Paul plays Technical Difficulties, which was written for the band Racer X. Enjoy!
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No wonder he's so skinny. His pinky alone burns about 2000 calories per day.
@SendEstringsForXmas7 жыл бұрын
I don't believe that that would be possible.
@Jason337847 жыл бұрын
you must be fun at parties
@nonnodacciaio7047 жыл бұрын
Nonno d' acciaio Who?
@Jason337847 жыл бұрын
...
@Yourmom-dd3fh7 жыл бұрын
hahahaha !!
@itzMoJo677 жыл бұрын
One of the cleanest, most proficient guitarists of all time. His sense of rhythm and timing is always on point
@JT_Grogan3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely correct sir...
@levisalvini41102 жыл бұрын
I like his legato style, it reminds me of his hands moving like a butterfly or hummingbird if you know what I mean by that but yeah the lead in this song is ridiculous. I don't get how he can do sweeps the way he does. It's incredible.
@rubungadoi2 жыл бұрын
Totally, yet when I mention him to other guitarists they've never heard of him!
@bigpmc2 жыл бұрын
SO TRUE
@dusanstetic24742 жыл бұрын
I love his acoustic samurai album
@BattousaiX3332 жыл бұрын
I check in with this video every few weeks to see if it ever gets boring... it doesn't. His playing is stunning... those enourmous hands moving with fluidity, precision and feel. A real inspiration. . . And hes a nice guy not at all full of himself on top of that.
@fidelrivera28872 жыл бұрын
I've watched this video well over 100 times. And Guthrie Govan's "Fives". Love them both.
@4themusicman2 жыл бұрын
Mate 🤙
@tac-cobserver3788 Жыл бұрын
I've been coming back since this video was uploaded, I'm still left in awe hahaha. Probably was 18 first time I heard this. I'm now 29. Damn, time did fly after all...
@justanotheranhedonicguy513211 ай бұрын
ten years now once a month
@diamondmcleod593810 ай бұрын
Why would you check in to see if a song you really like gets boring? makes no sense of course it wont get boring
@Cam-nb8kt5 ай бұрын
I love the Gilmour-influenced section that starts @ 2:23. Seriously, one of my favorite guitar passages out there.
@papagriz338 ай бұрын
Yep, it’s the comfortably numb chords!
@oompaloompadoompa-de-doo36146 ай бұрын
Paul looks like a guy who's just learning to play the guitar up until the moment he starts playing.
@palonazo7 жыл бұрын
Palonero so true
@jibraeeldanish51215 жыл бұрын
I guess that 95% youngsters don't recognize him
@albertq35245 жыл бұрын
Lolollll n then he starts to *SLAY*
@kunal_k_5 жыл бұрын
@@albertq3524 hmm, true They'd be surprised how he'd shatter their guitaring dreams well at least for a temporary while 😁
@kunal_k_5 жыл бұрын
@@albertq3524 I'm a 1991 kid that spent hours and hours of my highschool life tryin to replicate him... of course we recognize Paul :)
@DavidColex5 жыл бұрын
I can drink beer, hold my guitar
@anjeroxjp8 жыл бұрын
Same 😂
@justinjohnson17664 жыл бұрын
i wanna hit dem like but its 666 already
@luigitedjoputro30563 жыл бұрын
I can drink guitar hold my beer
@riel88082 жыл бұрын
This has really inspired me to sell my guitar. 🤔
@bersabda3 жыл бұрын
😂 Genuinely laughed when I read this.
@theflyingfetus94053 жыл бұрын
LOL
@user-fr6hu2dh5w3 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha....true and I already sold it😂
@chophikika3 жыл бұрын
Paul also does online lessons tho so maybe.......
@johnnyrtten32123 жыл бұрын
Is it sold?
@danielabraham78753 жыл бұрын
I just can't hold back my smile when the Comfortably Numb reference hits. Watching a super shredder pay tribute to a legend like Gilmour, who probably never shredded in his entire life, is just goose bumping.
@sebastiantroncoso29585 жыл бұрын
Honestly it really does give you goosebumps...I keep having to repeat that section haha
@nicwilson892 жыл бұрын
I scrolled past your comment, then a minute later I'm like wait..what's that bass line. I didn't listen to this a lot but all this time I missed it!! Thx.
@ssstevew5714 Жыл бұрын
bro i just realized that shit amazing reference
@Angelripper65 Жыл бұрын
Still not a patch on Gilmour's solo though - no hate for Paul at all - but the solo in CN is one of the greatest ever.
@jpgduff Жыл бұрын
@@jpgduffI have a hard time ranking it above Tornado of Souls or Blackbird by Alter Bridge
@bobbert1528 ай бұрын
I love the singer. Really lets Paul shine
@jonathanpeters92716 жыл бұрын
john peters yeah honestly
@serendipititieshq17484 жыл бұрын
Paul is a singer. He sings with his guitar.
@tigerucapgras47428 күн бұрын
He's so accurate and clean in his technique you can clearly distinguish each note on the sweep runs.
@Chronologo9 жыл бұрын
I didn't see any sweeping though
@cbasa979 жыл бұрын
Christian Basa Yeah you're right I wasn't trying to mean sweeping, more like alt picking runs
@Chronologo9 жыл бұрын
Chronologo Paul doesn't sweep in this song, and he developed a string skipping technique that replaces sweep picking and uses almost all the neck. Easy for him with those alien fingers!
@SantomPh9 жыл бұрын
SantomPh And if you read the previous replies I stated that I used the wrong concept
@Chronologo9 жыл бұрын
Damn right very clean
@SkinnedAlive963 жыл бұрын
I've always been a huge fan of Paul Gilbert, I consider him the most technically proficient player of the modern age. Not only that, there isn't a guitar style he can't play. Flamenco, Metal, Blues, Classical, Rock, Neo-Classical... to name a few. Such an inspiring player and teacher. I learned so much from listening to him talk and play.
@lolmaomfgtfok4 жыл бұрын
Sadly, i must say, Paul can't play flamenco, just flamingo
@garthok62242 жыл бұрын
@@garthok6224 nice joke
@lolmaomfgtfok2 жыл бұрын
Dude, guthrie dude..
