I am a 55 year old disabled male. I played guitar in the 80s and 90s and then life came along. I have been through hell and back, dead for 13 minutes and revived. In a coma for 2 weeks in 2016. I just got back into playing after 35 plus years. This is my wife’s favorite song. I need to learn this in about 6 months for our anniversary. If I play this video day and night for 6 months, I do apologize. It’s probably the best video lesson on this song. Thank you and wish me luck. It’s only been about 3 weeks and I just got the minor pentatonic scale (e) down. Thank you again.
My wife and I danced to this at our wedding 19 years ago. Been playing it wrong since then - thanks for this. Absolutely beautiful song, and it’s awesome watching you sing it.
@@thebrianvanderarkchannel2408 Really great job , Composing , Lyrics , Singing , Playing , Arrangement . I'm a songwriter and I know how hard is that ! Thank you one more time !!!!
I sing the chorus to my young kids every night at bed time. I suffer excruciating back pain and depression from my time in the military and because of it, this song describes how I fell. Some days I can be colourful, have lots of fun with the kids etc, other days I can be grey, because I can’t play with them because of the pain. When I can’t do the things I want to, I feel like a loser, but I know my kids will love me either way. Thank you for a great song.
Holy shit dude, _thank_ _you_ for this video lesson! Colorful is one of my favorite original songs from any movie ever, I've had it in regular rotation in my library ever since the movie. Apart from being just an awesome song, it fit perfectly to close out the film as well.
That was great Brian, thank you for taking the time to show all of us how to play your Colourful song, very much appreciated as it's not often when you get to see a Rock Star making a tutorial video showing fans how to play one of his songs so thanks again Brian. 🎸👍
Had the wife watch this movie the other night. This and we all die Young are my favorites. The end of the movie I was singing along to colorful and she asked how do you know that? Been listening to you guys for years.
@@Mr90sMusiclover That's how I learned to play ukulele, for free. I can afford that. LOL I watch guitar tutorials, too, and get the chords when I can't find a tutorial for a uke.
Ive been leaning this song for 3 days now. Been using your instruction here and it has been great. Im not there yet (Only been playing guitar for like 2 months) but ill get there with this song being my first full song learned. Thank you for putting this up for people to learn from, You are awesome and this is one of the best songs imo!
I’m just starting to learn guitar and I can’t wait to learn this song for my husband! It’s his favourite song from his favourite movie. And I love that it’s you teaching it!
This is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this. I am not a musician in fact I have zero musical ability but somehow this makes me want to run out and buy a nice acoustic and let the dream live on...
This is brilliant. Been playing the intro incorrectly for years around the 2nd/3rd fret, getting increasingly frustrated why it never sounded right. Thank you, much appreciated
I still remember hearing The Freshmen for the first time in the summer of 1997. I had just arrived in Boston to work for the summer all the way from Ireland. Sitting in a hostel, pretty nervous about being in a new country, when it came on the radio. Perfection in my view, bought the album that day. Never ages. Have my kids listening to it now. Thank you for great memories
@@thebrianvanderarkchannel2408 - Not to apologize for that. The music has such a strong felt progression. You go in gray, but at the end sparkle with colors. It has healing properties ;-)
Loved the song. Had to learn it after seeing the movie. Which I re-watch from time to time. Amazing to see you have my home city of Brisbane in the video clip!
hey Brian, really cool of you to post this. loved this song for years and finally taught myself to play the guitar during covid. it's funny, but all of the guitar tabs on the internet for this song are wrong! and I kind of thought they didnt sound correct as I was playing. so glad you taught us the right way to play! I'll definitely come to a show next time you are near Philadelphia. stay healthy!
Thanks for posting this Brian! Been back in Michigan helping family for a while now since covid and have finally had a chance to learn some songs I have admired for a long while. No better way to learn than from the creators! I know you guys started in Michigan also. If covid ever clears up, would love to photograph a show sometime with y’all! Take it easy!
