FREE BIRD SOLO!

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  • @DannyJamesGuitar
    @DannyJamesGuitar  4 роки тому +2672

    Hey, thanks for listening!
    Check out my acoustic version of House of the Rising Sun here - ua-cam.com/video/Ier55a0ANu4/v-deo.html

    • @tua6198
      @tua6198 4 роки тому +19

      8 years ago still commenting

    • @D3stinyDrag0n
      @D3stinyDrag0n 4 роки тому +14

      F***ing Props to you and I could tell that that was hella painful (2 minuets in the vid is where you show your pain) for you to do sense the solo is as long as a song nowadays. Edit: It was 2:07 not 2:00.

    • @riffcentral9456
      @riffcentral9456 3 роки тому +7

      dude you have to post a fucking tab man this shit is too good

    • @stevenfultz731
      @stevenfultz731 3 роки тому +4

      Bad ass solo brother keep it up

    • @hetanshmadhu
      @hetanshmadhu 3 роки тому

      What mm pick are you using?

  • @senzo_71
    @senzo_71 2 роки тому +16849

    "Sorry officer, but the speed limit does not apply while the guitar solo of free bird is being played."

  • @ImANormie
    @ImANormie 2 роки тому +5898

    "So what have you achieved in life?"
    *"I did the free bird solo"*
    *"You're hired"*

  • @KemVN1
    @KemVN1 2 роки тому +17923

    2012: nice solo bro!
    2022: S P I N N I N G R A T

    • @joelfernandez9468
      @joelfernandez9468 2 роки тому +355

      Holy fuck I saw the video was 10 years ago and I refuse to believe 2012 was that long ago

    • @danielloewen2857
      @danielloewen2857 2 роки тому +36

      Lol that's what brought me here

    • @Scuffedskeleton2025
      @Scuffedskeleton2025 2 роки тому +30

      Hey I made an animation of it

    • @p-willie5999
      @p-willie5999 2 роки тому +74

      Bro, the video of jesus coming out of the tomb and shredding free bird is hilarious

    • @kevinduliesco5468
      @kevinduliesco5468 2 роки тому +27

      @@Scuffedskeleton2025 who asked?

  • @eldon8712
    @eldon8712 2 роки тому +6596

    1:36 This guitar solo is so sick that it has it's own guitar solo in the middle

  • @damnfreakingsien
    @damnfreakingsien 5 років тому +8944

    Freebird: How many string bends do you want in your solo?
    Lynyrd Skynyrd: Yes

    • @joseh.749
      @joseh.749 4 роки тому +36

      Hetzerogeneous replace freebird with ronnie van zant and Lynyrd Skynyrd with allen collins

    • @VietNguyen-dp5pv
      @VietNguyen-dp5pv 4 роки тому +80

      *david gilmour joined the chat*

    • @Kimberly-ch5jp
      @Kimberly-ch5jp 4 роки тому +3

      LS: ALL

    • @tapopa6350
      @tapopa6350 3 роки тому +11

      wha pedal have join the chat...
      Kirk hamett have join the chat

    • @burakpitir8114
      @burakpitir8114 3 роки тому +1

      lol

  • @mindeloman
    @mindeloman 5 років тому +8580

    Producer: how long should the solo be?
    Allen Collins: Yes.

  • @katchupp5067
    @katchupp5067 2 роки тому +7298

    it is a crucial moment in every guitarist’s life when they go
    fuck it imma learn free bird

  • @grant8490
    @grant8490 2 роки тому +744

    Holy shit! My uncle, who has played guitar for close to 50 years is the ONLY other person I've ever witnessed carry out this solo flawlessly.

    • @goldenwolf8081
      @goldenwolf8081 Рік тому +58

      That really proves that the solo free bird is no joke! You have to have endurance and finger strength unlike anything else to keep going let alone flawlessly! Your uncle is a legend

    • @tybo8107
      @tybo8107 Рік тому +20

      @@goldenwolf8081 with all due respect when you're amped up on dope you could prob nail this thing 10 times in a row and keep going. God speed

    • @goldenwolf8081
      @goldenwolf8081 Рік тому +10

      @@tybo8107 I mean yeah just look at Eddie Van Halen the famous solo he did for 13 minutes straight! He was very drunk and probably high yet he killed it like he was sober even my dad who was born in in the 65’ grew up over the 70s 80s 90s etc listening to music like that and even going to a few live concerts he was even puzzled taking to me one day as to how someone off the rocker messed up could kill it on a guitar like they did I’ll never know how they do it

    • @tybo8107
      @tybo8107 Рік тому +4

      @@goldenwolf8081 i loved each and every one of them. Their stage appearence was legendary and how they all grooved together and in harmony. They were all functioning addicts sad to say and it got the best of allen collins. Not to take anything away i think most were in the 70s. And thats why the 70s era was the best ever. And im only 42 years old. I wish to god they were still all here with us. When ronnie vanzandt passed, lynyrd skynyrd passed . God speed.

    • @alcovitch
      @alcovitch 9 місяців тому

      This wasn't flawless.

  • @degs1549
    @degs1549 6 років тому +15284

    Best music for church.

    • @aestheticzea
      @aestheticzea 5 років тому +1216

      Don't you hate it when you kill someone in church and all hell breaks loose?

    • @SQUIRRELGUY3ybENrT
      @SQUIRRELGUY3ybENrT 5 років тому +504

      Kingsman :)

    • @marcoantoniotorres4924
      @marcoantoniotorres4924 5 років тому +270

      Kingsman, I see what you did there.

    • @plastic_foods
      @plastic_foods 5 років тому +138

      Yeah best music for the cafeteria in James woods high

    • @endure4jesus
      @endure4jesus 5 років тому +72

      Puts acid in communion..

