Marty Friedman - Forbidden City

[sanyal90]

you nailed it :D

impressive work there.

[kungfudragon99]

i totally agree with you, this is the best instrumental song ever written

[parutonkaian]

2 retarded clicked on dislike button.. they should be banned on youtube.. haha

[neillyg72]

Could have done without the video effects but, apart from that, one serious piece of playing there dude. Muchos kudos to you :)

[kritspoherson]

NICE!

Very well done.

immitaion is the best form of flattery, and you probably flattered Marty if he ever watched this

[jonashendrixx]

hey man, martys my favourite guitarist and biggest inspiration i totally agree about this being probably the best solo artists instrumental (certainly my favourite). you nailed it man, absolutely brilliant it was a pleasure to watch

[benitesw321]

man i really fuckin loved this nice!!!!!!!!!!!

[mosesposes]

i have to say the beginning and the ending of this song is absolute ownage, i think he should have did something a little different in the middle. im learning the ending of this song since the bends are so amazing lol.

[cikicrocus]

I have just written the same comment for this song somewhere else..that this song is the best instrumental song for electric guitar ..together with Altitudes of jason becker. All this is according to me of course...

[irmasil3]

First of all great cover! I am just thinking...we have all been there,busting our asses trying to play Cacophony,or MF or Becker tunes and when we are done...we are alone.I can never find another guitarist(and/or Drummer/Bassist)nearby that actually wants to try to play these songs live even with some mistakes or minor changes...so stuck with myself I play it over and over again alone...Did anybody experienced the same problem???Are we guitar-addicts alone???

[die9go4]

the intro its so deep it make me want to cry its so fuking powerful with that vibratos and bendigs its like porn tu my ears

[willrichtor]

Forbidden City is awesome, as is everything on that album, but I think Saturation Point is the best

[Anemonicus]

FUCKING AWESOME

[JOHNTSOCH]

THIS ONE AND ''ALTITUDES'' BY JASON BECKER ARE THE TOTAL INSTRUMENTAL MASTERPIECES EVER WRITTEN BY ANY SOLO METAL ARTIST.

[sgrouge]

The bend part must be very difficult to play right?

[veguixor]

YOU ARE THE MOTHERFAKER KINGGGGGGGG

[metalboy031290]

Amazing cover dude... I always wanted to cover that song, but I can't lol xD... anyway, I liked your guitar tone... \m/♪♫♪\m/ cheers from north Mexico, and South Texas

btw... how did ya make the lower video box??

[MegadethAcdclover]

ah man dude ur playing it the way he does, i pnly learned the beginning and i learned it by watching playing it cuz i cant find the correct tabs for it anywhere!!!

greatjob dude keep it up!!im learning dragon mistress i guess something easier to jump into his other stuff!!!

[renguerox100pre]

yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

AWESOME, AMAZING

[deanlmx]

agree with you borizh. this is the greatest guitarist instrumental ever. that's all i can say. fantastic mate. you played this absolutely awesome, congrats. the trick is to write something this good. you should be proud.

[deanlmx]

agree with you borizh. this is the greatest guitarist instrumental ever. that's all i can say.

[LipstickFlash]

hey this is pro. i learned some of this from guitar pro tabs, they sounds right on,

[Novaslaskballz]

Epic! I agree with you, it is the best instrumental song by a solo artist in metal History. And you nailed it!

[JOHNTSOCH]

@Novaslaskballz

THE BEST INSTRUMENTAL SONG WITH ALTITUDES BY JASON BECKER . I STILL CAN'T DECIDE WHICH ONE IS THE TOTAL MASTERPIECE.

[pedrofenderstrato]

AWESOME! ;D

[unforgivenkllz]

wow great job!!! ^^

[beckerf4n]

omg! u r the best ever!

[pandotterito]

4:07 simply amazing!!

[pandotterito]

Amazing!!

[borizh]

@BIG0head0BANG: is it obvious? lol

[chrisf0128]

what tuning is this in?

[borizh]

@chrisf0128: standard E

[cholex]

5 stars great cover .

