Capricho Arabe - Tarrega Michael Chapdelaine - Solo Guitar - Steel Strings

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024
  • This is a little masterpiece from late 19th Century Spain written for classical guitar. I have never heard it played on steel string before and decided to give it a try.
    if you wanna play my version/fingerings of this, the TAB/Music notation is at:
    www.michaelchap...

Комментарии • 151

  • @Michajeru
    @Michajeru 10 лет назад +55

    I am very surprised at how beautiful this sounded on steel strings. The notes were so bright and clear. Just delightful!

    • @dwightalfred
      @dwightalfred 3 года назад +3

      A beautiful guitar is a beautuful guitar and beautiful guitar music is beautiful guitar music. The purists would not like this and that's ok. The steel lacks the warmth and expressiveness of the nylon but is still quite beautiful.

    • @gerardobarrientos3154
      @gerardobarrientos3154 2 года назад +2

      @@dwightalfred en calidez si es cierto pero la expresividad del acero lo siento mejor

    • @markozinga
      @markozinga 2 года назад +1

      By warmth people mean lack of top end. Steel much brighter which is just more high end dominating the tone. It is a matter of taste and what you are used to. Personally the i like both, but slightly prefer the brighter tone.

    • @krishanu-d1k
      @krishanu-d1k Год назад

      If you can play, everything is alright 😂

  • @Alanicus1
    @Alanicus1 3 года назад +18

    This is great. I've just started playing classical guitar music on my steel string guitar and after a period of adjustment find it perfectly doable and it definitely has some advantages. Easier to get to the very high notes, better sustain and improved action.

    • @Kai-gj3ji
      @Kai-gj3ji 2 года назад +2

      Sliding between frets must hurt tho 😭

    • @5skdm
      @5skdm Год назад

      @@Kai-gj3ji it depends on the strings texture and gauge though

    • @bunbun1741
      @bunbun1741 3 месяца назад

      @@Kai-gj3ji It's not like slides aren't a common steel string technique anyway.

  • @MrMjp58
    @MrMjp58 7 лет назад +54

    On the strength of this, I'd like to hear much more [straight] classical style guitar music played on steel strings.

    • @ErimlRGG
      @ErimlRGG 7 лет назад +6

      It really sounds great, my nylon strings guitar is broken so I started practicing on my steel one and it sounds amazing, specially the abanico (but it takes time to only get a proper technique that doesn't totally destroys your hand because obviously steel string are harder than nylon ones), it sounds so powerful yet so clear

    • @zvonimirtosic6171
      @zvonimirtosic6171 2 года назад

      ​@@ErimlRGG The sustain on a steel string acoustic is remarkable, and you don't need to play so many notes that the nylon string guitar requires. Re-arrange, play every third note or so, with simplified strumming. So you have: 1) Fast flamenco-style strumming on a weak sustain nylon string guitar; 2) Moderate strumming on an acoustic guitar with much more sustain, and 3) at the very end of that spectrum, would be the electric guitar sound of Carlos Santana; gypsy-infused chords and melody, but the sustain is so great and immersive, that a player can focus on the subtlety of a single tone quality alone.

  • @jlbarros100
    @jlbarros100 8 лет назад +16

    I never would have imagined that sounded so good on a guitar with steel strings! ¡Bravo maestro!

    • @zvonimirtosic6171
      @zvonimirtosic6171 2 года назад +2

      Classical/flamenco/nylon string guitar has many issues, and fast strumming techniques were developed because of poor sustain, and quickly dying tone it has. Acoustic steel string guitar does sound better overall, clearer definition of the beginning and the end of tone, and has a superior sustain and clarity of tone.

    • @stefangeschke7604
      @stefangeschke7604 Год назад +1

      Improved sustain, yes. But playing steel string without sliding noises and buzzing is hard. I personally prefer the sound of nylon strings. But Chapdelaine does an awesome job.

  • @emrahaktunc156
    @emrahaktunc156 4 года назад +9

    Very, very nice... We need more classical pieces played on steel strings...

