Yvette Young (Covet) Creates Songs with Guitar Tapping and Open Tunings | Reverb Interview
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- Опубликовано: 3 янв 2019
- Guitarist Yvette Young (Covet) employs her double-hand guitar tapping to construct intricate melodies and progressions, and today she dropped by the Reverb studio to share some tips on how to write math rock and instrumental music with this two-handed fretboard technique. And it all begins with open tunings.
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I don't know whether to be inspired or kick my guitar into a fireplace. Damn.
A really loud bonfire that would be
At least you know you'll finally nail that long slow burning solo.
And She also play piano and violin
Of course she's asian .
lol
Phenomenal musician. So glad she's getting some exposure!
Ok calm down
for real. She's highly underrated.
William Bodie nah bich she deserves all the attention
@@skypekai how do you know he isn't calm? And, why does it matter?
HER SONGS SEEMS LIKE SHE IS NOODLING WITHOUT USING A PICK, IMHO, TOO MANY NOTES
She talks about music as if it is mostly visual. So interesting
because what she said about the canvas not being white?
Mathias Justesen , and I thought she talked about colors, too
She also paints all of her album artwork and hand-paints some of her guitars.
@@user-el5mh3pc5i oh shit that's so cool!!!
She could have synesthesia. I know I do, and it really opens up avenues creatively a lot of people can't access.
Not only is Yvette a great guitarist and songwriter but the drummer and bassist in Covet are just as good and they all have a cohesive sound that feeds off one another. She aint just a great guitar player shes a great musician and Covet isn't just a look at me shred over backing track type of band. Every note is a piece of the music.
Thank you. Yvette's work is definitely something but her solo music doesn't hold a candle to Covet and there's a reason for that. That rhythm section is fucking killer.
Yesss amazing band, that bassist had got Heart, dude such an inspiring band. Nice to find beautiful stuff when you’re old
Saam Her solo music is leagues better than Covet.
Check out galneryus. Much better brand. Their lives sound so much better then their studio version.
@@thunderwolf3042 totally different sound of music
I'm so happy math rock is getting the recognition it deserves. Some of the most talented guitar players I've ever seen are math rock guitarists.
And drummers
like kashikura takashi! he's always on the zone when playing the drums!!!
@John Smitty because it's all about weird time signatures/phrasing, intervals, and weird tunings.
@John Smitty what do weird time signatures, intervals, and tunings have in common.
@John Smitty it's not, since rock has never been about weird time signatures, if you actually googled it you'd find the answer but it boils down to the points I was making
Yvette is one of the best and most creative guitarists I've ever heard in my life, she's soooo underrated. And the fact that she's a multidisciplinary artist who plays other instruments and is super good at drawing/painting and was able to create her own fictional universe i just- wow. Got me wondering if she's even human. A real gem. On top of that she seems like a sweet person. I wish her and her band would come to France but it never happens with that kind of bands😔
Lol France, the irony.
Jon Gomm, Tommy Emmanuel, Ted Greene, Lenny Breau, Andy McGee, Don Ross... - I wish this girl was something new, creative and exciting, but it just isn't true with respect to the exceptional things that are, and have been around for years and years.
@Virgil Grin tl:dr
or you're just thirsty and haven't heard the hundreds of bands that sounds exactly like this because they tap and pluck on the fret board with both hands.
@skankhunt42 Il me semble qu'elle a joué en France il y a pas longtemps, dans le Sud il me semble avec Covet peut-être je suis pas sûr
She incorporated bunch of piano techniques and made them work for Guitar in a very unique and creative way. Combine that with open tunings and you get this! Simply amazing!!!
@NiceGuyGamer Open tunings are just tunings that make a chord. Drop D is a good way to start, because that's also about tuning for certain intervals. With Drop D, you're tuning your E to D, making the string below (the A) go from the fourth to the fifth interval. Then you can play the root and the fifth (a power chord) by just fretting across both strings. Open tunings are just like that concept but applied across the whole guitar. For example, Open D is D A D F# A D, F# being the major third of D. All your strings are now tuned to the notes of a D major triad. You can strum across your guitar without fretting and get a nice sounding simple chord (as opposed to the big jazz chord standard tuning does when you do the same thing). By making all the intervals of a chord really close together, you can play tapping stuff pretty easily by jumping much shorter distances between notes.
