Guthrie Govan - Fives from "Erotic Cakes" at JTCGuitar.com

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    Guthrie Govan - Fives at JTCGuitar.com
    Guthrie plays a live-in-the-studio version of this tune from the album "Erotic Cakes".
    The package includes high-quality video and audio files, accurate Tab transcription and backing track with lead guitar removed.
    #jtcguitar #guthriegovan

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  • @still2weirdfoU
    @still2weirdfoU 6 років тому +2461

    Guthrie said it himself, “There will never ever be another Shawn Lane”. But I wonder if he realizes there will never ever be another Guthrie Govan.

    • @viniciuslima4319
      @viniciuslima4319 3 роки тому +27

      This is so true

    • @davidderoux7552
      @davidderoux7552 2 роки тому +26

      Well, Matteo Mancuso eats him for breakfast...

    • @still2weirdfoU
      @still2weirdfoU 2 роки тому +240

      @@davidderoux7552 then there will never be another breakfast like Guthrie Govan.

    • @still2weirdfoU
      @still2weirdfoU 2 роки тому +35

      ​@@davidderoux7552 Matteo is one of my all-time favorites, It took me months to learn 10 seconds of his Donna Lee cover...not even at full speed

    • @davidderoux7552
      @davidderoux7552 2 роки тому +6

      @@still2weirdfoU😂👍👍👍

  • @alexcampbell8838
    @alexcampbell8838 8 років тому +1236

    He's cleaner in this improv than most guitarists are after their 10 billionth take on a written solo in a studio.

    • @guitarpaul3645
      @guitarpaul3645 8 років тому +95

      +alex campbell (MR NUKE 222) Yes. The most amazing thing about him is he hardly ever makes a mistake. It's insane just how good he is. Probably the best player who ever lived, from a technical perspective.

    • @JadeTwo
      @JadeTwo 5 років тому +16

      @@guitarpaul3645 Shawn Lane is the greatest.

    • @derickg1488
      @derickg1488 3 роки тому +66

      That's because it's no an improv. It's his composition called Fives!

    • @Nairrrrrrr
      @Nairrrrrrr 3 роки тому +23

      @@JadeTwo OK boomer

    • @gabimeredith1
      @gabimeredith1 3 роки тому +43

      @@derickg1488 the solo is all improvised though

  • @mlfilion
    @mlfilion 2 роки тому +416

    This guy has all the tools. He's clean, fast, soulful, unorthodox all in one. Great player right here

    • @markweber1677
      @markweber1677 2 роки тому +3

      You should at least say his name correctly it's Guthrie Govan

    • @mlfilion
      @mlfilion 2 роки тому +16

      @@markweber1677 I didn't know I said his name. But yeah the dude is badass

    • @ethanscott9761
      @ethanscott9761 Рік тому +38

      @@mlfilion yeah that was a weird reply to your comment lmaoo

    • @planetcaravan2925
      @planetcaravan2925 3 місяці тому

      ​@@markweber1677hi gutrie

    • @Guindelis42
      @Guindelis42 2 місяці тому

      And Mateo Mancusso???

  • @kadourimdou43
    @kadourimdou43 4 роки тому +152

    He’s so good Hans Zimmer asked him to play his music live.
    Thats high praise.

  • @DonBurtango
    @DonBurtango 8 років тому +2635

    This is what happens when you give a wizard a guitar.

    • @hellajohnsson9740
      @hellajohnsson9740 8 років тому +28

      He could be Dumbledore son. Or Gandalfs ^-^ @senõrburtango

    • @raoulduke806
      @raoulduke806 6 років тому +27

      This is what happens when you make a pact with the devil for improved improvising skills

    • @TomGoldsmithguitar
      @TomGoldsmithguitar 6 років тому +22

      Gandalf couldn't do this

    • @ericjenkins8831
      @ericjenkins8831 6 років тому +5

      SeñorBurtango I can stop noticing the top on his guitar, purdy dam gay imo

    • @DonBurtango
      @DonBurtango 6 років тому +19

      Shut up, eric.

  • @SpasticScience
    @SpasticScience 10 років тому +784

    Steve Vai is a superstar. Guthrie is a supergalaxy.

    • @yalikejazz4380
      @yalikejazz4380 5 років тому +29

      Shawn Lane would be a super universe then

    • @Metalpunk194
      @Metalpunk194 4 роки тому

      SpasticScience 😂

    • @madden7732
      @madden7732 4 роки тому +19

      @@yalikejazz4380 Same for Jason Becker xD

    • @meanoldfatlady5071
      @meanoldfatlady5071 3 роки тому +32

      Guthrie beats all of them without a 2nd thought

    • @froumts
      @froumts 3 роки тому +4

      MeanOldFatLady not Lane most definitely. Guthrie has stated a few times that lane is his inspiration.