  • @troyh2381
    @troyh2381 8 лет назад +5

    very pleasing to the ear ! Thanks for sharing this! I have played guitar for 25 years in folk, country and rock Genres, now I'm studying classical on my old trusty regular steel string acoustics, even with the more narrow neck vs classical guitar I hope to be able to enjoy playing it this style too

  • @GuitarTraveller
    @GuitarTraveller 11 лет назад +2

    Beautiful in every way. Tone, phrasing, articulation, vibe... Tarrega I would think would be very happy to hear this, sweet as the tone is. I listened to the nylon string version also and I think the steel string version is the one.

  • @martinlee8057
    @martinlee8057 2 месяца назад

    Beautiful thank you I have started playing classical on my steel string guitar and loving it

  • @garrymeadows4452
    @garrymeadows4452 4 года назад +1

    First time I've heard this on steel strings, nice. i really love this piece and no matter how many different versions i hear i never tire of it. Thanks Michael, beautifully played.

  • @michaellucarelli
    @michaellucarelli 11 лет назад +7

    Hi Michel, Great video. Reminds me of Barrios. He played with steel string.

  • @pablotiradotoledo3553
    @pablotiradotoledo3553 8 лет назад +2

    Te admiro amigo Michael! de verdad que lograste vencer las élites y conseguir lo que muchos en toda una vida no.... Disfrutar la música!

  • @ferdinandeusebio5295
    @ferdinandeusebio5295 11 лет назад +4

    Magnificent! I wish I could play this piece like you. A very good inspiration for me to double my efforts on learning classical guitar pieces.

  • @KellyValleau
    @KellyValleau 11 лет назад +17

    What and amazing piece! Performed beautifully! Great tone as well. :)

  • @WorldvsTruth
    @WorldvsTruth 3 года назад

    Wonderful. It's like hearing a masterpiece painting - rich with varied textures and colors. A chromatic delight. 😊

  • @J0HNJ0RDAN
    @J0HNJ0RDAN 11 месяцев назад

    Fantastic take on this classic. The steel strings sound good!

  • @williamhunley4608
    @williamhunley4608 4 года назад

    Bravo Maestro! EVERYTHING you play is so beautiful and musical, steel string or classical!

  • @louisjones971
    @louisjones971 2 года назад

    Brilliant playing, very articulate on a steel string acoustic and emotional. Bravo!🎆🎆🎇🎇✨✨

  • @oldwhtman
    @oldwhtman 11 лет назад

    Amazing that you can play so cleanly with steel strings and a narrow neck. I'm not sure whether I should just quit ... or try harder.

  • @Twitching0991
    @Twitching0991 Год назад

    you can subtly hear the sound of his breathe making it more sound authentic to listen to.

  • @LEE-il7fz
    @LEE-il7fz 2 года назад +1

    MC, you are the best, not just you can play but you produce the best sound on both classic and acoustic guitars. Many years ago, I met you in Yamaha academic, Malaysia, you remember? You wrote to me on your CD: Great hands!

    • @MichaelChapdelaineofficial
      @MichaelChapdelaineofficial  2 года назад +1

      Yes, I remember, Lizhao. Thank you for the kind words. I hope those great hands have brought lots of joy.

    • @LEE-il7fz
      @LEE-il7fz Год назад +1

      ​@@MichaelChapdelaineofficialYes, did have a lot of enjoyable time with the guitar playing and sharing, thank you for your encouragement! Can I share some of your works on my channel in China? Cuz I found them not just amazing but need a lot of imagination to play, that deserved to let the other side of the guitar world to know.

    • @MichaelChapdelaineofficial
      @MichaelChapdelaineofficial  Год назад +2

      @@LEE-il7fz Please share

    • @LEE-il7fz
      @LEE-il7fz Год назад +1

      @@MichaelChapdelaineofficial Muchos Gracias

  • @timfowler8655
    @timfowler8655 5 лет назад

    Breathtaking.

  • @teo6corde
    @teo6corde 11 лет назад +1

    Wow, Michael such a great performance!

