Song picks: Sick Cinematography: Sick Lighting: Sick Commentary: Sick Editing: Sick Plot Twist: Sick By these ratings I can confirm this is the sickest video on youtube
It's very cool to see classical guitar promoted in a way that resonates with a typically not-into-classical-music audience through a mutual interest like gaming music. I love finding music I enjoy that I've never heard of.
3 songs that completely transformed the way I play guitar and write music in general after learning them: Plini: handmade cities. Periphery: scarlet. Andy Mckee: Drifting.
That thing and Ares were just filled with p0rn. I remember trying to download some music videos and most of them were just p0rn videos with a music video name.
You are the kind of guy youtube and specially classical guitar needed to give the importance that classical guitar has to have. I love your content. Keep this up,
I cannot even picture how you'd go about "figuring out" any of these songs by ear. That's absolutely mad. You're super talented man, and must've worked crazy hard! Congrats!
Thank you so much for posting this. Barrios got me back into playing classical guitar after stopping (mostly) for over 20 years. For me it was the Opus 8 No 3, I just love playing it. Definitely not ready for La Catedral but it's a nice long term objective. Your channel is of one the things that keep me motivated to practice. Very grateful for your content.
That one piece around 8:00 sounds a lot like your typical Sam Griffin video game score adaptation. Also La Catedral (or a variation of it) was used in the 2001 anime Hellsing
Lagrima Villas lobos etudes 1 (slow) Breezy Pallet town Dire Dire Docks (next up, if doable) Astral observatory (in progress, tough) File Select Mario Feather Theme- Gump, Forrest Gump (Few others, and yeah, I'm boss now compared to where I was) These are the songs me and my teacher have been working on all year ever since you inspired me to get lessons ! I mean, i did the work..but you seem to be able to light a fire in people with your passion and unapologetic awkwardness!!! Keep being awesome.
Breezy? From FF8? Hell yea dude!! I’m an amateur guitar player even though I’ve been playing for almost two decades. I love the hell out of it but I just have never been able to improve much past a certain point. Even trying to follow all of Sams advice. But Breezy is a song I worked on nearly every day for a few months. I still struggle to play through the whole thing without messing up once, but it’s such a fun peaceful song. Feel like I could sit outside on a nice sunny day and play it on repeat for hours
Man this is one of the best videos I've seen on RUclips know a while. Very well done, the quality of sound, the edits, the script. So good man. Thanks for sharing!
You introduced me to Barrios when I was watching one of your Super Guitar Bros streams years ago. You were playing Vals no. 4 and I asked what song it was and I decided to learn it. It's become my most played song as well =)
Villa Lobos is ADDICTING TO PLAY when you get the pattern down at a slower pace and slowly increase up the tempo in playing. It shows the intricacies of where i can be constantly improving my right hand technique. Great exercise and an even greater piece!!! Thank you Sammm!!!!!!!!
Sam - in all seriousness, you make Julia Florida even more special of a song. You have a way of adding your own magic to it that makes it even better. Even when I listen to John Williams play it, it just makes me think, “man, this just makes me wanna hear Sam play it.” I know you’ve worked hard on your skill but there’s something you have within you that can’t be learned - your guitar playing just bleeds with emotion and you’re my hero. Ok thats it. Thanks for being such an inspiring artist to us all!
Dude ill tell you right now you doing aquatic ruin from sonic 2 was the coolest thing id ever seen and had to learn it, took me FOREVER to learn, felt like tom hanks in cast away, totally normal guy wanting to learn a killer song, then stuck on this song (my island) and couldnt get off until i completed it, got the first riff down and it was like when tom created fire and was dancing around yelling "i have made fire!!" It was great, then a bunch of time passed and i felt like tom hanks on his last day on the island all ragged and ferrel looking but i finally got it down and got off that island and that song put me on a whole nother level. It launched me from suck to sick, posted it on my youtube page if you ever wanna see what youve taught, so thanks man youre the Barrios to my Sam Griffin
Great selection, Sam! I share most of your favorite tracks, especially "Capricho Arabe" and "La Catedral" I would personally add "Koyunbaba" by Domeniconi, "Usher-Waltz" by Koshkin and "Tango en skai" by Dyens
Great video Sam, I love your video game content but it's a treat to hear you play classical pieces. For me, it's not really a list but mostly a song, and it's Capricho Arabe. This song was out of my reach, but it's the first song that I dedicated myself to, sat down and grinded, and really really practiced for. It's definitely the piece that improved me the most as a guitarist.
Awesome. The Cello suit piece I played when I first applied for university. I'm still playing the Villa-Lobos Etude. The Barrios Vals no 4 I played on my graduation concert. La Catedral I still keep coming back to. These days I only play my singer songwriter stuff. But man! Thanks for this walk down my memory lane! And you're a brilliant guitarist. Just found your channel. I'll enjoy it!
I'm not very good at guitar, but eight songs that made me feel like I leveled up, in chronological order, were: Paranoid Android by Radiohead Ventura Highway by America Communion Cups by Iron & Wine Going to California by Led Zeppelin Roundabout by Yes Inlaw Josie Wales by Phish Never Going Back Again by Lindsay Buckingham Ebon Coast by Andy McKee (I'm currently stuck trying to learn tapping) You're an amazing guitarist and musician Sam. Thanks for the constant inspiration, dood.
