Winter Solstice- The Tea Party (Cover)

[usquabach]

Saw this song played live by The Tea Party in Toronto for the first time back in 2000 at SARS Stock. Best cover of this song ever. Oh, and this is such quality it made me comment on Youtube for the first time in my life. Long live quality musicians...

[alienjazzcat]

wow.. i've randomly loved this song forever, then was envious of Blake's brilliant talent.. my utter condolences for his loss

[Standard420247]

How does anyone know he is dead? Because someone claimed to be his mom?

[maddysum41fan]

@Standard420247 I know someone who looked up to Blake as a brother and was close to him, unfortunatly Blake did pass away and he is missed greatly.

[89ZOSO89]

He is still alive with this song..Great job Blake....

[KurtisMarleau]

what an amazing cover! this is going to be my goal song for when i can afford a 12 string!

[bluebaroncanada]

OMG ... I can't believe he passed away .. Such amazing talent.

[srfc79]

Still thinking of you Blake. Always.

[unholyaquarius]

amazing



[73PANTHERS73]

are there any tabs for this version???

[molleywood]

you made Molleywood.....Congratulations­!

[tiger7128816]

WOW... amazing! RIP Blake

[MsPvangel]

I'd rather not say...but will say his passing was tragic

[srfc79]

Absolutely Amazing. R.I.P. I prefer Blakes to The Tea Party's version. There is some sort of energy coming from that.......unreal.

[MsPvangel]

Blake was a friend of mine's son, guinness138. He passed away recently at 19 years . I will pass on your kind words and, yes, he was very gifted.

[TheArts8]

@MsPvangel Yeah the two Tea Party covers are phenomanal........how did he die so young?

[thenoeggplantzone]

You are incredible!

[completelackofsanity]

love it

[rawror]

Can't believe anybody actually disliked this. It was beautiful.

[MaiaGlor]

this FEELS so much better than the original! like.. it is played with such grace and energy, it is absolutely haunting! cant stop listening to this thing! 6th time now!

[MsPvangel]

so beautiful...rest in peace Blake

[guinness138]

@MsPvangel If he was your son, I'm very sorry to read of his passing. He certainly had a gift.

[MsPvangel]

RIP Blake...



[MsPvangel]

RIP Blake...



[dannyinaus]

man, if they ever need someone to fill in - you will get the job! Just perfect!

[turdonmylips]

You go Jeff Martin girlfriend.....bloody brilliant rendition

! He's just set up base in Oz which is good 4 me

[akaliana1]

Beautifully played x

[akaliana1]

Beautifully played x

[jonacon25]

Holy Shit that was intense!!!!!! The Tea Party would have to be impressed by that. Awesome job man!!!

[mjndblain]

now ur 18 or 19 :D

[gsxinprogress]

One of my best friends can play this song just like J.M. can, I make him play it for me all the time, gotta say you're killin it too!!! Keep playing, you've got mad talent kid!!!

[Cronxph]

Great job Tier!!!! Hey do u know anywhere i can get the chords for this song? thnx :' ]

[grothwell13]

incredible brosef

[clydesstyle]

Absolutely awesome cobber. Thanks for putting it up.

[llamasarus1]

i wish i could play harmonics

[Yoman1634]

FLAWLESS VICTORY!!

[hattori777]

@Yoman1634

Agreed

[JPOberg1]

I actually like this better than the studio version by Tea Party. And I do know music; I'm a musician myself. This guy nails the fuck out of it.

[annie38]

Amazingly fluid!! I'm so jealous.....

[MeneerJose]

Congratulations, man! I'm a huge Tea Party fan and I can say that what you did is awesome!!!

[MeneerJose]

Congratulations, man! I'm a huge Tea Party fan and I can say that what you did is awesome!!!

[MrKielzy]

how you dont have more views, i really dont know..amazing man

[heronskyfeather]

Brilliant ...better than the real thingxx bright blessings

[MrRyanonymous]

This is an amazing cover. I really liked the intro you threw in there.

[JPOberg1]

Fucking excellent. One of the most beautiful instrumental songs ever. Great job.

[darthsane]

kick ass dude! Can u try the Badger

[DarkoChick]

I will pay you to play it at my wedding if you're willing

[embersidhe]

Excellent sound, great job :D

LOVE the way you play this cover....

[Scrapbooktreats]

VERY GOOD JOB!!! That was very clean and I have yet to see someone on here cover it better than you did! Well done!

[pecio]

Wow!!

[theterrorkidz]

well done! very impressed!