  • @nateflint1334
    @nateflint1334 3 роки тому +906

    Skill level 1: Beginner
    Skill level 3: Intermediate
    Skill level 3: Expert
    Skill level 4: Asian
    Skill level 5: Homeless

  • @oriolcoll8254
    @oriolcoll8254 4 роки тому +285

    I know a guy who has friend whose ex-girlfriend's brother in law's classmate says that her dentist's roommate has a cousin who met an old man who affirms he saw Guthrie back in 1999 missing a note during a solo. But the old man is half deaf, so I'm not really sure about that.

    • @KBJ58
      @KBJ58 3 роки тому +7

      I've been watching Guthrie play since the 1980s (I lived in the same town) and I never have,

    • @Amarusan298
      @Amarusan298 2 роки тому +3

      Bro the plot twist you start the story with is just as confusing and quick as Guthrie's fingers on the guitar.

    • @drewmatthews860
      @drewmatthews860 2 роки тому +1

      This is some spaceballs level

    • @gabrielbernier8315
      @gabrielbernier8315 2 роки тому +1

      1:47 Even god is human

    • @flashraylaser157
      @flashraylaser157 4 місяці тому

      Damn even dentists need roommates now? Thanks capitalism.

  • @Granolie
    @Granolie 8 років тому +234

    I refuse to believe that playing that clean at that speed is humanely possible.
    What the fuck man, this is just unreal.

    • @Concerned.Citizen
      @Concerned.Citizen 8 років тому +2

      +Rollin GraNolan the band at the top of the neck helps greatly, and having a rhythm track and drums
      he's still a beast though

    • @Isaac.Rochester
      @Isaac.Rochester 8 років тому

      +blastbeatsmashedface What does the band do?

    • @Concerned.Citizen
      @Concerned.Citizen 8 років тому +8

      it stops open strings from ringing, especially good for sweeps, tapping, or any kind of fast playing, as the other strings are bound to get touched, and with high volume and gain a small touch can make a pretty noticeable noise

    • @TheLordofCarrot
      @TheLordofCarrot 8 років тому +12

      +blastbeatsmashedface Nah, the band doesn't affect or help anything when it placed BEHIND the nut. Greg Howe explain this a thousand times.

    • @Concerned.Citizen
      @Concerned.Citizen 8 років тому

      i guess it is, didn't really notice that. Why have it there then?

  • @AaronQ1222
    @AaronQ1222 7 років тому +749

    I like that he can sweep and shred within the melody without overdoing it.

    • @JustusVidyo
      @JustusVidyo 7 років тому +37

      he rarely sweeps. he says he prefers the percussiveness of actually picking or tapping with alot of power

    • @AaronQ1222
      @AaronQ1222 7 років тому +19

      There is something to be said about balancing strokes and legato.

    • @fernandomoreno7753
      @fernandomoreno7753 7 років тому +29

      Justus Bacon I've seen a lot of interviews where he says he prefers the "bubbly" "liquidity" sound of tapped arpeggios?

    • @dennoow
      @dennoow 7 років тому +9

      Fernando Moreno yes he does. He alternate picks a lot of his scalar runs because he likes the rhythm of AP better and he found a way to play 7th arpeggios 4 notes per string (like the lick in wonderful slippery thing), which he uses a lot. He's not into the malmsteenstyle shredding anyway.

    • @JustusVidyo
      @JustusVidyo 7 років тому

      i dont know if you have, but i have :)

  • @ThermalUnitAlpha
    @ThermalUnitAlpha Рік тому +213

    I can't believe I missed this. This is the pinnacle of guitar. Jaw dropping. Thanks to Rick Beato for tuning me in to his music. Just wow!

    • @joshuathacker4487
      @joshuathacker4487 Рік тому +2

      Same, Beato

    • @joshuathacker4487
      @joshuathacker4487 Рік тому +1

      Same, Beato

    • @ThermalUnitAlpha
      @ThermalUnitAlpha Рік тому

      @@joshuathacker4487 yes Rich Beato.

    • @JP-qg7bu
      @JP-qg7bu Рік тому

      Same! Been obsessing since Beato introduced me. His work with the aristocrats is off the charts! And check out Hans Zimmer too.

    • @macethorns1168
      @macethorns1168 7 місяців тому +3

      I just got here from Rick's video bitching about how Govan wasn't on the Rolling Stone top 250 guitarists list.

  • @kinginblack3321
    @kinginblack3321 3 роки тому +383

    I saw the tab for this ...it's just a piece of paper that says don't bother

  • @thorpenator9148
    @thorpenator9148 6 років тому +477

    there is nobody on the planet right now that plays so tastefully.

    • @adrianortega7860
      @adrianortega7860 3 роки тому +31

      max ostro

    • @cpcpu6007
      @cpcpu6007 3 роки тому +9

      Bireli Lagrene is the greatest of all.

    • @handyjobson5900
      @handyjobson5900 3 роки тому +18

      @@adrianortega7860 Max Ostro is going to be huge soon I hope. He reminds me of Guthrie a lot.

    • @tomschmidt4355
      @tomschmidt4355 3 роки тому +4

      @@cpcpu6007 Wow, great link!
      There are hundreds of briliant guitarists out there to discover, and all those rankings (with always the same names of guitarists of the 70ies and few of the 80ies) are from people who are caught in the past. Do you know Marcus Deml?

