Nuno "Midnight Express" Acoustic only! NO BACKING! Must Hear

[RamRocckk69]

incredible.............

[MrKeremk]

i hope sungha jung wont fuck this up

[Isabellasatsu]

He's really good :)

[LeoOliveAmar]

and my a7x friend sayd that syn is better in acoustic, hahahaa fuck u now

[MrDanylodude]

The modern version of " Flight of the Bumblebee".

[Funnypotatosac]

@MrDanylodude No Flight of the Wounded Bumblebee by Nuno is the modern Flight of the Bumblebee

[apglasses]

mommm, some strange man just touched me

[awfulguitarplucker]

it is me ,or i can somehow distinguish some "lusitanity" in the flow of this piece? (he is from Madeira) i dunno..those "fast.rakeing strum patterns" remember me of something..ethnic....

[RootzRot]

@awfulguitarplucker yes you're right, he's portuguese, but from the Azores and not from Madeira.

[ptmaster85]

@awfulguitarplucker He's from Terceira Island (Azores, Portugal) not Madeira ;)

[inesandradechannel]

JUST MET HIM AT @Rihanna's concert! He's so sweet :D

[Ephyne]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT. O______O

Thank God I randomly discovered this guy!!!!!!

*completely mind fucked*

[Ibeenez]

@Ephyne I hi-fived him at one of his bands shows ;)  (They're called Extreme)

[Ephyne]

@Ibeenez Cool! And I'll keep that in mind and my eyes open, lol. ;D

[charm57]

Great Nuno! yeah I agree a statue for this guy and a star as well! the best

[stockondate]

somebody have the tab?

[cjpatterson21]

@stockondate Learn it the old fashioned way - with your ears and eyes, instead of relying on tabs.

[kolokormoran]

Houdini!

[RockNRollFire96]

upper-right corner...counting all the notes he hits...\m/

[MrRocklivesforever]

OMFG! Justin Bieber has more views than this?! WHAT?! Crap... Optometrist here I come!!

[mizzlyncy]

WOW :O

[DamageIncBHS]

472,042 views? Why is it only counting mine?

[TubeSecurity]

That's a fukin mazing

[nick4ever7]

Why does the camera keep looking up??? Look at the guitar!!!

[2345359]

amazing...:D

[CFVstudios]

has anyone tabbed this yet?

[TheAndrewMChannel]

I hope that Guitar is 18

[mainhoondon21]

@TheAndrewMChannel  hahahaha that's clever.

[sleddog71]

@TheAndrewMChannel Nice. No kidding! Because "something" just happened to it.

[Crittique]

I have this guitar and it sounds exactly like this plugged in direct. :(

[vilmadb]

Monster!!!

[TheZdravkov]

The best Portuguese guitarrist!!!!!!!!!!

[SuperPowTV]

Don't know who the 21 dislikes came from. Even if you don't like the music, you have to admit he is amazing.

[TubeSecurity]

Maaaaaazing....!

[X10090]

Ooooo crazzy and so soooo goood ... :)

[jejekarate]

This Guy rocks !!!



[TheGarythegame]

Nuno's almost as good as me bwaaaahahaha

[RodrigoDarkorie]

cool now play it backwards ! :'(

[alecr666x]

You should check out the Take Us Alive DVD by Extreme, He does an equally awesome live version on it.

[jamilshahrel]

ok, i quit :(

[MegaSaab007]

mind blowing shit, yeah i agree with the statue.

[MegaSaab007]

mind blowing shit

[ptmaster85]

Someone should raise a statue to this guy!

[MarkRussell82]

Who the frig disliked this? Seriously?!?

[lafet1973]

thanks TOBLERONETWO for postin' it!

thanks Nuno for creatin' this wonder!!

[robinkim81]

Kool!!!

[facemelter28]

Possibly the most articulate player of my generation...blows my fucking mind the way this guy mixes speed and melody...top notch player.

[sparkvargas]

nuno el mejor extreme! banda exelente en el mundo del hardrock

[poprostudaniel]

I don't know if this is washburn, but this acoustic sounds like shit. Nuno, master, what timing : )

[moistheart7100]

The point of this play is the real emotions and the feeling alive with his touch, although the unbelievable speed.

