Paul said that it took few months to memorize the entire piece, it took me 5 years to plays just a little piece, and I played it in the wrong time, always, when you see Paul Gilbert playing, is a equivalent of all of those masters in "one man orchestra" in modern times
Bob Staham You can't really say that. I play both instruments and from what I have learned piano is, technically, a very difficult instrument to master. If piano was easier than guitar, more people would be playing the piano, but that just isn't the case in real life.
@@suspiciousdoge9yand104 That makes even less sense. What do you mean "bock"? There's no o in Bach and neither is there a ck. It's a b, an a (in trumpcountryish that would be like the u in up) and a ch which is nothing near a k or a ck or a g or whatever. It's a ch like in baruch or bach.
Perfect playing. Well balanced tone, the tempo is just nice, controlled fingering. And try to be human, he throws in some 'mistake' just to make us mortal feel better.
@FluidicDegree22 yeah i prefer vengerov over literally anyone else as a electric guitar/double bass player really love his round aggressive approach but that’s a matter of taste as you said
OMG, Bach is not from this world. If a great guitar player like Mr. Gilbert decides to record a CD with 60 minuts of Bach transcriptions, this will be the best guitar instrumental of all time.
Sometimes all I can think about is Debussy. Oh, look at the pianist! The pianist is so good with Debussy. Oh, yes. When Debussy was young, that's when you want Debussy.
Paul is great! But what I find AMAZING is, how did BACH write one note melodies with NO bass and NO Chords behind it.. Yet..it STILL sounds like Angels are singing? Bach FTW!!
But there's "bass" and "chords" occurring. Not at the same time, as usual (violin limitations), but sometimes they're diluted in musical sequence and sometimes your mind completes it.
This is simple compared to a lot of his string skipping stuff. This is the Music you can probably read and play along whereas passing Me B.R.O? Shiiiit I’ll take two weeks off work then. Ffs.
yessss, my favourite movement from the Violin Partita in D minor!! I tried to learn this for classical guitar 2 years ago, I gave up halfway because it requires so much endurance and memorization. Crazy piece.
+Moses Ramirez this specific movement is "gigue from violin partita in D minor". It's much more beautiful when you hear a proper classical violinist/classical guitarist play it.
Exactly. People don't seem to realize that those "masters" often spend YEARS focusing on classical guitar specifically, and playing these pieces HUNDREDS of times. Paul, on the other hand, is a metal player. Metal is equally demanding, but it's a completely different approach. So the fact that he is still able to do both genres with such a high level of skill. Paul is a true guitar nerd, and he definitely earned his props. People just look insecure when they trash him, frankly.
Holy crap!..it's videos like this that make me want to give up guitar playing altogether. He's got perfect timing, and amazing fluidity. He's a freakin genius.
Well ,imagine writing it having never been exposed to recorded music . Bach deserves the title Genius. I normally only cry when I stub my toe ,but JS Bach makes me well up .
This is next to nothing when you compare it to his orchestral/vocal and organ music which he composed over 400 works with complex polyphony. Bach was considered legendary by a good majority of famous composers and musicians. His contemporaries recall him being able to improvise up to 6 voices on organ in counterpoint which is just mind-blowing.
The thing that amazes me about Paul, is his memorization and knowledge of so many pieces of music. It seems like he can just recall a song at a moment's notice and play it well. It's obvious that this piece is not something he's sat down and rehearsed hundreds of times before this performance, yet he pulls it off, and you can see him actually feel the music as he plays it. This is why I think those who dismiss this performance and try to give us examples of a "real master of bach" are silly.
Lets appreciate the skills of Mr. Gilbert on the electric guitar and the genius melodic skills of a German man who died before electricity was even a common resource. Why is it, that Bach's music always sounds good, no matter which instrument it is played on??...it baffles the mind.
Yes, and for some perspective, the Six Suites for cello are approximately 300 years old as of this year and still being played constantly all over the world. No one, no one at all, would have dreamed of that back in that era.
+RIFFHANGER A piece like this, even for Paul Gilbert, would take some time and dedication to learn. When you spend a lot of time with something you sort of naturally memorize it. Plus this guys knowledge of musical theory is incredible. As long as he knows how the song is supposed to sound, I'm pretty sure he could play it by ear.
