I"m so sick of reading comments from people about a song's difficulty. Who cares? If the difficulty is a product of great song writing so be it, if it's difficulty simply to please some egoic need to play "better" than other people that is just stupid. I doubt anyone listens to music because it sounds "difficult." This sounds awesome and true.
My comment wasn't directed at anyone in particular.
fue una de las primeras canciones que toqué en guitarra eletrica, solo haciendo una voz [metal cover xD]. ahora intentaré dominar la tecnica de guitarra clasica.
Interesting how he mostly only plays with his index finger and thumb on the right hand. Seems like it would be harder than just using more fingers, but obviously he knows what hes doing.
@douglas12386 I can't understand how the composer's own technique can possibly be inhibiting the proper tempo at which the song is to be performed. It's Steve Howe's fucking composition you asshole! Shove your 'technical rubato' criticism up your ass with them technically proficient fingers of yours and DEEP!
Funny you should mention Wish You Were Here. Some guy was dissing WYWH years ago, talking about how easy it was, and another guy turned to me and said "What do you think?" My response was "Sure, it's easy to play Pink Floyd, but the hard part is writing it." That' was 1980. =0)
@OriginalSmohrman True. Many people don't get it. They spend hours practicing other guitarist's songs. They forget the most important elements of memorable, enduring songs: originality, creativity and connecting with the audience. Kerry Livgren of Kansas, wrote a simple acoustic fingering exercise. His wife heard it and urged him write a song with it. Dust In The Wind became a gold single, which drove the album sales on Point of No Return. The album went quadruple platinum! A fingering exercise!
@OriginalSmohrman Think about it. Most guitarists would've simply shrugged off a comment like that. "Huh? Write a song? Babe, it's just an exercise." That's like hearing practice scales and suggesting that it's a song. It's only music in it's rawest form. Dust In The Wind uses a very simple chord progression, that any guitar teacher could've written, to teach their students. But turning a practice riff into a chart topping single, takes real artistry, not just virtuosity and technical skills.
@skybluemarshall And lets face it- Steve Walsh's vocals didn't do the song any harm either =0)
Too bad about Kerry- he had a stroke and can no longer play, but he's at peace with it. A huge loss for us though. A lot of the great guitarists are gettin' old....
@OriginalSmohrman Yeah, obviously Walsh's great vocals and writing had as much to do with the band's success as Livgren's writing and playing. Livgren wrote the bulk of their best songs, either alone or with Walsh. But, creativity, originality and audience connection are driving factors in the success and longevity of songs. More people know Carry On and Dust In The Wind, than any blistering Yngwie Malmsteen solo. That's sad about Livgren. It makes me feel old. I loved Yes and most Prog Rock.
#1 i cant believe anyone is raggin on this. A beautiful and complex piece to say the least
#2 who cares if hes self taught or not, people neglect to understand that an instructor cannot and will never be able to practice for you...it doesn't matter how you learn its how you're putting in the time.
#3 neither Howe nor Hendrix are the best when you know anything about jazz...nuff said
Interesting how he changes how he plays bars 7 and 12 differently on different performances, there's plenty on here to compare, this is also six seconds longer than the album track, is Steve the AntiVidovic?
How is this easy? This is no beginner song here, for me, a little over 3 years of playing this is a challenge. Whereas Trevor Rabin sounds quite impressive on electric his acoustic playing sounds hurried and patchy. Steve rules son!
Steve Howe has been my guitar playing inspiration for just under a year. I have been listening to Yes for many years now (though I'm still only 15!) and i always thought this was such an amazing song (and it still is) I literally practiced every day for four hours a day every day until i was able to play this. (Is that over the top?) I was never able to afford proper lessons, so i am entirely self taught. Howe has given me the inspiration to teach myself and stick with my guitar, so thanks, Sir.
This is a thoroughly good tune and a pleasure to listen to. Knockers get alife and realise Steve made a living out of playing/writing great music NOT entering the guitar olympics. Only insecure guys who play guitar to impress people technically rather than musically, worry more about flying fingers and proto technics. Hank marvin made a living playing simple tunes impeccably. Try it. Its actually harder than you think. few people give a hoot for heavy metal shredders. Especially the chicks.
he def IS top 100 guitarists all time.more like top 20 or 30..most guitarists can only play electric maybe a little acoustic...but have you ever seen a guitarist who plays classical,acoustic,12 string,3 electrics,ukelele,basically every stringed instrument and play them all masterfully?.didn't think so..and I'm pretty sure he can read,and this piece is one of most beautifully composed guitar pieces,being hybrid flamenco/classical,i've ever heard.def better than Dee
@cykoaudio777 i saw in in an interview once and he said he was all self taught, don't know if he can read music but he mentioned he didn't know proper fingering techinques...which is amazing since i don't know proper fingering and transitions from chord to chord or so much easier when you got basic fingering down
A lot of comments are ragging on how this song isn't that difficult to play- and maybe that's true- I've learned it well enough to get through it OK, but the point isn't that it's all that hard. Steve Howe doesn't read music, is completely self-taught, and yet could write this nice piece- that's what amazes me about it. Performing someone else's music isn't tough. Writing something this nice is.
@OriginalSmohrman I agree! People say,"I can play that!" all the time, but they didn't create the piece did they? I can play "Wish You Were Here" but I sure as heck don't pick up the royalties!
I have a magazine transcription of this piece, and they printed it all back to front! I spent ages trying to master it and I can play it but not "Clap".
@OriginalSmohrman just playing it isnt doing it justice. The way Steve plays it, i havent heard neone else play it the same. They just get thru the notes like a robot.
Is this really Steve Howe playing? I don't like to be picky but the right hand technique is dreadful. If he got his pinkie off the soundboard and alternated his right hand fingers a bit more it would sound a lot more fluent. There's too much of what's known as "technical rubato", that is, slowing down not because the music demands it but because you can't play any faster. Otherwise it's brilliant stuff.
@douglas12386 Interesting comment. i played with a master guitar player that can play pretty much anything that Steve wrote, and did a bang up job on this piece. He also commented on how Steve "technically" uses poor technique on this song. I, being a self taught keyboard player was learning Wakeman licks at the time, employing some of the tricks that Rick uses - 'cause he has big hands just like me. Some of his technique can be considered unorthodox as well. But it works for them.
