Hey Tyler, Vai here, (really). This video is outstanding. Thank you so so much for posting it. There’s nothing that lights me up more than to see someone find inspiration in something I do. I know that feeling because I’m inspired by so many. Your enthusiasm here is palpable. A few things about the technique. I don’t think the idea of it is unique. As many have posted here, they have been fooling with it. And there are many other incredible guitar players that have employed something like it. I have seen Jerry Donahue’s name come up and oddly enough, I was never familiar with him, but I checked him out for the first time a few days ago. Yes, he’s doing it and much more! Perhaps differently but the concept is there. But we all have a different way of approaching a technique and Candle Power was my way. I had the technique in the back of my mind for decades but never focused on it because it requires a guitar with no whammy bar, which as you know is very unlike me. Then some years ago I heard Doug Rappaport. Check him out, incredible player. He does this thing that sounds like he’s using a slide, but he’s not. So smooth and elegant. Although what Doug does is a different type technique, that’s when I heard the potential quality in this joint shifting technique. The reason I call it “joint shifting” is, I discovered the best, and only way, to play a riff like this is to approach the string with the tip of the finger and bend the note at the top joint so only the joint moves and not the whole fingers. Getting the independence together and keeping intonation is the real bitch as you pointed out. I used Ernie Ball 10-42 strings. Any lighter and the integrity of the width of the tone suffers. The more difficult example of this is in an earlier part of the song. On youtube version that would be at 1:21. I believe I can say, that’s the hardest riff I ever attempted, but I got the gold on it. It’s important to note that the reason the riffs even happened the way they do is because I was following my inner ear for the melody. Doing things for technique sake usually comes out sounding that way, like a technique. But I always strive to make it sound like a piece of music and that requires the listening to the inner ear. The melody and song are always first for me. It’s obvious from some of these posts that the song and the technique, and me in general, are not the taste of some folks. That’s fine. I’ve learned that that’s to be expected. How could it not? Everyone has a different perspective of the world in general, not to mention the music and artists they like. But I have always found that diversity is the zest of life. I would love nothing more than to see other aspiring guitar players see this, be inspired by it, and take it way way beyond what I’m doing. Sort of as if I would have discovered this when I was in my 20’s and developed it for 40 years. But I guess I was working on other things back then and have to rely on my 60 year-old self to do this for the first time. It would be nice to have 40 more years to tweak this technique and develop it myself. Then I believe you might see some truly amazing things. But evolution is inexorable, especially in the guitar community. I enjoy seeing that too. I’ve just replanted some seeds. Based on all the other things I have on my plate, it’s unlikely I will take the opportunity to develop this technique to where my mind can actually see it go. But that’s what handing it off is all about. It’s not my riff, it’s our riff, all of us. Oddly enough, I'm not a huge fan of country music, as is evidence in my entire catalog. I don't believe there's even one song that resembles a conventional country type song. The moment you take a clean sounding Strat or a Tele and start plucking with the fingers, it will have a country type sound to it. I love great country style picking guitar players. All the ones mentioned here, but I never felt compelled to play anything like it, nor did I feel that way when composing this song. Any country sounding reference is because of the parameters I set up to play the song, not because I was trying to emulate country sounding guitar playing. Why? Virtually every country player I know destroys me with that technique. This was the first time for me. With your wonderful consideration of bringing things like this to your fan base, you are doing us all a great service. You are the oil in the engine my friend and we are all grateful. I’m here for you. All of you. I am at your service really. I have always felt a brotherhood of sorts with other guitar players. We are in this together. Now come on all you players, It’s your job to raise the bar far higher… if you dare. Deep appreciation Tyler. You are killin’ it my brother! Steve Vai

@Brian_Dean-O

4 жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday, Dude! Now what's your secret to looking 20 years younger than you are lol. Saw you in Tulsa a few years ago (maybe been longer idk) at the Cain's, truly one of the best concerts ever. Come back sometime and please For the Love of God talk Joe into bringing this next G3 tour to Tulsa!

@hotblackdesiato3451

4 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday Steve - You should check out Jerry Donahue's album Telecasting. Just imagine what he could do if he had a whammy on there too!