I'm very similar to her. Started on piano and began translating things to guitar. Not in the same way she has, but in a very melodic and dynamic way.
@@kevinbrinkley374 oh
Not only is Yvette amazing at all of her chosen instruments, it's really amazing to watch musicians who are just as excited talking about playing they are actually playing. It's one of my favourite things to see.
"I end up improving at guitar just by teaching myself how to play something that I sing in my head"
- The 11th Commandment
I love the way she breaks down how she writes. It's so interesting and I fresh. Also, I've noticed how she explains complex things so simply, as opposed to others who try to complicate their processes.
Yvette is one of those people that's so good and so painfully humble you kind of want to shake them and make them say "I am good".
@Z Sleazoid be positive!
@Z. EO Speedwagon jesus bro you need a hug? butt fr tho, its all just practice and hardwork. none of these famous guitarists were just amazing as soon as they grab and instrument, itt takes a long time and hardwork and passion to get to this and you CAN do it too, just have fun with it and dont compare yourself
@Dahlia Speedwagon 💀
It's quite bittersweet watching her play the instrument. On one hand it's a very unique and brilliant approach to playing guitar. I've never seen someone use tapping in that manor before. It's quite inspiring to see how see creates and plays. But on the other hand I watch her play and then I ponder what the hell have I done with my life up until this point.
What I really like about her playing is that she produces a lot of "sus 9" which I like doing when playing the piano or the guitar (in standard tuning).
Very interesting and pleasant to hear.
Her use of extended harmony imbues her music with an emotional core which is highly lacking in a lot of technical guitar music. While Yngwie Malmsteen and John Petrucci want to overwhelm their listeners with awe at their unparalleled musicianship, better guitarists (like Yvette or the guys from Animals as Leaders) just want to make their audience feel things. So much extended harmony in math rock/prog metal these days gives me an intense feeling of nostalgia. I guess rockers have finally learned from jazz: broader intervals = more vibrant colors. Great time to be a music listener!
Pretty much whenever you're just a bit bored of playing maj min and 5 the next best chords are the sus ones
hate to be "that guy," but it's not a sus chord unless the 2 or 4 is replacing the third. You're thinking of Add 9 chords :)
@@Not_what_it_used_to_be came here to be the pedant, thanks for doing it for me
Later Activity lol! I was going to mention that as well. So, there's a bunch of us kinda being dicks 🤣🤣
Covet's been getting a lot of exposure lately. Power to them
You think Yvette kicks butt on guitar? You should hear her play the piano.
And then everyone should she her paint.
and fard
Then play voilin
Her songs are amazing on both instruments.
@@rbnh9827 I've never felt so talentless, not that I had any talents to begin with lol
Yvette's combination of mastery, enthusiasm, confidence, and humility is so refreshing ^_^ ✨
i love when reverb feature artists, it's always so inspiring
Yvette is my favorite guitarist out there today. So talented and inspiring. Destroys everyone else. Glad you got her for this video!
I love Yvette! She is everything that I wanna be... Super talented, funny, has her own style in terms of her fashion, is extremely beautiful and unique! She is such an inspiration to me ❣️
One of my favorites, she inspires me to be more creative in my noodling. Everything she plays sounds so full and bright, like a warm spring day.
I'm so glad I got to see Covet and Polyphia in Austin! It was worth standing out in a little bit of rain ^^
Thanks for the feature, Reverb.
Not to NOT talk about her talent. But her humility is awesome. I love when true talent does not brag, show off or sitting on a high horse. THAT is inspiring to me. That you can be great, and at the same time NOT be an ass about. May she/her band get great succes and may they be happy through their expand of life on this earth. Stay awesome out there. Peace and love!
it is really nice to listen to her. we both come from a similar music background so it's comforting not only to hear her, but understand exactly what she means/had to go through when she says certain stuff. yvette is the coolest
She is such an inspiration. There is so much joy in how she talks about composition and creativity.