So as soon as I watched the movie, I looked up the song because it was sooooo good. I picked it out with my ear, and I guess I didn't do that great of a job, but nice to see you demo it correctly
Brian, Great name by the way and fellow Michigander :). I have been trying to get back to my guitar that I have not picked up in decades. I saw Rockstar today and absolutely love Colorful, which I identify with and love how the guitar comes through beautifully. I looked up some guitar tab sheet music and accidentally ran across this video, not expecting it to be the artist who wrote and performed the song! Very cool for you to do this Brian, not many artists would and that is high praise to you. I saw the live version you did, loved it! I especially love the fact that you say you don't read music but play it as it sounds good. That's really helpful to see & hear how it plays for you, for me to try that than by reading sheet music. Yes, I do read music, as I was tortured as a child to take piano lessons and transferred that skill to guitar. Guitar is a lot easier to transport while obtaining the attention of pretty girls when you're in college. Just love the video and your approach, don't ever lose that.
Love these guitar tutorials, Brian! The performances alone with your witting banter is very entertaining. Keep up the good work, brother! And come back to the Houston area soon~
Lol, absolutely loved this video! Watched this movie years ago, learned the way you played it After you said subscribe on this video absolutely not the first way. Very greatly I found this video. Thank you!
Colorful was my wife and my first dance at our wedding, i have covered it since Rockstar came out, i was playing a 1 man show with my acoustic and i played colorful, i saw a girl in tje front row start crying, i knew she would mine right there, sure enough 3 years later we were married have 2 beautiful kids and instill play colorful for her periodically, usually when inneed to say sorry for something lol
@@thebrianvanderarkchannel2408 ...thank you so much Brian, im self taught too, and have always been a fan, i always hoped that someday i could share my story with the band!
Awwww. Thank you for sharing your story.. this song brings out strong emotions in me as well.. always tears well up in my eyes.... Your story did too. Beautiful .... thank you. May God continue to Bless you abundantly. 💞💜💞💜💞
@@thebrianvanderarkchannel2408 Beautiful song.. Thank you so much for that Beautiful gift and so happy to read the OP's story and that his hopes came true and he got to share his story with you.. Im crying happy tears.. Music is a gift.. it is medicine for the soul... Ive loved this song since hearing it on Rockstar. I own the movie and have worn it out lol.. I Like to play music when I'm busy around the house.. especially movies with phenomenal sound tracks. Tickled that I'm actually able to Thank you for that Beautiful song... You guys are all healers... touching lives in so many ways.. we appreciate that more than we could ever put into words. Thank you for sharing your talent with the world. Songs become the soundtracks to our lives and they mark many things in our lives... hearing certain songs allows us to Mentally time travel back to something significant and can bring on those same feeling as if it was yesterday. Truly amazing.. Powerful. This song brings many memories forward for me and still to this day... chokes me up. Magical. May God continue to bless you abundantly as well... You are a gift 🎁 💕 Much Rest.
Awesome.. you say it's a beginner's piece but it doesn't matter because that's the beauty of it... I have played it for many years and happy to find it's very similar to the way you play even down to the variations.. I also play by ear and can't read music or know chord names which baffles other guitarist friends🤣🤣🏴🏴
Awesome song. Adding it to my playlist and it's so awesome you did this video! Made me laugh when you said "i don't know what chord this is" lol! A to A4, D4 to D...you know the rest. Great job and thank you! Can't wait to play this out tonight. Love your music!
I absolutely love this song and actually was so impressed by it I figured it must've been written by one of the big writers like Carole King or someone like that and not just the singer in the band. I'm totally serious. I mean, the lyrics themselves are their own chapter in how to properly write a masterful and meaningful pop song. Also, I really got a chuckle out of your self deprecating remark brushing off what are actually sophisticated flat 5th Maj7 and sus4 chords. I figured out this song when I first found it and it's one I love to warm up my fingers and my voice with. Although I agree with the gentleman above that on the recording the D's in the chorus are played like C's up two frets higher. Anyway, I have a newfound appreciation for your talent and your work after seeing the real person behind one of my favorite songs. Best wishes to you and yours. Cheers!
