@@icantthinkofanamesothisisi7814 it be like that. People see musicians and think “he’s so talented, I could never” my only talent is doing the same thing over and over during hours until I can’t do it wrong.
@@LaurenceHendersonBand well, technically it was a little bit off in a couple spots... Hahaha! It was actually spot on for the most part. Very nice! How many days and hours did it take to be able to put it all together? I'm more impressed that you could remember every little part than to actually be able to play it. There are some pretty big stretches in there too though, and it looks like you are comfortable with them. For me, unfortunately I was not blessed with that. (Don't worry, God made up for it in other ways though 😂)
I have listen to just about all the covers if yt of this song, not to mention how many times of heard the original over the years, and this is no doubt the cleanest and most accurate cover of them all. The tone and execution are 99.99% spot on, I could have sworn this was the original song. Could you make a video of how you got the tone please.
@@LaurenceHendersonBand Dude, you nailed the tone and everything. Three quarters of the commenters couldn't approach your skill at half speed, I know I couldn't.
I gotta say, I never heard of this song until I was looking at a reddit thread about someone looking for a song their dad who passed away had jammed out to but never told them the name. This is an absolutely amazing solo, whether its the original or this cover, done beautifully.
agreed! this one is definitely up there. been searching covers of this for almost ten years haha. could tell this was gonna be a banger from the first five seconds!
Haha I have seen you comment on every single video related to malmsteen, Shawn Lane, trot Grady, picking techniques. Literally anything regarding great guitar playing. I must be watching every video you did a few years ago right now man hahaha
@@joshmuz9018 wow, we must both have a lot of spare time. HEHEHE yeah, I like Shawn and Troy's vids are very interesting. Yngwie always amazed me for his speed and clean sounding picking. So many great players. I'm just a little above average, I think. Not a Shawn or Malmsteen. I think I can outplay Clapton, though. :) Or Gary Richrath. Oh, especially Kirk Hammet. hahaha well, Kirk is okay but not great at all. Gary Moore, Holdsworth, Gambale, Joe Pass, Tommy Emmanuel.... I'd say those guys are great. For his time, Hendrix was great. Beck was pretty great but more in an odd creative, musical way. Not technical so much, imo. Eddie was great for the time/genre. Guthrie Govan is pretty amazing. Eric Johnson is great. I'd say Brian May is great in a certain way. But for technique and musical knowledge, Holdsworth and Gambale are insane. Too many to even hear in a lifetime, I think.
@@johnp.smithasimpleman7281 yeah but not that into stuff he's done. It sounds kind of all the same. Lots of simple chords with solos over them. I guess tons of people like him but I'm just not that into him. thanks!!!
this is the one cover ive seen out of many where the solo actually sounds like the original and is on time. nice job dude.. i gotta learn this sometime
Try searching on the internet: when they say you can't play guitar, and see that cover... No disrespect to this one, ofc, but that one is just on a whole other league imo
There isn’t an instrumental song that gets more emotional than this one does…and here I am balling out because you played this flawlessly. Excellent work there Laurence Henderson
@@GreenToMe2000 Yes I will! I've thought about picking technique alot and realising there isn't one approach that really works for everything...at least for me anyway!
It is my dream to play this in full someday! that being said, This is probably the cleanest cover I've ever heard online! I rewatched it twice I'm afraid
This is kind of song you listen to on the plane, sitting at the window seat of the plane looking out your window, seeing the sun and cloudy blue skies. It's like a plane tour guide rock solo music "Please sit back and enjoy the ride!" haha. This is epic!!!!!
I still can't believe I get to have this guy as my MD and on my headline show in August. Henderson is so humble & a ridiculous guitar player, this video is amazing and his music capabilities actually go faaarrrr beyond this cover.
@@RajShekhar-jy2zi moonlight sonata 3rd movement? Some of synyster gates works? Through the fire and flames? Not that this song isn't hard cliffs of dover is definitely a challenge but there's more difficult things to play.
Man...that was awesome !!!...awesome playing...awesome tone... The hybrid picking...flawless !!. I've never been able to play this song...just because my hybrid picking sucks big time...I'm so jealous right now !!...lol. 3 years later...this appeared in my YT recommendations...and...what can I say...thank you YT algorythms for bringing this up...
