Nahre - you’re by far the sweetest person I’ve had the pleasure to meet in this industry. Thank you so much for the greatest & most peaceful time we had at Universal Audio. I had lots of fun and felt so comfortable to share a little of my experience over these years about my music journey. You are an outstanding artist who I had the honor to spend some hours playing music with. I deeply appreciate all the words you said on this video about myself. You are one of a kind. You’ve got an eternal fan and a friend. Best, Mateus.
All possible questions I could've had regarding Mateus Asato's playing have been posed to the aforementioned artist and ofcourse thoroughly answered, whereas in other videos a lack of capacity and creativity has been noticed, I'm not implying the ones asked by s certain R.B.
I think she has the same pace as Mateus Asato. She listened to his answers well, then gave him time to explain things in his mind, and asked the right continuative questions. Very good interviewer.
How does memorizing the fretboard work out for you with alternate tunings? But you've never used alternate tunings, have you? I like the wise man quote.
for me, as a mateus's friend since he was around 10 years old, seeing him enthrall the world fills me with pride, especially for the affection he always had/has with me, never letting success separate us ❣️
Eu estudei no mesmo colégio dele o fleming, triste que isso nunca foi falado no colégio, eu que descobri um vídeo dele criancinha com a roupa do colégio hahaha muito orgulho desse cara
Guitar player here. I dont think ive ever heard 1 single clip of mateus that didnt feel like I was listening to a masterpiece. his slides slurs and use of triads is what I use the most when I play. watching mateus completely changed me from just a shred guy who wants to play neo classic licks and arpeggios all day to being a more mature, MUSICAL player. Like I used to think double stops and pentatonic sounds were lame and boomer until I heard mateus use this so often in his beautiful playing. yngwie is still king but mateus never has a clip that doesnt fill me with inspiration. I could literally listen to him play all day and every second feels completely brand new.
It's the difference between serving the music/song vs using the song as a vehicle to demonstrate technique. His style is worlds apart from Kark Knopfler but similar in a way that they both focus on serving the song, and they both let the beautiful sound of the guitar speak without being buried in effects and distortion. Their guitars "speak" and "tell stories". I contrast this with Malmstein, who obviously has killer technique but rarely lets the beauty of a simple melody surface. Or (flame retardant on) Gilmor who rarely plays anything but simple pentatonic boxes but has a huge arena sized sound with echoes, chorus, reverb etc. I wonder what old Dave would sound like if he tried to play the same simple stripped down stuff that Mateus was playing in this vid.
@@donald-parker I have to disagree. Gilmore is one of the most emotional players his use of pentatonics I dont even think he is conscious of scales. Some of gilmores solos are still to this day amongst the best most feel good sounds. You literally couldnt write a better or change any of gilmores solos. It is impossible to even improve his solos imo. And for malmsteen, his melodies is what I like the most tbh. His feel and vibrato is still to this day so spectacular. I think what people get wrong about malmsteen is they think hes just running through phrygian or harmonic minor licks. And that is trrue technically but the USE of his runs are so fantastically placed. Also, he is heavily influenced by bach and paganini. Saying a neo classical player is shit because they play scales is sort of closed minded imo. I still take classical pieces and rip them up to be more "metal" and it is the gift that keeps on giving. Some people ask how did i write this its so sick, thinking im a metal shred guy and im like yeah dude that riff is bach. I know it doesnt sound like it anymore. But it is. Ive written entire pieces where i was using bach or vivaldi to try to mimic an exact run and turn it into something else.
@@monitorlizard9971 To each his own. I've been playing for 50+ years and I'm sure the way I listen to guitar is very different than many. One of the big things for me is predictability vs surprise. I could pretty much play a Gilmor solo note for note after a listen or two - no surprises and very predictable. It doesn't mean it's bad or not emotional. God knows the arts (movies, paintings, books, and music) have portrayed emotions very deeply while still using common and predictable themes for centuries. But if it does not surprise me in some way, it will never delight me the same way as hearing a line that makes me think "wow! I would never have done that". Not dissing Gilmor in any way. But he doesn't surprise or delight me. And that's on me.
@@donald-parker well im 39 started playing in bands at around 19 and took lessons. Tbh with you, i used to not care for gilmore solos. Because thats "too ez" is it though? Older in my age ive been growing fonder and fonder of musicians I did always like but now am able to hear such nuance and play with nuance that I feel like I am never done learning even things I learned decades ago. I also just refuse to believe say or hear anything negative about some artists. Ive played and seen so many players and gilmores playing always screams legendary to me. Like I hear it immediately. Idk. My original teacher studied at berklees played with paul gilbert. He taught me a lot of yngwie, not because that was his thing but because I wanted to learn it. Thats how good he was. Then he would bust out a classical and play flemenco with perfect tremele and everything. So my point, Even then a lot of great players when you hear them play their sound isnt quite legend, like some legends. I would classify gilmore as a legend, for sure. He doesnt play perfect tremelo on classical or have yngwie chops but as soon as you hear it you know its something great. I also follow, if u look at my channel under guitar learn, many great players and teachers ect. And none of them are as legend as gil or yng. Imo.