That's a fantastic song that that really is.I remember watching the movie and there was a couple of songs.We all die young and colorful.And those were the 2 songs that sets in my life.I didn't know who wrote it or who sang it.Maybe it's teaching sounds fantastic.You're fantastic in my books anyway.I'm a musician guitarist doesn't matter but anyways thanks
Awesome tutorial! Thanks for sharing! I play drums and noodle on guitar. I don’t read music either and the only chord I know is the “C”, which i hate because I can never fret it correctly! I’m more comfortable with the “AC/DC” chords! Lol. Love the song and will definitely steal...I mean learn it. 😂
Subscribed! I love this song!! Thanks for this tutorial, since the "official" tabs for it on Ultimate Guitar does not accurately show how you frequently use the droning open high B and E strings, which definitely makes it sound better when they are there. Rock on!
Brother, My beautiful Shawna and myself would listen to your album often durring the small hours of the morning. After a night of running around like two kids in love. speeding around in a corvette cranking dishwalla, counting crows and 8 stops 7. dressed to the nines and just living colorful. I was her jack and she was my Dianne. This song just had a spot in our hearts and we sang along with everyword you sang. We danced with joy in our heartsand hope in our souls. Shawna lost her battle with cancer 12 years ago. As I held her tightly as she took her last breath I sang your song Colorful into her ear softly and with every bit of love and strenght I couod muster. It was her favorite song. She left here and I finish singing it to her , kissed her for the last time and went to get the nurse to let her know Shawna had left the building, Its been 12 years since Ive been able to listenn to this song. It just hurt too much. Tonite I found an olld friend and a lot of healing in it,, I was able to get through it without any tears in my eyes , Just a big smile from the thought oof what I once had, I was the luckiest man alive. Thank you for being you . Shotgun
Brian , I hear the D chord on the third fret in the “C ‘chord Position “ on The recording . But i get it that you Are simplifying it to learn .. Great tune !!!! I m going to listen to the live version ofYou playing it. ,, I have to tell you a story about this tune . Its one of my all time favorites for a great reason . I would love To hear your motivation for composing this great tune . The words mean so much to me personally .
Hey Brian... great song.... don't criticize your playing man... Tons of great players can't write a song worth a crap. There's playing..... There's writing and then there's the power of doing both. Great job. Great ear. Great song
Also I saw another comment you made about me playing it differently now - it's true, depending on the night. It's easier to play it down the next as a standard A chord, then sus, and D and sus. If I'm having a particularly good night, monitor, tuning wise, I'll play it as I wrote it, like the video above.
wow great song and I love the way you explain it. BTW that chord with the open high strings I call the "Petrucci" chord lol. Play it at the 2nd fret and you'll hear every Dream Theater song ever hah
This was mine and my fiance's song (I am using his UA-cam account) he passed away on 6-2-21 and I had this played at the end of his funeral 😢 but I play bass and I can't find any tabs for the bass part. Do u know where I can find it? Rockstar was one if our favorite movies and our story was very much like the movie. Thank u for such a beautiful and meaningful song
I'm so sorry for your loss Jerry. I'm afraid that no bass tabs exist as far as I know. Perhaps if you follow my brother Brad on twitter, he may be able to help. Best of luck!
Brian, I'm curious why you play the opening in 1st position instead of like this with the Triads? It sounds so much better the way you are showing it here. Playing that A in 1st position just doesn't the note ring out the way these chords do. Either way this is one of my all time favorite songs and contains one the BEST lines ever committed to a song lyric. This is one of those I wish I had written.
I appreciate that. I don't know what 'first position' or 'triads' mean - I'm self taught, and play what sounds good to me. But you do you, anyway you like! I always encourage people play what sounds good to them, and ignore technique.
@@thebrianvanderarkchannel2408 Just ran across this video again and after having not picked up a guitar in earnest in over a year I am now compelled to go grab my Taylor and play Colorful. This song has one of the greatest melodies ever.
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I am a 55 year old disabled male. I played guitar in the 80s and 90s and then life came along. I have been through hell and back, dead for 13 minutes and revived. In a coma for 2 weeks in 2016. I just got back into playing after 35 plus years. This is my wife’s favorite song. I need to learn this in about 6 months for our anniversary. If I play this video day and night for 6 months, I do apologize. It’s probably the best video lesson on this song. Thank you and wish me luck. It’s only been about 3 weeks and I just got the minor pentatonic scale (e) down. Thank you again.