  • @adpm4215
    @adpm4215 5 років тому +10717

    “Oops, I forgot to press the record button”

    • @AA-sn9lz
      @AA-sn9lz 5 років тому +384

      No problem, a real good guitarist gets better with evey take! Not like fake musicians nowadays

    • @dnsl4176
      @dnsl4176 5 років тому +485

      @@AA-sn9lz actually, the pain of doing a perfect run off the record but suddenly making the mother of all mistakes on record is one of the pains guitarists deal with.

    • @AA-sn9lz
      @AA-sn9lz 5 років тому +61

      @@dnsl4176 well that would suck, but i guess this guy is real good! He would do it again

    • @donjulian7336
      @donjulian7336 5 років тому +5

      Casi te pregunto CRACK;v

    • @epikanxy1819
      @epikanxy1819 5 років тому +5

      Ste Men también es hispano y comenta en ingles

  • @Ceabrus74
    @Ceabrus74 4 роки тому +10350

    This solo is so simplistic, but then you take into account the sheer ridiculous amount of skill necessary to make this sound halfway decent and you're just completely blown away. I think this proves that simplistic music can be good as can technially difficult songs.

    • @roneyrodrigues4321
      @roneyrodrigues4321 3 роки тому +306

      really man, a good guitarist can turn the simple into a full plate! Another guitarist I love is John Frusciante from RHCP, his solos aren't usually complex, but his unique way of playing makes them real works of art. In fact, his improvisation is absurd, his live solos are usually 300 times better than studio ones

    • @infinitetriple8216
      @infinitetriple8216 2 роки тому +72

      Yeah this is really good even tho there’s some slip ups it’s all him and it’s all raw so that’s what makes it even better

    • @Fred_the_1996
      @Fred_the_1996 2 роки тому +131

      True, I once tried playing it and I was hitting all the notes, all the hammer ons, everything, but couldn't get it to sound like the real thing, it's way harder than just hitting the notes 🥶

    • @chiefkenwab9897
      @chiefkenwab9897 2 роки тому +4

      Damn straight. Inspiring enough to be patient enough to get it right.

    • @sunnyjim1355
      @sunnyjim1355 2 роки тому +10

      "I think this proves that simplistic music can be good as can technially (sic) difficult songs".
      No. It really doesn't prove jack-shit. 😂

  • @Maljor
    @Maljor 3 місяці тому +43

    0:12 I LOVE SO MUCH THAT VIBRATO, It give me chills

  • @gator4458
    @gator4458 4 роки тому +7350

    Best thing about 60s-70s rock, they knew how to make simple solos sound amazing and flow in the song perfectly

    • @evanrussell5933
      @evanrussell5933 4 роки тому +242

      SIMPLE???

    • @andrewapplebee1999
      @andrewapplebee1999 4 роки тому +425

      Evan Russell I think what he means by simple is most of the playing is relegated to a few boxes using the same notes. It’s what’s done with those notes that makes this solo killer.

    • @gator4458
      @gator4458 4 роки тому +112

      @@andrewapplebee1999 yeah I meant it's not like the new guitarists who make there stuff super fast and complicated sacrificing rythm and soul

    • @pollomagico271
      @pollomagico271 4 роки тому +33

      @@evanrussell5933 it's simple lmao

    • @brm9993
      @brm9993 4 роки тому +10

      Ronnie C listen to the cowboys from hell solo, it’s shred but it’s different, not all metal shred is super off rhythm

  • @Jonathan-A.C.
    @Jonathan-A.C. 7 років тому +10179

    The solo's longer than half the damn songs being made nowadays

    • @Jonathan-A.C.
      @Jonathan-A.C. 7 років тому +758

      And 2,000,000,000,001,483 times better

    • @markorrm6038
      @markorrm6038 7 років тому +69

      True dat

    • @OZHKAR1
      @OZHKAR1 6 років тому +109

      Jonathan A.C. thats how solos should me made

    • @arag1574
      @arag1574 6 років тому +17

      Jonathan A.C. And it alone is better

    • @Walamonga1313
      @Walamonga1313 6 років тому +160

      It's also a bunch of simple licks being repeated throughout. Don't get me wrong, it's still a good solo but it's not that special.

  • @killzap895
    @killzap895 6 років тому +1934

    Friend: “how do I detune my guitar?”
    Me: shows them this video

    • @mcbill7352
      @mcbill7352 5 років тому +8

      Hey destiny fan

    • @cherrysmoke33
      @cherrysmoke33 4 роки тому +50

      Any decent guitar shouldn't detune from this

    • @lucasmedeiros5383
      @lucasmedeiros5383 4 роки тому +17

      or "how do i broke my strings?"

    • @t-rizzy208
      @t-rizzy208 4 роки тому +7

      @@lucasmedeiros5383 its just bending the strings are made for that

    • @Mashruumm
      @Mashruumm 4 роки тому +20

      His Friend: "How do I detune my guitar"
      Me: Talk to Steve Vai

  • @prince_o_hyrule2457
    @prince_o_hyrule2457 2 роки тому +185

    I saw a comment on the original song vid, that a guy pulled off the Solo and made his fingers bleed. And he didn't even realize until after the song was over.
    This guy is definitely on part with that, Godspeed good sir.

    • @akzholb8389
      @akzholb8389 Рік тому

      That's why he's the goat

    • @Mi_tala
      @Mi_tala 4 місяці тому

      that pure sweat and blood into making this beautiful cover

    • @BilnVal
      @BilnVal 4 місяці тому

      "Godspeed"??

  • @drnerdrage2535
    @drnerdrage2535 3 роки тому +5182

    2:07 The face of anguish and determination
    Good job man, you nailed it.

    • @themanhimself3
      @themanhimself3 2 роки тому +190

      When this face comes out you know its about to be the best guitarist you have ever heard.