Thank you for making this video! I’m always looking for more classical guitar music and don’t really know where to look sometimes. Awesome insight into some of your favorite pieces :D
Another Sam Video fact about Sam that's not Sam is: I never skip the ads on his videos. i was actually expecting recuerdos de alhambra, but nicely saved in the end! Cheers you mullet rocking dude
so glad you ended the way you did. La Catedral has been my goal song for classical guitar since I first heard it a few years ago. Working my way there, but man is it tough. So fastttt
Awesome video man! Watching you these past years I always asked myself which were your favorite classical songs. I would love to see you cover these in separate videos.
Hey there Sam. Swedish sub here. Great video, as always! Anyway, about the "going from suck to sick" concept: I've been playing guitar since 6th grade and I'm 33 now. So that means that I should be really "Sick" at guitar right? Well, not really as much as I want. So what I am thinking is that good musical genes might play a big role here. That and how young you are when you start to play. But, what I've learned is that I appreciate the music that I write and play, dispite not being as good as, for example you. I'm like a snes game that is running on a nes hehe. The software is present, but the hardware struggles to keep up with the framerate.
I also fell in love with Barrios's guitar work. Gives me goosebumps every time I hear it or play it. I especially enjoyed "The Great Paraguayan: Guitar Music Of Barrios" played by John Williams. Such a great album. Great content on this channel, Sam!
I was hoping to see more lists from others, so, uh, here's mine: Mason Williams - Classical Gas [incorrectly labeled from Limewire as Eric Clapton (!?)] J.S. Bach - Bouree in Em (you know, that one) J.S. Bach - Cello Prelude (yeah, also this one) J.S. Bach - Joy of Man's Desiring (I usually play as a mashup with the Final Fantasy VI town theme, with a beautiful intro I learned from Doug Smith) Django Reinhardt - Tears Erroll Garner - Misty Fernando Sor - Study #5 in Bm Federico Moreno-Torroba - Torija (Eligia) Leo Brouwer - Un Dia de Noviembre
I am not the kind of guy to share that sort of things, but since you asked, I'll gladly write mine (not necessarily in order)! Horizon - Genesis (Steve Hackett) Classical Gas - Mason Williams (seems recurring here) Asturias - Albeniz (never actually learned it, but god did I try!) Variations on Guardame Las Vacas - Luis Narvaez Andecy - Andrew York Capricio Arabe - Tarrega Marley's Ghost - Andrew York Study No. 9 - Fernando Sor Sakura - arr. Yuquijiro Yocoh Prelude from bwv 998 - Bach Cavatina - Stanley Myers
You said it man, deceptively hard! I recently got back to practicing classical guitar and Cavatina is in my list of pieces I'd like to learn again. Hopefully better this time. Hehe.
My list: Lots of songs fron The Pillows / Beat Crusaders. Blackbird - The Beatles, learned it an hour and thought to myself "finger style is easy!" I was mistaken. Zero - Jan De Arc First Ride - Don Ross Everything else Don Ross. Don Ross is great. As is every artist with Candy Rat.
Mangore is on the 50,000 guaranies bill. I lived in Paraguay for five years.I perked right up when you mentioned him even though I didn’t know he was so renowned the world over.
Been working on these songs like you’ve recommended and you are right it deff ups your skill level Also your one video of how to position guitars and what not helped me ALOT
mario bros 1, the entertainer, theme from movie Amelie, mario bros 2, zelda's lullaby, kokori forest, lost woods..those are the first songs I learned on piano by ear that really helped me develop my fingers doing grace notes and all that sick stuff. but i was never good enough to read classical notes bro sorry
I love this video! I just started learning classical guitar after a 40-year career as a symphony clarinetist. It's a challenge, for sure! I lifetime of finger habits have to get erased and re-written. But, I love it! BTW - your instrument sounds awesome. Can't wait for you to post more.
The first song I was determined to learn to play, a couple years into learning guitar: an acoustic version of "Pardon Me" by Incubus. Some complicated hand shapes were the main hurdle, but I practiced for weeks and mastered it. Still a top 10 favorite song to play.
I was actually pumped I ended up having 3 of 9 of the songs on your list down already. Basic math tells me I should be 1/3 as SICK as you...and yet... sadly I've realized that 90% of classical guitar SICKness is flawless tremolo, and that is a mountain I will just never summit. Shit is IMPOSSIBLE. That's why I've got much respect for the SICK-ASS skills you've honed, sir (and for your judicious use of said skills to absolutely DESTROY that BOTW Rito Village arrangement), such an inspiration!
I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH 4, 5, and 8 From The Jungles of Paraguay was my introduction to Barrios in high school, and it changed EVERYTHING for me. He is my favorite composer for guitar, and that too is an objective fact which the world cannot argue. I learned all the songs from that CD, minus a few exceptions. I refuse to learn La Catedral unless i obtain the John Williams arrangement.
GREAT choices!! I felt the exact same the first time I heard that third movement of La Catedral... I've only been playing classical for about a year and a half, so I'm not remotely ready yet, but I bought the music and keep it on my stand anyway. You know, aspirational.
All this classical stuff is amazing! Anyway, here's a few from my list, in no order whatsoever: -Bouree - Bach -Gargoyales, Angels of Darkness - Rhapsody -Crazy on You - Heart -Big Love - Lindsay Buckingham (acoustic version) -Never Going Back Again - Fleetwood Mac (also acoustic) -Gormet Race - Sam Griffin (cover)
Omg we have so much common taste in classical music. All most all of them I have played but now wanna go for La cathedral. 👍👍👍 Really inspiring video. Thankyou
For me La catedral, Las abejas, capriche arabe, sunburst (Andrew York), Villalobos etude no.1 and 3, Koyunbaba (Carlo Domeniconi), Tango en skai ( Roland Dyens)
I suck at classical guitar, but i really like playing " Mood for a day " by Yes. It's the closest i got to playing something that includes some nice bass + melody features on guitar.
