Goo Goo Dolls - Iris (my original solo)

[CatCat1996]

awesom,e

[hayesmeister14]

This is amazing dude congrats I love your solo

[TheClassicpunk1]

my god, this is just brilliant, you are truly incredible! i love it.

[Tr1nityrecords]

This is absolutely incredible.

[superkellerman8D]

Truly inspiring. I'm fourteen, and that last run you played sounded off-key, but in a good way. How exactly did you do that? I can play fast and everything, but I only know the pentatonic... What scale was that?

[StevenConverse]

@superkellerman8D Thanks- I was 15 or 16 when I posted this video, I think. You're right- I did hit a few bad notes (I was kind of a sloppy player back then! :P) As far as what scale it is, it is a simple minor scale.The first 18 notes are in groups of 6. The first six notes are the first six notes of the minor scale (we will refer to them as 123456). For each group, I ascend an octave. After that, I expand the pattern by playing 234567, and then 345678, 456789, 56789 10 11 (3rd of minor scale)

[safskiii]

this is amazing... you really need to promote this as much as you can!

[pkingisfunz]

U still go to mohi?

[Cata995]

marvelous o,o

[Basebalsucksplaylax]

Nice job dude that was sick!!!!

[lishen9]

what u need to do is to go to their concert.. sneak up to either the front of the stage or the back of the stage.. either hand johnny or the crew a copy of this... thats how u get ur foot into the door.. u should write a message to him saying that you always wanted to jam with him... he'll probably give u a chance, like how john mayer did to that one kid....

[StevenConverse]

@lishen9 haha, perhaps. Maybe one of you could do it for me :P

[lishen9]

john reznik should hold a contest ... whoever wins gets to guest play with him and his band at a show.... i can see this guy dueling out first with johnny and then with brad ( lead guitarist solo) on stage :)

[StevenConverse]

@lishen9 I'd gladly play with them! :) I have the gear to do so! I tried registering a long time ago on Goo Goo Dolls forums to promote this video/solo in hopes that the guys from the band would see it.. I found out that you have to pay money to be a part of the forum, though. O.o

[depresiiivo]

o my god you're awesomee boy

[kennymcwill]

dude steven i miss your guitar playing so much.

[skred8]

awesomeeeee!!! :D \m/

[szymczar]

i love u :d

[1Djcool2]

how old were u when u started playin guitarrr????

yourr reallyy goodddd!! =D

[StevenConverse]

@1Djcool2 I played a little bit when I was about 11, but didn't really pick it up until 14 years old. This video's pretty old, actually. I think I was 16.

[mrozik162]

Mind blowin solo! You are really talented guitarist.

[EXFRAWEN]

Wow, that was actually pretty niceeeee :D , I did the normal solo in my cover, lol =P

[cutthroatnukka]

that was sick

[JustinRomile]

Huh? 7 strings?

[StevenConverse]

Yeah, it's the John Petrucci signature guitar.

[666coldblood]

I was jus goin thru different Iris's covers... (cuz planning to do mine) .. n found this vdo of urs... perfect solo..perfect tone... perfect guitar ;) .. \,,/

[smallsoundz23]

you are amazinggg <3

[FelixDeSuzaa]

shite .. im starting a non - conformity campaign ..

[mikesoulofmoon]

fucking coool i like it xD

[wowolay]

>.o sick!!

[diderot555]

wow O:

[TheFinalPiece]

I usually dont comment many videos . but this one i had to comment. i just gotta say keep it up . your young and your talented . You've Got a gift. Never Let It Go!

[hipidude12]

nice playin man what guitar is that by the way?

[omeallain]

steven...you have amazing talent...all you need is a break someday and you will hit the bigtime...i wish you all the luck in the world in your future endeavors

[bullethead247]

Dude that was beautiful!!! and when with the song perfectly

welll done

[1Djcool2]

MAINIAC!!!!!! WOW i <3 IT!

[EinavJosephTV]

WOW !

[FUNKYMACGIRL]

love itttt..great sound!!!

[TheYouSubscriber]

man you are the best...

[auburnsnip3r]

You should make a tab

[allonhover]

sounds amazing man! like the phrasing and guitarsound!

[DMarvellous]

hey mate i think you can teach me some thing or two thats what im looking for! great dude! conact me!!

