Still of the night - Guitar Solo Tutorial / Lesson

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  • @BenEller
    @BenEller 2 роки тому +34

    About 1/3 of the way through your video right now, and i'm very much enjoying this video! Thank you for the shout out, too, very much appreciated. Cheers!

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  2 роки тому +9

      You’re very much welcome, uncle Ben👌🏻
      And giving thanks back, I love the work you do on your channel 🙏🏻

  • @stevehoward210
    @stevehoward210 3 роки тому +23

    This is probably the best solo dissection I've ever seen on UA-cam. Awesome job!

  • @clonestone
    @clonestone 3 роки тому +14

    Their are so many bad lessons about this solo. Finally, someone comes up with a proper way to play it. Good job bro

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  3 роки тому

      Thanks a lot;)

    • @SDesWriter
      @SDesWriter 7 місяців тому

      Everyone learned it from the same bad tab and just figured out a way to stomp through it. I watched a guy with thousands of views who's a known pro do it and it sounded okay until you slowed it down to half. Because it's impossible to play with those janky fingerings it just sounds like mud when you slow it down. If it's going to be that sloppy to play "correct", why not just play it in the way that makes the most sense and allows you to play it cleaner like this?

  • @markslima1557
    @markslima1557 3 роки тому +7

    Thank you I’ve waited years for a good breakdown of this solo!

  • @SDesWriter
    @SDesWriter 6 місяців тому +1

    Checking back in....I was able to get the solo down (kind of a lifelong aspiration) and realized that the BEST part of your transcription is that if you struggle to match his speed throughout, you can simply play one or two less notes in the turnaround in the final phrase and finish at the right time and literally NO ONE could tell you didn't play every note we THINK is in it. Way more enjoyable than driving yourself crazy trying to keep up with something that might not be exactly what he played anyway.

  • @DC7ify
    @DC7ify 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much man! this solo run is actually helping me grow at speed and note clarity. Not only that but your tab explanations was just perfect. To get this alone by ear was impossible for me

  • @meungawa
    @meungawa 11 місяців тому +1

    Good to see a transcription.. the mic is picking up your lip smacking which is something to keep in mind.. I used to do that, too. It’s an easy habit to stop. Thanks!

  • @BrianQuinnGuitar
    @BrianQuinnGuitar 2 роки тому +1

    Really glad I ran across this video. All of the other transcriptions and videos are doing runs that are so counterintuitive to how a lick like this would be played. I run three note per string, modal position movement stuff every day and had a feeling it’s exactly what he did. It’s so frustrating that this monster run is so buried in the mix as well. Thanks for the breakdown and HUGE thanks for isolating it. Great work!

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  2 роки тому +2

      Thanks for the comment, although my version totally makes sense, I’ve seen footage of Sykes playing the song live, starting the fast run on the 7. position on the A-string, which goes with most transcriptions and solo covers, but there’s just simply no way for me to play it like that.

  • @Elletorryshred
    @Elletorryshred 2 роки тому +1

    This is superb! Been waiting for a video like this for ages- Thankyou! 👌🏻

  • @scotto0010
    @scotto0010 Рік тому

    Fantastic analysis of this solo by one of the best guitarists in the world.

  • @DansGuitarCorner888
    @DansGuitarCorner888 3 роки тому +10

    Mega!!! Great work! Thanks! I´m pretty sure John Sykes did that with alternate picking!

  • @thorstensteinmann75
    @thorstensteinmann75 3 роки тому +7

    Great. I think I have to skip home office today and practice

  • @JuhaAitakangas
    @JuhaAitakangas 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much for this tutorial. That helps me a lot to figure out what is going on. I did my own cover version of this song and i have to say your transcription is the best what you can get. Works 100% if you just are able to alternate picking that fast ;) Thanks a lot. Good Job ;)

  • @hagamusmaximus6200
    @hagamusmaximus6200 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks Nico for the outstanding breakdown. I actually really enjoyed your comments on the solo even if they were a little long winded :o) This is a song near and dear to my heart as I used to play it every day in my 1980 Mazda 626 when driving to high school. Always wanted to learn the solo but there just isn't anything out there (that I've seen) breaking down the solo like this. Thanks again for your hard work on this one. Cheers mate, H

  • @Streck0_909
    @Streck0_909 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks, Nico! As a beginner guitarist, it's great to see how a pro approaches learning a new piece/lick. This one reminds me a lot of virtuoso piano pieces (Liszt, Brahms, Chopin) which make much more sense as sequences of patterns than as a sequences of notes.