This was very interesting. I think a lot of guitarists identify with your journey, regardless of level. I also started arranging video game music as a result of my own. Especially Nintendo music, with its ragtime-like base and syncopated melody. I still suck, but my list goes like this: 1. Anonymous Romance: found an old broken guitar at home with some tabs to an easy version of it in the case. 2. Bach, BWV 995 - Gavotte I and II: blew my mind you can do multiple voices on guitar. 3. Bach, BWV 997 - Gigue & Double: spent 2 years playing Bach 4. Piazolla, Verano Porteño: found tango after trying to playing Barrios and Tarrega 5. Lauro, Natalia and Andreina: easier to play but have interesting rhythm 6. Dyens, Tango en Skai: I really wanted to play this because of the runs 7. Bach, BWV 1006a - Prelude: I transferred to guitar after playing violin for many years 8. whatever I'm currently learning/arranging, mostly video game music. Some video game music even taught the angle of my right hand was wrong. then there are several pieces I have intermittently been working on for years. 1. Tarrega, Recuerdos: one of the first pieces I tried playing, was not prepared. 2. Barrios, Ultimo tremolo (una limosna): tried playing this because I couldn't play recuerdos, was not prepared. 3. Barrios, La Catedral: also one of the first pieces I tried, was not prepared. 4. Villalobos, Etudes: I should practice more
the album that stuck with me through my whole guitar life was (and is) Luiz Bonfa's Solo in Rio. I HAD to learn manha de carnaval... I always loved classical guitar music too and the first time I heard Barrios it absolutly blew my mind. Your list could've been 8 Barrios pieces and I would've just sat there and thought: yep, makes sense.
1. Under the Bridge - RHCP - taught me to fingerpick while holding a pick 2. Echo - Incubus - taught me bending can be a key, albeit subtle, part of a melody 3. Bleed to Love Her - Fleetwood Mac - taught me to fingerpick without a finger resting on the pickguard to stabilize 4. Why Georgia - John Mayer - taught me to slap 5. Classical Gas - Eric Clapton (Mason Williams) - taught me to assemble my own arrangement from several (incorrect) tabs I found online 6. F*** her Gently - Tenacious D - taught me that people love to sing along (perfect campfire song) 7. Pain - Jimmy Eat World - Taught me to strum fast enough to shred the solo 8. Shifts of Attention - Jimmy Wahlsteen - a fresh sound, with novel tuning and great rhythm and fingerpicking elements Bonus: Bob-omb Battlefield - Sam Griffin (Koji Kondo) - instant classic, brilliantly arranged, taught me to slap properly. Link: ruclips.net/video/P6fdJKTyEC0/видео.html
no freaking way!! classical gas is one of my absolute favorites. i heard it when i was a little kid and could not remember it until last year when i rediscovered it. I’ve been playing it ever since and it’s such a blast to play.
wow, did not expect to see Remembranza on here. This song got me into learning classical guitar and still keeps me practicing in the hope that soon I can tackle this piece.
Same here - heard it on the simpsons in the mid-late 90's! Lisa needs braces! Dental Plan! Lisa Needs Braces! Dental Plan! ROFL. Never used Limewire tho.
1. All of the Jack Johnson Songs - they teached me basic melody within chords, plus they have a good vibe and are chill to sing to. Especially Banana Pancaces, f-Stop Blues 2. Starway to Heaven - : Not much to say, we've all been there. 3. John Butler - Ocean : Opend my mind for different tunings. It was way over my skill level, but very fun to learn. Nice to explore the sound and the possibilities. 4. Classical Gas : Introduction to Fingerpicking. I've discovered Tommy Emmanuel and wanted to play his stuff. Although I don't like this piece that much, it was a good start and fun to play 5. Haba na Haba / To be or not to be : Everything from Tommy emmanuel and his master Chet Atkins. Tommys music is so full of love for the guitar and they inspire me to this day on. 6. Innocent - Joe Hisaishi (Arrg. by Hernán J. González) : The Ghibli Scores were my introduction to classical guitar. I've never intendet to play classical guitar, but by playing arrangements of Movie and Game music, I slowly became unknowingly addicted to classical guitar. 7. Kass Theme - Sam : I'm really glad to have stumbled upon this crazy fella. This Piece gave me the confidence to really get into classical guitar. Once i've learnd Kass theme it was the first Piece in my repoirtoire. Revali and Mipha shortly followed. I'm still working on the Phrasing and try to give them my own touch :) Really nice arrangements! 8. Julia Florida - Barrios : Thank you for showing me Barrios and Tarrega! I fell in love the second i heard you play the first few measures. Now I'm like a lovesick teenager trying to hear and play everything from these two. This Piece is especially lovely and kinda reminds me of chopin. 9. Capricho Arabe/ Recuerdos de la Alhambra - Tarrega (Love the Brandon Acker renditions) : This is the crazy good stuff. Working on these two to sound nice and flow easily. (especially the damn tremolo :/ ) 10. La Cathedral - Barrios : My long term goal and final Boss. It's really fun to play, but im not there yet (mov 3 is pure flex and expression ) Thanks for the inspiration, i would really love to see more videos like this. Keep up the good work, I love your Arrangements :)
Man, I remember watching you go through all this. We would spend a month or two not seeing eachother, because that's how we rolled and I'd come in with some weird-ass music and I'd be like what are you listening to nowadays. When I had last left you it was Rage Against the Machine, the One Armed Scissor people (At the Drive In?) and then, that day, it was, like, y'know, Bach... Miss you bro, love you.