@liasfertis2309 Жыл бұрын
Guthrie’s improv is the best of anybody
@Noah-ct2me Жыл бұрын
Guthrie Govan is better and more versatile than anyone else. But Paul is up there as a rock/metal player. Also, possibly might be better at alternate picking than Guthrie, not sure.
@shredd57055 ай бұрын
When people say "you need play with feel in order to be good", I actually think of this. He's putting every bit of feeling in his body towards playing this hectic masterpiece, it doesn't matter that it's super fast and technical
@eliasaltman44394 жыл бұрын
I love how gilbert plays really fast yet still has melody to his playing- takes so much skill.
@mrKRB648 жыл бұрын
i snapped 3 strings while attempting it on my Air Guitar
@LandingNow8 жыл бұрын
+Heavy Gauge Ahahahaha good one :)
@rangeslider8 жыл бұрын
maybe you should use 0.10 strings man :)
@ROVAKAN8 жыл бұрын
+Heavy Gauge ahahaha, U made my day! :D
@EdSchroedinger7 жыл бұрын
Lucky, I snapped my neck
@SRNF7 жыл бұрын
Heavy Gauge air strings?
@walshy21166 жыл бұрын
Thank you for Buckethead.
@F_L_U_X3 жыл бұрын
Lets be real, Big B was gonna happen regardless, but I too thank Paul Gilberts contribution to the forming of my favorite guitar player today.
@TheSonofbuckethead13 жыл бұрын
Yesssssss
@dvirnissan8153 жыл бұрын
Yes, dude! Honestly, either way, Buckethead would still be the insane guitarist he is today!
@shredwithdignity13783 жыл бұрын
Disintegration Mirrors. Tell my Buckethead isn't Paul Gilbert. Please listen to it
@user-mn3vt2sl1m2 ай бұрын
2:40 chugs is one of my favorite transitions in all guitar. Such display of context in music. Even though it's way slower than the run prior it fits so perfectly and you couldn't convince me there is any other logical replacement for those bars.
@Mistakenbacon4 жыл бұрын
Do you recognise the progression? It's Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd, I adore that section of this song haha. Paul can pretty much do anything he wants musically and make it work on so many levels :)
@nicwilson892 жыл бұрын
I've watched it like a dozen times, and I'm still amazed everytime I watch it.
@andreas_ak10 жыл бұрын
I've watched it over 100 times. Still unbelievably amazing.
@4themusicman6 жыл бұрын
Same. This is about 15 times now. I’m still in awe at the speed, dynamics, tone, precision. I’ve seen all the great guitarists...but Gilbert, for me, is the Amadeus Mozart of guitar. He’s the total package.
@JohnMegaton20625 жыл бұрын
Everyone can play fast now, but playing with feeling like this guy...that shit's impressive.
@ScorpionAndZangief10 жыл бұрын
this is the most beautiful thing i've ever heard. listening to it for like 15 years now
@SubEthaEngineer5 ай бұрын
The fact that this is one take and live is just unbelievable!!
@ironyman70154 жыл бұрын
After so many years this is still so amazing.
@BlackheartxChibihell10 жыл бұрын
I studied with Paul at G.I.T. when I was 16 yrs old! Paul is a monster guitar player with every genre of music theory under his belt! He just prefers speed over mellowed out slow playing, but I assure you he can sit down with any guitarist and play whatever they choose and he will teach them a lesson or two! The more you know the better you're off! Like Yngwie says, "more is more and less is less!"
@bobbyrodriguez32249 жыл бұрын
Must have been a dream come true playing with PG
@ironblud9 жыл бұрын
Bobby Rodriguez I wish he would teach me a lesson or two!!!
@ryneledbetter73709 жыл бұрын
+Ae troya same happened to me too ^^
@Mjaquie9 жыл бұрын
***** lol this is kind of unrelated, but have you heard of the actual musician buckethead? Kinda puts a weird twist on the guy's nickname if you have lol
@SirPiglet2000AD8 жыл бұрын
***** bruce bouillet
@Shardxy8 жыл бұрын
Watched this clip countless times when I was 17 or 18. At that time I was just focusing on his shredding skill. Now that I experienced a little more recording sessions and gigs myself, I'm more impressed by his sense of time and rhythms. Every notes are on points. Not to mention he did it in one take as if it's nothing.
@tomofthedepths17429 ай бұрын
OK so it's been almost 10 years, and I STILL can't play this cleanly. Thanks a lot, PAUL
@erikhendrickson592 жыл бұрын
Hahah exactly!!! I first attempted this back in grade 8/9 so. I still can’t play the intro cleanly even yet :::::((((
@tinflesh2 жыл бұрын
@@tinflesh Well you know what you have to do...
@procyon6445 Жыл бұрын
You need a 3 foot pinky
@bankruptbritain6103 Жыл бұрын
I hope that guitar is at least 18.
@Clockwork5ive9 жыл бұрын
Lol.
@Jmorrisfishing8 жыл бұрын
+Clockwork5ive I'm so copy pasting that lol
@gajo12568 жыл бұрын
Best guitar comment ever.
@cdrpaige94868 жыл бұрын
+Clockwork5ive Rape is still illegal even if you´re 18.
@JakobStrand8 жыл бұрын
LOL
@deusexmusica8038 жыл бұрын
I can watch it again and again and again and again since 10 years....... it's sublime!
@barghein21216 жыл бұрын
was looking for a meme template "we are experiencing technical difficulties", i accidentally stumbled into this beauty.
@You-gn9uk4 жыл бұрын
This man’s pinky finger plays more music in one song than most guitarists will play with both hands in an entire career. Amazing.
@huntercentury4 жыл бұрын
His hand is the equivalent of a hobbit's foot. His pinky alone, has the eye of the tiger.
@shadedskys8 жыл бұрын
I hope we are related based on this comment alone. Tylers FTW
@gregorytyler6477 жыл бұрын
Sean Tyler snapped neck man
@ericjenkins88316 жыл бұрын
I'm done 🤣
@albanalli75763 жыл бұрын
Guitar skill level : MAX
@Urbaaniapina8 жыл бұрын
Account status: Banned for hacking
@SRNF7 жыл бұрын
How are they suppose to ban God?!