My wife and I danced to this at our wedding 19 years ago. Been playing it wrong since then - thanks for this. Absolutely beautiful song, and it’s awesome watching you sing it.
Thank you! I'm honored that the song was chosen for your wedding.
one of my favorites, it is unreal that you are the one teaching how to play it! I wish more artists did this!
Thanks Derek!
"I just like the way it sounds"...Amen Brother! And that's the reason I'm here, I like the way it sounds - thanks for an amazing song!
Thanks Charles!
Great song and singing !!!! Thank you !!!!
Thank you Edwin!
@@thebrianvanderarkchannel2408 Really great job , Composing , Lyrics , Singing , Playing , Arrangement . I'm a songwriter and I know how hard is that ! Thank you one more time !!!!
Loved this song since the first time I heard it back in 2001? 2002? Never forgot it and never took it out of my playlists.
Thank you Matt! I appreciate your support of it.
Colorful and Heal Me, I’m Heartsick from school of rock are two of my favorites from those years which I still listen to
That's so cool you shared. I love the song:-) thanks again from one Michigan boy to another..
Thanks Jeffrey!
Thank you for writing this song the movie was made.
YOU BET!
Thank you for your time Brian! My favorite song in the world!!!!!!
Thank YOU!
When all is good, please tour in England 😁
Your music makes Lockdown bearable. Thank you.
Yes, would love to - Thanks David.
I sing the chorus to my young kids every night at bed time. I suffer excruciating back pain and depression from my time in the military and because of it, this song describes how I fell. Some days I can be colourful, have lots of fun with the kids etc, other days I can be grey, because I can’t play with them because of the pain. When I can’t do the things I want to, I feel like a loser, but I know my kids will love me either way. Thank you for a great song.
Awesome to see the writer actually giving us their time to play it the way it was actually written!! And sung properly too!!! Thank you...
Wonderful:) Beautiful song. Thank you kindly for the lesson.
Thanks Tim!
Holy shit dude, _thank_ _you_ for this video lesson! Colorful is one of my favorite original songs from any movie ever, I've had it in regular rotation in my library ever since the movie. Apart from being just an awesome song, it fit perfectly to close out the film as well.
Thanks Maury!
That was great Brian, thank you for taking the time to show all of us how to play your Colourful song, very much appreciated as it's not often when you get to see a Rock Star making a tutorial video showing fans how to play one of his songs so thanks again Brian. 🎸👍
Thanks Rick! Sorry for delay.
Had the wife watch this movie the other night. This and we all die Young are my favorites. The end of the movie I was singing along to colorful and she asked how do you know that? Been listening to you guys for years.
I watch these videos even though I have no idea how to play the guitar. Something refreshing about seeing an artist walkthrough their own song
Glad you like it Eric!
No time like the present to learn my friend, learn for free all over youtube
@@Mr90sMusiclover That's how I learned to play ukulele, for free. I can afford that. LOL I watch guitar tutorials, too, and get the chords when I can't find a tutorial for a uke.
It feels so surreal to be singing and playing along with the man himself! Thank you so much for this! ❤
Thank YOU for taking the time to learn it. Sorry for delay.
Ive been leaning this song for 3 days now. Been using your instruction here and it has been great. Im not there yet (Only been playing guitar for like 2 months) but ill get there with this song being my first full song learned. Thank you for putting this up for people to learn from, You are awesome and this is one of the best songs imo!
Thank you! I hope it's working for you. Sorry for delay.
What a beautiful song. Tears every time I hear it. Lyrical genius.
Thank you! Sorry for delay.
Every songwriter dreams of writing a song like this. So beautiful.
Thank you!
One of my all time favourite song ❤️
Thank you Ryadh!
I love you Brian. The Freshmen is an absolute masterpiece. It was part of the soundtrack of my life. Much love from Canada.
Very nice of you - thank YOU. Love right back to you.