  • @courtcomposer
    @courtcomposer 3 года назад

    Love your playing Michael.

  • @highlandbreez
    @highlandbreez 11 лет назад

    This piece just so rox my earballs, and literally brings tears to my eyes and heart
    !! thanx Michael! Your talent is amazing!! :)

  • @NotOrdinaryInGames
    @NotOrdinaryInGames 2 года назад

    I actually have a reason for commenting twice! Since 6 years ago, I heard a completely unrelated composition that used the same bass lines as yours. Now that anyone """stole""" anything, but really fascinating how nothing is truly new with only 12 notes at our disposal.

  • @1955gasman
    @1955gasman 10 лет назад

    AHAHA you changed the last chord too! Try minor 6/9 fbe top three. I LOVE this. You are a wonderful player. I love this piece, I am restarting after many years (30) to play classical guitar and love to compare the different interpretations. I've played R&B, Jazz Pop music in bands for years and it's getting old. Since it's for FUN I only play pieces I like. I love Tarrega. IT's not boring!! It's beautiful. Thanks for sharing I will download your music. THANK YOU THANK YOU.

  • @clintonmcghar2934
    @clintonmcghar2934 2 года назад

    Wow! You did such a great job. That was beautiful! You are an inspiration!

  • @lookingood364
    @lookingood364 11 лет назад

    One of my favorites! Gorgeous.

  • @mrubash57
    @mrubash57 11 лет назад +1

    Fantastic Michael - Bravo!

  • @goyonigo
    @goyonigo 9 лет назад

    I had never heard it on a steel strings guitar. Amazing!!!

  • @JimmyQuango
    @JimmyQuango 11 лет назад

    That is AMAZING my friend!!!! So nice, so warm - i love your tunes! Many greetz and ALL my respect for your work, Jimmy

  • @domjuandeperon
    @domjuandeperon 8 лет назад +2


    Congratulation.
    Duende Master.

  • @willcrawford3155
    @willcrawford3155 11 лет назад

    Michael, having heard this, I truly think a lot of classical music sounds better on steel string than on nylon. First heard you at Healdsburg 7 years ago. So fine then, more so now. Thanks

  • @andrewscriven9587
    @andrewscriven9587 8 лет назад +27

    Your little pinky is like a sledge hammer in this

  • @plateau07
    @plateau07 11 лет назад

    wonderful sound and great talent

  • @rahulvaish
    @rahulvaish 10 лет назад

    Very good work. Nice tune. It's melodious.

  • @peterguitar2
    @peterguitar2 11 лет назад

    I enjoyed that! Interesting ornaments which I have never heard before. Cheers, Buddybear.

  • @ytbp
    @ytbp 11 лет назад

    Very beautiful!! Please release on CD!

  • @marcob700
    @marcob700 10 лет назад

    I can't believe you pulled it off on a steel string...very nice!

  • @Mman_-_79
    @Mman_-_79 11 лет назад

    Very, very nicely played. Thank you for sharing!

  • @harrysamoy5509
    @harrysamoy5509 5 лет назад

    Sounds great! And he did it with his eyes closed!

  • @spspsp45
    @spspsp45 2 месяца назад

    Fantastic

  • @NotOrdinaryInGames
    @NotOrdinaryInGames 9 лет назад

    This guitar is something I would like to have one day.

  • @charles1440
    @charles1440 4 месяца назад

    After listening to this piece for over 50 years,,, this plays better on steel strings!!!,,, the Sharp attack, complements the piece!!!

  • @dheevesh16
    @dheevesh16 4 года назад +2

    So beautiful! May I ask what gauge are your strings? i just started guitar, I’ve got a classical background in violin. My guitar is a Martin D-15 Special with medium gauge (13-56) elixir strings. The sound is not as loud or nice as when I use a pick when I strum.

  • @rdingo1
    @rdingo1 11 лет назад

    I listened to this with my head phones on and my eyes closed. At one point it felt like I was sitting in parlor with the King and Queen of Spain while Michael played for the Court. I am still not entirely convinced that Mr. Chapdelaine doesn't have 7 fingers on each hand. Michael's fretboard is where science and art flirt with each other.