Yeah, as Tyler Davis said, if you remember the sound, it shouldn't be hard to memorize how to play it either (actually, I would say memorizing the sound is the most important part when it comes to memorizing how to play a piece). Also, theory does help. Analyze the harmonies and the different motifs and it makes it easier to memorize the piece. That way you don't need to memorize every single note. Because that's not how the piece was written - it's not just notes after notes. It has certain motifs that are repeated throughout the piece and the harmonies follow each other logically. If you put some thought into it, memorizing it becomes way easier. Yeah, when memorizing a piece, you shouldn't just memorize what fingerings come after each other. Well, muscle memory is always important, but you want to also see the big picture. That way you aren't only dependent on your muscle memory.
You can tell he would be happy playing to no one on a street corner, his love for guitar runs deep. I am very happy that I came across his music early and we all need goals to work towards. THX for the video.
is it me or does Paul seem like the most chill and non-pretentious musician around? No ego, no attitude, just seems like he loves music as much as the fans and is as excited as they are when everything goes right
How can anyone give this a Thumbs Down 👎?! I cannot believe a single Thumbs Down for this great cold impromptu performance. Paul Gilbert is a very gifted guitarist. Thank You Paul!
I'm not a metal fan per se, but I am a huge Paul Gilbert fan and admirer. Ferocious chops, incredibly musical, awesome sense of humor, and amazing generosity of spirit in the way he shares knowledge. I love watching his youtube clips!
This is pretty impressive. Playing things with a clean poppy sounds amplifies every mistake that is usually hidden by distortion.Hi did make some mistakes, but did much better than I expected.
You can see when he really starts feeling it- and that's when it just soars. Hearing a true master composer performed by a true master instrumentalist is a straight-up privilege. Thanks Bach & thanks Gilbo =)
He's a master at planting that seed of doubt in him, and then immediately blowing you mind. Look at the way he dresses, and they way he almost seems to mess up on purpose at the beginning, then proceeds to play the entire song, flawlessly.
Good performers leave the audience wanting more. The best performers leave the audience knowing they just experienced something they never even dreamed was possible.
Maybe he's so good because he plays classical music. He spoke in an interview about being into classical music. Classical and jazz really builds your chops and opens your ear and gives lots of ideas.
+HECKproductions And a couple of times after that, because some of Bach's music is incredibly difficult whether your name is Paul Gilbert or not. Also there are no guitar gods, just humans who practice.
With respect to Yngwie he is not just Baroque - apparently from his interviews he admires players like Paganini who came later, and he improvises like they did at their recitals. It takes a certain familiarity with classical music (in particular Violin) to appreciate I suppose
@@DonVal86 could you please elaborate on why you dislike Yngwie? just started listening to him recently and as much as there are many, many things I would change about his music if I was the composer behind his tracks, I also have some sort of admiration for some things he does in his songs, but I'm extra curious what someone who's studied classical music thinks of his composing in detail
Raziej Great question! I want to preface my opinion by saying that there are many academics that would defend his music. I, for one, find it repetitive and without much development. He plays the same kind of fast scales over and over which can only go so far. There isn’t much variety in his music that I’ve ever heard. I’m more curious to know which bits you would change about his music.
@@DonVal86 I strongly agree that there's not much variety in what he plays, I mean he's raping the harmonic scale over and over and sure the scale itself is pretty intricate to listen to but it gets boring when you hear that a major part of the guy's discography is playing fast alt-picked licks on the harmonic scale, which really saddens me, cause he has moments where he tells a beautiful story with his playing and then pulls of some pointless shred factory. Far Beyond the Sun, one of his most popular songs, shares this problem with many others from his repertoire. What's more, you can listen to, say, Inferno by Marty Friedman, or Cafo by Animals As Leaders, and sure as hell there are some fast shredding parts but it clearly feels to me that they're there for a reason and have a certain message to deliver, meanwhile Yngwie, I feel like sometimes he does shredding just to do shredding, to show off. On the other hand, he has some very tasteful solos as well, ones that keep me like 'holy shit he's amazing' from the very first second to the end, like Rising Force. I think Yngwie as a musician is hardwired to his style and he doesn't seem like a very open-minded composer. Also, I've heard him in a lesson video once, explaining legato as 'not using your right hand'. I'm not sure if this was a superficial explanation for beginners, or he really meant that, but we all know Allan Holdsworth and no, legato is not 'just 'not using your right hand' while playing. So there are things in his technique that he belittles and it's pretty unflattering to both his playing and him as a musician. Thank you for the answer, I'm glad to know the opinion of a student. I'm self-taught and I've heard a lot of positive stuff about Yngwie, glad to know I'm not the only one who can't really enjoy his music as much as others do. Guess he's not that flawless in the end :)
Impressive but many have mastered this but hats off to Mr. Gilbert and doing it standing up certainly adds to the degree of difficulty Note: the piece is pure genius so one mustn't be too dazzled by the performer and then blithely gloss over the composer and composition itself
One can't help but love his humble approach (admitting he's nervous). Not to mention he really is an amazing guitarist / musician. I met him once at a clinic decades ago. Wicked nice, down to earth human being.