    • @cpcpu6007
      @cpcpu6007 3 роки тому +1

      @@tomschmidt4355 No, but I'll check out his music

  • @frankthetank136
    @frankthetank136 7 років тому +438

    That solo is insane! Contrary to what some people think; that's not just fast playing, there's insane note choices and rhythm in there

    • @Marctull66
      @Marctull66 Рік тому +16

      Defiitely... We've got to have a certain experience of fast guita rplaying to appreciate it, i think, but it's all structured and immaculately played. Guthrie has got a beautiful clear sound, a sharp tone.... and of cours,e his playing is just incredible... after MacAlpine, Moore, Jason Becker an dGreg How,e i thought I couldn't hear somebody as good as they are, but I was wrong of course... and in a similar style, very, very fluid and clear, there's also this Italian virtuoso called Daniele Gottardo who's influenced both by classical music (rather late 19th - early 20th centuries, which is unusual) and jazz rock. I think he's also unbelievable.

    • @davincivangogh3956
      @davincivangogh3956 Рік тому +4

      Man played every note on the fretboard at Mach speed and it sounded amazing.

    • @Chappers_80
      @Chappers_80 Рік тому +4

      Over 35 years as a player and I've never seen such technical brilliance as this man, he's truly on a different level to anyone I've ever seen, and I've seen a LOT. Astonishing skills.

    • @301pp3
      @301pp3 Рік тому +4

      ​@@knowyerenemi513speak for yourself, my goosebumps feels stronger when he start playing fast.

    • @larshaugseth3743
      @larshaugseth3743 9 місяців тому

      Actually he thinks he speaks for all of us, unless he's just using pluralis majestatis.

  • @user-pt6rm7wf3s
    @user-pt6rm7wf3s 7 місяців тому +26

    Holy crap. Probably the absolute most intelligent guitarist on the planet. Knows what he is talking about without saying a word. When he does talk, people listen. Blows your mind every time. I have Much respect for this man.

  • @Indarow
    @Indarow Рік тому +32

    There’s guitarists, there’s virtuosos, and then there’s Guthrie Govan.

  • @rodrigoperez244
    @rodrigoperez244 8 років тому +724

    Almost 10 years after. This playthrough still blows my mind.
    God bless those fingers.

    • @turbodub501
      @turbodub501 8 років тому +2

      yep lol

    • @GDT1124
      @GDT1124 8 років тому +4

      +Roderick Peterson holy shit. I didn't even realize it's been 9 years until i read this.

    • @oneearthmusic7216
      @oneearthmusic7216 7 років тому +1

      Word!

    • @sacredxgeometry
      @sacredxgeometry 6 років тому +12

      How is God supposed to bless his own fingers?

    • @Bingo20678
      @Bingo20678 6 років тому

      Heheh

  • @Sarsinfark
    @Sarsinfark 8 років тому +221

    his playing is so ridiculously clean.

  • @frimpit
    @frimpit 4 роки тому +51

    This is beyond human. This is literally a supernatural ability.

  • @albertoguzman9887
    @albertoguzman9887 Рік тому +64

    I'd never heard of this guitar master player until today when Rick Beato dedicated one of his videos about him!! What a musician!!

    • @godu1111
      @godu1111 Рік тому +2

      Where have you been ? This has been going on for quite a while...

    • @albertoguzman9887
      @albertoguzman9887 Рік тому +2

      @@godu1111 Well, I live in Colombia, and I´ve been a rock fan since my preteen years, and there are so many people I've never heard of!

    • @dmulry
      @dmulry Рік тому +2

      Check out the band The Aristocrats....he plays with them..

  • @zyzzyvacation
    @zyzzyvacation 8 років тому +109

    The fact that he's playing the complex piece in 5/4 time makes the whole spectacle even more remarkable

    • @guitarpaul3645
      @guitarpaul3645 8 років тому

      +Wired Weird I know, shredding in 5/4! I wouldn't even think to try it! OK it's way more than shred, I know, but still....

    • @siliconiusantogramaphantis2122
      @siliconiusantogramaphantis2122 2 роки тому +16

      The fact that he composed all of it in his mind says even more.

  • @sonicymario2010
    @sonicymario2010 7 років тому +1452

    Ermm, jam track central, any opinion on re uploading those videos with better quality? I want to see my dreams destroyed in HD

    • @RaffaeleSansone
      @RaffaeleSansone 7 років тому +73

      I highly doubt this was filmed higher than 480p. 10 years is a giant leap in technology...

    • @RaffaeleSansone
      @RaffaeleSansone 7 років тому +17

      I don't think that was shot on film, looks like a digital camera to me. Also HD wasn't so popular among consumers and semi-pros at all. To put that into perspective, I have a DSLR made in 2010 that can only go as high as 720p, while nowadays even phones can film in 1080p.
      With that being said, it's not "historically impossible" to have HD footage from 2006-2007, what I think, judging purely by eye, is that this video wasn't originally filmed in HD.