'Tis very cool to read comments from dads who have played this for their kids as "comfort" music. I learned this piece in the mid '70's (when I was about 15), and when my son was born in 1989, I played it regularly for him. He now knows the song, too (and he passed me up in guitar playing ability a while ago!), and is playing it for his first child now. I imagine Steve Howe enjoys knowing his music is getting passed down from generation to generation.
@waddlehead ...I played bass really well for many years, but was never a good guitar player... too complex for me... but as I got older, I got way way better at it. Finally learned to play the intro to Long Distance Runaround flawlessly, effortlessly : ) ... gave me confidence, and I learn the first half of Mood For A Day... WOW... so satisfying? How does one even go about WRITING something like that?!?!?! Got more work to do... Go calluses!!!
@waddlehead ...I played bass really well for many years, but was never a good guitar player... too complex for me... but as I got older, I got way way better at it. Finally learned to play the intro to Long Distance Runaround flawlessly, effortlessly : ) ... gave me confidence, and then I learned the first half of Mood For A Day... WOW... so satisfying! How does one even go about WRITING something like that?!?!?! Got more work to do... Go calluses!!!
My brother started playing classical piano when he was 17, and he never took a lesson. When he was older, at open mic' one night he heard a young lady play the Charlie Brown theme song on the guitar, so he got up after that and played Mood for a Day on the piano. LOL! True story.
I did the same exact thing. Although my kids don't play an instrument, they still listen to the same music I do and did. Yes, King Crimson (my youngest used to call them King Grimson, ah the good olde days).
Also, to the people who think Mood For A Day is "easy" those who learned it in the '70's had to use a record player. That's right, A RECORD PLAYER!! No cassette player with reverse cue, no Youtube and most importantly NO TABS!!! So let's just have a little respect for that, OK?
This song has nothing to do with Led Zeppelin or the Ocean. Why don't we talk about say, the lineup of the Robert Plant band, or who used to make his dragon bellbottoms? THen after that, let's all head over to a Led Zep video, and comment on Mood For A Day.
@Ronkgronglin Olha...se você está dizendo que o PRÓPRIO Howe está deixando a desejar na sua PRÓPRIA música, temos de rever nossos conceitos! O cara tem seu próprio estilo de tocar, não fica seguindo "regras para puxar cordinhas". Mas respeito sua opinião...a propósito, Paco de Lucia deve tocar tudo sem técnica alguma seguindo teu raciocínio...afinal de contas ele digita escalas só com o polegar DIVERSAS vezes.
@aledsal, @aledsal , Well done! Keep it up! I learnt it at about that age, maybe a little older. In those days of mono cassette players and LPs, you had to have a good ear! I learnt Rain Song and Stairway to Heaven by memory, iow not listening/copying, but working it out later from remembering how it sounded, modifying to make it my own. Ended up with Rain Song in E instead of D; completely different fingering. Have fun; that's more important than impressing people
@aledsal, @aledsal , Well done! Keep it up! I learnt it at about that age, or a little older. In those days of mono cassette players and LPs, you had to have a good ear! I learnt Lil Martha, Rain Song and Stairway to Heaven too, all by memory, iow not listening/copying but working it out later from remembering how it sounded, modifying it to make it my own version. Ended up with Rain Song in E instead of D; completely different fingering! Have fun; that's more important than impressing people:-)
Steve is the best classical acoustic guitar in the history of rock AND the best jazz electric guitar player in the history of rock,some things ,like the close to the edge intro and soo many others,the melodies on Relayer,etc,are all so jazzy...
by watching this video like a milions times, now i am able to play like, 40 seconds of the solo,Howe is freaking awesome, he is really what you call a guitar player
@lamecasuelas2 It was in tab and notated. HAHA. Steve Howe can't read music either. Neither can Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney or Jeff Beck. Oh, Lady Gaga can read music.
@guitarconasor i knew about Mc Cartney, Clapton,Page and Beck, but ,wow, howe! i didn't expected that!! i'm a DIY guitar palyer, and i have been playing for a year, learning what i want,and what i need when it is necessary, this is even more motivating!
So where do the 17 'dislikes' come from? I just can't quite comprehend how someone can hear Howe and think 'F**k that! What crap!' Or am I just on the right side of the IQ line?
I know you are all going to think this comment arrogant but you have to know that playing this stuff is not really very hard at all. It's very reminiscent of the style in Britain late 60's called folk baroque: people like Bert Jansch and John Renbourn.
If you can think of anyone in rock and roll who compares to Howe's technique, ability, and skill I would like to certainly know, for I can NOT think of anyone. After watching this, how could you? Man! Amazing.
@NooodlesFromTime I just learnt the first half in 10 minutes or so... It's not that hard. It's like that Andy McKee song. Everyone says it's amazing and nobody can play it but if you actually sit down and learn it it's pretty easy. I'm by no means a pro.
Ar fheabhas!! Go h'alainn!! Nior chuala me aon rud chomh deas, riamh. Bhi siad ag iarraidh orm ag eisteacht e. Chuala me an ceirnin fad o shin. Bhi Yes an-thabhachtach ag an am sin le ceol chomh maith. Ghabhfadh se amhran da mbeadh se aige anois.
@stvstreett yeah hi I play this one with standard tuning and my fingering looks very similar to this video so I'm 99% pure that's what Steve's using here
I have been trying to play this song for the past 25 years. I have never gotten through it 100% I dont thnk I ever will. This song is without a doubt the most complicated and physically strenous song in rock. I makes Hendrix's Little Wing and Zep's Stairway to Heaven look like Mary Had a Little Lamb
@snorky500 I'm sorry I really am but I just HAVE to reply even though I know I shouldn't. This piece is not at all difficult to play. It is quite a simple little thing. If you like it that's fine (personally I find it a bit disjointed and boring) but please , ..'difficult'? physically strenuous? How then can we describe pieces by John Mcgloughlin , Coryell, Paco de Lucia to name just a few? Totally impossible? No, this is a simple ditty
@khasab I suppose I have to agree with you to some extent. MFAD is the easiest of his pieces to play, although it still presents challenges to the modest player (like me). It's when you move on to his country pieces that you hit a brick wall. I think it is because that no one else was playing spanish influened guitar like this that it became interesting. It is his range of styles that impresses me; he is a genuine guitar hero, and I wish I could play like him
I appreciate the lessons, but I have to admit it's slightly irritating that you kindof present yourself as Howe and then tell folks you're not him on your home page bio. I understand fans and I've known a few superfans, but I wish fans would not associate themselves with the celeb in that way and just stick with "I love your work".