@shannonm7981

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I've never seen such a high profile musician comment on a video, especially as humble & in-depth as this. I now have even more respect for you, which I never thought I could give as your already one of my top inspirations as a guitarist & I listen to your music everyday. Thanks for being such a humble & down to earth guy who has inspired me & millions of others & revolutionizing electric guitar forever.

@lallas92

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! I was screaming “Jerry Donahue!” at my screen! Love Steve. Love Jerry.

@shannonm7981

4 жыл бұрын

@@whalewinner6328 it seems legit. It's an '09 account & hes commented on one of Rick Beato's videos. I could be wrong though.

Maybe if he'd used that against Ralph Macchio, he would've won.

@johnnybrown9581

4 жыл бұрын

It was fixed

@Miguelplaysguitar

4 жыл бұрын

crossroads was phenomenal

@chunkymonkey5458

4 жыл бұрын

Johnny Brown nah he lost fair and square

@sailen7298

4 жыл бұрын

Its much harder to fake your lost though 😆. Funny comment

@lutfiramly4168

4 жыл бұрын

nah.. ralph macchio would use double joint shifting technique

My uncle died two weeks ago today. He was my guitar hero. We would play 2 to 3 times a week on Zoom. He was diagnosed with cancer and in less than a month he was gone. It's so cool to have a guitar community like this, and people like Tyler who show you things because who do I have now? I have all you guys.. so thank you Tyler!! Keep up the good work! You make a difference.

@GodsUnrulyFriends

3 жыл бұрын

May the Creator grant your Uncle peace.

@gabycapoirizarry

3 жыл бұрын

So sorry about your enormous loss Beth. If it's any comfort, I think people that are connected to music leave traces of their life and soul in music, that can be found throughout time at pleasantly unexpected synchronized moments in life. I agree with the common artistic belief that we are a collective soul. May your uncle find peace and rest as he dwells in the space of souls we all draw inspiration from.

@mrjebadia2582

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss He will always be with you

@chrisking6695

2 жыл бұрын

@@gabycapoirizarry there's no such thing as a soul. The best answer is we don't know. Stop claiming certainty on a subject we can't even properly examine because it's said to be of supernatural origin.

@gabycapoirizarry

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisking6695Lacking much on comprehension, aren't we? I said "I think".

This is a pretty common technique in country guitar trying to sound like a pedal steel. Via has of course taken it to a whole different direction, and is top notch. His use is so exotically melodic.Very, very cool.

@belpack8989

2 ай бұрын

I was going to say this. Vai, great as he is, did not invent this technique. As you say, it is used in country music.

Next step: combining joint shifting with tapping

@johnnybrown9581

4 жыл бұрын

Combine joint shifting with sweep picking

@angadgianirogers1844

4 жыл бұрын

Unpopular opinion but muted sweep picking sounds like farts. Especially on a clean tone.

@fragtagninja1633

4 жыл бұрын

@@angadgianirogers1844, I'm not huge fan either.

@birdb0i327

4 жыл бұрын

the random asian: I´M FUCKING WORKING ON IT

@NivanSharma

4 жыл бұрын

Joint shifting with legato

STEVE VAI IS 60??????

@Nightshade1881

4 жыл бұрын

Yup he’s looking very old these days :(

@andrewlevistermma

4 жыл бұрын

Punks not Dead Yeah

@chunkymonkey5458

4 жыл бұрын

JAM Guitars that means 60 pretty much

@chunkymonkey5458

4 жыл бұрын

JAM Guitars ok good I was unsure

@NivanSharma

4 жыл бұрын

emilio olivas he doesn’t look that old

Wow! Really really hard!!

@uncleNito

3 жыл бұрын

hi Tomo! :D

@carternevill

3 жыл бұрын

Steve Carell is giggling right now😅

Amazing job, bro. It sounded perfectly natural & un-forced in that short clip of the song. You made it sound *_very_* close to Vai; and that's a HUGE compliment! You inspire players to play. You explain hard stuff & basic stuff. Your playing is beautiful. Thanks!

3:37 when some one cuts you in line but you don’t want to make a scene

@hathushrobert6483

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha underrated comment XD

@TrevorRS05

4 жыл бұрын

LOL

@dogboy0912

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

Vai’s just giving us his take, on a old technique. Check out Jerry Donahue, and his work in The Hellecasters. These kind of bends have been in his vocabulary for years.