This is kinda wild for me as a guitarist who came to your channel to learn more about your approach to piano playing and composition - it’s come full circle! I for one would love to watch your journey if you decide to pick up guitar too - I feel like your piano style could inform your potential guitar playing in so many cool ways.
id lovw to see that video!!!!!!the guitar is like 6 mini microtonal pianos, ive the black notes drawn on my frets to learn piano and it made me SM better at both
As a student of these 2 instruments, but more of a beginner on the piano than on the guitar for several decades, I find that these learning worlds are opposed to each other. Piano requires a great deal of hand independence, whereas guitar requires good synchronization. That's why I feel that these are 2 worlds that require an effort to evolve and learn in opposite directions. Open chords on the guitar contain chord voicings in which no fingers are placed on any of the instrument's 6 strings (something that doesn't exist on the piano). This allows the guitar to offer its full resonance to the instrument, often resulting in a sound rich in harmonics. Big fan of both of you 😊
This is the best interview of Mateus on UA-cam, especially for someone who wants to learn his style. I like how Nahre has Mateus walk us through his method and how he thinks about his playing. It *almost* feels approachable broken down like this.
a lot of guitarists speak about the fretboard being a maze, that you slowly find different routes through, and what is really compelling for me about learning from other guitarists, is that it can feel like there almost playing a different instrument because of how they navigate.
From this conversation we can observe that He has a deep knowledge of fretboard and CAGED system. That way he can play and experiment the melodies, shapes chords, voicings and fills in different positions along the neck. And he combines all this theoretic and applied knowledge with tastefull sense.
loved that he played the how deep is your love melody on one string and then approached it harmonically from there. George Benson always gives the advice of simplifying concepts and one string melodies is a perfect start to building bigger ideas.
Thank you for pulling that out of him! Some experts become so knowledgeable that it just flows and they don’t think about how it comes together anymore. You’re a talented educator
Jimi liked to play the arpeggio of the notes in each chord and would make them into more interesting complex chordal variations. It might be a G major but end up inflecting a G4, G6, G9, G7, etc or some 2nd 3rd inversion. One of the beautiful things about how he approached each separate chord and how he used that approach to transition into the next was so Jimi. ❤
You young lady, besides your evident inner and outer beauty, really really know how to conduct an interview. These 10 minutes are pure GOLD for us guitar lovers. And those pentagrams plus tabs synchronized with Mateus playing...oh gosh how I love you!!! Once again, you are AMAZING...Hugs from Spain...and of course...SUSCRIBED!!!
Love that you two are collaborating! I took up guitar later, and at some point picked it up again, with the idea of letting it just be for my own comfort, with no rules or demands from myself. It has been so enriching for me, as a soothing thing. The inadvertent plus, is that now every time I play it big leaps in progress happen and my brain has this new mesh of wiring interconnections that I was never sure that it would ever get to. When I'm unable to let myself take the time to do anything else, playing my guitar has become my number one self care allowance. Letting myself have that time, to do whatever I feel. Sending you all the vibes for comfort, fun, and joy❣️🤗✨✨✨🌸
same as me. I reached burn out because all I tried to do is play dream theatre and yngwie solos. Took a HUUUUGE long break, like a decade. come back and it took a while but my playing is so much more mature and beautiful, and musical. and I credit it to all the new players who keep it fresh like I am loving these neo soul players who just forced me to settle down, dont stress, SLOOOOW DOWN to one single note if you gotta, and just make the good sounds. the stress of being the best, or technically outstanding or impressive just made me grow gray hairs in my teens. Learning to just live and enjoy the instrument and the music is another inspiration. Listening to mateus helps me a lot to remember this.
I always feel that Mateus wants to show us that kind of “motivation” like “okay this is how i entertained you, so you can also do it in your own way”. You better take up your guitar and play it when you feel like there is no hope to continue it. Pure motivation.
Great interview Nahre! Mateus is amazing....and I like how you had him walk through his method. YES. Learn the guitar. That could be a separate YT channel Nahre learns guitar.
Nahre, this is a very good content format for you (and any guest you'd have). It is fascinating to see how people so talented on a particular instrument explain their process of music around the unique capabilities / limitations of their instrument to someone else on a different instrument. It allows people to see more layers of subtlety in not only the writing of music but the performance as well.