I've just started to try and get myself back up to the level were I could begin to learn to play this song half as well as this man. Which is why I'm thankful for videos like this. His picking pattern really helps to explain the sheet music.
My teacher is going to teach me this song and he tell me "Hey go check this song on youtube"! After i saw it, i was like "OMG freakin awesome!!!!" So, steve is too good for is guitar :b
OK, yes, YES is one of the greatest, ahead of time...but that's why not very meny put that atention...now..look's like some teen;s are...I'm glad....just find one whit that voice and those skills on the guitar
Ah, this is great. Figured out my own version years ago...not so far off. Your brilliance has filled in a number of "Gaps" to be sure! Thank you so much.
This piece should be on every classical guitar curriculum. I first discovered Yes Fragile as a fourteen year old and have loved the album ever since - especially mood for a day. I've always dreamed of playing it and now I am at the level of skill that I am working my way through it - this is great help because I can see that I've got it right. If this is THE Steve Howe then howdy and thanks a million for posting this
@cky3000 I'm not a lunatic , I have been a fan of YES for 39 years ,saw rhem in 72 and 75, I just get sick to my stomach when STEVE,'s style is pissed on!!! SO you to can kiss my untrained ass,
I too have been a fan of nyes since their very first album,and attended a Steve Howe solo concert a couple of years ago in Cardiff,and like you I've seen them live,I have just purchase Mr Howe's book of his transcriptions and hope to work my way through it,being untrained it may take some time. He is an outstanding player and his music is some of the best ever,what saddens me is the stupid,banal,childish comments that mar these wonderful videos.
@cky3000 I make No appologies! Sometimes a person has to stand up and be counted and voice their o pinions, especialy if it is something dear to their life. You have your right and I HAVE MINE to express their viewpoints on forums like these.LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO GROW UP!!! OPINIONS ARE LIKE ASSHOLES <<EVERYONE HAS ONE. i maybe the biggest asshole in the universe<BUT I'M NOT GOING TO LET DANO TALK SMACK ABOUT STEVEHOWE'S TECHNIQUE. LIKE I SAID BEFORE, IT'S HIS = GREAT andDIFFERENT !
@zorozornes Good! we both agree on Steves undoubted virtuosity,but I would say to you that his brilliance overshadows the stupid and inane remarks made by certain individuals,you and I can appreciate the mans genius so lets enjoy his undoubted skill and leave the philistines to their schoolyard remarks.....................................whatever you and I post here will not educate their tin ears! Good listening my friend.
In the next 3.000 years won't appear ANYTHING like Yes. Forget it!!! Steve Howe is the BEST guitar player EVER!!! In the '70s he already was thousands of light-years ahead of anyone: Hendrix, Harrison, Clapton, Frampton, Page, May.... FORGET IT!!! Howie is NOT human. And he never took drugs. A very evolved being.
@undercoveralien I agree with you about Steve Howe, he's my idol and the best ever in my opinion. But how can you say he never took drugs? I know for a fact the he experimented just like everyone else.
a living legend for sure I'd put him up against any guitarist from the 70s Progressive Rock era actually any era! this video just brings his style and musicanship to the forefront.
zoro-you're an idiot! can you even play? Let me be clear Steve's technique sucks and if he has ANY sense he would tel you so himself. I just happen to be classically trained-I know what I'm talking about. Oh and by the way this song is easy to play, but I bet you can't do it.
@musicofdano Oh , one more thing I don't claim to be trained in anything, as you do , by the why how many songs have you published and have been covered. Steve has been covered by thousands maybe millions of guitarists AROUND THE FUCKIN' WORLD !! Being classically trained doesn't amount to shit if you,, can;t appreciate the talents of others , even if they are self taught!!! SO take your classically trained fingers and learn some of Steve's techniques, it will make YOU a GREAT GUITARIST
@musicofdano I'll go away only after useless globs of protoplasm like you finally get it through your lead thick skulls that it doesn't take "training " like a cat jumping through hoops to make great music! SO , you claim to be classically trained, WE are all deeply saddened that YOU FAILED SO DAMN MISERABLY! Classically trained my ass. If Andreas Segovia (considered the greatist classic guitarist and was taught by an amateur}was alive He would stick your outatune ax up your axhole!!
@musicofdano This song IS easy to play. I learned it in a few days as a rank amateur by ear and with some shitty tab back in the late 70's. That being said, it is a lovely little piece - great to impress chicks at a party. Also, the way Steve plays it here is vastly different than the album version. One more thing: is it just me, or do Steve's fingers resemble the toes of a tree frog? Just wondering...
The wild part of all these great videos is these are lead parts to songs from a ROCK band in the 70's! His jazz and classical influence is felt throughout the music of YES and it still fits so well! Kinda like us boomers growing up on the Flintstones and Jetsons and loving the theme songs, not realizing they are actually big band swing music!. Steve is a great guitarist in any era!
@summitthescale i totally agree with you haha. All of the songs yes have made have such a difficult structure embedded in their songs that sometimes its hard to even comprehend what they made haha. Everyone needs to respect yes and guitarist like steve howe regardless if you liike them or not!
I"m so sick of reading comments from people about a song's difficulty. Who cares? If the difficulty is a product of great song writing so be it, if it's difficulty simply to please some egoic need to play "better" than other people that is just stupid. I doubt anyone listens to music because it sounds "difficult." This sounds awesome and true.
My comment wasn't directed at anyone in particular.
RainWiLLIDie 2 weeks ago
@RainWiLLIDie to be fair, this song IS pretty hard. Its not the hardest song ever but still, its certainly not easy.
TCharlieA 1 week ago
@TCharlieA
I know, but as a guy in this thread said, people are bashing this for not being hard enough. Silly shit.