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  2 роки тому +1

      You’re absolutely right, fast stuff makes way more sense in sequences and patterns, there almost noch fast stuff that can not be broken down into some sort of patterns😉

  • @Lunesta_XCIII
    @Lunesta_XCIII 9 місяців тому

    Amazing breakdown. Going to go home and start practicing this until it somewhat sounds like the OG one. thank you so much for taking the time to do this for us.

  • @xavierl.sanacore6188
    @xavierl.sanacore6188 Рік тому +1

    Very good man! Perfect analysis and dissection. I will rely on your knowledge if I ever try to nail this solo! Thanks! 👍

  • @fabriceblanchet7743
    @fabriceblanchet7743 3 роки тому

    Excellent analysis and understanding of what should have been the recording context of this solo that confirms a lot of my understanding... Thanks Nico!

  • @sangyechua6635
    @sangyechua6635 3 роки тому

    I've see quite a few you tube videos when trying to learn this solo. There was a video who involved tapping on one note in the early segment of the solo, which i really doubted Sykes would do that. But most other videos had alternate picking throughout the solo.
    This is by far, the most detailed breakdown one could ever hope for. Thank you !

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  3 роки тому

      Thanks for the kind words.
      I myself also watched quite a few videos breaking down this solo, and tried to find a good video of Sykes doing this song live, but that was no real help, as he played it totally different live. Only thing I could take away from his performance, was that he starts the run on the A string 7th position.
      My „version“ is just following the rules of „getting the notes right“ and „find a fingering that works“.
      My first try with economy picking got ditched a few weeks after making this video, I know play this with alternate picking ☺️

  • @SDesWriter
    @SDesWriter 3 роки тому +2

    I really like how you broke that down. I believe that most of these transcription folks simply slow down the solo with little or no context and try to figure out each note individually, then play it at a slow tempo which is why you get these bizarre fingerings that are almost impossible to perform at speed. Considering how sloppy the line is, guessing at the original intent and playing it in the most likely manner makes the most sense.

  • @Mikeangelguitar
    @Mikeangelguitar 2 роки тому +1

    Hey bro really so good video i was absolutely crazy on Ultimate Guitar and even in the pro version tabs that are not free, and everybody tab very wrong the guitar solo, like in a very impossible way, i found this video absolutely usefull thank you

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  2 роки тому

      Thanks a lot, you just described, why I wanted to do a video on this solo, as I was frustrated with every possible transcription for on the net☺️

  • @haraldstein2987
    @haraldstein2987 3 роки тому +1

    Hallo Nico
    bin durch deinen Gastauftritt bei Blugi auf dich gestoßen. Nice Job. ich weiß wieviel Arbeit das ist, dieses Solo zu transcribieren. Du nailed es absolut. Und musste direkt die Glocke läuten. :-)

  • @frankjames2547
    @frankjames2547 3 роки тому

    FINALLY A DECENT TAB ON THIS SOLO ,,THANKS

  • @holtenmusic
    @holtenmusic 2 роки тому

    Yes! Finally a spot on discussion/tutorial of this classic guitar pice who don't really on IA stupid and wrong TAB's! Yes, this is sloppy played, but it has an energy and intention that has set it apart for close to 40 years. A great pice an your vid did it justice!

  • @elkuervojuarez1890
    @elkuervojuarez1890 Рік тому

    Love this entire video great job great assessment and it cleared one little doubt in the section decending bit of the run towards the end . Its late right now but tomorrow i will try and see if i can repair my error . Great job mate 👍

  • @steveomedia
    @steveomedia 3 роки тому +6

    Love how you broke down each movement in sets that helped in comprehending what Sykes was going for at that speed, and then put it all together. Nico, check out "Digital Split" UA-cam channel for better sounding isolated tracks including Still Of The Night, just guitar, bass, drums and instrumental. Thanks for your efforts and for mentioning another great UA-camr, Uncle Ben (Eller) in your notes. Cheers!

  • @marionshanle4562
    @marionshanle4562 2 роки тому

    Thank You so much!!! Very insightful indeed and very accurately done! I appreciate your effort! Great job!!

