If ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Was The HARDEST Song Ever...

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  • Опубликовано: 26 ноя 2020
  • Today we travel to an alternate reality where "Another One Bites The Dust" is the hardest song in the world... TAP like and subscribe if you enjoyed this video!
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  • @CharlesBerthoud
    @CharlesBerthoud  3 года назад +1033

    Can anyone here play this? 😳👇🏻

  • @godhell8039
    @godhell8039 3 года назад +3025

    “Ed Sheeran plays hardest song ever” by Davie503 😂

    • @maneotis4g63t
      @maneotis4g63t 3 года назад +24

      I caught that too ha ha ha

    • @Zaknaberrnon
      @Zaknaberrnon 3 года назад +21

      I burst out laughing when I saw the headline! Gold

    • @soyfelipedonoso
      @soyfelipedonoso 3 года назад +15

      The "Ed Sheeran" part was too much for me hahaha Lol

    • @JanaXV
      @JanaXV 3 года назад +13

      I thought that was James Blunt!

    • @mahmaneiti
      @mahmaneiti 3 года назад +7

      @@JanaXV I agree, he really looks like james blunt

  • @WhiteDevil-du8ne
    @WhiteDevil-du8ne 3 года назад +258

    "Are those quarter notes?"
    "That's how most scholars interpret it, yes."
    This made me laugh.

  • @LuizEnger
    @LuizEnger 3 года назад +608

    The nice thing is that, no matter how simple or difficult a bass line is, if it grooves, it grooves!

    • @IndigoBassNotes
      @IndigoBassNotes 3 года назад +12

      Yes like so many young "hot shots" full of fire, technique and theory he seems to forget
      someone has to play BASS and leave the "flights of fancy" to others ...then again he lives in a world solely populated by himself so....I guess being humble isn't a thing.

    • @dylanphelan3010
      @dylanphelan3010 3 года назад +1

      Well said

    • @LouisPerronmusic
      @LouisPerronmusic 3 года назад +7

      @@IndigoBassNotes Context is everything. In an appropriate context, a one-note groove hits hard. In another, it falls flat. I wouldn't want to hear Ain't No Mountain with just roots and no anticipations. If you're a musician who can't do both, then there's a problem.

    • @Philrc
      @Philrc 3 года назад +3

      @@IndigoBassNotes you're not....serious are you?

    • @darthkek1953
      @darthkek1953 2 года назад +5

      @@IndigoBassNotes what's the difference between a jazz guitarist and a rock guitarist?
      One plays 3 chords to a thousand people, the other plays a thousand chords to 3 people.

  • @georgewodicka4839
    @georgewodicka4839 3 года назад +405

    You make one of the most difficult tasks in music like child's play. Incredible.

    • @wimlaurensgravemaker2058
      @wimlaurensgravemaker2058 3 года назад +3

      Like Kotě in the Kingkiller chronicles

    • @Astaroth236
      @Astaroth236 3 года назад +2

      @@wimlaurensgravemaker2058 is Kvothe.. but yeah, that part was so good, I keep grinning all the chapter

  • @twen7yseven
    @twen7yseven 3 года назад +89

    OK. But now you need to make a crazy version of 'Another One Bites the Dust'... because that's definitely what I expected.

    • @Zetsuke4
      @Zetsuke4 2 года назад +4

      The 4 4 stuff was ultra hard and crazy

  • @Yo-sl3yx
    @Yo-sl3yx 3 года назад +422

    Now you're ready for lose yourself!

