Main Mario theme on Guitar (BLIND FOLDED)

[kickop123]

i loved how after you were done you just lloked to calm and flatend your hair, nice job!

[Guldur15493]

Nice one mate really good.... wish I could play it like that!! -.- :p

post some more vids like that!

[kooldudejack]

gobsmaked

[SandyIgnalski]

OMG you are soo perfect guitar player did youtaken a long time to play with blindfoolded eyes?

[shadowlord1998]

u dont need to look at the gutiar when u play der der

[XxChEwYxX0324]

messed up abit but sound a shit load better than wat i would do in 2 yrs lol!!

[ssuuppeerraalleexx86]

good finger work!

[ColodeHurlingham]

good challenge

[cIaIcItIuIs]

I hate the sound of tour guitar. I don't know why.

[MrInlineman]

cool beans

[VinzHeartBlack]

jamme fa il serio...

[asim18]

lol at sorting out hair after taking the blindfold off. xD

[xlilsasuke4x]

nice job doing it free handed

[12345randomise]

cool ure cool ure guitar playin is cool every thin is cool

[Daphaty]

that was intence

[Kwaszk]

Playing blindfolded is no big deal? Yeah? Prove it, ego-junkies.

Until then, shut the goddamn fuck up.

He was getting a lil sloppy at the end there. xD

[MegasMkX]

Sir, I salute you. It's nice to know that people appreciate the efforts of others, and those that pay tribute to those that inspire are good people.

And I agree with shauncobra that you looked like a ninja. Good job Craig, you've earned my respect.

[flippy8]

nice one brudda! I think that takes some serious dedication too. good luck with the future vids!

[CrazyGameNerd]

Nice =]

[JarrefPikar]

.... blind folded isnt hard but shit i crapped my pants haha that was good playing

[sasukeGL]

give the guy a f*cking break

[rick13081]

sorry but it sounds like a classical guitar (plastic strings) just by the way the buzzes are when u miss.

[rockrgrl4ever15]

Wicked job! :D

Screw people who try to argue your skills, you rock, blindfold or not.

[mattcheetos]

I liked the cover. But seriously. Why trick people into thinking you are blinfolded?

If anyone doesnt already know.. When you put a blindfold on like this so that it only covers half of your nose, you can tilt your head back and perfectly see down. Look at how this guys head is tilted.

[Guitarwiz]

I was genuinely blindfolded.

Even if you put your theory to test my head doesn't move and the strain it would have on my eyes would have been unbearable.

Good theory but impractical. Nice try anyway but I am genuinely blindfolded. Not worried if you believe it or not but I am. But thanks for liking my cover =)

~Craig

[shauncobra]

no affense but most GOOD guitarists can play blindfolded. no point in it anyways. you look like a ninja playing mario.

[Guitarwiz]

No offense taken but the point of the blindfold was aimed as a tribute to Martin Leung (The Video Game Pianist) and to the Super Mario on guitar video. It is not a representation of personal skills. It's a tribute to them and their inspiration they had on me. I personally don't care about arguments about the blindfold. This was a personal tribute for them nothing more. Thanks for your feedback.

~Craig

[Daneywaney]

Don't worry, I believe you

[skattergal]

Sweet playin man ! :D

[acethedisturbed]

Ideally you shouldn't have to look at the frets anyway. I will admit I can't play it, blindfold or not. Good job :p

[666brotherMC]

im gettn there: )

[lordlutari]

Rofl.. look how he adjust his hair at the end.. lmao, i like it! haha its like he took off the blindfold and fix his hair, haha..

[TekmonX]

That was cool dude, very nice job ^^.

[cain8934]

Thats sweeeeet i really liked it. that would take lots of skill.

[marcoskywalker55]

that was awsome man

[Guitarwiz]

Thanks very much =)

Glad you enjoyed it =)

~Craig

[huuko07]

Tabs anywhere? if you have send it to me, please =)

[Guitarwiz]

Check the video description =)

~Craig

[PaybackTyme]

nice stuff

doing it is one thing

but BLINDFOLDED is another

well done

[jojojojo16]

how bout less treble next time duchebag...