LOVE YOU AND LOVE THAT SONG!!!!!!!!!!!! TY
Thank you Sheryl!
I just watched the movie and this beautiful song really is special. Thank you for teaching this.
You bet, Tom!
I never knew you were the artist behind this amazing song. Just beautiful!
I've always loved this song. Beautifully written. 🍻
I’m just starting to learn guitar and I can’t wait to learn this song for my husband! It’s his favourite song from his favourite movie. And I love that it’s you teaching it!
Thanks Sarah - I hope it helps you out! Feel free to ask any questions if you are struggling with it.
Its Never too late to start Sarah, good for you for following what you want to do! In time it does get very easy
My favorite song of the movie, although I am a metalhead I`t ticks all my senses, so beautiful. Love it ! ❤❤
Yo - thanks Jonas!
Beautiful song, another favorite that I always wanted to learn. Much appreciated Brian for taking the time to do this 😊
You bet Bruce. Sorry for delay.
This is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this. I am not a musician in fact I have zero musical ability but somehow this makes me want to run out and buy a nice acoustic and let the dream live on...
Thanks for this! Glad you like it. I hope you got that guitar!
Brilliant song, awesome tutorial….now if only I can get through it without tearing up. Thank you, Sir!
Thanks John!
ow...! great song! great video!! Thank you so much for have dedicated your time to teach us this beautiful song you have wrote. 🙏 Cheers from Brazil
Very underrated song. Thank you for this video!
Thank you so much for this Brian! Simple, but priceless... And a big Hello from Montreal!
Hello to Montreal! Thank you for your comment. Hope that you enjoy working the song out. Best - B
Thank you for sharing! I wish more artist did tutorials like this.
Glad it was helpful!
This is brilliant. Been playing the intro incorrectly for years around the 2nd/3rd fret, getting increasingly frustrated why it never sounded right. Thank you, much appreciated
You bet James! Glad I could help.
I still remember hearing The Freshmen for the first time in the summer of 1997. I had just arrived in Boston to work for the summer all the way from Ireland. Sitting in a hostel, pretty nervous about being in a new country, when it came on the radio. Perfection in my view, bought the album that day. Never ages. Have my kids listening to it now. Thank you for great memories
Thanks for posting Brian! Have always loved this song.
Thanks Jeff!
Beautiful song ❤️. I am JUST learning ukulele and I certainly can’t do this yet. Hopefully some day because I love this song
You can do it Rebecca! I've seen it done on Ukelele before. Good luck!
Sometimes I play this song one time and then it sticks with me for days. Thanks for you lesson and a great song!
Sorry about that;) And thank you!
@@thebrianvanderarkchannel2408 - Not to apologize for that. The music has such a strong felt progression. You go in gray, but at the end sparkle with colors. It has healing properties ;-)
A beautiful song thank you for showing the chords😊👌
Glad you like it!
Loved the song. Had to learn it after seeing the movie. Which I re-watch from time to time. Amazing to see you have my home city of Brisbane in the video clip!
Nice! Thanks Stuart!
How awesome is this? What a gift. Thank you Brian.
Thanks Pete!
This is awesome and my top 20 songs to my wife all time (out of 100’s and 100s
Thanks Wesley - I appreciate that. I'm honored!
Great lesson. I love how you modify chords and play them just because they sound great.
Thanks Jesse - anything to make it easier for me live as well;)
hey Brian, really cool of you to post this. loved this song for years and finally taught myself to play the guitar during covid. it's funny, but all of the guitar tabs on the internet for this song are wrong! and I kind of thought they didnt sound correct as I was playing. so glad you taught us the right way to play! I'll definitely come to a show next time you are near Philadelphia. stay healthy!
Thank you! Yes, I've noticed there are quite a few wrong ones out there. Hope this works for you. See you in Philly.
I love this, thoughtful and yes it’s beautiful!
Thanks for posting this Brian! Been back in Michigan helping family for a while now since covid and have finally had a chance to learn some songs I have admired for a long while. No better way to learn than from the creators! I know you guys started in Michigan also. If covid ever clears up, would love to photograph a show sometime with y’all! Take it easy!