    • @goldenwolf8081
      @goldenwolf8081 Рік тому +21

      ⁠@@themanhimself3that was a face that knew he was melting the faces and ears off of everyone who watched and listened to this!

    • @ElronHumpperdink
      @ElronHumpperdink Рік тому +2

      @@goldenwolf8081 that’s facts

    • @dominiquecampos1512
      @dominiquecampos1512 Рік тому +1

      I agree

    • @vitornoga12
      @vitornoga12 Рік тому +1

      Kkkkkkkkkkkk boa boa

  • @StaxRail
    @StaxRail 5 років тому +1779

    That moment when you walk into church and then this begins....

    • @tammievinson2119
      @tammievinson2119 4 роки тому +58

      Ah shit, here we go again...😂

    • @notahamster333
      @notahamster333 4 роки тому +23

      run nigga

    • @WalleyeGuy4
      @WalleyeGuy4 4 роки тому +51

      And you hear a strange sound rising in pitch.

    • @OSPREY-OF-THE-WEST
      @OSPREY-OF-THE-WEST 4 роки тому +22

      Nice Kingsman reference because the Church sence was a Blood bath of Kills and murders and I love it

    • @AbhishekSingh-wb2et
      @AbhishekSingh-wb2et 4 роки тому +16

      That is God's sign for you to get out of there...

  • @giacatluong7528
    @giacatluong7528 3 роки тому +1690

    learning the licks to this solo is simple, the tricky part is building enough stamina to play through the whole thing

    • @wormstheii
      @wormstheii 2 роки тому +23

      Well you have not touched a guitar ever its all about how you play there is really no need for stamina

    • @121kn2
      @121kn2 2 роки тому +243

      @@wormstheii you’re wrong, i’ve attempted this and it gave me cramps and i’ve been playing guitar for over 3 years lol

    • @acoolcat4269
      @acoolcat4269 2 роки тому +8

      @@wormstheii muscle fatigue?

    • @expertarcher8542
      @expertarcher8542 2 роки тому +48

      @@wormstheii I’d like to see you beat it…

    • @evd549
      @evd549 2 роки тому +8

      @@wormstheii still waiting for the video lol

  • @BD-yl5mh
    @BD-yl5mh 2 роки тому +808

    This solo shows you just how much joy can be extracted from a simple pentatonic scale. I was listening to this sat in front of a keyboard once and tried to kinda play along and was blown away by the fact that it was almost intuitive. The whole thing is essentially just variations on a pentatonic scale. Like it really doesn’t do anything fancy. But it’s SO. FREAKING. BEAUTIFUL

    • @AntarikshRajkonwar
      @AntarikshRajkonwar 2 роки тому +11

      Can you elaborate? I'm a beginner guitarist and want to understand how pentatonic scale can be used to make music?

    • @danielcash1037
      @danielcash1037 Рік тому +59

      @@AntarikshRajkonwar I think with any instrument really, if you're wanting to learn how to use the pentatonic scale, learn riffs and solos and listen to music is important. But Just sitting there and messing around creating random stuff is very powerful too. See what you can come up with. different musicians do differnet things with the pentatonic scale (they also include other notes). Cool thing with the guitar is that the same notes can be played in multiple different shapes (12 fret of d sting is the same as the 7th fret of the A string). But each shape lends itself well to different licks. E.g. your fingers can reach particular notes easier in one shape than they can in another. Look up the CAGED system. For starters, just look at the E and A shapes. Learn the E first and then the A and mess around. then learn what's called an arpeggio (which is just a broken chord) to move from one shape to the next. After that, learn the BB box (just a box containing the pentatonic notes in a convienient shape) and learn how to transition from all those shapes with an arpeggio to bridge the gap. then you're gonna sound pretty cool.

    • @Urusi
      @Urusi Рік тому +24

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      @meettherandom4711 Рік тому

      ​@@danielcash1037bro, im sending you virtual hugs. We need a billion more people like you ❤

    • @marcosadcc
      @marcosadcc Рік тому

      ​@@danielcash1037 you are from a rare breed that the Internet desperately needs. thank you for your awesome input.

  • @hankanderson3340
    @hankanderson3340 5 років тому +7144

    Me before playing guitar: Wow that looks really hard.
    Me after learning how to play: Wow it looks harder than it actually is.

    • @davevanlerberg5092
      @davevanlerberg5092 5 років тому +639

      Hank Anderson
      Ya it's not as complicated as most solos but hell, still an impressive feat to play

    • @slickslack3644
      @slickslack3644 5 років тому +872

      @@davevanlerberg5092 yeah but its 57 hours long

    • @kezianaomi1839
      @kezianaomi1839 5 років тому +227

      @@slickslack3644 you repeat all of it non stop. Its just bending while adding the 5th now and then

    • @brometheusthefirstbro4302
      @brometheusthefirstbro4302 5 років тому +62

      Can’t imagine learning this solo like this but if i do it would be a miracle and i would love living from them on😂

    • @sidhantsood5373
      @sidhantsood5373 5 років тому +37

      Hank Anderson hello Lieutenant. I’ve got report of a deviant a few blocks away. We should go and investigate

  • @fanomer2995
    @fanomer2995 5 років тому +807

    Legends say he still playin'

    • @cmorrison156
      @cmorrison156 5 років тому +16

      Hes one of my mates were from stornoway in Scotland and i swear hes something else on the guitar! Proud of the guy

  • @albertqueen9639
    @albertqueen9639 4 роки тому +3374

    We played this for my mom funeral. She said “If I die or my siblings., for our funeral put the song free bird solo” I love this song. But it makes me cry how my mom outlived her own mom. I miss her so much...

  • @H_3_R_0-
    @H_3_R_0- 2 роки тому +77

    I cannot hear this without imagining a high quality video of a horizontal/vertical spinning rat

    • @WhatTheHellBruh_
      @WhatTheHellBruh_ 2 роки тому +2

      biblically accurate/low quality/multi-directional/invisible/10 hours/1 hour/ 1 minute and etc.