  • @johnbeamon
    @johnbeamon 3 роки тому

    Thanks for all your hard work here. That solo is at once both a masterpiece and a flaming mess, and you weren't afraid to say so and work through it. I've seen in the MTV video that Adrian appears to start that ascending scale around the fret 7 E instead of the fret 12 E, but the rest does seem to work. Thanks again. I've got work to do.

    • @darhym0
      @darhym0 2 роки тому

      It’s Sykes that played that solo

    • @brandenrobinson9411
      @brandenrobinson9411 2 роки тому +1

      @@darhym0 : But by the time the video was shot, Coverdale had fired the entire band that recorded the album and replaced them with guys with better hair.

  • @iganpparamarta8813
    @iganpparamarta8813 2 роки тому

    For strange reason I always played this solo from F# on low E and when I reached the high E I just play random 3nps sequence and try to match the tempo. So far so good haha
    Will definitely learn the right way from your video.
    Danke

  • @bdubdadj
    @bdubdadj Рік тому

    I've listened and listened to the last climb to the vibrato at the 19th fret and I believe it is 17-18-19 instead of 17-19. Do you hear it? I'm just trying to help get this awesome run right. Great job! I love it.

  • @naturadventur7425
    @naturadventur7425 11 місяців тому

    Do you think that maybe he is doing a tremolo picking instead of playing all notes individually?

  • @RythymBeast
    @RythymBeast 2 роки тому

    Great video, dude!

  • @darhym0
    @darhym0 2 роки тому

    You just picked up a new subscriber, I’ve listened to this solo so many times, but it goes by in a whir. Nice job thank you! Can I ask what method you use to slow it down but keep it in the same key regardless of tempo?

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  2 роки тому +2

      I use a software called „transcribe“ to do that.

  • @Guitar387
    @Guitar387 3 роки тому +3

    It's just so fast and difficult , best thing is to try and do an approximation of it with a mixture of picking and lagato. I bet Sykes didn't pick every single note.

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  3 роки тому +4

      +Gawain Davies I have to say, now, that some time has passed since filming this and practicing this to get it up to speed for a cover version, I ditched the economy picking and went full alternate picking (as it is more my natural habit of playing) and it is absolutely doable.
      I think, with things like this, everyone has to find out, what works best for his / her own personal style of playing. That applies for fingerings as well.

    • @Guitar387
      @Guitar387 3 роки тому +1

      @@NicoSchliemann great advice , I’m also really happy for you that you have now nailed it, well done . I have been trying to learn it and I have found that a relaxed picking hand while trying to get rid of as much tension as possible helps. I have been watching up close videos of Joel hoekstra and Dou Aldridge playing it , they seem to start it with strict alternate picking and then they go into a mixture of alternate and mostly legato at the end. I would love to see you play it if you ever decide to upload the video , well done 👍

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  3 роки тому +2

      +Gawain Davies currently working on a cover of the tune.

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  3 роки тому +1

      +Gawain Davies actually working on a cover of the song ☺️

  • @gibanel1
    @gibanel1 Рік тому

    Cool, nice job done :) really useful

  • @DeeDammersOfficial
    @DeeDammersOfficial 3 роки тому

    Nice Job ❤️

  • @oscarrock7605
    @oscarrock7605 2 роки тому

    Hi!! Amazing play man !! Can you share me the tab plz? Greetings.

  • @gonzalosurvideos
    @gonzalosurvideos 8 місяців тому

    thnks Dude great job!

  • @RedstuffAmplification
    @RedstuffAmplification 3 роки тому

    Great lesson of a fantastic solo

  • @MrMaxie83
    @MrMaxie83 3 роки тому

    Thank you very much! Great job!

  • @SA8N
    @SA8N 3 роки тому

    Excellent break down.

  • @EvaSlash
    @EvaSlash Рік тому

    Does John Sykes strictly alternate pick all of those 32nd notes? That's approx 13 notes per second and that's quite fast for alternate picking approaching speeds of some guitar gods I believe. How do most guitar players play this?

  • @danielroman.guitar
    @danielroman.guitar 11 місяців тому

    thank bro!!! great job!!!

  • @Dingbotz
    @Dingbotz 2 роки тому

    Phenom!

  • @LuisDavelouis
    @LuisDavelouis 3 роки тому

    Great effort. Thank you!