Great job articulating the steps in a way the beginner can work from, Nahre. Not to mention the more advanced who are gleaning clues to Mateus’s super feel and melodic development. 💜
Nahre this video is incredible. The questions and break down of what Mateus is demonstrating is perfect. Please post more of interviews! Thank you again!
More this please! Yes, I would love to see you sharing your journey of figuring out how to play with a guitar. And the way you develop a rapport through your interaction… I mean… just, yes. And thank you.
A music podcaster named Kirk Hamilton (Strong Songs) did what you suggested. He's a jazz sax guy but has taken lessons on guitar, drums, and voice which helps him analyze and explain what musicians on those instruments are doing. As a piano/trumpet player I appreciate his descriptions of why this song works on guitar specifically. Whether it's worth learning it yourself to be able to explain it, no idea. One of these days I'm going to learn guitar and sax.
Another vote for you learning guitar! I am intrigued to see what learning a new instrument looks like for someone who is already so advanced and fluent on another. Greatly enjoyed this interview! Would enjoy more collabs in the future as well :)
This is just great! I was and still am struggling with improvisation, many years now. What you guys discussed here beautifully arcs above the art of improvisations and explains it without going into unnecessary details involving chords, progression, scales and myriad of other topics. It's not only extremely well put, informative and insightful, but also very inspirational. Thank you!
i really liked the questions you asked, i'm not at that level of skill or knowledge but i play the piano, classically trained and it's the type of explanation that really makes the process of improvising much more approachable to me! also, i've just started trying to teach myself guitar and it would be personally enjoyable and interesting to see how another pianist gets on with it!
As a guitar player, Nahre is a huge inspiration to me. She motivates me to learn more and be disciplined. It would be super fun to see her learning how to play the guitar 😂
When I was in college, my roommate had a guitar, and so I decided to teach myself how to play it. In the end, I had to give it up, because in order to play the guitar, I needed to build up callouses on the fingers of my left hand, but when I did that, then it made playing the piano more difficult. I asked a cellist/pianist about this one time. He said that he learned to develop the callouses on a different part of his fingers. Before you undertake to learn the guitar, you might want to consider how the callouses you need to do so will impact you as a pianist.
This is a very valuable interview as an educational piece.. I love that she really wants to understand his process for creating such amazing original melodies out of common arrangements. Thank you very much for doing this interview! I've been a huge fan of Mateus for 7-8 years and he has such a unique approach to building melodies.. it's nice to see another accomplished artist pick his brain! Thank you
My take on his method for making a simple passage more full (more so for a solo player): -Start out feeling the groove of the music and retaining chords. -Think about variation you can add to those chords. -Add in the melodic information to bring the song through. -If solo, play harmonies for the melody/riffs, and even add bass note information to help with the flow of it all. Also, he definitely uses high quality hardware like the guitar and pedals (the reverb is great) to help keep the sound of the instrument wholesome. His playing does the rest of the work, using his ear and sense of dynamics/articulation. We can get really surgical and scientific with how it is all constructed. But at the end of the day, you will want to just take a few of these concepts and run away with it yourself, with your own spin. That's what makes your playing special!
It's rare that I'll watch any given UA-cam video all the way through (and without skipping). This is one that I watched all the way through. Thank you (from an intermediate player who only wishes he could come close to playing like Mateus) :)
1. Yes, I'd like to hear you learn guitar! You're so talented and accomplished, I'm sure you'd be good at playing any instrument! Guitar is like piano in that you can play multiple voices with it. Learning its different layout of six strings tuned mostly in fourths (and its flexibility of using different tunings) will positively affect your already wonderful piano playing! 2. I'm glad you're again making videos after losing your father. I'm still sending you healing vibes.
They both enhance each other in so many ways, both being 12TET instruments. I did guitar before keys, but I didn’t understand _why_ it was tuned in (mostly) fourths until I learned keys. Once I learned keys it became _immediately apparent_ that fourths tuning is the best compromise, and that tuning in thirds or fifths would require really difficult fingering!!
I've been jamming with a friend in a weekly basis, and this comes just in hand for a problem we have trying to combine our improvisations. We are both very thankful!! Thank you!
A truly excellent interview that can be appreciated by guitarists at any level of their learning. Mateus flew under my radar until I saw him on Rick Beato's channel and was immediately smitten. He combines playing finesse with pure musical innovation, and understands that melody is key, and whatever is added should inform the melody. He does that in spades with an unforced naturalness that is amazing to watch and hear. One can't help but smile hearing and seeing him play.
At 1:50, Matteo plays the melody to "How Deep Is Your Love". Then he adds the harmony. Any decent pianist can do this. Basically, NO GUITARIST can do it. That's why Matteo is so amazing -- because he plays guitar at the level of an intermediate pianist.