  • @gordoncrawford6300
    @gordoncrawford6300 5 років тому +1254

    This is what flexing sounds like when translated to music

    • @SteelyEyedMissileDan
      @SteelyEyedMissileDan 4 роки тому +22

      This solo is not that difficult. Listen to Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson.

    • @findout9830
      @findout9830 4 роки тому +51

      @Tristan Bennett I know rock but I prefer this solo over almost any other. Music to me is a feel I get not the technical ability. Steve Vai is a better guitar player than Neil Young yet I choose Neil every time.

    • @themistoklestheodosopoulos6253
      @themistoklestheodosopoulos6253 4 роки тому +7

      @Tristan Bennett I know plenty about rock this sounds much better. Cliffs of Dover is that go-to for people who wanna seem cool. Its ok.

    • @cursedcliff7562
      @cursedcliff7562 4 роки тому +1

      @@findout9830 Ok boomer

    • @findout9830
      @findout9830 4 роки тому +22

      @@cursedcliff7562 so funny , im dying🤣. Such high level of humour, take a good look at your life

  • @LokirofRoriksted
    @LokirofRoriksted 4 роки тому +312

    Teacher: The test wont be that hard....
    The test:

    • @Dante-nu5cn
      @Dante-nu5cn 4 роки тому +24

      the hardest part about the solo is keeping your fingers from bleeding

    • @curtes78
      @curtes78 4 роки тому +17

      Dante Ramacciotti the blood isn’t the problem it’s the cramps you get if you bend too many times

    • @geert5583
      @geert5583 4 роки тому +4

      Or maybe cramps are what happened in the first place ...

  • @proofbizonyitek
    @proofbizonyitek 3 роки тому +1119

    I still can't believe how you managed to do this amazing cover, it's been 10 years damn

  • @Grim_sights
    @Grim_sights 2 роки тому +28

    Something about this guitar solo evokes the most primal urge to punch and stab everything in a fantastical manner

    • @roaddawg3217
      @roaddawg3217 7 місяців тому

      Chris and Meg style 😂 IYKYK!✌️

    • @meti1560
      @meti1560 5 місяців тому

      In church also?

    • @Sad75ljk
      @Sad75ljk Місяць тому

      No it doesn't, its happy and exciting

  • @TheTman1213
    @TheTman1213 9 років тому +2887

    R.I.P. fingers after playing that solo

    • @RodrigoAdriano
      @RodrigoAdriano 9 років тому +115

      +Serpent Six No Pain, No Gain ;D

    • @smokintirec1048
      @smokintirec1048 8 років тому +52

      +Serpent Six How do you think Allen Collins and Garry Rossington felt after a concert

    • @bobbobby2242
      @bobbobby2242 8 років тому +28

      4 mins of this song is the solo

    • @brandyn7396
      @brandyn7396 8 років тому +58

      I bend with my pinky

    • @hootred3975
      @hootred3975 7 років тому +29

      +Biyoka Dude, say no more. No one has ever earned my respect faster than you just did. Respect sir...

  • @codyfrance4293
    @codyfrance4293 2 роки тому +187

    the guys face at 2:08 just proves how hard it is to have the endurance to play this song

  • @sessionscoat
    @sessionscoat 9 років тому +2838

    Couldn't decide whether to watch porn or this......

  • @NurseKathi
    @NurseKathi 2 роки тому +55

    Freebird was my anthem when I was in my 20s in the mid 1970s. Became a bass player when I turned 40, always heard that more, but means I'm locked in on the guitarist. Recently watching my old faves on UA-cam these days, for inspiration, for sanity in an insane world. The live version in Oakland 1977 is awesome, but I can never just see the guitarist(s), how they DO IT! Thank you, thank you, for this video! Great job, friend! Your speed on the frets so good... and the bends, wow, THAT'S how he did that! First vid watched on your channel, can't wait to listen and see more. Hoping my husband picks up his guitar again....

  • @mr.awesome5619
    @mr.awesome5619 4 роки тому +927

    The amount of hours put into learning this solo...I can’t imagine

    • @Daniel-dw9xt
      @Daniel-dw9xt 3 роки тому +14

      Not many

    • @nathanexplosion2803
      @nathanexplosion2803 3 роки тому +6

      You mean minutes? Lol

    • @jewchini6261
      @jewchini6261 2 роки тому +5

      Hours? I'd need a week minimum

    • @wajietaus
      @wajietaus 2 роки тому +9

      finger stamina is the only hard thing about this solo

    • @DanielGutierrez3007
      @DanielGutierrez3007 2 роки тому +4

      I think it's more a matter of Stamina, actually the licks are repetitive and monotonal, so shouldn't take to much time to learn but to play 4 minutes straight correctly.

  • @thepotato8445
    @thepotato8445 5 років тому +397

    "Golly son I reckon you did sell your soul"

    • @noah_coppock
      @noah_coppock 5 років тому +7

      TheRetarded Potato underrated comment

    • @hazerd51
      @hazerd51 5 років тому +6

      Damn, we in a tight spot

    • @richbrownsberger5452
      @richbrownsberger5452 5 років тому +2

      I love that movie so much
      I was just thinking about it

    • @JROD8796
      @JROD8796 4 роки тому

      What movie is this from

    • @SpaceJunkie12
      @SpaceJunkie12 4 роки тому +3

      Headless Hershel O Brother, Where Art Thou?

  • @bordergore7623
    @bordergore7623 5 років тому +245

    The guitar part itself is another song entirely.

  • @sprites4ever482
    @sprites4ever482 2 роки тому +10

    I legit get Traumatic Flashbacks hearing this solo, Kingsman was such a great movie.
    And this is a great cover!

