wish Mike mentioned more about the story of Sirens. Because the solo and the lyrics are soo deep. Mike is a perfect guitarist and a reef&solo somposer.

@laurawatters914 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love Mike McCready one of my favorite lead guitarist, insane solos!! I absolutely love the song Sirens it always makes me emotional every single time I hear it with Eddie beautiful and passionate lyrics. Love the Sirens video where Mike is playing regular guitar and then changes to a electric guitar for the solo and then Eddie plays a regular guitar, what a awesome song!!! Thank you for sharing this video 😊🤘✌️💓

@JohnnyLREACTS Жыл бұрын

It's a beautiful song. Thank you again, PJ.

@DownMemoryLaneParis Жыл бұрын

Beautiful chord progressions... Mike is great

@LIBBYLOU22K 10 жыл бұрын

Mike is incredible. Love how they put it together. Sirens is beautiful

@reachdown76 10 жыл бұрын

Both are great guitarists but Stone is closer to my way as a guitarist. Geets from Poland

@hankdemars 10 жыл бұрын

I fucking love Mike McCready

@me2nmineme243 4 жыл бұрын

An Absolute over & over. The melody makes me cry. With Eddie's lyrics on top, it's an emotional roller coaster brilliant, moving song. Ty guys. An always come back to. A song that touches you & never leaves.♩🌟

@simonaleone2509 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Sirens .. Mike this is precious song in light in bolt

@RonaldNkuna-yd3en Жыл бұрын

This music make me feel good ❤

@mrswintter 10 жыл бұрын

this guy is just amazing, can't explain. ♥

@emanuela9765 3 жыл бұрын

La penso come te lo amo❤️

@tdan316 Жыл бұрын

One of my favourite guitarists.

@YouOriginal 10 жыл бұрын

Great lesson on Sirens ;) thanks so much for this upload.

@AndrewLykins44 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mike for all the amazing guitar riffs!

@ChristopherKelly-jy6ut 10 жыл бұрын

Cool video. I've been trying to figure this song out and have seen many covers by others but it's great to see Mike break it down and give amateurs like me a chance to get it right. Thanks for sharing this!!

@dsenunez 10 жыл бұрын

I think in a way Mike could be an amateur. The proper meaning of this word is about someone who does things for love, and even he is a pro, and had made a living with music, i think that he still do song just for the love of doing it. Maybe the first part, where he tell the story about the David Gilmour's concert, proof that. Even after he had became a "rockstar", he is still a fan, like we all are.

@dsenunez 10 жыл бұрын

***** maybe the use is to have fun. Anyhow, i put rockstar between quotation marks. But I agree with you, PJ is not in the rockstar cliche. Moreover, what really my comment is about he is still a fan, and an amateur, which i explain in my first comment. :)

@keimarlou 10 жыл бұрын

YOU ARE SO KIND TO OFFER YOUR WRITINGS AND YOUR BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE TUNES INCEPTION. THANK YOU! REALLY COOL

@marisolmanzano2041 3 жыл бұрын

Even his simple guitar strumming is beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@JMMJ4791 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Mike, for all that you can give to music...i love you so much, man !

@greensombrero3641 2 жыл бұрын

Great, down to earth, genuine. And some awesome guitar writing and performing. You the man, man.

@jonathanportlandify 10 жыл бұрын

It was nice to see you live in Portland. Pearl Jam at its finest. Mike is one bad ass guitarist.

@daschuck77 10 жыл бұрын

Ah the life of a Rock Star...Must be nice to have a bunch of Gibsons, Taylors, and Martins just laying around! Great job Mike, it's a beautiful song!

@mauroturano9970 4 жыл бұрын

Mike unbelievable guitarist!!!!

@OhVicanne 10 жыл бұрын

this song is beautiful... that's the only word I have in mind

@Neilharry 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant song

@TheScottThomas 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful song. ❤️

@emanuela9765 3 жыл бұрын

Amo questa canzone ,amo il modo in cui la suoni❤️Mike sei unico 💞

@b500l8 2 жыл бұрын

What a great channel,,how diid i miss this?? And interview where they do the talking, superb

@darrenj7 10 жыл бұрын

What a great song, thank you so much for sharing! :)

@samfance9825 2 ай бұрын

Would love to read his book,in bands with some of the greatest of our time

@Charlie311Osburn 10 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@ForTheLoveOfIreland 10 жыл бұрын

goosebumps! epic song!

@alexmetista 10 жыл бұрын

I knew that song sound familiar! I remember thinking: Man that sounds like Pink Floyd!!! I actually cried when I heard the song for the second time... Rock&Roll is alive! Thank you so much Pearl Jam...