[Guitarwiz]

Yeah ok next time less treble. But why the insult? I have done nothing to upset you other than perhaps upset your ears with a treble fault in my video but that's it. ~Craig

[lookatmerockingout08]

Screw you....try playing as good as this YOUR A PIECE OF TURD

[blormp1]

look steve doesnt pull the line6 variax

out fer solos... he gets a bundle from them and

only uses this for bad sitar sound and

thin acoustic breakz in trooper and mindrive...

[Guitarwiz]

Uh this isn't Steve Howe. Sorry to burst your bubble. I know but the problem that I have is the limited amount of equipment I have. Steve has a lot for himself, I am doing the best I can to utilise my equipment. ~Craig

[Guitarwiz]

And another thing this isn't even a song by Steve Howe ?!?!?!?! This song was originally wrote by Koji Kondo and Transribed by Manolito Mystiq. Seriously did you even pay attention to even the title? I know Steve has a variax but I am not Steve. Thank you for your ever so detailed OFF TOPIC comment. ~Craig

[BadIdeas101]

dude you rule!!! i can't play that as good when i can see the notes. maybe, i should try it blindfolded...

[raveydavey1971]

jesus wow.. thats possibly the best guitar mario ive seen

[Guitarwiz]

Thank you but I don't think this is the best. I'm sure if you looked hard enough there's a better one :) I merely did this as a technical exercise. ~Craig

[666brotherMC]

cood u plz plz pretty plz tab this 4 me?? plz? ive watched heaps of the other versions of this on youtube but i really really like this 1!! plz tab it 4 me, ill b ur best frend??? no? wb brigit

[Guitarwiz]

:) Thank you for your delightful comment and as for the tab check the link for it in the description :) Sure I'll be your friend :P wb Craig

[666brotherMC]

sweet! thanx. i luv it how u fit the bass line in the song! sounds mad.

[Guitarwiz]

=) Yeah does soudn pretty good =) Can't wait to see you do yours one time =) ~Craig

[5oclockshadow]

wow, i like how you put bass and guitar parts in one, amazing!

[Guitarwiz]

Thanks :) Like any other song it does take practise :) and playing both guitar and bass parts wasn't easy because the bass and guitar timings differ :) Thanks for your comment :)

[greenfaceskater]

sweeeet

[Guitarwiz]

Thanks =)

[elcusi007]

nice..!

[Guitarwiz]

Why thank you :)

[Guitarwiz]

I'd Just like to clear up this issue currently. I don't really care if it sounds better on a piano. This is me playing it on guitar. Another thing is about being blindfolded. I don't see it as cheating or an aid in any way. It does make things slightly harder but that is slight. When i usually play guitar I look at my guitar neck now and then but not stare at it. I hope that this has cleared some issues with everyone :) Thank you for watching :)

[leetjj]

pretty good!

some mistakes but you were blinded so that iss no problem..

can you send me the tabs on my youtube profile? thanks!

[Guitarwiz]

The Link To the tablature is In The Video Description. :)

Thanks for taking the time to comment :)

[Caboose9987202]

MAD SKILL!!!!!!!

[legof2]

a few minor mistakes, but u were blindfolded, so they were expected. awesome job!! but it sounds better on piano.

[Guitarwiz]

Thanks :)

[amyrocks182]

Awesome!

[juanchupanchu]

for you: good playing!!! :P!!!

For the people: aqui muestran su opinion personal y egocentrismo que jena!! XDDD para todo los criticones de mierda que no saben tocar la guitarra les dedico un FUCK YOU!!!!! :):):):):):):)

[hmsrenown]

And as a piano player myself, I'd say this is great, cause I believe all instruments are pretty much the same after you mastered it, so I don't really see a difficulty difference between blindfold piano performance and blindfold guitar performance

[BcRichBeastOwns]

haha mario54671 u retard. u obviously dont play guitar at all and dont know a shit what ur talking about. Of course you look how you play on a guitar too. try start learning how to play guitar blindfolded. This guy is great.

