Polyphia - Playing God Guzheng Cover

Polyphia - Playing God Guzheng Cover | Moyun Official

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Жыл бұрын

Happy new year! The polyphonic zither I just bought here will bring you an avant-garde song with a full flavor of the new year. Playing God! @Polyphia
(auto-translated from the Chinese)
I posted a blog before soliciting covers that everyone wants to hear, and I was keen to find that several people of insight mentioned Playing God. You fairies! Polyphia is an avant-garde band I like very much, but their chords basically have no room for realization on my traditional guzheng. However, at the end of last year, Dunhuang recommended this polyphonic zither with 43 strings! I feel like I can do it again! I can! I'm sorry to say that I was already absent-minded when I was practicing nuclear explosions, so I just tried to play this song hahahaha while practicing. Playing God can be said to be the most terrifying cover ever, the chords are extremely perverted, the rhythm is very rough, and the vocal range is invincible and jumping, it is simply inhuman! So the cover still has a lot of simplifications, I hope all the guitar masters can give me more advice!
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@MoYun Жыл бұрын

首先感謝包老師@包達quinnbao 熬禿頭受大罪傾情製作的伴奏，連口哨都包圓了，不愧是「包」老師！做完之後他進入了看戲模式，因為這首曲子真正的折磨對我來說剛剛開始……   自從決定下手小p這首神曲，我的每天就是： 早起舔原作--帥啊Tim！帥啊Scott！優雅！太優雅了！白天找翻奏--強啊這個指彈老師！強啊這個琵琶老師！晚上自己扒譜-- 救命啊！這個曲子要創死我！   但是開工沒有回頭箭，尤其是包老師伴奏已經做出來了……那就衝！扒完intro我還躊躇滿志，畢竟吾有上將43弦多聲箏。到了A段開始傻眼，進入Bossa滿目瘡痍，到了尾段徹底瘋狂！！這是什麼神仙寫出來的和弦？？敦煌爸爸我需要一台十二平均律的古箏謝謝……都說隔行如隔山，就算我把所有的音都調出來，吉他一個掃弦的音域跨度在這個更寬更大的琴上是無法實現的。所以適當的還是做了很多簡化，個別和弦五個音只保留了倆，大家湊合聽hhhhh～_(:з」∠)_ 這個曲子里的技巧滿天飛就不做贅述，再來說這個新到手的多聲箏。變得更寬更薄並去掉頭尾之後音色和傳統箏確實還是有區別，對於可以中途換區域演奏的曲子（比如這次），是很便利的。但是兩邊隔得又挺遠不能同時彈，在涉及高音的快速樂段左邊18弦的小箏其實用不上。這種情況就還是雙箏竪著擺比較實用。而且由於特殊定弦，左邊的弦已經非常軟了，剛好用在bossa那一段模仿一下古典吉他屁響屁響的感覺（對不起……(ಡωಡ)   機緣巧合天時地利，終於翻奏了Polyphia，也算完成了一樁心願！以後也會繼續探索～請大家多多指教！

@jkliau76 Жыл бұрын

厉害到，我都不知说什么好了！👍👍👍👍

@user-kc8zh4ho6u Жыл бұрын

tim will be very surprised👍

@hwanenze Жыл бұрын

Happy New Year! 农历新年快乐～

@isot1665 Жыл бұрын

超美❤

@DanneoYT Жыл бұрын

Can someon translate for me

@Milkweed-ur1qq Жыл бұрын

She deserves a reaction video from Polyphia.

@emperortv767 Жыл бұрын

Facts

@pongsitc Жыл бұрын

Yes

@gnarly001 Жыл бұрын

First thing I thought too

@wyattalexander4041 Жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

@timtucker09 Жыл бұрын

Definitely... this is amazing

@gerricosanchez849 Жыл бұрын

if she joined the Polyphia playing god cover competition, she could've won. this is stunning.

@dylancarpenter9150 Жыл бұрын

she was in it

@gerricosanchez849 Жыл бұрын

@@dylancarpenter9150 at what minute ? the cover competition was 4 months ago.

@zylix2121 Жыл бұрын

@@gerricosanchez849 In his heart ❤

@FreedomAssassin64 Жыл бұрын

@@dylancarpenter9150 stop spreading false information, dude

@oliverpark7860 Жыл бұрын

I mean I saw the winner, that shit was also hellishly impressive, with the manual drumming too, but I don't play either instrument so can't tell which one is more impressive

@StonayBalogna 6 ай бұрын

Love how she even matched the aesthetic of their video. 10/10🔥❤️

@jameslangridge1674 10 ай бұрын

As much as I like the original, I find I keep coming back to re-listen to this version. Something about it just seems so very very right. Well done. Amazing playing.

