What if pop songs had guitar solos?

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  • Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2024

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  • @RoyZivMusic
    @RoyZivMusic  3 месяца назад +6

    🚨SUMMER SALE: learn all my solos (including these ones) and my techniques with my online courses for 50% off! Plus if you join this week (during summer sale) You'll get access to weekly zoom lessons with me, plus a BUNCH of other bonuses like free masterclass recordings and free courses. Go To RoyZivMusic.Com - sale ends soon!

  • @snulv3971
    @snulv3971 4 года назад +17458

    Solid proof that any song can be improved with a guitar solo

    • @KanaJwastaken
      @KanaJwastaken 4 года назад +231

      Sorry, Hotline Bling still needs a devil pact to even put it on the musical spectrum of vomit.

    • @Eatfard_5150
      @Eatfard_5150 4 года назад +69

      Treggy The One signed by the dooo

    • @heccingcommie4942
      @heccingcommie4942 4 года назад +89

      infinite is here I don’t know, any eminem song would sound fucking epic with a guitar solo.

    • @kingholyegg1552
      @kingholyegg1552 4 года назад +4

      Yes

    • @strawberrywigz1658
      @strawberrywigz1658 4 года назад +6

      @@terribleflavor check out emo rap then

  • @robinwloka8066
    @robinwloka8066 4 года назад +2283

    Why isn‘t anybody talking about his guitar skills? He‘s like out of this world and deserves so much more subs

    • @sbgcofficial6785
      @sbgcofficial6785 4 года назад +65

      Because. .needs more BASS

    • @YokaiSlayer
      @YokaiSlayer 4 года назад +8

      @@sbgcofficial6785 lmao

    • @Dontbustthecrust
      @Dontbustthecrust 4 года назад +25

      Yeah he's out of control good. That's what lifetime dedication gets you.

    • @jeffreypolidor7726
      @jeffreypolidor7726 4 года назад +62

      I dont always think more skill = better music. Hes super talented but i think the first 3 solos were too much for me. Playing fast didnt really add to the song in my opinion. His solos in the post malone and ed sheeran song worked for me though!

    • @JayPacquiaoMcGrath
      @JayPacquiaoMcGrath 4 года назад +6

      Yeh that’s some pretty clean economic depth picking;
      The only thing people really notice 🙄😛😂

  • @kingsleysldg450
    @kingsleysldg450 4 года назад +371

    damn that is one of the most clean sounding solos i've ever heard

    • @MrSunbeam
      @MrSunbeam 4 года назад +15

      *these are eleven of the most clean sounding solos we've all ever heard

    • @resteallospizio
      @resteallospizio 4 года назад

      Mr Sunbeam agree

  • @SergeantSkeleton
    @SergeantSkeleton 4 года назад +1912

    It really works with the Bruno Mars songs, because they sound like they’re from back in the late 80s when guitar solos weren’t so irregular in pop music

    • @dex_musique
      @dex_musique 3 года назад +21

      agreed

    • @mannythegoat4463
      @mannythegoat4463 3 года назад +3

      Yass

    • @vaibhavvasishth4637
      @vaibhavvasishth4637 3 года назад +3

      Ikr

    • @jazzman2516
      @jazzman2516 3 года назад +36

      And also because they’ve got WAY nicer chord progressions.

    • @SergeantSkeleton
      @SergeantSkeleton 3 года назад +31

      JazzMan251
      True, cos he knows his theory well. His music is very inspired by old school funk, soul, R&B etc. These songs had amazing chord progressions and were made to have solos and real instruments played with them

  • @MMmk1
    @MMmk1 4 года назад +586

    It's impressive how pure your way of playing seems. Like effortless.

    • @jakeydeefpv
      @jakeydeefpv 4 года назад +13

      I dont think these are live takes

    • @dismantledbrain5910
      @dismantledbrain5910 4 года назад +5

      @@jakeydeefpv Shh, let the boy dream.

    • @davep2323
      @davep2323 4 года назад

      @@jakeydeefpv Most of these internet players mime bro, trust me. He is clearly an awesome player, but all of the songs sounded the same. Unless R&B is now pop, they could of all almost been the same song. Like I said, good player though, and a cool idea for a video.!

    • @jakeydeefpv
      @jakeydeefpv 4 года назад

      @@davep2323 oh i know, I was only being coy to avoid sounding condescending.

    • @GabeWatchesAnime
      @GabeWatchesAnime 3 года назад

      Hours of practice my friend, HOURS.

  • @lenante_
    @lenante_ 4 года назад +668

    0:00 - Finesse, Bruno Mars
    0:30 - That's What I Like, Bruno Mars
    1:09 - Old Town Road, Lil Nas X
    1:46 - Rockstar, Post Malone
    2:25 - Shape of You, Ed Sheeran
    2:52 - In My Feelings, Drake
    3:23 - Love Yourself, Justin Bieber
    3:51 - Havana, Camila Cabello
    4:22 - Sorry, Justin Bieber
    4:49 - Sugar, Maroon 5
    5:13 - Closer, The Chainsmokers

    • @장민혁-z6e
      @장민혁-z6e 4 года назад +2

      MBM thx

    • @RealGustandUp
      @RealGustandUp 4 года назад +7

      Hey guys, random question for knowledge purposes.
      Do you know by any chance what kind of scales is he using to jam?

    • @lina-im1hq
      @lina-im1hq 4 года назад +1

      thank u

    • @adilsongarrido8404
      @adilsongarrido8404 4 года назад +4

      Thank tou. I Just wanted to know the names of some songs.