[joeynguyen25]

clock the dissliker nick please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[oOChainLynxOo]

20 people are deaf.

[gianlawalata]

EPIC !

[anggarass201]

this is one of miracle from nuno bettencourt.

[theredrobo94]

the reason heavy metal players have all these effect on, is because usually when they songs at this speed, it is going to sound like shit because they dont have real talent tike this guy

[BeDrunken]

what ruined his rep was that his singer is a doucebag

[vaibanez17]

It sucks that this guy is only known for More Than Words...I wish he'd never made that damn song, it ruined his reputation forever.

[josefvickers]

This was definitely written with the praise for it (not to mention blow jobs) in mind. A bit showy but bugger me if the boy can't play.

[brido5]

amazing artist, i will support nuno and extreme always.

[MrBlueSkyMrNight]

I just heard this for the first time and it's one of my favorites of all time!!!!

Going to buy it - you have to support this kind of effort!!!!!

[undefinedlilai]

i♥u Nunoo..

this is perfectly epic :D

[jinxthekatt]

okay, well that was one of the sickest things i've seen all day, and that's sayin' something,'cause i've been watching the G3 sets.

Nuno's not been given the credit he's due. that clarity of tone, along with the technical mastery at that speed is incredible, and anybody who says otherwise needs to pay closer attention.

it's his version of his song, and he can make it sound however he chooses -- that's why we call it Art, ya buncha crybabies.

but what does a girl know about guitar gods? : PPP

[TheMspaint]

@jinxthekatt : D

a girl can say

"she lovesss !!!!! "

: P

I agree with you ..

this, it's art

[CaraminTim]

Work on your sound, this is just ugly

[TheMspaint]

@CaraminTim you find it "ugly"

I do not agree ...

: )

[CaraminTim]

@TheMspaint It's not at all how an acoustic guitar should sound... The playing is good, as in technically strong, but the sound of the guitar makes me want to step into the video and burn the guitar

[TheMspaint]

@CaraminTim  : D

you made​me laugh ..

"Well sir do nothing, calm down" (smile)

I have understood you ..

;)

[TheMspaint]

he is good .. , ...and really very beautiful ..

: D

although this video doesn't do it justice on this second point ..

; )

*

[hereslookingatukid]

it aint fuckin childs play even tho its all kind of open. and also his riffs for extreme. damn, forget the lyrical content. credit where credit is due. he's a riff maker. one of the best.

[hereslookingatukid]

thumbs up if youve actually tried to play this and are sick of non guitarists trying to slate nuno.

[GoncasDargent]

19 people thought that the thumbs down was for download... Bettencourt is awesome

[bossisdead]

what kind of guitar is he using here? Im getting the Ibanez EP 10 in the next feww weeks for sure!

[garghot]

@bossisdead Probably Washburn EA45 or its variation

[ChannelBarlf]

@garghot I'm not quite sure, but I think it is the Washburn SBF-80 B. It's the semi-acoustic version of the already amplified acoustic guitar Washburn EA-20MB, which he uses in the 'More Than Words videoclip', for example.

[MultiSkitch]

how is that even possible he's a freak , its AMAZING

[Dennybeeify]

Sweeeeeeeeet!

[capvid88]

For another superb guitar performance, google "Roy Clark Guitar Wizard". Watch and be amazed. His speed is such that Youtube's audio sampling rate can't keep up with it and "garbles" on the fastest riffs.

[capvid88]

Lots of power and energy in this performance. Sensational!

[ThePipisote]

simply amazing !!

[SophiaZappa]

Nuno is one of a kind, I don't understand how someone can possibly not like this.

19 deaf people

[AntonAmadeus]

absolutely brilliant!! NUNO!!!

[noreaction1]

He's actually playing in drop C, that is CGCFBbD

[1000Yep]

Drop D tuning is accomplished by tuning the low E string to the D string. Just make your top E string sound like a lower version of your D string.

[Onkification]

Nice video....!!