    • @RaffaeleSansone
      @RaffaeleSansone 7 років тому +5

      Thehoboonthestreet dude don't overthink this, I was talking in the context of 2007 UA-cam and this video specifically. Not arguing about your facts.

    • @RaffaeleSansone
      @RaffaeleSansone 7 років тому +12

      Thehoboonthestreet it was kind of implied... my original statement that in my opinion (I may be wrong) this wasn't filmed in hd remains. 10 years is a giant leap anyway, because now HD is extremely more common while 240p looks prehistoric. That's it

    • @FilipPandrc
      @FilipPandrc 6 років тому +1

      Well even if they reupload in 480p that would be much better. I'm sure they didn't shoot it in 240p. My 2007 phone could do that, I'm sure they had professional equipment back in the day.

  • @ianglass9426
    @ianglass9426 2 роки тому +33

    In my opinion, the best guitar player that has ever lived.

  • @JGMBear
    @JGMBear 4 роки тому +60

    3:30 you can actually see how he bends space-time with his playing.

    • @anthonybranch4712
      @anthonybranch4712 Рік тому

      I'd say bending space-time goes from 1:47 to 2:34. How do 47 seconds of that many notes fit into a guitar any smaller than an aircraft carrier??

  • @youknowwho8516
    @youknowwho8516 9 років тому +407

    In the beginning was the notes, and the notes was with Govan, and the notes was Govan. Guthrian Chapter 1 verse 1.

  • @Scias
    @Scias 9 років тому +103

    I feel privileged to have met this man. Although he was ill at the time he was humble and gracious when I shook his hand. Shaking his hand made me a better guitar player.

    • @gp3328
      @gp3328 2 роки тому +11

      Just like how Jesus transferred some of his power to people to heal their bodies, Guthrie, the guitar Jesus, transferred some of his power to you to heal your guitar playing.

    • @Schcarraffone
      @Schcarraffone Рік тому +4

      Yes but check norris can play all these solo using only feets and a hello kitty guitar

    • @TomdeSabla
      @TomdeSabla 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@SchcarraffoneNo. Only Guthrie can play it. And Matteo Mancuso.
      But only because Chuck Norris threatened both of them with a roundhouse kick if they didn't maximize their potential and play like they were capable of.
      Chuck Norris knows talent.

  • @dbcooper732
    @dbcooper732 Рік тому +15

    The greatest guitar player of our generation

  • @chriscorbin1055
    @chriscorbin1055 2 роки тому +34

    Just when you think you've heard it all, someone like Guthrie comes along. So much talent out there. Love it. Rock on.

  • @keithwalker9096
    @keithwalker9096 8 років тому +240

    0:01 Guthrie "Alright! This is gonna be great!" 0:02 Man behind camera "Yeah yeah Guthrie, just fucking play"

  • @cassiomachado5058
    @cassiomachado5058 8 років тому +572

    2:36 FORGIVE O FATHER FOR THEY DONT KNOW WHAT HAVE JUST HEARD

  • @robertcpark
    @robertcpark 3 роки тому +3

    Why am I learning about this guy now for the first time? This is otherworldly.

  • @nathangreen5097
    @nathangreen5097 Рік тому +4

    Okay, so…..I’ve seen this man speak in a couple
    Interviews, knew he was a guitarist, heard the name before. This is my 1st listen of Mr.Govan and GOT-DAYUM……tastefully restrained, yet exquisitely rich and complex.
    To sum it up for me, and I quote:
    “Welp, back to the old drawing board…” - Bugs Bunny

  • @frankie.d1127
    @frankie.d1127 9 років тому +214

    It's inevitable to compare musicians. Yet I still hardly view musicianship as a sport. One thing that remains, however, is the fact that Guthrie has mastered EVERY technique. (Alternate picking, economy picking, hybrid, legato, hammer ones from nowhere, tapping, banjo style, etc.) More so than his predecessors. Plus his feel is unreal. Also his phrasing and note choices are really awesome!! There are so many moments in his playing where you're trying to comprehend what he just played a milli second ago and it's like hearing Eruption for the first time back in 77.

    • @thaedleinad
      @thaedleinad 6 років тому +10

      The fact that Guthrie is a master at pretty much any genre and standard guitar technique is what amazes me the most indeed.

    • @williammarcboquiren73
      @williammarcboquiren73 5 років тому +6

      Buckethead much better.. No fret mark dots, rarely look at the fretboard..shawn lane once said that buckethead showed him how he almost duplicate the sound of piano overlapping using both two hands.. Buckethead is much faster than govan..

    • @orion681
      @orion681 3 роки тому +12

      @@williammarcboquiren73 not a chance. If Shawn Lane saw Guthrie I don't think he would have anything other than praise. Joe Satriani called Guthrie the best guitarist in the world. Guthrie could play Buckethead's shit back to him just as fast with better tone and phrasing.

