This tune was composed by Andy Mckee, and released in 2006. When I heard this piece of art for the first time, I was like: "Woah, nice, but this seems impossible to play". And went back to my usual activities.
Then some years later, I was trying to enhance my visual perception of motion, and my proprioception, so I started juggling. Some tricks seemed to be impossible to me, at the first glance. But with intense practice and repetition, it became really easy and natural to perform, almost like if it was innate, and so enjoyable. So I told to my self: "Oh! Maybe it's the same with guitar?".
So I went back to this good old video, grabbed my guitar, and started to learn, 4 hours a day, until my fingers were hurting too much to continue, sometime even bleeding. And after two weeks full of angriness mixed to a total ecstasy feel, I was able to play it entirely, not perfectly, but I did it. With absolutely no theorical knowledge of guitar, as I never too any guitar lesson. I was just watching videos, and learning...
Since this episode of my life, I've learned a lot of percussive-fingerstyle guitar tunes, and even started to compose, just by hear. And the more you play, the more you start to love doing it. It's the contrary of consuming something, like a lemonade let's say. Lemonade is marvelous at the beginning but sickening at the end. Making art is sickening at the beginning and Marvelous at the end.
Investing in art is the best long term investment you can make! (Who said Crypto?)
So one day, if you see something that amaze you, something that seems impossible to you to do: JUST DO IT! (cliché I know) It will be much faster than you think, with just a bit of dedication, you'll love it, and for a long time!
Enjoy my cover <3 (with some juggling in bonus at the end)
Thanks for reading, listening and watching.
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Version Française:
Je n'ai pas trouvé le temps les amis, apprenez l'anglais, vous verrez, c'est facile. Héhé. Allez, salutations. T'façon Ya RIEN à comprendre. :D
Well done @troilo =) Best wishes for the future !
Thank you my Swiss friend! Tu es Vaudois aussi? Lillo m'a parlé de toi, si tu vois de qui je parle. =)
You are welcome ! Valaisan s'il te plait :P Oui je vois très bien de qui tu parles ;)
Alors peut-être qu'on se rencontrera bientôt en personne, qui sait! =D
Sûrement ! Cela sera avec plaisir :)
Beautiful!
Music just puts you in a trance. You can start jamming and end up in a whole other world! All of a sudden a smile is on your face and tears in your eyes! I want to be able to perform with such confindence on my ukulele someday...any tips?
Cheers!
You're totally right, music can drive you to some unexpected places in yourself. My tip: Just keep playing, everyday, with passion, and love of music. You seem already quite confident holding your Ukulele. Looking forward for a demonstration. =) Cheers
Acoustic guitarist.
Go for it! Feel it in your bones and shine with an open heart. You'll inspire others by being open and vulnerable. I just followed ya and look forward to hearing your songs. Onward and upward!
10,000 hours to expert, as they say.
Great sounds
Thank you Karl the Legend. ;)
thats wicked cool Troilo!!! you ever hear mood for a day? it has to be one of my favorite guitar songs ever...definitely a bit of a unique style to it i believe.
anyway, keep doing U booboo!! congratz on the big post!
Thank you my dear Itchy! No I had never heard of it, you made me do a pleasant discovery. BooBoo! ;)
you play it for us next week?? :P hehe
Haha, I will compose something, I don't really want to make covers anymore. :)
Great tune!
Thank you Jrlo, are you posting something soon? :D
Lovely tune. Very captivating and puts you in a trance. A lot of time people assume the "drone" has to be the lowest pitch, but in this case, those high Ds ringing out really lull me into a groove. Gotta love the neck bending too (but be careful!).
ha ha )
NecK .. B(End-in)G !! -))
.. and the sweet sound of a 360 barrel ROLL !! - ))
GreaT CommenT !! - ))
Thanks a lot dear MusicSteem. Yes, music can sometime put you into a trance, it's a fascinating way to share love to yourself and others. Haha, happy that you like this D string's ringing. And don't worry, I will not break my neck. I mean my guitar's neck. (Because I might break my neck on my SkateBoard one day.) Cheers!
Hahaha, says the guy who tosses his guitar away =P
PS: You're more likely to have knee problems from skateboarding than anything else
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fucking beautiful man!! you have the magic touch...really enjoyed it!! here's a little something to het you started on steemit...enjoy
Oh MY GOD! I almost pissed in my pants. :O YOU HAVE THE MAGIC TOUCH! Haha! I'm so Grateful, you can't imagine. The best day of my Steemian's life. <3
hahaha! a magician laugh :P
hahahaha!!!!