    • @CharlesBerthoud
      @CharlesBerthoud  3 года назад +70

      Nah we’re gonna need AI for that

    • @Yo-sl3yx
      @Yo-sl3yx 3 года назад +1

      @@CharlesBerthoud oh :/

    • @parsaspianocafe2582
      @parsaspianocafe2582 3 года назад +3

      Arthur Morgan 😢

    • @thewriteinpresident
      @thewriteinpresident 3 года назад

      @@CharlesBerthoud What Are YOU Working For??? johnnyexodices.wordpress.com/2020/11/30/what-are-you-working-for/ via
      @wordpressdotcom You'm are in PURGATORY....., and your H.U.M.A.N. Machines cannot Kill, nor Murder The God of Gods, and the "King of Kings" of and for {WE ARE} Angels and Demons... The Commander~ #JINX [{**}] Billiards

    • @jonas9
      @jonas9 3 года назад

      ... to dance

  • @RC32Smiths01
    @RC32Smiths01 3 года назад +215

    Your interpretations and interesting takes on these songs are what make these amazing and worthwhile! Cheers!

  • @matthewrowell9963
    @matthewrowell9963 3 года назад +244

    Can we just appreciate the newspaper article. Until now, I did not know about moose infrastructure in China.

    • @pymarathon
      @pymarathon 3 года назад +11

      It's got to be a Monty Python reference... and I love Charles for that.

    • @Module79L
      @Module79L 3 года назад +3

      Or that NASA revealed that the moon is significantly smaller than previously believed. : )

    • @RNLafferty
      @RNLafferty 3 года назад +2

      @@Module79L unlikely, the moon has actually been expanding rapidly and scientists have no idea why.

    • @Module79L
      @Module79L 3 года назад +2

      @@RNLafferty - Let's keep this thread on its initial humouristic level, shall we?

    • @perwestermark8920
      @perwestermark8920 3 года назад +6

      I worry a lot about how the moon size will affect my neighbour Norway and their elk export. NASA needs to step up their work - can moose farms be brought to the moon?

  • @camidepo2748
    @camidepo2748 3 года назад +29

    this remind me of a scene from the name of the wind, the protagonist performs an easy song pretending that it is the most difficult ever, and then proceed to play a very difficult song as if it is the most simple thing in the world

    • @FelipeNaranja
      @FelipeNaranja 3 года назад +6

      I see you are a reader of culture as well.

    • @LuizEnger
      @LuizEnger 3 года назад +4

      I see you both are of culture! Kvothe is just an amazing character

    • @Shiroar
      @Shiroar 3 года назад +3

      Favourite book!

  • @existentialpanik600
    @existentialpanik600 3 года назад +725

    "that 4/4 is messing me up"
    as a ProgPurist I approve

    • @Tomatohater64
      @Tomatohater64 3 года назад

      @jonny j 5/4 !!

    • @Matteoarotta
      @Matteoarotta 3 года назад +1

      I totally feel this comment

    • @jacobmfamexo
      @jacobmfamexo 3 года назад +18

      Progtip: if you REALLY need a song in 4/4, write the sheet music in 16/8 and double the tempo to stay prog.

    • @rumpledxkn
      @rumpledxkn 3 года назад +1

      Pretty fuckin funny. 😂

    • @mrkennady
      @mrkennady 3 года назад

      Messes you up even more when you realize the phrase is one quarter note follow by 1 8th note and 3 16th notes.......

  • @oskarnorman176
    @oskarnorman176 3 года назад +36

    2:06 epic news article about ed sheeran, bass, china, moose and nasa.

  • @derula
    @derula 3 года назад +48

    Honestly I must know more about how NASA's discovery that the moon is smaller than previously believed will affect the tides and, by extension, the world's moose populations.

    • @derula
      @derula 3 года назад +4

      @Can a swallow swallow? Do moose eat almonds? If so, then probably, yeah.

    • @Tubluer
      @Tubluer 3 года назад +1

      I'm pretty sure this means we will not be able to move as many mOOse to the moon as we were planning to. So feel free to invest in mOOse futures.

  • @davidoneill9718
    @davidoneill9718 3 года назад +70

    John Deacon is an outstanding musician and song writer. He has written some of the best known songs. His playing on killer Queen is just phenomenal. Queen are such a versatile band and individually they adapt to playing any style of music 🎶

    • @dilwich
      @dilwich 3 года назад +6

      You're my best friend had some amazing bass . . .

  • @yeeeeeeeee_e
    @yeeeeeeeee_e 3 года назад +428

    w-wheres the long speech before you get to the content...