@EricGomesOficial

4 жыл бұрын

and Jerry said that he discovered this sound by a mistake, it's kind fun that most of really new ideas comes from a mistake

@anibalsantanderjeria6420

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, nothing new under the sky

@dirkda2451

4 жыл бұрын

yeah upgrade of country 101 lead style

@caseyodonnell6621

4 жыл бұрын

@Rohan Kay I was about to post the same link. I saw that when it aired on AFN in Germany in the 80's and it blew my mind. Jerry's control multistring and behind the nut bends is incredible.

@andrewryder1319

4 жыл бұрын

@Rohan Kay Thanks for the Donohue link. Here's Richie Kotzen using Donohue's technique -oops! uh, the one Vai just invented :-) kzread.info/dash/bejne/eneT1qOlmJuweag.html

“Legendary Licks you think are licks but are actually the whole tongue”

@felkikid

3 жыл бұрын

lol underrated comment

When I read joint shifting I thought I was about to see a man dislocate his fingers and play that way.

@m3swatson

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what I was thinking also

I used to do this when I started to play bar chords, but the bends were out of tune

@matejdudjak9969

4 жыл бұрын

I am a piano player, and play guitar sometimes, I do this on power chords sometimes for the lowest note, and sometimes on some other chords I transfer from piano, coz I think it sounds good. xD

@eluherlu

4 жыл бұрын

Lol I feel you

@brunettobrunetti9644

4 жыл бұрын

hahahah eres bueno tiooo

@frederickkrug5420

4 жыл бұрын

Use a tele

@dudeman5303

4 жыл бұрын

@@hler7576 yeah ive been doing it for years, I am surprised Vai is getting credit in this for doing it. I assumed what i was doing was at the very least not a common technique, people tend to obsess over shredding and other shit like sweeping and tapping, so it made me happy how well I could use my fingers independently using this technique, but I didn't think it "hadn't been done" before.

Imagine SRV doing this on 13 gauge strings

@JoshuaBenitezNewOrleans

4 жыл бұрын

Why would you put that in my mind!? Just thinking about it turns my phalanges into crushed up mozzarella sticks

@matsum2332

4 жыл бұрын

@@JoshuaBenitezNewOrleans hello I'm a 13 gauge user

@FunkadelicPancho

4 жыл бұрын

He used a mixed set and tuned down a half step

@moron5716

4 жыл бұрын

stevie actually used 17s for a bit according to rene martinez

@atrocitor4206

4 жыл бұрын

Anytime I see Stevie mentioned, I upvote.

Wow Tyler! What a wonderful response from the master maestro. That is beautiful to see that your dedication to learning the more difficult techniques and your eagerness to share them with us all has inadvertently earned you the praise of a true guitar god, a title maestro Via would refute and replace with kindred spirit. All I can say is I’m so happy for you and all who watch your channel. You most certainly deserve the props he gave your efforts demonstrating that technique and the time and thought he put into his response on your channel. It says a lot about the guy and what he thinks of you, something your viewers have known for some time.

"Thank you steve vai for lighting a fire in me that hasn't been lit in awhile" That just gave me chills. It makes me happy to see him passionate about something new like this

When people post "Great video" 9 seconds after a 10 minute video is uploaded

"Can't wait to practice this on my 13-gauge strings" - a masochist

@nigel5634

4 жыл бұрын

I’d suggest you get ready for the trip to the ER .

@LayMyBurdenDown

4 жыл бұрын

8 strings to the joint.

@patty3288

4 жыл бұрын

12s are the move

@chrisphilipson8609

4 жыл бұрын

Stevie Ray Vaughn begs to differ

@alonsomoscolosco

4 жыл бұрын

@@patty3288 Hell no. You are all abducted by the "thicker strings = more tone" theory. Like BB King once said: Y'all working too hard!!

WOW. Vai has blown me away since I first heard him in the 80's. ... and now, YOU're blowing me away!

Thankyou for your commitment in learning some of this to show us, that is some seriously hard practice. I saw this yesterday and was blown away too. Steve keeps knocking it out the park! Puts the other shredders in their place

The master has done it again! What is your favorite “odd” guitar technique?