  • @michielrx
    @michielrx 3 роки тому

    Great! Do you gonna make more kemper tutorials? How do you do your natural reverb from the kemper lessons?

  • @deadinside0586
    @deadinside0586 2 роки тому

    This is the same AZ2204F which u used with Martin Miller, right? What's the pickups?

  • @sergioboccia6020
    @sergioboccia6020 2 дні тому

    The original recording is so much organic (I guess what you call sloppy) and perfectly complements the wild nature of the lyrics and musical climax.

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  2 дні тому

      I think maybe choosing "sloppy" was the wrong word for the situation. This thing is the capture of that moment, the fast run is not a run that has been checked out or practiced to perfection and I guess Sykes never played the thing the same twice. I'm just trying to give it a structure here that you can hang on to, which kind makes sense.

  • @umyes5246
    @umyes5246 2 роки тому

    Thanks for this 👏

  • @koulis70
    @koulis70 3 роки тому

    Thanks a lot Nico , awesome lesson 👍👍

  • @bobbarker7462
    @bobbarker7462 Рік тому

    Im confused. Where is the lesson

  • @chrisrueda9704
    @chrisrueda9704 3 роки тому

    Master!!

  • @footballnow9
    @footballnow9 2 роки тому

    great! what model is that ibanez?

  • @justin.hombach
    @justin.hombach 3 роки тому

    Top Lesson! More of it! :)

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  3 роки тому

      +Justin Hombach dich würde ich das Ding gerne spielen sehen, du bist schnell genug, hast das Verständnis und vor allem die Technik dazu!

    • @thorstenkania9138
      @thorstenkania9138 3 роки тому

      Videos über Whitesnake zu machen ist immer eine gute Entscheidung, Justin ;-)
      Nico, machst Du vielleicht auch mal ein paar Doug Aldrich Geschichten?

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  3 роки тому

      +Thorsten Kania im Thema Aldrich bin ich null drin, könntest du was empfehlen, was besonders interessant wäre?

    • @thorstenkania9138
      @thorstenkania9138 3 роки тому

      @@NicoSchliemann Hi Nico, viele assoziieren mit "Whitesnake" die Scheiben "1987" und "Slip of the Tongue". Die Produktionen, die DC mit Aldrich zusammengemacht haben, sind natürlich nicht mehr so innovativ wie die alten Scheiben, aber mächtige Bretter, bei denen Aldrich neben unglaublichen Gitarrenwänden auch brutalste Solos abfeuert. Seit seiner Zeit bei Whitesnake bin ich ein großer Fan von ihm (mal von den Dead Daisies abgesehen). Ich kann Dir mal den Song hier (ua-cam.com/video/hxDRbl4k0Xs/v-deo.html ) empfehlen. Ein paar Solos auf der Produktion hat Reb Beach beigesteuert. Aber das Meiste kommt von Doug Aldrich. Eine gute Empfehlung sind dann auch m.E. "Revolution Saints" mit Deen Castronovo und jake Blades. Übelst geiler (im besten Sinne) klassischer Rock. Sollte ich Dich mit Bekanntem gelangweilt haben, sehe es mir nach.
      Liebe Grüße
      Thorsten

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  3 роки тому +1

      +Thorsten Kania der Song mit Aldrich ist super, das werde ich mal raushören ☺️

  • @Nedwin
    @Nedwin 3 роки тому

    You're still my fave, Nic!

  • @nataliatroni83
    @nataliatroni83 10 місяців тому

    Prima 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @RollTideRising
    @RollTideRising 2 роки тому

    Sounds good to me

  • @ernestoferraro4523
    @ernestoferraro4523 6 місяців тому

    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @rottalmusik6563
    @rottalmusik6563 3 роки тому

    Thanks 💜🖖🤘🎸

  • @deangray9552
    @deangray9552 6 місяців тому

    clinical

  • @SRXdrummer
    @SRXdrummer 3 роки тому

    Yeeeeehaaaa! 🔥🤘🏽

  • @makruwn
    @makruwn 3 роки тому

    finde diese etwas unsauberen aufnahmen besser als zu perfekt, jason richardson spielt teilweise sechzehntel bei 250bpm und man hört auf den aufnahmen jede einzelne note und es ist 100% im timing, da finde ich den sound von yngwie der auch oft um die 220bpm oder sogar schneller spielt besser auch wenn auf den aufnahmen teilweise unsauber ist, klingt einfach irgendwie natürlicher