    • @WagnerSchmitt
      @WagnerSchmitt 3 года назад +10

      That fade in in the beginning of the video took so long though....

    • @twikie258
      @twikie258 3 года назад +2

      Go ask Davie 504 lol with his crazy long intros..

    • @javierherrera8782
      @javierherrera8782 3 года назад +7

      @@twikie258 I actually stopped seeing davie504 because of those long intros were getting old in me lol haha

    • @twikie258
      @twikie258 3 года назад +5

      @@javierherrera8782 true and not enough bass anymore but, good bassist though

    • @next-genshadow85
      @next-genshadow85 3 года назад +1

      We don't do that here.

  • @skiper2984
    @skiper2984 3 года назад +12

    this is what I needed, my day started so moody and lumpy even sadening at some point. Thank you very much for uploading this epic video today! I really loved it!

  • @geanfreitas0611
    @geanfreitas0611 3 года назад +18

    I completed a Queen Trilogy, with bass lines that I like and never really tried to learn
    Another one bites the dust
    Killer queen
    Hammer to fall
    For me John Deacon is a genius
    Next step is a 10 song list of Queen to learn

  • @azas118
    @azas118 3 года назад +37

    Little did young Charles know, what he did in this moment would end up changing the music industry as we know it.

  • @gurunghari
    @gurunghari 3 года назад +7

    for another one bites the dust its own bassline is perfect

  • @SpartangalaxyII
    @SpartangalaxyII 3 года назад +10

    "something easy" and then solos over coltrane changes, brilliant

  • @cheknfaks
    @cheknfaks 3 года назад +8

    Sometimes the simplest pieces of music is the hardest to play for prodigies.

  • @jacob.gamble
    @jacob.gamble 3 года назад +16

    This is the best documentary about Chinese moose infrastructure I’ve ever seen.

  • @psykheart
    @psykheart 3 года назад +2

    ”Steve walks warily down the street” (the first line of the song) I never realized he was taking giant steps.

  • @Jaageful
    @Jaageful 3 года назад +19

    Maybe not hard to play, but really hard to come up with. Epic bass line from Deacon. But yes, 4/4 will mess you up every time.😁

  • @marcellozanardelli7713
    @marcellozanardelli7713 3 года назад +7

    Actually a lot of bass players think that they can play another one bites the dust, but they don't have the right sound, groove an tempo. I have seen a few bass players play that line as Deacon

  • @NickVideoBlog
    @NickVideoBlog 3 года назад +5

    Incredible skills here, good job Charles

  • @lukeslayer
    @lukeslayer 3 года назад +17

    Charles could you please genuinely write the hardest song you possibly can and make a RUclips challenge for other musicians to see if they can do it. I know you have insane skill and with the bonus of being able to write and read sheet music I think you'll be able to create an insane piece.

    • @Silentassassins229
      @Silentassassins229 3 года назад

      He has already composed a hardest impossible bassline, check out “when davie504 asks you for a hardest impossible bassline”, its almost impossible to play tho

  • @dominicwaghorn6459
    @dominicwaghorn6459 3 года назад +2

    Really enjoyed this thanks Charles

  • @wildhogOW
    @wildhogOW 3 года назад +55

    Don't call me out like this, Charles.
    I still play AOBTD on just the E-string.

    • @rumpledxkn
      @rumpledxkn 3 года назад +5

      Yup. And sometimes forget and go into Good Times. 😂. We’re good.

  • @MrMikhail
    @MrMikhail 3 года назад +6

    Humor and self-irony of Charles is simply incomparable.

  • @leonardofortini
    @leonardofortini 3 года назад +20

    One opponent is missing to be beaten: "Good Times" by Chic

    • @rumpledxkn
      @rumpledxkn 3 года назад +1

      Still though. Such a sick riff.