RainWiLLIDie 1 week ago
This is easy to play, but it's a pain in the ass to learn by ear.
gnrcr 2 weeks ago
fue una de las primeras canciones que toqué en guitarra eletrica, solo haciendo una voz [metal cover xD]. ahora intentaré dominar la tecnica de guitarra clasica.
berserk2012xxx 3 weeks ago
Interesting how he mostly only plays with his index finger and thumb on the right hand. Seems like it would be harder than just using more fingers, but obviously he knows what hes doing.
TCharlieA 1 month ago
As a non-guitarist, I watch and listen to this in awe. The only way I will ever be able to play this is on my CD player !
tarka1023 1 month ago
Thumbs up if your under 15 and can play this song!
SuperMoomoo4 1 month ago 4
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i dont know what you guys are talking about, this thing is hard as shit to play
RHCPgroupie42 2 months ago
Magical.....The best ever in my humble opinion! I love you Steve Howe.
napfam2000 2 months ago
Beyond beautiful! You can almost pause time listening to this gorgeous masterpiece!
AudiophileTubes 2 months ago
Beautiful. One of my all time favorites. Thanks for posting.
ronzoni10001 2 months ago
I don't think that he is a human.... No human can play this ._.
Dersol21 2 months ago
Always preferred "Mood For A Day" to "The Clap".
TIMOTHYSAARINEN 2 months ago
I mean a real one...
ArayaTavo 2 months ago
Where can I get the score of this piece?
ArayaTavo 3 months ago
@ArayaTavo well you know.. you try google.. just a thought!
ChromeXk 2 months ago
@douglas12386 I can't understand how the composer's own technique can possibly be inhibiting the proper tempo at which the song is to be performed. It's Steve Howe's fucking composition you asshole! Shove your 'technical rubato' criticism up your ass with them technically proficient fingers of yours and DEEP!
TheBPSEnsemble 3 months ago
Quando una musica dà emozioni ha raggiunto il suo massimo
youvinicio 3 months ago
Does he ever play this song the same way
awesomemgy 3 months ago
dude this is my favorite song.especially the part from 0:00 to 3:03
sdenlinger1 4 months ago 2
Parabéns!
caiobrega1 4 months ago
Funny you should mention Wish You Were Here. Some guy was dissing WYWH years ago, talking about how easy it was, and another guy turned to me and said "What do you think?" My response was "Sure, it's easy to play Pink Floyd, but the hard part is writing it." That' was 1980. =0)
OriginalSmohrman 4 months ago
@OriginalSmohrman True. Many people don't get it. They spend hours practicing other guitarist's songs. They forget the most important elements of memorable, enduring songs: originality, creativity and connecting with the audience. Kerry Livgren of Kansas, wrote a simple acoustic fingering exercise. His wife heard it and urged him write a song with it. Dust In The Wind became a gold single, which drove the album sales on Point of No Return. The album went quadruple platinum! A fingering exercise!
skybluemarshall 3 months ago
@OriginalSmohrman Think about it. Most guitarists would've simply shrugged off a comment like that. "Huh? Write a song? Babe, it's just an exercise." That's like hearing practice scales and suggesting that it's a song. It's only music in it's rawest form. Dust In The Wind uses a very simple chord progression, that any guitar teacher could've written, to teach their students. But turning a practice riff into a chart topping single, takes real artistry, not just virtuosity and technical skills.
skybluemarshall 3 months ago
@skybluemarshall And lets face it- Steve Walsh's vocals didn't do the song any harm either =0)
Too bad about Kerry- he had a stroke and can no longer play, but he's at peace with it. A huge loss for us though. A lot of the great guitarists are gettin' old....
OriginalSmohrman 3 months ago
@OriginalSmohrman Yeah, obviously Walsh's great vocals and writing had as much to do with the band's success as Livgren's writing and playing. Livgren wrote the bulk of their best songs, either alone or with Walsh. But, creativity, originality and audience connection are driving factors in the success and longevity of songs. More people know Carry On and Dust In The Wind, than any blistering Yngwie Malmsteen solo. That's sad about Livgren. It makes me feel old. I loved Yes and most Prog Rock.
skybluemarshall 3 months ago
fapping
MrShutzy69 4 months ago
these are on of those songs that will never die
metalquinn81 4 months ago
very nice... thanks be to the poster!
gettyz 4 months ago
Not a real hard song to play
A real hard song to play well
ciliaris2 4 months ago
#1 i cant believe anyone is raggin on this. A beautiful and complex piece to say the least
#2 who cares if hes self taught or not, people neglect to understand that an instructor cannot and will never be able to practice for you...it doesn't matter how you learn its how you're putting in the time.
#3 neither Howe nor Hendrix are the best when you know anything about jazz...nuff said
BetweenBassandTreble 4 months ago
what bothers me the most is the bad technique
n64321 4 months ago
This song is so beautiful -- medieval, classical, Spanish...one for the ages and all ages!
blkgryphon 4 months ago
He makes it look so easy! I can't play guitar, and I don't think I could even ever dream of learning this.
xxsavannahwebbxx 5 months ago
Interesting how he changes how he plays bars 7 and 12 differently on different performances, there's plenty on here to compare, this is also six seconds longer than the album track, is Steve the AntiVidovic?
couldntcareanyway 5 months ago
How is this easy? This is no beginner song here, for me, a little over 3 years of playing this is a challenge. Whereas Trevor Rabin sounds quite impressive on electric his acoustic playing sounds hurried and patchy. Steve rules son!
sayyes1100 5 months ago
nice!
pollaris18 5 months ago
Steve Howe has been my guitar playing inspiration for just under a year. I have been listening to Yes for many years now (though I'm still only 15!) and i always thought this was such an amazing song (and it still is) I literally practiced every day for four hours a day every day until i was able to play this. (Is that over the top?) I was never able to afford proper lessons, so i am entirely self taught. Howe has given me the inspiration to teach myself and stick with my guitar, so thanks, Sir.
550lespaulstandard 5 months ago
@550lespaulstandard You don't really need lessons if you don't want them.
I learned this without lessons too. Just playing and learning songs is the best way to learn.
I went on to learn all the Howe pieces. I have a quick "medley" posted now, but will
post the full versions once I get my defective Martin guitar fixed.
...
