Nobody casually slaughters Beethoven on guitar like Tina S. This piece is immortal and will live for a thousand years.

Tina is a KZfaq legend. She disappeared for many years and only recently resurfaced on her channel.

Tina posted her video " For the love of God" on December 12, 2015, Steve VAI watched it on December 13, 2015 and tweeted congratulations to Tina and reposted the video on his page. And Tina S replied : "I am honored!! Thank you Mr Vai" --- Tina S interview : "For The Love Of God is a very complex piece musically, technically, structurally," she said. "Playing was a real goal, I'm very proud of its success."

I wrestled the third movement of Moonlight Sonata on piano for a looonng time. Tina S has not only mastered it on guitar, she has added complexity into even the most complex and difficult passages! The only thing I could think while she was playing was how astonished and thrilled Beethoven himself would be to hear her play it, and how inspired and driven he would be to write something for her and her guitar!

The casual nature of her playing is insane.

you are in the presence of PURE GENIUS WITH THIS 17 YR OLD greatest redition of Beethoven ever done DONT try to copy her or beat her YOU CANT!!!!!!!

That was the SHITE! I have played 45 years and I cannot even imagine that many notes. What a treat that was.

👍Liked your preaction! Did you notice that the video is just a single take? No cuts, no mistakes. Not even a little glitch.

Tina S, is somewhat of a celebrity/enigma on KZfaq & known generally among guitarists of most genres. One thing is for certain, she is undoubtedly at prodigy/genius level. Phrasing, timing, speed, dexterity & more importantly, as you observed, looks completely uninterested in playing what is obviously an incredibly complex composition. That's just her way.

Tina S is so amazing. She can make that guitar sing just like Jimi Hendrix did. Not downing any Guitarist's out there, there are a lot of good and great guitarists in this world, then there's the ones that are simply above the curve. Thank you to all musician's, I could not imagine this world without you.

Every single time I watch this video I am genuinely crying (I am 51) I have never ever seen and heard anything like this in my entire life !!!…this is just INSANE AND ABSOLUTELY INSANE

Yo Mike - the girl is insanely talented. Just wow.

she was 17 at the time and she took up music pretty young from what I read, she has been described as a prodigy to some extent. I have watched her video of this maybe 50 times and never tire of it.

This is an arrangement by Dr Viossy. This was apparently the last of the set of videos recorded by her teacher in 2016 when she was 17 years old. She's absolutely incredible. Name me only one guitarist who can play this piece, Moonlight Sonata, like this or better. In fact, there is a video that features both and Dr Viossy for you to check out, to prove my point. It's the closest you get, after all, it's his arrangement. Check out the remaining 13 covers that she did if you will. I like your reaction.

Check YT and other interpretations of the same by other guitarists, none comes close to her level of precision, just a fact. The other great thing about Tina is that her talent is more than enough to get millions of views and SHE does not need to show off her body to get clicks the others can only dream of. She just killed the game, she is the reference to guitar excellence. I wish she played hours of classical music on the electric guitar. I would then buy all her records.

Damn. She’s the absolute best not just female but the world best guitarist I’ve ever seen. Her dedication is no match whatsoever. She can play these songs blind folded. She hardly looks at her fretboard. Absolutely stunning and to a tee. WOW. I’m lost for words. I hear that she’s finished university and is now playing in a band called SPIN TWICE. I’ve been a huge fan of Tina. I hope she does more covers.

Tina S is pretty much the baddest of all badasses of all time. From a technical perspective, I don't know if you can get better than that. I think Buckethead might be approximately in the same league, but certainly no better. Look at the way she grips that guitar. She has it locked down tight. I think the guitar itself went to heaven right there.

That cute little smile at the end! she knows . Tina is right up there at the top❤❤❤😊

.... I would dare to compare her to Jimmy.. Cept she doesn't bend the neck... She is amazing. so fast and pure. Always chill and always great to watch if you appreciate music.

I like her smile by the end of this Video. " And how it was"😊

She one of the greatest guitarist ever

She is super chill in every piece. I love when she is just chewing gum like ho hum covering dragon force. 🤣

Tina S is now in her own band. Spin Twice!