I appreciate that Charlie! Hope this works for you. Also - yes, we can always use new photos. Rock on!
So as soon as I watched the movie, I looked up the song because it was sooooo good. I picked it out with my ear, and I guess I didn't do that great of a job, but nice to see you demo it correctly
Thank you!
It’s a beautiful song x
How cool is this, even tho i have covered this song for 20 years+ its great to get the lesson from tje master
I appreciate you covering it!
@@thebrianvanderarkchannel2408 i have always used the a chord to the D lol, but now im trying the masters way
Brian, Great name by the way and fellow Michigander :). I have been trying to get back to my guitar that I have not picked up in decades. I saw Rockstar today and absolutely love Colorful, which I identify with and love how the guitar comes through beautifully. I looked up some guitar tab sheet music and accidentally ran across this video, not expecting it to be the artist who wrote and performed the song! Very cool for you to do this Brian, not many artists would and that is high praise to you. I saw the live version you did, loved it! I especially love the fact that you say you don't read music but play it as it sounds good. That's really helpful to see & hear how it plays for you, for me to try that than by reading sheet music. Yes, I do read music, as I was tortured as a child to take piano lessons and transferred that skill to guitar. Guitar is a lot easier to transport while obtaining the attention of pretty girls when you're in college. Just love the video and your approach, don't ever lose that.
Thanks for this Brian! Sorry for the delay in responding.
Awesome! Thanks Brian
Love these guitar tutorials, Brian! The performances alone with your witting banter is very entertaining. Keep up the good work, brother! And come back to the Houston area soon~
Would LOVE to get back to Houston - thanks Tim!
Lol, absolutely loved this video! Watched this movie years ago, learned the way you played it After you said subscribe on this video absolutely not the first way. Very greatly I found this video. Thank you!
Thank you JD! Glad you enjoyed it.
Colorful was my wife and my first dance at our wedding, i have covered it since Rockstar came out, i was playing a 1 man show with my acoustic and i played colorful, i saw a girl in tje front row start crying, i knew she would mine right there, sure enough 3 years later we were married have 2 beautiful kids and instill play colorful for her periodically, usually when inneed to say sorry for something lol
Ha! I love it that the song brought you together, and apparently, keeps you together with your apologies;)
@@thebrianvanderarkchannel2408 ...thank you so much Brian, im self taught too, and have always been a fan, i always hoped that someday i could share my story with the band!
Awwww. Thank you for sharing your story.. this song brings out strong emotions in me as well.. always tears well up in my eyes.... Your story did too. Beautiful .... thank you. May God continue to Bless you abundantly. 💞💜💞💜💞
@@thebrianvanderarkchannel2408 Beautiful song.. Thank you so much for that Beautiful gift and so happy to read the OP's story and that his hopes came true and he got to share his story with you.. Im crying happy tears.. Music is a gift.. it is medicine for the soul...
Ive loved this song since hearing it on Rockstar. I own the movie and have worn it out lol.. I Like to play music when I'm busy around the house.. especially movies with phenomenal sound tracks. Tickled that I'm actually able to Thank you for that Beautiful song... You guys are all healers... touching lives in so many ways.. we appreciate that more than we could ever put into words. Thank you for sharing your talent with the world. Songs become the soundtracks to our lives and they mark many things in our lives... hearing certain songs allows us to Mentally time travel back to something significant and can bring on those same feeling as if it was yesterday. Truly amazing.. Powerful. This song brings many memories forward for me and still to this day... chokes me up. Magical. May God continue to bless you abundantly as well... You are a gift 🎁 💕 Much Rest.
@@TheUndercoverGrandmother Thank you for the kind words! So happy the song brings you good memories.
Beautiful song wrote for the perfect ending in the Best movie.
Thank you for the beautiful music
Thank YOU j!
Love it man! This progression has inspired me for years
Great, Oli! Thanks for watching.
This is a song that my band, Black Sevens perform when we do covers.
beautiful song and very well explained.
Thanks for listening!
That was a fun lesson!
Thank you! Hope it works for you.