SteveHoweJeffBerlin 5 months ago
This is a thoroughly good tune and a pleasure to listen to. Knockers get alife and realise Steve made a living out of playing/writing great music NOT entering the guitar olympics. Only insecure guys who play guitar to impress people technically rather than musically, worry more about flying fingers and proto technics. Hank marvin made a living playing simple tunes impeccably. Try it. Its actually harder than you think. few people give a hoot for heavy metal shredders. Especially the chicks.
arfurlife 5 months ago
I love that F# at the end
Ramshackled17 5 months ago
if people really think steve howe isnt that good they obviously havent heard him play the clap.
iCoverBands 5 months ago
and people think Hendrix was the greatest guitarist. I say think twice or more. I think Howe is better technically, and one of the best in the world.
interstategar 5 months ago
@interstategar lol
JoceOnFire 5 months ago
@JoceOnFire Your name LOL
interstategar 5 months ago
im gonna be the MOM playing this to their kid! haha fuck yeah
myrandataylorlove 5 months ago
i love this song, my uncle used to play it for me and still does, so beautiful <3
lizfizzzs 6 months ago
Is this really "The" Steve Howe? When was this originally recorded? He is one great guitar player.
jtkeppler 6 months ago in playlist STEVE HOWE LESSONS
he def IS top 100 guitarists all time.more like top 20 or 30..most guitarists can only play electric maybe a little acoustic...but have you ever seen a guitarist who plays classical,acoustic,12 string,3 electrics,ukelele,basically every stringed instrument and play them all masterfully?.didn't think so..and I'm pretty sure he can read,and this piece is one of most beautifully composed guitar pieces,being hybrid flamenco/classical,i've ever heard.def better than Dee
cykoaudio777 7 months ago
@cykoaudio777 i saw in in an interview once and he said he was all self taught, don't know if he can read music but he mentioned he didn't know proper fingering techinques...which is amazing since i don't know proper fingering and transitions from chord to chord or so much easier when you got basic fingering down
MrLukehorvath 7 months ago
gran tema, pero no hay suputamadre que lo pueda tocar bien
c3pdo 7 months ago
flawless.
burnshow 7 months ago
A lot of comments are ragging on how this song isn't that difficult to play- and maybe that's true- I've learned it well enough to get through it OK, but the point isn't that it's all that hard. Steve Howe doesn't read music, is completely self-taught, and yet could write this nice piece- that's what amazes me about it. Performing someone else's music isn't tough. Writing something this nice is.
OriginalSmohrman 7 months ago 34
@OriginalSmohrman I agree! People say,"I can play that!" all the time, but they didn't create the piece did they? I can play "Wish You Were Here" but I sure as heck don't pick up the royalties!
I have a magazine transcription of this piece, and they printed it all back to front! I spent ages trying to master it and I can play it but not "Clap".
unaperrson 4 months ago
@OriginalSmohrman just playing it isnt doing it justice. The way Steve plays it, i havent heard neone else play it the same. They just get thru the notes like a robot.
hassammahmoodq 6 days ago
Steve Howe deserves to be listed in the top 100 guitarists of all time! He is a virtuoso on guitar--electric and acoustic! Sincerely, BobbyK
bobby7771117 7 months ago 4
Is this really Steve Howe playing? I don't like to be picky but the right hand technique is dreadful. If he got his pinkie off the soundboard and alternated his right hand fingers a bit more it would sound a lot more fluent. There's too much of what's known as "technical rubato", that is, slowing down not because the music demands it but because you can't play any faster. Otherwise it's brilliant stuff.
douglas12386 7 months ago
@douglas12386 Interesting comment. i played with a master guitar player that can play pretty much anything that Steve wrote, and did a bang up job on this piece. He also commented on how Steve "technically" uses poor technique on this song. I, being a self taught keyboard player was learning Wakeman licks at the time, employing some of the tricks that Rick uses - 'cause he has big hands just like me. Some of his technique can be considered unorthodox as well. But it works for them.
ChrisBoylan 6 months ago
incredible!
min3beers 7 months ago
Beautiful piece of music. <3
jghunlimited 7 months ago
'Tis very cool to read comments from dads who have played this for their kids as "comfort" music. I learned this piece in the mid '70's (when I was about 15), and when my son was born in 1989, I played it regularly for him. He now knows the song, too (and he passed me up in guitar playing ability a while ago!), and is playing it for his first child now. I imagine Steve Howe enjoys knowing his music is getting passed down from generation to generation.
waddlehead 7 months ago 56
@waddlehead ...I played bass really well for many years, but was never a good guitar player... too complex for me... but as I got older, I got way way better at it. Finally learned to play the intro to Long Distance Runaround flawlessly, effortlessly : ) ... gave me confidence, and I learn the first half of Mood For A Day... WOW... so satisfying? How does one even go about WRITING something like that?!?!?! Got more work to do... Go calluses!!!
egobuilders 2 months ago
@waddlehead ...I played bass really well for many years, but was never a good guitar player... too complex for me... but as I got older, I got way way better at it. Finally learned to play the intro to Long Distance Runaround flawlessly, effortlessly : ) ... gave me confidence, and then I learned the first half of Mood For A Day... WOW... so satisfying! How does one even go about WRITING something like that?!?!?! Got more work to do... Go calluses!!!
egobuilders 2 months ago
Seriously? I can't edit my comment without YouTube posting it twice? I can play Yes, but I can't edit text : (
egobuilders 2 months ago
My brother started playing classical piano when he was 17, and he never took a lesson. When he was older, at open mic' one night he heard a young lady play the Charlie Brown theme song on the guitar, so he got up after that and played Mood for a Day on the piano. LOL! True story.
egobuilders 2 months ago
I did the same exact thing. Although my kids don't play an instrument, they still listen to the same music I do and did. Yes, King Crimson (my youngest used to call them King Grimson, ah the good olde days).
Also, to the people who think Mood For A Day is "easy" those who learned it in the '70's had to use a record player. That's right, A RECORD PLAYER!! No cassette player with reverse cue, no Youtube and most importantly NO TABS!!! So let's just have a little respect for that, OK?
dmfeld2259 1 month ago 6
bravo, bravo, bravo....
Estileboy 7 months ago
I believe you are playing Howe's live version of this song. Nice to see it!