Someone once counted and she averaged 7 notes per second for the entire 6 minutes.

Tima's most viral is Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. In any case, at this stage of her career, ( 7-8 YEARS AGO)she was the best of all time. Why? She played all the most difficult guitarist's work and did it as good or better, whereas they only did themselves. In addition she did Beethoven and Vivaldi. There was nobody who could match her. Today, she has a group, Spin Twice, and it does not showcase the prodigious talents she demonstrated here. Still, whatever she does, she deserves to be remembered for her work here. She still blows me away 7-8 years ago. The Mona Lisa is the greatest painting, and that was done over 500 years ago. I am hoping these videos are archived and able to be viewed 100 years from now.

4 years of practice to play this, and 2 months to learn it. After only 1 year she was playing Eruption by Van Halen and he sent her congratulations and an invitation, she was only 14 !

Dude shes insanely awesome .

I have watched so many people react to this video now. Someone below commented that her instructor says she learned this piece in 2 months on her summer vacation>!? Wow. A professional guitar instructor on another reaction video believed it would take tens of hours to master 6 seconds of it. Truly a prodigy. I have watched others play it but only Tina plays it flawlessly. Glad to hear she is back on KZfaq now that she is finished college

I love watching professional musicians watching her play. She is ungodly good and so clean and precise! Her arpeggios, pinch harmonics and vibratos are amazing. I watch reactions of her whenever I can. She’s got an amazing playlist!!

Tina S is amazing! I highly recommend her covers of "through the fire and flames" from Dragon Force, "For the love of god" by Steve Via, And "Altitudes" by Jason Becker. Don't take it too hard. Your not the only one Tina has made reevaluate our lives. lol

She is greatest guitarist all times ever .

Steve Vai's For the Love of God, Becker's Altitudes, and Moore's The Loner are my favourites, by Tina. Simply stunning.

She’s the greatest guitarist in the world. No exceptions.

Her Steve Vai, for the love of god cover is my fav 🎸 😊

Wow, she flies across that fret board like she has an extra four brains for her left hand. To say that was impressive would be the understatement of the year.

Her vibrato is the way it is because as a toddler, she learned classical first. So that vibrato is like that of a violinist. She raps with her second, third AND fourth fingers. Most to Rick the pick in their pinky, but she keeps it where it is supposed to be and does the tapping with the other 3 fingers. Also from her finger picking as a classical guitarist when she was little. I don’t know of anyone better than her here. Even Mr. Lee did a reaction to her playing his, through the fire and the flames, and he was impressed. He asked her on his video to contact him and come play with them when they are in Europe. Her picking speed on that one is insane and she never seems to look tired.

I started watching Tina when she was about 8 years old I loved watching her hairstyle her technique she is just utterly amazing I think she'll go down is one of the best guitar players in the world

I don't usually watch guitar videos. But wow! I have never seen or heard anything even close to what this young woman played. Natural Gifting is amazing!

I like that it is all one take , no editing , and the look she has at the end like " nailed it "

This is the track that inspired me to keep on pushing on with relearning to play the guitar properly and break through the confidence barrier that was holding me back... Tina is a goddess.

She's not laughing She's concentrating as she plays this arrangement by ear and from memory! Cool reaction! Tina's amazing

Yep, my reaction to her also. She has more too. She stopped for a few years to finish university but is back with a band now.

She's the first female guitarist to shatter my stereotype on "chicks shredding." Yea, perhaps naively sexist but when you see her also play Yngwie, Vai, and Becker with pretty modest accuracy before the age of 18, kinda humbles any sane guy. Despite just coming back to KZfaq, she took a long hiatus, and many speculate it may have been attributed to the toxic side of KZfaq, of a bunch of man-children either being perverts or outright insulting her playing if she missed a single note, as if these armchair guitarists could muster half her skill twice her age. She's a true guitar enthusiast gem.

Amazing talent. She makes it looks effortless! I believe she plays with a band "Spin Twice" these days.

Her-For The Love Of God by Vai is a gem.

I don't like electric guitar but this BLEW MY MIND! Absolutely amazing! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

WOW! John Mclaughlin move over. Al DiMiola and Carlos..sit down. A queen is born. She's in a class by herself.