I need your solo version of this song to return to Spotify! Please, it's my favorite songs
Hmmmm I'm not sure what happened there! Sorry for delay.
Beautiful song...it is like reference for good song
Thank you Shaka!
Beautiful lyrics!
Thank you!
Awesome.. you say it's a beginner's piece but it doesn't matter because that's the beauty of it... I have played it for many years and happy to find it's very similar to the way you play even down to the variations.. I also play by ear and can't read music or know chord names which baffles other guitarist friends🤣🤣🏴🏴
Playing by ear is the best way! Thank you. Glad you like it.
Tysm for create the song of my life ❤
Awesome bro, respect. Love the movie and all songs🤘
Thank you Brendon!
Great song...
Thanks Warfe!
Awesome song. Adding it to my playlist and it's so awesome you did this video! Made me laugh when you said "i don't know what chord this is" lol! A to A4, D4 to D...you know the rest. Great job and thank you! Can't wait to play this out tonight. Love your music!
Hah - thank you!
Beautiful tune, man. The muse did you a solid with this one. 👍
No doubt! Thanks Daddy.
I absolutely love this song and actually was so impressed by it I figured it must've been written by one of the big writers like Carole King or someone like that and not just the singer in the band. I'm totally serious. I mean, the lyrics themselves are their own chapter in how to properly write a masterful and meaningful pop song. Also, I really got a chuckle out of your self deprecating remark brushing off what are actually sophisticated flat 5th Maj7 and sus4 chords. I figured out this song when I first found it and it's one I love to warm up my fingers and my voice with. Although I agree with the gentleman above that on the recording the D's in the chorus are played like C's up two frets higher. Anyway, I have a newfound appreciation for your talent and your work after seeing the real person behind one of my favorite songs. Best wishes to you and yours. Cheers!
Wow what a great compliment - thank you!
This is wonderful! Thank you so much.
Thanks for watching!
That's a fantastic song that that really is.I remember watching the movie and there was a couple of songs.We all die young and colorful.And those were the 2 songs that sets in my life.I didn't know who wrote it or who sang it.Maybe it's teaching sounds fantastic.You're fantastic in my books anyway.I'm a musician guitarist doesn't matter but anyways thanks
Thanks for posting.
Awesome tutorial! Thanks for sharing! I play drums and noodle on guitar. I don’t read music either and the only chord I know is the “C”, which i hate because I can never fret it correctly! I’m more comfortable with the “AC/DC” chords! Lol. Love the song and will definitely steal...I mean learn it. 😂
Thank you! Steal away, I have more ideas.
Man, great song...trying to get it down. Best health to you!
Thanks James! Best of health to you as well.
Subscribed! I love this song!! Thanks for this tutorial, since the "official" tabs for it on Ultimate Guitar does not accurately show how you frequently use the droning open high B and E strings, which definitely makes it sound better when they are there. Rock on!
Brother, My beautiful Shawna and myself would listen to your album often durring the small hours of the morning. After a night of running around like two kids in love. speeding around in a corvette cranking dishwalla, counting crows and 8 stops 7. dressed to the nines and just living colorful. I was her jack and she was my Dianne. This song just had a spot in our hearts and we sang along with everyword you sang. We danced with joy in our heartsand hope in our souls. Shawna lost her battle with cancer 12 years ago. As I held her tightly as she took her last breath I sang your song Colorful into her ear softly and with every bit of love and strenght I couod muster. It was her favorite song. She left here and I finish singing it to her , kissed her for the last time and went to get the nurse to let her know Shawna had left the building, Its been 12 years since Ive been able to listenn to this song. It just hurt too much. Tonite I found an olld friend and a lot of healing in it,, I was able to get through it without any tears in my eyes , Just a big smile from the thought oof what I once had, I was the luckiest man alive. Thank you for being you . Shotgun
Man I REALLY appreciate this note. Thank you!
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You are The. Best.
Thank you Stacey!
Hollimolly it's really him!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
IT IS!
