When I First Heard This Solo... I KNEW He Was The BEST Guitarist Alive

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@sammathis Жыл бұрын

I'm amazed that someone can transcribe this. That's a skill in itself.

@twangbarfly Жыл бұрын

At this level, a HUGE skill I would say!!!!!

@VidarXR 10 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same. How on earth do he get this down on paper?

@Bongus75 7 ай бұрын

Guthrie once told he when he started practising he slowed the songs down to better comprehend what`s happening. Maybe Levi does the same.

@neilcreamer8207 5 ай бұрын

Guthrie Govan's first job in the music industry was transcribing material like this. He earned it by transcribing a pice by Shawn Lane.

@johnhartley3022 5 ай бұрын

Harder to transcribe imo. The guy playing has a lot/ most techniques and phrases internalized but the transcriber is starting from scratch. You got beyond amazing skills Levi

@kojam1 Жыл бұрын

You know, it's gotta REALLY suck to be him. He can NEVER know how AMAZING it is to watch/listen to him play. My heart goes out to him.

@brownholecharles Жыл бұрын

I get your point .. He might appear to be humble but he knows he is quite likely the best guitarist on the stage at any given moment in time. but players at his caliber are always looking to play with peers so they can improve themselves. Would love to see him play with Sylvain Luc, another guitarist with astounding technical ability and deep, deep understanding of music.

@mejsjalv Жыл бұрын

A bit like being Paul McCartney and hearing your music everywhere, all the time, for ages. Or John Deacon, who retired decades ago, but still "Another One Bites the Dust", "I want to break free" or "You're my best friend" just show up everywhere. Really wonder what he listens to for fun or what players he still looks up to. Guthrie gives the impression that he listens to just about anything.

@phillewis3108 6 ай бұрын

Similarly, Dave Gilmour once pointed out that he'd never had the experience of hearing Dark Side of the Moon for the first time!

@SeagoGuitarist Жыл бұрын

Guthrie is such a feel player IMO. He really flies in the face of the 'Uh, more than 3 notes? Booo, no feel, waaahh it's not pentatonic, I'm scared.' arguments. What I find most incredible about Guthrie, is the standard at which he can improvise. I assume it's more down to his chord/theory knowledge than anything else. But he seems to have such a good feel for the music going on behind him. Like he's listening as much as he's playing. But can absolutely melt your face off at any second. Super dynamic player too. I just will always remember with first discovering Guthrie, that two live videos of his might be totally different for the solo. I didn't notice it immediately. But after watching 4 or 5 versions of the same song it was a big realisation. Like, 'Oh, Fek, he can just pull off madness on the spot if he wants, he's improvising in the moment and it sounds like it's an advanced, written piece.' outrageous player. 👍👍👌

@bes5164 Жыл бұрын

I dont think he is thinking about what exact notes are in the chords that are playing in the background. He just know it.

@ChienJaune01 Жыл бұрын

I think the theory only comes in support of the sheer love of music he displays. He's got a very deep and wide vocabulary that can only come with listening to lots of genres and honing one's ear. Having grown in an era where shredding was competitive and full of macho bullshit, I fully embrace the good natured, unassuming GG as a guitar god full of music and enthusiasm.

@SeagoGuitarist Жыл бұрын

@@ChienJaune01 Agreed, I think, more or less he's able to make incredibly complicated, informed decisions without thinking too much about it, if that makes sense? I can jam over predictable music forms without much trouble. I can get a little advanced, too from having some classical music background in me. But Guthrie seems like he has an encyclopedia and a photographic memory, which he has unlimited access to.

@cechichan Жыл бұрын

@@bes5164 I think i found the best answer to this, taken from a piano jazz youtuber, 'around 60%vocabulary, 30% theory(understanding it all) 10% ear/imagination)

@tombstoneharrystudios584 Жыл бұрын

Yep…with Guthrie being quite autodidactic from a very young age, he’s definitely absorbed a LOT of musical information as well as developed his chops Unlike some shredders who shall remain nameless, he never seems like he’s bolting together the same dozen licks in a different order, rather, he’s making improvisational decisions from a VAST store of experience and knowledge Also, his tone is remarkably expressive…too often I’ve found some shredders have a very compressed and processed sound. On the one hand it means their picking and legato are clear…but it can also mean quite the dynamic flatline. Hate to say it, but Tony MacAlpine’s tone on occasions has suffered from this. Finally, great to hear some Jerry Donahue bends at the start!