    • @thaibilliot4045
      @thaibilliot4045 4 года назад +4

      People like you are why I stay on youtube

  • @ArnauSP
    @ArnauSP 4 года назад +2849

    old town road needed a guitar solo

    • @justs_
      @justs_ 4 года назад +29

      Old Town Road is country hip hop tho, I think the song is ok as it is

    • @vonpad2937
      @vonpad2937 4 года назад +5

      Mismo

    • @risharddaniels1762
      @risharddaniels1762 4 года назад +28

      Jasta Gai yeah that solo should have had something closer to a more traditional country tone than what it was

    • @johnmarkpangilinan4258
      @johnmarkpangilinan4258 4 года назад +4

      davie improv'd a bass solo on it

    • @sumedhhhh
      @sumedhhhh 4 года назад

      @@johnmarkpangilinan4258 lol yeah

  • @jeanlucdecoster
    @jeanlucdecoster 3 года назад +953

    0:00 Finesse - Bruno Mars
    0:30 That's What I Like - Bruno Mars
    1:09 Old Town Road - Lil Nas X
    1:48 Rockstar - Post Malone
    2:25 Shape of You - Ed Sheeran
    2:51 In My Feelings - Drake
    3:23 Love Yourself - Justin Bieber
    3:50 Havana - Camilla Cabello
    4:20 Sorry - Justin Bieber
    4:48 Sugar - Maroon 5
    5:12 Closer - The Chainsmokers

    • @r.manolo261
      @r.manolo261 3 года назад +16

      Appreciate your work

    • @ssm445
      @ssm445 3 года назад +4

      Thanks. Don't know any of the songs and heard about 2 "artists" before. Wow. So Kraftwerk isn't popular anymore these days? 😂

    • @renielmaglalang5070
      @renielmaglalang5070 3 года назад

      niceeee 😊

    • @quimeau
      @quimeau 2 года назад +4

      The Post Malone and Drake songs would have been better as a straight up instrumentals

    • @jean-pierredavenport3624
      @jean-pierredavenport3624 2 года назад +3

      Officially want to learn to play guitar now

  • @danpeplow8189
    @danpeplow8189 4 года назад +449

    Why is no one talking about the fact he made a literal horse nay during the old town road solo 🤣🤣

    • @patrick0101
      @patrick0101 4 года назад +7

      You are.

    • @KeithTerryMusic
      @KeithTerryMusic 4 года назад +9

      It's cool but Steve Vai did it over a decade ago.

    • @metazoinqb3rt299
      @metazoinqb3rt299 4 года назад +1

      You've obviously never seen sleigh bells

    • @DavidOnTheRoadGuitars
      @DavidOnTheRoadGuitars 4 года назад +4

      @@KeithTerryMusic yes the song is even called bad horsey isn't it?

    • @tash5540
      @tash5540 4 года назад +1

      @@KeithTerryMusic Eddie van Halen did it first

  • @Owendryl
    @Owendryl 4 года назад +542

    I don't want to hear these songs anymore, unless there're your solos in them

    • @RCAnderson42
      @RCAnderson42 4 года назад +13

      I didn't want to hear them to begin with, UNTIL he played those STEAMIN' solos over them. 😄

    • @nnmacameraman92
      @nnmacameraman92 4 года назад +1

      Same.

    • @925agaterizky6
      @925agaterizky6 4 года назад

      Bruno Mars still good tho

  • @Taffyaptor
    @Taffyaptor 4 года назад +1772

    Post Malone would be into this I'm 100% sure.

    • @joshuabettsmusic82
      @joshuabettsmusic82 4 года назад +62

      Have a listen to Take What You Want with Ozzy if you haven't already, Andrew Watt (Post's producer in many of his songs) does an absolute ripper guitar solo at the end!

    • @medhatabdalla6255
      @medhatabdalla6255 4 года назад +20

      I thought about the same exact thing. I even imagine that Post should let him perform in a live concert.

    • @AutoBodyEverything
      @AutoBodyEverything 4 года назад +13

      Yea I liked his nirvana show lol.., def want to see more of that.

    • @loganjames3525
      @loganjames3525 4 года назад +16

      @@medhatabdalla6255 Post can play guitar really well too, he started on RUclips doing acoustic covers to bands like Green Day and Sublime

    • @teeny_tiny_gammingboi128
      @teeny_tiny_gammingboi128 4 года назад

      No you don't

  • @TheInkTank
    @TheInkTank 3 года назад +921

    These are FANTASTIC! Love how each solo compliments each song as opposed to simply improvising the notes.

    • @moatasemkassab4517
      @moatasemkassab4517 3 года назад +11

      Plot twist: Tlot Pwist

    • @oilyakara
      @oilyakara 3 года назад +2

      Hey ink tank!

    • @jimmygubbins
      @jimmygubbins 3 года назад +3

      That is what happens when you dont improvise a solo and you're good 😂 but for real he did a great job. I hate every single one of these songs, but the solos were Brilliantly done

    • @jimmygubbins
      @jimmygubbins 3 года назад

      Especially the havana one. Very deep purple-y

    • @tuckerlane7995
      @tuckerlane7995 3 года назад +2

      Umm... Good improvising does also compliment a song

  • @carlles7763
    @carlles7763 4 года назад +551

    If Pop songs had solos like this - I would listen to a lot more pop. No doubt about it.

    • @joandrumz3176
      @joandrumz3176 4 года назад +4

      For sure, and I don't listen pop at all, bring solos back!

    • @Logansag1
      @Logansag1 4 года назад

      @Shane Silveira 24k magic!

    • @dariusmarius7948
      @dariusmarius7948 4 года назад

      @@joandrumz3176 x2, I discover recently some guy who make some pop arrangements with solos (piano, synth, guitar, voice) and cool reharms, must check it out. Is called OnXpected Project.

  • @bentownsend4017
    @bentownsend4017 4 года назад +1328

    I dont understand why this is not a thing. Like, it makes everything better. Heck, I just found myself liking Old Town Road.

    • @AmilcarPenya1703
      @AmilcarPenya1703 4 года назад +44

      you cant really dance or sing a solo so basic people dont like em :/

    • @victor260698
      @victor260698 4 года назад

      man, same!

    • @benjaminchartier6458
      @benjaminchartier6458 4 года назад +40

      Pop used to have guitar solos. Producers nowadays only want whatever sells the song,and guitar solos don't do that anymore

    • @danielmartin6887
      @danielmartin6887 4 года назад +37

      @@AmilcarPenya1703 wait, you CAN'T? AND WTF HAVE I BEEN DOING WITH MY FRIENDS ALL THIS TIME?
      I assure you I can sing every note of stairway to heaven. Hell I can twerk to ac/dc if you dare me

    • @phamptom
      @phamptom 4 года назад +7

      You need to make sure the solo matches the character of the song, and doesn't make it last longer than it should or people will stop listening mid-way.