@RmDIrSudoSu7 жыл бұрын
Level: scary ...
@hybris1595 жыл бұрын
Level: OVER 9000.
@serhat61815 жыл бұрын
No no no Steve vai
@serendipititieshq17483 жыл бұрын
Every time I hear this song it blows my mind like it's my first time hearing it... absolutely insane playing and such an underrated guitar player.
@TommyMartiniMusic4 жыл бұрын
He's not remotely underrated. Everyone who knows he exists thinks he's one of the greatest players ever. He's not particularly well known, though.
@EvanDempsey3 жыл бұрын
I’d forgotten how impressive this was holy shit. His pinky dexterity is insane.
@user-gm2pi3hj1k Жыл бұрын
proper name should be 'Technically Difficult'
@kyeenn9 жыл бұрын
Dickhead thats all you understand
@florinhorincar41324 жыл бұрын
It's a wordplay.
@sandrosadhukhan4 жыл бұрын
Technically impossible
@lucaandre7234 жыл бұрын
Objectively Difficult
@Crash_Knight4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I am learning this and I have the main riff but I am worried about 0:34
@Hydrolysis_Moment4 жыл бұрын
I'm an arachnophobe, so his spider fingers freaked me the hell out.
@dquaidman7 жыл бұрын
After all those years this is still the single most honest and impressive piece of guitar playing to me... Just fantastic. No stage lights no added fx just pure genious🥰
@michelvegter28344 жыл бұрын
@zardoz jones That might be, you can also clearly hear the unmixed guitar from the amp in the room. I think this is his best take ever. Atleast from all the takes I can find
@michelvegter28344 жыл бұрын
I remember getting the Racer X Scarified soundpage out of Guitar For The Practicing Musician magazine ( all you OG's remember those right?) back in '89 and his playing blew me away then and here 30 years later he continues to inspire and impress not only an amazing player but an amazing teacher 🔥🤟🔥
@kelleymcbride46333 жыл бұрын
....my new project for the next 3 months.
@DesignCourse5 жыл бұрын
Good luck dude!!!
@DanielSantos-jf5kx3 жыл бұрын
For the next 20 years bro
@steviem540ix73 жыл бұрын
So learned this song took me a full 8 months after 4 years of learning. Ive drifted off for a bit and coming backa and im no where near the same spead but just saying its super difficult. This and dee by randy rhoads was by far the most difficult songs i ever learned
@cinicalmisfit3 жыл бұрын
@@cinicalmisfit It's quite hard, been working on it now and then for 2 years. Now its time to learn the whole. For me the trickiest part is the main riff, the fast run no problem but the pull offs after is hard to get clear.
@robertolsen97213 жыл бұрын
how it went?
@lucianolizana4463 жыл бұрын
That run at 2:40 ending with the 1,5 tone bend: Reaoooooooow! Dudlududludududludu duuuu! Pioloolooiolooioioiboioioawleoloolol DRRrrr! Awesome!
@manmoth_19907 жыл бұрын
I know! It's sound so heavy and metally! Shivers down my spine :)
@PbPomper6 жыл бұрын
@@PbPomper Yessss, shivers too! Same at that "dark" run at the end, 4:06… sounds fantastic!!
@hybris1595 жыл бұрын
loooooool
@schism82864 жыл бұрын
@Wonderpuss McDunderpants It's a close second, yes.
@manmoth_19904 жыл бұрын
and he scratches his nose while doing it, you can see the shadow of his arm on the guitar
@jimlucas03 жыл бұрын
This song takes my soul to another friggin dimension omg 😮
@imagun48312 жыл бұрын
Good God.... From 3:12 to 3:25....He is stretching his fingers across 6-7 frets with his freaking thumb over the neck....... Imagine if he put his thumb behind the neck and stretched ...He would probably stretch across the Entire Universe :XD
@jeshpaul73857 жыл бұрын
Amar Donepudi Oh okay...I looked it up...Does Steve Vai have it too?? He is almost as tall as Paul right? just curious 😃
@jeshpaul73857 жыл бұрын
hahahahah! Your comment made my day
@coolsachin27377 жыл бұрын
coolsachin2737 Lolololol.. Thanx man...But that just might be the truth...God he's amazing
@jeshpaul73857 жыл бұрын
true that
@coolsachin27377 жыл бұрын
coolsachin2737 So.. Are you a freaky guitar player like Paul😉
@jeshpaul73857 жыл бұрын
All right, screw it. I'm buying a xylophone.
@FernandoFernandez_1928 жыл бұрын
Whooaaaa, you're going to play this on a XYLOPHONE!!?!??!
@TheArtOfStevenG6 жыл бұрын
that shits hard too. get a triangle dude
@ToThePointCT6 жыл бұрын
The Art Of Steven G man I wanna see that
@TheMattc9995 жыл бұрын
I'm the Jimi Hendrix of xylophones
@vernonhill74385 жыл бұрын
Get a egg with sand in it. Whatever u call it.
@D-Khalid3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing.
@allthingsbegin3 күн бұрын
It is so sad that such genius musicians like him don't come out nowadays.
@jasonje1252 жыл бұрын
Ohmura is there, Syu is there, Matthias is there Naoki morioka is there Japanese shredders are great and musical
@akidk14992 жыл бұрын
@@akidk1499 Japanese people have better taste in music. They love guitar music there, even today. Western kids don't listen to guitar music anymore. Just some autotune crap, or another untalented person who speaks over music. In western top 20 chart, there is rarely even songs with guitar in it The kind of music western kids call "hit songs" these days are depressingly bad, predictable chord progression and untalented people who somehow have become "stars". Singing bad melodies badly with autotune, or speaking over music. Bands that are big in Japan have more interesting chord progression, they use more advanced chords like 6- 9- or 13-chords, more chords per song, and guitar solos are in like every song. Modern western music isn't like that anymore, it's down to 4 basic chords with no guitar
@shredd57055 ай бұрын
He sure had no Technical Difficulties playing that
@bahaaalomari3809 жыл бұрын
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeuuuughhj
@kelngu60116 жыл бұрын
@@kelngu6011 Bleeeggghhhhhunghhh
@ky1ewithsty1e Жыл бұрын
The 2Cellos rendition of this song brought me here, and I am so glad it did. Paul's superb virtuosity made this 4 minutes of my day a transcendent experience.
