The John Butler Trio - Ocean Cover

[dbodooley]

I like it but he is definitely off beat at some points. I have been playing this song for 3 yrs, so I know what I'm saying, but good job

[spiderspider12]

@tarof923 could you play this with a 12 string?

[billellwood1995]

LOL your a funny lookin guy

[DownBYOB]

Technically perfect but lacks emotion and little impro, and this cover is then just a nice performance of the tab.

[barredfrompup]

He would be asian...

[MZH47]

PLEASE PROVIDE A TAB!! PLEASE!!!

[SuperJoshywoshy]

your low c is a little sharp

[WOLFNATION101]

i have the same guitar :D..but you make it look so freakin easy..and good job

[TheIVova]

where did you get tablature?

[robdoubletrouble]

for how long have you been playing guitar and how hard was it for you to master this song? sorry if i am being too rude, but i want to start learning this song, and it looks easy, but you never know xD

[EddyForeskin]

@robdoubletrouble only one way to find out. Go and learn the song? LOL.

[robdoubletrouble]

@EddyForeskin i would learn it, but without the tapping xD

[lakbo3107]

wish i could do that, cant get the part after the part after the fast part -_-

[yulite94]

@infinitcode2 he obviously plays with feeling. I felt it, sorry you couldn't

[vaughan24]

@yulite94 agreed. it would sound much different without emotion.

[katieandemily1417]

my screen can't even keep up with how fast his fingers are moving, it's just a blur in some places :| wish I could play this:(!

[varun123rup]

This was Epic Epic..!! *Respect*

[MrArunlama]

I like your playing but I don't like the way you strum your strings

[mmdg2005]

very good cover

[ollie1197]

woah man thats amazing

[SOCOM018]

great! the strumming i can tell mustve sucked for you because you dont have the crazy fingernails but you worked through it well!

[Bennyarmstrong56]

Nice cover man, solid effort. Hey you reckon you could check out mine on my channel????? I mixed a bunch of JB's different versions together and i'm real keen to hear what you guys think... Cheers :D

[MedicalPilotOfficial]

SOOOO SICK but you just need to foot tap cause the rythm is off sometimes AGAIN SOOO SICK! :)

[LAnthony57]

Great job!

Do you have tabs for this song?

[akustikMannheim]

Why can this guy play so good...but not can tune a guitar right?

[oshiggerbotgontz]

@akustikMannheim It's called open C...



[keylock13]

@akustikMannheim Its in perfect tuning ....

[frenchfingerskater]

You're an excellent guitarist =)

[vutrashin]

excellent job

[MuffinsAreYummy1000]

GRRRRRRRREAT JOB!!

[mrfreak501]

I doubt anyone can mirror or outdo the original, but bro, you came as close as it gets :D

[gumpy117]

WHOA! :O

keep rockin man.

[mamagubida38]

awesome...

[MsJacko1194]

awesome performance man! don't listen to those racist pricks! they can go eat bum pubes man cause you rock!

[lilnikolz]

TABS?

[lilnikolz]

this needs WAY more emotion to perfect this song, you play it well and hit every note clean but you need to get timing and rhythm connected with emotion/heart/soul/feelings to really smash this song

[Laxer1313]

This kid fucking killed chuck norris. Absolutley amazing.

[zerosipa]

fuck, amazing cover

[erikmoua]

wow you assholes have some fucked up comments to say about this guy.

[Emralddragon]

Kim jong il do you guys see it totally looks like him from Team america!!! haha

[A7X7777777]

really good but you loose your timing sooooo much.

[jeyshax]

You Sir, have just become one of my Tweets.

[Ilovetheplatypus]

Really good playing but I motion sick from watch you sway to and fro.

[gladhell]

take a bit of majijuana before playing this song it will be better !

[ekissane27772]

cheer up u miserable cunt!

[ModeLTU]

If I could play this song, I could die happy

[iAussieGuy]

wow, all i can say is just pure amazement. this cover is so accurate and so well played, there is no errors, perfect hammering on intro and all. Great job.

[alll626]

you're missing 6 strings. haha

[AlNoSt]

@alll626 actually its 5 he's missing because john butler used 11 strings on his guitar if you look hes missing the high G string

[beastyblaze101]

@alll626 five actually. john butler played it on a 1 string. he had only one G string.

[creed2709]

This is a good cover although he has some real problems with keeping timing. For anyone who wants to play this just try, i did and i'm surprising myself at how simple it actually is. just a bot of nimble fingering on the fretting hand doing a lot of hammer ons and pull offs. TRy it

[norwichDnbhead]

if i could play this song i would get sooo many girls :DD

[Tanne236]

Very Good cover!!!

[robbocop83]

I love how he's rocking out to it as he plays! This guy plays for the love not because he parents made him

[Tanne236]

@robbocop83 was this irony??? :D

[demolish145]

How do u tap the strings that loud o.o I can't it always makes this buzzing kind of sound :/ Respect

[infinitcode2]

pretty good performance , but the thing with covers is that they play after practicing soo much but never play with emotion , this is the real secret to make it perfect.

[Xxexcaliburr51xX]

You look like buddha with your legs crossed like that lmfao

[rarshatar]

even better that he's sitting on the floor



[Mimiteh7]

good job ;)

[JohnParkism]

will all you good folks check my version out? i would really appreciate the comments and feedback :DD

[UrbanRedBull]

as im white....im fucked

[123123hidude123]

haha this guy has like a permanent frown on his face

[collatz19]

hey man thats exellent love it. if anybody gets the time you should take a look at my version of ocean on my channel collatz19 thanks :)

[ShenayHudaverdi]

aw he's so cute! great effort!

[The1Nickfootball]

20 people tried learning it and failed

[Sumbody8]

see when u do hammer ons and pull offs on an acoustic is it louder than on an electric ?