@michaelleigh2076 8 ай бұрын

Totally agree, this is the best version of this song and id love to hear her learn more

@moxxy3565 7 ай бұрын

The Eastern influences give it something I didn't even know it was "missing"

@aaronvanzile3824 7 ай бұрын

@@moxxy3565the original is already super harmonics heavy and this thing is capable of ridiculously rich thick harmonies, it just sounds so good on this thing and there's so many in the song. Between that and the bends, it's such a cool and unique take.

@SpenceReam 5 ай бұрын

💯%

@anversailles Жыл бұрын

Even the cinematography pays homage to the original. Incredible performance and incredible MV. 🎉

@alankchi Жыл бұрын

This is insane! Totally awesome!❤

@vikashammet4836 Жыл бұрын

@johnyang799 Жыл бұрын

This cover makes me feel like the original one is the cover.

@LiveLaughLovecraft Жыл бұрын

@@johnyang799 they are both equally great.

@yuruem2thereturn44 Жыл бұрын

That’s what I’m saying

@alaskabandaid Жыл бұрын

This is by far the best cover I have ever seen of Polyphia. she NAILED it.

@KJ-ho6sb 9 ай бұрын

really excellent arrangement too

@honguyenminh 9 ай бұрын

I saw what you did there

@zimgaming1397 8 ай бұрын

Charles berthoud?

@yukikofujiwara2144 8 ай бұрын

As a koto player and Polyphia fan, huge props. This was insanely impressive. I sure as hell can't play koto like that.

@aitharel3009 8 ай бұрын

Pretty sure koto and guzheng are distinctively different instruments, although similar, but they each have their own charm. I think koto personally sounds more "stringy" to me. Have you tried both? I'm curious how similar technique is as they're obviously the "same" kind of instrument.

@yukikofujiwara2144 8 ай бұрын

@@aitharel3009 I should've said "as a zither player" Never played a guzheng, but on koto we don't play the other side of those bridges (kotoji, I don't know what guzheng players call them). I forgot that was a thing on guzheng. Maybe it's a scale length thing, but it doesn't sound very musical on koto, we use that side exclusively for bends and vibrato.

@aitharel3009 8 ай бұрын

@@yukikofujiwara2144 Oh I think I get what you meant now. Yes for sure, interesting, they look "the same" in terms of playing but had no idea about the playing style. I'm not sure if the other side of the bridge playing is actually "traditional" either though as it's a modified guzheng. Usually they're only used for bends and vibrato too most of the time I think? Have to say, I am a little jealous of you guys playing one of those "traditional" instruments haha.

@yukikofujiwara2144 8 ай бұрын

@@aitharel3009 I actually play 3 traditional Japanese instruments: koto, kokyu, and shamisen. My mother taught traditional music in Osaka for years, and was a traditional musician and enka singer before that as well. Traditional music was my whole childhood with a buffer of video games, essentially. Very fortunate upbringing that I try not to take for granted.

@aitharel3009 8 ай бұрын

@@yukikofujiwara2144 Wow, that's actually awesome, now I'm three times as jealous haha. I'm definitely more familiar with the Chinese traditional instruments: E.G Guzheng, Erhu and Sanxian, which are the counterparts to the ones you play, and very similar due to shared history and origin. Yet each have their own distinctive nuances in sound which make them quite distinguishable. I always wanted to try one of these as I've only played a classical instrument, but really do enjoy a lot of these traditional ones, so the fact that you play three! Haha

@JohnDickson-ki3qr 6 ай бұрын

You're like the Tim Henson of the guzheng world. This is probably the cleanest cover of this song I've seen, you make it look effortless too 😂

@GoranZec Жыл бұрын

This is pretty much the most impressive cover of any song I've ever heard

@colinbanning9416 Жыл бұрын

Imagine being able to do anything this good

@realeveryday504 Жыл бұрын

But it was recorded at 75% tempo of the original song & sped up. Try playing this video at 75% & you'll notice how much more natural the camera movements & her movements are. Still sounds good at 75%, though. But it does take away from the skill required to actually play this song at full speed.

@LocrianDorian Жыл бұрын

@@realeveryday504 I doubt the video is the actual take we are hearing anyways, most often than not it isn't. Playing this in a single take flawlessly would be near impossible. Still an awesome cover, despite being spliced together. That's how everyone records though, including Polyphia, so can't fault her.

@realeveryday504 Жыл бұрын

@Eddie Hughes But, but, but… yeah.