Bach really is the foundation of so much Western music, and seeing Paul do this really reinforces that. It works on a lot of different levels, and I'm pretty sure that Paul sat around and did this stuff as practice for a really long time. Kudos.
Saw the thumbnail and thought “that looks like my guitar center” then read the description and realized it was.. then realized that I was there for this 😂😂
Honestly it sounded a bit sloppy in parts. This is why most shredders play with tons of delay and distortion. Props to Paul for playing it clean. Difficult material, no backing music, just him playing clean in front of an audience. He even admitted he was nervous.
Yes and he can do it cleanly. But playing Bach with maybe not enough pratice and being nervous can push even PG to his limits. But I agree. Most shredders just drown their imperfections in delay and distortion.
Fun Fact: Bach intended for this to be played on electric guitar but because it wasn't invented yet he figured someone would get to it later on.
Best comment!
Thank God it was Paul.
What is the piece called?
Bach drank too much n had a Bright eyedeer !
Paul said that it took few months to memorize the entire piece, it took me 5 years to plays just a little piece, and I played it in the wrong time, always, when you see Paul Gilbert playing, is a equivalent of all of those masters in "one man orchestra" in modern times
Playing Bach on a clean electric guitar is what "leg day" is for people who workout. Chapeau, Paul.
Northfish90210 More like leg day followed by a marathon
+tommywho924 Hahah indeed, leg day is pretty normal, this is insane stuff
what an incredible metaphor. what is a metaphor but to feed your paradox ,,what is your meadow for but to feed your pair of ox
Well said.
~Petrucci
Every classical guitar teacher: "Would you like to put the pick away and play it correctly now?"
😂
VERY hard to play like this. There is no letting up in the constant stream of notes, no chance to rest, think or even breath! Respect to Paul Gilbert.
ForViewingOnly then how hard must the piano ver be
I'd imagine it'd be easier to play on piano just because that's what it is meant to be played on.
Right. Forgot Bach composed for violin a lot.
Bob Staham You can't really say that. I play both instruments and from what I have learned piano is, technically, a very difficult instrument to master. If piano was easier than guitar, more people would be playing the piano, but that just isn't the case in real life.
no man its easier to carry a guitar than a piano
Once you hear this, there's no going bach.
lmaoo 🤣🤣
If you pronounce Bach correctly, your sentence makes no sense.
You can't Bach Paul Gilbert into a corner.
@@immanuelkantholz9033 if he did, it would sound as "bock" like a chicken sound and not the pun intentional "back"..
Job's here is done..woosh
@@suspiciousdoge9yand104 That makes even less sense. What do you mean "bock"? There's no o in Bach and neither is there a ck. It's a b, an a (in trumpcountryish that would be like the u in up) and a ch which is nothing near a k or a ck or a g or whatever. It's a ch like in baruch or bach.
“I never get this right”
*proceeds to play it perfectly*
He made 2 small mistakes.
@@Fearzero so did ur mom
@@gdr205 Salty lil prik you are.
Perfect playing. Well balanced tone, the tempo is just nice, controlled fingering. And try to be human, he throws in some 'mistake' just to make us mortal feel better.
Of course, PG's his teacher :D
Exactly, I've never even heard of Paul making a mistake, he either hides it well, or he's a cyborg. :)
He's just so generous :-D
HAHAHAHAHA!
Great explaining!
lol
look up in youtube "J. S. Bach: Partita in d minor, 4. (Itzhak Perlman)" ..that is what he is playing
Itzhak Perlman on violin is what Paul Gilbert is on guitar
@FluidicDegree22 yeah i prefer vengerov over literally anyone else as a electric guitar/double bass player really love his round aggressive approach but that’s a matter of taste as you said
Thx so much
Thank you my friend!