She’s inspiring me to step out of my comfort zone as far physical technique goes. I have a bad habit of anchoring my right hand while finger picking /tapping. Even though it’s easier for me to do while anchoring, I’ve noticed that I produce much more clarity and intention behind my playing when I don’t anchor. Great interview!
Found YY's channel/band last summer & subbed immediately. Great attitude + approach to music, as a soloist, this instrument.
This is so incredibly refreshing...To see a young passionate artist breaking new ground and creating melodies that not only inspire but take the instrument to places we never imagined. Brava!
It makes me so so happy to hear her share some of her knowledge and thinking patterns with music. I would be absolutely nowhere without inspiring snippets like this one
This is great, if sometimes a bit busy for my tastes. Always cool to see some extended technique/tapping in a non-shred context. Tal Farlow would be proud.
Her hands! WOW!!! Her left pinky is longer than my middle finger! Her playing is absolutely surreal!
By God you're right her pinkies are long as hell lol
She had to grow it more to get better
@@rabbitguy337 yeah, imagine not being able to make your fingers grow at any moment
@@martinorce3922 penis circumcision
Just discovered Covet a few weeks ago and Im absolutely addicted!! Its not music, its a dreamscape in audio! LOVE IT!!!
Such a fantastic musician, in awe of her ability to think of music outside of what she’s playing. She’s not just playing the notes, she’s thinking about the song and the voicing and how it sounds from the outside. Super inspiring!
Im inspired after seeing Yvette on Andertons with the Captain. I've been playing 40 years and thought I had seen it all but along comes Yvette with her own unique style!. Just shows we can never master the guitar there is always something new to learn!. Would go and see Yvette if she ever came to Australia!.
I think she could be one of the most important guitar players of this generation next to Tosin Abasi. Their minds are seriously incredible
The two of them in a room with their guitars and a camera
Absolutley mind bending stuff...great musician, such an intelligent women I'd love to meet her haha
Tosin has lost me over the years. Yvette explained it well: a lot of guitarists shove as many notes as possible into a song - Tosin does that. There's a reason why Animals as Leaders isn't the only band Matt Garstka is in. Sure, some songs like Brain Dance and Nephele have space and time to breathe, but most of their stuff has gotten too busy. Just a puke of notes.
@@hanburgundy4317 i dont think that's true. a lot of the songs on a joy of motion have quite a lot of room in them. para mexer and nephele off the top of my head for example. another year too. kascade is probably the only "busy" track i can think of from that album.
@@TheMonk111 I mentioned Nephele, but that song is more of Javier than Tosin. Subtlety is an artform and Tosin doesn't have much.
This young lady has it all. Good looks, good personality, humbleness, intelligence, creativity, articulate, tons of talent & she's a great multi instrumentalist. Kudos & the best of luck to her & her band.
She is so freaking inspiring. She’s such a deep musician and you can tell she has music in the palms of her hands! Wow!!!
For all the beginners who are watching this and wondering why they can't play like this:
she's mostly playing in non-standard open tunings (like Dadd9 open). Also, don't forget about the capo.
I don't know why but modern guitarists don't really use capos anymore (on electric guitars).
If you're a beginner you should practice your rudiments. Technique-wise the most challenging aspect here is the fingerpicking so practice that first.
@mellowdrips Changing the tuning without touching the pegs or busting a string
@mellowdrips Well, it is often easier to tap the note correctly when they are tighten up by a capo. ^_^
if you're a beginner you should play the guitar normally not try to reinvent the wheel like this girl is doing.
@thedog556 who the fuck plays goo goo dolls?
Thank you
Like that humble and yet talented ,attitude. All the best to you and the band
I was led by a voice within me to looking into open tuning, then found a random reel of Yvette’s, then went further down the rabbit hole and this showed up in my suggestions. As a life long musician I am grateful for finding this. 🙏🏾
Your playing is simple and clean.
yvette is such an inspiring and talented musician. truly a musical genius. she is a breath of fresh air compared to most modern music. cant wait to see more
Never clicked a Reverb video so fast.
Same
I'm glad her original video blew up. Now she's on Reverb! Good on her
I love her approach to music! Learned so many things I haven’t even thought about just from this video!
So amazingly talented, in so many ways! Yvette is such an inspiration musically, artistically and spiritually!