  • @dilarakal4333
    @dilarakal4333 4 года назад +290

    Bruno can totally pull off the guitar solos for his songs.

  • @latienditachannel
    @latienditachannel 3 года назад +852

    Holy shit this guy makes me feel like I can only play smoke on the water

    • @nucleardancemoves255
      @nucleardancemoves255 3 года назад +11

      You can

    • @kcussrebutuemos4815
      @kcussrebutuemos4815 3 года назад +8

      Practice for yrs like the rest of us. Take lessons if possible. If not there’s a ton of stuff online. It takes a lot of time and dedication.

    • @latienditachannel
      @latienditachannel 3 года назад +12

      @@kcussrebutuemos4815 i know brother it was a joke, I’ve been in it for years also haha

    • @onerandombruh
      @onerandombruh 3 года назад +2

      I can't even play that right... Yes, my skills are that fucked up.

    • @latienditachannel
      @latienditachannel 3 года назад +6

      @@onerandombruh practice makes you pro, you will one day

  • @chrisdomingo8787
    @chrisdomingo8787 4 года назад +103

    It's great how each solo did not stray away from the style of the song but instead complemented them. That's skill. Respect.

    • @YungCarl10
      @YungCarl10 3 года назад +7

      The Post Malone one definitely strayed away from the style of the song. It would sound unbelievably awkward if you actually listened to the full song with the solo in, it literally switched to rock the moment the beat dropped. Not saying he’s bad at guitar lol, he’s skillful but he needs to slow down a little bit

    • @ejguitar5452
      @ejguitar5452 3 года назад

      @@YungCarl10 but that is kind of post malones style, I can guarantee the man himself would have been digging this

  • @bazejpawlak1009
    @bazejpawlak1009 4 года назад +176

    I am honestly amazed how fitting the solo was to the Old Town Road o.O

    • @MishazBts
      @MishazBts 4 года назад

      But it kinda has a country vibe so not really surprised

  • @Mr.Abreu.76
    @Mr.Abreu.76 4 года назад +428

    As soon as the "Havana" song started I was thinking. "A Carlos Santana solo would work here" and apparently I wasn't alone in that idea.

  • @craytonbuchanan
    @craytonbuchanan 2 года назад +59

    That Havana solo! Absolutely killer!

  • @nicholasshort2141
    @nicholasshort2141 4 года назад +535

    This inspired and discouraged me at the same time.

    • @sgd5k292
      @sgd5k292 4 года назад +10

      Yeah.....exactly how I feel....

    • @poppinfresh5261
      @poppinfresh5261 4 года назад +10

      Basically yeah

    • @NathanMakerProd
      @NathanMakerProd 4 года назад +17

      Guitarists, don't give up. Start small. We WANT to hear you express yourself! (It's called ART.)

    • @destinyn4910
      @destinyn4910 4 года назад

      Nathan Maker a joke.

    • @NathanMakerProd
      @NathanMakerProd 4 года назад +2

      @@destinyn4910 Yes, I am a very funny guy. Thanks.

  • @cheongyaoxian697
    @cheongyaoxian697 4 года назад +376

    i never thought Shape Of You ever needed a guitar solo
    i was so wrong

    • @outliving_7130
      @outliving_7130 4 года назад +6

      @@snottyboy9983 ah yes, the douche.

    • @joemca7917
      @joemca7917 4 года назад +4

      thing is I’m sure Ed could have given one a go if he’d wanted

    • @donnchadhparkinson7136
      @donnchadhparkinson7136 4 года назад

      What remix is the post malone song

  • @janreeestrella6879
    @janreeestrella6879 4 года назад +244

    "Instead of practicing, I watch guitarists and doubt my talents"

  • @sgt.pepper5794
    @sgt.pepper5794 4 года назад +1905

    Lil Wayne had this same idea… except he couldn't do it right.

  • @michaelaraujo5097
    @michaelaraujo5097 4 года назад +909

    are we not gonna talk about how the horse part was mad underrated?

    • @shalashaska6658
      @shalashaska6658 4 года назад +18

      Listen to Bad Horsie by Steve Vai, similar effect

    • @berniemukonesi2684
      @berniemukonesi2684 4 года назад +10

      I thought no one heard this!!crazy

    • @gm6490
      @gm6490 3 года назад +2

      That was rad

    • @noorerishan7910
      @noorerishan7910 3 года назад +5

      That's pretty common man...watch Eddie van halen, hendrix, steve vai

    • @berniemukonesi2684
      @berniemukonesi2684 3 года назад +2

      @@noorerishan7910 especially Vai

  • @AldoRacer
    @AldoRacer 4 года назад +190

    Wtf is going on with that clean tone?
    It's just too good, wow
    Impressive

    • @blizzbee
      @blizzbee 4 года назад

      It's in his fingers mostly :))

    • @nightmare4eVerr1
      @nightmare4eVerr1 4 года назад

      Glad someone said it. I was also in awe at that clean tone. Sounds soo good

    • @zachary4670
      @zachary4670 4 года назад

      Aldo Sá i think he’s using the neck humbucker on most of these. That contributes to how round the tone is. He’s probably turning down the tone knob too. Other than that, he’s playing extremely cleanly.

  • @guitarcovers4072
    @guitarcovers4072 4 года назад +213

    This proves that we need more rock and songs would be much better with solos.

  • @JohnBiddleMusic
    @JohnBiddleMusic 3 года назад +299

    This made Havana sound like a straight up Santana song...All amazing solos though, I love how you incorporated the melody in all of them

    • @RheaK
      @RheaK 3 года назад +4

      lmfao

    • @bigomg5020
      @bigomg5020 3 года назад +9

      I remember watching a music video of Havana mashed up with Santana's Smooth and it was perfect XD

  • @maisie5386
    @maisie5386 4 года назад +13234

    Petition to make electric guitar solos popular again, like to sign.

    • @trixnglz1871
      @trixnglz1871 4 года назад +161

      It is popular lol

    • @MrPopoy67
      @MrPopoy67 4 года назад +225

      I think he meant electric guitar solos

    • @nnnyel
      @nnnyel 4 года назад +59

      Since when is it not

    • @carrurru
      @carrurru 4 года назад +152

      You sound like a pop fan who has just discovered guitar... it is popular.