This song was in my car when I was driving, it was dark, and I was tired. I'd get another hundred miles with this song blaring and the windows wide open, scaring the crap out the the deer that dared to stray near enough to hear that screaming Strat.
I am a huge EJ fan, and have watched most of the covers of him on RUclips, and this is definitely top 3. Tone is awesome, and the playing is even better
Laurence Henderson Merry Christmas Lawrence. Thanks for putting yourself out there. I’ve been playing for over 40 years and I’ve learned stuff from you. 🤙🏼
Oh man. That's awesome!! You should hear me crank this song out on a triangle. The neighbors thought there was a moose stuck in the wind chimes. I was so proud!
Well. Time to quit guitar. Nah, just kidding, I'm going to attempt to possibly even get close to playing that song someday. xD Stunning cover, almost would've thought that was Eric playing it.
:29 ah, solves the problem of syncing to the backing track. Just do the intro solo as a stand-alone then do another filming with click track and backing. that's probably the best idea to keep from having a timing weirdness in there.
Honestly I think tuning trouble never goes away! Thanks for your kind words, I have a series of lessons on this track if you’re interested? Lesson one here:ruclips.net/video/hy40wJF9zpg/видео.html
Took me around 8-9 years to get around this skill level & technique. Still not perfect, but can play the full song now. Technique is going to be the bottleneck for this song😂 you can already dream every note before you can get it up to speed.
OMG! What an incredible cover of this truly fantastic and epic song by Eric Johnson. Brings back memories from college! (I didn't know I commented on this 4 years ago LOL!! Hope you are still rockin it!)
Really great cover. Could have swung some of the slower bits just a hair more, and the main riff I think was also a tad too straight, but regardless this is a great cover of a fantastic song
SleeperUK Speaking about electronics haha, I just got a 2001 Fiesta Red Stratocaster and it seems that the bridge pickup isn’t working anymore (I got the guitar for almost a steal) which pickups are you using here?
For those interested in learning the picking techniques I used in this videos:
ruclips.net/video/XjpOEI69DpU/видео.html
Dude, I can’t even spell guitar. Lol... in all seriousness, watching you do that baffles me. People are amazing.
Lmao same
Awesome work dude! Could you make a video on/share the settings you use to get this specific sound?
Its okay but you missed a few notes and was a little off tempo but still amazing cover
@@AdeebTahir I can do exactly that! It’s on my list of things to do
Sad to think some people will never understand stuff like this is why guitarists stay up playing into all hours of the night.
Totally get you here!
This is me when it comes to both piano and guitar, I stay up until 5am playing the same sequence
@@icantthinkofanamesothisisi7814 it be like that. People see musicians and think “he’s so talented, I could never” my only talent is doing the same thing over and over during hours until I can’t do it wrong.
the birds chirping outside don’t dismiss my guitar practice I DO
@@luise8701 right? the talent good musicians truly have is perseverance
i mean not to brag or anything but i can play this on hard difficulty on guitar hero three
Thats why im here lol i just looked up this song after playing it on hard
lol you amateurs i beat it on expert
Brooke Fromm just best it on expert like a week ago
But have you guys fc’ed it on expert?
This is my favorite song of GH III
In Japan, they would blur your fingers.
Hahaha
why?
Cuz it’s guitar porn
@@zulfikar6970 you might be too young
Srosty 😂
Dude... You tried to play one of the most difficult songs to play on the guitar and not only did you nailed it, you did it perfectly. Respect.
Cyrus Ureña thanks so much for your kind words! I’m doing a video on my gear this week so look out for that if you’re interested :)
This is the cleanest fu*king cover on the internet.
Thankyou so much!
@@LaurenceHendersonBand you played note to note perfection bro...
You should have named this video cliffs of cover.
Genius XD
Or Riffs of Dover :)
@@thedrunkenmaster5574 OR RIFFS OF COVER
pls check my cliffs of dover and pls subscribe ruclips.net/video/p3zgBcXcFXM/видео.html thanks
Or Holy Dover
A little off. Dragging behind the beat just a ...... who am I kidding , it was amazing. Perfect.
Oh cmon. That was a jab in good fun, even if he meant it hed just get, "lets see you do it then."