Nahre, great interview! Amazing to see staff and tablature at the same time Mateus is playing!! Thank you very kindly for that. I deeply appreciate the way you and Mateus looked into the levels of improvisation and creativity based on the levels of knowledge of the rhythm, melody, chord changes, and the use of those elements on the range of the fretboard (and piano!).
You are both amazing! Thank you for uploading. I love the format especially all the theory text overlays. I would love to see you talk to more incredible musicians!
Amazing content! Came for Mateus and the amazing topic of discussion, and subbed for the super insightful and relatable thought process/questions. This entire discussion made me go "OMG YES THAT", "OH THAT'S SO COOL??", "Oh wow, that's very interesting, that's definitely something that's clarified a lot of connections for me!", which is exactly what I hope to get from these kinds of discussions. Loved the video :)
I'm pretty sure the world needs an entire album of you two doing cover/mashup songs. And since both of you are good at creating _tasteful_ arrangements, the world tour would be in a 'dinner concert' format.. tasteful music with tasty food 😉
Nahre you asked for comments about pursuing your interest in learning guitar. YES!!! That would be amazing to follow, knowing how real and valuable you’d make the journey for your audience.❤🎸
Nahre, I hope u know that u are making such an impact in the world by simplifying and teaching in such a didatic way the music theory we all want to learn! We all can see your calm and caring personality thorough your videos! Love it very much!
Of course Nahre! I would love to see how you approach the guitar with so much musical knowledge and sensitivity. I’ve played for the better part of my life and still have not truly mastered the guitar only bits of theory here and there. But I have lots of the blocks you mentioned for beginners so it would be great to follow as you learn.
So much kindness and thoughtfulness mind in you to dedicate such mentor for those who are very lost in the process of learning to be playful on instrument
I’d love to hear his take on when he “allows” or “chooses” to have the melody to jump between octaves e.g in the first example, the part of the song that would go “I feel you touch…” is an octave higher in the second example, I’d love the hows and whys behind that.
A little epiphany I had a few years ago was learning that It's ok to not play full chords, so long as you get the triad in there. It's kinda obvious but I had it stuck in my mind that the RIGHT way was to play all possible notes available to the chord, at the position you're in.
Nahre - you’re by far the sweetest person I’ve had the pleasure to meet in this industry. Thank you so much for the greatest & most peaceful time we had at Universal Audio. I had lots of fun and felt so comfortable to share a little of my experience over these years about my music journey. You are an outstanding artist who I had the honor to spend some hours playing music with. I deeply appreciate all the words you said on this video about myself. You are one of a kind. You’ve got an eternal fan and a friend.
Best,
Mateus.
i'm starstrucked
Você é incrível meu mano, só energia boa emana de vocês dois. Muita luz.
class
gentleman ❤ you're both amazing!!
que vídeo bom, grande Mateus! vibe incrível
And she gives tabs also. What a queen.
Right?? I was thinking just that
She’s asking all the right questions, and she’s not even a guitar player!!! Most helpful Mateus asato interview I’ve ever seen
💯 agree
I was also thinking the same👌
She's asking the exact questions that i was hoping they would ask in all of mateus asato interviews
All possible questions I could've had regarding Mateus Asato's playing have been posed to the aforementioned artist and ofcourse thoroughly answered, whereas in other videos a lack of capacity and creativity has been noticed, I'm not implying the ones asked by s certain R.B.
I think she has the same pace as Mateus Asato. She listened to his answers well, then gave him time to explain things in his mind, and asked the right continuative questions. Very good interviewer.
a wise man once said, the magic you are looking for is on the work you are avoiding. Memorize the fretboard.
Whoa great
How does memorizing the fretboard work out for you with alternate tunings? But you've never used alternate tunings, have you?
I like the wise man quote.
for me, as a mateus's friend since he was around 10 years old, seeing him enthrall the world fills me with pride, especially for the affection he always had/has with me, never letting success separate us ❣️
Eu estudei no mesmo colégio dele o fleming, triste que isso nunca foi falado no colégio, eu que descobri um vídeo dele criancinha com a roupa do colégio hahaha muito orgulho desse cara
I'm so proud of your friend, bro. He's a great musician and also a humble & nice human being. ❤
Guitar player here. I dont think ive ever heard 1 single clip of mateus that didnt feel like I was listening to a masterpiece. his slides slurs and use of triads is what I use the most when I play. watching mateus completely changed me from just a shred guy who wants to play neo classic licks and arpeggios all day to being a more mature, MUSICAL player. Like I used to think double stops and pentatonic sounds were lame and boomer until I heard mateus use this so often in his beautiful playing. yngwie is still king but mateus never has a clip that doesnt fill me with inspiration. I could literally listen to him play all day and every second feels completely brand new.