Okay, now I want a sparkly pink Talman
Fuck, I know right?
Yvette does these custom guitars herself and once upon a time she did commissions but with covet having a touring schedule now I don't know if she does anymore.
Talman is a secret weapon , and the only reason it's still being produced is there is a select group of fans.Odd, out of date design that proves it's value once you start playing.Seeing them still around always makes me smile.
Is Yvette Young’s talman modified or anything special going on with it?
I just want a talman. 😭
Yvette rules. Not my cup of tea stylistically, but she still rules.
I appreciate this comment. It's so nice to see somebody that shares the sentiment that style does not equal how good you are!
I appreciate her playing immensely but find her melodic sense utterly uninteresting.
It's not my thing, but I can sure appreciate her approach and talent.
Just sounds like random tapping.
This style is on trend apparently
shes so skilled, it makes me so happy to think ill get many more releases from her and covet. i love grindcore and tech death but math rock completely stole my heart. its so good to hear toe getting the recognition they deserve and dat lo fi junky!
Wow. Really amazing ways to get new textures from this simple looking instrument we play. Thank you!
her guitar playing reminds me of stanley jordan, which takes me back to my childhood with my father playing stanley's albums in the morning. very good stuff all around
It's so awesome to see a really smart musician in this genre. The way she talks about music is clearly heavily influenced by her classical training. She really pays attention to things that most guitarists barely know exist, like dynamics, silence, space and gesture. I think I have a new favourite guitarist :)
she's inspired me to practice more!
*picks up guitar and struggles to 035*
she's inspired me to give up!
phenomenal guitarist. love watching her play
I love her self expression and passion! Truly an amazing musician 💗
When she said that she fingerpicks on that spot on the neck, I felt like damn thats cool because im the one whos playing almost EXACTLY like her and i found her on youtube like 2 days ago. Its almost scary how she plays the technics i thought i figured out by myself. The most "omfg-part" was when I realised that she ALSO sees the music more visually. Shes great
i love warmth of her personality. She also has a great fashion sense. Those pants rock.
The Glimmer part gets a tear out of me everytime, amazing song
I feel so inspired by this person. I’ve always been ignorantly against going into a tuning other than standard but with this new perspective things seem clearer. This person freakin rocks!
Just discovered Covet's music. Beautiful. Amazing tapping, and I'd wondered how she got all those unusual chord voicings - of course, different tunings!
Wow yeah this is really great ty she’s so talented
Awe, I love her so much. She’s so bright and cheery.
Starting with the melody first and coming up with root notes later is a great way to make anything sound full, complex, and emotive.
So talented!
Aurally and visually mesmerizing...
Thank you for sharing your mind with us! This was just lovely. Cheers, Yvette! :)
I have so much respect and admiration for you Yvette. Please keep making music.
I can definitely hear Toe in her playing and it is my favorite sound so... I just became a fan
toe? 🦶
toe is so based
Great skill and musical awareness, really like the guitar too. Ibanez TM1702, but a custom sparkle, the regular ones look too dull.
I really enjoy their albums. Awesome music! Can’t wait for the next one.
She is pure amazement! I incredibly love everything about her!!!
Yvette !!! 🙌 🙌 🙌
Ridiculously talented! Amazing. Damn I suck at guitar.
I loooove how shes so excited about her music and band!
Man, math rock and Yvette really inspire me. I am mainly a visual artist, with a hobby and interest in making music. I'm self-taught and played guitar for 5 years on and off but it was mostly metal music with hard solos and shredding, I've gotten quite disheartened and frustrated with guitar and it just wasn't fun anymore. Then I discovered covet and Yvette. Learning her songs and seeing this video made me realize the fun of everything again! I felt so frustrated because I felt like I needed music theory-- and I wanted to squeeze myself into that "frame" if you will, because I felt like I needed to know theory in order to be good. But watching Yvette explain in this video really connected to me as a visual artist as well and made me find the fun again and just to enjoy myself. Sorry I went on a ramble but I am just really thankful for this video :)
Not my style of music at all, but totally incredible player and really cool/refreshing way to approaching guitar..