  • @ranadipsaha3130
    @ranadipsaha3130 3 года назад +1

    It happens a lot of times that you post your videos just before I go to sleep. And honestly, I get the best sleeps after listening to your music. Just CAN'T STOP listening to your works

  • @nirradyen-tolobaz3727
    @nirradyen-tolobaz3727 3 года назад +4

    Good God!An absolute monster owning the fretboard,odd signatures,syncopation,contrapuntal atonal harmonies.Hits the most recognized bass riff in pop music.Stunned ,perplexed,str8 4/4 is alien 2 his sensibility!😂Runs through a couple times and🌋ALL CLEAR!In2 the pocket and"...another 1 bites the dust!"😂🤣😂😁Impeccable wit,Charles!!

  • @chloekyria
    @chloekyria 3 года назад +11

    A truly challenging song. Many have fallen trying to play it

    • @mermetalbard
      @mermetalbard 3 года назад +1

      Aye, you can see it happen in real time...
      And another one gone, and another one gone...

  • @hhhjhhj4897
    @hhhjhhj4897 3 года назад +1

    Holy shit man congrats!!!! I've been practicing for so long and now I think I can finally do it with the the inspiration you have given me.

  • @lorenzduytschaever
    @lorenzduytschaever 3 года назад +1

    I can't be the only one around here who would love to see more jazz solowork of yours, can I? Everytime i hear you play jazz i'm flabbergasted!

  • @wilfordbrimley6938
    @wilfordbrimley6938 3 года назад +6

    "That 4/4 is messing me up" is the best line that's ever happened in the existence of man 😂😂😂

  • @robinnair1703
    @robinnair1703 3 года назад +4

    Best song to play while driving an ambulance.

  • @nickarganbright7218
    @nickarganbright7218 3 года назад +1

    Charles, you are an absolute goofball! And a talented as hell genius! Amazing combination!

  • @akenawell
    @akenawell 3 года назад +2

    You’ve perfected the jazz audience member faces. Can confirm: I do them at jazz shows.

  • @naamakala789
    @naamakala789 3 года назад +26

    Never mind the song, I'm happy to learn that the Chinese government has invested heavily in the moose infrastructure!

    • @Kyrelel
      @Kyrelel 3 года назад

      so was I, 6 years ago

  • @vitorh3568
    @vitorh3568 3 года назад +6

    I think Charles was once an actor in his past life xD

  • @fede9del12
    @fede9del12 3 года назад

    the "giant steps" at the end is just delightfull

  • @juanjo250
    @juanjo250 3 года назад +1

    you are amazing Charles!

  • @VogonPoet67
    @VogonPoet67 3 года назад +72

    CHALLENGE: Create a bass line that you can begin playing left handed and end playing right handed. And then challenge Davie504 to play it.

    • @mikey8247
      @mikey8247 3 года назад

      This is genius

    • @VogonPoet67
      @VogonPoet67 3 года назад

      @@mikey8247 I think it would be cool to see him do this, but I doubt he'll see the challenge :-)

    • @benjamingutierrez2191
      @benjamingutierrez2191 3 года назад

      He already did, its his background song,. Its called break out blues.

    • @VogonPoet67
      @VogonPoet67 3 года назад

      @@benjamingutierrez2191 I just watched his video of that song, and on the video I watched he plays the entire song right handed. Is there a video of him playing it both right handed and left handed?? What I meant in the challenge was flipping the bass around so that his fretting hand and picking hand are reversed and the E string is at the bottom. The challenge was to play part of a bass line as a left handed bass player and then in the middle, flip the bass and keep playing like a right handed bass player. Has he already done a challenge like that? If so, is there a video?

    • @benjamingutierrez2191
      @benjamingutierrez2191 3 года назад

      @@VogonPoet67 no he hasnt, and my bad. I thought you were talking about starting with the left hand to play.

  • @adammee5437
    @adammee5437 3 года назад +3

    "That 4/4 is messing me up" 😂

  • @sawaito
    @sawaito 3 года назад +2

    Damn man... Jokes apart, You are insane. You take bass to another level. That jazz impro was perfect.

  • @Michael-kx2bn
    @Michael-kx2bn 3 года назад +1

    That joy on your face as you FINALLY reach the next level!