@joolliann

4 жыл бұрын

Yo mom 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

@razertooth6030

4 жыл бұрын

Using a pick...on a bass

@cosimoaltozano7134

4 жыл бұрын

Anything guthrie govan does

@blackfangj3251

4 жыл бұрын

Dude I love you Chanel it's helped me so much and made me want to play the guitar I just want to say you are the best most helpful KZread Chanel in the universe. Rock on🤘

@andrewlevistermma

4 жыл бұрын

Music is Win I like the double pull offs in Jambi by Tool

Nobody: Steve vai: i invent a new technique on a 300 year old instrument

@TheAgentAssassin

4 жыл бұрын

I was already doing this though. 😥

@216trixie

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheAgentAssassin nice

@couchcamperTM

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheAgentAssassin correct, that's not new, I did this years back and I am not even playing the guitar. I was allowed to hold one while my guitarist got new beer. so a half-drunk drummer came up with this and now the world celebrates a world famous guitarist for it. FML it's always the same lol I still like Vai, though, even if he is just a guitarist. (wandering off into the mist bending all but the middle finger, uttering inaudible guitarist jokes...)

@croakhilleburg9155

4 жыл бұрын

Keith Newberry Same.

@ellestice3996

4 жыл бұрын

@@couchcamperTM I guess it should also be said that steve vai is the first to fully fledge it out, and (potentially) bring it to the masses. That isnt to discredit you though, Im just giving my piece.

That DADGAD part is Amazing!!! Thank you man, you’re so amazing, keep doing what you truly love!!! 🎸❤️🎼

what I loved on that video is there are many influences created by new great guitarists and he have implemented such many things I've recognized on that new guitarists... It is fantastic he is 60 years old and he is influenced by modern guitarists and he applies it on his music being a god!! Man! the best example on a always learning mind!!

Tyler, this was a great video, man. One of your best. Your enthusiasm really comes through and is contagious. I was smiling along with you as you described the pains of this technique. So many people have to comment about "not new" etc. But new is relative and this was definitely new territory for many players, worth dissecting like you did here. Great video. Great original DADGAD song. Great job all around. Congrats on that excellent response from the master himself. To get a reply like that from Vai must have made your day. Congrats on your success and that very special validation!

David Gilmour when he sees those bends: “Finally, a worthy opponent!” bRuh (edit) tHANK FOR lIkEs AHHWHSHRHRHRJRJR

@mogu-mogu2335

4 жыл бұрын

On standard tuning on guitar, C#m Best Key. As for me.

@konijntjesbroek

4 жыл бұрын

That Lightnin' Boy Martone better watch his back. . .

@tyleraho2485

4 жыл бұрын

No threat detected. Gilmour is an OG.

@steveg6199

4 жыл бұрын

One of the licks reminded me of the intro riff to "Shine on you crazy Diamond"

@bijoythewimp2854

4 жыл бұрын

Steve vai DIO walking towards David Gillmour (meme)

Even though another guy has done this before- it's a really unique skill that brings Vai wayy out of his comfort zone. At the end of the day you have to be able to commend him for expanding his range to a ridiculous degree

@alanpreyra7898

4 жыл бұрын

Well said. Steve is as complete a player as they come and it's great to see him flex a little fingerstyle muscle!

One of your best videos.Tx!

Happy Birthday to Vai of course! Quite easily one of the most unique guitarists who ever picked up the interesting. It really is amazing that he is still pushing the boundaries and finding the most interesting techniques.

It's like Goku's training in the Time Chamber

@AdwaitPatil

4 жыл бұрын

Vai = viz

@NivanSharma

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@Nimrods7

4 жыл бұрын

It’s like Goku’s SS3 transformation

@AdwaitPatil

4 жыл бұрын

@@Nimrods7 that makes us all either babidi or buu, I call dibs on buu !

I’m so glad that you have brought attention to this. I’ve been playing for over 39 years and when I came to that point in the video I was like, “wait a minute what was that?” And I had to watch it again.

That four bar you played at the end was so sweet!

"I'm doing the work, I'm baby-stepping, I'm not a slacker!" - Bob Wiley

I smell new generation technique for guitar👀

Wow. You inspire me man! Nice licks and awesomeness. Thank you.

