2:48 Intro 4:41 Straight riff 6:05 Verse explanation 7:27 Main verse 14:19 Fill 15:59 Chorus 19:23 2nd verse 20:15 Bridge explanation 20:58 1st bridge 24:08 Solo patch explanation 25:48 Solo 35:37 Breakdown 39:02 2nd bridge 40:28 Modulation section Yes yes! Lol Yes is easily my favorite prog band. I can’t believe you were able to break this song down so easily. It’s such an effects heavy song it almost doesn’t even sound like a guitar.
Now that I'm retired, I've got lots of time to learn some of my favorite songs. I saw the band playing YES songs with Jon Anderson, Rick wakeman, Trevor Rabin at the palms in Las Vegas. Loved watching Trevor Rabin. What a master guitar player!!!
I learn alot from Carl! In fact, I'm just over a year in playing electric guitar as an older adult. And found the courage to make my own cover channel lol. Many I learned from Carl! 🤘
Dude.. I gotta say, I absolutely LOVE your videos. I’ve learned so much from you, and really appreciate everything you do! I started playing guitar at 10, but dropped it in favor of bass.. eventually about 30 years later Covid hit, and I decided to pick up guitar again. Since then I’ve learned more songs than I can honestly even remember, tons of techniques, and am getting better every day, and I still visit your channel regularly! Thank you for what you do! Keep ‘em coming! 🤘🏽
The "Smoke on the Water" riff of the '80s was, wait for it... several riffs, including: Pop Muzik, My Sharona, Super Freak, Rock Lobster, Rocking the Casbah, Let's Dance, Under Pressure, White Wedding, Money for Nothing... and of course, Billy Jean.
I was probably 10 or 11 when this came out.. my god did they play the hell out of this on the radio.. probably their last and biggest hit. This brings back so many memories! Love it..
This song has been in my brain since it first came out, and the guitar parts have always kinda mystified me (other than the opening chords, and even with that I didn't realize that TR uses the low E string for that Fat A). After seeing you play through the clean rhythm part, I now know why I could never figure it out by ear (mine isn't that great). And also, I knew he used an (Eventide?) harmonizer on the solo, but I didn't realize he has both the 5th above and an octave below happening. Now I do -- thanks for taking the time to do this vid!
By God! Is this the very first Yes tune you're covering?! C'mon Dude! Please help us out with other iconic Yes riffs and songs! Steve Howe is an all time hall of famer, pillar of our modern era!
Wow, what a great lesson choice Carl! I love Trevor’s guitar work on this album! If you ever get the urge to visit another song on this album “Changes” or “It Can Happen” would be great! Thanks!
Great job Carl. As usual! I have learned a lot from your videos, and i definitly say that i feel im progressing when it is easier for me learn faster from your videos
Owner of a Lonely Heart...YES!! If there is one song that defines the 80s, this is it...and what an epic solo! The video was on heavy rotation on MTV back in the day, and now thanks to Carl, we'll all be jamming along... Can't thank you enough sensei !!!
Carl. It’s good to see you having fun after what you’ve been through. Makes me want to give it a try tonight! Thanks again for another great video lesson.
It was produced by Trevor Horn so of course it's extremely well produced. He's one of the best producers in history since the 1970s. He was the singer for YES and produced many other number one acts.
Look up Maddie Rice. When she played this at School of Rock she played the complete solo without a harmonizer. As the music director I was blown away! No wonder she plays on SNL now. Great video!
Great stuff as always Carl! Please, please do a lesson for Night Ranger's Don't Tell Me You Love Me. Such a classic 80s shred guitar song with 2 different styles of solos! Thank you for what you do!
A few things after listening to the multitracks: During the verse there are two panned guitar tracks playing a similar but slightly different verse riff. One is playing ever so slightly palm muted while another is playing fully palm muted. It seems to me, at least during the first verse, that neither guitars play the 7th fret G string D and open D string together at all. What I'm hearing is the more open guitar playing the 7th fret D as the last note in the phrase, and the fully muted guitar playing the open D as that last note. I think for the earlier part of the riff where it seems like those two notes are being picked is just an artifact of the heaps of 80s chorus drenching the tracks. After that part, those notes being held out sound more to me like: open high E, B string on the 5th fret, G string on the 7th fret. I don't think there's any octave up effects on this part. The little arpeggiation in between these bits (E, D, G, D, G... labelled "GTR 3" in the multitrack) sound a lot like harmonics to me. They can be a bit of a stretch to play, but then he plays a three note harmonic arpeggiation on that same track that just isn't possible on a guitar in standard tuning, which makes me think he is either really quickly and cleanly playing artificial harmonics or he's playing a guitar that has been tuned in a different way.
