There are rock guitarists, there are classical guitarists, there are spanish guitarists, there are folk guitarists.........and there is John Williams. Nuff said?
@ditman333 - Hey ditzman: go get a dictionary and look up the word 'pompous' ...the definition fits you, then add the word idiot..., and you have ditzman: pompous idiot! (and snob of course, who proved it even more with most recent comment).
@ditman333 Sheet music was designed for piano. That's why all the lines and spaces conveniently correspond to the white notes. In reality it's incredibly impractical for guitar because that's one of the only instruments in the world where you can play each pitch in 6 different places. Tab is far more practical, and there is nothing wrong with using it paired with sheet music. There's really no need to be a purist or a snob.
@ronjazz1 That's incredibly naive. Most classical guitarists prefer standard notation, yes. That's fine when you're playing in standard tuning. I'd like to see you use only standard notation to learn a piece in EGDF#AC# by Erik Mongrain, a piece in CEbEbFCD by Don Ross, or a piece in BEDF#AD by Thomas Leeb. In fact, I'd go so far as to say MOST professional guitarists use both notation and tab, depending on the situation. There's nothing unprofessional about it, so quit being ignorant.
TAB never appears in professional situations, as I stated before. Your silly examples of alternate tunings are irrelevant and desperate. Most professional guitarists have no use for TAB. I've been a pro for over 40 years, and have taught at major music colleges in the US and Europe, and TAB is looked upon as kindergarten and unprofessional. Your ignorance is exceeded only by your arrogance.
@ronjazz1 MY arrogance? Wow... Irony is one of the little things in life that I enjoy. Textbook definition of arrogance: offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride. Read what you just wrote and then call me the arrogant one.
I hate to break it to you but there's a whole world of styles of guitar other than classical. Alternate tunings are not irrelevant, and when some artists play almost exclusively in altered tunings, hybrid tab is FAR more practical, and expected.
Your silly replies are textbook arrogance. I hate to break it to you, but the guitar and guitarists are universally looked down upon by the rest of the musical fraternity because of the very naiveté you so proudly display. This has nothing to do with classical guitar, it has everything to do with musicianship and communication among musicians. Of the 5000+ professional gigs I've done in my career, I've encountered TAB exactly zero times. That's ZERO times. TAB is for the lazy.
@ronjazz1 I work with 4 professional guitarists each of whom I respect infinitely more than you. They are incredibly versatile musicians, known across Canada and the world, and aren't too aloof to think that tablature is "beneath" them. They recognize the same time and place for it that I do, and have used it. This is Youtube, so all I know for sure about you is that you're some incredibly pretentious anonymity behind a computer screen who can't grasp the concept that notation has limitations.
Your arguments are still essentially childish and ridiculous. Just admit that you're lazy and that notation is too hard for you to grasp instead of trying, stupidly and desperately, to match wits with someone well above you in experience, knowledge, musicality and professionalism. As far as I can tell, this being youtube and all, you are the masseuse for 4 guitarists nobody ever heard of, and your idiotic take on notation is that of an ignorant, stubborn, immature amateur.
@ronjazz1 You're starting to sound like a troll, so I'm probably gonna stop taking the bait, but if you do ever decide to broaden your horizons a bit, watch something like Erik Mongrain's "Equilibrium" for example, and consider how the hell one would notate it. Also, my take on notation is that of Don Ross, my prof. Anyone who hasn't had their head stuck in the sand the past 20 years knows who that is. But I'm sure you're well above him in experience, knowledge, musicality and professionalism.
@ronjazz1 You're starting to sound like a troll, so I'm probably gonna stop taking the bait, but if you do ever decide to broaden your horizons a bit, watch something like Erik Mongrain's "Equilibrium" for example, and consider how the hell one would notate it. Also, my take on notation is that of Don Ross, my prof. Anyone who hasn't had their head stuck in the sand the past 20 years knows who that is. But I'm sure you're well above him in experience, knowledge, musicality and professionalism.