I saw this for the first time with Albert lee in one of his instructional video. I saw your interview with him and he’s right when he says it’s not the exact same thing that’s been done, but in a lot of ways it’s been done for years. The only thing that matters is that it got people like you and I and others excited about playing. That’s what makes it special

There's a folk rock guitarist called Jerry Donahue who does something similar

@HankMarquardt

4 жыл бұрын

When I first listened to Candle Power, the first thing I thought was "this is all over the Hellecasters records" ...

@brian_mccomedy

4 жыл бұрын

He goes through it in this clip: kzread.info/dash/bejne/X3ikq7eddqnYY9o.html

@GavinMorris1

4 жыл бұрын

@@HankMarquardt to be fair though, they use a b-bender to do it, I think.

@johnwilkes2815

4 жыл бұрын

Jerry was doing that years ago without a b bender.

@MrStrato81

4 жыл бұрын

Jerry Donahue is a Master on this. The diference os that Steve searchs a diferentes Melody more freak

I thought that was already a thing

@kokomumu7420

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah Guthrie Govan used this

@matthewlyle3295

4 жыл бұрын

No matter what it is Guthrie has done it before

@odgeUK

4 жыл бұрын

I feel like I've seen / heard this already too. Just can't place where.

@azzka6361

4 жыл бұрын

Greg koch

@ColeFoumtain

4 жыл бұрын

Synyster Gates sorta does it in the God Hates Us solo. Reason I still can’t play it.

Great explanation & very cool bit you made with it. Congrats on getting Vai's attention!

Your composition at the end was killer!!! ... and inspiring! Thanks for all of your great content!

Steve still innovating while we're all still trying to get right what he did two decades ago

@justmetal227

4 жыл бұрын

4 decades ago xD for me lol

@blueroses7468

4 жыл бұрын

@@justmetal227 the number doesn't change bruh age doesnt matter

@drivebye2709

4 жыл бұрын

Except he didn't.

@sergioserramusic

4 жыл бұрын

The Weasel with a b bender tho

I'm a few months too late, but this obliterated my calluses.

@Hipsters_N_Hippies

3 жыл бұрын

What’s worse... that’s exactly what I was working on last week. BUT I NEVER SEEN THIS! Well. that’s the way it goes sometimes. And I had to take 2 days off after the first day, it’s just like learning guitar all over again. So be prepared for that! Because since we are already used to pushing past that discomfort it can get really bad after a few hours on noodling. But after 2 days you should be good to go with some thick boy fingers. Haha

@Hipsters_N_Hippies

3 жыл бұрын

Oh and it can be bad on carpal tunnel. And just your joints and wrist. So some pain can come outa nowhere. So be prepared for that too. Just an honest warning people. Either take it or leave it. Up to you.

@bigsmoke1887

3 жыл бұрын

Same bro lol

Man, that DADGAD jam at the end was super inspiring! Thanks again, Tyler!

Seems like I had to go a long way down the comments to find a compliment on your four-bar thing; sounds like a great start, really liked it.

I swear, you could post a video of Steve Vai walking on water and someone in the comments would say "see, Steve Vai can't swim"

@chillchimichangas9978

3 жыл бұрын

Too true

@ianplonka1148

3 жыл бұрын

It’s actually harder for Steve vai to play this technique than a beginner

Johnny Hiland been doing this for a minute. At high speed

@JDhomieG

4 жыл бұрын

came to say this

@kriskollmar9728

4 жыл бұрын

60 seconds isn’t very long dude.

@JDhomieG

4 жыл бұрын

@@kriskollmar9728 Steve Vai turned 60 YEARS, not seconds. Happy b day Steve.

@GuitarStarAcademy

4 жыл бұрын

Read through comments just to avoid repeating this one myself lol. A lot of country players have been doing this for a while. Vai did kinda take this to the extreme here, but yea not an invention

@chrisbarnes7367

4 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this. Red Volkaert, James Burton, Will Ray....but then again, EVH is credited with inventing tap harmonics.

Best video yet! Very inspiring.

I wasn’t expecting a lot when I saw vais new track a couple of days ago but I was blown away by what he did to stretch himself . I really felt inspired .