Looks like I'll be putting all my guitars on Reverb
She's so inspiring. Everything she writes is so beautiful and she makes it look so easy :'D
Wow! She's really coming along I'm so happy for her successes.
MAF ROK
read with a british accent
Q U I C K M A F S
(*intense guitartapping ensues*)
Did you get your name from google translate or something? It's an unnatural way to write that.
lol dunno about that, plenty of people here say it like that when we order chicken
source: am korean, and had a college roommate who ordered chicken twice a month
@@lewis6590 No, I'm just a Korean Yoda
This is great! Invite Beau Diakowicz too!
A.O. YES!!!!
HELL YA
Just stumbled across her. As a musician , watching her talk about everything is so beautiful. I don’t see this type of love often.
glad to see this is one of the most viewed videos on this channel cause she, and Covet, is fantastic
She reminds me of Dylan from tiny moving parts. Both guitar playing and personality!
5:12 oh fuck! that sounds so erie yet so beautiful to me. I need more of that ❤
such an inspiring musician. found her originally on facebook with videos of her jamming in her bedroom LOL. so glad i came across her music and now her band.
Her music is a manifestation of her thoughts. So wonderful to have that skill.
This is technically quite impressive, but better than that, it's damn pretty (if I may use that word) music. I listen to Covet quite a bit, they can rock out, too.
*continues to play never meant*
This speaks to me
I felt this
Gotta learn it, been playing guitar for about two weeks now. Such a long grind ahead
@@sioonhho Let the passion lead the way my friend 🤙
@@sioonhho FUCK YEAH DUDE, GET THEM GAINS! I'VE BEEN PLAYING FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW AND I'M STILL SHIT.
Yvettes a real inspiration. Awesome interview
I looooove that song at the beginning! Listen to it all the time on spotify
Its crazy to see her and Covet getting more known. Saw their first headliner.. bought a 90 SG from a guy who jams with Dave the bassist.
Dave is dope people saw them in Denver and chatted with them for a bit, tbh out of Little Tybee, Chon, and Tera Melos Covet were the most down to earth and friendly people on the tour they are all phenomenal too. Ill never forget that show and meeting them it was a real treat.
Lol, I have the opposite "issue", I always try to translate the piano theory to guitar, and its weird lmao
I am in love with her approach to music
This girl is my fb friend saw her starting long years ago and her progress today. Kudos!
1:40 Jack Stauber - Buttercup
Robotic Meme I heard that too
really digging female figures with beyond awesome skills taking the spotlight in music! more, please!
Michael floyd exactly
@Michael floyd because it is uncommon to see females with this level of skill getting the spotlight, not as many as male guitarrists. have you not payed attention to the music scene?
kiles7 I think some of us are more interested in just the art. If there’s anyone holding people back, it’s the music industry and not the fans. Having grown up around a huge number of friends in bands, I can tell you, in the past, it hasn’t been a meritocracy at all. Thanks to music making technology and the internet, we can get exposed to more artists. If you want to celebrate female artists, fine. Some of us just see an artist.
@@yoyartube Bitch, stfu. Im not on the SJW side. Im not highlighting the fact that she got the spotlight by being female. Can you not read correctly? I highlighted the fact that she has beyond awesome guitar skills and that being a female is nice since the majority of the attention in the music scene is dominated mostly by dudes. Fuck off with your shit just trying to come here and pick shit to argue.
kiles7 less I say...
This is fantastic. Everything about this video rules.
Great musician. Thanks for giving me another point of view on the guitar
I wish I could try more open tunings but I've a floating trem, grrrr. Gotta get a tele or something
Definitely get a tele
Actually, that Talman is the perfect guitar for that style...it chimes...Explosions in the Sky used to use 90s Talmans...
But Teles are great...
I decked my strat trem for that
definitely convert it to a hardtail, pop the back plate open and add 2 more springs to your tremolo block and screw the claw all the way to the deck
What's wrong with a floating reverb unit?
Fantastic. If anyone ever decides to give her a Chapman Stick, all bets are off.
Exactly my thoughts when she was talking about picking higher up the fretboard!
Indeed indeed
She’s my favorite guitarist out there right now. Covet rocks!
Very inspiring! Love the unique approach to the guitar. Rock on Sister!