@alphacause10 жыл бұрын
exactly what I did!
@smallwjl10 жыл бұрын
This is black magic stuff right here! His finger reach is absolutely astounding. His control almost seems effortless on his part. Truly one of the guitar gods
@magdump44564 жыл бұрын
6years since I discovered this piece and it still drive me crazy.
@llawma25883 жыл бұрын
That tapped lick from 2:32 - 2:40 is insane.
@DeusEx_Machina10 жыл бұрын
I got this. Somebody hold my beer.
@seriouslypeople58608 жыл бұрын
Good one, even better luck though, bud
@10N1Z3D6 жыл бұрын
My friend Jim always used to say ..."Nothing good ever happens when someone says" " watch this! hold my beer!" lol
@markweimar48075 жыл бұрын
@@markweimar4807 I like the sound of your friend
@theantagonist41714 жыл бұрын
You might have a better chance if you finish it first.
@terrymiller1114 жыл бұрын
Most soulful shred I've heard to this day. Never get tired of that breakdown in the middle. Been listening for yeaaarssss
@jartocjanror6591 Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest guitar performances ever! Period.
@taLLdavidproduction Жыл бұрын
How can he be such a nice guy when he is this good?
@hallquiche6 жыл бұрын
2:30 This is a replay button only for me.
@serhatkoc57668 жыл бұрын
Me too bro
@umutakcay63137 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@fauziabdulrahman46533 жыл бұрын
Make it 10 seconds earlier :p
@guillaumeroussel48453 жыл бұрын
I really love coming back and watching this over and over again 😍
@me4tgr1ndr2 жыл бұрын
Same, this is on a weekly watch for me... minimum lol I am also trying to learn it, piece by piece... so far, I can play the first minute or so.. lmao
@DroneShotFPV2 жыл бұрын
2:23 pure feeling, genius
@metaleirosincero63173 жыл бұрын
That bend is haunting.
@tomsmad3 жыл бұрын
That section of the song always reminded me of something Gilmour might have played in a Pink Floyd tune.
@papagriz332 жыл бұрын
@@papagriz33 yeah, me too. Probably also because it uses a chord progression that is very similar to Pink Floyds Comfortably Numb
@ssm4452 жыл бұрын
this version is better than the album
@liljuanito1238 жыл бұрын
Agreed, the solo especially in this one is so amazing. Best version I've heard of it.
@patrickrilE8 жыл бұрын
yeah this is the best version .. u can see it thru the number view
@odenzramli11904 жыл бұрын
Personally because of the: ,,TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES" at the beginning 🤣
@mikoaj52583 жыл бұрын
This versions is fuking osom
@Laguna693 жыл бұрын
This is why I just play one note, but with feeling!
@Ledprostate7 жыл бұрын
Failed
@juancarodriguez71347 жыл бұрын
Failed
@elvisjsax7 жыл бұрын
extreme fail
@fernandomoreno77537 жыл бұрын
haha! funny man!
@thodor1s1137 жыл бұрын
Robert Shit
@victormorales17177 жыл бұрын
It's just so freaking clean and precise. Been watching this video for years and it gets me every time.
@LilBoyHexley3 жыл бұрын
how have I never heard/learned this riff before... its so dope.
@DimePwnz2 ай бұрын
i try only 0:04-0:06
@iaspace76019 жыл бұрын
IA SPACE LOL. 😂
@Rahulsingh-ov5rd6 жыл бұрын
hhhhhhhhhhhh u killed me xDDDD
@snd66696 жыл бұрын
me too but i cant get the rythm right :(
@Timantinpoimija6 жыл бұрын
me too, and i failed!!!
@queen86wembley6 жыл бұрын
IA SPACE
@panjiramadhan67436 жыл бұрын
That skill, that solo, that sound!
@PbPomper6 жыл бұрын
That "Comfortably numb" part is divine.
@montysark14 күн бұрын
@2:54 -- The most underrated phrase of shred guitaring ever
@pablogarcia50943 жыл бұрын
I know a few people who are convinced that nobody in the rock (or contemporary) music world can match the virtuosity of classical soloists. If I could ever show them this, it would shut them right up! Whatever musical genre you're into, this is simply stunning technique.
@zx7-rr4869 жыл бұрын
I am a classical guitar student and I garantee you there's a lot harder stuff in classical repertoire than this. This is hard but after some practicing with the metronome and the right picking technique I made it to play. The hardest piece I ever saw is Villa-Lobos Étude No2. The best I can do is less than half the right tempo. On classical guitar there several techniques that are very difficult although it doesn't seem to.
@filipefrancoafonso4 жыл бұрын
1:41 When someone LITERALLY has more talent in their little pinky than in my whole body
@enthused75913 жыл бұрын
Such an incredible melodic's performances : Thanks Paul Gilbert !
@leovinckel212 жыл бұрын
When I get boring from guitar, I can sit my guitar for few weeks but when I came back for this godsend song I'll immedietly pickup my guitar again
@adifauzisaputra28134 ай бұрын
that pinky thou....
@shreder899 жыл бұрын
That tentacle you mean
@irokosalei51339 жыл бұрын
Hahaha! For realz! My pinky is like a vestigial appendage. It's there but it's not good for much. Paul and Steve Vai both consistently impress me with their "slinky pinky".
@GeetarAdam9 жыл бұрын
he does not have pinky, all of his fingers are middle fingers
@ianmendoza50669 жыл бұрын
GeetarAdam i dunno how anyone plays runs 4 frets apart with the first three fingers an leaves out the pinky, i've always used it....i don't have the longest fingers though i guess
@blackie759 жыл бұрын
It seems so fine due to the length lol
@tGhIeNrGmEiRte9 жыл бұрын
The “Yoda” of guitar. PG’s technique is near perfection; flawless.