Joint shifting: Steve vai discovers country guitar at age 60

@jrnew1378

4 жыл бұрын

👍😂 Truth!

@HUGEGUY405

4 жыл бұрын

Dead!

@jasonwilliamshuck

4 жыл бұрын

Yea. Listen to Jerry Donahue from the Hellecasters. Vai’s application is super cool tho.

@Dzeroed

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 🤘

@chevy11786

4 жыл бұрын

100

Jerry Donahue has been doing this since the 70's. Granted Steve is a little more technical with it.

@jamonmusic940

4 жыл бұрын

I just commented similar 'bout JD, ahead of his time.

@kevdmiller

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Vai (in his comment on this video that's pinned to the top) mentions that Jerry inspired him and makes the point that the technique isn't his invention. He basically *named* it.

@brunoblivious

3 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this. Jerry's been using this "new technique" for decades.

@belpack8989

3 жыл бұрын

I thought of country guitar (and specifically Jerry Donahue) as soon as I saw this video.

@moreblack

3 жыл бұрын

The Claw FTW

Great work man, the piece you came up with sounded really cool

Great video. And that 4 bar thing you did sounds awesome. Hope you develop it into a full piece.

steve vai: here’s my new technique country guitarists: am i a joke to you?

@nikolabarantiev6452

4 жыл бұрын

country guitarists use b or g benders

@bishalgiri7487

4 жыл бұрын

You mean that technique existed earlier.

@bishalgiri7487

4 жыл бұрын

JAM Guitars i don’t even know what that means

@bwall615

4 жыл бұрын

Country players have been doing this for years. Brent Mason, Johnny Hiland don’t use B or G Benders.

@theonlyredspecial

4 жыл бұрын

Steve is playing it in quite a different way than the country guitarists. You should watch his video

Halo 2 Theme: Mjolnir Mix will always be my favorite music from Vai

I’m so glad I’ve been doing a mild version of this for a while now. So it won’t be insane to approach. I can’t wait to play now.

It's awesome and I do appreciate it. Country guitarists have been doing pedal steel licks with this technique forever.

@alexojideagu

4 жыл бұрын

Yes this is nothing new. More like the emperors new clothes. I was messing around with a guitar lesson in a magazine on country bends 25 years ago.

"I'VE GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS!!"

also check out some Chris Poland stuff his bends are crazy, self taught such an amazing player ...

I've been doing this for a few years now! I started with and still play a lot of classical guitar, where finger independence is a huge thing you work towards, so I've found lots of right hand techniques especially on electric guitar to be easier for me when I use my finger instead of a pick, along with some left hand ones like this and quickly changing between crazy chords. I'm still a relative novice with a pick, currently working on the fast SRV style tremolo

Insane! Great peace of music uve come up with! Love it

I saw when he posted it and knew all my guitar teacher subs would be reviewing It. Lol incredible stuff

I've seen Martin Miller do this when he played Travels on several interviews. Blew my mind.

@pkm1988

4 жыл бұрын

exactly its on the andertons music interview

@brandongrayson456

4 жыл бұрын

Martin Millers band deserves more attention in my opinion.

@dylanc3744

4 жыл бұрын

Brandon Grayson Ikr?? It's a perfect line-up of master musicians.

Very nice to see this. Ive been working on this for a while now. It builds flexability and strength around the main knuckle area. I bend the high notes as well as the lower notes in the chord. I also do a chord and then manually slide a finger up whole step or half while still holding the chord. I hav a tele with a b and g bender so that got me thinking how to do similar things on my other standard guitars..it takes a little time but u def can dial it in and its so much fun and so worth it.

You have done an incredible job! Loved your attempt in a different tuning! Thumb way up!

I've seen other guitar players use this kind of technique, they just never had a name for it. That and it's usually just one chord that they'll bend a note on. I've seen the guitarist from Wormed use that with tritones to bend the high note into key. It's really neat.

@dis.infectant

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah.... It's not actually new. A way of emulating lap steel. Steve should know better.

@angelc.4422

4 жыл бұрын

Wormed rules

@dis.infectant

4 жыл бұрын

Still... Not the easiest technique.