  • @sunaJH
    @sunaJH 11 лет назад

    Amazing tone on steel, didn't pick up on the steel right away, playing steel like nylon, flawless, wow:)
    sunaj

  • @PauVega82
    @PauVega82 10 лет назад

    You are is amazing with the guitar...

  • @jimrankenberg
    @jimrankenberg 11 лет назад

    Very beautiful and very nice with the tango like rhythm variation :)

  • @EriAirlangga
    @EriAirlangga 7 лет назад +9

    It's hardly noticed you play it on a steel guitar. It sounds like nylon. I guess your hands that do the magic

  • @Elliottctwo
    @Elliottctwo 10 лет назад

    Beautiful! Bravo!

  • @SeductiveGod
    @SeductiveGod 11 лет назад

    Excellent playing!

  • @bondjovi4595
    @bondjovi4595 3 года назад

    flat radius and steel strings sound awesome

  • @MichaelChapdelaineofficial
    @MichaelChapdelaineofficial  11 лет назад +1

    thanks mark!

  • @Deerse
    @Deerse 8 лет назад +5

    Great playing...I have seen your masterclass video with Segovia. I wonder how you think and feel about the fact that John Williams says that he bullied his students. Do you agree ( I agree after seeing that video) or is this to private to discuss here?

    • @MichaelChapdelaineofficial
      @MichaelChapdelaineofficial  8 лет назад +8

      Thanks Peter:
      Of course he could be quite horrible to students. That is not private, nor was it unique to that third lesson I had with him.
      However, the event did put an end to a rather skyrocketing, at the time, career as a classical guitarist .
      There was no internet back then and the international classical guitar community got much of it's news and opinions via a fairly vivacious and, often malignant grapevine.
      The story that went out to the world was of a cocky classical guitarist from New Mexico who intentionally tried to offend the maestro and then bragged about it in a TV interview when the "masterclass and commemorative" came to a close.
      Of course, the internet has set the record straight recently, but the promising career cannot be returned. Ironically, I would likely not have begun composing, arranging pop music or playing steel strings had the event been accurately re-told. I love what I work at now.
      Karma....

    • @Deerse
      @Deerse 8 лет назад +1

      Hai Michael, I clearly had the feeling that that moment was the start of a new direction... And what you write is the way I interpreted the situation. Indeed Karma, and the fact that you love what you do now is evident in everything: the sound, expression, creativaty, dedication, etc...
      I also play classical, compose and improvise. Drop by if you like. Maybe you can see for a example 'song without words deerse' or Bach BWV 998. Keep up what you are doing...Best from Holland, Peter

  • @RobertMaszczak
    @RobertMaszczak 11 лет назад

    Absolutely BRILLIANT! The steel strings seem to evoke the story from a male pont of view, while the classical nylon to me is more soft, delicate and carries a feminine aspect. None the less - I can listen to either with great admiration and respect. Thanks so much for sharing your gift with us! Infinite Gratitude!

  • @petitcoquinou7180
    @petitcoquinou7180 3 года назад

    What a strenght!

  • @gtrrobster
    @gtrrobster 11 лет назад +1

    So lovely! Thanks :)

  • @esmailghassemi3169
    @esmailghassemi3169 7 лет назад

    I feel at least a mood connection between capricho and rapsody..just a thought. Very beautiful playing. Thanks :)

  • @theshepardthewolfandtheshe5304
    @theshepardthewolfandtheshe5304 2 года назад

    Right on!!

  • @mdlkpprophecy6341
    @mdlkpprophecy6341 3 года назад

    I like that first position fingering on that second part on the f modulation. I tried the "traditional" 3rd position barre with my steel string and it's almost impossible to make it sound strong specially that f(6th string)base and d melody with an e ornament on the second string.

  • @andreasschau4215
    @andreasschau4215 4 года назад +2

    What body shape is that? And what makes this guitar sound so "classical/nylony" even though it has steel strings? Special bracing or something like that?