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  3 роки тому +1

      +makruwn es ist halt, was es ist. Diese „unsauberen“ Noten fallen auf dem
      Tempo ja auch nicht auf, mir geht es letztendlich auch nur darum, dass dieses sloppy gespielte beim raushören Probleme macht, weil das Timing überall ist, die Noten teils nicht richtig getroffen werden oder teils „falsch“ sind, deswegen mein Tipp, auch Gedanken über das Konzept und der zugrundeliegenden Strukturen und Sequenzen zu machen. Ich glaube, wenn ich was richtig schnelles spiele und aufnehme, dann klingt das unter dem Mikroskop auch nicht besser ☺️ das ganze Thema ist ja auch gar nicht als spielerische Kritik zu sehen.

  • @tubeaddicted485
    @tubeaddicted485 3 роки тому

    Was meinste wie dein Kollege an den Tasten guggt wenn du dass einfach mal so zwischendurch einbaust 😜

  • @64siskat96
    @64siskat96 2 місяці тому

    habs video auf 2x gestellt hört sich an wie das original das einzige was mich abfuckt sind die stellen mit einer note pro saite das ist ne harte nuss

  • @takatsch2
    @takatsch2 11 місяців тому

    tab is small.

  • @Max_Kleiber
    @Max_Kleiber 3 роки тому

    Besser gespielt als Adrian Vandenberg würde ich mal sagen... danke fürs Tutorial, ist auf Platte echt schwer zu hören

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  3 роки тому

      Hat vandenberg denn je versucht, 1:1 das Solo zu kopieren? Also ich kenne keine Aufnahme, auf der er es so angeht, was völlig legitim ist. Bei so etwas geht es nicht um “besser”. Selbst Sykes hat das ding love glaub nie exakt wie auf der Platte gespielt 🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @Max_Kleiber
      @Max_Kleiber 3 роки тому

      @@NicoSchliemann ...das war eher als kompliment gedacht, weil man bei dir alle nuancen gut hören kann, anders als auf der studioaufnahme...

  • @thiagofreitasdasilvasperan7285
    @thiagofreitasdasilvasperan7285 10 місяців тому

    😴

  • @lavendarguitar5517
    @lavendarguitar5517 2 роки тому

    To sit and break this down in this way makes it stale. You saying it is sloppy is kinda gross honestly. It is such an iconic guitar solo that is historic. Rock guitar isn't based on getting every note perfect, it is about EMOTION.... and I will take John's emotion any day over perfection.

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  2 роки тому

      I totally get what you are saying, but I was at no point saying that it’s bad, that it’s played sloppy, and I know that rock playing is lot about playing perfectly all the time, but my assumption is to transcribe the stuff and what I came up with light habe been the concept of the line, no matter if it ever up like a bit sloppier version of this on the record.

  • @Worlds_Worst_Guitarist
    @Worlds_Worst_Guitarist 2 роки тому

    You explained very good! But really? Who cares? I always wondered who is sticking to these transcriptions Note by Note instead of trusting their ears? Nobody gives a damn about the details! I mean, look: even Vandenberg, Vai, Hoekstra, Beach etc. play it differently and even Cover Bands like Sershen&Zaritskaya (great Band BTW, if you not know them already?) make their own versions out of it and you will not even really notice they are playing something totally different - as long as it sounds GREAT!!

  • @damyantd
    @damyantd Місяць тому

    Uhm, uhm, uhm...

  • @GibsonFender
    @GibsonFender 8 місяців тому

    Too much talking

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  8 місяців тому

      Well, you can also play it faster or skip

  • @Red_Claw_Zodd
    @Red_Claw_Zodd 3 роки тому

    Warning he doesn't shut up and u won't ever know wat it sounds like,I skipped soooooo much and since idk wat this sounds like idgaf so I'm leaving,bye

    • @NicoSchliemann
      @NicoSchliemann  3 роки тому +1

      You’re welcome to deliver a better video yourself ☺️

  • @MATTFORCE1000
    @MATTFORCE1000 3 роки тому

    "Sorry for the sloppyness, I´m not the economy picker at all" (13.57 min). So, what is the reason to give a tutorial about this kind of playing, when you don´t nail it as much as it can be expected from a professional guitar solo tutorial?