Jason Becker - "Altitudes" Tina Nails It!

Tina is absolutely a genius level prodigy. This was the last video she released for about six years until this last year when she released several songs with her band "Spin Twice". There is another young prodigy you should check out. She is Yoyoka Soma of Japan. At the age of 8 Yoyoka entered the contest "Hit Like a Girl" covering Led Zepplin's "Good Times Bad Times. She won that weeks contest receiving rave reviews from Robert Plant among others. At the age of 11 Yoyoka was named by the publication Drummers World to it's list of 500 greatest drummers, making Yoyoka the youngest person to be so honored. Also that year Yoyoka was awarded a visiting professorship to a Tokyo university. Yoyoka was lucky enough to be born into an extremely musical family and has been playing the drums since just after learning to crawl. Yoyoka turned 14 earlier this year. The following is her cover of ~ Tower of Power - What is Hip? / Drum Covered by YOYOKA ~ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zt6EnruLur-mdqs.html Another mind blowing cover ~ Sting - Seven Days / Drum Covered by YOYOKA ~ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZrN3q7lplZ7MpGw.html

I have a request. Reach out to every hall of famed rock/metal guitarist and see if they can match this young lady…. Oh my goodness

" I've got blisters on my fingers"!! How has she not wore her fingers down to the knuckles is a mystery unto itself. To show how much I don't know, I didn't think you could play this sonata set to a guitar?! She's definitely gifted. Haha and the little smile at the end was great.. Rock on, Tina S. !!!

Bloody hell! She plays G3 under the table 😍. Genius!!!!

Wowzer...this is my first time hearing her...crazy

I have followed Tina on KZfaq for years, and she is the very definition of 'a child prodigy' (given that she has been playing since she was very young).

Her Dragonforce cover is freakin insane ❤

Thank you universe for those blessed with talents!.... It's a pleasure to come across something/someone like that... isn't it?! Thanks for the reaction.

she disappeared for a few yrs after this video was posted and just reappeared in a band a few months back called spin twice

You should check out her cover of Dragonforce's through the fire and flames. It's insane! Herman Li of Drangonforce reacted to her cover and was blown away. He gave her an open invite to jam with him or the band anytime she wants in his reaction.

I'm not a huge fan of shredding but she has such incredible efficiency of movement I couldn't look away. How can so many sounds come from such little movement?

Tina S, is one of the best guitarists out there. She is so talented.

Tina S 🔥🔥🔥

Tina S. is awesome! I think she went to college and hasn't posted anything in a while, but yes, she's damned good!

Yo Mike, thanks for sharing. I’ve seen just a bit of her growth but at 69, I have not seen another 17 yr old playing this level. It’s going to be fun watching her grow.

The best of the lot ....just incredible, super, stupendous, astounding.....amazing Tina ❤🤘

If you think she looks bored playing this you should watch her playing Through the Fire and Flames!

Wow Just Wow.!!🥰

Her teacher Renaud LOUIS-SERVAIS 16/3/2022 interview on KZfaq : "Thank you for reacting to this video of my little protected Tina. I had the chance to teach her the electric guitar from the age of 13 to 18, and I also filmed and produced all these videos at that time in my studio. I must say that she never disappointed me, what a prodigy she was... a small precision concerning this version, it is an arrangement made by the incredible Italian guitarist, Michele "Dr Viossy" Vioni, who was kind enough to let us use his version." Renaud "I made her work on a lot of pieces, but only a part was the subject of videos. On the other hand, everything that has been filmed is online. (= 14)" Renaud told me that she learned this piece in 2 months during her school holidays in 2016.

She makes it look so easy.

Tina is a master musician

Simply outstanding, this girl ❤

Rock is still alive!

She starts off like a rocket. That guitar is smokin’ from the get go.

I played for about 20 years until I hurt my hand, a few weeks before I saw this. Had I not injured myself, I would have quit playing out of respect to Tina. I have not seen anybody else play this near as good as she does.