  • @ethanradd
    @ethanradd 10 років тому +2493

    That church scene though

  • @notthesoap6156
    @notthesoap6156 8 років тому +13642

    Yeah but can you play smoke on the water...

    • @DannyJamesGuitar
      @DannyJamesGuitar  8 років тому +1766

      No :(

    • @notthesoap6156
      @notthesoap6156 8 років тому +725

      Danny James Come on bro, gotta spend more hours in the guitar shop "testing" the guitars. lol wicked job btw.

    • @Minoritynomad
      @Minoritynomad 8 років тому +139

      not YET you can't. You'll get there. Very talented.

    • @kjote
      @kjote 8 років тому +12

      @Minority Nomad: True.

    • @vicentechimenes7776
      @vicentechimenes7776 7 років тому +32

      somoke on the water is easy compared to this

  • @acidsugarz
    @acidsugarz 2 роки тому +186

    This makes me want to spin diagonally.

  • @AndreiKovalev1
    @AndreiKovalev1 Рік тому +16

    The attention to detail is truly incredible. In some ways it adds to the original and makes it better. It is without a doubt the best one on UA-cam.

  • @matthuggmusic
    @matthuggmusic 8 років тому +2785

    The color of your strat looks like the buffalo sauce they put on wings😂

    • @datch153
      @datch153 6 років тому +92

      Matthew Hugg I like the color

    • @trev3050
      @trev3050 6 років тому +89

      sitting here stoned and thought the same thing lol

    • @hytak18
      @hytak18 6 років тому +38

      in a good way

    • @PrinceSquigglyMcPantaloons
      @PrinceSquigglyMcPantaloons 6 років тому +6

      Da fuck lol. I love youtube comments

    • @MandishFyre
      @MandishFyre 6 років тому +5

      thats a tele lol

  • @ryanreggio8629
    @ryanreggio8629 8 років тому +366

    10/10. The testosterone was overflowing.

  • @marcistrash9578
    @marcistrash9578 4 роки тому +206

    2:02 once he started to face the guitar down I could practically feel the exact pain he was feeling

  • @trasherkid8267
    @trasherkid8267 Рік тому +6

    Coming back here in 2023,this was legendary to watch dude

  • @bryanmitchem8839
    @bryanmitchem8839 5 років тому +1269

    0:21 when you miss a note in guitar hero

    • @paistinlasta1805
      @paistinlasta1805 4 роки тому +113

      Or... you know... on a real guitar?

    • @t-rizzy208
      @t-rizzy208 4 роки тому +5

      Lmao yes

    • @masonmahoney572
      @masonmahoney572 4 роки тому +15

      R/wooooooosh

    • @mcbill7352
      @mcbill7352 4 роки тому +36

      It doesn't really sound like s missed note. It makes sense melodically

    • @t-rizzy208
      @t-rizzy208 4 роки тому +49

      @@masonmahoney572 reddit is ass

  • @peterayolov
    @peterayolov 4 роки тому +456

    3:24 He is so fast that the camera lost its autofocus! Amazing solo! (Who is here in 2020?)

    • @mamiveeuwu
      @mamiveeuwu 2 роки тому +7

      true (jokes on you, im here in 2022)

    • @lexaq420
      @lexaq420 2 роки тому +6

      @@mamiveeuwu true (jokes on you, I'm here almost in 2023)

    • @mamiveeuwu
      @mamiveeuwu 2 роки тому

      @@lexaq420 true (jokes on you, i am too)

    • @lexaq420
      @lexaq420 2 роки тому

      @@mamiveeuwu damn

    • @ChimkenNuggiss
      @ChimkenNuggiss 2 роки тому +3

      True(jokes on you, I'm here in 2023)

  • @26muca07
    @26muca07 5 років тому +1506

    How're your fingertips? Have they healed already?

    • @ofaoilleachain
      @ofaoilleachain 5 років тому +76

      1960's Clint Eastwood
      Legend has it his fingers have fallen off all together

    • @26muca07
      @26muca07 5 років тому +57

      @@ofaoilleachain Poor girlfriend...

    • @ofaoilleachain
      @ofaoilleachain 5 років тому +4

      1960's Clint Eastwood
      Ahahaha

    • @bleach-chan3199
      @bleach-chan3199 4 роки тому +6

      From playing excessive guitar more than I should be, I have no feeling in my fingertips! and it has been a year, I think I have nerve damage

    • @ofaoilleachain
      @ofaoilleachain 4 роки тому +10

      The_Radioactive_Man, mine are just smooth as a baby’s arse, my touch recognition on my phone no longer works🤣

  • @kartikghawalkar2246
    @kartikghawalkar2246 2 роки тому +41

    I am so happy that the young generation still cares about good ol' rock n' roll because seeing the absolute monstrosity that is k-pop and pop dominating the musical enterprise as a whole, its still heart warming to see people to care about popular music types back in the day

    • @apollo1694
      @apollo1694 Рік тому +2

      Pop is not a genre

    • @sameertokhi7443
      @sameertokhi7443 7 місяців тому

      @@apollo1694 even if it was, no one likes k-pop

    • @apollo1694
      @apollo1694 6 місяців тому +1

      @@sameertokhi7443 Millions listen to Kpop but sure keep up your idiocy

    • @sameertokhi7443
      @sameertokhi7443 6 місяців тому +1

      @@apollo1694 no human, that is, u ever seen those fangirls?

  • @davidhorn4228
    @davidhorn4228 5 років тому +500

    My freakin head explodes at 3:25! So well done dude, you are a guitar king!
    Danny, it’s fantastic, sounds like you are on stage in Oakland in ‘77...