[saeko81]

Seconding KronusSoV SO. Damn. Hard. I've never heard anyone but Jeff Martin himself play that song so beautifully. (Why did you cut it off so suddenly at the end! Damnit!) XD Thank you so much for sharing, this is wonderful. Hope you're still playing! :D

[tanker4909]

this was great!

do you have tabs of this by any chance? i learned this song as well, but i see at times you play some kind of hammer on and pull offs instead of a harmonic, and ive heard jeff martin play winter solstice this way too. ive been trying to get that part down but cant.

[NigelMK]

I'm impressed you knew the song as a teen, and I'm really impressed to how well you played it.

[orkancan]

amazing

[HallowedHoly]

This is FANTASTICALLY done !!!! There's no other opinion but THAT. Fantastic.

[yobyzal]

WOW YOU R AMAZING. ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS. PLEEEEEEASE DONT STOP LEARNING. GOOD FOR YOU AND US MAN. WE HAVE LOST SO MANY GREAT GUITAR PLAYERS OVER THE YEARS. THANK GOD THEY R BEING REPLACED!

[yobyzal]

WOW YOU R AMAZING. ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS. PLEEEEEEASE DONT STOP LEARNING. GOOD FOR YOU AND US MAN. WE HAVE LOST SO MANY GREAT GUITAR PLAYERS OVER THE YEARS. THANK GOD THEY R BEING REPLACED!

[StefanFerinac]

Freaking amazing..

[miko1984]

So bloody well done.

[hocko1987]

great effort, your obviously not using Jeff's tunings and still making it work. I'll cheers to that.

[tiedyebadger]

nice work. keep it up

[17stellios]

this is a really good cover song and you even played it on a twelve sting guitar as well which is harder to play :)

[tigresslover]

I just listened to the actual recording of this song, I have to say there is no difference at all. Perfect.

[blader4life93]

nice way to add your own style to the song dude :)

[RonSyrnyk2]

Vero good job on this Blake...

[Cyzmic2]

wow, simply amazing man! keep it up. as good as Jeff, pretty much flawless.

i would have liked to see the strumming hand but oh well.

looks like a 12-string guitar, is that correct?

[CrossfireVentSAS]

My Uncle played this at a wedding and i'm planning on learning it.

[82wadey]

thats some seriously great guitar work there a pleasure to watch well done man!!!!

[saucy1000]

my bad C G C G C E and nNoelmchimes i can tell your a child so im not gonna waste my finger power typing anything to you lol,

[xj0tunx]

Fantastic man. This is an amazing cover, can hardly tell the difference! I agree with dj, Jeff Martin would smile if he saw this!

[XxShottxX]

is their a special tuning when learning this song? i'm currently in an airport and looking at covers to judge the difficulty (which BTW you did a wicked job of this cover, one of my favourite guitar songs)

[Azalin84]

The tuning is CGCGCD in the original, I'm fairly sure he's playing it with that as well.

[saucy1000]

its C G C G E

[djwithnoname]

That's probably easily the best attempt I've seen at this song, which is a personal favourite of mine. Jeff Martin would be proud.

[iamscoutstfu]

How hard was this to learn?

[fuhok86]

... goooooosebumps .....  :)

Well done!!

[inthefiveonenine]

Outstanding cover man. Really well done.

[SezzBMTH]

Nice one, pretty damn hard to fault from the original! Awesome job mate :)

[tuberdotcomdotau]

i love the improvisation of the intro (Y)

the songs quite easy to learn up until you have to learn the solo :\

[yobyzal]

A few stumbles but Nailed it!

[M2372]

That is truly amazing. Congrats there bud, you did an awesome job on this song. Best cover i have EVER SEEN good job :)

[rampageq16]

amazing

[OurHolyFather]

featured

5/5

[rwz23]

I like it. The 12 string sounds great as well.

[Mudhooks]

Fantastic!

[screaminguitars]

Very nice!

[sliversurfer1]

very masterfully played. 5*****

[amerrykai]

So beautiful!!! Only 16 and you had the talent to play this? Your life will be a wonderful ride!!!

[Phaseband]

Excellent

[Goetterhand]

Grüße aus der Oberlausitz!

[bluebaroncanada]

A couple years ago, I met you after a recital for the Conservatory, and I said you should check this song out! Imagine my surprise when I just wanted to hear this song and find you playing it almost flawlessly.

[glibpekurovsky]

Absolutely super-trouper! No compliments would be enough... it's just flawless!

[chaosdivine69]

Blake, you are a little prodigy...I am so impressed with your cover of this song. Bravo. I swear, when I closed my eyes, I couldn't tell if I was listening to Jeff Martin or to yourself...simply amazing. Did you know I saw the Tea Party in a dingy smoke filled bar back when they were nobodies and Jeff played this song to candle light. It floored the place...Blake, keep it my man, you've definitely got what it takes to do that yourself...