It's the difference between serving the music/song vs using the song as a vehicle to demonstrate technique. His style is worlds apart from Kark Knopfler but similar in a way that they both focus on serving the song, and they both let the beautiful sound of the guitar speak without being buried in effects and distortion. Their guitars "speak" and "tell stories". I contrast this with Malmstein, who obviously has killer technique but rarely lets the beauty of a simple melody surface. Or (flame retardant on) Gilmor who rarely plays anything but simple pentatonic boxes but has a huge arena sized sound with echoes, chorus, reverb etc. I wonder what old Dave would sound like if he tried to play the same simple stripped down stuff that Mateus was playing in this vid.
You forgot the SUHR's...
@@donald-parker I have to disagree. Gilmore is one of the most emotional players his use of pentatonics I dont even think he is conscious of scales. Some of gilmores solos are still to this day amongst the best most feel good sounds. You literally couldnt write a better or change any of gilmores solos. It is impossible to even improve his solos imo. And for malmsteen, his melodies is what I like the most tbh. His feel and vibrato is still to this day so spectacular. I think what people get wrong about malmsteen is they think hes just running through phrygian or harmonic minor licks. And that is trrue technically but the USE of his runs are so fantastically placed. Also, he is heavily influenced by bach and paganini. Saying a neo classical player is shit because they play scales is sort of closed minded imo. I still take classical pieces and rip them up to be more "metal" and it is the gift that keeps on giving. Some people ask how did i write this its so sick, thinking im a metal shred guy and im like yeah dude that riff is bach. I know it doesnt sound like it anymore. But it is. Ive written entire pieces where i was using bach or vivaldi to try to mimic an exact run and turn it into something else.
@@monitorlizard9971 To each his own. I've been playing for 50+ years and I'm sure the way I listen to guitar is very different than many. One of the big things for me is predictability vs surprise. I could pretty much play a Gilmor solo note for note after a listen or two - no surprises and very predictable. It doesn't mean it's bad or not emotional. God knows the arts (movies, paintings, books, and music) have portrayed emotions very deeply while still using common and predictable themes for centuries. But if it does not surprise me in some way, it will never delight me the same way as hearing a line that makes me think "wow! I would never have done that". Not dissing Gilmor in any way. But he doesn't surprise or delight me. And that's on me.
@@donald-parker well im 39 started playing in bands at around 19 and took lessons. Tbh with you, i used to not care for gilmore solos. Because thats "too ez" is it though? Older in my age ive been growing fonder and fonder of musicians I did always like but now am able to hear such nuance and play with nuance that I feel like I am never done learning even things I learned decades ago. I also just refuse to believe say or hear anything negative about some artists. Ive played and seen so many players and gilmores playing always screams legendary to me. Like I hear it immediately. Idk. My original teacher studied at berklees played with paul gilbert. He taught me a lot of yngwie, not because that was his thing but because I wanted to learn it. Thats how good he was. Then he would bust out a classical and play flemenco with perfect tremele and everything. So my point, Even then a lot of great players when you hear them play their sound isnt quite legend, like some legends. I would classify gilmore as a legend, for sure. He doesnt play perfect tremelo on classical or have yngwie chops but as soon as you hear it you know its something great. I also follow, if u look at my channel under guitar learn, many great players and teachers ect. And none of them are as legend as gil or yng. Imo.
“First person to do a cover with and a cover period”? Isn’t that the definition of playing classical music, centuries of covers?🙂
If you look at it that way yes 😂
Yes. Classical musicians are cover artists and all Orchestras are cover bands. Often with poor musical interpretations.
This is kinda wild for me as a guitarist who came to your channel to learn more about your approach to piano playing and composition - it’s come full circle! I for one would love to watch your journey if you decide to pick up guitar too - I feel like your piano style could inform your potential guitar playing in so many cool ways.
Thank you so much… that is pretty wild 😄
"The guitar as digested by a classical pianists" sounds like a great video title if you ask me!
Nahre took banjo lessons from none other than Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn
That’s not a great title for the video, if you ask me…
You need to listen to him playing Heroes Of Sand
id lovw to see that video!!!!!!the guitar is like 6 mini microtonal pianos, ive the black notes drawn on my frets to learn piano and it made me SM better at both
@@minyaminilla Not microtonal
As a student of these 2 instruments, but more of a beginner on the piano than on the guitar for several decades, I find that these learning worlds are opposed to each other. Piano requires a great deal of hand independence, whereas guitar requires good synchronization. That's why I feel that these are 2 worlds that require an effort to evolve and learn in opposite directions. Open chords on the guitar contain chord voicings in which no fingers are placed on any of the instrument's 6 strings (something that doesn't exist on the piano). This allows the guitar to offer its full resonance to the instrument, often resulting in a sound rich in harmonics. Big fan of both of you 😊
Try fingerpicking ragtimey on a guitar.