@Sphereal Жыл бұрын

The fact that some people out there still hear no feel in Guthrie's playing baffles me. I guess there are tons of deaf guitar players. Guthrie's fast playing is as soulful as it is insane.

@LeighGhostTao Жыл бұрын

100% agree, those fast runs make you feel like you're 'teleporting' or free-falling, they create a physical rush and therefore an emotional experience as well.....but oh wait, Bill the Blooz Boomer will be along with his 3 note lick (ending in a nervous bend) to correct us and tell us 'less is always more'..

@y007p3 Жыл бұрын

That’s because it’s a kind of a fashion statement. The only requirement for something to be ‘soulless’ is that it’s something that is played fast. You don’t hear the same thing about pianists.

@akimbo139 Жыл бұрын

It's just jealousy, they can't play fast so they repeat their stupid mantras...

@pauljamison8546 Жыл бұрын

i just don't think they understand what they're listening too, or are too stubborn to appreciate more than what they already like. imo guthrie is all feel - that he has the 'gift' means he can also play at blistering speed with with all the techniques and theoretical knowledge all at once as well. he's a phenomenon.

@stevielavietv8957 Жыл бұрын

He’s only feel

@guitar9310 Жыл бұрын

My god man. It's not how fast he is, it's that he has multiple personalities on the guitar and can channel multiple instruments using one ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

@jm394 Жыл бұрын

I am going to dedicate the next 2 years of my life trying to learn this solo.

@YesItsReallyKeith Жыл бұрын

only 2 ? .......keep dreaming !!! LOL - kidding !!! a lifetime for me !!!!!!

@Zielix20 Жыл бұрын

sorry to say that but its probably impossible in a lifetime for 99% of people

@jm394 Жыл бұрын

@@Zielix20 Yeah the tapping part and some of the runs are super scary. I am hoping that I'll be able to get to like 70-80% speed by then, maybe with some simplifications. The bigger problem is not having a backing track, which I need to enjoy playing this. Marco is a beast in this one. It's his song after all

@yaniv-nos-tubes Жыл бұрын

being yourself is better, you can be the best at that or just another imitator.

@jm394 6 ай бұрын

@@m.e.1297 Life got in the way. Graduated, moved, started a new career. I did learn much of Ancestral though (Found its backing track, that helped). I think I will go back to the basics for a while and work on my ear and timing. I saw Guthrie last year, and might see him again in his February tour. But I'll say this about learning this piece. This solo is too expressive, stream of consciousness, raw and emotional to be reenacted faithfully. There's just too much put into it from the master. And I'm not talking about the technical difficulty.

@leltraco1983 Жыл бұрын

Man... that song from the aristrocats always make me cry, it's so beautiful, very thankful to be alive and listen that song

@brownholecharles Жыл бұрын

One of the best players alive today without doubt. The man and his instrument are one and the same; effortless technique - there's no struggle in the performance .. the notes flow with intention. The audience "hears" what Guthrie is thinking and expressing.

@Cheximus Жыл бұрын

Very well put.

@das250250 Жыл бұрын

It looks completely relaxed and effortless total focus on musicality

@martinpaddle Жыл бұрын

That's why I love seeing the Aristocrats live, even though I don't realllly listen to their recorded stuff. Every show is unique, there's lots of mind-blowing improvisation

@DizzyKrissi Жыл бұрын

It cannot get any better than this. Even more considering it is improvised.

@ThaRocker86 4 ай бұрын

I swear his guitar screams when he plays those 1 1/2 step bends, just WOW

@realmichaelcomeau Жыл бұрын

He is unreal.