[keytobe1inme]

agreed

[delfarr]

I went to see Jeff Martin when he played the spiritstore a while back. he played this piece superbly. you just matched him in my opinion. he came to my house party afterwards and is a massive prick. tallent song writer all the same. keep up the good work kid and post more.

[krakerjako]

You mastered this song,

Really impressed!

[yazin60]

Many times while watching I thought I was listening to the original. Solid! Wow! Thanks for sharing. I have a basic version that I play and your version has shown me how to add that extra touch.

[MarkWrestldAbearOnce]

straight!

[nubbs]

this is the best cover of this song on youtube. outstanding

[KyussWhitewater]

Wow...I'm speechless man. Great work. Btw the song's in DADGAD?

[guitarfuckinrocks]

the song is in CGCGCD tuning

[KyussWhitewater]

thanks a lot

[wherecouldplacebe]

i used to want to learn this song when i was starting out! now that i think i could tackle it, the freaky tuning scares me away...haha

[666kz666]

You have a talent! USE IT!! I'm 23 just picked up my first guitar and have been trying to pick up on things here and there but you blew my mind kid! Keep going!

[bohden]

Blake!!!!thats of the friggin hook ur a champion.

[fattonyd232]

great job

[ShortRound900]

Fan-friggin-tastic!!! That's my favourite song! That was great bud! keep at it!!

[tbonelamar]

Beautious maximus!

[KronusSoV]

Number one: Forget any asshole who has a negative comment. Number two: I've been a musician for some time now, and I've never seen Tea Party played with such grace and majesty! You knocked it out of the park bro, well done!

[Sarahsanie]

Loveee it :3

[Lexd04]

i thing you should learn to spell as well as you play guitar.

awesome job man

[travis356]

your a fuckin moron lex... kill yourself :)

great work... fuck spelling...rock on bro ~

[Devoidarex]

Good job. Wish I had a 12-string, but I doubt I'd have the patience to try to tune it to play this (awesome) song.

[ianhatz]

i'm pretty sure i only caught 2 flaws...

amazing job.

and tuning that 12-string has to be a bitch.

[blacksabbathgnr098]

damn, why doesnt it sound like this when i play it??

[kurtiscollette]

Are you using a 12 string?

[jteran29]

awesome. One of my all time favorite songs.

[stealingheaven30]

Sounds great!

[nategwinn]

Wicked! Great cover on this amazing song!

[perrygill27]

Awesome man....can't believe you're so young and so good!!!

[BaattleSluugsAwaay]

BLAKE YOUR FANTASTICAL!... its Kaila

[NytestrykerZ]

Great playing.. and props for playing it on the twelve string, it adds so much more character.

[Hallucigenius]

Perfectly done!

[blacksabbathgnr098]

damn, i just learned this song, but you play it so clean and perfect, im still all sloppy doppy

[Jumzoid]

Bro - by far the best rendition I've seen on here. Awesome man - awesome. Not many can play that song so well. Well done.

[dwah18]

that was fuckin badass

[gunxgirl]

Wow-- great cover! I love this song and you absolutely did justice to it. Keep playing, you've got some talent...

[brendan3389]

ahah this vid is tripping me out, cause of the quality it looks like your hand stays at one spot and then another hand movies down the neck to play other stuff... or maybe you're not telling us something...

[iknowhisname]

i thing youre awsome !5 stars!

[fonna]

Beautiful!!!

[sunnyvale123]

Nice, Clean playing dude!

[jacrach]

Great work man.. Jeff would be proud!

[2m3y2s3t2e3r2y3]

damn your swift your swift like a tiger haha jk damn thats fuckin smooth better than the actual song

[OctoberxKisses]

Two words...Holy Shit....I absolutely love this band (except the fact that the singer is a bit of an asshole), their music is outstanding (in my eyes). I've always wanted to learn this song but I haven't been playing very long (like 8 months or so) and I'm not very good with tabs, I prefer chords. But good job, seriously, fucking good job.

[bsdaemon666]

This is amazing... I have one single complaint, though. I think you're going a tad too fast around the 2:00 mark... but to anyone who hasn't heard the song a trillian times I'm sure it would sound just fine :D

[phuckstickety]

Damn, Blake. Impressive work. I'm learning this song for a wedding I have to perform at. I'd feel silly asking a 17 year old to give me notes but you're just bloody gifted. I love the phrasing you chose. Give me a shout if you'd like to conference about this. It'd be a pleasure. Thanks again for the most authoritative vid for this song

[natmatbros]

Awesome! I'm 29 and 1st gutair lesson on Monday ... if I can play that in 3 years I'll be so happy! I love The Tea Party!

[DvTK00p]

Extremely nice work mate! Beautifully done!