[KeyboardDP]

that was amazing I always thought this song needed more of a guitar solo in it and that was great, it should have been recorded that way 5 stars

[len560]

all i can say is damn u r good man im strugleing with just the origanal solo but man u r awsome keep it up 5-5

[she548]

o.o wow. I'm in shocked :D

[norcrossbt]

why does the neck of your guitar look so short????

[StevenConverse]

Probably just the perspective. The neck is a bit wider because it's a seven string, so it would make since that it appears shorter.

[StevenConverse]

wow, I am foolish. I meant to use "sense"...

[SnowLaxer9]

ur a badass dude..no joke

[jaheterpontus]

Great!

[wulfgaran]

nice, got a bit of a santrani feel to it. well done i love it

[LollzzzMann]

amazing...

[escapedhaze]

why, why... are you not known?!

i see a bright future for the kid :)

[Sladeakakevin]

He is god

[StevenConverse]

Let's not be silly, now. John Petrucci is your true and rightful god.

[condensedmilk123]

Petrucci's a beast. btw I ACCIDENTALLY gave this video a one star rating. mouse screwed up. my bad man.

[calebscott100]

@StevenConverse dont get carried away....david mustaine tottaly rules.jk dude great job.

[schlicktaco]

hello there Steve i just spoke to your uncle Kevin and he directed me to your u tube page.. im very impressed with your music and love this solo you wrote. And you're very cute too

[WildDog542]

WHY THE FUCK DOES THIS ONLY HAVE 3,916 VIEWS??? SUB, FAV

i think we all know this kids going places:)

[schlicktaco]

i agree and im linking this page to everyone i know.. because there is something very magic about Steve.. he's got what it takes... We love you steve keep up the good work and dont put that guitar down for too long.

[Upyour5elf]

Because its usually only worthless videos that get lots of views, same as music nowadays. This is classified as an underground YT vid =]

[kbedard55]

that actually really great

[condensedmilk123]

it's a bit metal sounding for this song but that's beside the point. you got some seroius talent man you're going places someday. very original

[apunt3s]

outstanding

[ilikecharmed]

really great solo...better then the one they use!

[saitoe503]

you will never ammount to anything if you are in a band with Elliot, this is a forewarning.

[schlicktaco]

hey take your negetivity and shove it up your ass

[parlegreco0504]

dangggg

[pinkk4757]

ur gonna be famous some day, and travel the world. I got a great feeling of it. One things for sure, i will buy ur cd for sure, thats a promise! Ur hella good, really skilled. on my favorites now!

[StevenConverse]

lol, thanks...but there are many people much more skilled than me that haven't really 'made it'. I could only hope to be so lucky! That'd be awesome to get a decent band together, though.

[mbriandev]

Absolutely incredible. I think the comment made by Bronto must have been a sarcastic funny comment, kuz this solo was PERFECT.

[Salger12]

Whenever I listen to this song I pause it at this part, open a new tab, go to this video and then return to the original song. It's that good.

[thiagomotaita1]

Tu toca muito... ficou massa essa versão!!!

You play a lot man... Fantastic version!!!!

Show \0/

[sportsdude50]

cool sound...nice

[BrontoPWNus]

Terrible. No tapping. No Sweeping. Not fast enough. You noob. Learn to play guitar.

[RyanOCallaghan69]

u dont gotta tap or be fast or sweep to have great solos.

it was good. stfu -.-

[AkiHimura]

Yeah you tell em RyanOCallaghan69. Agreed! Its more than just speed or skill. Its being true to the song yet exploiting its potential to do even better than the original. An ameteur like BrontoPWNus would never understand. Nice work StevenConverse. I could have done it better myseff

[StevenConverse]

Haha, I'll accept your your criticism. Realize that I was trying to stay true to the song, and I don't think it's necessary to incorporate every possible guitar technique into a solo. I'm very capable of the things you mentioned. Watch my other videos. :P

[Nechama37]

Hon, I am 39 years old, and that is an eighties riff if i ever heard it. It would be much nicer though if you would have extended it.

[espmh1000]

great solo, I definitely hear some petrucci/vai influence in there. is that a musicman you're playing on?