TANKS
OMG, Bach is not from this world. If a great guitar player like Mr. Gilbert decides to record a CD with 60 minuts of Bach transcriptions, this will be the best guitar instrumental of all time.
Luiz H.M. there's plenty of that, on classical guitar
There is that sort of video on youtube with paul playing all classical pieces.. tho it's just 10 minutes long lol
Checkout Andre Segovia
Segovia
I’d buy that record
Always finish on the Bach, never in Debussy.
Hahaha
Haaaaaa!!!
Loool
Family guy joke.
Sometimes all I can think about is Debussy. Oh, look at the pianist! The pianist is so good with Debussy.
Oh, yes. When Debussy was young, that's when you want Debussy.
dont fuckin mess with paul gilbert!
Paul is great! But what I find AMAZING is, how did BACH write one note melodies with NO bass and NO Chords behind it.. Yet..it STILL sounds like Angels are singing? Bach FTW!!
They cleverly carefully suggest harmonic progressions through agogic accents and placement and so on.
simple Bach was a pure genious
There’s a lot more than one note in these melodies. These melodies are built from arpeggios which are essentially chords. The chords are there.
That is what i called Art of Contrapunctus
But there's "bass" and "chords" occurring. Not at the same time, as usual (violin limitations), but sometimes they're diluted in musical sequence and sometimes your mind completes it.
wow there's an actual guitarist at guitar center.
Lol
That's a first
He's PG btw
@@djodiyudha930 as if someone who couldnt even read a youtube title would know PG meant paul gilbert
You guys are the reason kids aren't getting any better at guitar
hes dressed like charlie from always sunny lmfao
Glenn Gabberty I literally thought the exact same thing lol
yeah you know i just understand pianos i just get them
"Then you know, the Santas would go upstairs with my mom to cheer her up" :D
Can't unsee
I bet he's a master of Bird Law too.
It's refreshing to hear Bach played on an electric guitar: it's so rich in melody and creativity instead of just another pentatonic sequence or run.
lol that was full of runs and sequences.
@lunarlight3131 yes, but he specifically said pentatonic lol
he nailed all the notes nice and clear in clean channel
1:04 he actually misses XD still a god
He accidentally hit the wrong string at the same time on the last note, rendering his career as a guitar virtuoso meaningless.
he is an alien from planet guitar
Doing that clean takes some balls....And alot of practice
Big big respect for Paul, this is very hard stuff to play
backslash68 mmm! Well said mate 👍
not impossible though
well obviously, he's doing it.
Kolis Ford
So it’s possible to do what he did?
Maybe that’s how he did it.
Thank you for your insight.
This is simple compared to a lot of his string skipping stuff. This is the Music you can probably read and play along whereas passing Me B.R.O? Shiiiit I’ll take two weeks off work then. Ffs.
yessss, my favourite movement from the Violin Partita in D minor!! I tried to learn this for classical guitar 2 years ago, I gave up halfway because it requires so much endurance and memorization. Crazy piece.
Thanks! I was about to post if anyone knew what piece this was.
+Moses Ramirez this specific movement is "gigue from violin partita in D minor". It's much more beautiful when you hear a proper classical violinist/classical guitarist play it.
@@jonathansera6134 uhhhh, I'll bet you it's NOT more beautiful....
God, I love Bach and I'm thankful with the people who plays his work.
What BWV is this? I will try to play that...
Not really bach. He is only playing the first voice... Point of bach is the contrapoint
JoeDeLucia D another guitar should be do the contrapoint... but believe it would sound better on two classical guitars.
I discovered the name of this song: BWV 1004 gigue
JoeDeLucia D Its a piece for solo violin so no counterpoint.
Paul is the greatest one-man cover band in history. Call out a song, any song by anyone, and he will play a perfect rendition of it offhand
Exactly. People don't seem to realize that those "masters" often spend YEARS focusing on classical guitar specifically, and playing these pieces HUNDREDS of times. Paul, on the other hand, is a metal player. Metal is equally demanding, but it's a completely different approach. So the fact that he is still able to do both genres with such a high level of skill. Paul is a true guitar nerd, and he definitely earned his props. People just look insecure when they trash him, frankly.