I agree that La Catedral is the best classical guitar piece. I remember the moment I listened to it for the first time, I was so amazed! Another pieces that blew my mind the same way are Koyunbaba, Constellations by Armand Coeck, Fuoco, El Sueño de la Razón Produce Monstruos and Sonata de Pasquini! Al brilliant pieces.
I really loved your video c: you know I have never fully commited to get classical guitar classes... but at some point I've learned some pieces, and also forget them... played them awfully, of course without any technique, but anyways, it is so awesome to try and play it. I agree with you Barrios is everything.
I absolutely loved this video. I never knew you were such a Barrios fan, he was not only one of the best guitarrists ever, he was one of the best composers ever... "El Bach latino" that's how my composition teachers refer to him.
the first song that my dad wanted me to learn was stairway to heaven! im so sad that everyone's sick of it! 10 years running, and im still not! i go back to it every now and then!
I learned the Bach cello piece and Capricho but I mostly stuck with Brouwer. I have add and I know more "first page of the song only" songs that I had to keep looking to find complete pieces I could get though. Le Catadrel, I never even tried it. Well I tried the first four bars, too hard for me but i too love Barios , that Williams CD, I had it too. I think he does and did play Barrios better than anyone on a recording I can find, so that Williams album is a staple for me I got into classical guitar from a Time Life Segovia album, and Bream's Guitarra. I used to watch Guitarra in the late 90's over and over and over. You like Bream right?
I was upset when you got to the 8th song, but you did not let me down with La Cathedral. Which is undoubtedly the best guitar song ever made. I always loved your playing, so I'm really glad I get to see you on RUclips Sam.
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Dude we had like the SAME influences upcoming with classical guitar except I couldn't play any Barrios cuz I was garbage. :)
Hahahaha, x2 with the trem. xd
Yup
You and Sam should do a OOT night market town duel. Who can play it better? 😆
Dude u were a Barrios boy?! Hell yeah. Figures. Also i miss u 😉
dude, Jules, you are everywhere XD
This is like the Sam Griffin documentary we never knew we needed
the way this is edited really makes it feel like a documentary. Really like it!
Ahaha thanks man! My editor crushes so hard ...
“Sam griffin the musical, the Sam griffin experience”
@@SamGriffinGuitar I just read this...the love is mutual
@@SamGriffinGuitar aren’t you the editor?
Song picks: Sick
Cinematography: Sick
Lighting: Sick
Commentary: Sick
Editing: Sick
Plot Twist: Sick
By these ratings I can confirm this is the sickest video on youtube
I second that good sir
Mullet cam missing: Suck
Month and year: Sick
@@willdafer there’s always something to improve on I guess.
It's very cool to see classical guitar promoted in a way that resonates with a typically not-into-classical-music audience through a mutual interest like gaming music. I love finding music I enjoy that I've never heard of.
Never thought of it that way! Thanks brehh : )
Pretty irresponsible of you to release this much sickness during a pandemic, but I forgive you, bro.
Very good comment
I remember that one time I thought I was so sick but then Sam reminded me I was so suck 😔
I know how you feel bud lol
I use this line so much, it's so poignant for so many things.
BUT if you subscribe on Patreon maybe you can learn all of these sick songs. And become sick and not suck
We’ve ALL been there. Except for me, who never thought I was sick lol
3 songs that completely transformed the way I play guitar and write music in general after learning them: Plini: handmade cities. Periphery: scarlet. Andy Mckee: Drifting.
My dude said Limewire. Sailing the high seas.
The high seas of lime juice.
The Limewire ref had my dying
I remember some annoying bastards uploaded Bill Clinton's "I did not" quote all over the place...
That thing and Ares were just filled with p0rn. I remember trying to download some music videos and most of them were just p0rn videos with a music video name.
@@DiegoQu yes, p0rn
You are the kind of guy youtube and specially classical guitar needed to give the importance that classical guitar has to have. I love your content. Keep this up,
I cannot even picture how you'd go about "figuring out" any of these songs by ear. That's absolutely mad. You're super talented man, and must've worked crazy hard! Congrats!
The "sickth" song... **chef's kiss** You're absolutely crushin' it, bro, I hope you never stop making videos.
Thank you so much for posting this. Barrios got me back into playing classical guitar after stopping (mostly) for over 20 years. For me it was the Opus 8 No 3, I just love playing it. Definitely not ready for La Catedral but it's a nice long term objective. Your channel is of one the things that keep me motivated to practice. Very grateful for your content.
I Remembranza Limewire like it was yesterday. Thanks for the nostalgia trip Sam.
That one piece around 8:00 sounds a lot like your typical Sam Griffin video game score adaptation.
Also La Catedral (or a variation of it) was used in the 2001 anime Hellsing
Lagrima
Villas lobos etudes 1 (slow)
Breezy
Pallet town
Dire Dire Docks (next up, if doable)
Astral observatory (in progress, tough)
File Select Mario
Feather Theme- Gump, Forrest Gump
(Few others, and yeah, I'm boss now compared to where I was)
These are the songs me and my teacher have been working on all year ever since you inspired me to get lessons ! I mean, i did the work..but you seem to be able to light a fire in people with your passion and unapologetic awkwardness!!! Keep being awesome.