@ohhyu Жыл бұрын

@@realeveryday504 bruh i see you replying under every comment can you just stop and appreciate the music and the artist?? why are you trying to dilute her skills with that argument. seriously you have better things to do.

@iBoss818 Жыл бұрын

When I saw that cover of this song that won the Polyphia contest, I thought it was impossible to make another cover as good as that. This video proved me wrong. This is absolutely mesmerizing.

@borndrago Жыл бұрын

I searched for the Polyphia contest winner and couldn't find anything. Can you help me on that?

@iBoss818 Жыл бұрын

@@borndrago The video is called "Playing God (Polyphia) but on one guitar only" and it's by Paolo Gans. The Polyphia contest video is called "Polyphia Roasts Fan Covers" and it's on their official channel.

@borndrago Жыл бұрын

@@iBoss818 Thanks a lot!!

@84jdgregory Жыл бұрын

Gotta check out that winner video. This one was nuts.

@savageryreally7058 Жыл бұрын

This is better than The Original lol let alone the one that won the contest.

@kchastain3 8 ай бұрын

Seeing this song played on an instrument I have no familiarity with whatsoever is a real trip. Like witnessing something truly unfathomable. Amazing.

@Appetite_For_Kill Ай бұрын

You didn't watch kungfu hustle?

@outbakjak Ай бұрын

Muyon.. This literally made me cry. It is so beautiful, and mesmerizing, that it made me cry. I'm a 33 year old man and I am not ashamed. I know it's old, I watched when it was new.. I just wanted you to know. Better late than never. I hope you see this. Bless you 🥹

@user-lj3wq8kc4k Жыл бұрын

Some people may not realize it yet. She is underestimated, and she has integrated the playing methods and skills of many musical instruments into the performance of guzheng. He's a musical genius. This is unique in the method of playing guzheng. This is a treasure girl who deserves more attention.

@mypetmoose2079 Жыл бұрын

by he you mean tim henson?

@AndrewStottisTheIndiWerWlf Жыл бұрын

@@mypetmoose2079 no they mean translating that to this instrument requires playing it in an innovative and non-traditinal way.

@ganjalinajolie3002 Жыл бұрын

It blew my mind when she did the harmonics

@bowesguitars5514 Жыл бұрын

around the 1:10 mark is she changing multiple tunings on the fly?

@AndrewStottisTheIndiWerWlf Жыл бұрын

@@bowesguitars5514 not sure

@dumpsterDeity Жыл бұрын

imagine a collab between her and Polyphia. That'd be insanely cool.

@Bankable2790 Жыл бұрын

Ikr that’s what I’m thinking. Don’t want a reaction video or competition win. We need full collab

@submarooo4319 Жыл бұрын

I would absolutely love for that to happen

@middleclassthrash Жыл бұрын

[Holds breath]

@yumfamous 10 ай бұрын

What collab? She should be part of the band

@StunningSilken 10 ай бұрын

@@yumfamousRight.

@evonne315 9 ай бұрын

I love how many people are inspired to cover Polyphia. Its a phenomenon. This one especially is truly beautiful and unique. ❤

@wallthemart 7 ай бұрын

2:32 This instrument sounds like it was made for this section. It just sounds so right

@pakdosen9325 11 ай бұрын

This cover brings new breeze for Playing God. Especially the bend sound that only Guzheng can produce makes it so unique. I don't even know that Guzheng also has harmonics. It's good to learn and watch

@badboy250984 10 ай бұрын

She's taking the guzheng to the next level. Many guzheng player just play it the traditionally way with the chinese style of songs. This shows if you willing to be open and try something new, it opens up something else for the instrument.

@yukikofujiwara2144 8 ай бұрын

The cool thing about plucked string instruments is that practically everything can be transposed from one instrument to the other and remain true to the original music, while having all the color of the instrument it's played on.

@cm9241 7 ай бұрын

String instruments all have harmonics, that's just how vibration works

@jdseventeen 7 ай бұрын

oh yeh you can just about do harmonics with anything with a string (meet the parents)

@thestoebz 6 ай бұрын

@@jdseventeenI have strings, can you pluck me, JD?

@justinmiller9169 Жыл бұрын

I’ve never seen anyone play a piece so technical on this instrument before. Amazing performance.

@dogayarman2771 Жыл бұрын

We don't get to see it so often on guitar either 😄

@ghannawi13 Жыл бұрын

Weirdly enough, I think the Guzheng lends itself well to this style of play. Tim Henson uses a style that has a lot of polyphonic layering, and that's very difficult on a guitar. However, an instrument inherently built for polyphonic rhythms might have an easier time replicating that style than other instruments out there. That being said, its still very difficult to pull this off, and it was amazing to watch.