[Donduck221]

man i luved it. fuck all of u who r hatin this vid. i bet more than half of u guys couldnt do this. its ment for entertainment and fun. nice job man. go fuck urself haters.

[GabePie123]

I agree with mario54671

I can play bass completly correct with my eyes closed.

Piano you basically HAVE to look at your hands unless you're some genius.

But still, nice job.

[gunsnrosesfanTC]

mario54671 needs to get a life, you keep coming back here to prove a point to a bunch of people who dont care, this video was awesome and youre gay. unless youre gonna put your video up of you playing it on piano blindfolded?

[daveythewavey19]

there's nothing impressive about not looking at the frets or piano keys for that matter, real musicians don't need to look at their hands to play, in fact its kinda strange

[darkangel01121992]

that was awesome... wer did u get that tabs...??

[mario54671]

playing blindfolded on guitar isn't impressive, it's much easier to do on guitar, if ur doing it on piano that's different, cuz guitar is supposed to be played without looking at it, that's almost like playing sax blindfolded.

[premacyblue]

What the hell are you talking about. A guitar has a fretboard and it's hard to work out the starting point. On the other hand a piano has all the keys laid out for you unlike a guitar. Haven't really thought this one out have you Einstein!!

[mario54671]

yeah i have, but it's still harder to play blindfolded on piano, obviously u don't play piano.

[mario54671]

if he's inspired by the video game pianist to play blindfolded, don't do it on a guitar, it's really not that impressive to do it on a guitar than to do it on a piano.

[Guitarwiz]

What on earth are you talking about?

I can guarantee that almost every guitarist would look at their fretboard even if for a split second. FYI I also play a piano but am not at the high enough level to be able to play thins like this on. To be entirely honest this was for entertainment purposes and you've just destroyed the meaning of it. Thanks

[MrRogers890]

i totally agree, whats up with all these faggots and their douche comments... get a life you fucking nerds, you talk shit but i would like to see you throw down in a fight

[chrisbrouillette]

haha thats sick man

[skateboard2233]

what pick do you use or do you use your thumb.Cause I got like 13 blisters last week.OUCH!!!!!

[Guitarwiz]

I use my thumb and OOF Sorry to hear about.

I've developed a hard layer around my thumb almost like a protective layer.

[StaryNight18]

amazing!!

[evoattack]

sup guitarwiz.. dont listen to them faghead crapping on your vid.. u did great u know u did =D

[albertairways]

Ignore singing boy below, this is a good effort. It must be sad for a 27 year old to be watching Mario music in the first place. Get out of the house Mommas Boy and find something constructive to say

[MAKALALALALALA]

Ive seen it done better by someone who was fingering your mothers asshole while playing

[Guitarwiz]

Right and you have proof of this?

[Killerfredrik2]

syyyyyhkt! :D hilsen arneboy91

[Zelotking]

1 word-WOW!

[albertairways]

Excellent dude. A bit short on the hair side. Grow some more of the mop.

[Tinsley55PV]

that was rad.

[XxJodieBaybeexX]

awesome Craig!

[zamorak777]

how in the holy mother..?

[gareChang]

Fantastic

[soundsfromthestreet]

i dont mean to be a ball breaker, but playing the guitar while not looking at ur fretting hand is no incredible feat. but props for the mario song

[Guitarwiz]

NO this was a tribute to Martin Leung (The Blindfolded Pianist). The purpose of the blindfold was the fact that he did the same song on piano blindfolded. I know its not the most interesting thing ever but its my way of appreciating his ability towards game music.

[dannyportillor]

this is simply freak'n awesome

[streetzdude13]

where did u learn how to play the theme song!???

i really wanna know PLEASE??