Steve vai didn’t come up with that. It’s been around in country music for years. Look up some Brent mason and Danny gatton. They combine “joint shifting” with hybrid picking and fast double stops. Good country pickers can do this technique no problem

@Retrograde6

4 жыл бұрын

Brent Mason. That's the name I was looking for

@jaygilbert4546

4 жыл бұрын

And Jerry Donahue, as I mentioned above....

@lucasetienne6573

4 жыл бұрын

Classic tune Windy and Warm has this technique. Chet Atkins and Jerry found this much earlier and did it on acoustic guitar instead of electric which would be much easier. Also Django Reinhardt literally did this all the time. What the actual f*ck , how can you graduate from music college and not know this.

@connerbeckett7193

4 жыл бұрын

Lucas Etienne awesome song one of my all time favourites on acoustic

@robgrant7683

4 жыл бұрын

Jay Gilbert and Albert Lee too. Yeah, this is not new stuff.

Love your piece at the end of the video - sounds really nice! Great video. Feeling inspired to try it myself.

I guess one is never too old to keep growing and improving which is very inspiring for us older dudes.

I'm early to the comment section, so hopefully Tyler you see this. I've been subbed to you since you were at 200,000 subs, and you have never failed to put out good content. You are such a talented musician and have the best sense of humour. Whenever I have a bad day I go to your channel and I'm instantly happier. Thank you and don't ever stop what you do.

@nameisrubin191

4 жыл бұрын

So wholesome. Here! Have my like. :D

*It is making a REALLY beautiful Pedal Steel like sound*

Thanks for breaking it down. I saw Steve Vai's Candle Power vid, and I thought he was doing something different. Might have to try this on bass.

WOW OP! That sounded GREAT. This technique is NEW? I have been doing this for 30 YEARS. It comes from the American south. I like it a lot. Great respect to master Vai.

"No middle finger, you will not move!" -Tyler

Steve Vai is just incredible. - Micah's dad

Dude, nice job deconstructing this so easily. And, excellent job recreating it in so little time. You, sir, are also a great player. Nice work, I'm glad you found a muse. Ima try that shit now. Thank you. And thank you Steve, for just being awesome.

ty for this , had to break it down into excersises to learn it really but really good

33 seconds after upload, damn I've never been this early

Steve Howe already did something very similar on "The Clap" in 1971.

@JeffThePoustman

4 жыл бұрын

No bending, or "The" in "Clap".

@JeffThePoustman

4 жыл бұрын

Grateful for the vote of confidence, but I'm starting to have my doubts about my own assertion. Regarding bending in the song. As I go through it in my mind I recall there are a couple of multi string bends I believe. I may be due for a helping of humble pie. Tastes sour at first but I'm finding myself getting used to it more and more over the years.

this i one of the coolest and most inspiring things ive seen in a long, long time.

Great piece at the end !

isn't this kind of what clapton does with the hey hey riff

@mcbrodz1663

4 жыл бұрын

Probably

@MrHandsomeStudios

4 жыл бұрын

Cow- _"PERHAPS"_

@fmills1583

4 жыл бұрын

Jimmy, did you use your black magic to cast a curse on Eddie and the Hot Rods?

@merijn4440

4 жыл бұрын

Yes he kinda does! Don't think he bends a full step tho, and it's acoustic and blues so I don't think he keeps his other fingers that specific on their original note (which isn't a problem). But the base does indeed seem to be the same

@merijn4440

4 жыл бұрын

Jamie Carter it is, he plays this hendrix e7#9 and then bends the b-string up a half step while his other fingers stay in (somewhat) the same position. It's not the exact same, but it's certainly very similar

Looking forward to seeing what people can do with this. I'm sure someone's already working on something amazing using this, besides Steve Vai Update: tried it and its hard.

@themotocrossmodchannelWulfMX

4 жыл бұрын

Johnny Hiland has been doing this for years. This is not a new technique at all, he explains that since he is legally blind guitar player he couldn't really tell if some of the country players he was listening too were using B or G bender tele's so he improvised and did what he thought he heard. If you haven't heard of Johnny, he is the nicest guy ever, legally blind, and FLOGGS almost every player I have heard. He was actually on Steve Vai's record label Favored Nations yrs ago so I have a feeling Steve has been working on this stuff for a while....after watching a bunch of his videos, remember, he is blind. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qXd3o5uoXdyfdLQ.html

@themotocrossmodchannelWulfMX

4 жыл бұрын

another where you blows minds kzread.info/dash/bejne/qZ16sNOfeZXWp5M.html

@realreally5927

4 жыл бұрын

@@themotocrossmodchannelWulfMX i agree ...johnny is absolutely awesome !!!