Holy crap!..it's videos like this that make me want to give up guitar playing altogether. He's got perfect timing, and amazing fluidity. He's a freakin genius.
amazing been sitting here wrapping presents and listening to him ...awesome performance
Even his mistakes have more technical ability than I’ll have in a lifetime of playing.
I've been listening to this for 5 years on and off now. I'm ready to take it on 🤙
Imagine writing that to begin with!
A lot would have just come from hearing stuff in his head too
being 911 crazy
Well ,imagine writing it having never been exposed to recorded music . Bach deserves the title Genius. I normally only cry when I stub my toe ,but JS Bach makes me well up .
This is next to nothing when you compare it to his orchestral/vocal and organ music which he composed over 400 works with complex polyphony. Bach was considered legendary by a good majority of famous composers and musicians. His contemporaries recall him being able to improvise up to 6 voices on organ in counterpoint which is just mind-blowing.
He was like an 18th Century Alvin Stardust
Sweep picking *exists*
Gilbert: "I have never met this man in my life"
I don't see how this guy can continue to absorb as much music as he does.
BRILLIANT ! ! ! Paul Gilbert is an amazing player, and always seems to be able to balance the shred, soul and melody perfectly! \m/
Bach is sublime, no matter what instrument plays it... that can't be said for most things
The thing that amazes me about Paul, is his memorization and knowledge of so many pieces of music. It seems like he can just recall a song at a moment's notice and play it well. It's obvious that this piece is not something he's sat down and rehearsed hundreds of times before this performance, yet he pulls it off, and you can see him actually feel the music as he plays it. This is why I think those who dismiss this performance and try to give us examples of a "real master of bach" are silly.
Whenever I walk into Guitar Center, the overall guitar playing skill average goes down.
Lets appreciate the skills of Mr. Gilbert on the electric guitar and the genius melodic skills of a German man who died before electricity was even a common resource. Why is it, that Bach's music always sounds good, no matter which instrument it is played on??...it baffles the mind.
Bach explored every permutation of every musical phrase that ever occurred to him. Nice job Paul.
In my opinion, bach's pieces have always stood out from the rest.
that's most people's opinion
Goldberg variations are some of the most beautiful mind tickling music ever created
yeah Skid Row was fuckin sick back in the day
Yes, and for some perspective, the Six Suites for cello are approximately 300 years old as of this year and still being played constantly all over the world. No one, no one at all, would have dreamed of that back in that era.
That’s because in a world dominated by the pursuit of novelty, Bach chased absolute mastery.
How do you even memorize a piece like that let alone play it perfectly?!?!?!? Spectacular!
+RIFFHANGER You should be able to memorise music like this as standard if you are a musician.
+alex ojideagu - Ah! Touche! You are correct. But still, quite a challenge - at least for me. Now I have to give it a try!
+RIFFHANGER Sure. It's like a Taxi driver who can only use a map or Satellite navigation compared to a driver who knows the city
+RIFFHANGER A piece like this, even for Paul Gilbert, would take some time and dedication to learn. When you spend a lot of time with something you sort of naturally memorize it. Plus this guys knowledge of musical theory is incredible. As long as he knows how the song is supposed to sound, I'm pretty sure he could play it by ear.
Yeah, as Tyler Davis said, if you remember the sound, it shouldn't be hard to memorize how to play it either (actually, I would say memorizing the sound is the most important part when it comes to memorizing how to play a piece). Also, theory does help. Analyze the harmonies and the different motifs and it makes it easier to memorize the piece. That way you don't need to memorize every single note. Because that's not how the piece was written - it's not just notes after notes. It has certain motifs that are repeated throughout the piece and the harmonies follow each other logically. If you put some thought into it, memorizing it becomes way easier.
Yeah, when memorizing a piece, you shouldn't just memorize what fingerings come after each other. Well, muscle memory is always important, but you want to also see the big picture. That way you aren't only dependent on your muscle memory.
You can tell he would be happy playing to no one on a street corner, his love for guitar runs deep. I am very happy that I came across his music early and we all need goals to work towards. THX for the video.
Oh man -Paul the man is the man. Such a pleasure to watch and to listen
is it me or does Paul seem like the most chill and non-pretentious musician around? No ego, no attitude, just seems like he loves music as much as the fans and is as excited as they are when everything goes right
Malmsteen is like that too
@@rykehuss3435 Yngwie is god all else are just apostles
Takes me back to the guitar duel in Crossroads.
My thoughts exactly!