You had me mad in the first off not gon lie. Cheers m8
Oh hey it's Ben he had us in the first half, I’m not gonna lie
The chorus didn't swing enough tho
Not quite my tempo!
Someone could have told me this was the original and I’d never have thought otherwise... holy shit amazing
Scott Sargent thankyou! Really means a lot to hear (or read?) things like this!
@@LaurenceHendersonBand well, technically it was a little bit off in a couple spots... Hahaha! It was actually spot on for the most part. Very nice!
How many days and hours did it take to be able to put it all together? I'm more impressed that you could remember every little part than to actually be able to play it. There are some pretty big stretches in there too though, and it looks like you are comfortable with them. For me, unfortunately I was not blessed with that. (Don't worry, God made up for it in other ways though 😂)
I have listen to just about all the covers if yt of this song, not to mention how many times of heard the original over the years, and this is no doubt the cleanest and most accurate cover of them all. The tone and execution are 99.99% spot on, I could have sworn this was the original song. Could you make a video of how you got the tone please.
@@LaurenceHendersonBand Dude, you nailed the tone and everything. Three quarters of the commenters couldn't approach your skill at half speed, I know I couldn't.
@@nelsonastornelsonwood3556 rick graham’s one is pretty good too
Absolute madness, this sounds just like the original.
Thanks so much man!
I gotta say, I never heard of this song until I was looking at a reddit thread about someone looking for a song their dad who passed away had jammed out to but never told them the name. This is an absolutely amazing solo, whether its the original or this cover, done beautifully.
same
Same here!
Ditto awesome jam
Me too. Story brought me here and I am grateful
of all the covers of this song I've seen on youtube, yours is among, if not, the best.
Thanks a lot man! Really means a lot!
agreed! this one is definitely up there. been searching covers of this for almost ten years haha. could tell this was gonna be a banger from the first five seconds!
Nichola
I’m sure it’s been asked but what were you using for effects and drive? Sounds amazing
Definitely yes.also Rick Graham gets pretty close to the original
respectable cover.
Love to see your comments man
Haha I have seen you comment on every single video related to malmsteen, Shawn Lane, trot Grady, picking techniques. Literally anything regarding great guitar playing. I must be watching every video you did a few years ago right now man hahaha
@@joshmuz9018 wow, we must both have a lot of spare time. HEHEHE yeah, I like Shawn and Troy's vids are very interesting. Yngwie always amazed me for his speed and clean sounding picking. So many great players. I'm just a little above average, I think. Not a Shawn or Malmsteen. I think I can outplay Clapton, though. :) Or Gary Richrath. Oh, especially Kirk Hammet. hahaha well, Kirk is okay but not great at all. Gary Moore, Holdsworth, Gambale, Joe Pass, Tommy Emmanuel.... I'd say those guys are great. For his time, Hendrix was great. Beck was pretty great but more in an odd creative, musical way. Not technical so much, imo. Eddie was great for the time/genre. Guthrie Govan is pretty amazing. Eric Johnson is great. I'd say Brian May is great in a certain way. But for technique and musical knowledge, Holdsworth and Gambale are insane. Too many to even hear in a lifetime, I think.
@@TruthSurge Hey man have you heard of Buckethead? He’s pretty great :)
@@johnp.smithasimpleman7281 yeah but not that into stuff he's done. It sounds kind of all the same. Lots of simple chords with solos over them. I guess tons of people like him but I'm just not that into him. thanks!!!
Tone is spot on, performance spot on. Well done bro
This is the best sounding tone I've ever heard. Not a big fan of strats but this one sounds perfect. Flawless cover my guy!
Thanks so much Arthur! I know what you mean...I always gravitate to teles more than strats for some reason
This song is so beautiful. One of those “picture perfect” songs without lyrics
Oh look at me I'm Laurence I'm attractive and can perfectly rip Cliffs of Dover on guitar hurr durr
I'm not jealous shut up
b e e f 😂😂😂 apologies this wasn’t the intention!
@@LaurenceHendersonBand I'm just pulling your leg dude haha when you make people jealous you're definitely doing something right 😂
pls check my cover of cliffs of dover ruclips.net/video/p3zgBcXcFXM/видео.html thanks 😊
GB Musica sucks
Hahahahaha
This guy stretch his fingers so far for so long they forget the existence of each other.