    • @crashmannyvlogs1723
      @crashmannyvlogs1723 4 года назад +172

      Trixnglz it’s not used in mainstream nearly at all in this day and age. how many bands or even just guitar players have u seen on the top 200. i would say guitar samples don’t count

  • @jzl9262
    @jzl9262 4 года назад +446

    Damn..
    My Fingers: Don't even think about it.

  • @h1de
    @h1de 4 года назад +241

    When people tell you not to play scales on your solos,.. this dude shuts them up.

    • @Gofex1337
      @Gofex1337 4 года назад +8

      Who made that blasphemous comment in the first place? Not play scales? May aswell say not to play guitar then!

    • @BioHazard634
      @BioHazard634 4 года назад +3

      @@Gofex1337 he said on your solos, not just running scales for a solo instead of actually making melodies. Scales are very important obviously

    • @biomadnesstrip
      @biomadnesstrip 4 года назад

      Just listen to Iron Maiden, full of pentatonics solos.

  • @Utkarsh2811
    @Utkarsh2811 2 года назад +4

    I don't see anybody appreciating that immaculate tone. *chef's kiss*

  • @cantrelate3410
    @cantrelate3410 4 года назад +1112

    This man just turned his guitar into a damn horse.

    • @Ccirgrg
      @Ccirgrg 4 года назад +29

      Listen to bad horsie by Steve Vai

    • @jessejive117
      @jessejive117 4 года назад +10

      Knights of cydonia by muse did as well.

    • @josemisanso8154
      @josemisanso8154 4 года назад +9

      Dragonforce turned into an elephant! XD

    • @avariech6040
      @avariech6040 4 года назад +1

      Yeah, 😆😆😆

    • @tortoise15
      @tortoise15 4 года назад +8

      EVH did it before anyone.

  • @JamilAlexandre1
    @JamilAlexandre1 4 года назад +181

    Guitar solos need to make a comeback in pop culture. There are so many god level guitarists out there these days.

    • @Benjamin-bj6xj
      @Benjamin-bj6xj 4 года назад +4

      Jam Xandre
      They will, fashion happens. Think about it, Amy wine house smashed hits everywhere with bluesy jazz in the times of madonna😂

    • @mattfromwiisports6256
      @mattfromwiisports6256 4 года назад +1

      My man Herman Li is god of all guitarists

    • @dariusmarius7948
      @dariusmarius7948 4 года назад +1

      All kind of solos, guitar, organ, piano, synth, bass... like onxpected project's pop arrangements, is like an effort to make a "solos comeback" in mainstream pop music.

  • @zaidizainal2495
    @zaidizainal2495 4 года назад +688

    3:55 Havana with guitar solo is more like Santana songs.

  • @kevinseanzebua6342
    @kevinseanzebua6342 3 года назад +108

    1:56...finally this song can be called "rockstar"

  • @Boofedit
    @Boofedit 4 года назад +139

    This guy has real talent, imagine it it were the 90s still, he’d be signed and a big name.

    • @FartsTasteDelicious
      @FartsTasteDelicious 4 года назад +10

      There are numerous artists that sound like this and are big, just “underground” famous because no one gives a shit about complex music. :(

    • @markuskoivisto
      @markuskoivisto 4 года назад +8

      You mean the 80s, 90s are what killed the solo

    • @10HW
      @10HW 4 года назад +5

      Talent is only 50% of the recipe. You also need to have a story, own a style, own a voice, own a strong identity and market all of this as a good solid brand. Bob Dylan or the Beatles were very much less talented at their instruments than him but they had very, very unique voices and colors. His soloing could be interchanged with another and no one would notice.

    • @TokyoBlue587
      @TokyoBlue587 4 года назад

      @@10HW They were also amazing songwriters

  • @calvinfirscydanga2936
    @calvinfirscydanga2936 4 года назад +51

    those guitar solos were so clean that it kills the remaining 0.01% germ

  • @sheeptonic2504
    @sheeptonic2504 4 года назад +333

    Why tf no one is talking about the Havana solo, so smooooth

  • @solidislanda1
    @solidislanda1 3 года назад +14

    His choice of tone or whatever for each song is dope

  • @tutunmayan
    @tutunmayan 4 года назад +521

    Miss the days when guitar solos were Kings.

    • @nuclearsenshi
      @nuclearsenshi 4 года назад +3

      ikr!! guitar soloes were the best!! i mean they are best nowadays too but back in the days!

    • @thelastsamuraiii8793
      @thelastsamuraiii8793 4 года назад +2

      Try to listen to the song “mundo” by iv of spades theres a fire guitar solo ...thanks me later

    • @kinazari6421
      @kinazari6421 4 года назад

      @@thelastsamuraiii8793 yesyes

    • @michaelrosensson8669
      @michaelrosensson8669 4 года назад +1

      T-They still do guitar solos my dude... you just need to look up for them and dig deeper and you'll get what you're looking for.

    • @MuxuAnimation
      @MuxuAnimation 4 года назад

      Hi guys. Do you want to hear some hard rock solos?
      Please check Alone by Band-Maid
      m.ruclips.net/video/axF56i4spio/видео.html
      #peace

  • @jacobasbury5648
    @jacobasbury5648 4 года назад +219

    1:43 when you made the guitar sound like a horse was so badass!

    • @Plepsfoko
      @Plepsfoko 4 года назад +22

      Highly suggest you listen to bad horsie by Steve Vai

    • @bmartin4320
      @bmartin4320 4 года назад +7

      @@Plepsfoko I was gonna say the good ole Steve Vai trick lol

    • @pliktley1
      @pliktley1 4 года назад +2

      You should check out Mongolian band the Hu - yuve yuve yu, they make their morin khuur sound like a horse!

    • @mysweetengage68
      @mysweetengage68 4 года назад +2

      @@Plepsfoko Actually Dimebag

  • @billygibb4414
    @billygibb4414 4 года назад +33

    The little smile he has on his face the entire time is pure passion

  • @pein6317
    @pein6317 4 года назад +14

    I love how you catch the essence of every music and not just shred

  • @Rafadoodle9912
    @Rafadoodle9912 4 года назад +525

    It's as if you've finished off a bunch of songs that were left half completed.