Andytheminstrel 8 months ago
@Andytheminstrel umm dude, this is howe playing it.
carbarf 8 months ago
whats the scale he plays at 1:51?
hellothar1234 8 months ago
@hellothar1234 B Harmonic minor, starting from F# and skipping the E on the 4th string
gabo1604 7 months ago
This song has nothing to do with Led Zeppelin or the Ocean. Why don't we talk about say, the lineup of the Robert Plant band, or who used to make his dragon bellbottoms? THen after that, let's all head over to a Led Zep video, and comment on Mood For A Day.
marc0987654321 8 months ago 3
this song is the sole reason i learned to play guitar
jackbenderful 8 months ago 3
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Ronkgronglin 9 months ago
@Ronkgronglin Olha...se você está dizendo que o PRÓPRIO Howe está deixando a desejar na sua PRÓPRIA música, temos de rever nossos conceitos! O cara tem seu próprio estilo de tocar, não fica seguindo "regras para puxar cordinhas". Mas respeito sua opinião...a propósito, Paco de Lucia deve tocar tudo sem técnica alguma seguindo teu raciocínio...afinal de contas ele digita escalas só com o polegar DIVERSAS vezes.
crisviegas 9 months ago
Hi i have 12 years old i can play that song but the clap oohhh yeaahh that´s difficult
aledsal 9 months ago
@aledsal, @aledsal , Well done! Keep it up! I learnt it at about that age, maybe a little older. In those days of mono cassette players and LPs, you had to have a good ear! I learnt Rain Song and Stairway to Heaven by memory, iow not listening/copying, but working it out later from remembering how it sounded, modifying to make it my own. Ended up with Rain Song in E instead of D; completely different fingering. Have fun; that's more important than impressing people
Gairlochan 8 months ago
@aledsal, @aledsal , Well done! Keep it up! I learnt it at about that age, or a little older. In those days of mono cassette players and LPs, you had to have a good ear! I learnt Lil Martha, Rain Song and Stairway to Heaven too, all by memory, iow not listening/copying but working it out later from remembering how it sounded, modifying it to make it my own version. Ended up with Rain Song in E instead of D; completely different fingering! Have fun; that's more important than impressing people:-)
Gairlochan 8 months ago
greAT! Grea=t sng with beatiful performance!!!!!!!!!!!
souzzza 9 months ago
This one and The Ancient are the only two Steve Howe tunes I can play, The Clap is out of my league.
mocthezuma 9 months ago
someone stole part of this song..
listen to the song Tulio Dek - "Tudo Passa "
fabinfvb 9 months ago
This song isn't that hard. But it's very satisfying to learn. Clap is a beast though.
J0000OOOO 9 months ago
You have the ability to make a difficult piece sound like if it was easy to play! And now I want to learn it xD. Congrats!
wip220 9 months ago
He's cheating!
Snotra 10 months ago
Steve is the best classical acoustic guitar in the history of rock AND the best jazz electric guitar player in the history of rock,some things ,like the close to the edge intro and soo many others,the melodies on Relayer,etc,are all so jazzy...
He is the guy to be admired
GabrielDhalaman2 10 months ago
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jeycien 10 months ago
Throw it! Now I need to put the virtuosity of Steve Howe
I never tire of hearing!
sorry bad English XD
jeycien 10 months ago
excellent
ADONTONicolas 10 months ago
Maybe a 14 year old playing it?
UberSchlagzeuger96 10 months ago
A lovely piece well-played.
Who could ask for more?
TerrySleeper 10 months ago
by watching this video like a milions times, now i am able to play like, 40 seconds of the solo,Howe is freaking awesome, he is really what you call a guitar player
lamecasuelas2 11 months ago
@lamecasuelas2 if you would have bought this CD, it came with the sheet music to this song.
guitarconasor 11 months ago
@guitarconasor hahaha,unfortunately ,i do not read music.just like the great johnny cash
lamecasuelas2 10 months ago
@lamecasuelas2 It was in tab and notated. HAHA. Steve Howe can't read music either. Neither can Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney or Jeff Beck. Oh, Lady Gaga can read music.
guitarconasor 10 months ago
@guitarconasor i knew about Mc Cartney, Clapton,Page and Beck, but ,wow, howe! i didn't expected that!! i'm a DIY guitar palyer, and i have been playing for a year, learning what i want,and what i need when it is necessary, this is even more motivating!
lamecasuelas2 10 months ago
@lamecasuelas2 Wakeman is the guy with the classical training. Howe was just a fan of Chet Atkins. Listen to THE CLAP and you will see why.
guitarconasor 10 months ago
@guitarconasor 1.-yes! i will
2.-i think that Squier and Anderson were DIY musicians too,and Bruford, he was into Jazz
lamecasuelas2 10 months ago
Christ. One day I'll be able to master thi.....meh, fuck it I never will.
HailCostanza 11 months ago
So where do the 17 'dislikes' come from? I just can't quite comprehend how someone can hear Howe and think 'F**k that! What crap!' Or am I just on the right side of the IQ line?
JonasGrumbyBand 11 months ago 2
@JonasGrumbyBand You are on the right side, those shit heads are not .they are screaming Where is Lemmy !!!
jsilence418 10 months ago
I know you are all going to think this comment arrogant but you have to know that playing this stuff is not really very hard at all. It's very reminiscent of the style in Britain late 60's called folk baroque: people like Bert Jansch and John Renbourn.
khasab 11 months ago
@rhcp4565 This actually is Howe playing. if you look on HoweEs175's page he says that he uploaded from some kind of Steve Howe lesson CD.
Ibakebiscuits 11 months ago
Well done.
rizonman 11 months ago
a pleasure to watch and listen to, thanks
1ramdam 11 months ago
If you can think of anyone in rock and roll who compares to Howe's technique, ability, and skill I would like to certainly know, for I can NOT think of anyone. After watching this, how could you? Man! Amazing.
probrojeffro 11 months ago
this is DEFINITELY not Steve Howe playing....its a cover, and its not as good
rhcp4565 1 year ago
@rhcp4565 i dunno who the hell you are dude, but i would like to see you play this.
NooodlesFromTime 1 year ago
@NooodlesFromTime i CAN play it actually.......gonna play it live wit my band as a cover
rhcp4565 1 year ago
@NooodlesFromTime I just learnt the first half in 10 minutes or so... It's not that hard. It's like that Andy McKee song. Everyone says it's amazing and nobody can play it but if you actually sit down and learn it it's pretty easy. I'm by no means a pro.