  • @FUZYsquatch
    @FUZYsquatch 8 років тому +153

    3:21 holy shit your camera started to melt a little from how hard you were rocking

  • @SiSiChi44
    @SiSiChi44 4 роки тому +333

    God damn bro if this was 8* years ago one can only imagine if you're still shredding what a beast you'll be, hope you've done well mate!

    • @mikewazowski2347
      @mikewazowski2347 2 роки тому +25

      @Demopublic Ball bro this comment is a year old 🗿

    • @tingledinkle
      @tingledinkle 2 роки тому +7

      @Demopublic Ball bro really tried to ☝️🤓

    • @Water8500
      @Water8500 2 роки тому

      Don’t say His name in vain.

    • @SiSiChi44
      @SiSiChi44 2 роки тому +7

      @@Water8500 Noted. When you get a chance tell God I'm sorry.

    • @Water8500
      @Water8500 2 роки тому

      @@SiSiChi44 I can’t speak on your behalf. Go repent now.

  • @dakshmavi3428
    @dakshmavi3428 2 роки тому +18

    Ah yes, the diagonally spinning rat.

  • @SatanicKale
    @SatanicKale 5 років тому +169

    3:24 has always been my favorite part of the solo, and you absolutely killed it!

    • @joey_g001
      @joey_g001 2 роки тому

      same it’s best part without a doubt

  • @BeZeno
    @BeZeno 5 років тому +651

    Its 2019 and I just learned how to play smoke on the water. watch out

    • @Max-dr6rz
      @Max-dr6rz 5 років тому +25

      OMG. you're lying that song is really hard, nobody can learn that

    • @slickslack3644
      @slickslack3644 5 років тому +2

      0-3-0-5-0-6

    • @carternevill
      @carternevill 5 років тому +8

      @@slickslack3644 0-3-5-0-3-6-5-0-3-5-3-0

    • @ofaoilleachain
      @ofaoilleachain 5 років тому +2

      Be Zeno
      Bet you can’t play Iron Man😤

    • @stillwatercamargo9606
      @stillwatercamargo9606 4 роки тому +2

      @@ofaoilleachain as a beginner i feel very down after reading those comments

  • @incognitus94
    @incognitus94 10 років тому +511

    2:07 face of PAIN

    • @hui8370
      @hui8370 7 років тому +4

      XD

    • @wellplayedwho9491
      @wellplayedwho9491 6 років тому +24

      incognitus94 that is emotion not pain true guitarists are doing that because of joy and groove

    • @caseyhayes7510
      @caseyhayes7510 6 років тому +43

      make no mistake. that face was pain. guitar strings hurt like a bitch after a while.

    • @wellplayedwho9491
      @wellplayedwho9491 6 років тому +7

      Peter Hayes for me if practice solo like this you will never hurt on guitar string ever trust me he professional

    • @NostalgiaBlader
      @NostalgiaBlader 6 років тому +6

      then you sir must be superhuman, playing this solo is painful, unless you play it all the time i'm sure

  • @kevinshenny2237
    @kevinshenny2237 Рік тому +7

    11 years ago, Danny and his guitar, became one.

  • @alyssaxxy
    @alyssaxxy 3 роки тому +182

    I come back to this every year. I’ve watched it at least 100x. This is unbelievably sick and by FAR the BEST solo cover I have ever heard. You have a serious talent.

    • @GarrettHoward22
      @GarrettHoward22 2 роки тому +3

      Howdy, just commenting to remind you its been atleast a year since your comment. Hopefully your pinged by this and you listen again :)

    • @alyssaxxy
      @alyssaxxy 2 роки тому +3

      @@GarrettHoward22 I did last month. 🤣 showing a friend.

    • @osagetribe9121
      @osagetribe9121 Рік тому

      I listen to it weekly ❤

  • @leondeekin1716
    @leondeekin1716 9 років тому +413

    This kid plays 20 years beyond his age. perfect

    • @Guitardude-hm2fl
      @Guitardude-hm2fl 7 років тому +1

      Leon Deekin as do I and I’m only 17

    • @SG-_-245
      @SG-_-245 7 років тому

      U have no idea how old he is

    • @dhiguera13
      @dhiguera13 7 років тому +76

      Guitar dude01301 humble

    • @thatonegooze
      @thatonegooze 6 років тому +2

      Guitar dude01301 haha good luck finding a job

    • @champagne_papiiii
      @champagne_papiiii 3 роки тому

      @@thatonegooze this is pure comedy

  • @gaetanobracale7193
    @gaetanobracale7193 5 років тому +145

    Legend says this solo never stops

  • @INSOMNIAC2017
    @INSOMNIAC2017 2 роки тому +4

    This was my mums favorite song and kinda one of mine to. It was even played at her funeral a few years ago, My mum used to sing in a band in the 60's/70's and would always say out of all the guitarist she has met none of them can confidently play this guitar solo and therefor never played the song in any of their gigs she went to. My mum rocked till the day she died. R.I.P mum I know you would have loved this guy and his video for pulling this off. Kudos Danny!

  • @nutshot_brawler8466
    @nutshot_brawler8466 5 років тому +58

    The most famous bendy solo i’ve ever heard

    • @justahker3988
      @justahker3988 5 років тому +1

      The most bendy famous solo I've ever heard

    • @furtivegold8727
      @furtivegold8727 4 роки тому +1

      The famous bendy most solo i've ever heard

    • @furtivegold8727
      @furtivegold8727 4 роки тому

      @@cnmagic8523 you just ruin the joke.
      Delete you're coment you dumb fuck

    • @doomslayerplushie6662
      @doomslayerplushie6662 4 роки тому

      Bendy famous the best solo I have ever heard

  • @davelanciani-dimaensionx
    @davelanciani-dimaensionx 6 років тому +21

    This is one of those solos that sounds AMAZING, but the note choices are actually very simple. Just watch his hands. It's all about "how" you play it. Great job.