There are tabs out there and the best one I found was years ago by a Kymm Puckeridge... Just check out all the tab sites you can, one is bound to have it. Tho I'm not sure how relaxing it will be learning to play it ;)

[ryuntorres18]

any possible way to get a tab for this masterpiece let me know. this is the most relaxing and just plain beautiful instrumental song i've ever heard

[calstate1111111]

nice can i get a tab

[BSR56]

nice man you should do some more covers

[Andy123321999]

what tuning is this in?

nice btw

[SProx1995]

i love this cover, you really know your way around a guitar man

[Tikki20]

good god buddy.... you made me so happy! I... worship you. haha! you made my day! beautiful tone, I love that you actually interpreted it into your own feeling, changed some bits enough to distinguish it as your own, but still keep the soul of tea party very alive. right on buddy!!!!!

[leverageeverything]

This was VERY pleasant to listen to. I don't have to pop in Splendor Solis anymore to listen to this song. haha Great job! Keep up the great work.

[turdonmylips]

Hey mate, could u please let me know what brand of 12 string ur using, sounds great, i want to get a simillar one. I have a yamaha, the action sucks, id love to invest in the same guitar u have

[tier312]

Indeed it is worth every penny I paid. It is a Guild JF30-12. Very nice guitar; I believe I payed $1800.00CAD for it new.

[Zenex666]

post the original yet? and btw awesome version you play. wish i had a 12'r but alas only a few 6r's and one 7 string.

[turdonmylips]

Cool mate, has he heard you play before?

[tier312]

No. Not as far as I know. Perhaps he searches to see if there are any talented covers on YouTube...

[Zenex666]

post the actual original song, no tea party is on youtube for the most part. aside from 1 min clips etc.

[tier312]

You are right. I will do that.

[turdonmylips]

brilliant...fucking brilliant, you should write sum songs with jeff martin, have u met?

[tier312]

We have, actually on a few different occasions.

[WhiteSkin]

You met Jeff eh? How did you find him to be?

[tier312]

He seems like a decent guy. At first he seems like he is talking to fans strictly as a moral obligation from having them however when you start talking about instruments and the details of his music he becomes far more personal and interested in what you have to say. I'm 17 now so I guess I met him when I was 15 or something so he was rather impressed with my musical knowledge and experience for such a young age.

[Gatecrasher12]

@tier312 I'M impressed that you know so much!! I was in high school a LONG time ago and was outcast for being a muso-chick....i mean back then if you were a chick and played guitar, all you had was Courtney Love to look up to - and everyone thought I wanted to be like her - even though my fave band at the time was Megadeth rofl. I don't know how that works.

BUT - I was making a point, and because I rambled, I forgot what it was, something along the lines of YOU ROCK KIDDO!

[lp2650]

awesome i love it

[yazin60]

Man! That was solid! For a lot of it, I didn't know if I was listening to the original or a cover. Well done...now I need to go buy a 12-string!

[WavyLayz]

You did not disappoint and an already awesome song. Well done.

[2Luke]

must have been a pain in the ass tuning all dem strings ay mate!

good job!

[doubleplay1919]

excellent

[kaylamaii08]

WOW

that was amazing

12 string and all, so good. you did a really good job

[mismatchedwings]

wow, this is amazing. this has always been one of my favorite tea party songs and you did it much justice.

[allj242]

Nicely done. I thought I played this well until I watched you do it. Sounds great on the 12 string too!

[cawman77]

Not bad at all. I like the little flourishes you've added. There are only two things I'd suggest you change. First, in the chord section that follows the very fast 2nd and 4th fret stuff (for lack of a better name), you miss a note each time it goes by. Listen to the original and you should catch it.

Second, you should let your bass notes ring a little longer. In particular, in the main theme, there are 6th string, 5th fret notes that should last longer. Use your pinky for them and stretch.

[mathisto21]

Ummmmmm...get a life mate...

[Zhimmy01]

Yep..this is what is missing today... The guitar! This generation has been inudated with rap and that hip hop shit!

Kudos dude!

[tier312]

I concur with you wholeheartedly. Rap and Hip-Hop is consuming music these days. Shame...

[ScubaSleaze]

beauty eh!

[daws165]

This is definitely my favorite cover of this song -- great job & it sounds amazing.

[SharpRhythm]

nothing beats a 12 string...

beautiful sounding guitar and played very well

[katty3221]

my friend is starting to learn this song, its an amazing song, and you play it well

[WhiteSkin]

that is still the best cover of that song EVER. Stunning work dude. And that's open C right?

[tier312]

Correct. And thanks for the Feedback.

[WhiteSkin]

no problem man, just awesome. what kind of axe are you playin there...strings?

[formulaprairie]

agreed. just got back into playing again thanks to this tune. was checking it out on youtube and this was a beautiful cover. awesome job. :D

[ScoRcHiN2929]

wow that's amazing, you should tab that out for everyone :D