[DreamEclipse]

Where the hell did you get the tabs for this? All the tabs I've seen are completely wrong

[borizh]

@DreamEclipse: part of if was from marty's instructional video, and the other was years of listening to his albums and progressively figuring his stuff out... i would get his instructional videos if i were you.. they're very helpful in understanding his playing... especially his choice of notes

[DreamEclipse]

@borizh I've got every single video he's ever made. It's just that I can't get the fast parts to save my life. Even if I do, the fingering is so extremely weird it's just awkward to play. I'd love if you could tab this out.

[Roy9292]

@borizh t and share this with us please?

[Roy9292]

hi @borizh, can you tab it and share with us this please??'

[franad]

Also, did you use sheets ??

[franad]

Im totally amazed... you just played it perfectly, and you put the feelings too, thats the most difficult part of playing Marty's songs i think, also i want to be able to play this song one day and the torando of souls solo too, and the Scenes album, jaja.

Please tell me where can i download the 'ym's rising force' book that you talk about.

Excellent work man, also great musical likes.

regards from Argentina

[borizh]

@franad: thanks for your comment, dude! i would look on ebay, i'm sure you'll find it because there's where i got my copy of it... as far as marty's stuff... get his instructional videos and 'rust in peace' tablature book... that's what i used and little by little i started getting his way of playing... 'scenes' is a really good album to start with because he plays his signature licks at a much slower speed... good luck!

[cikicrocus]

@borizh I am not that skillful to play from ear that song. I was trying from tabs but none of them is the real thing. Can you please do all of us a favour and transcribe the song to guitar pro file :)))...thats too much to ask maybe but the next guy to ask is marty himself it seems :)...As I could not find a video of any body else playing it on you tube.

[diablonex]

Excellent!!!!

[KirkCAH]

Great video man !! :)

[MasterOtogi]

Fantastic cover.!!!

I agree with what you said borizh "at least listen closely to deen's drum rolls...deen is AMAZING!"

Mike varney nailed it by making Castronovo & atma anure his "house drummers" for shrapnel records,

They add so much to the songs, no matter which artist they play with.

This was marty's best LP & work, IMO

Once again fantastic cover of the song.)

5stars

[mrsdelirium]

Forbidden City is my favorite track (the next after Jewel). )))

And you played it amazing!

[jamesbond04141975]

Got tears in my eyes ...

Wonderful job man keep rockin' !

5 stars

[DRSA5702]

a very original video, you did...congrats.

I love and adore this song, every song of friedmans first solo album, as well as the cacostuff makes me cry. he created melodies, chops and harmonies, no one did. Hes my ultimate inspiration....very very good job! keep on!

[1madaboutguitar]

Jesus christ. He really has, and the only person I have seen so far, spent time mastered the nuances of Marty's playing

[rising2112]

impresionante!!! tu tecnica es muy buena y encima este es un gran tema de Marty !!! mis saludos desde Argentina

[jizzydrawls]

really awesome man, would love to hear you take on some psychotic waltz

[XDcH]

Man where did you find the tabs????

Can you please share it???

[Guitareben]

holy crap :O

[singerfinger]

goddamn it man, you nailed the whole thing!!! this vid goes to my favorites..

[wagonwheel666]

Dude , i been watching your vids for about an hour n half now n my ass is now numb from sitting down for too long but WELL worth it.

This is one of my fave instrumentals but my ALL TIME fave is JEWEL.

As soon as this song hits 3:33 my head bangs like a mo fo.

Awsome work man.

[wagonwheel666]

By the way , i have indeed subscribed.

[playon10]

Jewel!!!! Totally agreed!!!!

[bcrich77]

this is indeed the best guitar instrumental of all time

[cacophonyrulz]

algo escrito y hecho por ti?

me gustaria escuchar eso

[Suchar]

amazing !!!!!! Marty would be proud

[ddensu]

Marty Friedman has already see this video.

Go to the official japanese Marty page, and go to "Marty Select Movie", he do a critic of this song.

[singerfinger]

this kicks ass! you are fucking great guitarist!

[googleimages01]

woops i meen 4:35 lol!