[wamendes]

For those that don´t know....Nuno has a older brother that is a great guitarrist too!!

Use youtube for Luis Bettencourt....u will find some live stage with him....acoustic or not!

[AtanasovPetar]

monster player.

[dirklerxstprof2112]

hell yeah !!

genius in action

[gam27200]

18 jealous people

[Hemorrhophrodite]

When I see this bastard playing this thing this smooth, I don't throw my guitar away, I practice till my fingers bleed. That's how I recognize truly bitchin' players - they make me feel angry and they make me practice more.

This is fucking great!

[wtfwasthatt]

@Hemorrhophrodite fucking true

[nirv2509]

@Hemorrhophrodite same here!! ... If I see smth like THAT I have to practice and practice .... and practice! and I love this song.... it's awesome how he plays it sooo fast

[crowofwraith]

@Hemorrhophrodite u ever actually played til your fingertips bled? i did once. that shit is painful. learned always with me, always with you by satriani all the way thru when i did tho

[costarricense90]

@Hemorrhophrodite Yeah that's the attitude, don't give up!!, When i hear people like Nuno playing makes me think let's practice!!!

[zappasoul]

shit... my pants



[BWPGuy]

um ..al dimeola 1988 jazz fest ...see below...nuff said.

[twistedcross]

"Isn't that hard to play" lol. Please wow us with your flawless rendition on an acoustic guitar, Champ...

[swedishmikafan]

o m g

[777Grindcorian]

what tuning is this in? its sounds like a 7 string, but the headstock only has 6 tuners

[euroset8s]

@777Grindcorian all strings are tuned down a whole step, except for the lowest E, which goes all the way down to a C. (EBGDAE becomes DAFCBC)

[euroset8s]

@777Grindcorian no wait, crap, i wrote that wrong, its DAFCGC

[777Grindcorian]

@euroset8s lol, i was like wait a whole step down, except for the e becomes a c, is drop c

[euroset8s]

@777Grindcorian wait, really? I tought drop C would be EBGDAC ô.o

[777Grindcorian]

@euroset8s no, drop c is a whole step down, and then the low e is lowered a half step so it becomes CGCFAD. imagine tuning to d standard, then dropping your low e from a D to a C.

[mi007fistspot]

@euroset8s How on earth would that be drop C? please tell me what you're thinking.

[euroset8s]

@mi007fistspot well, my logic was: dropped tuning is when you change the tuning so that the sixth string becomes lower than the standard E. If there's no other information, you can assume that the tuning is the standard E, so that "drop D" is the standard EBGDAE, with a lower sixth string (EBGDAD). following that logic, "drop C" would be EBGDAC, and the tuning nuno uses for this song would be "standard D with dropped C" (DAFCGD becomes DAFCGC), if im not mistaken

[noreaction1]

i want a guitar like that...sadly i'm broke. anyone know of a cheap substitute?

[yesterdaysdreamer]

3rd and fourth are the best albums... shaking off the hair metal cheese and developing as a band.

[ElJazz93]

18 people missed the like button omfg.

[SamoWareZ]

18 people missed the midnight express...

[chosen1Imcoming]

Great

[tadashirulz]

His oldest daughter goes to my school... and i didnt even know she had famous parents until just ten minutes ago D:

[jimamimas]

Wow

[TheGrafted1]

More rythem in his right hand than a tribe of Tutzis

[dii1314]

Half man, half amazing

[astigmatik]

i want to make a better comment but nuno's performance is so great that i'm really at a loss for words here..

[matteo2293]

anyone know which guitar is this?

[its0Nah]

This song isn't hard to learn or play, what is so great about this is coming up with it from the top of your head. I love this piece

[joedml]

I tried to learn this song and simply gave up!

[JonP1961]

1:03-1:05 >shaking head<

[JohnnyVVv77]

Made in Portugal <3



[MetalOmgz]

the riff of :34 the best

[LDT1990]

HOLY CRAP! *Passes out due to over-exposure of epic awesomeness.* x_x

[Jor3372]

My Role model

[Hirn92]

staying this clean at this speed is priceless

[MetalOmgz]

@Hirn92 couldnt agree more as a guitarist

[syndgr834]

@Hirn92 yeah and for anything else there is mastercard......