  • @declanking2121
    @declanking2121 3 года назад +4

    Another great bass player bites the dust.

  • @oneirdaathnaram1376
    @oneirdaathnaram1376 2 года назад +3

    He's not only damn good on bass, he's also a gifted comedian ...

  • @2tommyrad
    @2tommyrad 3 года назад

    Man, I LOVE your jazz lines! I grew up with my dad playing his Selmer tenor sax with his Blue Note records on his Heathkit "HiFi". More please.

  • @TejasGuptaMusic
    @TejasGuptaMusic 3 года назад +1

    Your videos make me smile each time...

  • @sean_mccadden
    @sean_mccadden 3 года назад +3

    There probably is actual players out there that focus so much on prog signatures that simple songs throw them off lol

  • @boomerbassmeme
    @boomerbassmeme 3 года назад +9

    I know you are joking but...that song always packs the dance floor! 😊

  • @yoboicrust
    @yoboicrust 3 года назад

    I've never even THOUGHT about playing bass, but I still love these videos

  • @c.oyenarte
    @c.oyenarte 3 года назад

    Love the humor, you sound amazing

  • @rayyanzudki1479
    @rayyanzudki1479 3 года назад +30

    Davie = SLAPP
    Charles = TAP
    But most importantly I CLAP

    • @IlContePasticcere
      @IlContePasticcere 3 года назад +1

      the champion of FINGERSTYLE has not made his presence manifest yet.
      the champion of PICK is probably Zander Zon.

    • @rayyanzudki1479
      @rayyanzudki1479 3 года назад +1

      @@IlContePasticcere yes

    • @MrJleonp
      @MrJleonp 3 года назад +1

      @@IlContePasticcere PICKK is forbidden.

    • @rayyanzudki1479
      @rayyanzudki1479 3 года назад +1

      @@MrJleonp and also pick is illegal

  • @jamdodger6775
    @jamdodger6775 3 года назад +3

    That's a very interesting newspaper article and all, but I wonder what is happening with the Chinese moose infrastructure?

  • @akilepisto5647
    @akilepisto5647 Год назад

    Brilliant !!! Made my day

  • @orlyt274
    @orlyt274 Год назад

    Great job learning this one Charles!

  • @mateocastro9951
    @mateocastro9951 3 года назад +4

    I wonder how Davie503’s article went from Ed Sheehan playing bass to Chinese moose exportation.

  • @coolgadgets4370
    @coolgadgets4370 3 года назад +5

    We’ve also discovered that China is investing heavily in moose infrastructure and is becoming a key competitor in the shared global market of moose. 🧐

  • @quimifont
    @quimifont 2 года назад

    Ohhhh damn... I was waiting another amazing video playing on one of the best bass rifss ever writed!!! Easy riff, so difficult to compose such a thing that is known for almost everybody with the just three first notes!!

  • @DMDvideo10
    @DMDvideo10 3 года назад

    Your skills are mad dude. Keep up the GREAT work!

  • @juyoungchoi3668
    @juyoungchoi3668 3 года назад +5

    2:05 It's been a while since we've heard anything from Davie503.

  • @panzerfaustnl
    @panzerfaustnl 3 года назад +3

    The fact is, that everybody in the world, knows this. Challenge to you, try to reach the same!

  • @Traumglanz
    @Traumglanz Год назад

    That baseline is so iconic, I could hear it even from just the sheet. And I can not even read sheet music, only tabs. ;-)

  • @BurningHeart9046
    @BurningHeart9046 3 года назад

    Watching you cheer for yourself and cry tears of joy over your own success was what I really needed today

  • @alexdru5405
    @alexdru5405 3 года назад +3

    Well done, someone has finally done it.
    I'm pretty sure your level is now out of reach for anyone from now on.

  • @Rose-yx6jq
    @Rose-yx6jq 2 года назад +3

    Redo this as the new ones.