    • @nbecerra17
      @nbecerra17 3 роки тому +1

      There is always people that see "musicianship" as an impossible way to fulfil the average standards in music

    • @HydrusT
      @HydrusT 3 роки тому +5

      @@orion681 Str8 facts...buckethead is amazing though. Electric tears is one of the best albums ever.

  • @ericoglesby2614
    @ericoglesby2614 8 років тому +130

    this guy can make high gain sound so clean. Aside from his pure technique, I think the fact that he "tames" this higher gain sound is a genius quality in itself.

    • @EAZIIMAN
      @EAZIIMAN 7 років тому +9

      he probably has used so many amps, pedals, guitars and strings just to find his sound man so crisp and clean and that guitar is so beautiful man

    • @TheBadSpoon
      @TheBadSpoon 7 років тому +10

      See that hair tie on the end of the neck? It helps. Guthrie is a top of the top guitarist, but the hair tie still helps get rid of extra noise.

    • @eldrinpaulgok-ong3450
      @eldrinpaulgok-ong3450 7 років тому +3

      thats what i love about his sound actually! very high gain and blinding speed but the phrases are oh so clear and beautiful

    • @eldrinpaulgok-ong3450
      @eldrinpaulgok-ong3450 7 років тому +3

      are you sure?? i saw him use it in the sevens video if i remember correctly just to mute other strings while his in tapping god mode.

    • @ggh_-ts6pn
      @ggh_-ts6pn 2 роки тому +7

      @@TheBadSpoon if you see this video the hair tie is above the nut, so its not helping. He only use the tie when he play mostly tapping, not in this video

  • @vvoof2601
    @vvoof2601 3 місяці тому +2

    Greatest 240p video on youtube.

  • @ChimpFromSpace
    @ChimpFromSpace 2 роки тому +11

    His playing is just so unbelievably expressive, his vibrato and bends are just perfect.

  • @tempjohn1111
    @tempjohn1111 10 років тому +101

    It appears it is possible to get so good at playing a guitar that literally anything and everything will just fall right under your fingers with absolute precision, no matter how impossible it is.

  • @Cheximus
    @Cheximus 6 років тому +32

    Forgive me, I'm a little high, but not only did he play that flawlessly, he wrote it, every damn note. He thought that all in his head and made it come out of this guitar. Wow. I'm speechless.

  • @ChicTumshy
    @ChicTumshy 6 місяців тому +5

    Everything about this clip is super cool. Obviously the music, his hair matching the guitar but mostly just the fact that Guthrie is letting us into his world. This is my favourite UA-cam clip and I keep coming back every now and again. I actually prefer this to the album version.

  • @joshuahenry7482
    @joshuahenry7482 Рік тому +4

    He's still #1

  • @kevscott1793
    @kevscott1793 8 років тому +44

    Probably one of the most refreshing guitar pieces I've heard in a long time.

  • @felphero
    @felphero 9 років тому +753

    You know what's the most insane about this? he mostly just pulled this out of his ass, sure the main licks and riffs are always there, but the middle parts are completely improv, he never plays his songs exactly the same

    • @rbagel55
      @rbagel55 9 років тому +87

      there is too many notes in that middle part to play it the same everytime!

    • @robivod3103
      @robivod3103 9 років тому +18

      That's what makes it so good😁

    • @RobotChampionSC
      @RobotChampionSC 9 років тому +41

      No kidding lol, this shit is so hot you could a steak on it...my Dad turned me onto to this savage about a month ago and I can't believe I'd never heard of him before...just outstanding stuff.

    • @eduardobiesczad4924
      @eduardobiesczad4924 9 років тому +15

      ***** I think the best practice you can have on guitar is choosing a difficult song like this one and simply dissect it... Technically and harmonically.

    • @AmiInsa
      @AmiInsa 9 років тому +20

      all of guthrie's solo are improvised, even the ones he does in studio in his albums !

  • @GS44691
    @GS44691 2 роки тому +8

    Guthrie is outstanding. A joy to listen to. More Guthrie in the world would do us no harm.

  • @ivanabudo3562
    @ivanabudo3562 12 днів тому

    This songs speaks to my soul!!! Been listening to this song for an hour and I just can't get enough of it!!! GUTHRIE GOVAN is a once in a lifetime VIRTUOSO!!

  • @kantvishi
    @kantvishi 8 років тому +22

    And to think he has gotten BETTER now... seriously Mr Guthrie, stahp!

  • @JakobStrand
    @JakobStrand 10 років тому +38

    Whenever I think I´ve become good at playing the guitar I watch this video and immediately returns to reality...

    • @MrWeThePeople23
      @MrWeThePeople23 10 років тому +5

      I know what you mean... Guthrie really is too good. But at least he's not a dick about it :P. After all of the guitar gods who have said he is the best, he still keeps a levelled head about it. I respect that greatly.

  • @jeffh9322
    @jeffh9322 5 років тому +9

    I absolutely love his expression at the 2:35 point. LOL - I had the same expression on my face! After that blistering run, I felt like it was a miracle to still be alive - I guess he felt the same way after having played it haha. He was great several levels ago. I think he's found new levels of genius and technical prowess. I love every version of this song. The main melody is so haunting.