@nellayroc23375 жыл бұрын
What a dream to be in that small room surrounded by those guitars ♥
@joaquincarballidodemiguel9194 жыл бұрын
2020 was on, and I was still listening to these tracks for the soul
@vladimirgolovashchenko20444 жыл бұрын
it's a timeless classic
@r0m0pr02 жыл бұрын
This song was based on a true story.
@meepk63310 жыл бұрын
Paul Gilbert's crew once told him that he couldn't play a show because of technical difficulties. Despite no electricity for 11 miles, he was undeterred and played unplugged for several hours. Slash then appeared in the sky, mounting a flaming lion and flanked by Dio and Vivian Campbell riding a dragon. They were so impressed by his immense mad skillz that they gifted him an amp of solid gold. Thus the result is this tribute.
@ConstantineIII10 жыл бұрын
I think I might love you.
@meepk63310 жыл бұрын
And thus began the Cult of Paul, the one true religion.
@damndirtyape636 жыл бұрын
This is perhaps the coolest story I've ever heard on the KZhead comment section.
@natanaeldamian21925 жыл бұрын
Omg thats so sad😭😭😭Alexa play jordan by buckethead
@user-zn3wm7pb3w5 жыл бұрын
Mind blown by a guitar solo.
@turboduckhead61792 жыл бұрын
Now THAT’S a guitar hero, kids
@curtisspeplinski69008 ай бұрын
2:23 - I love the way Paul plays this next part live. It's pretty different from the album version and it sounds so juicy. You can't find tabs for this version either but I'm pretty sure I've seen this version elsewhere as well so I think it's just the version Paul plays live
@SpaceTiger93 жыл бұрын
If guitar-skills are measured by the length of your pinky, this guy is the king. And if it isn't, he's still fucking insane.
@Nielsen22049 жыл бұрын
This track never gets old, Paul Gilbert is definitely in my top 5 list for sure.
@Dav21123 жыл бұрын
Really? 45 years on guitar, I'm pretty good, but what just happened? Been a fan for decades, and now rediscovering the gift of Paul Gilbert. Holy S***!!!
@user-wv7mp2ch7h5 ай бұрын
How is it humanely possible to shred like this, my metal gods
@lonelymusican4 жыл бұрын
This version sounds even better than studio one!
@madeofnapalm2 жыл бұрын
Levels of Guitar playing skill: Beginner Intermediate Advanced Expert Vertuoso Musical Genius Paul!
@localpyro2 жыл бұрын
This guy is insane. So far this is the best solo I've watched
@stefanquyn843 Жыл бұрын
Watching Paul play this live was one of those moments that stay with you forever.
@hillbrookguitarstudio4070 Жыл бұрын
2019 still watching it
@MetalT955 жыл бұрын
Will always and forever be one of my most fav videos
@adamriley71014 жыл бұрын
Found this song in brutal legend! Awsome game, awsome song!
@mikaelskalberg95915 ай бұрын
Best guitarist of our time...and the time before.
@JohnMegaton20625 жыл бұрын
Paul is at the level I dream of being at on guitar some day. Watching this always makes me wanna practice more! Thanks Paul! 🙏
@JimDewdGuitars Жыл бұрын
This song never gets old!! 2019 anyone?!?!
@joetapia464 жыл бұрын
Each finger of Paul has a life of its own.
@psycodeloco3 жыл бұрын
It's intriguing to me how all the shredder virtuosos are drug free including Paul. These guys: from Yngwie Malmsteen to Joe Satriani are true role models for guitarists and even everyday people.
@lentil51767 жыл бұрын
Yngwie did a shitload of coke in the '80s and '90s.
@YmirVEVO7 жыл бұрын
you are 100% correct, exactly what I was thinking!
@craigtheibanezaddict7 жыл бұрын
To me, Paul seems like the sort of guy that likes the occasional toke every once in a while.
@kazaakas7 жыл бұрын
Yngwie loved his cocaine back in the day....
@JamoZNL7 жыл бұрын
Gallopeermeneer 100%
@00gZa6 жыл бұрын
a lot of technical players out there are brilliant but this guy can do all that but with his own distinctive style, truly a legend to behold!! \m/
@talonsoftheraven66939 жыл бұрын
That's the point in the end. There are thousands of guitarists who could play this, but you need to actual MAKE a song like this to stand out. Also you know when PG is playing because he has his own unique style. At the end of the day, you can be a technical player but if you don't create something with it then you're just an audio program.
@Despond5 жыл бұрын
もう何回聴いても聞き惚れてしまう最高だわー
@itumonikoniko4 жыл бұрын
I ALWAYS have to watch this when it comes up. PG!!
@andyisalwaysanxious85995 жыл бұрын
I am glad thay I can play this song now! I've been practicing this for a year and at last my Sweat and Blood is worth it.
@_yuweeel6 жыл бұрын
His pinky is more dextrous than any of my fingers :|
@RadioActiveRocker10 жыл бұрын
Wow!!!! That sent chills up my arms!!! Wow!!!!
@jrow86942 жыл бұрын
PaulGilbert ! Best guitarist on planet Earth ! How it feels to be such a thing ??? See you at 2024 Lives Paul ! \m/
@Godspeed9618 ай бұрын
What’s most impressive about this is how he manages to move his pick out of his two fingers while tapping then back again in split seconds. Man is omnipotent.
@iiCodyYT2 жыл бұрын
@@rockapartie I get that you don’t have to but he does it which is just a nutty technique
No wonder he's so skinny. His pinky alone burns about 2000 calories per day.
I don't believe that that would be possible.
you must be fun at parties
Nonno d' acciaio Who?
...
hahahaha !!
One of the cleanest, most proficient guitarists of all time. His sense of rhythm and timing is always on point
Absolutely correct sir...
I like his legato style, it reminds me of his hands moving like a butterfly or hummingbird if you know what I mean by that but yeah the lead in this song is ridiculous. I don't get how he can do sweeps the way he does. It's incredible.
Totally, yet when I mention him to other guitarists they've never heard of him!