[googleimages01]

i love the 9/8 sig at about 3.38 haha

[nukem001]

man this is great it was worth watching it every second of it killer shredding man i been playing for like 11 months and wish i can play like this one day and i know what u mean all the tabs too this is pretty much out there nice death covers to keep it up

[ShowNoMercy502]

That must have been a very rewarding moment to finally be able to play the song you've been trying since the start!

my first song when I was playing was Holy Wars. Obviously, I couldn't get it right. But when I did, it was a very proud moment!

This is my new long term goal (actually has been for awhile, but I haven't been buckling down :$)

any tips?

and good job! :D

[borizh]

oh yeah dude, the 'rust in peace' offical tab book is really really good. buy it if you havent already done so!!! everything about that book is great except for friedman's solo's, but they get close, i believe.

that book, along with 'ym's rising force' taught me how to play guitar.

[ShowNoMercy502]

I have the latter, but I don't have Rust in Peace. I don't buy tabs much, because i'm trying to get into a habit of learning by ear (with little success, though i did learn Rio by Marty!) but the Yngwie book taught me alot, even for not being a fan of Yngwie. I also have a Sabbath one, and two Megadeth tab books (Risk and The System has Failed)

anyway, again, excellent job!

[guitarast]

Dude, you are amazing. I just loved your playing. Incredible. All thumbs up!

[highmetal666]

dude I fuckin agree and could you please send me the original I had the fucking cd but I lost it

[caiodorn]

This song is beatiful. So is your job on it. I'm happy with the results too HAHAHHAHA congrats!

[borizh]

lol!

[abrighterview]

Absolutely brilliant

[borizh]

i agree, from beginning to end, this song is just too fckn awesome

[monkeysinlingerie]

My favourite good job!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GuitarGeek45]

Very nice!

[JoonasJ86]

Goddamn! U rock man!

[ritz1977]

You're crazy man..... and i love it....gotta be one of the most difficult songs to play..Thanks for sharing.

[Sollesnes]

Now -that- was one hell of a cover. Well done! I love this tune, and hearing someone play it like this.. You're right, if this doesn't get you subscribers, nothing will. At least I'm sold. ^^

[midoohec]

nice job man ! this is a diffucult song and u have done it well... keep going and looking forward to hear some new stuff !

[KilledbiDeath]

Very beautiful song. Looking forward to see Forbidden :)

[heavymetal1983]

Kickass!

[Bl00dguard]

Amazing..and good luck with the songs u wanna cover..:)

[midmid]

amazing

[XAltitudeSX]

Excelent. You did a great great work. I like this song too much, and i like your work about it. The only thing i don't like of this song is the middle part. You are great!

[borizh]

there's not much sweeping on this song. only the last arpeggio's at 5:50

[borizh]

thanks frideson!

i have a gp5 file that i made with this russian kid, if you want it

[rangusroung]

omg... i just noticed the autographs on the album cover at the start.. is that yours??!

[borizh]

hehe, no man.. i found the pic online!

[RUTGERMORTENSEN]

was a good attempt,but sounded off most parts prob due to the geet or crap amp? buy a jackson dude :)

[eerieinhabitants]

hey loved the cover... Ive done the same, so much to memorize isn't there! I like that you listen to forbidden, there sophomore work "twisted into form" is my favorite. Have you listened to Marty's other albums? If so would you recommend 'True Obsessions'?

[borizh]

eerie!

no, man, i would not recommend true obsessions. that album is way different that his other solo material. he even has a guy singing. it sounds like pop rock. i don't like it.

introduction is very good, though.

[eerieinhabitants]

much thanks... though i like rock box on True Obsessions

[jacksonke1t]

Yeah Man ;) U DID a Fucking nice job on this one. Gratz ;) i like to see ppl playing marty stuff (when its a good playing) , and u did Good Job on that one ;) 5 star

[stenchofcorpse]

The riff beginning @ 1:42 is very aggrevise, contrasting with the melodious song's beginning.

AWESOME! 5*

[borizh]

i agree, and i love the riff @ 3:13 as well; marty gives it an evil feeling with the melody he plays with the 2nd guitar.

thanks for your comment!

[borizh]

only after the saturated part of the song. i made a video a long time ago, you should check it out.

thanks for your comment!