This is the best interview of Mateus on UA-cam, especially for someone who wants to learn his style. I like how Nahre has Mateus walk us through his method and how he thinks about his playing. It *almost* feels approachable broken down like this.
a lot of guitarists speak about the fretboard being a maze, that you slowly find different routes through, and what is really compelling for me about learning from other guitarists, is that it can feel like there almost playing a different instrument because of how they navigate.
As a guitarist, this video was amazing. Thanks for interviewing Mateus on your channel, he's really one of the best!
Of course we would like to see Nahre Sol at the guitar! !
FIXED
Oh yes, indeed!
Narhe taking up guitar, absolutely!👌
From this conversation we can observe that He has a deep knowledge of fretboard and CAGED system. That way he can play and experiment the melodies, shapes chords, voicings and fills in different positions along the neck. And he combines all this theoretic and applied knowledge with tastefull sense.
loved that he played the how deep is your love melody on one string and then approached it harmonically from there. George Benson always gives the advice of simplifying concepts and one string melodies is a perfect start to building bigger ideas.
Thank you for pulling that out of him! Some experts become so knowledgeable that it just flows and they don’t think about how it comes together anymore. You’re a talented educator
9:00 Nahre seems to get it exaclty right. Mateus talks about "fills", but in reality, he adds "feels"! 🥰
She's a goddess!! She gave note references and tabs aswell!!😭😭😭😭😭🫂🫂
omg yessss this collab is what I needed, need more from you two!!
Thank you!!
Jimi liked to play the arpeggio of the notes in each chord and would make them into more interesting complex chordal variations. It might be a G major but end up inflecting a G4, G6, G9, G7, etc or some 2nd 3rd inversion. One of the beautiful things about how he approached each separate chord and how he used that approach to transition into the next was so Jimi. ❤
I love she even tab it with notations
The filmography and audio in this video are really great
yup, he is of those you can tell after just a few notes that he is unique
Yes!!
You young lady, besides your evident inner and outer beauty, really really know how to conduct an interview. These 10 minutes are pure GOLD for us guitar lovers. And those pentagrams plus tabs synchronized with Mateus playing...oh gosh how I love you!!! Once again, you are AMAZING...Hugs from Spain...and of course...SUSCRIBED!!!
The most incredible thing is that he is so humble.
It's unbelievable.
There's no ego in him. 🙏🕊️❤️
Love that you two are collaborating! I took up guitar later, and at some point picked it up again, with the idea of letting it just be for my own comfort, with no rules or demands from myself. It has been so enriching for me, as a soothing thing. The inadvertent plus, is that now every time I play it big leaps in progress happen and my brain has this new mesh of wiring interconnections that I was never sure that it would ever get to. When I'm unable to let myself take the time to do anything else, playing my guitar has become my number one self care allowance. Letting myself have that time, to do whatever I feel.
Sending you all the vibes for comfort, fun, and joy❣️🤗✨✨✨🌸
Thank you!! And for sharing your experience!!
same as me. I reached burn out because all I tried to do is play dream theatre and yngwie solos. Took a HUUUUGE long break, like a decade. come back and it took a while but my playing is so much more mature and beautiful, and musical. and I credit it to all the new players who keep it fresh like I am loving these neo soul players who just forced me to settle down, dont stress, SLOOOOW DOWN to one single note if you gotta, and just make the good sounds. the stress of being the best, or technically outstanding or impressive just made me grow gray hairs in my teens. Learning to just live and enjoy the instrument and the music is another inspiration. Listening to mateus helps me a lot to remember this.
I love this , two masters hanging out
So clean...so clear. So beautiful moment.
I always feel that Mateus wants to show us that kind of “motivation” like “okay this is how i entertained you, so you can also do it in your own way”. You better take up your guitar and play it when you feel like there is no hope to continue it. Pure motivation.
Wow.. great video.. i didnt expect this kind of video from you as a pianist! But it is so good!
Thank you!!
I love it when a musician starts smiling while playing. It shows that they really enjoy it and feel the music ❤
Great interview Nahre! Mateus is amazing....and I like how you had him walk through his method. YES. Learn the guitar. That could be a separate YT channel Nahre learns guitar.
this was incredible. very genuine and lots of depth
OMG!!! The melodies just ooze out so effortlessly and they sound simply amazing. Touches the heart!
Nahre, this is a very good content format for you (and any guest you'd have). It is fascinating to see how people so talented on a particular instrument explain their process of music around the unique capabilities / limitations of their instrument to someone else on a different instrument. It allows people to see more layers of subtlety in not only the writing of music but the performance as well.
How much (Infinite) talent between this two tremendous musician. 🙏
Great job articulating the steps in a way the beginner can work from, Nahre. Not to mention the more advanced who are gleaning clues to Mateus’s super feel and melodic development. 💜
Nahre this video is incredible. The questions and break down of what Mateus is demonstrating is perfect. Please post more of interviews! Thank you again!