Hahahaha
He can make three women happy at the same time...with just one hand.
Lmao
Lol
Ahahahah, thanks for the laugh
This is THE CLOSEST cover to Eric Johnson I've ever heard. Well done dude!
Yeah this was am amazing cover! I also really loved Rick Graham's version. It's pretty much spot as well! ruclips.net/video/sfPA0fPVqTM/видео.html
Eric Johnson wants to know your location
GB Musica shut the fuck up idiot
@@guitareater6975 fuck outta here
Who else watch this and imagine themselves playing and impressing people?
I'm actually playing, but it's like Chernobyl
I do that all the time !!!
Some day man
I do this with every single cover that i cant play, and when i finally learn it it doesnt seem impressive anymore for some reason hahah
i imagine this and shed a tear
this is the one cover ive seen out of many where the solo actually sounds like the original and is on time. nice job dude.. i gotta learn this sometime
ndCrazy37 Because it is the actual track
cleanest, most accurate cover of this song in the entire Internet
and your tone might be the closest a mortal can get to Eric's
amazing cover
Mortal LOL
Except for that one extra note in every chorus. It's driving me nuts lol
Try searching on the internet: when they say you can't play guitar, and see that cover... No disrespect to this one, ofc, but that one is just on a whole other league imo
@@jimmycleary7864 when i heard the extra note, I realised there was no acting😂 because tone is nearly the exact tone of the original song
The man can play amazing. Just like Eric.
I can't escape this video
There isn’t an instrumental song that gets more emotional than this one does…and here I am balling out because you played this flawlessly. Excellent work there Laurence Henderson
Wow!! You are excellent.keep playing!YOU have great Skill.cliffs of Dover is a masterpiece.well done!!!
Thankyou!
My guitar teacher would be like:
“You picked up on the wrong spot” and have me start over
Parker Rush Music I have actually changed my picking technique since this video so all I can say is fair point
Laurence Henderson haha! Can you do a lesson on this?
@@GreenToMe2000 Yes I will! I've thought about picking technique alot and realising there isn't one approach that really works for everything...at least for me anyway!
That tone is great
sopota madre!!!! greatest cover Ive seen!!!
Just fkin WOW.....This is the best cover I have heard, and believe me I have listened to a lot.....🎸🎸 YOU FKIN NAILED THIS
It is my dream to play this in full someday! that being said, This is probably the cleanest cover I've ever heard online! I rewatched it twice I'm afraid
Great tone and playing too, i really loved it
Jesus, the hours that went into learning to emulate this.
Been working on the first 6 seconds the past 3 hrs!🤦♂️
@@minisurfbanana how is going that work My dude?
jhonny pretty much got it. Just the index finger roll from higher E string to B string.
Completely worth it. And lots of fun practicing and learning it part by part even a cover is just as for if not more
@@minisurfbanana and? Is it still there after a year?
20 seconds into the video and I already liked it ^^
You know a cover is a good cover when the artist adds his own variations and it still sounds good to hear. Congratulations! 🏅
Thank you so much!!
Hey, didn’t Eric Johnson cover this song?
dostacos who’s that?
eric johnson wrote this song in 5 mins
@@PS2Damon using only one hand
@@ganjx1687 no he actually wrote the song in 5 minutes : www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-johnson-wrote-cliffs-of-dover-in-5-minutes
He Dovered it
Unbelievable that anyone would give this incredible performance a thumbs down.
2 100% sure answers for your comment is..
1: Jealousy at it’s stupid most or
2: Them Stupid and gloomiest people on the phase of earth.
Period…
@@donnascolorfullife2176 or just spam/dislike bot accounts or whatever people call those
This is kind of song you listen to on the plane, sitting at the window seat of the plane looking out your window, seeing the sun and cloudy blue skies. It's like a plane tour guide rock solo music "Please sit back and enjoy the ride!" haha.
This is epic!!!!!
3:25 gives me massive chills, it's too good
Shazam knew what song this was from this guy, he played this song perfect AF😀👍
this is literally the best cover of this song I've seen very well done
Thankyou!
Amazing cover, brother! Also, congratulations to whoever made the video and colour grading! Excellent job!