  • @thealexzs
    @thealexzs 4 года назад +430

    Im waiting for when he is gonna get featured in a song by like a famous artist

    • @JoseGarcia-ij2eh
      @JoseGarcia-ij2eh 4 года назад +4

      6ix9ine need him

    • @TrinhThieuGia
      @TrinhThieuGia 4 года назад +2

      Bruno is a guitar guy he might do it

    • @tejassabnis4018
      @tejassabnis4018 4 года назад +2

      Considering how insanely talented he is, it's never gonna happen

  • @littlemixmusics5722
    @littlemixmusics5722 4 года назад +69

    Actually even when a pop song has a little bit of electric guitar in the background it just makes everything better

  • @chacedavis3365
    @chacedavis3365 3 года назад +87

    A bit over saturated with constant runs for me. Dudes got mad skills. But maybe simplify the solos a little more. Less is more kind of thing. Otherwise you can lose some “feel” in my humble opinion.

    • @kfire2567
      @kfire2567 3 года назад +11

      Yep, especially during his drake solo. That 2nd lick is a little too shreddy and doesn't quite fit with the tempo of the song.

    • @simonedatola3353
      @simonedatola3353 3 года назад +2

      If you want it to be "catchier" to musically illiterate people (95% of world population), yeah probably

    • @advaith2977
      @advaith2977 3 года назад +11

      @@simonedatola3353 They're not "musically illiterate". They're humans and it's human nature to like instrumental interludes within songs which are short and sweet. Roy was just shredding in every song and that killed the feel of the songs.

    • @abhikdoesthings
      @abhikdoesthings 3 года назад +3

      Ikr man....Too many notes

    • @claudiamejias5414
      @claudiamejias5414 3 года назад +1

      Drake and the other trap guy(forgot his name I don't listen to that bs) were the ones with weird runs. The rest were improved pop songs

  • @eden9808
    @eden9808 4 года назад +137

    THAT TREMOLO HORSE NOISE ON OLD TOWN ROAD THOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @emperorza5777
    @emperorza5777 4 года назад +147

    The horse part of Old Town Road was underrated!!

    • @battub7384
      @battub7384 4 года назад +3

      Sounds like Vai...

  • @jazzy014
    @jazzy014 4 года назад +1037

    This guy looks like Drake if he became a pro guitarist.

    • @with_grace_and_wisdom
      @with_grace_and_wisdom 4 года назад +3

      Loool same

    • @wilhorne4881
      @wilhorne4881 4 года назад +9

      What if it was drake with a bunch of wigs

    • @wilhorne4881
      @wilhorne4881 4 года назад +1

      Joking lolol

    • @Unity116
      @Unity116 4 года назад +2

      That's literally what I was just thinking Lol

    • @lacuevadelvampiro
      @lacuevadelvampiro 4 года назад +1

      he should snip only the very distinct parts, the more creative parts.

  • @philipcallado5693
    @philipcallado5693 3 года назад +55

    This is sick. A lot of great guitarists won’t touch pop because it’s “beneath them” and stick to blues, rock and/or jazz. Cool that you’re open minded. It’s like my favorite guitarist, John Mayer. He’s collaborated with a lot of pop artists, even hip hop artists like Jay-Z and Common.

  • @explore2265
    @explore2265 4 года назад +865

    He made Ed seem like a disgrace for not adding a solo in that song.

  • @yoshi9539
    @yoshi9539 4 года назад +36

    This video is so underrated. This dude literally stepped pop culture up.

  • @qskan
    @qskan 4 года назад +522

    3:54 *Carlos Santana intensifies*

    • @santiagomeza9573
      @santiagomeza9573 4 года назад +48

      For real tho that song would have been amazing if she got Santana on it

    • @pe4092
      @pe4092 4 года назад +9

      @@santiagomeza9573 lmao go listen to smooth by santana

    • @rakeshuvobd_ctg8924
      @rakeshuvobd_ctg8924 4 года назад +5

      More like Carlos Mario Santana

    • @joemooney5518
      @joemooney5518 4 года назад +9

      Uses the same chord progression as smooth lol

    • @sumedhhhh
      @sumedhhhh 4 года назад +1

      @@joemooney5518 yeah lol

  • @jamesspooner1.2.76
    @jamesspooner1.2.76 3 месяца назад +2

    They would totally work, but you have to play them!
    If these versions were on Spotify, they would be I my playlist. These lead guitar versions sound WAY better to me. Wicked playing bro

  • @KY-xm1cq
    @KY-xm1cq 4 года назад +167

    1:44 the horse thingy was just lit👊🏾

    • @ilikechicken8403
      @ilikechicken8403 3 года назад +5

      Listen to bad horsie by steve vai if you liked that part and see how legends do it.

  • @DeepakRathoreProject
    @DeepakRathoreProject 4 года назад +1300

    Edit the video title Sir - ‘ POP songs must have a guitar solos’

    • @sevepaulomarasigan6061
      @sevepaulomarasigan6061 4 года назад +1

      Yah that should be the tittle

    • @ctastrophe_0
      @ctastrophe_0 4 года назад +3

      idk if he changed it since but it currently says ‘What if pop songs had guitar solos?’

    • @mannythegoat4463
      @mannythegoat4463 3 года назад

      @Anonymous X i don't think so sr

  • @xsjadobruce
    @xsjadobruce 4 года назад +5195

    As a guitarist I enjoyed this but it’s way too shreddy to be what these song would really have as solos

    • @jessecrockett8127
      @jessecrockett8127 4 года назад +580

      I agree, something more RHCP-like would probably fit better for most of them.

    • @aliasred28
      @aliasred28 4 года назад +118

      @fjf sjdnx That's because you like 20s song too much

    • @akiani
      @akiani 4 года назад +387

      It needed more "feel". Regardless tho, it's pretty good.

    • @lmarinello11
      @lmarinello11 4 года назад +379

      Yeah, too much notes. Almost all the solos were way out of mood and sound.

