The Rain Song on Irish Bouzouki

[smello79]

Awesome cover.. BTW, its raining outside :-)

[mamukise]

@smello79 Thank you ! ; )

[hrishikeshac]

beautiful!

[BURNOUTRS]

I did not expect this to be so incredible, I was pleasantly surprised

[mamukise]

@BURNOUTRS Oh! I'm glad to hear your words. Thank you.

[AshevilleMandolin]

What is the tuning you are using? Also, are you able to provide a tab for this tune? That would be fantastic.

[mamukise]

@AshevilleMandolin The tuning was gG dD aa dd, from low to high.'gG' and 'dD' are octave.

TAB!!! I wish to provide. but now I can't. I'm sorry.

Do you want to get TAB? If many guys would want, I 'll try to make TAB.

[dogoodforothers]

Lovely!!!!



[mamukise]

@dogoodforothers Thanks !!!

[fish11341]

Sweet...sounds good brother.

[mamukise]

@fish11341 Thank you very much.brother.

[McGowanPeter]

Nice playing brother

[mamukise]

@McGowanPeter Thank you so much brother.

[itsallamindgame]

Fantastic cover!

[mamukise]

@itsallamindgame I'm realy glad to hear you. ; )

[bodhii71]

AWESOME.

Well played.

[mamukise]

@bodhii71 Thank you for your kindly words.

[EricCirca6566]

This is truely beautiful!!! It sounds as if this song was meant to be played on a Bouzouki.

[photomaker1]

Superb arrangement of a classic piece. Sensitively and skillfully played. Well done sir. J

[mamukise]

@photomaker1 Thank you for your kindly words.



[stillwaterjames1]

best tone on the tube who made that zouk?

[Lafslife]

nice.  k

[eldon1961]

So good, I'm speechless!

[petrosramlal]

please tell me your tuning....and do you have tabs?

[supertrooperbc]

Very Cool

k..where do i buy bouzouki

[supertrooperbc]

Very Cool



[simandr]

Now I need a bouzouki...wonderful sound and playing!

[dans4dawings]

beautiful!!! thanks for sharing

[PlanetJ32]

so freakin' awesome! *BRAVO*

[droner]

that was truly beautiful my friend! Excellent! Led Zep have been honoured well!

[KrasivoSPb]

fine!!!

[manysons]

I am THE most devoted Zeppelin fan ever!.. AND I LOVE THIS!.. Your respect is obvious!..i WISH jIMMY COULD SEE THIS!

[pugcasso]

I truly believe Jimmy Page would be impressed if he could hear this ... then again, perhaps he was the one 'dislike' - jealous of your playing  ;-)

[mamukise]

@pugcasso Thank you !! Your uniqui views make me happy. ; )

[generatemusic]

Great playing. Is your bridge adjustable height? Is am going to by a Johnson Bouzouki soon and have it converted to left handed, but where can I get an adjustable bridge? Thanks!

[mamukise]

@generatemusic Johnson Bouzouki!! Oh It's really wonderful !!

Are you lefy? I can't understand why do you want to buy an adjustable bridge.

anyway, I think you can buy it by online shop. good luck !!!

[baburjabal]

Excellent, you're teaching me to play bouzouki. Can you work out "The Battle of Evermore" and post it? I'm not quite at the level where I can do it meself.

[mamukise]

@baburjabal "The Battle of Evermore !!!!" I love this tune.

[baburjabal]

@baburjabal I'm hoping you can post a video of yourself playing it. I am playing this video of "The Rain Song" almost every day, and I've turned a lot of people on to it. Great performance! Beautifully done, you're a pro!

p.s. if/when you post "The Battle of Evermore" please let me know!

[Shamantiks]

Amazing - Rain Song is EPIC choice, and this sounds so true to it. Wooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bouzouki!

[mamukise]

@Shamantiks Thank you for your kind words! I'm really glad to hear your words.

[InTheLowLight]

woooooh hell yeah



[mamukise]

@InTheLowLight Thank you sending me a message.I saw your youtube.

your 'Rain sing' is excellent !!!

[curlisjim]

Absolutely fantastic! Any chance of a tab?

[mamukise]

@curlisjim Thank you!　TAB,,,Uooom.If I could.Do you think that a lot people want tab?

[OdinIsMyGuide]

this is great brother! almost makes me wonder if Jimmy Page originally recorded the song with an Irish zouk!!! sounds just spot on

[mamukise]

@OdinIsMyGuide Thank you for sending me a message brother! I like your play.

[thekeifernet]

killer... I love it

[mamukise]

@thekeifernet Thank you!! I love this tune, too.

[seilidh]

Your Manson is sounding good Mamu! Hope all is well?

Seanie McGrath

[mamukise]

@seilidh Hi! Seanie !! Thank you for sending me a massage.

I changed the bridge to the ivory.Originally, the bridge was not made by Andy. His original bridge had lost when I got this bouzouki. I hope I meet you again. Mamu.

[flowbeewan1]

Wow! Beautiful song and beautiful instrument... Well played!

[mamukise]

@flowbeewan1 Thank you for youer kind words. : )

[BurkeTrue2]

Thankyou so much for this video. It's my first day with my new bouzouki and I'm already half way through learning this song thanks to your video. It's a stroke of genius to adapt this song to bouzouki. The sound of the instrument is just perfect for it.

[mamukise]

@BurkeTrue2 Thank you for sending me a message.