    • @sebastiansullivan4770
      @sebastiansullivan4770 4 года назад

      That's just his technique. It's actually a bit too steely for my tastes and I feel conflicted about it because he is obviously incredible.

  • @TheAmateurGuitarist
    @TheAmateurGuitarist 11 лет назад

    Brilliant!

  • @jimsskot1
    @jimsskot1 11 лет назад

    Indlevelsen er i top.Michael lukker alt ude og bliver et med sit instrument og musikken.Det er skønt.:-)

  • @danieleponzoni
    @danieleponzoni 11 лет назад

    wow!!!! tha's very greath work!

  • @martinosorio1257
    @martinosorio1257 11 лет назад

    Maestro!

  • @Qpidon
    @Qpidon 11 лет назад

    Made my day!!

  • @RavnerRavner
    @RavnerRavner 11 лет назад

    Tarrega would be proud!

  • @rupertwu2662
    @rupertwu2662 6 лет назад

    多才多藝 versatile performer

  • @SeleneJawad
    @SeleneJawad 11 лет назад

    If you uploaded Capricho Arabe with nylon strings and steel string another will say that this is very interesting, but I liked the nylon string whim. Anyway, well played.

  • @atonugautom
    @atonugautom 8 лет назад +1

    superb,SIR can you tell me which guitar is this,

  • @fyafyta13
    @fyafyta13 9 лет назад

    Dude, you're a fucking master.

  • @TheAlanWilson
    @TheAlanWilson 11 лет назад

    Interesting on steel guitar I have been playing classical guitar for a long time (45 years) I also play this piece you get a great sound but I prefer the traditional Nylon!

  • @blockflute
    @blockflute 11 месяцев назад

    This works great. I wonder how it would sound with fingerpicks. Probably worse and less subtle than fingernails, but just thinking of keeping the nails safe.

  • @batakas
    @batakas 11 лет назад

    Precioso

  • @Visinelrisipitoru
    @Visinelrisipitoru 8 лет назад

    hi michael, i would really want to know what string tension are you using on your acoustic guitar, i'm currently using 12-56 but i think it's a little to hard, my fingers are always hurt after i spend some hours playing.
    Thanks.

  • @digittydog
    @digittydog 7 лет назад

    Michael... Are there any certain body types, woods, strings you prefer when looking at steel string guitars now? Anything which you avoid?

  • @Thefare1234
    @Thefare1234 3 года назад

    Bravo. That sounded amazing. I am a classical player and I have recently acquired a steel-string guitar. I love the sound but it is very difficult to play classical pieces on an acoustic guitar especially for my right hand. May I ask what string gauge you use?

    • @MichaelChapdelaineofficial
      @MichaelChapdelaineofficial  3 года назад

      Thanks bioactive! I think it was D'addario lights. EJ16's.

    • @Thefare1234
      @Thefare1234 3 года назад

      @@MichaelChapdelaineofficial Thanks, I also have those strings on my guitar. I was thinking of changing them to something lighter, but I guess the main issue is that my classical technique is too soft for the steel strings.

    • @MichaelChapdelaineofficial
      @MichaelChapdelaineofficial  2 года назад +1

      @@Thefare1234 Don't mistake my admission of the gauge that i use for an assumption that you need the same. If you are making a lighter gauge work, it's right.

  • @RodrigoBelmontMusic
    @RodrigoBelmontMusic 11 лет назад

    Muy buena!!!

  • @CrawlingAxle
    @CrawlingAxle 6 лет назад

    What is the gauge of the steel strings played here and in the other classical music videos? Thanks...

  • @troop73oo
    @troop73oo 6 лет назад +3

    I love and prefer the sound of nylon strings and listening to this has not changed my opinion. Beautifully played though.

  • @mertcanaslan9898
    @mertcanaslan9898 Год назад

    Can you tell me the guitars brand model?

