This has to be the DEFINITIVE Live and Learn tutorial on youtube at this point! Wanted to learn this song for so long but it never felt so accessible. Also love the SA2 graphics used throughout the video
I'd like to go more in detail on the discrepancy between my TAB and the original recording in bar 115 of the guitar solo. (I didn't want to bog the video down with super nerdy info!) There are two TABs for that bar on-screen - one says "original recording". In short, I believe Senoue made a mistake that was kept in the recording (it's clear and sounds perfectly fine at that speed). When analyzed, however, it's a strange and unusual sequence that doesn't lend itself to an evenly-weighted descent. While the raised 6 and 3 are common enough in songs like this, they would be unlikely in a run of this sort over a minor chord. Additionally, it's unlike him to play a line like that - he plays a chromatic blues scale at that speed in countless songs, so it's more likely that he meant to do so here as well. I believe the cause of this mistake was the tuning offset between the B and G strings. In playing the run, you have to shift your hand down a fret as you go. In trying to hit the 13th fret on the G string with his ring finger, he accidentally picked the B string - where his index would've been sitting on the 11th fret - throwing the pattern off. I think some credence is lent to this theory by his live performances. While he never plays this run particularly cleanly, he started it on the B string in its first few live performances. In 2011, he switched to the G string, moving the whole run up several frets. This puts the scale into a square "box" that's easier to navigate and requires less movement from the hand, and I think he did it exactly for this reason, making it easier to play. None of this is to call Senoue an unskilled guitarist - he's my favorite of favorites and his imprecise style of shredding is common among many of the greatest guitarists in the world. It has a feeling that simply can't be reproduced by more technical performances. All in all - if you're struggling with the run in bar 115, don't worry so much about it. Let your fingers fly and get on with it. It's all about the feeling at the end of the day. Live & learn...
oh DAMN. i did not expect to see such a thorough lesson on this one, let alone by the internet’s #1 crush 40 expert. i can already tell this is going to be very educational since i do not have this one down well at all lmao
You have the best cover of this song im so glad you did a lesson . Im glad to see your backing tracks being used. Hope for more success in your future works. Thank you Joshua
You know Josh, I had just recently watched your other video on your other channel and reminisced about talking about this song years ago with you. Now I go to learn the song since I'll be covering it and find that the video I'm watching is also...you! What a nice surprise!
Would love to see more for other crush 40/senoue songs you're familiar with. The dedication is insanely impressive here, sounds flawless to me, who's also listened to this song an uncountable number of times
Wow, I'm impressed by your story and the quality of this video. Thank you very much for this in-depth analysis of one of my favourite video game songs! Keep up the good work, you've just gained a subscriber!
This is so in depth and has so much effort put into it! I always thought the demo video that Jun himself uploaded all those years ago was educational. For a seemingly simple demonstration he put some extra spice on certain licks and phrases, it still blows my mind to this day!
I saw your cover a long time ago, the best i ever saw of this song, you a great guitarrist, hope you go far, i trying to learn again and this unexpected return got me really happy
I don't even play the guitar but this is really interesting and I'm glad you shared it! I love learning about the work put into music production and performance, this helps me appreciate it even more
Holy shit. I didn't even make the connection that it was YOU who made that kick-ass cover I saw so long ago now until I clicked on your channel. Absolutely stellar work there and here, amazing to see you still going so many years later.
The big red X cracked me up, people always miss that part haha (and I did too before you taught me the right way years back!!). Brilliant video, I'll definitely be referring back to the solo to make sure I have it precise for kokoro :)
i can't imagine the effort this must have taken - this video + the detail in the tabs are a work of art 🙏 i used to watch your sonic covers as a kid and though i already learnt this song, this is hands down the best lesson out there!! i hope you continue to make more crush 40 lessons in the future - jun's style of playing is so underrated in the wider guitar community
TAB is in the description! Comment if you need any help and I'll do my best to reply. Thanks for watching!! 0:00 - General Information 0:25 - Intro 1:22 - Verse 2:52 - Prechorus 4:40 - Chorus 6:00 - Verse 2 6:46 - Prechorus 2 8:10 - Guitar Solo 9:50 - Bridge 11:07 - Chorus 3 11:32 - Chorus 4 12:04 - Outro
You know, I consider it a big personal failure I still haven't learned this song. I was very surprised by the notification for this video in the morning and I'm taking it as a divine message that it's about time to stop fooling around.
I think you missed writing down the open low strings strummed once then immediately followed by hitting the G sharp power chord right before the prechorus / at the end of the verse
I wrote them with X’s. Since they’re not intended to be processed as “notes” and rather “noise”, this is a common way of writing open-strums between chords, so they’re not misinterpreted as meaningful harmonic content.