[deathstalker6666]

Nuno is the best! .............

[mamadoritos]

fucking amazing!

[aptrape]

É o melhor!

[gm030]

/watch?v=GezuP3LhkdQ&feature=r­elated

:)

[lol20yo]

this reminds of a western. a lonely cowboy riding into the sunset

[leepifer]

This guy has got the sound !

[KJeLDaR]

That's one big neck.

[IIXerxesII]

why does this song reminds me of Tenacious D?

[funkyrocking]

I think it is in this song nuno really shows what he is capable of. Playing this fast and accurate on a acoustic is simply amazing. Haven't seen any greater acoustic player since tommy emmanuel.

[hombrexz]

@funkyrocking Then you MUST see the video response i've post. AL DIMEOLA RULES!!!!

[endlessjoe1]

Nuno is the best !!!!!!!!!!!!

[ToolCCR]

Anyone know of any other Extreme/Nuno "Hidden Gems??" I've been told that the 3rd and 4th album are terrible. But this track is crazy good. What else am I missing?

[lralbrecht]

@ToolCCR III Sides to Every Story is absolutely amazing... to be completely honest, nuno does no wrong...

[thelawler]

@ToolCCR the 3rd album "III Sides To Every Story" is not only my favorite Extreme album but it's my favorite album of all time. It's quite different from the first two, it's more thought out with excellent lyrics and storylines, and the guitar work is fantastic. and the "Waiting For The Punchline" is a great album also so is "Saudades De Rock" is incredible also!

[alexsaito1990]

Who can actually dislike this? Nuno is amazing !!

[SelfRapist]

Such control, amazing. Those ultra-tricky muted parts seem effortless when played by him. Great player!

[MrRocking247]

sounds like low gauge strings. oh yeah and amazing playing

[flykingman]

I may not be able to pick up my guitar for a while.. : (

[SaraTeixeira1997]

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ow :o

[beangeek73]

U know what I love bout him? Is one of the few people on Earth who can make an acoustic sound like this,  but still plays/sings awesome from the guts stuff with MW, funks out with the boys in Extreme....LOVE IT!

[go2hellable]

Thumbs up if you things this is awesome thumbs down if not

[nsn4eva]

2 words -holy ,shit

[marcelohickel]

It´s pretty good. No doubt about it. But it does not remind me the "midnight express" train described by Jack Kerouac in Dharma Bums.



[marcelohickel]

It´s pretty good. No doubt about it. But it does not remind me the "midnight express" train described by Jack Kerouac in Dharma Bums.

[calloption]

BMF

[roisumam]

nice good

[kamaleonte75]

wow

[bonglee]

the BEST!

[MARTINATSU]

fantastic!!!

[meow9772]

i wish i could do that. damn.

[PurpleHoneyBear]

First of all, I LOVE Nuno. But that guitar seems to be getting seriously abused! Go a little easier on it!

[chowderhead5000]

@PurpleHoneyBear at the same time, he kinda needs to abuse it for that ridiculously awesome. he just knows how to use a guitar to its full capacity. :D

[manudu90]

pas mal . Teste sur une guitare basse acoustique en duel

[klashinsimo]

sodomise yuself if yu dislike this

[Rockwoman97]

Nuno és bom pá!

[durkpye]

17 people was so shocked that failed the like button

[6VIKING6BROS6INC6]

he is so fukken amazing

[podfunaug30]

great great great

[meow9772]

holly hell

[chanin12]

How can anyone dislike this?

[joeyg1974]

Dude must have 1/8 inch+ calluses.

[sbberkp]

The maestro!!! This kicks ass more than anything that has kicked ass before...

[BelaLugosi1967]

if you don't like this, you don't like guitar...

[guitardavept]

Superb, brilliant playing from one of the best guitarists in the world.

[Fenderbaby2]

No offense but Buckethead is asking him, "can you do that a little bit slower?" Love it