  • @yalikejazz4380
    @yalikejazz4380 5 років тому +19

    This is my warm-up before I stretch my fingers

  • @bennyg00ds
    @bennyg00ds 8 років тому +79

    At 2:20, you can see Guthrie casting his spell to make him shred faster

  • @Hockeyguy8541
    @Hockeyguy8541 9 років тому +1000

    No need for a tab. This is impossible.

    • @giovannitapia2338
      @giovannitapia2338 6 років тому +4

      Chris Goetchius malmsteen toca esto con los ojos cerrados. Es impresionante como toca este pelucon

    • @MestredoLEGO
      @MestredoLEGO 6 років тому +30

      For those who think that the dificulty in playing guitar is only speed, Malmsteen will be very impressive.

    • @DoodlezMusic
      @DoodlezMusic 6 років тому +17

      Nah it's pretty clear if you focus on it a bit. The only hard parts I found are 1:01-1:06 and 1:44-2:38

    • @ozeri
      @ozeri 6 років тому

      hahahahahahaha

    • @xxkampyxx
      @xxkampyxx 5 років тому +20

      Giovanni Tapia la técnica de govan es mejor que la de malmsteen y dudo que lo toque así de fácil como lo planteas, malmsteen es mas neoclasico, en cambio govan tiene estilos desde jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, rock etc

  • @chumleyshaver7942
    @chumleyshaver7942 3 роки тому +7

    amazing how he holds his pick rolled back in his pointer finger while tapping, then flips it back into picking position in a nanosecond

  • @porknbeans7420
    @porknbeans7420 Рік тому +14

    Dude is at a superhuman level of guitar playing. No-one else comes close to his understanding & mastery of the instrument.

  • @KeithRobTV
    @KeithRobTV 8 років тому +7

    I can't stop watching this video over and over.....

  • @rolandlemus203
    @rolandlemus203 6 років тому +17

    AT 1:43, ready, set, GO! That extended finger reach and then mach speed tasteful lead break is outstanding. I come here to get inspired and SEE guitar nirvana skills.....guitar legend indeed!

    • @shredd5705
      @shredd5705 11 місяців тому

      It's actually pretty simple, with very similar form on each string. It's just clever 2-string skipping that makes it sound it wild. The hardest part about is the extreme stretch, absolute max stretch I can handle, after a careful warmup. But I learned that tapping lick, just to see if I could do it. The rest of the solo however is far more difficult and out of my reach

  • @SolvingOurKreation956
    @SolvingOurKreation956 9 місяців тому +2

    Guthrie is a damn wizard of musicianship.

  • @valaquenta220
    @valaquenta220 8 місяців тому +5

    Easily one of the greatest guitarists of our time, if not the greatest.

  • @JoshuaFinancialPL
    @JoshuaFinancialPL 8 років тому +132

    Gandalf's side hustle.

    • @DevanBishop
      @DevanBishop 4 роки тому +1

      I think this is single greatest comment on the internet haha 🤣

    • @theabyssaldevil
      @theabyssaldevil 3 роки тому

      Hahaha, this is hilarious!

  • @gazza1252
    @gazza1252 6 років тому +15

    Quite simply the greatest solo performance I have ever heard.

  • @christianv6894
    @christianv6894 5 років тому +11

    This jazz fusion style progression is dope.
    Very glad that someone had the guts to bring it in the new musical age even though this genre is 40+ yo.
    GG is the Real deal!

    • @jerrywoods4066
      @jerrywoods4066 2 роки тому +1

      He ain't no al dimeola or terry kath

    • @frannyp46
      @frannyp46 Рік тому +4

      Jerry Woods. And they certainly ain’t him.

  • @blackcitadel37
    @blackcitadel37 3 роки тому +9

    2:10-2:24 Can you imagine what the tab of this would look like?

    • @dreamingmusic3299
      @dreamingmusic3299 2 роки тому

      It works, as long as you use poster board and print in size 6 font.

  • @mentoneman
    @mentoneman 8 років тому +21

    gifted, articulate, master technician and improvisor; all he needs is love. patience, kindness, gentleness, less clanging cymbal

  • @DiegoPujolT
    @DiegoPujolT 9 років тому +25

    "Beethoven", "Exodus", "The Passion of The Christ", "God Almighty" and several other films, as well as many songs and books, were about Guthrie. Really.

  • @Classic_DionysuS
    @Classic_DionysuS Місяць тому

    I remember watching this 16 years ago when it was published... my jaw hit the floor. I am here 16 years later... it's still on the floor. That little corner of that room where people like Jan Cyrka played... has seen so much incredible guitar come out of it. This session and his other one at the Cornford amp store or whatever it was.... those takes of his songs to me are the best he's ever played them (even better than the album takes). Like good lord... I totally get why Hans Zimmer saw this and said lol thats my guy.