@Ferxism 9 жыл бұрын

Wich song/songs? I want to hear something similar!! ;P

@GothicGroucho 6 жыл бұрын

Kind of has echoes of "Us and Them"

@supermaxti 5 жыл бұрын

Great song!

@RonaldNkuna-yd3en Жыл бұрын

Great 🎉

@kaldonja 10 жыл бұрын

I am in love with this man.

@rycam418418 Жыл бұрын

One of their best.

@austinseymour80 10 жыл бұрын

Mike is a Rock God

@alexerpeixoto7449 3 жыл бұрын

Love PF. Love PJ and love this song. Now...everything makes sense to me...

@rycam418418 5 жыл бұрын

Legend

@rebel1154 9 жыл бұрын

I've seen a lot of tabs and tutorials where they say he plays the traditional F Barre Chord during the chorus but here he is playing the easy version of the F. That's good news for us crappy guitar players.

@kokiramone 9 жыл бұрын

Chris Hayward Yeah, I guess it's a much better version for beginners as well :). But in my opinion he don't really use that version because it's easy. As I think it depends on the most what the exact song needs. A fully sounding strong barre chord or a thinner lighter sounding version which has less low range.

@rebel1154 9 жыл бұрын

I agree the Barred F chord sounds way better.

@MustObeyTheRules 7 жыл бұрын

Chris Hayward I think he does play the full F Barre in the actual song, but when you're just messing around, why not just use the easier way.

@rebel1154 7 жыл бұрын

IntrovertedLoner yeah, the barre chord is much tougher. When I'm playing a song that needs fast chord changes I always use the easier method. Most of the time.

@wernercolyn892 2 жыл бұрын

He has the capo on the third. That is probably why he uses the easy version as the guitar already sounds thinner.

@junkiehemp 10 жыл бұрын

LOVE THIS

@jcdemp7513 Жыл бұрын

DUDE Fretboard Journal! When someone plays guitar, stay on where you can see what he’s playing. I want to see how he plays the song!

@christopherdougherty7740 6 жыл бұрын

You are my idol!! You are such a fantastic guitar player!!

@MCgamingDutch 8 жыл бұрын

that double cut in the back omfg

@lasenorita4256 Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤

@mendadent 3 жыл бұрын

bravo! from the master himself.

@monalizacostadesousa6387 7 жыл бұрын

The master mike...

@janipraa6757 10 жыл бұрын

Mike you´re Superman for me!!

@garywarren894 Жыл бұрын

I've dug this song for years and just came across this video and I'm frankly shocked I never got the Pink Floyd influence before.

@msinger01 9 жыл бұрын

Mike, I guess you know a little! Geniousss!!!

@demian4452 4 жыл бұрын

Sirens is the very best Pearl Jam's song

@dsenunez 10 жыл бұрын

+daschuck77 More than a rocks star a brilliant guitarist, a great musician. He deserves all those Martins and Gibsons.

@carrieallard3826 9 жыл бұрын

Hey mike I'm Carrie Allard son named caden and iv never met you but my brother conner came over to your home and I just want to say hope you back gets better

@MrCrybaby95 3 жыл бұрын

“ only ONE of my Taylor’s just sitting around” yeah must be nice 😂😂

@bowwinkle6651 3 жыл бұрын

Sept 26 2020 Mike Stick With Music and Vocals Stay Out of Politics

@saintjabroni 2 жыл бұрын

👌🏼😂

@DaviDeMarco 3 ай бұрын

Arrepiou

@nicestrat 7 жыл бұрын

I'm curious as to why a Taylor doesn't hold it's own when writing a song? I have a Martin and a Taylor and to me it's music with both.....it's just songwriting! Chords...strum away! I play a high action Stella at times...who cares?

@saintjabroni 2 жыл бұрын

I rather agree.

@davesims7917 4 жыл бұрын

It’s sort of gives a false impression when he said he wrote the song... when I heard that I assumed it meant he wrote the lyrics and the melody too but then later in the interview it sounds like Eddie wrote that part...anyone else get that vibe?

@markmorris8532 24 күн бұрын

I've heard many songwriters use the term, "I wrote the song", and some seem to mean the melody, and some mean the whole song. I've even heard the lyricist use that term. It seems to be used interchangeably. I'd prefer they were more succinct, but I guess you can't school the whole of the music industry to our "druthers" 🤷‍♀️

@alexmetista 9 жыл бұрын

It sounds like "I wish you were here"...