One video is not enough. We .. stuck guitarist .. needs a whole series of this kind of learning.
Crazy work on the editing Nahre. The way you interpreted the chords he played is as if you were a master at guitar yourself.
Hi Nahe great interview with on of my favourite guitarist. Very cool!!!
Thank you!!
wow Mateus Asato what a talent..
Thank you for sharing this with us! And what a sweet guy ❤ You could sense his personality coming through in his playing 100%. Wonderful 🎹🎸🫶
More this please! Yes, I would love to see you sharing your journey of figuring out how to play with a guitar. And the way you develop a rapport through your interaction… I mean… just, yes. And thank you.
A music podcaster named Kirk Hamilton (Strong Songs) did what you suggested. He's a jazz sax guy but has taken lessons on guitar, drums, and voice which helps him analyze and explain what musicians on those instruments are doing. As a piano/trumpet player I appreciate his descriptions of why this song works on guitar specifically. Whether it's worth learning it yourself to be able to explain it, no idea. One of these days I'm going to learn guitar and sax.
Another vote for you learning guitar! I am intrigued to see what learning a new instrument looks like for someone who is already so advanced and fluent on another. Greatly enjoyed this interview! Would enjoy more collabs in the future as well :)
my fav guitarist
This is amazing... best interview, love the small details in the overlay which help unpack what Mateus is saying.
This is just great! I was and still am struggling with improvisation, many years now. What you guys discussed here beautifully arcs above the art of improvisations and explains it without going into unnecessary details involving chords, progression, scales and myriad of other topics. It's not only extremely well put, informative and insightful, but also very inspirational. Thank you!
i really liked the questions you asked, i'm not at that level of skill or knowledge but i play the piano, classically trained and it's the type of explanation that really makes the process of improvising much more approachable to me!
also, i've just started trying to teach myself guitar and it would be personally enjoyable and interesting to see how another pianist gets on with it!
This is the most educative interview I’ve ever watched ❤️
This is one of the best masterclass I’ve ever watched, great questions became great lessons! Thank you!
I’m just so happy questions and answers that aren’t dismissive and gatekeeping
As a guitar player, Nahre is a huge inspiration to me. She motivates me to learn more and be disciplined.
It would be super fun to see her learning how to play the guitar 😂
When I was in college, my roommate had a guitar, and so I decided to teach myself how to play it. In the end, I had to give it up, because in order to play the guitar, I needed to build up callouses on the fingers of my left hand, but when I did that, then it made playing the piano more difficult. I asked a cellist/pianist about this one time. He said that he learned to develop the callouses on a different part of his fingers. Before you undertake to learn the guitar, you might want to consider how the callouses you need to do so will impact you as a pianist.
Nahre just makes listening to music pure pleasure. Thank You, lady!
Great Tips from Nahre & Mateus!
This is a very valuable interview as an educational piece.. I love that she really wants to understand his process for creating such amazing original melodies out of common arrangements. Thank you very much for doing this interview! I've been a huge fan of Mateus for 7-8 years and he has such a unique approach to building melodies.. it's nice to see another accomplished artist pick his brain! Thank you
My take on his method for making a simple passage more full (more so for a solo player):
-Start out feeling the groove of the music and retaining chords.
-Think about variation you can add to those chords.
-Add in the melodic information to bring the song through.
-If solo, play harmonies for the melody/riffs, and even add bass note information to help with the flow of it all.
Also, he definitely uses high quality hardware like the guitar and pedals (the reverb is great) to help keep the sound of the instrument wholesome. His playing does the rest of the work, using his ear and sense of dynamics/articulation.
We can get really surgical and scientific with how it is all constructed. But at the end of the day, you will want to just take a few of these concepts and run away with it yourself, with your own spin. That's what makes your playing special!
It's rare that I'll watch any given UA-cam video all the way through (and without skipping). This is one that I watched all the way through. Thank you (from an intermediate player who only wishes he could come close to playing like Mateus) :)
Nahre, you are a beautiful soul. Thank you for this!
1. Yes, I'd like to hear you learn guitar! You're so talented and accomplished, I'm sure you'd be good at playing any instrument! Guitar is like piano in that you can play multiple voices with it. Learning its different layout of six strings tuned mostly in fourths (and its flexibility of using different tunings) will positively affect your already wonderful piano playing!
2. I'm glad you're again making videos after losing your father. I'm still sending you healing vibes.
They both enhance each other in so many ways, both being 12TET instruments.
I did guitar before keys, but I didn’t understand _why_ it was tuned in (mostly) fourths until I learned keys. Once I learned keys it became _immediately apparent_ that fourths tuning is the best compromise, and that tuning in thirds or fifths would require really difficult fingering!!
great video. He's such a great player. Big motivation to look at guitar playing differently .