Lagrima is definitely on my list too!
Breezy? From FF8? Hell yea dude!! I’m an amateur guitar player even though I’ve been playing for almost two decades. I love the hell out of it but I just have never been able to improve much past a certain point. Even trying to follow all of Sams advice. But Breezy is a song I worked on nearly every day for a few months. I still struggle to play through the whole thing without messing up once, but it’s such a fun peaceful song. Feel like I could sit outside on a nice sunny day and play it on repeat for hours
I've also played Lagrima and Breezy!
@@GoatFelon don’t forget Adelita!
Try study in A minor 25 by Carcassi. Good pre tremolo work
Man this is one of the best videos I've seen on RUclips know a while. Very well done, the quality of sound, the edits, the script. So good man. Thanks for sharing!
You introduced me to Barrios when I was watching one of your Super Guitar Bros streams years ago. You were playing Vals no. 4 and I asked what song it was and I decided to learn it. It's become my most played song as well =)
Villa Lobos is ADDICTING TO PLAY when you get the pattern down at a slower pace and slowly increase up the tempo in playing. It shows the intricacies of where i can be constantly improving my right hand technique. Great exercise and an even greater piece!!! Thank you Sammm!!!!!!!!
Can't wait for that mullet cam
Bring👏🏽 back👏🏽 the👏🏽 mullet👏🏽 cam
It’s gone and i feel so ashamed 😭
The way you described Classical Gas is the way I felt about your own compositions. Nice vid bro keep 'em coming!
Yo yo yo. thank you so much for introducing me to that piece Remembranza. it's beautiful man. i'd love to see a video dedicated to you taking it on.
this video is so well made, i wish i could teleport into it and just listen to you being SICK 😷 🤢🤒, can’t wait to get on this level!
Sam - in all seriousness, you make Julia Florida even more special of a song. You have a way of adding your own magic to it that makes it even better. Even when I listen to John Williams play it, it just makes me think, “man, this just makes me wanna hear Sam play it.” I know you’ve worked hard on your skill but there’s something you have within you that can’t be learned - your guitar playing just bleeds with emotion and you’re my hero. Ok thats it. Thanks for being such an inspiring artist to us all!
Ps: Julia Florida when you taught it to me took me to suck to sucks a little less than I did before
Great video. Wonderful to hear about a bit of your personal journey with the classical guitar.
Dude ill tell you right now you doing aquatic ruin from sonic 2 was the coolest thing id ever seen and had to learn it, took me FOREVER to learn, felt like tom hanks in cast away, totally normal guy wanting to learn a killer song, then stuck on this song (my island) and couldnt get off until i completed it, got the first riff down and it was like when tom created fire and was dancing around yelling "i have made fire!!" It was great, then a bunch of time passed and i felt like tom hanks on his last day on the island all ragged and ferrel looking but i finally got it down and got off that island and that song put me on a whole nother level. It launched me from suck to sick, posted it on my youtube page if you ever wanna see what youve taught, so thanks man youre the Barrios to my Sam Griffin
My favorite Sam Griffin video! Awesome. I too am a Barrios fan. Loved what you said about these songs. I learned a lot Dude. Thanks
Great selection, Sam!
I share most of your favorite tracks, especially "Capricho Arabe" and "La Catedral"
I would personally add "Koyunbaba" by Domeniconi, "Usher-Waltz" by Koshkin and "Tango en skai" by Dyens
Koyunbaba is one of my long term goals to learn. I don't think I'm quite there yet though...
I like how you used the sharp symbol when you were numbering the songs
Great video Sam, I love your video game content but it's a treat to hear you play classical pieces. For me, it's not really a list but mostly a song, and it's Capricho Arabe. This song was out of my reach, but it's the first song that I dedicated myself to, sat down and grinded, and really really practiced for. It's definitely the piece that improved me the most as a guitarist.
This is exactly what i needed. New projects. Thanks. I really love you choices, bonus points for La cathedral.
Awesome. The Cello suit piece I played when I first applied for university. I'm still playing the Villa-Lobos Etude. The Barrios Vals no 4 I played on my graduation concert. La Catedral I still keep coming back to. These days I only play my singer songwriter stuff. But man! Thanks for this walk down my memory lane! And you're a brilliant guitarist. Just found your channel. I'll enjoy it!
I'm not very good at guitar, but eight songs that made me feel like I leveled up, in chronological order, were:
Paranoid Android by Radiohead
Ventura Highway by America
Communion Cups by Iron & Wine
Going to California by Led Zeppelin
Roundabout by Yes
Inlaw Josie Wales by Phish
Never Going Back Again by Lindsay Buckingham
Ebon Coast by Andy McKee (I'm currently stuck trying to learn tapping)
You're an amazing guitarist and musician Sam. Thanks for the constant inspiration, dood.
JUST TAP, TAP IT, TAP YOUR F ING GUITAR
How's ebony coast going bro that friggen tune is ridiculous
Making a video about your nail could be interesting . For new player who want to play as you it could help them .
Gracias Sam, tuve un mal día, pero la música es mágica. Y alegraste mi noche!!
How about Gweelie's theme?