Hey carl I'm just an old man that watches your tutorials all the time and can really relate to your teaching I know you must get alot requests but I'm desperate to learn a song by bto called rock is my life and nobody on RUclips teaches it" I'm not schooled on diminished type chords and having trouble figuring it out it's an awsom song could you please" please" please"consider doing a tutorial on it you would make an old mans week.!! Joe
Thanks for a really awesome tutorial Carl. I love your smile of satisfaction at the end of the solo demonstration. I would be super keen to know what harmoniser you're using for the solo? I'm using a Digitech Ricocet and an MXR Submachine trying to get "that" sound. So far...no cigar. Clues??? Cheers and keep up the great work.
Estou voltando a tocar , depois de 45 anos parado totalmente. Já toquei violão quando criança, agora comprei guitarra e voltei às aulas com um professor. Meu grande sonho é aprender a tocar 2 músicas . Essa música do Yes e " Do It again" do Steele Dan . Estou com 64 anos agora , se eu conseguir um dia tocar essas 2 músicas posso morrer em paz . Mas sei que será difícil, quase impossível chegar lá , eu acho que nunca conseguirei chegar à esse nível . Será uma tarefa quase impossível. Como eu poderia baixar a backing track dessa música, para treinar, sem o sim da guitarra original ?
Awesome. Very informative. But perhaps you can play two bars straight through without stopping to explain the fingering so we can make sense of the groove. I personally would find it easier to get the feel if you were to repeat 4-bar segments a few times while I played along. Timing is just as integral to nailing these some-what tricky parts as is fingering. Wait! There it is! Now you're rolling. I spoke too soon.
2:48 Intro
4:41 Straight riff
6:05 Verse explanation
7:27 Main verse
14:19 Fill
15:59 Chorus
19:23 2nd verse
20:15 Bridge explanation
20:58 1st bridge
24:08 Solo patch explanation
25:48 Solo
35:37 Breakdown
39:02 2nd bridge
40:28 Modulation section
Yes yes! Lol Yes is easily my favorite prog band. I can’t believe you were able to break this song down so easily. It’s such an effects heavy song it almost doesn’t even sound like a guitar.
dude you rock
what key should i set the HR pedal?
Crazy how such a simple riff, with some room to breathe, can feel so massive.
agree I love this riff
It's due in no small part to the tone and effects, as well as the assertive attack.
as memorable as the legendary riff may be, the beautiful main verse takes you right back to a 1983 summer's day INSTANTLY
Yes!! Gotta love some Yes on the channel. "Roundabout" next?
No! Howes flamenco style solo on telecaster "Sound Chaser" Relayer album!🙂
Now that I'm retired, I've got lots of time to learn some of my favorite songs. I saw the band playing YES songs with Jon Anderson, Rick wakeman, Trevor Rabin at the palms in Las Vegas. Loved watching Trevor Rabin. What a master guitar player!!!
thanks carl
so happy to see you happy, smiling, chatting Carl, you're a superb guitar teacher
I learn alot from Carl! In fact, I'm just over a year in playing electric guitar as an older adult. And found the courage to make my own cover channel lol. Many I learned from Carl! 🤘
Yes are a brilliant band still unrivalled in many ways even today....
Owner of a lonely heart... much better than ... awesome song sensai thanks as always
Dude.. I gotta say, I absolutely LOVE your videos. I’ve learned so much from you, and really appreciate everything you do! I started playing guitar at 10, but dropped it in favor of bass.. eventually about 30 years later Covid hit, and I decided to pick up guitar again. Since then I’ve learned more songs than I can honestly even remember, tons of techniques, and am getting better every day, and I still visit your channel regularly! Thank you for what you do! Keep ‘em coming! 🤘🏽
im watching to learn from the best
Wow! Just Wow. The Smoke on the water riff of the 80's , You nailed it!!
The "Smoke on the Water" riff of the '80s was, wait for it... several riffs, including: Pop Muzik, My Sharona, Super Freak, Rock Lobster, Rocking the Casbah, Let's Dance, Under Pressure, White Wedding, Money for Nothing... and of course, Billy Jean.
I was probably 10 or 11 when this came out.. my god did they play the hell out of this on the radio.. probably their last and biggest hit. This brings back so many memories! Love it..
nice guiter lesson.loved to play the song.🎵🎶🎵🎶.