[Guitarwiz]

Check my video description :)

[toavina3111]

tro bi1 fai

[Guitarwiz]

?????

[elizarelizarelizar]

although a few missing notes(i would expect that from someone playing bass and treble at the same time) you did good sounded like you practiced a lot...

[RUREDY2ROK]

guitar is plugged i

[qualitytogo]

No need to be cocky. Good work, nevertheless.

[panicxxxfreak]

u look like jason dolley:)

[DIKY21]

nice job bro

[davetehsniper]

SWEET

[mo0tube]

Good job dude :)

[ArtATWarProductions]

Oh good for you, you can play the guitar without looking at the neck. Nonetheless, you're pretty good... rock on.

[hjd90]

why are yoy blindfolded? you kan just look straight forward instead....

[ARFilms2007]

Your guitar isnt plugged in?

[jaws5263]

i know right i thought it was a acoustic then i realized it was just a electric thats not plugged in

[lymusic]

waaaa couldn't believe the dude who criticized you on the microphone? pffft, it's obviously it's not fake, so don't make pointless comments:) i'd have to agree with most people n say the blindfold is pretty pointless, it was good enough without:) says me, who likes to play piano blindfolded:P pretty cool tho, well done

[Mongoosey]

Ok.. so how do you get the sound of your guitar loud without it being plugged in?

Also, how did you manage to sit down and put the blindfold on without making any sound at all?

This all seems rather fake to me...

[Guitarwiz]

I have it plugged in directly to my pc. I did not use a microphone. I have never used a microphone for public transmitted recordings that I put on Youtube. With no microphone other sounds apart from the desired sound are heard.

It is plugged in. The view of the lead is obscured coz the guitar was not high enough for camera viewing. I apologize for that.

I can assure you however, this isn't fake

[gregoryclifford]

It's a Line 6 Variax guitar. He has it set to model an acoustic.

[theyouthofkonoha]

WOW! SO COOL!!

[TLoveland4692]

Ahaha, I actually made the website but thanks for advertising :P

Manolito actually just submitted a HUGE book of transcriptions of mario songs so you'll enjoy that :P

[o0UniqueJay0o]

Nice cover dude, but i dont get the point of the blind folded cuz normally when somebody learns somthing on guitar there muscle memory normally knows the write notes to play so therefore there would be no need to look down at the fret board...

but nonetheless great cover =D

[N64er]

That's cool, BUT HAVE YOU SEEN OTHER PEOPLE DO DIFFERENT MARIO SONGS BLINDFOLDED HM!? Lol, still brill though! :P

[neomayer]

kinda kool...

i guess

[Gozin1011]

Not trying to be mean - not trying to say I can do it - but its not all that amazing.. if you practice at anything and memorize it you can do it blind folded.

[redSuikoden]

True!! But doen't it sound nice!? :D

Keep practising can't wait to hear the final cut mate. :)

[pinec0ne123]

AWSOME!

[ChronospaceTrode]

nice guitar, but not as nice as mine XD

[Casartes]

Buen Trabajo ! Nice Job !

Try Pink Panther or The Simpsons Theme`s.

Good Luck - Buena Suerte !

[evoattack]

yo my man.. 50 bucks for a private concert XD

[niathediva]

thats cool

[evoattack]

yo for tha record u guys better not this my mannn guitarwiz cuz i be looking fo yo crib and i be smacking ur head all ovah tha place fo sho niggaaa =I

[evoattack]

cuz i wanna keep watching this over over and over =D

[Guitarwiz]

hehe Fair enuff I'll upload it and give you the link asap :-)

[dethrotull]

ha ha ha ha.

[evoattack]

omg totally sweet dude can u mail me the movie.. =D

[Guitarwiz]

I could :)

[dethrotull]

do you have a girlfriend?

[Guitarwiz]

Atm no Y? lol

[Demonk]

nice mario tone

[Ziferal]

It's good but it don't sound good on guitar but still good :)

[solitaryman1307]

that is impressive man!