You're amazing at the guitar btw
Thank you for making this video! I’m always looking for more classical guitar music and don’t really know where to look sometimes. Awesome insight into some of your favorite pieces :D
Another Sam Video fact about Sam that's not Sam is:
I never skip the ads on his videos.
i was actually expecting recuerdos de alhambra, but nicely saved in the end!
Cheers you mullet rocking dude
so glad you ended the way you did. La Catedral has been my goal song for classical guitar since I first heard it a few years ago. Working my way there, but man is it tough. So fastttt
Broo.. The 3rd movement of La Catedral!
What have I just listened to, just immense
Awesome video man! Watching you these past years I always asked myself which were your favorite classical songs. I would love to see you cover these in separate videos.
Hey there Sam. Swedish sub here. Great video, as always! Anyway, about the "going from suck to sick" concept: I've been playing guitar since 6th grade and I'm 33 now. So that means that I should be really "Sick" at guitar right? Well, not really as much as I want. So what I am thinking is that good musical genes might play a big role here. That and how young you are when you start to play. But, what I've learned is that I appreciate the music that I write and play, dispite not being as good as, for example you. I'm like a snes game that is running on a nes hehe. The software is present, but the hardware struggles to keep up with the framerate.
If Sam would release a playlist of all of his songs on Spotify I would definitely listen to it everyday
I also fell in love with Barrios's guitar work. Gives me goosebumps every time I hear it or play it.
I especially enjoyed "The Great Paraguayan: Guitar Music Of Barrios" played by John Williams. Such a great album.
Great content on this channel, Sam!
Hi Sam! Te sigo desde hace mucho tiempo! Soy paraguayo y me alegra saber de tu admiración hacia Agustín Barrios y sus obras. Saludos desde Paraguay!
I was hoping to see more lists from others, so, uh, here's mine:
Mason Williams - Classical Gas [incorrectly labeled from Limewire as Eric Clapton (!?)]
J.S. Bach - Bouree in Em (you know, that one)
J.S. Bach - Cello Prelude (yeah, also this one)
J.S. Bach - Joy of Man's Desiring (I usually play as a mashup with the Final Fantasy VI town theme, with a beautiful intro I learned from Doug Smith)
Django Reinhardt - Tears
Erroll Garner - Misty
Fernando Sor - Study #5 in Bm
Federico Moreno-Torroba - Torija (Eligia)
Leo Brouwer - Un Dia de Noviembre
I am not the kind of guy to share that sort of things, but since you asked, I'll gladly write mine (not necessarily in order)!
Horizon - Genesis (Steve Hackett)
Classical Gas - Mason Williams (seems recurring here)
Asturias - Albeniz (never actually learned it, but god did I try!)
Variations on Guardame Las Vacas - Luis Narvaez
Andecy - Andrew York
Capricio Arabe - Tarrega
Marley's Ghost - Andrew York
Study No. 9 - Fernando Sor
Sakura - arr. Yuquijiro Yocoh
Prelude from bwv 998 - Bach
Cavatina - Stanley Myers
@@GibsonMarco Cavatina! That's a great one, one that is deceptively very difficult for its slow pace, but such a beautiful piece of music.
You said it man, deceptively hard! I recently got back to practicing classical guitar and Cavatina is in my list of pieces I'd like to learn again. Hopefully better this time. Hehe.
My list:
Lots of songs fron The Pillows / Beat Crusaders.
Blackbird - The Beatles, learned it an hour and thought to myself "finger style is easy!" I was mistaken.
Zero - Jan De Arc
First Ride - Don Ross
Everything else Don Ross. Don Ross is great. As is every artist with Candy Rat.
Thanks for this Sam. You’re an inspiration to me learning hobby guitar but I want to get as good as this. Professional skill
Man I knew you were going to include "Capricho Árabe", that piece is soooo sick 😎
Mangore is on the 50,000 guaranies bill. I lived in Paraguay for five years.I perked right up when you mentioned him even though I didn’t know he was so renowned the world over.
Been working on these songs like you’ve recommended and you are right it deff ups your skill level
Also your one video of how to position guitars and what not helped me ALOT
Love your passion! My favorite recording on the planet is the GSI recording of Andrew York's "Yamour".
Classical gas was my first "complex" song, and it taught me a lot of very good techniques trying to learn that song!
mario bros 1, the entertainer, theme from movie Amelie, mario bros 2, zelda's lullaby, kokori forest, lost woods..those are the first songs I learned on piano by ear that really helped me develop my fingers doing grace notes and all that sick stuff. but i was never good enough to read classical notes bro sorry
I still don't get how you are so underrated, you deserve more views and subs
Thank you for this video Sam! This is very enjoyable and gave me a lot of great artists to check out!
I love this video! I just started learning classical guitar after a 40-year career as a symphony clarinetist. It's a challenge, for sure! I lifetime of finger habits have to get erased and re-written. But, I love it! BTW - your instrument sounds awesome. Can't wait for you to post more.
VERY VERY NICE VIDEO MAN ! THNX FOR SHARE THIS ! this tell me im in the good way ! Gratz for all you create man !
Dam, lovin this content with story/commentary. Really hope you do more.
The first song I was determined to learn to play, a couple years into learning guitar: an acoustic version of "Pardon Me" by Incubus. Some complicated hand shapes were the main hurdle, but I practiced for weeks and mastered it. Still a top 10 favorite song to play.
I was actually pumped I ended up having 3 of 9 of the songs on your list down already. Basic math tells me I should be 1/3 as SICK as you...and yet...
sadly I've realized that 90% of classical guitar SICKness is flawless tremolo, and that is a mountain I will just never summit. Shit is IMPOSSIBLE.