  • @andyengle
    @andyengle Рік тому +2

    Wow. This is the best guitar solo work I've seen in a good while.

  • @mello1179
    @mello1179 4 роки тому +10

    he’s flawlessly replicating one of the hardest guitar solos of all time while i’m here struggling on the paranoid android solo..

    • @yuda8518
      @yuda8518 4 роки тому

      What is it? I don't know.

  • @Sadness57
    @Sadness57 7 років тому +36

    He must have the pick of destiny on him.

    • @ZombieOrchestra
      @ZombieOrchestra 7 років тому +1

      MOLTEN LAVAAA, That's the thing, keep playin that riff because we gotta get it on tonightahhh!

  • @jamiewilson6900
    @jamiewilson6900 3 роки тому +9

    The single greatest guitar solo I've ever heard in my life. Every time I listen my jaw literally drops to the floor.

    • @KBJ58
      @KBJ58 3 роки тому +1

      Check out his work on a fretless guitar...

    • @jamiewilson6900
      @jamiewilson6900 3 роки тому +1

      @@KBJ58 I saw a few videos of him trying out a vigier and it was amazing,what would you recommend?

    • @KBJ58
      @KBJ58 3 роки тому +1

      @@jamiewilson6900 Try this one. It's called Erotic Cakes and features the fretless Vigier, but also rubber chickens...

    • @KBJ58
      @KBJ58 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/X60TfBEAXUc/v-deo.html

  • @stratoleft
    @stratoleft 4 роки тому +6

    Not just the guitar playing but the progression, composition or song itself is really unique. Very appealing.

  • @robertherzwurm101
    @robertherzwurm101 8 років тому +23

    Guthrie Gavon is one of the best guitarists I've ever seen play in my life; and yes I've played guitar for 44 years

  • @djcj
    @djcj 7 років тому +220

    might be the best guitar video i've ever seen

    • @TheMummy516
      @TheMummy516 7 років тому +47

      Keep in mind Guthrie improvised a good portion of the solo in this take, and that great guitarists on UA-cam have trouble recreating what he thought of on the spot in covers with practice. Guthrie has ascended past the level of expert guitarist, he's by far the most versatile guitarist on the planet.

    • @dogman2338
      @dogman2338 7 років тому +3

      Freihguy Friend, I concur 👍

    • @raymondj3869
      @raymondj3869 6 років тому +1

      I agree

    • @TomGoldsmithguitar
      @TomGoldsmithguitar 6 років тому

      indeeed

    • @TomGoldsmithguitar
      @TomGoldsmithguitar 6 років тому +1

      In fact yeah I'm gonna say it's definately the best guitar video i've ever seen

  • @furthur96
    @furthur96 Місяць тому +2

    Thank god this exists

  • @EddieJarnowski
    @EddieJarnowski Рік тому +2

    Holy shit!

  • @JTCGuitar
    @JTCGuitar  9 років тому +104

    Learn from GG! jtcguitar.com/store/artist/guthrie-govan/

  • @turnipcheeks
    @turnipcheeks 8 років тому +6

    I have to get my fix every month watching this video! This is still for me the most amazing guitar performance I have ever seen! The control, feeling and technical ability is just off the scale! To make fusion sound so nice and the song writing of this piece is genius! Guthrie you are a total legend!!

  • @beachboyy256
    @beachboyy256 Рік тому +2

    INSANE

  • @Joel.Invictus
    @Joel.Invictus 4 роки тому +4

    Man, I'm tuning in nearly 12 years too late, but Guthrie is the greatest solo guitarist I've ever heard... LOVE those burning fingers!

  • @dvincentblack
    @dvincentblack 8 років тому +6

    Pure sonic guitar bliss! I'm not going to rest till I've mastered every note of this! Peace!

    • @guitarpaul3645
      @guitarpaul3645 8 років тому +2

      +dvincentblack You do realise he's probably improvising the solo section. I've seen him play several different versions of this tune. Of course every version is flawless, so you don't even realise he's improving!

    • @Overslide666
      @Overslide666 Рік тому +1

      How is it going?

    • @ta_pegandofogo2988
      @ta_pegandofogo2988 Рік тому

      @@Overslide666 i'm curious too

  • @craiginnesguitar6960
    @craiginnesguitar6960 10 років тому +5

    Such a creative player. Love his use of chromatic passing notes. Makes the technical stuff seamless at times

  • @lucienvandegaart8434
    @lucienvandegaart8434 4 роки тому +7

    Im 67 years old and I've seen a lifetime of musicians (guitarists) up close watching and listening. I cannot think of anyone I can compare this musical angel with rainbow fingers to today. He's on his own cloud above the rest such a combination of heart speed feeling enjoyment to watch and hear. Wish God would have given him a voice to match his strings. In my opinion and thats the only 1 that matters to me Jovan is the greatest guitarist alivee today. Not even some of the greats in their later years were this fantastic. Oh theres great and thens there's the superior great Jovan. What a blend of electric shock. He's so natural of a God given talent. Glad so glad to be alive when he's been alive and playing. No words can describe this genius. He's the Leonardo dVinci of guitar everyone should be blessed to hear and see him play at least once. To bad life is so short. Saw Hendrix 3 times. Best in his day. Seen this man once best in his day. He's a creator of pure art.. Mark my word hes the ultimate best right now in the whole world unless I'm missing something. Lol and thank you Jovan.