  • @dmld.9015
    @dmld.9015 3 года назад

    That giant steps improvisation at the end 🙌

  • @BigSwoleMusick
    @BigSwoleMusick 3 года назад

    Wow. Keep up the great work!👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

  • @Thevvvinii
    @Thevvvinii 3 года назад +3

    For some reason, i thought this was a JoJo reference

  • @mercster
    @mercster 3 года назад +6

    Let me clue you into an eternal truth, young man: Just because you can play something a great musician plays, doesn't make you a great musician. Sure, those notes are easy for you to play. **But someone else played them first.**

  • @eonbart
    @eonbart 3 года назад

    That newspaper killed me!

  • @Latsaaben
    @Latsaaben 3 года назад

    The pinnacle of virtuoso musicianship!

  • @FeedeDzs
    @FeedeDzs 3 года назад +8

    Nobody:
    Trump: "The Chinese government has invested heavily in moose infrastructure over the past decade"

  • @MrKFNeverGiveUp
    @MrKFNeverGiveUp 3 года назад +4

    John Deacon is an underestimated Bassist imo.

  • @johncanon9514
    @johncanon9514 3 года назад

    I am honestly surprised how funny this video actually is. I think I have a weird sense of humor, I genuinely laughed.

  • @181charlie
    @181charlie 3 года назад

    Soooooo well done!

  • @WeaponXMusic94
    @WeaponXMusic94 3 года назад +3

    Can you also play some Henrik Linder of Dirty Loops bass-line/solo/slap?
    who's with me? 😁
    👇

  • @user-kk9sl3ur6q
    @user-kk9sl3ur6q 3 года назад +1

    Man, you are amazing!!! Thanks for playing, humour and all that stuff. Hello from Russia)))

  • @tomaskadlec9534
    @tomaskadlec9534 2 месяца назад

    Oh this reminds me of the scene in The Wise Man's Fear when Kvothe plays in the Eolian :)

  • @Porrimgaming413
    @Porrimgaming413 3 года назад

    I was low key expecting you to make the song super intricate

  • @MrGoMC
    @MrGoMC 2 месяца назад

    This gentleman's technique and musicality is top of the class/world. And on - bass! 😀

  • @Onkel_Dunkel
    @Onkel_Dunkel 3 года назад

    Simple, yet effective!

  • @AlexGMason
    @AlexGMason 3 года назад

    Was expecting an expert version of Bites the Dust, not an IMPOSSIBLE one!! WoW!!!

  • @randylevy
    @randylevy 3 года назад +2

    Genius!!!

  • @viennabartsimpson1660
    @viennabartsimpson1660 3 года назад +1

    charles you are a beast on bass

  • @MrFlatox
    @MrFlatox 3 года назад

    First song I played when learning bass, brings back good memories and night terrors

  • @mickeyrube6623
    @mickeyrube6623 3 года назад +1

    So proud of myself for recognizing Giant Steps at the end without the head.

  • @azmiraclegirl441
    @azmiraclegirl441 3 года назад

    With bass- if it grooves, it moves!

  • @livefree1030
    @livefree1030 3 года назад +2

    I literally read that entire Newspaper article. LOL

  • @harveygitarista1600
    @harveygitarista1600 3 года назад

    The slow motion effect got me 😂

  • @basssoul6874
    @basssoul6874 3 года назад +1

    Insane man. Have you been using a time machine to make it look that easy? Incredible!

  • @paulsam4159
    @paulsam4159 3 года назад

    i was expecting an extremely complex arrangement of another one bites the dust but this is good too
    eat your cereal

  • @dragonmatser92
    @dragonmatser92 3 года назад

    Such pure unadulterated joy

  • @chDiago
    @chDiago 3 года назад

    I just started to learn to play and practicing to a metronome since rhythm is so important. 4/4ths feels like the hardest thing on earth so I can relate :) I hope it gets easier with time

  • @anemoia980
    @anemoia980 3 года назад

    Charles is in another whole level.

  • @ebonezra8073
    @ebonezra8073 2 года назад

    After seeing the evolution of this series, this was HILARIOUS! 😂