ABombs1 11 months ago
Amazing...
rjsfcs 1 year ago
Why is he playing the whole thing with his forefinger?
Pobby1000 1 year ago
Allora...
Dopo tre anni ti sei fatto crescere le unghie!?!? ;-)))
Hai imparato le diteggiature!?!?! ;-)))
E il metrono...sai cos'è!?!? ;-)))
Dove hai comprato quel pletto trasparente!?!? ;-)))
Fammi avere tue notizie...Ciao Musi-cista!?!? :-P
niria213 1 year ago
tudo um bando de iditotas que pensam que sabem sobre musica. musica vem do coração, da alma
vinnypimentel 1 year ago
Ar fheabhas!! Go h'alainn!! Nior chuala me aon rud chomh deas, riamh. Bhi siad ag iarraidh orm ag eisteacht e. Chuala me an ceirnin fad o shin. Bhi Yes an-thabhachtach ag an am sin le ceol chomh maith. Ghabhfadh se amhran da mbeadh se aige anois.
bheadh 1 year ago
@bheadh Sorry, you will have to translate, as I don't have the Gaidhlig (or at least not enough). I gather you like it though, which is fine by me
Doctorbeermaker 11 months ago
Ar fheabhas!! Go h'alainn!!
bheadh 1 year ago
standard tunning ? must find out..and figure out.
stvstreett 1 year ago
@stvstreett yeah hi I play this one with standard tuning and my fingering looks very similar to this video so I'm 99% pure that's what Steve's using here
emstoudenmire 1 year ago
@stvstreett yes standard :)
andrewmccarty 11 months ago
my dad used to play this song for me on his guitar when i was a little girl. my confort music.
cutiepie1995lol 1 year ago 46
@cutiepie1995lol puts me a good mood for the day!
fractalshift 10 months ago
@cutiepie1995lol you have an EPIC dad
XxboVodxX 10 months ago
@cutiepie1995lol I am a Dad who played this to comfort his kids, and now my oldest plays it for me. Your comment is very, very cool and touching.
dcd1e 8 months ago
@cutiepie1995lol Your dad is best, then. The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet has an awesome version of this song, but I don't know if it's on youtube.
gabo1604 7 months ago
@cutiepie1995lol Your father is an Awesome player if he could play this song
Mr90Blues 6 months ago
I have been trying to play this song for the past 25 years. I have never gotten through it 100% I dont thnk I ever will. This song is without a doubt the most complicated and physically strenous song in rock. I makes Hendrix's Little Wing and Zep's Stairway to Heaven look like Mary Had a Little Lamb
snorky500 1 year ago
@snorky500 I'm sorry I really am but I just HAVE to reply even though I know I shouldn't. This piece is not at all difficult to play. It is quite a simple little thing. If you like it that's fine (personally I find it a bit disjointed and boring) but please , ..'difficult'? physically strenuous? How then can we describe pieces by John Mcgloughlin , Coryell, Paco de Lucia to name just a few? Totally impossible? No, this is a simple ditty
khasab 11 months ago
@khasab I suppose I have to agree with you to some extent. MFAD is the easiest of his pieces to play, although it still presents challenges to the modest player (like me). It's when you move on to his country pieces that you hit a brick wall. I think it is because that no one else was playing spanish influened guitar like this that it became interesting. It is his range of styles that impresses me; he is a genuine guitar hero, and I wish I could play like him
Doctorbeermaker 11 months ago
I appreciate the lessons, but I have to admit it's slightly irritating that you kindof present yourself as Howe and then tell folks you're not him on your home page bio. I understand fans and I've known a few superfans, but I wish fans would not associate themselves with the celeb in that way and just stick with "I love your work".
lbruceolson 1 year ago 2
I've just started to try and get myself back up to the level were I could begin to learn to play this song half as well as this man. Which is why I'm thankful for videos like this. His picking pattern really helps to explain the sheet music.
Fylk 1 year ago
very very good performance!
from Parma (ITaly)
liuter pramzan
liuterpramsan 1 year ago
He don't seems to have any arthritis's problems... Wow! what a great guitarist!
Chrysalide27 1 year ago
My teacher is going to teach me this song and he tell me "Hey go check this song on youtube"! After i saw it, i was like "OMG freakin awesome!!!!" So, steve is too good for is guitar :b
PainGumbo 1 year ago
Not a wasted note..I watch this time and time again, Fantastic!! Just blows my mind what an amazing guitarist Steve Howe is..(W0W!!)
krusty0007 1 year ago
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AgentGoldeneye 1 year ago
Thank you for your great guitar work.
inthx1138 1 year ago 2
learned how to play this a few years ago and i love it, its such a fun song to play....i cant figure out how to play clap though lol
pootinhammer 1 year ago
OK, yes, YES is one of the greatest, ahead of time...but that's why not very meny put that atention...now..look's like some teen;s are...I'm glad....just find one whit that voice and those skills on the guitar
MrAntoniomismo 1 year ago
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing Tony. Nadine
williedb47 1 year ago
STINKIN, SICKENING GOOD. Fellow guitar players.....don`t you wish you could do that?
icut1 1 year ago
@icut1 i can :D
razul4111 1 year ago
NICe I would like some lessons please!!!
mountainboy32 1 year ago
Ah, this is great. Figured out my own version years ago...not so far off. Your brilliance has filled in a number of "Gaps" to be sure! Thank you so much.
jackphred 1 year ago
i wanna learn can some tell me where i can
footballrox12 1 year ago
@musicofdano its not about difficulty, its about each notes flows and compliment eachother
rollipolioli 1 year ago
" Yes " Mood For A Day one of first challenges a long time ago
Elektrk 1 year ago
I have always known of steve howe but have never really taken a good listen.
I have always devoted myself to malmsteen, judas priest and satriani
BUT i have decided to start learnin this guys stuff, he is by far a better guitarist than anyone i have ever listened, he is incredible :)
whoever dislikes this nhas no taste in music
pettican007 1 year ago
is this really steve howe?
camaro76 1 year ago
@camaro76
Actually it's Steve, showing you Howe!!!LOL
wallywalleye 1 year ago
This piece should be on every classical guitar curriculum. I first discovered Yes Fragile as a fourteen year old and have loved the album ever since - especially mood for a day. I've always dreamed of playing it and now I am at the level of skill that I am working my way through it - this is great help because I can see that I've got it right. If this is THE Steve Howe then howdy and thanks a million for posting this
spacemanGoldie 1 year ago
Very nice tune beautifully played,a shame it's marred by the comments of lunatics.