@ronjazz1 I feel like I am jumping in maybe a dead pointless argument. Professional classical guitarists CAN and sometimes do read tablature, but 99% of the time; its regular sheet music. I read tabs myself, but I am amateur. I CAN read sheet music; but only for piano. I have a friend that is a professional guitarist (cover band), and he made it a point to learn how to read sheet music. Tabs are for people that don't know where the notes are on the fretboard without thinking: like myself.
@notoncemoreagain Thank you Sir! Defending the Amateur Musicians and those who listen to and create Music for just one purpose; to make others happy. And thanks for stopping a pointless argument which has gone nowhere for most likely more than 4 pages.
I'm jealous... no one has the right to be this good if I can't be this good. Nonetheless, this is the best guitar rendition I have heard of this piece. Faultless.
You obviously don't play ragtime guitar, or at least if you do you don't understand it particularly well. To hear how this should be played listen to Ton van Bergeyk's version. If you read my comment you'll notice I say that what can't be defined is the 'ragtime looseness and abandon'. This is indeed indefinable in the complete sense, in that it's impossible to write down in classical music notation.
Technically almost perfect - I've never before heard this played so well on the guitar. It's almost fault free, though there's just something missing - it doesn't have that indefinable ragtime looseness and abandon.
There are rock guitarists, there are classical guitarists, there are spanish guitarists, there are folk guitarists.........and there is John Williams. Nuff said?
MG180Man 3 months ago
Great!
bzeliotis 1 year ago
Sorry, don't like this version much; seems 'rushed' to me, not the feel to the music that I like.
vinceremous 1 year ago
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ditman333 1 year ago
@ditman333 - Hey ditman: You are obviously a music 'SNOB' ...so don't try telling me what I should or shouldn't like you idiot!
vinceremous 1 year ago
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ditman333 1 year ago
@ditman333 - Hey ditzman: go get a dictionary and look up the word 'pompous' ...the definition fits you, then add the word idiot..., and you have ditzman: pompous idiot! (and snob of course, who proved it even more with most recent comment).
vinceremous 1 year ago
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ditman333 1 year ago
@ditman333 - Hey Ditzman...yeah, good riddance to you, the truth hurts to much, eh! ...and BTW - your worse than a bore yourself.
vinceremous 1 year ago
@ditman333 - Oh yeah, by the way; I see that you definetely listen to single noted treble songs on your u-tube! ...making you a hypocrite also!
vinceremous 1 year ago
@scrollandkey... hey!!!!! i want the tabs man!!!! is it the exact same versiion hes playin here?????
ivanx0 1 year ago
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scrollandkey 1 year ago
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ditman333 1 year ago
@ditman333 Sheet music was designed for piano. That's why all the lines and spaces conveniently correspond to the white notes. In reality it's incredibly impractical for guitar because that's one of the only instruments in the world where you can play each pitch in 6 different places. Tab is far more practical, and there is nothing wrong with using it paired with sheet music. There's really no need to be a purist or a snob.
moonunitenar 1 year ago
@moonunitenar
TAB never appears in professional situations. It's for lazy people.
ronjazz1 5 months ago
@ronjazz1 That's incredibly naive. Most classical guitarists prefer standard notation, yes. That's fine when you're playing in standard tuning. I'd like to see you use only standard notation to learn a piece in EGDF#AC# by Erik Mongrain, a piece in CEbEbFCD by Don Ross, or a piece in BEDF#AD by Thomas Leeb. In fact, I'd go so far as to say MOST professional guitarists use both notation and tab, depending on the situation. There's nothing unprofessional about it, so quit being ignorant.
moonunitenar 5 months ago
@moonunitenar
TAB never appears in professional situations, as I stated before. Your silly examples of alternate tunings are irrelevant and desperate. Most professional guitarists have no use for TAB. I've been a pro for over 40 years, and have taught at major music colleges in the US and Europe, and TAB is looked upon as kindergarten and unprofessional. Your ignorance is exceeded only by your arrogance.
ronjazz1 5 months ago
@ronjazz1 MY arrogance? Wow... Irony is one of the little things in life that I enjoy. Textbook definition of arrogance: offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride. Read what you just wrote and then call me the arrogant one.