[borizh]

no worries... i don't delete the messages when people criticize my playing, so i won't delete this one either...

thanks for your comment!

[fabianidhesona]

awesome job man, did you use sheet music or tabs for this track to learn the notes?

[borizh]

what you COULD do is write an email to youtube programming staff and ask to incorporate boolean operators in their search engine. the next question is, do you, or the average user know how to use boolean operators? and my answer is, just look at the video picture and click the one you think you are looking for.

[borizh]

well, there are songs with titles containing more characters than the max allowed by youtube.

for example, a title in one of my videos is "Symphony X - Rediscovery, Pt. 2 - The New Mythology" and if i wanted to add "cover by me," or "tribute," or whatever, it would exceed the character limit.

[phenixer]

This is the best thing that marty ever did , its so overwhelming my soul over and over.. Good rendition, bravo.. yea

[phenixer]

Take your eyes on and see the small image that shows its someone playing it.

[IsKeLeToR]

what is your gear?

[IsKeLeToR]

Perfect performance ..

[borizh]

thanks bro!

[FreshyB]

Can't wait to see those Psychotic Waltz covers, especially Into the Everflow.

Ever checked out the band Pavor? They're a band I'd love to see covered for sure.

[jacksonguitar1111]

omfg great as always! Marty would be proud!

5 stars!!!

[DaveDenver]

sweet i already know that song too. i can wait for the death covers that'll be sweet. if you can play the symbolic solo note for note that would be fucking crazy that solo is out of this world.

[DarkTooth626]

amen borther!

marty is without question my fav guitarist and has been ever since i first listened to him. ive heard all of his songs from every album (solo) he's made and memorized em.

ha i even made a shirt for him. its on ebay right now, you should check it out!

[Krasher4ever]

Wow, this song is so inspiring. I never knew Marty could write like this, gotta check his other songs :D. Great performance dude!

[borizh]

oh yeah dude, you definitely need to buy this album. it's called 'dragon's kiss'

even if you don't like it, i'll buy it from you... i don't mind having 2 copies of it! ;)

thanks for your comment!

[OmniscientVirtuosity]

You're pretty out there Borizh. I mean I like Marty's work for sure, but the best instrumental ever? I prefer "Sky Euphoria" off of Yngwie's Alchemy. That track is complete beauty. It sounds like the soundtrack for the apocalypse for real. Like the type of music God would play during the Rapture that will occur. Very haunting and somber. Just Brilliant work.

[borizh]

virtuosity,

you know what? i'm gonna look for that song! i have every malmsteen album up the 'facing the animal' because i got tired of the style somewhat.

i agree with you, though. i didn't consider malmsteen because i think of him as a band and not solo artist. i'm gonna try and find that song!

[OmniscientVirtuosity]

Yeah dude. It came out right after Facing the Animal. Which, let's face it, wasn't very good for Yngwie's standards. But that album Alchemy (1999) has a lot of good shit on it. You're a fine player Borizh. I'm sure you'll find something useful in it. Rock on man. Love your videos.

[Suchar]

AWSOME !!!!!!!!!

[daganos]

WOW, I'm speechless, you did it again boriz!.

this is one of my favorite friedman's track especially the second part of it.

I was lucky to see friedman play live here in Israel last year. I hoped that he'll play this track live but unfortunately he

didn't :-(

It's great to see you here again boriz, i missed you :-)

[borizh]

daganos!!

yeah bro, and by listening to those drum rolls by dean i guess it makes sense that marty does not play it live.

thanks for your kind words, dude... i'll have to record an epic maiden song that i didn't mention in the description.... you'll definitely like it!

[daganos]

I can't wait to hear your new Maiden cover :-)

I just uploaded my piano cover for "To Tame A Land" it took me ages to prepare it thats why i'm so impressed from your frequent uploading and precise playing.

[Caduenas]

Fuck man, you're too good for your own good. Keep up the great work.

[alexworld]

very nice!! marty friedman forever!!

[MarioSpeedWagon]

Dude YES YES YES!!! friedman is the man. and you are the man for covering this perfection of a metal opera. haha

and btw

Psychotic Waltz and Death?....omg. Thats seriously 2 of my top 5 bands of all time.