I'm a string player myself and a big fan of your gonzo guitar playing style. I also like Tommy Emmanuel. I posted about him here:
https://steemit.com/til/@transhuman/til-of-tommy-emmanuel
Check out "initiation." I think you'll like it.
When you are ready to release your own music, I invite you to Sign Up With Musicoin and release your music through us, so you can get paid immediately for listens.
I have written about Musicoin and here is an example:
https://steemit.com/music/@transhuman/attention-all-musicians
Great! Thommy Emmanuel is a legend! I know MusiCoin already, I've invested a bit in them. Thanks TransHuman!
Nice job Mate!!! I am actually working on my studio now.... Im a Steemit DJ/Producer. We should get a little co-lab piece together.
This is my home studio^
Thank you Evan! Yes, It would be nice! Maybe add me on discord?
Do you have a soundcloud or any where you post tracks?
No =( I just started to film today, I hadn't filmed anything for 4 years. :D But let's keep in touch, it will come!
Will do Mate....I just followed you.
I know a few other steemians that are musicians and we are going to get a few tracks going. Ill keep you in the loop.
I follow you too mate ;)
@troilo.
That's why i am practicing everyday...Even if i am lazy!
C'est pourquoi je pratique tous les jours ... Même si je suis paresseux!
Hahahaha! You made my day. :D
You're welcome - Ce fut un plaisir.
Sounds good, it looks like I can also be guitarist.
Great job. Upped. Resteem
Thank you Dolov, I'm honored.
Fantastic troilo. You did Andy McKee proud !! Are you writing any of your own material? Try taking what you have learned in doing this sort of material and modify it to make it your own. The first stage of creation is imitation. The early Beethoven string quartets sounded just like Mozart. This was because Beethoven LOVED MOZART'S MUSIC. I'd love to hear some of your stuff.
Keep making music,
Cheers,
Bucky
Hey thanks a lot my Bucky!
Yes I have a lot of compositions, but I only filmed 1 for now. Find it here (Not the best)
And also an original improvisation here.
There's some other original musical content on my blog, but it's only a small sample of my musical life. :)
Cheers Bucky, I'm honored you checked out my stuff!
Nice style
I just posted my first original song on my page dude ! Feel free to check it !
VerY AccuraTE !! - ))
.. minus the BiG SmilE at the end !! -))
Wow! Hit the jump start.
haha :-)
let me know if you need me to make art for you :)
Can you do that, checkout my pic.
I always need to see new kind of art, so yes, I will let you know! Cheers! Thank you for sharing!
Very nice, keep it up :)
First time when I saw Andy MacKnee playing this song 11 years ago, I was in a high school, fascinated with guitars, rock, Toto, Andy and Igor Presnyakov. I haven't expected that I would have seen it again in circumstances like that.
Some time ago I discovered cryptocoins, transfered some real money to the market, changed them into "mystical" BITCOINS (unfortunately after the BOOOOM).
Not long have past I've lost some cash on the market buying and selling alt-coins and finally found steemit.com. And here I am, with my first comment ever.
A lot of have changed in my life since drifting Andy - bad and good things happened - but YOU made me fell my life is a book or a poem that starts and ends with the same thing, the chapter of a story - a story with ups and downs - but the story well designed - if you know what I mean.
Thank you, I love your performance!
My guitar:
Ohhh Igor Presnyakov! I used to be a huge fan of him too, before discovering Andy Mckee
I am honored that you posted you first Steemit comment on my video, REALLY! I started a bit like you, I met a guy talking a lot of cryptos, and he talked about Steemit. Then I invested a bit of money in some of them (not short term trading, too much stress for me), and started blogging 10-12 days ago.
" but YOU made me fell my life is a book or a poem that starts and ends with the same thing, the chapter of a story - a story with ups and downs - but the story well designed" Thank you a lot, it goes directly to my heart. You made my day with your marvelous words. Good luck on Steemit my friend! <3
Woww amazing bro @troilo you've done it well and i see no burden when you play it.
Just wait for your next post.
It's a big respect if you want to visit my page, because i have some entertaining and inspiring post there.