@Nivlekai001 Жыл бұрын

there are so many nore even more technical pieces for this instrument mostly very traditional chinese pieces but it isnt heard very often

@mochat_oi Жыл бұрын

I've never seen harmonics on a guzheng before wow

@fingerstylesabahan8517 Жыл бұрын

Because they don't want to transcend their skill, they thought that a traditional instrument should only play traditional music, well it doesn't matter a music is a music🔥🔥🔥

@andrewcass9177 10 ай бұрын

This is so cool!! You managed to do a faithful cover of an intricate song yet made it feel unique by adding the distinct flavor of your instrument. I loved this and the production value! Subscribed.

@isaachester8475 3 ай бұрын

Sorry Tim, but this is officially the coolest rendition of this song on KZfaq

@harrinkeith8150 Жыл бұрын

Timmy needs to see this!!! This gives me chills!! The notes, melody, performance… all on point!!

@GabrielSantos-qt1kr Жыл бұрын

They posted 😁

@coopiscool9419 Жыл бұрын

Bro don’t call him Timmy that’s weird

@ShinyaKougami Жыл бұрын

did they watch this? where can i find that?

@Glouphrie Жыл бұрын

@@coopiscool9419 he is often called "Timmy Hendrix"

@user-fg3fv9hl3b Жыл бұрын

@@coopiscool9419 name shaming, really?

@phenex5190 Жыл бұрын

Why does Polyphia's style fit this instrument so well!! Amazing performance

@_NobodySpecial_ Жыл бұрын

It doesn't normally, this isn't how normal people play but tbh it's a polyphia song, if it wasn't stupidly intricate and difficult it wouldn't be the same

@the_undecidead Жыл бұрын

because the sound characteristics of the classic guitar and the guzheng are very similar.

@ryth-2401 Жыл бұрын

Maybe because Tim is half Chinese

@kanon0n Жыл бұрын

true if tim does make something new with hes nylon

@Squirrel-zq6oe Жыл бұрын

@@_NobodySpecial_ hate much

@superipermagererata5084 8 ай бұрын

This is the most clean cover I’ve seen, truly the best, the technic everything was so BEAUTIFUL OMGGG I LOVED IT 😭😭😭you’re amazing I just love how your hands look while playing, all the movements look so beautiful and perfect

@par-teetime2422 4 ай бұрын

Wow this was beautiful. I’m definitely gonna watch this another million times or so over the rest of my life.

@ThaBeatConductor Жыл бұрын

I feel like I just watched an ancient sorceress casting a spell. That was awesome.

@jkndrkn 7 ай бұрын

The expressiveness of guzheng and your playing works so well with this piece. You can get the crisp sound of Tim's playing with the expressiveness and rich harmonics of the guzheng. They should take you on tour.

@user-fc9yd5bv3n Ай бұрын

不愧是古箏教主~ ❤❤❤ 彈什麼都好聽~ 🎉🎉🎉

@owlbusdumbledork9966 Жыл бұрын

She's even throwing embellishments over the second section. Incredible musicianship!

@ogsWRLDD Жыл бұрын

@@user-li2fy4hu7p get that hate out your blood lil bro & appreciate talent.

@explosu Жыл бұрын

@@user-li2fy4hu7p Did she do it on the moon, too? Lol, like this wouldn't be incredibly obvious for about a hundred different reasons least of all her hair moving completely normally. Delete your account.

@The_Guy_Who_Asked72 Жыл бұрын

@@user-li2fy4hu7p wdym? It's clearly not sped up, she's just talented

@Ranakade Жыл бұрын

I respect covers that go all in and not just play the intro. 🙌 Beautiful work! ❤️

@junatan25 Жыл бұрын

Especially the “bossa” part

@jozkomrkvicka2804 Жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtNims-mmL2wd58.html

@jamesfisher5864 7 ай бұрын

This is jaw dropping 😮❤ Incredible playing

@frogbattle 10 ай бұрын

I love watching the way you hit the harmonics on the guzheng! I never realized you could do that. Excellent cover, amazing talent, hope Polyphia reacts!

@Tayy_B Жыл бұрын

this makes me think about so many musicians out there which play different instruments that are hardly even known and are so good at playing yet don't upload a cover so we end up not knowing that their talent even exists in the first place☹ I feel blessed by knowing Moyun and this cover exist.