    • @The_Arisen
      @The_Arisen 4 года назад +57

      @@lmarinello11 @animated
      Since y'all wanna talk about note reduction, and "feel":
      ruclips.net/video/gJESqTaAuRM/видео.html
      In all seriousness though, I do agree. After the first one or two, it was just "guitarist flexes his sweeps for 5:43".

  • @klamin_original
    @klamin_original 3 года назад +276

    To be honest for the first two songs you basically did some jazz fusion, the songs were already funky and you implemented a jazzy funk solo.
    The magic of jazz fusion.

    • @paoloiavarone
      @paoloiavarone 2 года назад +2

      just look at the chords of the songs and you'll guess why he did

    • @klamin_original
      @klamin_original 2 года назад +6

      @@paoloiavarone you’re right, kind of obvious. But you still need to have the improvisation skills to pull it off

    • @drezkurra8443
      @drezkurra8443 Год назад

      Has destacado lo menos relevante de todo.

  • @AlpacaLips39
    @AlpacaLips39 4 года назад +1185

    “What if pop songs had guitar solos?”
    *Carlos Santana’s entire career:* “Am I a joke to you?”

    • @John-X
      @John-X 4 года назад +30

      Doobeedoo doo dooooooooooooo
      Doo doo doo dooooooodoo doodoo doodoo dooooo.
      Man it's a hot one...like seven inches from the midday sun.

    • @AstraFleur
      @AstraFleur 4 года назад +19

      Then the karaoke singer could take a little more rest while performing a song number.

    • @carlosgarcia4129
      @carlosgarcia4129 4 года назад +2

      Hey 😠

    • @FallingStary
      @FallingStary 4 года назад +1

      @@carlosgarcia4129 lol hey there, u ok

    • @dlm9293
      @dlm9293 4 года назад +2

      High level comment, sir. Quite literally laughed out loud.

  • @johnsacoustic6650
    @johnsacoustic6650 4 года назад +241

    Bro, why is this highly underrated? This should deserve millions and millions of views!

    • @julianeska7445
      @julianeska7445 4 года назад

      Omg yasss

    • @munir8015
      @munir8015 4 года назад

      @@julianeska7445 it will. Just wait

    • @kuroken6491
      @kuroken6491 4 года назад

      and trending too!

    • @fordalico6569
      @fordalico6569 4 года назад

      Nope

    • @Syfoll
      @Syfoll 4 года назад +1

      The idea is good, but the solos are somewhat bland to my ears

  • @GabeWatchesAnime
    @GabeWatchesAnime 4 года назад +206

    Who needs a whammy when you can just pull the FRICKIN bridge by hand

    • @codyjewell1460
      @codyjewell1460 4 года назад +4

      you can also just press the strings between the nut and tuners even without a floating bridge

    • @dudemeisawesome9737
      @dudemeisawesome9737 4 года назад

      No kidding 🤔

    • @alihaider5190
      @alihaider5190 4 года назад

      I think I saw slash doing that with an acoustic with a miles Kennedy performing

    • @jamiepitcher2055
      @jamiepitcher2055 4 года назад +1

      That's what I do too I lost mine years ago and I just been improvising LOL

    • @PrabhaviArushika
      @PrabhaviArushika 4 года назад

      Damn

  • @Nynja123TRT
    @Nynja123TRT 2 года назад +3

    Bro! That Old Town Road solo was sick! 😍

  • @codygriffin299
    @codygriffin299 4 года назад +350

    Half the songs: too shreddy
    Other half: best thing to ever happen
    Verdict: WHY ISNT THIS A THING

    • @MyBiPolarBearMax
      @MyBiPolarBearMax 4 года назад +15

      This entire video explained in 3 lines.

    • @Draztikus
      @Draztikus 4 года назад +7

      too... shreddy? wut

    • @Kanig94
      @Kanig94 4 года назад +27

      @@Draztikus maybe a bit too much notes and too much speed for a chill song, like overkill

    • @ZaneTaylorMusic
      @ZaneTaylorMusic 4 года назад +6

      Defs agree. Some of the best guitar solos out there are from the Eagles and Mark Knophler.

    • @kevenbouchard7973
      @kevenbouchard7973 4 года назад

      Most accurate comment I've seen, well done sir

  • @alyssaax
    @alyssaax 4 года назад +48

    3:52 damn that Havana solo was incredible - sounds so much like Santana to me

    • @RPVPSpotter
      @RPVPSpotter 4 года назад

      It kinda sounds something from Spain.

    • @BlackClawDoom
      @BlackClawDoom 4 года назад

      That was pure Santana lol.

    • @justagoose7741
      @justagoose7741 4 года назад

      Lol, I went straight to the comments to see if I wasn't the only one

    • @FlatFeeDjs
      @FlatFeeDjs 4 года назад +1

      The chord progression of this song is what Santana made his name on

  • @clouds5
    @clouds5 4 года назад +193

    Impressive shreds dude! And imho it's OK to play less notes sometimes and do simple melodies in between those 16ths:)

  • @michaelblankenau6598
    @michaelblankenau6598 10 месяцев назад +1

    Wow… you made those song so so so much more interesting !

  • @dannychoriki1977
    @dannychoriki1977 4 года назад +41

    Dudes this guy has got to have some of the BEST phrasing i've heard in a minute.

  • @gravemaster_8879
    @gravemaster_8879 4 года назад +313

    That Havana solo was exactly what that song needed: *Originality.*

    • @michelsbrothers1533
      @michelsbrothers1533 3 года назад +26

      It sounded like Santana, not exactly original

    • @annymus4502
      @annymus4502 3 года назад +1

      My first surname is Santana XD

    • @madden7732
      @madden7732 3 года назад +28

      @@michelsbrothers1533 they should've get Santana to play a fuckin solo there then

    • @michelsbrothers1533
      @michelsbrothers1533 3 года назад

      @@madden7732 chill

    • @madden7732
      @madden7732 3 года назад +1

      @@michelsbrothers1533 i'm chill bro don't worry lol

  • @bartnio5759
    @bartnio5759 4 года назад +286

    Every popstar should just hire you for every song.