  • @asegal4677
    @asegal4677 Рік тому +1

    This series has his best playing.

  • @EnricoMeloni
    @EnricoMeloni 8 років тому +7

    Amazing playing and technique, amazing melodies and sounds. Amazing Mr. Guthrie Govan!

  • @viniciuslima4319
    @viniciuslima4319 3 роки тому +4

    2021 remembering this legend!!

  • @garytheobserver3859
    @garytheobserver3859 5 місяців тому +1

    That ending starting at 4:09 is completely mind-blowing, off the charts, amazing!!!!!! The rest is just magical as well!

  • @sadaadeejai143
    @sadaadeejai143 Рік тому +1

    2023 Still Masterpice.🥰🥰

  • @trillioncrowns
    @trillioncrowns 3 роки тому +4

    Who the flying f*** would dislike this! God have fingers on you..........

  • @tedcathey9553
    @tedcathey9553 2 роки тому +3

    This cat is the whole package, the real deal. Can’t wait to see him live one of these days.

  • @wavefields
    @wavefields 11 місяців тому +2

    this video introduced me to guthrie 16 years ago - still sounds just as good ! ♥️

  • @dougramos88
    @dougramos88 3 роки тому +1

    Holy crap! This video has been posted for 13 years! Time is running fast!

  • @Uygkuyfkutfkytfkutfv
    @Uygkuyfkutfkytfkutfv 10 років тому +2035

    Oh so there is a skill level above Asian...

    • @gt0703
      @gt0703 5 років тому +43

      GG, says it all.

    • @leinad2934
      @leinad2934 5 років тому +44

      olivertopple lol there's an Asian guy called Hiroki Kawaguchi who covered this song and nailed it perfectly

    • @adamrasmussen1839
      @adamrasmussen1839 5 років тому +1

      LMAO!!

    • @chisathot750
      @chisathot750 5 років тому +1

      @ÁUß Code well it seems like she is female

    • @wonkywallanby6912
      @wonkywallanby6912 5 років тому +51

      @@leinad2934 A good cover still doesn't mean they're on the same level.

  • @thereal6166
    @thereal6166 2 роки тому +4

    Thanks doo

  • @Chris-em2qc
    @Chris-em2qc 5 місяців тому +1

    So relax and in control of the instrument

  • @MasterDav
    @MasterDav Рік тому +1

    The solo is absolutely insane just the speed alone but then how he moves across the fretboard so effortlessly

  • @jackgough7021
    @jackgough7021 9 років тому +27

    My fingers hurt just from watching this..

  • @evanjohnson1584
    @evanjohnson1584 7 років тому +3

    this composition is just purely badass. this guy is truely a master of the fretboard.

  • @CornFedZ06
    @CornFedZ06 11 місяців тому +1

    This guys legato picking is so absolutely robotic and clean its just so insane. Never gets old. Ever

  • @kungfuridinghood
    @kungfuridinghood 4 роки тому +1

    Woah, did I just witness a guitarist sit back for an ENTIRE BASS SOLO? That's when you know you've got serious skills, you don't need to put on airs of being a guitar God, you just are one.

  • @jaydenwells9536
    @jaydenwells9536 3 роки тому +103

    The reason Guthrie’s hair is long is because he didn’t want to go to the barbers cause that’s time out of practice

    • @crustynugget7398
      @crustynugget7398 3 роки тому +5

      No, he's like the biblical Samson except his hair gives him musicality rather than strength

    • @minifireball1170
      @minifireball1170 3 роки тому

      @@crustynugget7398 lol

    • @magnum69420
      @magnum69420 3 роки тому +1

      @@crustynugget7398 he'd never practice. he just play

    • @shredd5705
      @shredd5705 3 роки тому +1

      @@magnum69420 Yeah you don't have to "practice" to get good. You just need to play challenging music... a lot. Guthrie doesn't even use metronome, he prefers drum machines because they sound more musical

    • @magnum69420
      @magnum69420 3 роки тому

      @@shredd5705 couldn't agree more

  • @Mrbeat-88
    @Mrbeat-88 4 роки тому +3

    Much respect to whoever recorded the drums.... Such flow, it's beautiful how they complement the music. This is as close to perfect as it gets ladies and gentlemen.

    • @Tauri257
      @Tauri257 4 роки тому

      Pete Riley played the drums on the Erotic Cakes album - ua-cam.com/video/pBd5SA7RfT4/v-deo.html

  • @ivanguitartv9805
    @ivanguitartv9805 Рік тому +1

    God of improvisation!

  • @TheKrepen
    @TheKrepen 10 місяців тому +1

    what a fucking treasure he is