Sad you didn't include the arpeggios the second guitar is playing in the verses (especially since they're different for the first verses and the ones after the chorus) or the second guitar in the prechorus that is adding extra chord flavour beyond the power chords. The effort making this is amazing but can't call it a definitive tutorial when it's missing parts of the song. Especially since those are the harder to hear parts tho the guitar parts you covered is good if playing live so I get it.
As mentioned in both the video and description, all parts are written in the TAB, which is accessible both on Songsterr as well as in downloadable GP + PDF formats. It's a lot of work to create a demonstration, so I played the parts most people would be interested in that could get them all the way through a cover or live performance. If they want to learn the remaining parts, i've written them down.
If you have Guitar Pro, the linked GP file is the best way to view it. On Songsterr, there's an expandable menu on the bottom left that you can use to change which track you're looking at.
This has to be the DEFINITIVE Live and Learn tutorial on youtube at this point! Wanted to learn this song for so long but it never felt so accessible. Also love the SA2 graphics used throughout the video
Your cover for "Open your Heart" is the most accurate cover on RUclips, no one else seems to get it right. A video like this would be awesome
15liters/bug'ssound movies are pretty accurate
I'd like to go more in detail on the discrepancy between my TAB and the original recording in bar 115 of the guitar solo. (I didn't want to bog the video down with super nerdy info!) There are two TABs for that bar on-screen - one says "original recording". In short, I believe Senoue made a mistake that was kept in the recording (it's clear and sounds perfectly fine at that speed). When analyzed, however, it's a strange and unusual sequence that doesn't lend itself to an evenly-weighted descent. While the raised 6 and 3 are common enough in songs like this, they would be unlikely in a run of this sort over a minor chord.
Additionally, it's unlike him to play a line like that - he plays a chromatic blues scale at that speed in countless songs, so it's more likely that he meant to do so here as well. I believe the cause of this mistake was the tuning offset between the B and G strings. In playing the run, you have to shift your hand down a fret as you go. In trying to hit the 13th fret on the G string with his ring finger, he accidentally picked the B string - where his index would've been sitting on the 11th fret - throwing the pattern off.
I think some credence is lent to this theory by his live performances. While he never plays this run particularly cleanly, he started it on the B string in its first few live performances. In 2011, he switched to the G string, moving the whole run up several frets. This puts the scale into a square "box" that's easier to navigate and requires less movement from the hand, and I think he did it exactly for this reason, making it easier to play.
None of this is to call Senoue an unskilled guitarist - he's my favorite of favorites and his imprecise style of shredding is common among many of the greatest guitarists in the world. It has a feeling that simply can't be reproduced by more technical performances. All in all - if you're struggling with the run in bar 115, don't worry so much about it. Let your fingers fly and get on with it. It's all about the feeling at the end of the day. Live & learn...
oh DAMN. i did not expect to see such a thorough lesson on this one, let alone by the internet’s #1 crush 40 expert. i can already tell this is going to be very educational since i do not have this one down well at all lmao
This has to be a Christmas gift, I been wanting to properly learn this song and no one gets close and the amount detail is perfect. THANK!
Glad to see you're back.
It will be 26(?) years since the game came out. I turned the corner in Toys R' Us to see a Dreamcast and Sonic standing in Emerald Coast.
This was a joy to watch. I had goosebumps during the solo part
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Its so weird because I just discovered you and learned how to play some of Open Your Heart from you!! THANKS!!
You have the best cover of this song im so glad you did a lesson . Im glad to see your backing tracks being used. Hope for more success in your future works. Thank you Joshua
You know Josh, I had just recently watched your other video on your other channel and reminisced about talking about this song years ago with you.
Now I go to learn the song since I'll be covering it and find that the video I'm watching is also...you! What a nice surprise!
I safe this for later. I think such a video was needed because there are techniques on this that I haven't considered.
I LOVE YOU FOR THIS!, you are the man, man.
Would love to see more for other crush 40/senoue songs you're familiar with. The dedication is insanely impressive here, sounds flawless to me, who's also listened to this song an uncountable number of times
gotta make a cover before the movie, thanks man!!!!!
Wow, I'm impressed by your story and the quality of this video.
Thank you very much for this in-depth analysis of one of my favourite video game songs! Keep up the good work, you've just gained a subscriber!
Holy shit thank you for this. I've always had a bit of trouble learning Crush 40 by ear so this is a MASSIVE help!
impressive. very nice.
Joshua, thank you very much for your guide!I have been waiting for this!
Now i can LIVE at peace & be calmed after LEARNing this song on the guitar, thanks a bunch!
This is so in depth and has so much effort put into it! I always thought the demo video that Jun himself uploaded all those years ago was educational. For a seemingly simple demonstration he put some extra spice on certain licks and phrases, it still blows my mind to this day!
I don't even play guitar BUT, this was the most detailed tutorial i've ever seen!