[Streletskaya]

fantastic

[03lilleyd]

That was epic \m/

[iwannatouchyou]

damn your bloody good..join my band lol

[AkiHimura]

Dude.. finally some decent solo man.. keep up the good work.. 4/5

[ALBIB12]

awesome

[ijal55]

do u have the tabs?if u do culd u post it sumwer id be happy if you do :)

[Jaggedcrater]

I heard the first 30 seconds of it.

Next Jimi Hendrix.

[xXPsYcoBiTcHXx]

beautiful

[Jessicaloveshim23]

wow you did a great job it sounded awesome!

[ijal55]

SUPER GREAT JOB!

[ibnerdsunite]

omg, sry i just saw that you do have a myspace! ill go add it :)

[ibnerdsunite]

this is amazing. you're crazy talented. haha.

and hey, this is karen, from mhs.lol. do you have a myspace?? if not, get one ok?! i want you to play some guitar for me sometime. would you do that?

[RockandAnime]

Oh my gosh!U did a perfect job!I mean,you made the song even more wonderful then it is...just keep on going!!

[teamlotus13]

Great, simply great! What a future you've got.....

[iMP3RF3CTPRiNC3SS]

Great

[beekmaster]

dude, Mr. Converse. I can't wait to jam with you and Leverone again.

[sportsmomtwo]

INCREDIBLE!!!

[BlackStar3123]

luv it~!

[canamasambimbam]

absolutely awesome

[basketcase4life]

i didnt kno the song could sound better than it already does

[frozenpandaman]

Very nice. :)

[Clanaisluv555]

That makes me want to cry..........oh my gosh......I'm totally speechless.

[DaBomb197197]

wow thats really good man you should get in a band and get yourself out there

[katrinaCullen]

Awsome solo, it's so better than the original. Well Done!

[Salger12]

Man, that was awesome. I just wish I can have that kind of musical talent soon.

[danh5150]

Well played, sir! Great note choice...

[scarekat]

this is nuts man, they should use it!

[musicguy3172]

holy shit dude

hella sick!!!

[dragonpupp14]

man i wish that was in the real song, IT"S AMAZING!! woo go you !! keep it up ;D

[daga3242]

Hey , muy bueno jaja en serio! yo tambien hago eso, hacerle solos a las canciones que no lo tienen...

Hey dude!... very nice! haha very nice solo for one song that hasnt have one!... and I like to do that to... Its fun and you did it so well!!... BUT MAKE THE VIDEO SHORTER... haha its borring to listen the rest of the song

[rememberoursongs]

nice nice. but you should've let the last note fade out (:

fantastic work mate

[nolanpawson]

Absolutley fantastic mate, comletely loved it !

[Hard1e]

That was amazing! I dunno if it would actually work in the real song though.

[kellehlers]

sweet action bro! nice touch. sounded very good.

[ratmaster616]

that was a pretty rad solo for that song i wish there was a version with that solo in the song lol

[WebGem321]

Nice solo.

[KWH26]

Nice job. I liked it :)

[justjokes07]

sweet

i think the original is good for this with the acoustic.. only because its a classic and is the only way i have heard it, but thats a great solo

[JonasBunse]

quite nice!

[driftingboyy]

that´s a great solo, but a JP musicman is not for play iris xD xD

[robynXreckless]

A W E S O M E sweety ^^

[gotttori]

Wow greatttt!:D

[godlikecharacta]

that was fucking incredible, anyone can play an already existent solo but to write your own it takes a better player... good work lad

[Pillow1818]

Omg! Can I use it?

[StevenConverse]

uh, what?

[sanna88]

i agree. you are really very talented! i think guitar players like you are, are missing in the "modern business". lots of luck for your future!!!

[daviskydiver]

Very cool. Really loved it! You are a good guitar player.

It is very nice to live in Porto Alegre (BRazil) and watch nice videos like your's.

Try to use Cakewalk, it is a good program.

Cheers,

Daviskydiver

[pianoguitar114]

i love iris!

:O

that solo was...

INCREDIBLE!!!

keep posting more stuff :)

then people will be able to

realize how good you really are =]

[StevenConverse]

Sorry the sync is off a little bit. I recorded the audio directly into my pc at the same time as the video, and edited it in Windows Movie Maker. I could only move the audio 0.7 seconds at a time, so this is as close as I could get it. if anybody knows of a better program, please tell me.