@junethanoschurchill6750 Жыл бұрын

Every single instrument has someone like this. A lot of people don’t realize just how mind-numbingly skilled musicians can be

@Arlecchino_Gatto Ай бұрын

I keep coming back to watch you play this. Your talent is so very amazing! I love your videos.

@Immersed94 2 ай бұрын

This is making me tear up. No words. All I can say is this might be the most stunning solo-cover of any song I've ever heard

@damagekritical Жыл бұрын

Polyphia really transcending all cultures and walks of life with their music and it's amazing to see

@roowasan5541 Жыл бұрын

this sound better the polyhpia

@mr.tryhardguitarguy2842 Жыл бұрын

Its just a song dude calm down lol

@valentincelestite9861 Жыл бұрын

@@mr.tryhardguitarguy2842 Maybe but a hella good one

@FanaticDrummer Жыл бұрын

They’re really not lol Its trap shredding

@subs4794 Жыл бұрын

Lolwhat

@veryfitting Жыл бұрын

Polyphia have introduced me to so many incredibly stunning artists

@jl5177 9 ай бұрын

HOLY CRAP THAT WAS AMAZING! 🔥🔥🔥

@kevinwere7917 9 ай бұрын

Wow, just wow, what an incredible instrument to play that on, and she plays it so beautifully and with style. It’s quite a busy piece of music but she makes it look easy. I absolutely appreciated watching that. Awesome.

@Sbeatsophrenia Жыл бұрын

If she covers Ego Death, it's gonna be wild!! Amazing!

@rexreamon2781 Жыл бұрын

Definitely

@carpediemarts705 Жыл бұрын

WHEN

@BirnieMac1 Жыл бұрын

Complete with Steve vai wig

@SeraphimxSins Жыл бұрын

I'd be interested in seeing how that could be done on a zither.

@DJSubDOg Жыл бұрын

This is beyond words. Hands down the most impressive cover I have ever seen. The accuracy and technique here are blowing my mind.

@jojack1234567890 Жыл бұрын

I swear at first I really thought it was just the song overlaid on the video. Tripped me out lol.

@mrmaldoon8362 Жыл бұрын

Agreed :)

@realeveryday504 Жыл бұрын

Yeah. But then when you play it at 75% you can see how she got it so perfect.

@bananas3691 Жыл бұрын

@@realeveryday504 I heard it at 0.75x and it still sounds great to me. Maybe it was sped up a bit but it doesn’t suddenly mean that she doesn’t deserve recognition for it. You sound so salty when you say “play it at x speed and see if you feel the same” when someone comments that it’s great.

@cryptohawg9518 9 ай бұрын

FANTASTIC Polyphia cover. Would love to hear more.

@UncleChisel 5 ай бұрын

What an absolutely beautiful rendition. Your love and passion for your instrument comes through loud and clear. 👏

@stringsattached5077 Жыл бұрын

You can’t get a better cover than this, like how did she do the ending so flawlessly like, that was so fucking magnificent

@Vincentoist Жыл бұрын

It's a studio version With takes and editing to get the tone right

@LICHTinc Жыл бұрын

@@Vincentoist ok

@SeraphimxSins Жыл бұрын

@@Vincentoist Actually, this is a live playthrough, but there are some cuts to make it more music video-esque. The backing track was added afterwards however.

@CBoxStudios Жыл бұрын

It's sped up.

@realeveryday504 Жыл бұрын

@@CBoxStudios Correct! Man, I scrolled through a lot of comments to see if anyone else noticed. Yep. Play it at 75% & see how it was really played. I'd also guess they detuned the audio of the original song to match a 25% lower tuning of this instrument so that when sped up 25% everything sounded good. Otherwise the audio from the song would've been time-stretched (what you hear at 75% & slower) & then sped up which wouldn't sound good at all. None-the-less, she definitely seemed to nail every note. But she also played it at 75% tempo & sped it up in post.

@May.905 10 ай бұрын

I didn't know this instrument can make such a beautiful sound like this untill now

@mikamikan1079 10 ай бұрын

is this backhanded

@May.905 10 ай бұрын

@@mikamikan1079 nope

@AkshayKumarX 9 ай бұрын

@@May.905 There's an anime (japanese cartoon) called Naruto and Yasuharu Takanashi who composed a majority of the OST for the series utilizes their instrument beautifully along with rock elements. I'll add some titles you can look up on youtube to listen to the soundtrack.

@AkshayKumarX 9 ай бұрын

@@May.905 To list a few: 1. Rising Dragon Yasuharu Takanashi 2. Uchiha Itachi Yasuharu Takanashi 3. Yondaime Hokage Yasuharu Takanashi 4. NARUTO Main Theme 16 Yasuharu Takanashi

@loka8001 9 ай бұрын

what instrument is that?