Dude this is exactly what I've been looking for! Now all i need is one for Magna Fi's version of All Hail Shadow
THANK YOUUU
I saw your cover a long time ago, the best i ever saw of this song, you a great guitarrist, hope you go far, i trying to learn again and this unexpected return got me really happy
I don't even play the guitar but this is really interesting and I'm glad you shared it! I love learning about the work put into music production and performance, this helps me appreciate it even more
Holy shit. I didn't even make the connection that it was YOU who made that kick-ass cover I saw so long ago now until I clicked on your channel. Absolutely stellar work there and here, amazing to see you still going so many years later.
holy shit please do more
this is incredibly amazing. I wish every guitar tutorial could be this detailed. you are the MAN!!!
PLEASE do a tutorial on Open Your Heart, your covers are amazing!
🤘🔥🤘
Dayum boi, nice vid! A proper way to make a tutorial. Gz!
The big red X cracked me up, people always miss that part haha (and I did too before you taught me the right way years back!!). Brilliant video, I'll definitely be referring back to the solo to make sure I have it precise for kokoro :)
This tutorial is sick as hell! I'm very excited to hear you live at sonic expo!!!
sadly the show w/Johnny was cancelled… (scheduling conflict). i’ll still be playing one song at a panel there next Sunday! 4pm
THANK YOU!!
i can't imagine the effort this must have taken - this video + the detail in the tabs are a work of art 🙏 i used to watch your sonic covers as a kid and though i already learnt this song, this is hands down the best lesson out there!! i hope you continue to make more crush 40 lessons in the future - jun's style of playing is so underrated in the wider guitar community
I LOVE THIS THANK YOU
OUTSTANDING DUDE!!!! Can you please do the tutorial of “Open Your Heart”? That would be amazing
well played and organized presentation. Subbed for sure
This is SO great! Thx!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! AAAAAAAAAAAA
Oh hai Josh!
TAB is in the description! Comment if you need any help and I'll do my best to reply. Thanks for watching!!
0:00 - General Information
0:25 - Intro
1:22 - Verse
2:52 - Prechorus
4:40 - Chorus
6:00 - Verse 2
6:46 - Prechorus 2
8:10 - Guitar Solo
9:50 - Bridge
11:07 - Chorus 3
11:32 - Chorus 4
12:04 - Outro
You know, I consider it a big personal failure I still haven't learned this song. I was very surprised by the notification for this video in the morning and I'm taking it as a divine message that it's about time to stop fooling around.
Could you show us the tabs for the solo on the symphony version and the other live shows
Can you do “what I’m made of”?
oh sick, i own a pod xt i could replicate this easy if i understood the tone lol
9:00 any reason you're not using your pinky?
Weaker finger. Don’t be like me, practice with it. :)
@@atelierjoshua i'm the pinky afficionado that's why i noticed B)
Would you be able to do a tutorial for Green Light Ride? That would be so cool!
Probably not... Lots of work. Standard tuning, opens in C# Minor, chorus in D Minor. All standard chords.
@atelierjoshua OH ok. I didn't know it switched tunings so much.
@@guero1422 Tuning is the same throughout. Key changes at several points. I gave that info in case it helps you work it out for yourself.
@atelierjoshua Gotcha thanks
I think you missed writing down the open low strings strummed once then immediately followed by hitting the G sharp power chord right before the prechorus / at the end of the verse
I wrote them with X’s. Since they’re not intended to be processed as “notes” and rather “noise”, this is a common way of writing open-strums between chords, so they’re not misinterpreted as meaningful harmonic content.
@@atelierjoshua got it, thanks
Sad you didn't include the arpeggios the second guitar is playing in the verses (especially since they're different for the first verses and the ones after the chorus) or the second guitar in the prechorus that is adding extra chord flavour beyond the power chords.
The effort making this is amazing but can't call it a definitive tutorial when it's missing parts of the song. Especially since those are the harder to hear parts tho the guitar parts you covered is good if playing live so I get it.
As mentioned in both the video and description, all parts are written in the TAB, which is accessible both on Songsterr as well as in downloadable GP + PDF formats. It's a lot of work to create a demonstration, so I played the parts most people would be interested in that could get them all the way through a cover or live performance. If they want to learn the remaining parts, i've written them down.
You have one for open your heart?
strongly considering
What about the secondary guitar in the background during the verses? 😢
As stated in the video, all guitar parts are in the TAB, including that.
@@atelierjoshua my apologies, I didn’t find it in the Songsterr tab, thank you
If you have Guitar Pro, the linked GP file is the best way to view it. On Songsterr, there's an expandable menu on the bottom left that you can use to change which track you're looking at.
@@atelierjoshua duh, that’s what I get for opening it on mobile and completely forgetting this. Thanks again