  • @JKeener0
    @JKeener0 5 років тому +5

    This is by far the best free bird solo ive seen. Most people do the solo injustice by turning down distortion and trying to replicate exact notes instead of meshing with the overall vibe of the song.

  • @RS5GUY79
    @RS5GUY79 2 роки тому +20

    That was an absolute masterful performance of the best guitar solo ever. You are a true genius on the guitar. That was a pleasure to watch.

  • @abbydarlin5592
    @abbydarlin5592 4 роки тому +42

    Omg it never ends, it just fades a little. He’s still playing somewhere

  • @ChasenWolf
    @ChasenWolf 5 років тому +37

    I've watched this 5 times in a row and I don't think I'm stopping anytime soon

  • @GraphiteBlimp27
    @GraphiteBlimp27 10 років тому +142

    Nice playing! Also I'm not usually the guy to freak out over a guitar but that is a beautiful strat, it's why I clicked on the video!

    • @MrVHI123
      @MrVHI123 10 років тому +3

      Thumbnail baits! Damn those beautiful strats!

    • @GraphiteBlimp27
      @GraphiteBlimp27 10 років тому +12

      MrVHI123 Right? It's the guitarist's equivalent of having cleavage on the thumbnail to get more views!

    • @xXSHADOWxCREEPERXx
      @xXSHADOWxCREEPERXx 7 років тому

      Same, does anyone know if that is a sunburst color way

    • @rickdeckard346
      @rickdeckard346 7 років тому

      Ascent
      I suppose that it’s called “cherry sunburst”, I have one, but this looks a bit lighter

    • @pghskate1
      @pghskate1 6 років тому

      It looks close to "tobacco sunburst" in color also, although not quite as darkly faded around the edges. Awesome guitar!

  • @AMELIA-zt3ff
    @AMELIA-zt3ff Рік тому +13

    "how many times you watched this video?"
    "Yes"

  • @TheDuckseason
    @TheDuckseason 9 років тому +49

    If we ever get to the stage in life where you can download stuff to your brain, like the matrix kung fu , I would learn this first.

    • @j.p.5081
      @j.p.5081 6 років тому +2

      But then it defeats the rewarding feeling of accomplishment when you actually learn it! (not a hate comment) I mean can you imagine the feeling of accomplishment that this man had, when he mastered all 4 minutes of this amazingly beautiful solo?

  • @aleccooks
    @aleccooks 4 роки тому +154

    Me: tries a small bend
    My strings: .....no *snaps*

    • @souljaboi1873
      @souljaboi1873 4 роки тому +2

      Damn bro are those new strings? You need to break them in before you start fucking bending

    • @unitoftemp
      @unitoftemp 4 роки тому

      @@souljaboi1873 or he has some burrs on the saddle. I have that problem on my telecaster.

    • @brookie2464
      @brookie2464 4 роки тому +7

      Tries small bend
      Strings: we don't do that here

  • @giloubigmogwai
    @giloubigmogwai 9 років тому +349

    1:50 how the f.. do u do that

    • @benfennell6842
      @benfennell6842 5 років тому +39

      In fairness it sounds 3x faster than it actually is because you can hear all 3 guitarists all slightly out of time from one another.

    • @dsabbas1
      @dsabbas1 5 років тому +14

      It's easier than it looks bro..
      Do it slowly and it will become faster as time goes by

    • @dsabbas1
      @dsabbas1 5 років тому +9

      Practice

    • @benfennell6842
      @benfennell6842 5 років тому +31

      @@dsabbas1 one of the most overrated solos in terms of difficulty, not saying it's easy but it looks harder than it is, still sounds great though

    • @MultiTrollNation
      @MultiTrollNation 5 років тому +8

      Jérémie Kerguelen Slow is smooth, smooth is fast

  • @howlinsg1968
    @howlinsg1968 Рік тому +20

    That was awesome bro - 11 years ago and you're still getting much deserved kudos.

  • @maxmackay6855
    @maxmackay6855 5 років тому +110

    I tried learning this solo and after 5 minutes my fingers are no longer existing.

    • @danielabraham7875
      @danielabraham7875 4 роки тому +2

      Sed. But how did u type this then😂😂

    • @fatjoe8083
      @fatjoe8083 3 роки тому +1

      @@danielabraham7875
      😂😂
      Nice one

    • @karthik3778
      @karthik3778 3 роки тому

      @@danielabraham7875 probably with his toes 😂.

  • @christopherrivera710
    @christopherrivera710 10 років тому +14

    His fingers are moving so incredibly fast it looks unreal. Awesome solo, hope I can play it one day.

  • @blackskit8079
    @blackskit8079 4 роки тому +4843

    Imagine being this guy's girlfriend.....

    • @billuproger9921
      @billuproger9921 4 роки тому +1264

      Really plucking that g string amiright boys

    • @elijahyoung11
      @elijahyoung11 4 роки тому +253

      ^this comment is pure gold

    • @nikolovesyou.0_0
      @nikolovesyou.0_0 4 роки тому +192

      She is going to lose her ears

    • @furtivegold8727
      @furtivegold8727 4 роки тому +308

      @@nikolovesyou.0_0 you didnt got the joke..

    • @unitoftemp
      @unitoftemp 4 роки тому +208

      She's gonna climax in record time.

  • @TurtlesBreached
    @TurtlesBreached 9 місяців тому +1

    new achievement unlocked: Shredding guitars like paper. [ONLY ACHIEVED BY DOING FREE BIRD SOLOS!]

  • @TANERSKITO
    @TANERSKITO 9 років тому +2200

    Are you a beaver? Cause dam.