@VintageValium 2 ай бұрын

Amazing technique and incredible cover! Made me emotional! Also made me think of old Hero (2002) movie with Jet Li and Donnie Yen when they duel. If they ever make a part two, you should play in the background! If anything though, you can just share this performance with any movie studio that is including this type of instrument in the score and/or production. Work secured for a lifetime!

@TheRealKyleLamb 7 ай бұрын

Simply outstanding. I've had this on repeat for almost an hour. Very well played.

@plthlsn Жыл бұрын

This was not only perfectly visually stimulating, this is probably the most fantastic cross-instrumental cover I've ever seen or heard! You are amazing!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰

@GoufinAround_ Жыл бұрын

That slide transition at 1:39 gave me chills

@Mynamedoesntreallyfi Жыл бұрын

Yup, know know she means business.

@joooooolea 6 ай бұрын

i have goosebumps.. this is literally my new favorite cover of playing god…..

@hugoshubert 8 ай бұрын

Amazingly accurate, and with some unique flare as well. Beautiful translation of an amazing piece. This was a joy to listen to!

@KyleYoung143 Жыл бұрын

As a Polyphia fan and guitarist myself, my jaw dropped watching this. Incredible!

@Rafflersauce Жыл бұрын

This is legitimately the best cover of anything ive ever seen.

@mikepennington1760 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing... I am blown away by this performance!

@opostronaut Жыл бұрын

I don't know what I expected harmonics to sound like on a Guzheng, but it definitely wasn't that beautiful. Absolutely incredibly, the pitch bends work with the style so well! Seriously another level of talent *edit for the arpeggios, holy cow. Mind actually blown, just when I thought it couldn't get any better.

@GabeMillerMusic Жыл бұрын

This is so sick! The tone, playing, plus all those note bends sound amazing

@TYFLOL Жыл бұрын

Yeah especially those bends make this one super cool

@johnlaurensevilla5209 10 ай бұрын

Goosebumps from the start to end. What an amazing cover

@starroking32 9 ай бұрын

太帥了啦！！❤❤❤

@JacobLukasiewicz Жыл бұрын

In Polyphia's place I would collab with her ASAP! This sound maybe even better than original electro-classic guitar using, especially that juicy bends!

@KillianBlake Жыл бұрын

Easily the best Polyphia cover I've ever heard. That is so spot on and unique

@alessandro4806 5 ай бұрын

Agree 👍

@slinkytreekreeper 2 ай бұрын

My God, phenomenal would be an understatement. Beyond stunning, which I have no words for.

@jakefairley6993 Жыл бұрын

Nailing all those harmonics is so damn impressive, that's insane

@AdrenalinGodPlays Жыл бұрын

nailing. höhö

@seantoronto Жыл бұрын

This artist - Moyun, is called Goddess/Lord of Chinese guzheng, for her supreme technical skills (in some of the vids here she plays 2 guzhengs at the same time), lightning-fast fingers, and innovative interpretation of foreign songs with her own flair. If you are speechless watching this video, conventionally played with background track, wait till you see her CLEAN covers of AC/DC's Thunderstruck (1.7 million views, where she is the one-girl band, playing everything - guitar, bass, vocal AND percussion for god's sake!!! simultaneously and unconventionally SOLO, on 1 guzheng, without distraction of cool background. You can tell that she is having a grand time, with the attitude that she doesn't give a f*** what others think or say: mask or not. This genius showcased her highest musicality and BADASSERY in its purest form. I was actually laughing the whole time in utter disbelief), and my favorite - Chinese song Quan Yu Tian Xia (with a whopping 22 million views on a different channel, on here it's 2.2 million). I still have yet to pick up my jaw from the floor! 😀👍 She hails from Chengdu, mainland China.

@Lundix Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure Thunderstruck is playing audio that was recorded independently of the video footage, which taints the whole thing for me. Sounds awesome though.

@selfactualizer2099 Жыл бұрын

Acdc...thunderstruck.............I think the polyphia transposing is a thousand times better ..... I don't want to hear another acdc cover And view count doesn't mean better, view count is usually determined by "how cool the video looks" moreso than "how intricate is the music theory/performance" Don't believe me? Look at the comments, it's more about the background than the insane playing, You know, the whole "virtuosity is dead" thing, because people only want to see or hear cool things, instead of you know, being musically inclined Edit: I mean, frank zappa is an absolute legend but lower view counts than he deserves, Same for many other legends, they weren't "pop" enough

@TheSpartanS196 Жыл бұрын

@@Lundix You think that in music videos you actually "see" the musicians playing the track you listen to? lmaoooo oh boi. Like, yes, they play to have realistic hand movements and so the video fits the audio, but the audio you're listening to isn't a "live recording" of the take of their video. And I thought that was obvious...