SO TRUE
I love his acoustic samurai album
I check in with this video every few weeks to see if it ever gets boring... it doesn't. His playing is stunning... those enourmous hands moving with fluidity, precision and feel. A real inspiration. . . And hes a nice guy not at all full of himself on top of that.
I've watched this video well over 100 times. And Guthrie Govan's "Fives". Love them both.
Mate 🤙
I've been coming back since this video was uploaded, I'm still left in awe hahaha. Probably was 18 first time I heard this. I'm now 29. Damn, time did fly after all...
ten years now once a month
Why would you check in to see if a song you really like gets boring? makes no sense of course it wont get boring
I love the Gilmour-influenced section that starts @ 2:23. Seriously, one of my favorite guitar passages out there.
Yep, it’s the comfortably numb chords!
Paul looks like a guy who's just learning to play the guitar up until the moment he starts playing.
Palonero so true
I guess that 95% youngsters don't recognize him
Lolollll n then he starts to *SLAY*
@@albertq3524 hmm, true They'd be surprised how he'd shatter their guitaring dreams well at least for a temporary while 😁
@@albertq3524 I'm a 1991 kid that spent hours and hours of my highschool life tryin to replicate him... of course we recognize Paul :)
I can drink beer, hold my guitar
Same 😂
i wanna hit dem like but its 666 already
I can drink guitar hold my beer
This has really inspired me to sell my guitar. 🤔
😂 Genuinely laughed when I read this.
LOL
Hahahaha....true and I already sold it😂
Paul also does online lessons tho so maybe.......
Is it sold?
I just can't hold back my smile when the Comfortably Numb reference hits. Watching a super shredder pay tribute to a legend like Gilmour, who probably never shredded in his entire life, is just goose bumping.
Honestly it really does give you goosebumps...I keep having to repeat that section haha
I scrolled past your comment, then a minute later I'm like wait..what's that bass line. I didn't listen to this a lot but all this time I missed it!! Thx.
bro i just realized that shit amazing reference
Still not a patch on Gilmour's solo though - no hate for Paul at all - but the solo in CN is one of the greatest ever.
@@jpgduffI have a hard time ranking it above Tornado of Souls or Blackbird by Alter Bridge
I love the singer. Really lets Paul shine
john peters yeah honestly
Paul is a singer. He sings with his guitar.
He's so accurate and clean in his technique you can clearly distinguish each note on the sweep runs.
I didn't see any sweeping though
Christian Basa Yeah you're right I wasn't trying to mean sweeping, more like alt picking runs
Chronologo Paul doesn't sweep in this song, and he developed a string skipping technique that replaces sweep picking and uses almost all the neck. Easy for him with those alien fingers!
SantomPh And if you read the previous replies I stated that I used the wrong concept
Damn right very clean
I've always been a huge fan of Paul Gilbert, I consider him the most technically proficient player of the modern age. Not only that, there isn't a guitar style he can't play. Flamenco, Metal, Blues, Classical, Rock, Neo-Classical... to name a few. Such an inspiring player and teacher. I learned so much from listening to him talk and play.
Sadly, i must say, Paul can't play flamenco, just flamingo
@@garthok6224 nice joke
Dude, guthrie dude..
Guthrie’s improv is the best of anybody
Guthrie Govan is better and more versatile than anyone else. But Paul is up there as a rock/metal player. Also, possibly might be better at alternate picking than Guthrie, not sure.
When people say "you need play with feel in order to be good", I actually think of this. He's putting every bit of feeling in his body towards playing this hectic masterpiece, it doesn't matter that it's super fast and technical
I love how gilbert plays really fast yet still has melody to his playing- takes so much skill.
i snapped 3 strings while attempting it on my Air Guitar
+Heavy Gauge Ahahahaha good one :)
maybe you should use 0.10 strings man :)
+Heavy Gauge ahahaha, U made my day! :D
Lucky, I snapped my neck
Heavy Gauge air strings?
Thank you for Buckethead.
Lets be real, Big B was gonna happen regardless, but I too thank Paul Gilberts contribution to the forming of my favorite guitar player today.
Yesssssss
Yes, dude! Honestly, either way, Buckethead would still be the insane guitarist he is today!
Disintegration Mirrors. Tell my Buckethead isn't Paul Gilbert. Please listen to it
2:40 chugs is one of my favorite transitions in all guitar. Such display of context in music. Even though it's way slower than the run prior it fits so perfectly and you couldn't convince me there is any other logical replacement for those bars.
Do you recognise the progression? It's Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd, I adore that section of this song haha. Paul can pretty much do anything he wants musically and make it work on so many levels :)
I've watched it like a dozen times, and I'm still amazed everytime I watch it.
I've watched it over 100 times. Still unbelievably amazing.
Same. This is about 15 times now. I’m still in awe at the speed, dynamics, tone, precision. I’ve seen all the great guitarists...but Gilbert, for me, is the Amadeus Mozart of guitar. He’s the total package.
Everyone can play fast now, but playing with feeling like this guy...that shit's impressive.
this is the most beautiful thing i've ever heard. listening to it for like 15 years now
The fact that this is one take and live is just unbelievable!!
After so many years this is still so amazing.
I studied with Paul at G.I.T. when I was 16 yrs old! Paul is a monster guitar player with every genre of music theory under his belt! He just prefers speed over mellowed out slow playing, but I assure you he can sit down with any guitarist and play whatever they choose and he will teach them a lesson or two! The more you know the better you're off! Like Yngwie says, "more is more and less is less!"
Must have been a dream come true playing with PG
Bobby Rodriguez I wish he would teach me a lesson or two!!!
+Ae troya same happened to me too ^^
***** lol this is kind of unrelated, but have you heard of the actual musician buckethead? Kinda puts a weird twist on the guy's nickname if you have lol
***** bruce bouillet
Watched this clip countless times when I was 17 or 18. At that time I was just focusing on his shredding skill. Now that I experienced a little more recording sessions and gigs myself, I'm more impressed by his sense of time and rhythms. Every notes are on points. Not to mention he did it in one take as if it's nothing.