You are absolutely amazing Carl! I wish I had half your talent! You are a great teacher though and you have helped me tremendously!
This song has been in my brain since it first came out, and the guitar parts have always kinda mystified me (other than the opening chords, and even with that I didn't realize that TR uses the low E string for that Fat A). After seeing you play through the clean rhythm part, I now know why I could never figure it out by ear (mine isn't that great). And also, I knew he used an (Eventide?) harmonizer on the solo, but I didn't realize he has both the 5th above and an octave below happening. Now I do -- thanks for taking the time to do this vid!
Hello Carl :D just wondering if you could do a lesson on Gary Moore - The Loner
Keep up the amazing work
By God! Is this the very first Yes tune you're covering?! C'mon Dude! Please help us out with other iconic Yes riffs and songs! Steve Howe is an all time hall of famer, pillar of our modern era!
I was wondering when this'll come out. Finally it's here!
Wow, what a great lesson choice Carl! I love Trevor’s guitar work on this album! If you ever get the urge to visit another song on this album “Changes” or “It Can Happen” would be great! Thanks!
Carl, i would love to see a full tutorial for riders on the storm, or really any doors songs, as there arent many good tutorials out there.
Great choice! Been waiting for this! 🤘
Digging the classic rock. Chicago - "25 or 6 to 4" would be killer!
That entire album was like that, just amazing production.
The solo is so good!
Love the interlude especially. So glad to see you cover this, your videos are the best
Hey dude just want to say thank you for spreading your knowledge. I’ve learned many songs thanks to you.
Great job Carl. As usual! I have learned a lot from your videos, and i definitly say that i feel im progressing when it is easier for me learn faster from your videos
I adore the guitar part in the breakdown of this song, SO MUCH.
I love this song. Never expected to see a tutorial of it come up in my subscriptions!
Excellent you did this song. Would LOVE to see you do the other songs on this album too.
Thanks for all your lessons !
Thank you for your hard work transcribing this song and the info on the different tracks. This is awesome!
Thank you Carl for next lesson 🤘❤
Owner of a Lonely Heart...YES!! If there is one song that defines the 80s, this is it...and what an epic solo! The video was on heavy rotation on MTV back in the day, and now thanks to Carl, we'll all be jamming along... Can't thank you enough sensei !!!
Haven't seen such in-depth lesson 😳
Carl, you are the Best!
More yes please.
Your green guitars are eye candy for me 😍💚💚💚💚
Carl. It’s good to see you having fun after what you’ve been through. Makes me want to give it a try tonight! Thanks again for another great video lesson.
What did he go through?
@@arjunpadda 🤷🏻♂️
@@arjunpadda Oh. His channel got hacked. I can’t remember the details but he has a video on it.
great lesson Carl!!
Thanks Carl!!🎸🎸
Nice analysis of the song! Thanks. You obviously have spent a lot of time with this!
Love this song. Looks fun to play
That solo rules.
Man I LOVE this song. Thanks 🙏
You always give the best guitar instructions
Thanks for this video. Very well explained and illustrated. Very useful.
thanks Carl! crazy harmonizer!
It was produced by Trevor Horn so of course it's extremely well produced. He's one of the best producers in history since the 1970s. He was the singer for YES and produced many other number one acts.
Thanks too much for good play 😃I love this good play and sound.
Commenting for the algorithm! Keep rocking Carl
🤘
Nice!!!
Great lesson as always! I was wondering if you could redo the Here Comes the Sun lesson. Thanks!
Thanks a lot Carl as usual, thanks for all your work, it making us to learn a lot from you, THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS
Look up Maddie Rice. When she played this at School of Rock she played the complete solo without a harmonizer. As the music director I was blown away! No wonder she plays on SNL now. Great video!
You're good Carl!!!! You are good!!!
Trevor Rabin was/is a terrific player.
Nice, thanks 🙏
Great stuff as always Carl! Please, please do a lesson for Night Ranger's Don't Tell Me You Love Me. Such a classic 80s shred guitar song with 2 different styles of solos! Thank you for what you do!
Thanks for covering my favorite yes song . I love this song
A few things after listening to the multitracks:
During the verse there are two panned guitar tracks playing a similar but slightly different verse riff. One is playing ever so slightly palm muted while another is playing fully palm muted. It seems to me, at least during the first verse, that neither guitars play the 7th fret G string D and open D string together at all. What I'm hearing is the more open guitar playing the 7th fret D as the last note in the phrase, and the fully muted guitar playing the open D as that last note. I think for the earlier part of the riff where it seems like those two notes are being picked is just an artifact of the heaps of 80s chorus drenching the tracks.