That's why I've got much respect for the SICK-ASS skills you've honed, sir (and for your judicious use of said skills to absolutely DESTROY that BOTW Rito Village arrangement), such an inspiration!
I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH 4, 5, and 8
From The Jungles of Paraguay was my introduction to Barrios in high school, and it changed EVERYTHING for me. He is my favorite composer for guitar, and that too is an objective fact which the world cannot argue. I learned all the songs from that CD, minus a few exceptions.
I refuse to learn La Catedral unless i obtain the John Williams arrangement.
my desire for a nylon has never been higher, but also I know I can never learn those insane fingerings, the classical left hand chords are insane!!
GREAT choices!! I felt the exact same the first time I heard that third movement of La Catedral... I've only been playing classical for about a year and a half, so I'm not remotely ready yet, but I bought the music and keep it on my stand anyway. You know, aspirational.
This is such an awesome video, thank you man
SO good! Great playing and love what you're doing with modern stuff on the classical. Keep it up!
All this classical stuff is amazing! Anyway, here's a few from my list, in no order whatsoever:
-Bouree - Bach
-Gargoyales, Angels of Darkness - Rhapsody
-Crazy on You - Heart
-Big Love - Lindsay Buckingham (acoustic version)
-Never Going Back Again - Fleetwood Mac (also acoustic)
-Gormet Race - Sam Griffin (cover)
I've been loving all the classical guitar themed videos you've been putting out. Haven't seen anything else like it on youtube!
Love ya Sam - your videos are always funny, and simultaneously musically excellent. You are a gift to the You Tube.
Omg we have so much common taste in classical music. All most all of them I have played but now wanna go for La cathedral. 👍👍👍 Really inspiring video.
Thankyou
The ONE (1) (one) song that brought me from SUCC to SICC was Wonderwall. Bro, that Em7 chord.
For me La catedral, Las abejas, capriche arabe, sunburst (Andrew York), Villalobos etude no.1 and 3, Koyunbaba (Carlo Domeniconi), Tango en skai ( Roland Dyens)
I suck at classical guitar, but i really like playing " Mood for a day " by Yes.
It's the closest i got to playing something that includes some nice bass + melody features on guitar.
The acoustic Animals album, by This Town Needs Guns, is the thing that has leveled up my playing, Chinchilla especially
This was very interesting. I think a lot of guitarists identify with your journey, regardless of level. I also started arranging video game music as a result of my own. Especially Nintendo music, with its ragtime-like base and syncopated melody.
I still suck, but my list goes like this:
1. Anonymous Romance: found an old broken guitar at home with some tabs to an easy version of it in the case.
2. Bach, BWV 995 - Gavotte I and II: blew my mind you can do multiple voices on guitar.
3. Bach, BWV 997 - Gigue & Double: spent 2 years playing Bach
4. Piazolla, Verano Porteño: found tango after trying to playing Barrios and Tarrega
5. Lauro, Natalia and Andreina: easier to play but have interesting rhythm
6. Dyens, Tango en Skai: I really wanted to play this because of the runs
7. Bach, BWV 1006a - Prelude: I transferred to guitar after playing violin for many years
8. whatever I'm currently learning/arranging, mostly video game music. Some video game music even taught the angle of my right hand was wrong.
then there are several pieces I have intermittently been working on for years.
1. Tarrega, Recuerdos: one of the first pieces I tried playing, was not prepared.
2. Barrios, Ultimo tremolo (una limosna): tried playing this because I couldn't play recuerdos, was not prepared.
3. Barrios, La Catedral: also one of the first pieces I tried, was not prepared.
4. Villalobos, Etudes: I should practice more
I'm loving this style of video. Thank you for that wonderful list.
Just loved the video and how you share your stories. Really nice
the album that stuck with me through my whole guitar life was (and is) Luiz Bonfa's Solo in Rio. I HAD to learn manha de carnaval... I always loved classical guitar music too and the first time I heard Barrios it absolutly blew my mind. Your list could've been 8 Barrios pieces and I would've just sat there and thought: yep, makes sense.
Me using limewire: Johnny poo poo pants.
This sick guy: classical guitar songs.
This is so good, it’s hilarious and educational, I’m here for it 👏🏼
I’ve played that Barrios tune lots of times but never in that speed. Now I’m inspired to get faster 👌 The first Barrios tune, that is.
1. Under the Bridge - RHCP - taught me to fingerpick while holding a pick
2. Echo - Incubus - taught me bending can be a key, albeit subtle, part of a melody
3. Bleed to Love Her - Fleetwood Mac - taught me to fingerpick without a finger resting on the pickguard to stabilize
4. Why Georgia - John Mayer - taught me to slap
5. Classical Gas - Eric Clapton (Mason Williams) - taught me to assemble my own arrangement from several (incorrect) tabs I found online
6. F*** her Gently - Tenacious D - taught me that people love to sing along (perfect campfire song)
7. Pain - Jimmy Eat World - Taught me to strum fast enough to shred the solo
8. Shifts of Attention - Jimmy Wahlsteen - a fresh sound, with novel tuning and great rhythm and fingerpicking elements
Bonus: Bob-omb Battlefield - Sam Griffin (Koji Kondo) - instant classic, brilliantly arranged, taught me to slap properly. Link: ruclips.net/video/P6fdJKTyEC0/видео.html
Romanza, breezy, dimension breach, Walt for zizi, and a few works in progress have really helped out my playing.