All I know is it is and will always be an amazing song. Don't matter how complicated it is to play ... either way it was perfectly written song
Brian , I hear the D chord on the third fret in the “C ‘chord Position “ on The recording . But i get it that you Are simplifying it to learn .. Great tune !!!! I m going to listen to the live version ofYou playing it. ,, I have to tell you a story about this tune . Its one of my all time favorites for a great reason . I would love To hear your motivation for composing this great tune . The words mean so much to me personally .
Good ear! Damn.
Nice job Brian!! Tom from the old Band Mirage,
Hey Tom - haven't heard that name in quite some time. Hope you're doing great!
The Brian Vander Ark Channel I’m playing in the Sinclairs with Jeff Poirier
Beyond underrated.
Thank you!
Christ i got tears and goosebumps just watchingbthis video ....omg im a baby
And I'm a baby with you. It does the same for me. :)
Hey Brian... great song.... don't criticize your playing man... Tons of great players can't write a song worth a crap. There's playing..... There's writing and then there's the power of doing both. Great job. Great ear. Great song
Thank you!
Well written brother! Amazed U can’t read music. TALENT!!!
Thanks Billy!
Interesting you don't read music......but just like the way it sounds......awesome tune....thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching, Catherine!
Lets play this classic right now!! :)
What's taking you so long?
the video for the song is awesome
Thank you Jim!
Also I saw another comment you made about me playing it differently now - it's true, depending on the night. It's easier to play it down the next as a standard A chord, then sus, and D and sus. If I'm having a particularly good night, monitor, tuning wise, I'll play it as I wrote it, like the video above.
wow great song and I love the way you explain it. BTW that chord with the open high strings I call the "Petrucci" chord lol. Play it at the 2nd fret and you'll hear every Dream Theater song ever hah
Ha! Love that. Thanks Randal!
I never even knew that was him singing that song in the movie!
It was me alright, thank you!
Thanks Brian. Listen to you on Spotify.
Thank you Javier!
What are the lyrics fornthe back up vocals, i never been able to pick it up
I know I can be colorful (When you live in black and white)
I know I can be grey (Our colors fade away)
Totally not how I play it at my gigs 🤣🤣🤣, but I never asked you to teach me either. I promise I don't slaughter it...much. 😉
Ha! Do what you like Susan, make it your own!
I have covered it for years as well, i didnt play it exactly like this. but was pretty close
Do Photograph and Veneer, P L E A S E
(thanks man, you're my rock idol :)
I have those in line! You know if you join my Patreon, you can get any tutorial you like privately? Just a suggestion.
This was mine and my fiance's song (I am using his UA-cam account) he passed away on 6-2-21 and I had this played at the end of his funeral 😢 but I play bass and I can't find any tabs for the bass part. Do u know where I can find it? Rockstar was one if our favorite movies and our story was very much like the movie. Thank u for such a beautiful and meaningful song
I'm so sorry for your loss Jerry. I'm afraid that no bass tabs exist as far as I know. Perhaps if you follow my brother Brad on twitter, he may be able to help. Best of luck!
@@thebrianvanderarkchannel2408 thank u and I don't have Twitter or even really know anything about it lol but thank u anyway
Brian, I'm curious why you play the opening in 1st position instead of like this with the Triads? It sounds so much better the way you are showing it here. Playing that A in 1st position just doesn't the note ring out the way these chords do.
Either way this is one of my all time favorite songs and contains one the BEST lines ever committed to a song lyric. This is one of those I wish I had written.
I appreciate that. I don't know what 'first position' or 'triads' mean - I'm self taught, and play what sounds good to me. But you do you, anyway you like! I always encourage people play what sounds good to them, and ignore technique.
@@thebrianvanderarkchannel2408 Just ran across this video again and after having not picked up a guitar in earnest in over a year I am now compelled to go grab my Taylor and play Colorful. This song has one of the greatest melodies ever.
That was awesome. Thanks!
WHADDYA MEAN YOU PLAYED A CONCERT LAST NIGHT?? 😛
Haha - 2 nights ago. Recorded last night.
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How? Where?
@@krampus225 Go to Facebook, search for Max & Emily's Eatery. They streamed it at their restaurant.