If i may suggest a couple:

Death - Overactive Imagination - Lack of Comprehension

Psychotic Waltz - Nothing - Into The Everflow

youre the shit bro. and stop playing halo and get on Call of Duty :-)

[MarioSpeedWagon]

scratch that make that

Death - A moment of Clarity - Lack of Comprehension

i forget ive seen your overactive imagination solos already.

btw, can we get some more Spiral Architect? haha

[borizh]

holy shit! you are the 1st person i meet that knows about psychotic waltz!!! may i ask how do hear about them???

into the everflow is definitely on the list, as well as strange, successor, out of mind (yeah, i can play that shit!!!), sleep (the solo's are gonna be a bitch!), and maybe haze one if i can work the effects...

i'm gonna get on that call of duty 4 and teach you how to play that game ;)

[rangusroung]

AAH! when i saw your name next to forbidden city i almost crapped myself!

ive been working on this song slowly too forever, i have to agree that its the most bitchinest instrumental out there xD

im pretty critical when it comes to listening to marty or jason stuff, i even hate my lucretia cover nowadays.

but i have to say this is pretty kickass! way to go dude

[borizh]

hehehe, don't crap yourself, dude ;)

i read your comment about 'trapped in a corner' now that i discover this program, i'm planning to redo all death songs, and i want to play them entirely as well!! so, definitely.

something else i want to do is cover all songs on 'individual thought patterns'

thanks for your comment, bro!

[maidenicarus06]

Man once again amazing. Im trying to upload vids right now but it wont let me for some damn reason. Any excersises you use to help improve your cleanliness in string picking and switching?

[MarioSpeedWagon]

ITP my favorite album of all time barely edging out And Justice for All (which got me into metal) and Blackwater Park.

[martyr2005]

YOU DID IT AGAIN

AWSOME !

[RedSGShredder]

That's some crazy screaming guitar playing dude. You always pick the hard ones! It looks like he harmonizes with fifths a lot right?

[borizh]

yeah bro, it seems to me that he harmonizes mostly in 3rds. at least that's what i think he does in the Am harmonic solo, and every diminished lick as well.

thanks for commenting on my video!

[andydeath]

FINALLY, a MARTY SONG!!

Loved it , and I cant wait for you to cover death and megadeth !!!!!

[borizh]

weekend? jacksonville? or drunk in gainesville?

[cataclysmichael]

"if i don't get people to subscribe with this video, well, nothing will." I subscribed long before this video man. Congratz with you finally being able to play it. I'll give it 15 years, and maybe I can do it too, haha.

[borizh]

yeah cataclys, and yet there are girls in new zealand with an acoustic guitar, and they have 3000+ subscribers... i'm gonna start putting pictures of hot chicks on my vids see if it helps, hehehe

thanks for commenting on my vid, bro

[cataclysmichael]

Hahaha, that made me laugh. I guess because you're so right.

I don't know if you get a whole lot more subscribers with a hot chick in the middle, but you will definitely get more views.

You could try to play canon rock, that would give you a sub-boost. For some strange reason everyone thinks that song is sooooo amazing, personally I hate it.

[TheCellarGuardian]

This is just amazing! Marty has a great feel and really fantastic exotic phrasing, your work is excellent my friend, I wish I could play like you, one day...

[borizh]

thanks cellar!

i wish I could play dream theater one day!

[karmafix68]

nicely!

[francescofarerigt]

I agree! this is one of the best metal song! i love it!!! GREAT PLAYING INDEED!!!!

[borizh]

damn dude, i didn't realize that you are on my friends' list... holy shit...

how fast can you play??

[kvieres]

your las part of the plan like me (Im talking about Death work)...i think it would be in first position..

[borizh]

thanks kv...

i know some of you are gonna start hating me if i don't post Death.

but damn... now that i can record 2 guitars... i can't wait to record the songs off the itp album!!!!!

[ivanptr]

great execution!!

[S3bz3r0]

fuuuuuckin... wow!

[bojangelsman]

nice

[brutalmaster69]

fucken sick man