[Guitarwiz]

Thank you :)

[bethanrox1988]

wow thats amazin

[Darrenford1991]

Lmao at the fact he checks his hair at the end. lol. but yeah part fom that very smooth. :)

[reccaoconnor]

that was good enough to not need to use the stupid blindfold gimmick. but whatever... good job overall.

[hxman]

Good job.

[nikofrom51]

really original ! we always see it on piano but never on guitar ! sounds really good :) nice job

[corey866]

omg it's so awesome you are playing very good

[kstoughton]

fucken eh!

[danmeister]

Awesome job! That is hilarious! :)

[Fequi]

you know, playing blindfolded it DOES make it special. It's important that fingers get used, as in piano, to the frets distance, and this is a good way to improve that. The best, I think.

I'm no english native, so =S i hope you understood what i meant

[piano25]

you re good - just tune your top E string :-)

[toxickore]

where can i get the partitures or tablatures? did you did this by ear?

[Guitarwiz]

Well at first it began by ear with just the theme but no bass notes. I rooted around the net and I found it. The site is www.tloveland.com. On the left hand side of the screen click 'Sheet Music' There you'll find it with other guitar and piano arrangements.

[ManolitoMystiq]

Stealing my arrangement eh? :p

Nice job, a bit hasty, but whatever.

[Guitarwiz]

Whoops sorry. :)

Thank you for your amazingly written transcriptions.

As a further thank you, I have included a link to both your youtube profile and your website and noted that all credit of the transcription is to you :)

[ManolitoMystiq]

I didn't create the site :). But, hey don't be sorry, it's what the tabs are for. I was quite impressed by the too coincidentical arrangement, and so I figured you got it from me.

[F4iry]

dunno why, but the movement of your head remembers me quite a little on neo (third episode of matrix, where he loses his sight)

looks quite a lot more impressive than it is, but your left hand is pretty precise :)

how long have you been playing up to now?

@rufusbum:

why should this be fake?

every guitarist who plays about 2 or 3 years is able to do this :P

[Guitarwiz]

I've been playing for about 5 years now. :)

[rufusbum]

this is fake

[Leokann]

What makes you say this is fake? It looks perfectly realistic.

[chjar]

That's good.

[Blixzit]

i do agree that u have talent buti think yur guitar is a little out of tune and/or u are plucking the strings a lil too hard, if u play agressive u should use heavyer strings, they will last longer and sound better for your style of playing.

[ahybriditalian]

that was awesome

[saucyshadow]

kool

8^)

[abbadeen]

duuuuuuuuuuude that was sweeeeeeeeeeeeet

[broknsaint]

sorry, do u hav a partiture or smthin with it? can u send me? plix? anyway it was prtty good ^^, but ur guitars sound's kinda dry

[Randomnod]

Yeah...playing blindfolded really isn't that impressive when is comes to guitar. Muscle memory is easy to pick up. It just looks cool is all.

[JohnDeacon]

Haha very good!

[JSuh517]

cool (:

[Seilien]

Is everyone copying that guy who did mario blind folded on the piano?? but this was pretty cool. :P

[metalowa7]

cool!

[MisterH37]

You played it in a more American Bluesy-style, which I like.

[smartarted]

finally someone who's not asian who can do this!!

[TheHero]

It'd be more impressive if the guitar was in tune, and you were playing it opposite handed. =P Playing blindfolded isn't impressive, but the fingerstyle picking is. Good job.

[t0vAdobe]

Pretty good. Is the guitar Just a Acoustic? If so pretty cool how it looks like a ni9ce electric.

[premacyblue]

Have a look at www.line6.com. The guitar has inbuilt sounds ranging from Les Paul to Sitar and even has a 12 string option!!! If you connect it to a line 6 amp it matches the guitar sound through a seperate midi lead. Many studio musicians use them now as you don't need to change guitars so many times

[Guitarwiz]

It isn't a Midi Guitar