@cliffprowse3341 Жыл бұрын

Country, Blues, Jazz, Shred Rock, Neo Soul… so many elements perfectly executed in this piece of music.

@jameshoodmusic6414 Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you have transcribed this solo, I always find myself coming back to this one. I did it for a recital in university and believe me it was a challenge to serve the song as well as Guthrie, just an absolute monster!

@RobertGabor Жыл бұрын

Guthrie is from other dimension. Even his random played notes gives some harmonic equation solution in pure scales..

@2good2betrue3 Жыл бұрын

This -> "He's never losing the groove and never losing the vibe of the track."👍No matter what kind of backing tracks or live grooves he's playing over, Guthrie's playing is always impecable and tasty, always mixing melodic control and jaw droping technicality, but never sacrificing either. Like from 2:18 to 3:05 - He's playing a very melodic Jeff Beck lines before exploding at 3:22 to 3:27 for some crazy Buckethead tapping licks then finally finishing off at 3:50 onwards with some tasty Vai like wah pedal hammers and pulls all on the same track!😯 That's why Guthrie is the BEST rock/fusion Guitar improviser Ever!🤘

@lgb1974 Жыл бұрын

“Losing” 😉

@2good2betrue3 Жыл бұрын

@@lgb1974 yeah, just mistyped. 🙃thanks!

@skierpage Жыл бұрын

Guthrie Govan is phenomenally good and probably the greatest all-around electric guitarist ever, but in jazz-rock Allan Holdsworth plays more inventive lines, and Jeff Beck is... Jeff Beck. Now we've lost them 😭 GG stands alone. I wish he would write and record more songs.

@Nick-ih3xg 11 сағат бұрын

@@2good2betrue3 That loosing/ loose misspelling of lose/losing is rampant, and spreading like a disease.

@DorianDeLuca Жыл бұрын

Guthrie Govan is peerless. Never been anyone like him, and never will again.

@isologuitar996 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely mind blowing. And Levi, your transcription skills are next level. Today's Wolf Marshall!

@davecooper360 6 ай бұрын

The transcription and chord changes underneath is the best guitar thing ive ever seen on KZfaq. Thank you sir!

@douglaslima2749 Жыл бұрын

Awesome dude! Your transcribing ability is amazing!

@dschreiber9882 Жыл бұрын

Spectacular Transcription! Thank you so much!

@Jeff-ik9zj Жыл бұрын

Wow i cant believe someone finally transcribes this masterwork

@johnmac8084 Жыл бұрын

Technique with feeling, love it. Not very often I see 1/64th notes, that's a lot of notes to transcribe Levi, thanks for your time

@petemorrisrocks4922 Жыл бұрын

Great work mate. This is almost certainly my fav Guthrie solo 🤘🏽

@jonnydubai Жыл бұрын

Great content mate.

@chrisbarkerguitar Жыл бұрын

Always a masterclass watching him…absolutely stunning player! 🎸🤘

@EvanAgee Жыл бұрын

I have no idea how you figured out some of those phrases, very nice work!

@briandennehy6380 Жыл бұрын

My fav Guthrie solo I think. Amazing work 👍

@Rockberries Жыл бұрын

I was just shaking my head in disbelief at some of those phrases, monster player

@obiem9319 Жыл бұрын

Oh heck yeah! My old teacher. Thank you for posting this lesson! Best electric guitar on Earth!

@coda5934 Жыл бұрын

Guthrie was your teacher!?

@RandyWillcox Жыл бұрын

My favorite thing about this particular tune is that Bryan Beller wrote it. And it truly feels like he wrote it to utilize Guthrie's abilities, because it seems tailored to him in a way that you'd expect Guthrie to have written it. Not to mention, this is the live version and a lot of this perfection is improvised, differing from the equally exceptional Album version. 🤯

@HippieJguitar Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful solo

@elderkirkus Жыл бұрын

The things I'd do just to jam with this man for 10 minutes

@youruncleted Жыл бұрын

i'd be happy enough getting his tips for hair treatment, jamming would be overwhelming lol

@mikaelv2085 Жыл бұрын

I missed them last time they were here 😢

@MHZHellGuitar Жыл бұрын

May I suggest transcribing the solo he does on Greasy Wheel in this concert, that one is INSANE!!!