After that part, those notes being held out sound more to me like: open high E, B string on the 5th fret, G string on the 7th fret. I don't think there's any octave up effects on this part. The little arpeggiation in between these bits (E, D, G, D, G... labelled "GTR 3" in the multitrack) sound a lot like harmonics to me. They can be a bit of a stretch to play, but then he plays a three note harmonic arpeggiation on that same track that just isn't possible on a guitar in standard tuning, which makes me think he is either really quickly and cleanly playing artificial harmonics or he's playing a guitar that has been tuned in a different way.
Carl! Big City Nights by the Scorpions please.
As usual, this guy KILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Excellent explanation!,
BRAVO!! GOOD WORK
Qué lindo volver a verte.amigo !!!
You just read my mind, I searched this yesterday in the channel
Thanks for another fantastic lesson!!!! Please Sympathy for the Devil - Get Your Ya Ya's out version!!!!
5:34 Yes needs to sample that and make it part of their live show lol...i wonder if you could get royalties from that carl? 🙂
This is such a fantastic song. Thank you.
PLEASE do some more yes, songs like the clap or mood for a day
Cool stuff Carl. thanks
Just a brilliant gift to all of us learners so thank you. Your 3 frame format lessons are spot on.
Appreciate this! Thank you
You're lessons are some of the best on youtube. Is that a 50th anniversary strat you playing on this one?
Este foi o presente 🎁 do canal. Valeu demais 👍🏻🇧🇷
Thank you so much
You know it's a Cool Song when Carl laughs at the end of a solo and says "that was fun"!!! Thanks Carl!! Come on Peeps!! Join the Academy!!!
great job dude...............
Excellent !!
Now we are talking .....takes me back to the vintage rock volume 2 album used to have
Can you do any of Yes' early albums!? Starship Trooper, Siberian Khatra or Roundabout even! Love your videos would be crazy badass!
Hey Carl you should do a lesson on Deliver us to evil by Exodus. I cannot find any lessons on RUclips. Keep up the great videos!!
Hey carl I'm just an old man that watches your tutorials all the time and can really relate to your teaching I know you must get alot requests but I'm desperate to learn a song by bto called rock is my life and nobody on RUclips teaches it" I'm not schooled on diminished type chords and having trouble figuring it out it's an awsom song could you please" please" please"consider doing a tutorial on it you would make an old mans week.!! Joe
Carl please do sgt peppers lonely hearts club band intro and reprise
Do more stuff from YES!
Thanks for a really awesome tutorial Carl. I love your smile of satisfaction at the end of the solo demonstration. I would be super keen to know what harmoniser you're using for the solo? I'm using a Digitech Ricocet and an MXR Submachine trying to get "that" sound. So far...no cigar. Clues??? Cheers and keep up the great work.
Awesome.
Shine by Collective soul, I’d love to see you do it.
Nice thanks
Estou voltando a tocar , depois de 45 anos parado totalmente.
Já toquei violão quando criança, agora comprei guitarra e voltei às aulas com um professor.
Meu grande sonho é aprender a tocar 2 músicas .
Essa música do Yes e " Do It again" do Steele Dan .
Estou com 64 anos agora , se eu conseguir um dia tocar essas 2 músicas posso morrer em paz .
Mas sei que será difícil, quase impossível chegar lá , eu acho que nunca conseguirei chegar à esse nível .
Será uma tarefa quase impossível.
Como eu poderia baixar a backing track dessa música, para treinar, sem o sim da guitarra original ?
Awesome. Very informative. But perhaps you can play two bars straight through without stopping to explain the fingering so we can make sense of the groove. I personally would find it easier to get the feel if you were to repeat 4-bar segments a few times while I played along. Timing is just as integral to nailing these some-what tricky parts as is fingering.
Wait! There it is! Now you're rolling. I spoke too soon.
i was literally just thinking of this song lmao
You should do soothsayer at some point
Great lesson Carl! Can you please do Midnight Walker by Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp?
Can you do Blood and Roses by The Smithereens? Such a great song and really no good lesson on it. Definitely influenced Kurt Cobain!
Hey man love your lessons , I was wondering If you could make a video about spanish guitar by garry moore thanks either way.
Looking fit Carl have you been working out?