@dominicr5326

4 жыл бұрын

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@timothyferiyadi5743

4 жыл бұрын

I used to do something like this with volume pedal to emulate a pedal steel because i cant afford one but stopped doing it because it absolutely destroyed my fingers everytime i do this

Nicely done! Cool technique :-)

I love the lick you came up with. That’s really sick

I should imagine that playing with 8's would make this whole process somewhat easier.

wouldn't call it a "new" technique, it's basically extended Double stops, still pretty awesome though

@tomdijk5549

4 жыл бұрын

Double stops doesnt even involve bending or am I silly rn?

@Cornholio02D

4 жыл бұрын

Jerry Donahue did the exact same thing as Vai did here. Nevertheless its ultra-awesome

@ernesterz

4 жыл бұрын

Also sweep picking its just alternate picking but not alternate...

@aaronmattis

4 жыл бұрын

John Jorgensen does this. I think he has for a long time. I do it a little; it’s VERY difficult.

@irem71

4 жыл бұрын

@@ernesterz hahaha that was good

Fantastic tutorial. Subscribed.

I've been doing this for years I thought it was normal but I like how Steve Vai incorporated it with chords

I can’t even do Mr. Spock’s “Live Long and Prosper” hand thing. No friggin way I’m ever getting this right!

Ive been noodling with this for years. I didnt know it was a thing.

Interesting. I've been doing this with my Chapman NS Stick since 2013 or so - it's such a satisfying feeling and sound.

Music , sounds, all these things are so Great!

I GOT BLISTAHS ON ME FINGAHS!

@templategaming275

4 жыл бұрын

Have you played Helter skelter on Beatles rockband

@akosszakacs

4 жыл бұрын

I'M BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!!

@pauloprzybylski6522

4 жыл бұрын

"Maybe get a blister on your little finger, maybe get a blister on your thumb".... hmmm, think I've already heard that before....

“Steve Vai created a new technic called joint shifting” Johnny Hiland and his chiken pickin’ wants to have some words.

Your four bar bit at the end sounded amazing. Please develop it into a 2-3 minute track for us to listen to :)

Steve is a beautiful human being and a wonderfully gifted player who is well known for generously sharing his talent and his stage to help promote other players. I expect this recent work, which is quite lovely, was inspired by fellow guitar virtuoso Adrian Legg, who was actually the only fingerstyle guitarist to EVER tour on the G3, who was twice voted Guitarist of the Decade and is on the Top 100 all-time guitarists list. Not only has Adrian been doing this for decades, he is widely regarded as the father of this particular style of playing. Don't believe me? Just ask Steve.

You’ve not seen Jerry Donahue play “The Claw”? He’s been doing this for years. We’re not worthy!

@bigsby19

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Lindsay I’m glad you said that. It’s true Jerry done it years ago.

@iagobroxado

4 жыл бұрын

Clickbaity as heck. Jerry Donahue has been doing that since the 70's IF not before that.

@davidheaney4149

4 жыл бұрын

Jerry totally been doing this for years and he's awesome at it

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly!! I wish folk would do even the most basic of Google research rather than embarrassing themselves here.

Yeah I play guitar G: Only U: Ever I: Plays T: The A: Pentatonic R: Scale

@nevermind2322

4 жыл бұрын

it is rage inducing how wrong that is

@jasonkell6159

4 жыл бұрын

Never Mind that’s the point

@StealthBeeKid

3 жыл бұрын

Never before have I been so ofended by something I 100% agree with

Your original riff at the end was wicked cool!

I truly love this. (I get it. It's not 'new') Vai stretching out, continuing to explore his art is what makes this wonderful; it is the attitude and practice of a virtuoso. The style and sound is way outside his wheel house. The feel is vastly different and that's why he's playing with it. This is how you keep growing as a guitarist, an artist, or a person. Thanks for sharing, Tyler.