Thankyou! This was actually an ex girlfriend of mine who did the video - she did a great job of the filming!
It really is an excellent video. Good eye. (The playing was ok too)
Amazing man awesome!
This in my opinion is one of the most beautiful guitar compositions ever .. And you absolutely nailed it...
Me: *Looks at Video video length*
Nice
HAHAHAHAH god.
Perfect, nothing more to say 👍👍👍
Thank you so much 😀
wtf. this is amazing. congratulations for your talent.
Harold Flores skill and years of dedication*
HDZ_ GAMMING in addition to talent*
This piece has something about it. I don’t know. Every time I hear it I get this feeling of... nostalgia, comfort, farness. Beautiful piece.
David Lazo yeah totally agree! Thanks for taking the time to watch
I still can't believe I get to have this guy as my MD and on my headline show in August. Henderson is so humble & a ridiculous guitar player, this video is amazing and his music capabilities actually go faaarrrr beyond this cover.
This song is the peak of guitar performance and you did it incredibly
Kaiser thanks so much mate!
Not the peak but definitely a very hard song to pull off perfectly like he did
@@Korbs7 whats the peak then?
@@RajShekhar-jy2zi moonlight sonata 3rd movement? Some of synyster gates works? Through the fire and flames? Not that this song isn't hard cliffs of dover is definitely a challenge but there's more difficult things to play.
You even play ahead of the beat like Eric. Well done!
Commitment to the cause I guess 😂
Man...that was awesome !!!...awesome playing...awesome tone...
The hybrid picking...flawless !!. I've never been able to play this song...just because my hybrid picking sucks big time...I'm so jealous right now !!...lol.
3 years later...this appeared in my YT recommendations...and...what can I say...thank you YT algorythms for bringing this up...
Thanks so much!
This song was in my car when I was driving, it was dark, and I was tired. I'd get another hundred miles with this song blaring and the windows wide open, scaring the crap out the the deer that dared to stray near enough to hear that screaming Strat.
I am a huge EJ fan, and have watched most of the covers of him on RUclips, and this is definitely top 3. Tone is awesome, and the playing is even better
Thankyou!
1:01 that melody is just soo cool
I shazamed it and it literally comes up as cliffs of Dover. Amazing
Dude that was sublime man wow. U couldn't have played it better. It was literally perfect and omg what a song huh!?
🙏🙏🙏
Sounds identical. Very good technique. Amazing sound. 10/10. Spectacular. Brilliant!
You nailed one of the most difficult solos of all times kid you done it perfectly well
Thanks for your performance carry on
What could there possibly be to dislike??? It’s phenomenal.
There’s one note in the chorus that’s different than what Eric plays, but it sounds great.
Haha I’ve clocked it myself since! But Thankyou :) hope you’re having a great Christmas Ron!
Laurence Henderson Merry Christmas Lawrence. Thanks for putting yourself out there. I’ve been playing for over 40 years and I’ve learned stuff from you. 🤙🏼
Nope that’s Eric Johnson just in a younger body with a fake name. We know your secret Eric 👏
I believe so ⚡⚡⚡
Long fingered bastard damn! Great job!
@@giacomofilippin12 A little help
It can help sometimes
It does help. Just ask my girlfriend
Spotless. This music is a reminder of how music is the supreme form art.
Oh man. That's awesome!!
You should hear me crank this song out on a triangle. The neighbors thought there was a moose stuck in the wind chimes. I was so proud!
I don’t even know what Eric Johnson even looks like so you might as well be him
Matthew Snyder same here man, this guy though looks like an Eric Johnson though haha
Erics pretty cute tbh
Eric Johnson was a fashion god if you asked me.
I think out of everyone that has covered this song, you’ve been the closest to the original tone. Well done man 👍🏽
EmptyRoom Sessions thanks so much! Really appreciate you taking the time to watch
This is the second time that i saw someone nailed this piece.great job! Eric johnson is one of my guitar god! Hope you cover some of his other songs.
Jerry Lee really appreciate your kind words! Always torn between what to cover and put up on here...any requests?
@@LaurenceHendersonBand how about lonely in the in night? Or east wes?😊
Wow. If only the dreamers could witness the hours of practice it takes to be that good. The only thing I can say is.....take a bow!!! Mind-blowing.