I hate to break it to you but there's a whole world of styles of guitar other than classical. Alternate tunings are not irrelevant, and when some artists play almost exclusively in altered tunings, hybrid tab is FAR more practical, and expected.
moonunitenar 5 months ago
@moonunitenar
Your silly replies are textbook arrogance. I hate to break it to you, but the guitar and guitarists are universally looked down upon by the rest of the musical fraternity because of the very naiveté you so proudly display. This has nothing to do with classical guitar, it has everything to do with musicianship and communication among musicians. Of the 5000+ professional gigs I've done in my career, I've encountered TAB exactly zero times. That's ZERO times. TAB is for the lazy.
ronjazz1 5 months ago
@ronjazz1 I work with 4 professional guitarists each of whom I respect infinitely more than you. They are incredibly versatile musicians, known across Canada and the world, and aren't too aloof to think that tablature is "beneath" them. They recognize the same time and place for it that I do, and have used it. This is Youtube, so all I know for sure about you is that you're some incredibly pretentious anonymity behind a computer screen who can't grasp the concept that notation has limitations.
moonunitenar 5 months ago
@moonunitenar
Your arguments are still essentially childish and ridiculous. Just admit that you're lazy and that notation is too hard for you to grasp instead of trying, stupidly and desperately, to match wits with someone well above you in experience, knowledge, musicality and professionalism. As far as I can tell, this being youtube and all, you are the masseuse for 4 guitarists nobody ever heard of, and your idiotic take on notation is that of an ignorant, stubborn, immature amateur.
ronjazz1 5 months ago
@ronjazz1 You're starting to sound like a troll, so I'm probably gonna stop taking the bait, but if you do ever decide to broaden your horizons a bit, watch something like Erik Mongrain's "Equilibrium" for example, and consider how the hell one would notate it. Also, my take on notation is that of Don Ross, my prof. Anyone who hasn't had their head stuck in the sand the past 20 years knows who that is. But I'm sure you're well above him in experience, knowledge, musicality and professionalism.
moonunitenar 5 months ago
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@ronjazz1 You're starting to sound like a troll, so I'm probably gonna stop taking the bait, but if you do ever decide to broaden your horizons a bit, watch something like Erik Mongrain's "Equilibrium" for example, and consider how the hell one would notate it. Also, my take on notation is that of Don Ross, my prof. Anyone who hasn't had their head stuck in the sand the past 20 years knows who that is. But I'm sure you're well above him in experience, knowledge, musicality and professionalism.
moonunitenar 5 months ago
@ronjazz1 I feel like I am jumping in maybe a dead pointless argument. Professional classical guitarists CAN and sometimes do read tablature, but 99% of the time; its regular sheet music. I read tabs myself, but I am amateur. I CAN read sheet music; but only for piano. I have a friend that is a professional guitarist (cover band), and he made it a point to learn how to read sheet music. Tabs are for people that don't know where the notes are on the fretboard without thinking: like myself.
notoncemoreagain 3 months ago in playlist John Williams guitar
@notoncemoreagain Thank you Sir! Defending the Amateur Musicians and those who listen to and create Music for just one purpose; to make others happy. And thanks for stopping a pointless argument which has gone nowhere for most likely more than 4 pages.
PatchGuitar1 3 days ago
I'm jealous... no one has the right to be this good if I can't be this good. Nonetheless, this is the best guitar rendition I have heard of this piece. Faultless.
TheStevie1000 1 year ago
ive got the tab for this if anyone wants it
scrollandkey 1 year ago
You obviously don't play ragtime guitar, or at least if you do you don't understand it particularly well. To hear how this should be played listen to Ton van Bergeyk's version. If you read my comment you'll notice I say that what can't be defined is the 'ragtime looseness and abandon'. This is indeed indefinable in the complete sense, in that it's impossible to write down in classical music notation.
ConVivo 1 year ago
Technically almost perfect - I've never before heard this played so well on the guitar. It's almost fault free, though there's just something missing - it doesn't have that indefinable ragtime looseness and abandon.
ConVivo 1 year ago
@ConVivo
Nonsense. If you can't define it. Why say it?
noelwilde 1 year ago
Awesome!!! i never heard him played this song before very smooth voice:)
TheBigGuitar 1 year ago