Thank you!!
I've been jamming with a friend in a weekly basis, and this comes just in hand for a problem we have trying to combine our improvisations.
We are both very thankful!! Thank you!
AMAZING 😻! Thanks for the heavenly food for this soul! I hope you both do more projects together, brings a lot of peace in this troubled world!
A truly excellent interview that can be appreciated by guitarists at any level of their learning. Mateus flew under my radar until I saw him on Rick Beato's channel and was immediately smitten. He combines playing finesse with pure musical innovation, and understands that melody is key, and whatever is added should inform the melody. He does that in spades with an unforced naturalness that is amazing to watch and hear. One can't help but smile hearing and seeing him play.
Thank you for this beautiful, heartfelt interview. 🙏🕊️❤️
Wow. Thank you very much for all the knowledge you guys shared with us
0:05 i cant be the only one who thought what happened to his voice.
This is how virtuosos are nervous around each other and still con-sequencing with good music.😂
I love both of your playings. That was so sweet 😊❤
At 1:50, Matteo plays the melody to "How Deep Is Your Love". Then he adds the harmony. Any decent pianist can do this. Basically, NO GUITARIST can do it. That's why Matteo is so amazing -- because he plays guitar at the level of an intermediate pianist.
😂 made me laugh hard!!
Nahre, great interview! Amazing to see staff and tablature at the same time Mateus is playing!! Thank you very kindly for that. I deeply appreciate the way you and Mateus looked into the levels of improvisation and creativity based on the levels of knowledge of the rhythm, melody, chord changes, and the use of those elements on the range of the fretboard (and piano!).
One of the best Cats around, I love him and his playing
Nahre on classical guitar would be such a treat.
First time to this channel......she is WONDERFUL (great energy!). And he......phenomenal....the TONE!
You are both amazing! Thank you for uploading. I love the format especially all the theory text overlays. I would love to see you talk to more incredible musicians!
Fantastic conversation between two amazing musicians. Cheers!
Loved this Nahre!
It was a pleasure to hear the playing, the theory, and the words of wisdom in this video. Thank you both for taking the time to make this!
Amazing content! Came for Mateus and the amazing topic of discussion, and subbed for the super insightful and relatable thought process/questions.
This entire discussion made me go "OMG YES THAT", "OH THAT'S SO COOL??", "Oh wow, that's very interesting, that's definitely something that's clarified a lot of connections for me!", which is exactly what I hope to get from these kinds of discussions. Loved the video :)
This is your sign to write music for the guitar🙏
I'm brazilian and i keep up with both of your work as artists. This crossover is amazing.
I'm pretty sure the world needs an entire album of you two doing cover/mashup songs. And since both of you are good at creating _tasteful_ arrangements, the world tour would be in a 'dinner concert' format.. tasteful music with tasty food 😉
Nahre you asked for comments about pursuing your interest in learning guitar. YES!!! That would be amazing to follow, knowing how real and valuable you’d make the journey for your audience.❤🎸
Nahre, I hope u know that u are making such an impact in the world by simplifying and teaching in such a didatic way the music theory we all want to learn! We all can see your calm and caring personality thorough your videos! Love it very much!
Of course Nahre! I would love to see how you approach the guitar with so much musical knowledge and sensitivity. I’ve played for the better part of my life and still have not truly mastered the guitar only bits of theory here and there. But I have lots of the blocks you mentioned for beginners so it would be great to follow as you learn.
Thank you Nahre. As a guitar player, this is invaluable stuff.
So much kindness and thoughtfulness mind in you to dedicate such mentor for those who are very lost in the process of learning to be playful on instrument
A very pleasant and entertaining interview. A hug from Mexico
I’d love to hear his take on when he “allows” or “chooses” to have the melody to jump between octaves e.g in the first example, the part of the song that would go “I feel you touch…” is an octave higher in the second example, I’d love the hows and whys behind that.
Waiting for part 2
Best guitarist of this generation period.
You know what he’s saying and you know what we want and become our liaison. Thanks
Nahre Sol on the guitarr. letss goooo 🔥
ridik on the bass lesgo 🤣🔥
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Great interview. Last “ blessing assurance” is the best I heard 😮
A little epiphany I had a few years ago was learning that It's ok to not play full chords, so long as you get the triad in there. It's kinda obvious but I had it stuck in my mind that the RIGHT way was to play all possible notes available to the chord, at the position you're in.
Loved this convo. Really glad you used your time together at Universal Audio to keep the cameras rolling! Thanks Nahre
As a guitar player, this interview was absolutely invaluable and useful. Thank you for doing this!
Love that you took the time to provide the tab and the sheet!!🎉