So I'll ask again (there may well be a serious guitarist or two here) 'Anyone have an idea what grade this tune would be rated at'?
cky3000 1 year ago
@cky3000 I'm not a lunatic , I have been a fan of YES for 39 years ,saw rhem in 72 and 75, I just get sick to my stomach when STEVE,'s style is pissed on!!! SO you to can kiss my untrained ass,
zorozornes 1 year ago
@zorozornes
I too have been a fan of nyes since their very first album,and attended a Steve Howe solo concert a couple of years ago in Cardiff,and like you I've seen them live,I have just purchase Mr Howe's book of his transcriptions and hope to work my way through it,being untrained it may take some time. He is an outstanding player and his music is some of the best ever,what saddens me is the stupid,banal,childish comments that mar these wonderful videos.
Please try and grow up.
cky3000 1 year ago
@cky3000 I make No appologies! Sometimes a person has to stand up and be counted and voice their o pinions, especialy if it is something dear to their life. You have your right and I HAVE MINE to express their viewpoints on forums like these.LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO GROW UP!!! OPINIONS ARE LIKE ASSHOLES <<EVERYONE HAS ONE. i maybe the biggest asshole in the universe<BUT I'M NOT GOING TO LET DANO TALK SMACK ABOUT STEVEHOWE'S TECHNIQUE. LIKE I SAID BEFORE, IT'S HIS = GREAT andDIFFERENT !
zorozornes 1 year ago
@zorozornes Good! we both agree on Steves undoubted virtuosity,but I would say to you that his brilliance overshadows the stupid and inane remarks made by certain individuals,you and I can appreciate the mans genius so lets enjoy his undoubted skill and leave the philistines to their schoolyard remarks.....................................whatever you and I post here will not educate their tin ears! Good listening my friend.
cky3000 1 year ago
@cky3000 COOL<<
zorozornes 1 year ago
@cky3000 It is so simple it would be the lowest garde.
khasab 11 months ago
@cky3000 sorry grade. I can see people here don't like to be told this but it really is a very easy simple little tune.
khasab 11 months ago
In the next 3.000 years won't appear ANYTHING like Yes. Forget it!!! Steve Howe is the BEST guitar player EVER!!! In the '70s he already was thousands of light-years ahead of anyone: Hendrix, Harrison, Clapton, Frampton, Page, May.... FORGET IT!!! Howie is NOT human. And he never took drugs. A very evolved being.
undercoveralien 1 year ago
@undercoveralien I agree with you about Steve Howe, he's my idol and the best ever in my opinion. But how can you say he never took drugs? I know for a fact the he experimented just like everyone else.
declanp1 1 year ago
I wish I could play like this lol
floukk 1 year ago
a living legend for sure I'd put him up against any guitarist from the 70s Progressive Rock era actually any era! this video just brings his style and musicanship to the forefront.
steve you are THE man!
silentbubba51 1 year ago
zoro-you're an idiot! can you even play? Let me be clear Steve's technique sucks and if he has ANY sense he would tel you so himself. I just happen to be classically trained-I know what I'm talking about. Oh and by the way this song is easy to play, but I bet you can't do it.
musicofdano 1 year ago
@musicofdano I bet it's shitheads like you that are keeping Yes out of the RRHOF
zorozornes 1 year ago
@musicofdano Oh , one more thing I don't claim to be trained in anything, as you do , by the why how many songs have you published and have been covered. Steve has been covered by thousands maybe millions of guitarists AROUND THE FUCKIN' WORLD !! Being classically trained doesn't amount to shit if you,, can;t appreciate the talents of others , even if they are self taught!!! SO take your classically trained fingers and learn some of Steve's techniques, it will make YOU a GREAT GUITARIST
zorozornes 1 year ago
@zorozornes your so stupid it's unbelievable-well actually not in your case!!! Go away loser!!
musicofdano 1 year ago
@musicofdano I'll go away only after useless globs of protoplasm like you finally get it through your lead thick skulls that it doesn't take "training " like a cat jumping through hoops to make great music! SO , you claim to be classically trained, WE are all deeply saddened that YOU FAILED SO DAMN MISERABLY! Classically trained my ass. If Andreas Segovia (considered the greatist classic guitarist and was taught by an amateur}was alive He would stick your outatune ax up your axhole!!
zorozornes 1 year ago
@musicofdano This song IS easy to play. I learned it in a few days as a rank amateur by ear and with some shitty tab back in the late 70's. That being said, it is a lovely little piece - great to impress chicks at a party. Also, the way Steve plays it here is vastly different than the album version. One more thing: is it just me, or do Steve's fingers resemble the toes of a tree frog? Just wondering...
beeroosterm 1 year ago
@beeroosterm Regardless of how easy it is to play, it is an amazing piece. It doesn't have to be complex to be beautiful!
declanp1 1 year ago
@musicofdano Wow! You really are an idiot!!!
declanp1 1 year ago
Anyone know what grade this piece is,approximately?
cky3000 1 year ago
The wild part of all these great videos is these are lead parts to songs from a ROCK band in the 70's! His jazz and classical influence is felt throughout the music of YES and it still fits so well! Kinda like us boomers growing up on the Flintstones and Jetsons and loving the theme songs, not realizing they are actually big band swing music!. Steve is a great guitarist in any era!
rockinredneck57 1 year ago
I like this kind of acoustic music I mainly play electric but this music is Amazing.
Deadlocked018 1 year ago
most beautiful song iv eber heard :)
BaronSalsa 1 year ago
that little bit that starts at 1:30 is my favorite part. such a beautiful melody.
phunkymonk131 1 year ago
@summitthescale i totally agree with you haha. All of the songs yes have made have such a difficult structure embedded in their songs that sometimes its hard to even comprehend what they made haha. Everyone needs to respect yes and guitarist like steve howe regardless if you liike them or not!
GRskateeee 1 year ago