@jimihendrix1650 Жыл бұрын

When I first saw the video title, I knew which solo it was Thank you very much for this

@celeryshredder Жыл бұрын

Stunning

@CesarClouds Жыл бұрын

That's insane and beautiful!

@JimStubblefieldGuitarist Жыл бұрын

Alvas Showroom in San Pedro, CA. Played there many times. Glad to see the Aristocrats in Cali.

@WakandaFu 4 ай бұрын

Completely superb intuition!

@narcissismanalternativeper5346 4 ай бұрын

this guy is sick. incredible. there are so many great guitarists today. it's awesome.

@sledzeppelin 5 ай бұрын

At that level it's pretty much impossible to say who is actually best, but he is definitely in that small elite group.

@klauslepschi4608 Жыл бұрын

my oh my, I have transscribed some stuff way back when, but this work is on another level. Fantastic work & Kudos Mr. Levi! (well, Guthrie is Guthrie ... nuff said)

@jazzed2b Жыл бұрын

He is indeed incredible. I met him a few times and watched him just noodling for like 30 minutes. He never played anything that sounded the same...just incredible. Perfect technique, timing, phrasing and complete mastery over the instrument. When you listen to most anybody else, usually they have a defining sound or lick. Guthrie is so good and his music vocabulary is so vast he doesn't have hardly any go to licks he always sounds different, but always sounds amazing.

@woolgum Жыл бұрын

Wow!

@SinningVolta57 Жыл бұрын

Yes! Top 3 solos of his! Incredible

@TheStudedude Жыл бұрын

as the bin lorry drives off with my guitar sticking out the back

@richardhunt809 9 ай бұрын

One of my favourites of his, in an incredibly strong field.

@jacobear4394 Жыл бұрын

Flatlands has to be one of my favorite songs of all time. Had the privilege to see them live in Atlanta. They played Bad Asteroid and Last Orders, but sadly this was left out. Even more reason to see them again lol!

@chrisdavidson8525 Жыл бұрын

Guthrie just blows my mind every time. Just a truly special musician, a one-off.

@abgz1206 Жыл бұрын

The man who can speaks through his guitar 🤘🏾😬 #staysafe ❤

@remusredbone1214 Жыл бұрын

I’m a huge Jeff Beck fan, but we know he’s gone. GG was already filling his shoes to some degree simply by being as innovative as Beck without being similar to Beck. Now GG is my inspiration from a guitarist’s point of view, and is every bit as interesting & innovative as Beck. Don’t get me wrong on this; it’s unlikely anyone will ever take the guitar as far from the norm as Beck achieved, but GG is adding to the very long creative period Beck started in the 1960s. Long live GG….

@jaysmoreymusic 11 ай бұрын

IMO, this whole concert captured some of Guthrie's best performances--maybe even the best. This solo is magical. I also love how he navigates the Greasy Wheel solo. Combined, they are a masterclass in mature soloing.

@tombstoneharrystudios584 Жыл бұрын

@henrystevens2258 Жыл бұрын

What a Guitar player

@hereonmars Жыл бұрын

I know I can't play this fast, tho I continue to get better even 30 years in. But I know I can still learn the notes he's playing and see what he's doing and grow from it. Thx for these videos, I will be sure to check out one of your books.

@FPSBach Жыл бұрын

He is a beast.

@RodneyWallaceDynamoC Жыл бұрын

The man is a genius

@bobbysbackingtracks Жыл бұрын

Beyond nuts.

@jdub5107 Жыл бұрын

A new subscriber to a great transcriber. 🤘

@benr7965 Жыл бұрын

How lucky are we that these 3 found each other by chance in our lifetime?

@detlord86 2 ай бұрын

Thanks to Greg Howe that did not assist to that Namm Jam with Marco and Brian and they called Guthrie. The rest is history..!