Thanks so much Richard!
That is just insane to watch! Excellent job!!
this is the best fuckin' cover i've been seen
Nice cover. Nice tone.
Thankyou!
If only we all had 4 1/2 inch pinky fingers like this kid
*stares at 2 inch useless pinky with bitterness*
ive got big pinkies
Best comment ever
Regular Fin lol my pinky isn’t even 2 inches
Stay skinny and i bet that pinky will grow
My pinky used to be 2 inches. Unfortunate door accident.
Absolutely amazing. Massive props!! You sound as good as EJ. Congrats on all the hard work. This is a beast to play and you nailed it.
Huge EJ fan here. You nailed it! You got a subscriber for life, good Dude!
Thanks so much for watching!
Well. Time to quit guitar.
Nah, just kidding, I'm going to attempt to possibly even get close to playing that song someday. xD
Stunning cover, almost would've thought that was Eric playing it.
Riseo very kind of you to say so, glad you enjoyed it - don’t quit guitar :)
I want a freaking guitar 😭😭😭😭😭
Well Done sir. Here is my like.
:29 ah, solves the problem of syncing to the backing track. Just do the intro solo as a stand-alone then do another filming with click track and backing. that's probably the best idea to keep from having a timing weirdness in there.
I love you man
@@Ashutosh-hv6jo ty
Dude your amazing
@@LAIRA3040 ty
Yo bro virtual hugs.
Great and very impressive. jealous and envious. I still have trouble tuning one after 47 years
Honestly I think tuning trouble never goes away! Thanks for your kind words, I have a series of lessons on this track if you’re interested?
Lesson one here:ruclips.net/video/hy40wJF9zpg/видео.html
Awesome! Eric is fabulous. Great job covering. Technique & sound!
Im finally able to learn this solo. It’s going to be such a journey tho
Clean AF. Nice job!
best cover I've seen so far good job :D
You are a mind-blowing guitarist!
Thankyou!
You nailed EJ’s “Cliffs of Dover”, and you made it your own at the same time. Well done! Mad respect! Keep shredding. 🤙
Longtime EJ fan and player here....I think this is the best cover of Cliffs on RUclips.
Thanks so much Jeff I really appreciate that!
Eres genial bro.....
my guitar is laughing at me
I’m going to upload this to the hub because it’s filthy how well you covered that song.
This is amazing! I just saw EJ the other night after first hearing this song in 2006 and your cover is just as satisfying. Thank you!
Brian White Thankyou so much Brian!
thats enough, Im getting a guitar just to play this one.
042873E that’ll take you at least a full year. If not more
@@Dr.EmmettBrown. xD a bit more than a year...
Took me around 8-9 years to get around this skill level & technique. Still not perfect, but can play the full song now. Technique is going to be the bottleneck for this song😂 you can already dream every note before you can get it up to speed.
@@Dr.EmmettBrown. HAHAHA YOURE HIGH DUDE. Anyone thats ever even touched a guitar knows itll take much longer than a year to play like this.
how difficult is the rest of the song in comparison to the chorus? the chorus is the only part i can play at the moment
nickrunaway2 i reckon the solo at the start is the hardest
Marry me
OMG! What an incredible cover of this truly fantastic and epic song by Eric Johnson. Brings back memories from college! (I didn't know I commented on this 4 years ago LOL!! Hope you are still rockin it!)
Wow... Your tone is absolutely warm 👍🏻 great play. Loved it.
4:20 lmao
Really great cover. Could have swung some of the slower bits just a hair more, and the main riff I think was also a tad too straight, but regardless this is a great cover of a fantastic song
Thanks man!
how much odes that guitar cost nad what model is
jb nano it's a special run fender Japanese 1954 strat - I've upgraded all the electronics though
Look at Eric Johnson's signature strat as well
SleeperUK Speaking about electronics haha, I just got a 2001 Fiesta Red Stratocaster and it seems that the bridge pickup isn’t working anymore (I got the guitar for almost a steal) which pickups are you using here?
I'm using a Dimarzio HS-2 permanently split into single coil mode! Still use it now in the bridge position
Never gets old. You play amazing
Excellent freaking cover man seriously.