OK so it's been almost 10 years, and I STILL can't play this cleanly. Thanks a lot, PAUL
Hahah exactly!!! I first attempted this back in grade 8/9 so. I still can’t play the intro cleanly even yet :::::((((
@@tinflesh Well you know what you have to do...
You need a 3 foot pinky
I hope that guitar is at least 18.
Lol.
+Clockwork5ive I'm so copy pasting that lol
Best guitar comment ever.
+Clockwork5ive Rape is still illegal even if you´re 18.
LOL
I can watch it again and again and again and again since 10 years....... it's sublime!
was looking for a meme template "we are experiencing technical difficulties", i accidentally stumbled into this beauty.
This man’s pinky finger plays more music in one song than most guitarists will play with both hands in an entire career. Amazing.
His hand is the equivalent of a hobbit's foot. His pinky alone, has the eye of the tiger.
I hope we are related based on this comment alone. Tylers FTW
Sean Tyler snapped neck man
I'm done 🤣
Guitar skill level : MAX
Account status: Banned for hacking
How are they suppose to ban God?!
Level: scary ...
Level: OVER 9000.
No no no Steve vai
Every time I hear this song it blows my mind like it's my first time hearing it... absolutely insane playing and such an underrated guitar player.
He's not remotely underrated. Everyone who knows he exists thinks he's one of the greatest players ever. He's not particularly well known, though.
I’d forgotten how impressive this was holy shit. His pinky dexterity is insane.
proper name should be 'Technically Difficult'
Dickhead thats all you understand
It's a wordplay.
Technically impossible
Objectively Difficult
Yeah I am learning this and I have the main riff but I am worried about 0:34
I'm an arachnophobe, so his spider fingers freaked me the hell out.
After all those years this is still the single most honest and impressive piece of guitar playing to me... Just fantastic. No stage lights no added fx just pure genious🥰
@zardoz jones That might be, you can also clearly hear the unmixed guitar from the amp in the room. I think this is his best take ever. Atleast from all the takes I can find
I remember getting the Racer X Scarified soundpage out of Guitar For The Practicing Musician magazine ( all you OG's remember those right?) back in '89 and his playing blew me away then and here 30 years later he continues to inspire and impress not only an amazing player but an amazing teacher 🔥🤟🔥
....my new project for the next 3 months.
Good luck dude!!!
For the next 20 years bro
So learned this song took me a full 8 months after 4 years of learning. Ive drifted off for a bit and coming backa and im no where near the same spead but just saying its super difficult. This and dee by randy rhoads was by far the most difficult songs i ever learned
@@cinicalmisfit It's quite hard, been working on it now and then for 2 years. Now its time to learn the whole. For me the trickiest part is the main riff, the fast run no problem but the pull offs after is hard to get clear.
how it went?
That run at 2:40 ending with the 1,5 tone bend: Reaoooooooow! Dudlududludududludu duuuu! Pioloolooiolooioioiboioioawleoloolol DRRrrr! Awesome!
I know! It's sound so heavy and metally! Shivers down my spine :)
@@PbPomper Yessss, shivers too! Same at that "dark" run at the end, 4:06… sounds fantastic!!
loooooool
@Wonderpuss McDunderpants It's a close second, yes.
and he scratches his nose while doing it, you can see the shadow of his arm on the guitar
This song takes my soul to another friggin dimension omg 😮
Good God.... From 3:12 to 3:25....He is stretching his fingers across 6-7 frets with his freaking thumb over the neck....... Imagine if he put his thumb behind the neck and stretched ...He would probably stretch across the Entire Universe :XD
Amar Donepudi Oh okay...I looked it up...Does Steve Vai have it too?? He is almost as tall as Paul right? just curious 😃
hahahahah! Your comment made my day
coolsachin2737 Lolololol.. Thanx man...But that just might be the truth...God he's amazing
true that
coolsachin2737 So.. Are you a freaky guitar player like Paul😉
All right, screw it. I'm buying a xylophone.
Whooaaaa, you're going to play this on a XYLOPHONE!!?!??!
that shits hard too. get a triangle dude
The Art Of Steven G man I wanna see that
I'm the Jimi Hendrix of xylophones
Get a egg with sand in it. Whatever u call it.
Absolutely amazing.
It is so sad that such genius musicians like him don't come out nowadays.
Ohmura is there, Syu is there, Matthias is there Naoki morioka is there Japanese shredders are great and musical
@@akidk1499 Japanese people have better taste in music. They love guitar music there, even today. Western kids don't listen to guitar music anymore. Just some autotune crap, or another untalented person who speaks over music. In western top 20 chart, there is rarely even songs with guitar in it The kind of music western kids call "hit songs" these days are depressingly bad, predictable chord progression and untalented people who somehow have become "stars". Singing bad melodies badly with autotune, or speaking over music. Bands that are big in Japan have more interesting chord progression, they use more advanced chords like 6- 9- or 13-chords, more chords per song, and guitar solos are in like every song. Modern western music isn't like that anymore, it's down to 4 basic chords with no guitar
He sure had no Technical Difficulties playing that
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeuuuughhj
@@kelngu6011 Bleeeggghhhhhunghhh
The 2Cellos rendition of this song brought me here, and I am so glad it did. Paul's superb virtuosity made this 4 minutes of my day a transcendent experience.
exactly what I did!
This is black magic stuff right here! His finger reach is absolutely astounding. His control almost seems effortless on his part. Truly one of the guitar gods
6years since I discovered this piece and it still drive me crazy.
That tapped lick from 2:32 - 2:40 is insane.
I got this. Somebody hold my beer.
Good one, even better luck though, bud
My friend Jim always used to say ..."Nothing good ever happens when someone says" " watch this! hold my beer!" lol
@@markweimar4807 I like the sound of your friend
You might have a better chance if you finish it first.
Most soulful shred I've heard to this day. Never get tired of that breakdown in the middle. Been listening for yeaaarssss
One of the greatest guitar performances ever! Period.
How can he be such a nice guy when he is this good?
2:30 This is a replay button only for me.