@benr7965 2 ай бұрын

@ianwahnschaffe6951 yes, thank you Greg Howe for backing out of NAMM!

@cflw2689 Жыл бұрын

Awesome work as always! One I’d absolutely love to see you tackle is his face-melting ‘Albert King style’ improvisation - sooo groovy and masterful.

@LeviClay Жыл бұрын

Just buy the tab from JTC 😂

@filipecosta5065 11 күн бұрын

This is not fair! The one player that has it all. He clearly has something to say in this solo. Hope you guys enjoy it as much as I do. Long live Guthrie 🤘🏼

@gmoney1065 5 ай бұрын

That line he plays from 3:33 to 3:41 is so awesome, it gets me hard. I love when he does lines like that, but they are hard to play because the fingering is awkward on them and I never tried lines like that until I heard Guthrie play them.

@hansrahbek969 Жыл бұрын

this is jeff beck on steriods, guthrie is seriously on of the best to have ever existed

@Roy-xe9is Жыл бұрын

where is this complete vid?

@robthorpemusic Жыл бұрын

I'd love to know if their Manchester gig from the first tour was recorded. I vividly recall Guthrie playing a beautiful bottleneck intro solo to Flatlands, and never found footage of him doing that anywhere. Speaking of capturing the vibe of a track, it really painted those huge mid-western plains!

@TheSnedderingYunk Жыл бұрын

Formidable skills.

@jeffdafonte Жыл бұрын

Unreal.

@charlesclark1330 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see you talk about Taj Farrant.

@marcos_c_m 9 ай бұрын

Greatest improvisor who ever pick up a guitar.

@ghur83 Жыл бұрын

He is really a monster

@cantemirash 7 күн бұрын

I did the last bar!

@cliffgarrett Жыл бұрын

May I suggest transcribing Andy Timmons ‘A Night to Remember’ off of Ear Ecstasy 2

@peterwinters8587 Жыл бұрын

Does anyone need a reminder on how amazing Guthrie is?

@phillewis3108 6 ай бұрын

🤯

@gerinsindanight Жыл бұрын

In 3 words: A - MA - ZING

@KevinSmith-em7zk Жыл бұрын

Very cool! Can you please do the Guthrie 9/8 lick video?? its so awesome (P.S. its amazing seeing young John Petrucci on Bass there! wow)

@paulmoran3482 Жыл бұрын

🎸🎼👌

@freebee8221 8 ай бұрын

Okay I see it now

@michaelcantinieri7890 Жыл бұрын

Unbelievable really..nobody plays like Guthrie

@gregpeterson3144 4 ай бұрын

I still listen to his first album Erotic Cakes, it is brilliant.

@Kerhuz Жыл бұрын

I cant even think of notes that fast

@travismiles5885 Жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on Alex Masi?

@lukeheighway2170 Жыл бұрын

I'm just here for the intro

@Strings-jg2to Жыл бұрын

Check out Dani Rabin from the band Marbin. Great player!

@LeviClay Жыл бұрын

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@iainwatts6664 Жыл бұрын

For me he is the ultimate guitar player, if you think he has no feel or emotion listen to his Steven Wilson Regret solo

@AncientEvil80 Жыл бұрын

It's always tough if not impossible to label anything in music as "BEST". It's so subjective and pointless.. BUT, Guthrie is an exception. This guy truly is the BEST guitarist alive, I think you're very right there, Levi. There is absolutely no one, in the realm of known, public guitarists that even comes close to Govan's mastery - which means technicality as well as musicality, as well as performance. And a live, improvised one.

@sicario5573 Жыл бұрын

There is insane guitarist, his name is scott mishoe, check this man out ...

@ricleonardis9314 Жыл бұрын

Just wondering,, How many Best Guitarist do you believe in?? Are you a Mathias Jabs guy?

@SHENDOH Жыл бұрын

Blue Powder vibe

@LucasAdamson 7 ай бұрын

Guthrie didn't make it onto the absurd Rolling Stones magazine Greatest 250 guitarists of all time! Ha! What a joke that list is! This man is a genius.