She's playing 7,5 notes per second...THE WHOLE TIME!!😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 Insanely endurance and precission! Not one note missing in this piece of masterwork!! Godly talent!! Thank lord i can hear this before i'm gone....❤

She is crazy good, and that she plays Dr Viossy's guitar transcription note for note is totally insane. Even if i cannot play even as half as good like her, i admire her playing and get inspired from watching it.

Guitar gymnastics.

She slayed it. She knows it. Amazing. Love her satisfied smirk at the end. Beethoven was a rock god. His audiences were limited by the instruments of his time. But his music remains beautiful and relevant with whatever instrument is used to hit our ears with his brilliance.

Yngwie Malmsteen....who 😳.. shes born with this and just added some practise... insane 🤘🎼🎸

Yo! Thanks for bringing up Tina S again, as I've heard some of her stuff and almost forgot how amazing she is.

I've been playing for 39 years and i feel like it's my second year learning..lol

I'M WORN OUT.... I'M SITTING HERE WATCHING HER FINGERS GO A MILLION MILES AN HOUR.... AND MY FINGERS AND HANDS ARE MOVING THINKING THAT I'M DOING IT ALSO.... AND MY FINGERS ARES SORE AND I NEED AN 8 HOUR NAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "HATS OFF" TO HER..... AND HER GOD-GIVEN TALENT!!! MAY SHE CREATE MASTERPIECES THAT GOD AND JESUS CAN LISTEN TO FOR YEARS!!! Amen Retired, Veteran

Yo, that was freaking amazing. She is amazing.

Wow, someone that could give Nuno a run for his money. Thanks for sharing! And yo, I watched the whole thing

When in the presence of genius, the first question you need to ask is "How is she going to monetize that?" LOL My God she's good!

Now YOu know how the rest of us feel!

Holy crap, Boy that bass player was rockin' too!

Thanks 😊 I lost it too, the first time that I heard this.

All her covers are great, but her covers of For the Love of God by Steve Vai, and Altitudes by Jason Becker. You can check Tina out now with her band SpinTwice.

Now you should listen to her covers of "Altitudes" by Jason Becker and "For the love of God" by Steve Vai, those are probably her most intense covers except for this Beethoven one.

Makes me think of the band Queen. She shredds it.😮😊

Michael: "This is truly insane!" lol

She is great !!!!

See you've checked out Band-Maid. Have you heard of Lovebites? Fan of 80s metal - Metallica, Megadeth, Priest, Maiden? If so, you have to check out Lovebites. Not to mention they have two lead guitarists that I haven't seen play like they do since Becker / Friedman...virtuoso level. I would check out Judgement Day live 2023 from their official YT channel. Wonderful backstory with these ladies, vocalist (Asami) has R&B background, drummer is 4' 9" aka Little Big Engine and doesn't miss a beat. New bassist, 21yr old virtuoso Fami who slaps bass with the best of them. Incredible musicianship, hope you'll check them out. 🤘

She's a Savant, who disappeared (rightfully so). I hope she does whatever makes her happy. ,

This kid has chops!!!!! Hats off to her!!! Nice tone also. Mr. Malmstine himself would be proud of her I think.Well done young one!!!!

Its amazing how she can look so bored with the piece but be so damn flawless with it.

Hey, I know that look! It's the same one I had when I first saw this.

we are living in some amazing times, Geniuses like El Esterpario, Ren, Junna, Nandi Bushell and Chinchilla are all bringing us joy

Yeah, this piece was written for piano, and is not especially difficult to play on that instrument (though even there, the third movement is the most challenging portion). But covering it on guitar requires the use of more advanced techniques. On top of that, she compensates for some of the stuff the guitar just plain can't do (e.g,. playing different voices at different volumes simultaneously), by doing some stuff the piano can't do, like the vibrato you noticed, which calls attention to some parts and also adds interest to the piece. I have heard that she did not create the arrangement, but she certainly does a fine job of playing it. If she has time for this sort of thing again, I'm kind of hoping she'll do a few collabs with some other highly talented musicians. But solo guitar covers are certainly in her wheelhouse as well. Is anyone ever really safe?

I've been following Her since she was like 13.... She stepped Out, and Joined a band.. Last I've seen/Heard of Here. She's Amazing!!!!!