Thankyou, master
Thank you Habibie! (I love you in arab right?) I will check it! =)
Yap, almost right master @troilo 😄😄 but the true meaning is "my darling". When you say "i love you" in Arabic, that is "ana uhibbuka/ki"
Wow ! This is incredible!! You are so good! I love the way you hold the Guitar!
Thank you Kaylin! <3 You produce some Marvelous art too! I love the way you hold your pencil. Haha. =D
Sounds really good. Would you like to join us at Steemit Open Mic?
Hey thank you! Yes I would be honored, but do I have to sing? =D I can sing, but my voice isn't exceptional.
You can just play guitar. Here is who entered last week to give you an idea.
Would love to have you join the community.
You are amazing all the way! Please keep me posted whenever you upload smth so original as this.
Oh Thank you Marianda! :) I will <3
Amazing stuff man! I love your style @troilo, great time feel!
You are abosolutely right saying practicing art is the greatest time investment you can make.
I started playing bass and guitar a couple of years ago and every time that I see improvement is one of those shazam moments, you must know what I'm talking about.
Following you, would love to see more of your music!
Oh I remember Andy Mckee! You brought back some great memories, this is so wonderful. You play great and are so talented. Thank you for sharing this with us all! Harmony loved this song. Upvoted
Oh your comment warms my heart. Thanks for sharing your kind words. <3
You are most welcome, wonderful music truly
Bravo!
Merci mon cher Tamim. =D
de rien. j'espere que tu puisse continuer et ameliorer.
continue a partager tes video avec moi.
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Very nice, thanks
:D
Good work man!!
That's a passion, not a work, but it would be nice if it became my work. Thank you !
gr8 brother my band is about to release soon Stay tuned
Nice, I'll stay cautious of it. (Can we say that in English?) Haha, cheers!
Wow, love guitar music, and that was well plaid! ..and the balls too, cool :)
WOW !! Just amazing.
I have been learning guitar for 3 months by watching videos on youtube or some websites. I can now play songs I like. I still remember the first time I learned playing "Hotel California - Eagles". It was so satisfying.
Hoping to do a cover soon and put it on Steemit for you wonderful people. :)
Wow, what an interesting way of playing. Tuned to open D?
Did you just throw that guitar? On a bed, I hope...
It is in DADGAD. Yes, on my bed. ;)
Glad to have you on Steemit.
J'adore ta musique @troilo! Faudera qu'on se fasse une ptite jam session un jour! 🎵
Dude, I LLLLOVE Andy McKee!!
This is music I have playing in the background literally all the time when I am doing paperwork.
It is so relaxing, if there were ever words put to one of his songs, it would be absolutely terrible.
pps:
J'ai grandi beaucoup de temps près de Qubec!
Im trying to make my own song too.
I'm looking forward for it so! ;)
Excellent job you've done there!
Thank you =)
hehe you remind me of me when I was still playing for hours a day... :D
;) You should do it again!
too much other stuff, my friend...
Nice video, your playing style is unusual. I couldn't quite figure out how you generate sound there. :D
I loved the final pose with the bow.
Thank you my dear Flauwy! Haha, it's called fingerstyle-tapping-percussive guitar. If you want to do some search about it. ;)
I need a memory technique for that name...
This is wicked , ive always loved this style of playing. Its mesmerizing and i give you a follow. Hope you do more like these
Thanks a lot. If you always loved this style of playing, give it a go, start doing it, you'll get a lot of pleasure doing it. :)
I never saw someone playing the guitar like you, very nice!
I'm happy if you discovered something new!
Sounds good, move over Eddie Van Halen !!!!!
:D
That is totally cool.. ive never seen a guitar like that, let alone, played like that! Awesome jam and unique technique.. Im a fan!
Thank you Allahhh! I'm also a fan of you and your Humandalas! <3
waw. creative. . I am intrigued with the sound of the song. I want to listen to it. munkin battery whore puis vidionya you could post to come. happy work.!
Happy thanks! =D
Okay...
Very cool :)
Very Thanks. ^^
Wow! You are so talented, awsome I could listen to that for hours round a camp fire, silly romantic see!🕉😍
Sweet :) Let's do it. I'll make the campfire. Haha
With our music work, continue the best friend
:D Thanks Husaini, I will!
En lisant l'article, je me demandais que venais faire le tag "fr" là-dedans, et puis j'ai trouvé ! Bien vu, l'artiste ;)
Haha, je l'enlève, c'est pas très sympa. Au plaisir, merci!