    • @amrittubid379
      @amrittubid379 4 года назад

      100th like

    • @imokas
      @imokas 4 года назад +1

      Carlos Santana II

    • @TheRageCommenter
      @TheRageCommenter 4 года назад +3

      All the solos would sound the same. You’d get sick of it real fast.

    • @harii_e
      @harii_e 4 года назад

      He is not the only one who can do that.

    • @harii_e
      @harii_e 4 года назад +1

      He is not the only one who can do that.

  • @rmwurche
    @rmwurche 3 года назад +5

    The songs all gained massively in quality with the guitar solos. Very well done!

  • @spicymemelord4829
    @spicymemelord4829 4 года назад +246

    „what if rap songs had guitar solos“ think that one would be sick

    • @kp1447
      @kp1447 4 года назад +2

      U Got it Bad has an awesome guitar solo. Though I don’t thing it’s gonna qualify as a rap song. You should check it out tho. It’s by Usher.

    • @jessejive117
      @jessejive117 4 года назад +7

      You’d be the beasty boys lol

    • @jessejive117
      @jessejive117 4 года назад

      But I get your point

    • @spicymemelord4829
      @spicymemelord4829 4 года назад

      Jesse Collins yeah dude beastie boys were great, I wish more people would still make hip-hop like they did

    • @MaxSnowDude
      @MaxSnowDude 4 года назад

      Pursuit of happiness by Kid Cudi

  • @ChristopherCricketWallace
    @ChristopherCricketWallace 4 года назад +138

    this dude should be on tour with one of these big acts. HOW has he not been scooped up yet!?!

    • @welitondasilvasantos2334
      @welitondasilvasantos2334 4 года назад +1

      "JASON MARS, HIRE HIM!!!"
      Yeah, caps was needed.

    • @stanleyhudson9928
      @stanleyhudson9928 4 года назад +8

      Too many notes lol

    • @punxOiOi13
      @punxOiOi13 4 года назад +4

      Because anyone can do this. There’s thousands if not millions of technically skilled guitarist, just like there are of every other musician. He has skill sure, but it’s boring stuff, doesn’t sound original or special. Look at Jason Richardson for example, heeelllllaaa skilled but super boring. There’s guitarist who don’t really shred but they have a personal sound, a passionate sound, like Javier Reyes.

    • @kikethrasher2448
      @kikethrasher2448 4 года назад +1

      Víctor Manuel Serna anyone, really? Maybe anyone that starts practicing now 8 hours a day for at least a year. Sure pal, let’s find a thousand of them just by the corner willing to acomplish all of that.

    • @punxOiOi13
      @punxOiOi13 4 года назад

      Enrique Flores Bendezú do you play man? It does not take 8 hours a day for a year to achieve that. If you’re playing for 8 hours a day, you could probably reach that level in 2, maybe 3 months.

  • @aliasred28
    @aliasred28 4 года назад +96

    This deserves to be in everyone recommendations.

    • @calebmerillat3603
      @calebmerillat3603 4 года назад +1

      It’s been in mine for days. I just watched this and I’m willing to bet that this’ll be in everyone’s recommend in a few years lol

  • @zeyy84
    @zeyy84 4 года назад +28

    5:30 aha! Got 'em with that sneaky lick

  • @hellfirebloodcrossproducti4394
    @hellfirebloodcrossproducti4394 4 года назад +217

    The Rockstar solo makes sense considering Post Malone was originally in a metalcore band. And that Shape Of You solo’s nice too.

    • @jarovanduren5641
      @jarovanduren5641 4 года назад +9

      I think post malone is a big metal fan, considering he collaborated with Ozzy Osbourne, plays some guitar solos, and has Dimebag tattood on his finger

    • @barkon34
      @barkon34 4 года назад +1

      @@jarovanduren5641 ruclips.net/video/f7eaGcIyhPU/видео.html

    • @El1society
      @El1society 4 года назад +4

      Jaro van Duren he stuck to the wrong genre. I think he only went with rap bc it’s what’s popular rn

  • @TomStrahle
    @TomStrahle 4 года назад +51

    These are awesome. I'm old enough to remember when solos on pop tunes were a real thing. Hard to better Eddie's solo from Beat It. It was not long after that that it was seen as cliché. And radio formats required shorter tracks and something had to give. But occasionally I still get asked to play solos on pop records by producers. One that never got released was an 8-bar solo I did on a Justin Bieber/Taylor Swift track years ago.

  • @jethroportillo1015
    @jethroportillo1015 4 года назад +623

    If pop songs had guitar solos they would just be...
    j o h n m a y e r s o n g s

  • @stodoprojects1654
    @stodoprojects1654 3 года назад +519

    next video: what if guitar solos had a pop music

    • @RoyZivMusic
      @RoyZivMusic  3 года назад +60

      lol

    • @macias7125
      @macias7125 3 года назад +20

      next video: what if pop guitars had music

    • @lryuen_2261
      @lryuen_2261 3 года назад +14

      @@macias7125
      pop guitar: what if next video had a music

    • @magisterialanubis06
      @magisterialanubis06 3 года назад

      @@macias7125 lol

    • @acdcjor
      @acdcjor 3 года назад +3

      Auto-tune would be useful if you have a guitar that plays the 12th fret out of tune 😄

  • @brunoerckmam5070
    @brunoerckmam5070 4 года назад +552

    This video is gonna a blow up... wait for it

    • @Faffabucco
      @Faffabucco 4 года назад +16

      Still waiting

    • @MoraesMusician
      @MoraesMusician 4 года назад +4

      this video didn't blow up simply for the fact that no solos have any memorable parts, although the note choice and technique is really cool, nothing sticks with you.

    • @Jp-ps8fr
      @Jp-ps8fr 4 года назад +2

      MoraesMusician No it‘s because he played so many solos. They are all well shaped around the main melodys of the Song. If you can‘t differentiate this from random fast doodeling you should train you ear. This guy is fucking balling

    • @naohaotingala6433
      @naohaotingala6433 4 года назад +3

      @@Jp-ps8fr He is amazing, however Moraes was right with SOME of the solo's. You were right with most of them, especially the Old time road one and the Havana solo.