  • @jaakko132
    @jaakko132 10 років тому +49

    My favourite part is at the 2:09 mark and you pretty much nailed it! :D

  • @embodingsnow6727
    @embodingsnow6727 7 років тому +13

    i love his guitar shaking through the whole thing

  • @poliviocastillo6633
    @poliviocastillo6633 10 місяців тому +2

    you have never had a bar fight until you had it with this song on the background

  • @user-ru8sk7us3z
    @user-ru8sk7us3z 5 років тому +77

    PlaY FreEbIRd:
    Danny james: hold my beer

  • @djs3484
    @djs3484 6 років тому +15

    Nicely done, it's good to see that all the younger guys can appreciate the CLASSICS. There was so many good bands that were out that had Skinnards dna in them, Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet specifically, but as good as they were Skinnard was still the blueprint they all followed. Incredible musicianship by all these guys.

  • @isaaccanales3772
    @isaaccanales3772 8 років тому +1945

    lol try playing this at guitar ceneter

    • @gunmath6115
      @gunmath6115 7 років тому +304

      LOL with no back track just pure solo

    • @BenGHD
      @BenGHD 7 років тому +420

      Guitar centres first thought be like "oh my god some one is actually playing something not smoke and the water or enter sandman"

    • @buddyollie7400
      @buddyollie7400 7 років тому +61

      Isaac Canales I always play this at guiter ceneter...

    • @Guitardude-hm2fl
      @Guitardude-hm2fl 6 років тому +177

      I’ve actually done this and got a high five from the manager as he passed by

    • @bobdole6905
      @bobdole6905 6 років тому +166

      Guitar dude01301 thathappened

  • @aksHandler
    @aksHandler 10 місяців тому +3

    I started learning guitar to play this solo specially. Started with Smoke on Water, and learned power chords through that, and now I'm learning this.

  • @tjfirefly8396
    @tjfirefly8396 3 роки тому +6

    Allen Collins was one of the greatest then and still today !! Ty for your music and RIP .

  • @KamikazeMedias
    @KamikazeMedias 4 роки тому +20

    Nobody:
    My local cathedral musician at the end of the sermon once: this music

  • @kevincollacott5951
    @kevincollacott5951 4 роки тому +7

    WOW, I don't normally comment but you deserve this brilliant. Going to watch again now. I was having a bad day so I looked somewhere for anything to up my mood and you just done it. Maybe a few years late but hay ho better later than never. I hope you're still playing now.

  • @janoshii
    @janoshii 10 місяців тому +1

    "speed limit? what are you talking about, free bird is playing."

  • @davidherron9151
    @davidherron9151 8 років тому +248

    when a guitarist gets the ability to play tunes like this, is it humanly possible to not pull faces..I am assuming not since I am pulling faces just watching as its that awesome

    • @DannyJamesGuitar
      @DannyJamesGuitar  8 років тому +39

      It's not possible for me at least... I've tried to not pull faces and my playing suffers for it haha. Looking like an idiot is the price you have to pay to rip out a solo!

    • @cypherusuh
      @cypherusuh 8 років тому +9

      thats the look of guy who really played the music
      if you not making faces when playing your song, then you're not playing it deep enough
      at least in the rock world

    • @MrSunday61788
      @MrSunday61788 8 років тому +5

      Well hey, Stevie Ray Vaughan made the made the most ridiculous faces ever when he ripped into a solo, but he's a fuckin legend!

    • @chuckfatherofrock3480
      @chuckfatherofrock3480 5 років тому

      The only guitarist I’ve ever seen that doesn’t make faces is Keith Richards

    • @Zer0Spinn
      @Zer0Spinn 5 років тому +1

      I don't think so. If you get deep into the feeling when you're playing your brain is gonna try to express that feeling in your face, body, voice, everything.
      I scream a lot while jamming haha

  • @TheGoonsies
    @TheGoonsies 3 роки тому +12

    2:59 he be activating that star power

  • @keithklein4313
    @keithklein4313 7 років тому +54

    3:24 the Camera focus literally broke because of that lick

  • @mudblock9355
    @mudblock9355 2 роки тому +6

    Internet be like: perfect song for vertically spinning rat

  • @nathanorosco8792
    @nathanorosco8792 4 роки тому +4

    I don’t care that this video is 8 years old, that was mesmerizing and insane. My hat’s off to you sir, and you just earned a new subscriber, albeit 8 years late

  • @alphiasthegreat7476
    @alphiasthegreat7476 5 років тому +2240

    Nobody:
    Girls when they are in the shower:

    • @YesJustTia
      @YesJustTia 5 років тому +27

      Omg i got that 😁

    • @BuickGrandNationalGNX
      @BuickGrandNationalGNX 5 років тому +21

      Pete the 5th 🌮💦

    • @ineedsleeptoday2192
      @ineedsleeptoday2192 5 років тому +223

      LMAOOO. Means they take forever. This solo was so long, so he’s referring to girls taking forever in the shower

    • @allenguevarra8203
      @allenguevarra8203 5 років тому +271

      @@ineedsleeptoday2192That, and probably a gag about intense finger action. Hey, somebody has to get down in the gutter and point it out sometime.

    • @toomuchblood7255
      @toomuchblood7255 5 років тому +90

      Lmao I can imagine how awkward it would be to walk in at a girl naked while doing this solo

  • @GoriBeringeifan332
    @GoriBeringeifan332 10 років тому +93

    Brilliant, so many shitty clone versions of this and you nailed the core of it by doing it your way. Thanks for sharing.

  • @valentinedestroyer
    @valentinedestroyer 5 місяців тому +1

    “your honor, free bird was playing”

  • @andrewnorman8398
    @andrewnorman8398 11 років тому +14

    Thats absolutely mental. Ridiculous bends as well.

  • @bobboitt3126
    @bobboitt3126 9 років тому +13

    Ha Ha....the hardest part is making it all the way through....my fingers start pooping out a little after half way through!
    Great job man thats a marathon tune.

  • @pedji5049
    @pedji5049 2 роки тому +37

    Horizontally rat spinning