@jegnur Жыл бұрын

@@TheSpartanS196 Depends on the video and artist, sometimes it absolutely is a live take.

@TheSpartanS196 Жыл бұрын

@@jegnur Music videos in 99.9999999% of the cases aren't. And I mean official music videos, with editing, special effects, maybe even some story going on, cuts, all the things that make them "cinematographic". A dude playing the guitar while sitting isn't a music video (and unless it's one single continuous take with no cuts and embellishments, that's probably 'fake' too. Like, if it changes POV, then focusses on the hands, then the dude has changed bass/guitar/whatever...). Live takes are live takes and thus their quality mostly sucks. If you want sound quality you ain't getting it with a live video recording.

@nen.user.3764 Жыл бұрын

She plays it just as clean as Tim. Actually if not cleaner . Her technique is so on point. It’s so Badass. I could listen to her all day .

@hazardeur Жыл бұрын

jup and this is wa harder too i reckon. the hand movement is way larger so it's got to be more difficult from a physical standpoint alone, not even counting in the tons of strings. also the angle your hands/fingers are to the instrument seems to be harder for intricate stuff

@realeveryday504 Жыл бұрын

Because she recorded this at 75% speed. See for yourself by playing at 75%.

@obliterator1543 Жыл бұрын

@@realeveryday504 On what basis do you claim that?

@Siziusmopul Жыл бұрын

@@realeveryday504 ok?

@LethiuxX 5 ай бұрын

Wow! Masterful! This is what mastering something looks like!

@Matthew-Smith 8 ай бұрын

that was really impressive. also your dressed like a mortal kombat character so 10/10 performance

@lasagnahog7695 Жыл бұрын

If I didn't know any better I'd assume this was composed for this instrument. What a wildly impressive cover.

@8BitChad Жыл бұрын

What a gorgeous instrument expertly played. Hitting harmonics on a Guzheng, I love the internet. 10/10.

@andreungoogable 20 күн бұрын

beautiful

@richman3135 8 ай бұрын

This was without a doubt one of the coolest things I've seen in the past few months. Thank you!

@MrMisterSir3711 Жыл бұрын

I can clearly understand someone's a pro at their instrument, when i see something like this. Unbelievable job, thank you so much!

@sergioibarra3461 Жыл бұрын

This sounds so good it’s almost as good as the original, never seen a cover this technically well played in any instrument

@Agorija 7 ай бұрын

It's official: polyphias version is now the cover, and this is the original. So good.

@eldengarrett9153 7 ай бұрын

One of the coolest covers of this song so far. So brilliant.

@sherlock4791 Жыл бұрын

Lets be honest This deserves at least 1M views

@mrchef2676 Жыл бұрын

Did u mean 2M ?

@dadadididododede1557 Жыл бұрын

Ikr ??

@fauzanree1983 Жыл бұрын

Wait how does this not have 1M views already 💀 It sits at 470k right now

@harryhines1334 Жыл бұрын

Let's be honest this deserves more views that justin beiber

@torresaurus_ Жыл бұрын

I'm sure it will do just fine.

@thefingerwitch Жыл бұрын

My goodness… the translation from the guitar to this instrument HAS to be even more difficult to perform than we know !!! Everything about this production is world class. I thank you for the wonderful art and out of this world performance!!🙏🙏🙏

@Mikakrombacher1 2 ай бұрын

Phenomenal!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@zonamshresth4339 2 ай бұрын

Amazing playing ... wonderful Instrument.

@ianmcleod44 Жыл бұрын

I don't know much about the 43 string polyphonic zither but clearly it is a difficult instrument to play and then you chose one of the hardest 4 min songs to play. It sounded brilliant. Well done.

@LogioTek Жыл бұрын

from her pinned comment it was so difficult that she had the instrument redesigned: bring strings closer, make them longer, and completely change native tuning to 12-tone equal temperament to pull this off

@chibichibi51 Жыл бұрын

@@LogioTek Yes, it looked strange for a guzheng, so that made sense!