    • @swiftripper7557
      @swiftripper7557 4 года назад +2

      Yea it's gettin there now

  • @dhanush329
    @dhanush329 4 года назад +475

    Good to see drake playing guitar to his own song.

    • @jeremie4184
      @jeremie4184 4 года назад +4

      I came to the comments to see this

    • @xdclart7845
      @xdclart7845 4 года назад

      Oof

    • @seth1643
      @seth1643 4 года назад +2

      Hely hecc he does look like drake

    • @yugin555
      @yugin555 4 года назад

      White Drake

    • @holaitserin
      @holaitserin 4 года назад

      HAHAHAHA YES I JUST COMMENTED THE SAME

  • @EmanuelRoro
    @EmanuelRoro 4 года назад +388

    Crazy must have million subs!

    • @qualiayt3579
      @qualiayt3579 4 года назад

      Are plainly overly used fa'st notes gives you goosebumps? No? So are the majority of his viewers. Yes? Perhaps you also like Justin Bieber.

    • @jacoblbarton
      @jacoblbarton 4 года назад +2

      KaKaDu YT how did you manage to be an elitist with such a simple comment, like actually how is that possible

    • @qualiayt3579
      @qualiayt3579 4 года назад

      @@jacoblbarton okay okay I wont do it again, stop crying

  • @berry__________
    @berry__________ 4 года назад +15

    2:19 sickest harmonic I have ever heard.

  • @loveaboveall2382
    @loveaboveall2382 4 года назад +11

    This guy is sooo fluid in the way he plays, and the guitar tones he uses fits perfectly. He's phrasing is awesome.

  • @phillipmcrevis6490
    @phillipmcrevis6490 4 года назад +6

    These solos made me smile because they’re genuine

  • @pacineq
    @pacineq 4 года назад +24

    Salah, u did really well. Didn't know u can play.

  • @mazukamba2573
    @mazukamba2573 2 года назад +1

    Your Awesome, bro.

  • @mattwitkowski6813
    @mattwitkowski6813 4 года назад +554

    If pop songs had guitar solos, they would sound like a Michael Jackson song.

    • @ryxarkhalyx
      @ryxarkhalyx 4 года назад +4

      oh yea u right

    • @assassin97blood
      @assassin97blood 4 года назад +58

      And that's why MJ is pop king

    • @liveoffthewall
      @liveoffthewall 4 года назад +41

      MJ loved rock music, mans wanted the guitar in any song possible

    • @butteredshrimp3977
      @butteredshrimp3977 4 года назад +11

      More like john mayer

    • @CharlezMalasana
      @CharlezMalasana 4 года назад +5

      All of this just sounds too 90s early 2000s and I’m happy we just stopped forcing guitars in every single song.
      Now we have rap verses. 😂
      (Nothing against rap)

  • @FartsTasteDelicious
    @FartsTasteDelicious 4 года назад +70

    You’re playing style is a mix of Plini, Polyphia, Owane, and Intervals. It sounds fucking amazing. I guarantee at least 2 or 3 of those artists are huge influences for this guy.

    • @luqmxaxn
      @luqmxaxn 4 года назад +7

      He's a kind of Djentlemen

  • @adhirajtheviner308
    @adhirajtheviner308 4 года назад +21

    Damn that starting of old town road puts a genuine smile

  • @vinaybhade7046
    @vinaybhade7046 3 года назад +6

    This guy has an amazing ear for music to create these solos. Playing random notes of a scale is easy no matter how fast it is played. Playing each note to match a particular tune is skill.

  • @SchardtCinematic
    @SchardtCinematic 4 года назад +185

    I think old town road should have had an accoustic guitar solo with a western feel to it.

  • @RoyZivMusic
    @RoyZivMusic  4 года назад +621

    Which one is your favourite?
    Heres some more 'Pop Song Guitar Solos' I've done in the past:
    Taylor Swift: ruclips.net/video/aYg3jVABcNs/видео.html
    Jay Z/Linkin Park: ruclips.net/video/C2Pg_bTlytU/видео.html
    Hopsin Remix: ruclips.net/video/RKSBttJE-BM/видео.html

    • @bills48321
      @bills48321 4 года назад +14

      the one with the horse, but all of them are dazzling and well suited to the respective song.

    • @jklmoto
      @jklmoto 4 года назад +22

      The Old town road solo is sick!!!!!!!

    • @Kairu_GT
      @Kairu_GT 4 года назад +14

      ROCKSTAR!!❤💖🔥

    • @bernardechiverri1065
      @bernardechiverri1065 4 года назад +11

      Can't pick one, they are all great! Havana caught me off guard though-- really nice job with the latin flavored melodies.

    • @MichaelDSaint
      @MichaelDSaint 4 года назад

      RoyZivMusic Todos! 😎🤙🏻

  • @raullopez5132
    @raullopez5132 4 года назад +6

    Amazing tone. Beautiful sound. Solos actually propose something, not just crazy shredding without any feeling at all.

  • @radiobb5330
    @radiobb5330 2 года назад +10

    Why is it I can only hit the like button one time? This guitar playing is unbelievable!

  • @ctsilver_1642
    @ctsilver_1642 4 года назад +5

    I expected to see the same video I’ve seen with this same concept, but I’m not kidding, this video was insane. The solos were original to each song and the tone was perfect to match it. You nailed it.

  • @jasonaquino7893
    @jasonaquino7893 4 года назад +42

    Extreme talent!! Just feel like not every solo has to be shredded but just IMO

  • @naut8717
    @naut8717 4 года назад +180

    If Havana had a guitar solo/riff by Carlos Santana alike his song ' Smooth' ...

    • @Amjadd13
      @Amjadd13 4 года назад +1

      Someone did this on RUclips

    • @nanditasatish2297
      @nanditasatish2297 4 года назад

      @@Amjadd13 oh can you let us know if you remember which video it was?

    • @sheetalheena
      @sheetalheena 4 года назад +1

      Nandita Satish I'm not OP but I found this ruclips.net/video/lhwXGpr1F5s/видео.html

    • @Amjadd13
      @Amjadd13 4 года назад +1

      @@nanditasatish2297 video called havana vs smooth mashup

    • @whatisiswhatable
      @whatisiswhatable 4 года назад

      Solo sounds pretty natural on it