  • @jub8891
    @jub8891 Год назад

    you know he has practiced a lot when he does it with his eyes closed

  • @stefanognesato1077
    @stefanognesato1077 10 лет назад

    That ' s Sound. Bravo!!!!
    What strings are you using?

  • @rikoflishas
    @rikoflishas 6 лет назад

    Are you playing with silk & string strings? I love Tarrega, his songs are so pretty

  • @JM-tm4hb
    @JM-tm4hb 4 года назад

    Can I get away with changing the strings of my classical guitar and put steel ones? If not, what brand/model of guitar has the neck wide enough to play this music?

  • @rufinosanchez2703
    @rufinosanchez2703 10 лет назад

    Esta es una versión bastante personal del intérprete. Es diferente a otras, pero es muy buena de todos modos.

  • @mcborov_
    @mcborov_ 2 года назад

    This guy is hardcore

  • @Ecommerce-Marketing
    @Ecommerce-Marketing 4 года назад +6

    it actually sounds nice because its steel strings on classical body guitar

    • @andischmidt3334
      @andischmidt3334 4 года назад +1

      It is an "Orchestra Model"... It is one the classic shapes for steel string guitars :)

    • @sebastiansullivan4770
      @sebastiansullivan4770 4 года назад +1

      if it was the guitar would snap right in half before you realized that it had no tone anyways, due to the stronger braces on steel string guitars.

    • @skyworm8006
      @skyworm8006 Месяц назад

      It's not. Though dreadnought bodies (most common type) do sound bad for plucking. Steel string acoustics have a lot of different bodies. Personally I think the parlor body sounds best, it's a bit smaller than the standard classical. I think a nylon stringed made with a parlor body, or one of the smaller classical guitar bodies from the same time, would sound better than it does now. The body is not the best for plucking, it sacrifices clarity for loudness in the same way the bigger steel strings do.

  • @babekazimi
    @babekazimi 2 года назад

    I definitely hate to nylon strings. I very like steel strings . Its sound is very good too

  • @MichaelChapdelaineofficial
    @MichaelChapdelaineofficial  11 лет назад +1

    Kevin Muiderman

  • @mtaha765
    @mtaha765 11 лет назад

    Mr Chapdelane , which guitar are you using ??

  • @RavnerRavner
    @RavnerRavner 11 лет назад

    Mr Chapdelane is actually a TS-100 built by the company Skynet in the year 2055 and sent back in time to eliminate all other guitarists...

  • @bigsbyfreak
    @bigsbyfreak 11 лет назад

    Silk and steel strings? On what guitar? Amazing playing!

    • @NGHmusic
      @NGHmusic 2 года назад

      its not silk and steel, its a steel string acoustic guitar.

    • @bigsbyfreak
      @bigsbyfreak 2 года назад

      @@NGHmusic OK... Steel string guitars can be strung with Monel, Bronze, phosphor bronze, silk and steel and silk and bronze, thanks for stating the obvious and not responding to the question...

  • @chrisstanford3652
    @chrisstanford3652 6 лет назад

    🤗🤗🤗

  • @NeverWolf
    @NeverWolf Год назад

    Anyone who believes steel strings can't be expressive have never heard this or manouche guitar playing

  • @draventhresh420
    @draventhresh420 11 лет назад

    so smoooooth like butttta
    !

  • @yanwaitwait
    @yanwaitwait 7 лет назад

    ดี

  • @WestonYeah
    @WestonYeah 11 лет назад +1

    Yeah, but I couldn't play it with his eyes clos...

  • @zvonimirtosic6171
    @zvonimirtosic6171 2 года назад

    It sounds okay-ish. But this is same as playing harpsichord pieces on the modern piano - the harpsichord has a tiny sustain, needs heaps of notes to keep the flow going. But modern piano has a superior sustain and requires less notes to play great melodies. Similarly, on an acoustic guitar, all pieces for the nylon guitar should be re-arranged, and played with fewer notes.

    • @skyworm8006
      @skyworm8006 Месяц назад

      The piece wasn't made for nylon guitar, because nylon didn't exist when it was composed. Good point though.