That's because the Crossroads solo was an adaptation of Paganini's very popular 5th Caprice.
Murray Melander Same scales.
incredible…...Paul has always been one of my favs...
How can anyone give this a Thumbs Down 👎?! I cannot believe a single Thumbs Down for this great cold impromptu performance. Paul Gilbert is a very gifted guitarist. Thank You Paul!
i guess we can call that barock music
Just an amazing guitarist at work Much respect.
Barock'n Roll
Marc St-Antoine couldve used bock-rock but you fucked up didnt you
Marc St-Antoine Well it's J.S.Bach. You cannot call it Barock, it IS Barock.
Thomas Atzinger baroque?
wow,that really calmed my brain down. Sleep now good.
I'm not a metal fan per se, but I am a huge Paul Gilbert fan and admirer. Ferocious chops, incredibly musical, awesome sense of humor, and amazing generosity of spirit in the way he shares knowledge. I love watching his youtube clips!
Wish I could play like as amazing as that.. whew! Great playing Paul, of the masterpiece from Bach.
0:36 fuzz universe lick
This is pretty impressive. Playing things with a clean poppy sounds amplifies every mistake that is usually hidden by distortion.Hi did make some mistakes, but did much better than I expected.
one of the best guitarists in the world and he still gets nervous. we are all humans. peace and love jah bless.
You can see when he really starts feeling it- and that's when it just soars. Hearing a true master composer performed by a true master instrumentalist is a straight-up privilege. Thanks Bach & thanks Gilbo =)
He's a master at planting that seed of doubt in him, and then immediately blowing you mind. Look at the way he dresses, and they way he almost seems to mess up on purpose at the beginning, then proceeds to play the entire song, flawlessly.
Good performers leave the audience wanting more. The best performers leave the audience knowing they just experienced something they never even dreamed was possible.
Maybe he's so good because he plays classical music. He spoke in an interview about being into classical music. Classical and jazz really builds your chops and opens your ear and gives lots of ideas.
this guy is the definition of awesome, what a guitar legend.
Beautifully played Mr. P Gilbert ! Bravo 👏🏻
Ah, the CZcams Algorithm is at work again.
BTW, the quality of this video is awesome for the time it was posted.
Gilbert is a less egocentric version of Malmsteen!
So clean! Amazing hard work!!!
Inspiration for the day. Thank you.
wait he messed up in the beginning... is he human after all??
HECKproductions He's trolling us, man.
+HECKproductions And a couple of times after that, because some of Bach's music is incredibly difficult whether your name is Paul Gilbert or not. Also there are no guitar gods, just humans who practice.
He didn't fail, it was the guitar
Diego E. True.
HECKproductions Pretty sure he was just trying to be humble and give us hope. Haha.
In Bach, one hears beautiful harmony embedded into the melody. In Yngwie, one hears fast repetitive bullshit scales.
-Abraham Lincoln
With respect to Yngwie he is not just Baroque - apparently from his interviews he admires players like Paganini who came later, and he improvises like they did at their recitals. It takes a certain familiarity with classical music (in particular Violin) to appreciate I suppose
JeffMasonProject Actually I studied classical music for many years. How anyone can listen to Yngwie’s music for more than 30 seconds is beyond me.
@@DonVal86 could you please elaborate on why you dislike Yngwie? just started listening to him recently and as much as there are many, many things I would change about his music if I was the composer behind his tracks, I also have some sort of admiration for some things he does in his songs, but I'm extra curious what someone who's studied classical music thinks of his composing in detail
Raziej Great question! I want to preface my opinion by saying that there are many academics that would defend his music. I, for one, find it repetitive and without much development. He plays the same kind of fast scales over and over which can only go so far. There isn’t much variety in his music that I’ve ever heard. I’m more curious to know which bits you would change about his music.