@zavieir Жыл бұрын

Playing God is such a masterpiece it sounds so well in any instrument

@genocidist2602 Жыл бұрын

no its a garbage song and sounds bland and boring

@3periode788 Жыл бұрын

couldn't agree more

@billybobthekidiswack Жыл бұрын

Not a tuba

@TactlessGuy Жыл бұрын

Well the original piece is played by mainly string instruments, so it's not surprising that it'd sound good on any other string instrument.

@rizalleksono480 Жыл бұрын

not really for any instruments

@cheezkid2689 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely stunning. Fantastic job!

@jsamuelsen 16 күн бұрын

Best cover of this song I've seen!

@uero-ro Жыл бұрын

It looks like you're having so much fun! What an incredible cover. You did such an amazing job of capturing the essence of Polyphia's structure and style.

@Sku11zDude Жыл бұрын

The only thing I can think of while playing polyphia songs is "Don't mess it up, Don't mess it UP" Internal screaming with no facial expressions

@pbritten1 Жыл бұрын

Has more talent in her little finger than 99% of people in the world. Amazing doesn’t even begin to describe this talented artist ❤

@sui-yu-er-an Жыл бұрын

She is only over 20

@pbritten1 Жыл бұрын

@@sui-yu-er-an 我不確定她的年齡，但她很棒。如果我是個年輕人，我會毫不猶豫地娶她。她很有才華！

@leannasty Жыл бұрын

@@pbritten1 lol gross

@BleachCowboy2016 Жыл бұрын

She’s good, but the one with the true talent is whoever wrote this song.

@pbritten1 Жыл бұрын

@@BleachCowboy2016 Tim Henson is brilliant. My middle son looks identical to him minus the tats( which look cool ). The guzheng instrument this lady is playing is difficult to play at the best of times.I also think she did an amazing job🍻

@pey5571 6 ай бұрын

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!!! GORGEOUS!! seriously, what a lovely translation of this song onto this instrument, it sounds so wonderful

@hmantaco1973 4 күн бұрын

太屌了,厲害!

@sevenaries Жыл бұрын

The most insane part is that she hits almost every note in a virtually 1 for 1 translation

@gempalm2003 Жыл бұрын

they were born to be better than us at everything =)

@realeveryday504 Жыл бұрын

As a musician, that is what I noticed as well. But upon a second & third viewing I realized how unnatural the camera & she moved. Play it at 75% speed & see for yourself.

@iantrolington6594 Жыл бұрын

Nah, the most insane part is she thinks she better wear a mask around these infected strings.

@joshsilvia9077 Жыл бұрын

@RealEveryDay504 clown, it looks so painfully slowed down at .75, this is am actual jam session and you should feel bad for crying wolf about an artists talent.

@ReeseDee Жыл бұрын

This is incredible. The rhythm is so good, it sounds beautiful. So glad to have musicians like you showing us what kinds of amazing things are possible when you work hard at your craft

@vineyardsaker6195 2 ай бұрын

ma'am - you are an AMAZING virtuoso, bravo for that super cover!!!

@paulscarborough1001 9 ай бұрын

Best cover I've heard! that was simply amazing to listen to!

@OfficialTygo Жыл бұрын

This is genuinely insane.... Im flabbergasted by this performance

@GitaraMaker Жыл бұрын

Thank you algorithm gods this is the best recommendation.

@timsession6736 9 ай бұрын

I can't express how much I loved this! Amazing!

@Paulvarrgas 9 ай бұрын

Amazing cover! and what a skill! it's mesmerizing and mind-blowing to see her fingers moving, Great Respect for this performance

@BirnieMac1 Жыл бұрын

The fact you can play the solo and just casually adjust your mask without dropping a note is surreal to me Absolute banger mate

@nanthilrodriguez Жыл бұрын

What about it is "surreal" exactly?

@imaXkillXya Жыл бұрын

Steve Vai tender surrender vibes when he combs his hair

@shadoninja Жыл бұрын

This video alone was 10+ clips stitched together. I bet this took A LOT more takes than that to make. I have seen Polyphia play this song live and they don't even play it perfectly (it is still insane to hear live regardless of the mistakes)

@MKFingerstyleAcademy Жыл бұрын

@@imaXkillXya that video is not a live video.

@johnsuggs7828 Жыл бұрын

She just showing off now lol. Outstanding

@-siranzalot- Жыл бұрын

Daaaaamn! From the production Hommage over the outfit symmetrie to the absolute banger of a Performance this was perfect! This is my new favourite Cover of the Song and Tim and the boys MUST see this!

@jamesoreilly8115 10 ай бұрын

I remember seeing this riff on a 10 second Instagram story clip like 5 years ago before they even officially released the song. So sick to see this and so many other covers. Absolutely love polyphia ❤