The moment you throw an album of these songs on iTunes, I will download them so fast Sam.
no freaking way!! classical gas is one of my absolute favorites. i heard it when i was a little kid and could not remember it until last year when i rediscovered it. I’ve been playing it ever since and it’s such a blast to play.
wow, did not expect to see Remembranza on here. This song got me into learning classical guitar and still keeps me practicing in the hope that soon I can tackle this piece.
I thank you for introducing me to Agustin Barrios. I feel as if I now have just discovered music!
This.
This is all I've ever wanted from RUclips.
Thank god this exists.
Thankyouthankyouthankyou
I first heard Classical Gas on The Simpsons. (It was the dental plan episode.) I also downloaded it on LimeWire lol
Same here - heard it on the simpsons in the mid-late 90's! Lisa needs braces! Dental Plan! Lisa Needs Braces! Dental Plan! ROFL. Never used Limewire tho.
I couldn’t believe that your father worked with Lee Roy Parnell, whom I worked with doing an educational guitar course a few years ago. Blew my mind!
Great video I constantly go back to this and I've learned 3 out of the 8 now. Thank you for the video very informative Sam.
1. All of the Jack Johnson Songs - they teached me basic melody within chords, plus they have a good vibe and are chill to sing to. Especially Banana Pancaces, f-Stop Blues
2. Starway to Heaven - : Not much to say, we've all been there.
3. John Butler - Ocean : Opend my mind for different tunings. It was way over my skill level, but very fun to learn. Nice to explore the sound and the possibilities.
4. Classical Gas : Introduction to Fingerpicking. I've discovered Tommy Emmanuel and wanted to play his stuff. Although I don't like this piece that much, it was a good start and fun to play
5. Haba na Haba / To be or not to be : Everything from Tommy emmanuel and his master Chet Atkins. Tommys music is so full of love for the guitar and they inspire me to this day on.
6. Innocent - Joe Hisaishi (Arrg. by Hernán J. González) : The Ghibli Scores were my introduction to classical guitar. I've never intendet to play classical guitar, but by playing arrangements of Movie and Game music, I slowly became unknowingly addicted to classical guitar.
7. Kass Theme - Sam : I'm really glad to have stumbled upon this crazy fella. This Piece gave me the confidence to really get into classical guitar. Once i've learnd Kass theme it was the first Piece in my repoirtoire. Revali and Mipha shortly followed. I'm still working on the Phrasing and try to give them my own touch :) Really nice arrangements!
8. Julia Florida - Barrios : Thank you for showing me Barrios and Tarrega! I fell in love the second i heard you play the first few measures. Now I'm like a lovesick teenager trying to hear and play everything from these two. This Piece is especially lovely and kinda reminds me of chopin.
9. Capricho Arabe/ Recuerdos de la Alhambra - Tarrega (Love the Brandon Acker renditions) : This is the crazy good stuff. Working on these two to sound nice and flow easily. (especially the damn tremolo :/ )
10. La Cathedral - Barrios : My long term goal and final Boss. It's really fun to play, but im not there yet (mov 3 is pure flex and expression )
Thanks for the inspiration, i would really love to see more videos like this.
Keep up the good work, I love your Arrangements :)
Man, I remember watching you go through all this. We would spend a month or two not seeing eachother, because that's how we rolled and I'd come in with some weird-ass music and I'd be like what are you listening to nowadays. When I had last left you it was Rage Against the Machine, the One Armed Scissor people (At the Drive In?) and then, that day, it was, like, y'know, Bach... Miss you bro, love you.
It's weird how he never commented on this
I agree that La Catedral is the best classical guitar piece. I remember the moment I listened to it for the first time, I was so amazed! Another pieces that blew my mind the same way are Koyunbaba, Constellations by Armand Coeck, Fuoco, El Sueño de la Razón Produce Monstruos and Sonata de Pasquini! Al brilliant pieces.
And of course Castlevania Medley by Super Guitar Bros. Honestly, that one was a brilliant arrangement, on top with my favorite pieces.
Have been trying to get back into classical guitar again and needed some songs to practice. Thanks for this sick list.
I really loved your video c: you know I have never fully commited to get classical guitar classes... but at some point I've learned some pieces, and also forget them... played them awfully, of course without any technique, but anyways, it is so awesome to try and play it. I agree with you Barrios is everything.
I absolutely loved this video. I never knew you were such a Barrios fan, he was not only one of the best guitarrists ever, he was one of the best composers ever... "El Bach latino" that's how my composition teachers refer to him.
the first song that my dad wanted me to learn was stairway to heaven! im so sad that everyone's sick of it! 10 years running, and im still not! i go back to it every now and then!
I learned the Bach cello piece and Capricho but I mostly stuck with Brouwer. I have add and I know more "first page of the song only" songs that I had to keep looking to find complete pieces I could get though.
Le Catadrel, I never even tried it. Well I tried the first four bars, too hard for me but i too love Barios , that Williams CD, I had it too. I think he does and did play Barrios better than anyone on a recording I can find, so that Williams album is a staple for me
I got into classical guitar from a Time Life Segovia album, and Bream's Guitarra. I used to watch Guitarra in the late 90's over and over and over. You like Bream right?
Love the editing!
I was upset when you got to the 8th song, but you did not let me down with La Cathedral. Which is undoubtedly the best guitar song ever made. I always loved your playing, so I'm really glad I get to see you on RUclips Sam.