@@DonVal86 I strongly agree that there's not much variety in what he plays, I mean he's raping the harmonic scale over and over and sure the scale itself is pretty intricate to listen to but it gets boring when you hear that a major part of the guy's discography is playing fast alt-picked licks on the harmonic scale, which really saddens me, cause he has moments where he tells a beautiful story with his playing and then pulls of some pointless shred factory. Far Beyond the Sun, one of his most popular songs, shares this problem with many others from his repertoire. What's more, you can listen to, say, Inferno by Marty Friedman, or Cafo by Animals As Leaders, and sure as hell there are some fast shredding parts but it clearly feels to me that they're there for a reason and have a certain message to deliver, meanwhile Yngwie, I feel like sometimes he does shredding just to do shredding, to show off. On the other hand, he has some very tasteful solos as well, ones that keep me like 'holy shit he's amazing' from the very first second to the end, like Rising Force. I think Yngwie as a musician is hardwired to his style and he doesn't seem like a very open-minded composer. Also, I've heard him in a lesson video once, explaining legato as 'not using your right hand'. I'm not sure if this was a superficial explanation for beginners, or he really meant that, but we all know Allan Holdsworth and no, legato is not 'just 'not using your right hand' while playing. So there are things in his technique that he belittles and it's pretty unflattering to both his playing and him as a musician. Thank you for the answer, I'm glad to know the opinion of a student. I'm self-taught and I've heard a lot of positive stuff about Yngwie, glad to know I'm not the only one who can't really enjoy his music as much as others do. Guess he's not that flawless in the end :)
10 years later, still a legend!
Simply beautiful.
I like how he throws in some palm muting in there about 2:12 or so just for effect. Great playing
Impressive but many have mastered this but hats off to Mr. Gilbert and doing it standing up certainly adds to the degree of difficulty
Note: the piece is pure genius so one mustn't be too dazzled by the performer and then blithely gloss over the composer and composition itself
One of the most beautiful and bravest performances
Paul Gilbert
Phenomenal experience with any kind of Guitar 🎸 😍
Even though they were right in front of him playing, they kept watching it on the screen.
His brain and fingers work perfectly
Touch and phrasing of the notes, just amazing.
One can't help but love his humble approach (admitting he's nervous). Not to mention he really is an amazing guitarist / musician. I met him once at a clinic decades ago. Wicked nice, down to earth human being.
And he is a very down to earth player unlike some who are just full of ego
You can always detect a true shredder by their insistence on using the bridge pickup
An example of how hard it actually is to play Bach. Even for a master like Paul.
i wouldnt say its the best example go watch ana vidovic play one of his fugues.
you're saying that like we all thought it was easy
squeeeeek!! wwhhooo!! aaaaaah!!! Love it!! Saw him in London at Charring cross! One of the best concerts I ever seen !!!
Paul is the real deal. This is a lot to put to memory.
What episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is this?
Wait... did Paul Gilbert say he was nervous? That's like Da Vinci saying "I hope people like my painting".
Bach really is the foundation of so much Western music, and seeing Paul do this really reinforces that. It works on a lot of different levels, and I'm pretty sure that Paul sat around and did this stuff as practice for a really long time. Kudos.
after watching him alive and spending so much time seeing his videos.... he is genius
“I’m really influenced by Mozart and Bach, and it’s kind of in-between. It’s like a Mach piece, really.”
I call this one 'kiss my love pump' lol
Violin partia in d minor 1004 gigue bach
That's awesome! Paul Gilbert is really amazing!
Loved him since I first heard him in racer x sooo many years ago now ugh
0:37 i think he uses this lick in fuzz universe too
Actually it's the whole tune:
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He attac
he protecc
But most importantly
He plays bach
He is definitely one of my favorite guitarists
Saw the thumbnail and thought “that looks like my guitar center” then read the description and realized it was.. then realized that I was there for this 😂😂
What's the Name of this Bach Piece?
Partita in Dm
Good to hear Paul doing a cover. Those Bach dudes shred🤘When are they on tour?
There's something about classical music played on guitar that i just love.
Seriously one of the greatest of all time. Paul Gilbert.
Can you imagine the level of tool that gives this a thumbs down? HAHAHA
0:36 did i hear Fuzz Universe?
I love this!
Just beautiful Paul!
Honestly it sounded a bit sloppy in parts. This is why most shredders play with tons of delay and distortion. Props to Paul for playing it clean. Difficult material, no backing music, just him playing clean in front of an audience. He even admitted he was nervous.
Yes and he can do it cleanly. But playing Bach with maybe not enough pratice and being nervous can push even PG to his limits. But I agree. Most shredders just drown their imperfections in delay and distortion.
He played great considering he had not rehearsed actually, a few dead notes at the beginning and at the end, but sloppy? Hardly.
Bravo Paul! That's what I like to see pure picking, none of that hybrid "cheat" picking so many modern players are doing now.
Wow! that was stunning!
simply brilliant.