Wow!! You've got a new bouzouki?Please post your performance.I'm looking forward to enjoy your playing bouzouki.

[sh55boss]

Excellent

[mamukise]

@sh55boss

Thank you !

[1942LG2]

Nice!!!

the guitar tuning Page used was (from low to high) D G C G C D

[mamukise]

@1942LG2

Thank you !!!

[DanBrown5702]

This is unreal!! It made my night! Thank you so much for learning it and sharing this great piece Mamukise!! -Dan Brown, Fall River, Massachusetts

[sandrocduarte]

what is the tunning that did you play this song?? thank you from brazil.

[mamukise]

@sandrocduarte

The tuning was gG dD aa dd, from low to high.'gG' and 'dD' are octave.

Thank you from Japan  : )

[wankatronic]

this is really great. thanks for posting!

[mamukise]

@wankatronic Thank you !! ; )

[cammense]

that was truly excellent, I hope to learn this when I get a bouzouki

[mamukise]

@cammense Thank you! I also hope to teach you. but I don't know how we can do that.

I saw your play 'Hey there baby'. You play very well. I think If you have your bouzouki, you'll learn yourself by waching Youtube. Anyway send me a message when you've got your bouzouki. Good Luck !!

[cammense]

@mamukise thank you too, and it would be difficult

oh yeah, that's a song I wrote on my acoustic guitar with 4 strings, thank you! I'll probably just figure out the chords for it myself, try and self-teach as it were :) and I will, thanks :D

[broadswordbeast]

You should post more Led Zeppelin songs because they truly are your forte.

[mamukise]

@broadswordbeast Thank you for sending me a message. All right ,I 'll try.

[coolmcgroove]

Awesome. Your sound is brilliant! Would you mind sharing how your recording sounds so clear? I'm getting back to my roots and learning traditional irish instruments. This makes me want a bouzouki!!

I wish i had a friend like you! \many Thanks and best wishes.

[mamukise]

@coolmcgroove Thank you for sending me a message and kind words.

Actually, I recorded the audio with built-in stereo microphone of my camera.My bouzouki has bright sound originally.And I added reverb with video editing software. That all.

We are already friend if you want to be.

[broadswordbeast]

Amazing!

[mamukise]

@broadswordbeast Thank you!

[kfudanapaa]

A beautiful song played on a beautiful instrument, was a pleasure to listen to, thank you

[mamukise]

@kfudanapaa Your message is full of beautiful mind.thank you.

[stikmanz]

An absolutely lovely rendition. Peace upon you, sir!

[mamukise]

@stikmanz Thank you very much. Peace upon you,too. ; )

[mamukise]

Thank you!

[MegaBootProductions]

this is fantastic! 

[JDMRTN342]

Great work. I'm inspired. Gotta go grab my bouzouki and play along.



[JDMRTN342]

Great work. I'm inspired. Gotta go grab my bouzouki and play along.

[mamukise]

@JDMRTN342 Thank you very much! I wanna see your playing bouzouki.

[sqarebushvinnie]

Beautiful !!!!!!!!

[mamukise]

@sqarebushvinnie Thank you very much!!!!!!!!

[Niamhdm7871]

This made my day so, beautiful to hear this song played on this lovely, instrument. Thank you.  Many Blessings...............

[mamukise]

@Niamhdm7871 Thank you very much.

Many Blessings to you!!

[hazor777]

very nice....put a smile on my face....all the best...

[mamukise]

@hazor777 Thank you very much! Your message put a smile on my face,too. ; )

[ianozzi76]

Excellent, and one of the arrangements which has influenced my own playing in the past 4-5 months... Bouzouki is beautiful and fun, thank you for your inspiration. I like the pure acoustic, sympathetic use of the instrument, using chords, not always needing to play Irish single note jigs, and you do it beautifully. I think the Irish tag is misleading style-wise, as many people on Youtube are making exquisite music on the instrument, which transcends this. How did you record the audio?

[mamukise]

@ianozzi76　I'm sorry for my late reply.

Thank you very much for evrything.I'm glad you like my play.

actually, I recorded the aidio with built-in stereo microphone of my camera...

[violundomiel]

beautiful and pure and the sound quality of the recording is excellent. Thank you

[mamukise]

@violundomiel Thank you for sending me a beautiful message ! :)

[munkdo3]

wonderful music

almost put me to sleep, ah...

[mamukise]

@munkdo3 Thank you very much !! Sleep well ! ; )

[necronomicon191080]

You're a true Master! Great Play, Sir!

[mamukise]

@necronomicon191080

Thank you very much, Sir!  ; )

[ianozzi76]

This is nice... Can I hear octave pair strings on the bottom? What tuning is it in? Thanks.

[mamukise]

@ianozzi76

The tuning is gG dD aa dd, from low to high.

'gG' and 'dD' are octave.

Arigatou! : )

[NGNBoone]

Hey,

Been playing my own arrangement of The Rain Song for awhile now (I tried to attach it, don't know if it worked or not). I'm very impressed by some of the solutions you found, and can tell you've been playing the bouzouki much longer than I have! Thanks for the inspiration!

[mamukise]

@NGNBoone

Thank you for sending me a message!

I saw your playing in youtube.I like your Bouzouki's sound very much!!!

And I like your ideas for playing this tune.

[fqat]

love the hat

[trumarksurfnut]

REal good playing. Lovely instrument too :) Bri