Me too bro
Indeed
Make it 10 seconds earlier :p
I really love coming back and watching this over and over again 😍
Same, this is on a weekly watch for me... minimum lol I am also trying to learn it, piece by piece... so far, I can play the first minute or so.. lmao
2:23 pure feeling, genius
That bend is haunting.
That section of the song always reminded me of something Gilmour might have played in a Pink Floyd tune.
@@papagriz33 yeah, me too. Probably also because it uses a chord progression that is very similar to Pink Floyds Comfortably Numb
this version is better than the album
Agreed, the solo especially in this one is so amazing. Best version I've heard of it.
yeah this is the best version .. u can see it thru the number view
Personally because of the: ,,TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES" at the beginning 🤣
This versions is fuking osom
This is why I just play one note, but with feeling!
Failed
Failed
extreme fail
haha! funny man!
Robert Shit
It's just so freaking clean and precise. Been watching this video for years and it gets me every time.
how have I never heard/learned this riff before... its so dope.
i try only 0:04-0:06
IA SPACE LOL. 😂
hhhhhhhhhhhh u killed me xDDDD
me too but i cant get the rythm right :(
me too, and i failed!!!
IA SPACE
That skill, that solo, that sound!
That "Comfortably numb" part is divine.
@2:54 -- The most underrated phrase of shred guitaring ever
I know a few people who are convinced that nobody in the rock (or contemporary) music world can match the virtuosity of classical soloists. If I could ever show them this, it would shut them right up! Whatever musical genre you're into, this is simply stunning technique.
I am a classical guitar student and I garantee you there's a lot harder stuff in classical repertoire than this. This is hard but after some practicing with the metronome and the right picking technique I made it to play. The hardest piece I ever saw is Villa-Lobos Étude No2. The best I can do is less than half the right tempo. On classical guitar there several techniques that are very difficult although it doesn't seem to.
1:41 When someone LITERALLY has more talent in their little pinky than in my whole body
Such an incredible melodic's performances : Thanks Paul Gilbert !
When I get boring from guitar, I can sit my guitar for few weeks but when I came back for this godsend song I'll immedietly pickup my guitar again
that pinky thou....
That tentacle you mean
Hahaha! For realz! My pinky is like a vestigial appendage. It's there but it's not good for much. Paul and Steve Vai both consistently impress me with their "slinky pinky".
he does not have pinky, all of his fingers are middle fingers
GeetarAdam i dunno how anyone plays runs 4 frets apart with the first three fingers an leaves out the pinky, i've always used it....i don't have the longest fingers though i guess
It seems so fine due to the length lol
The “Yoda” of guitar. PG’s technique is near perfection; flawless.
What a dream to be in that small room surrounded by those guitars ♥
2020 was on, and I was still listening to these tracks for the soul
it's a timeless classic
This song was based on a true story.
Paul Gilbert's crew once told him that he couldn't play a show because of technical difficulties. Despite no electricity for 11 miles, he was undeterred and played unplugged for several hours. Slash then appeared in the sky, mounting a flaming lion and flanked by Dio and Vivian Campbell riding a dragon. They were so impressed by his immense mad skillz that they gifted him an amp of solid gold. Thus the result is this tribute.
I think I might love you.
And thus began the Cult of Paul, the one true religion.
This is perhaps the coolest story I've ever heard on the KZhead comment section.
Omg thats so sad😭😭😭Alexa play jordan by buckethead
Mind blown by a guitar solo.
Now THAT’S a guitar hero, kids
2:23 - I love the way Paul plays this next part live. It's pretty different from the album version and it sounds so juicy. You can't find tabs for this version either but I'm pretty sure I've seen this version elsewhere as well so I think it's just the version Paul plays live
If guitar-skills are measured by the length of your pinky, this guy is the king. And if it isn't, he's still fucking insane.
This track never gets old, Paul Gilbert is definitely in my top 5 list for sure.
Really? 45 years on guitar, I'm pretty good, but what just happened? Been a fan for decades, and now rediscovering the gift of Paul Gilbert. Holy S***!!!
How is it humanely possible to shred like this, my metal gods
This version sounds even better than studio one!
Levels of Guitar playing skill: Beginner Intermediate Advanced Expert Vertuoso Musical Genius Paul!
This guy is insane. So far this is the best solo I've watched
Watching Paul play this live was one of those moments that stay with you forever.
2019 still watching it
Will always and forever be one of my most fav videos
Found this song in brutal legend! Awsome game, awsome song!
Best guitarist of our time...and the time before.
Paul is at the level I dream of being at on guitar some day. Watching this always makes me wanna practice more! Thanks Paul! 🙏
This song never gets old!! 2019 anyone?!?!
Each finger of Paul has a life of its own.
It's intriguing to me how all the shredder virtuosos are drug free including Paul. These guys: from Yngwie Malmsteen to Joe Satriani are true role models for guitarists and even everyday people.
Yngwie did a shitload of coke in the '80s and '90s.
you are 100% correct, exactly what I was thinking!
To me, Paul seems like the sort of guy that likes the occasional toke every once in a while.
Yngwie loved his cocaine back in the day....
Gallopeermeneer 100%
a lot of technical players out there are brilliant but this guy can do all that but with his own distinctive style, truly a legend to behold!! \m/
That's the point in the end. There are thousands of guitarists who could play this, but you need to actual MAKE a song like this to stand out. Also you know when PG is playing because he has his own unique style. At the end of the day, you can be a technical player but if you don't create something with it then you're just an audio program.
もう何回聴いても聞き惚れてしまう最高だわー
I ALWAYS have to watch this when it comes up. PG!!
I am glad thay I can play this song now! I've been practicing this for a year and at last my Sweat and Blood is worth it.
His pinky is more dextrous than any of my fingers :|
Wow!!!! That sent chills up my arms!!! Wow!!!!
PaulGilbert ! Best guitarist on planet Earth ! How it feels to be such a thing ??? See you at 2024 Lives Paul ! \m/
What’s most impressive about this is how he manages to move his pick out of his two fingers while tapping then back again in split seconds. Man is omnipotent.
@@rockapartie I get that you don’t have to but he does it which is just a nutty technique