[KevCky]

@Sumbody8 depends on how much strenght you can put on your strings.but most times it's easier to go louder on electric with hammer on and pull offs

[johe70]

You´re smiling the wrong way=)

[matheuswylde]

Great cover =) try to cover it with a 11 or12 strings next time.It'd be great!!!

[Schufti17]

i cant get the part from 1.21 to 1:41

[IXIAmonRaIXI]

Awesome job! And the sound quality is CRYSTAL do you  have your own studio?

[JamesBirbeckk]

typical chinese would grow his nails long, have 7 guitars and learn the song perfect from the tab, but when it comes to actually playing it has no feeling or emotion

[oooitsfrank]

@JamesBirbeckk a typical internet douchebag would make a comment on race about a video that has absolutely nothing to do with it

[oooitsfrank]

@JamesBirbeckk typical internet douchebag would make a comment on race about a video that has absolutely nothing to do with it

[Armyofhelaman1]

@oooitsfrank someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. dude, chillax. we all wish we were asian.

[Joshs0515]

HOW ON EARTH do you get your hammer on a pull offs so loud?

TBH this song is easier to play with a pic...

[Joshs0515]

HOW ON EARTH do you get your hammer on a pull offs so loud?

[braaadyyyy]

you have all those guitars with cutaways behind you, yet you strain yourself with that one on the high parts ...lol.

Good cover though.

[samashton1]

What are the chords at 3.18

[NeverSayNeverXD1]

3:36 laugh my fucking ass of

[prepre73]

very well done i like the way you adapted it to be played on a six sting

[firsttruth1]

@prepre73 No adapting needed mate, it wont sound as full but other than that theres hardly any difference :)

[notrealyme1]

Awesome cover!

[Kearacing]

Fucking amazing man

[malongdigosh]

lol thats awsome 420 likes :D

[hypo200]

where is the feeling...?

[Carthsgtr]

@hypo200

Lol mate you are a racist scumbag. Not everyone can play like Butler either. I think most people would acknowledge that this was a fairly good attempt.

[hypo200]

@Carthsgtr

racist? :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D 

[Carthsgtr]

@hypo200

You called him a dog eater. Don't deny it. You deleted the comment.

[hypo200]

@Carthsgtr HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Is it a joke? Because you're funny:)

[hypo200]

@Carthsgtr  :D:D:D:D

[Hespian22]

was great up until 3:36

[lMBAN]

I believe being able to play this songs divides the great guitarists and the amateurs.

[94JackJohnson]

if you stepped the floor with your feet it would sound perfect :=)

[T4Tyson]

That was kind of AMAZING!!!

[radbadchad17]

your strumming is awful...other than that awesome job.

[guitarfanatic101]

is he sitting legs crossed on the ground?

Great cover man

[MsJamieJams]

Bad asssssssss!

[greenpark246]

wow dude that was cool

[Ejwoods08]

I always think the first 25 seconds of this song are the most beautiful thing I have ever heard.. wish there was an entire song composed of just that. Like "Ocean: Reprise" haha

[aaronyeager83]

An incredible cover. Good job man!

[Esjar207]

That is the actual sound coming out of the guitar?

[rachaelbradleyy]

is he even playing? it seems out of time

[nmdmaster]

the end looses all sense of timing lol, but appart form tht pretty schweet

[brad200080]

your out of tune on the low C

[ddude316]

@1:51 he flicks you off

[BAWBCABOOSE7]

Haha man I wish my cover of this was as good xD

[tnucketgirl]

I wish I could.... feel the emotions coming from you. Invest yourself in the song, go through the journey while playing. You hit the notes well, yes, but INVEST your heart into it and then it would be so much better

[emiller1221]

@GuitarMcGiant Ya blew it.

[CSchaef02]

...just found my new years resolution

[GuitarMcGiant]

dude u play with no soul.. check out my version of ocean

[ziuber18]

@GuitarMcGiant no dude. Comparing to thic guy it is YOU who play with no soul.

[Chichichua]

@GuitarMcGiant you play with no talent

[GuitarMcGiant]

@Chichichua yeah ok just b childish. i commented on what i htought of this. theres no need to take a shot at me

[Sawada45]

@GuitarMcGiant His cover is really better than yours!

[MySecretaryIsHot]

you had to be chinese.

[WhiteShadow139]

@MySecretaryIsHot He's japaese :D

[iosta1]

@MySecretaryIsHot

I don't understand... If he was... say, 'white' ... would you comment on the video and say;

"you had to be white"

Can theres alot of 'white' guitar players playing this song... the comments don't reflect their race. But because this guy is asian, alot of the comments refer to his race.

Food for thought.

[Dathmirx]

@iosta1 Dude, it's a joke. He's refering to the fact that asians tend to be incredibly disciplined, and thus they tend to learn to do these crazy feats that requires rigorous training. It's a matter of their culture and how they're raised, not the color of their skin.

[Blankchilde88]

@Dathmirx Hey man I'm asian and I can say that what you say is true, I can also say that if I had the best guitar instructors in the world and an infinite amount of time I could probably sound half as good as this guy. There is a little bit of talent here too.

[theredrobo94]

@MySecretaryIsHot well he is japanese you racist

[drewc1609]

Good job!! a little fast but it was great.

I hope to learn this song as well, songs that finger pick and incorporate chords are so awesome.



[racewalker9999]

honestly its not a terrible hard song to play. All you need is lots of time

[LeonLight13]

My goodness i wish i can learn that song, but i just need chunky strings to be able to finger the notes.

[LeonLight13]

My goodness i wish i can learn that song

[XxShoshxX]

i hope i can play like this one day

[Ejwoods08]

@XxShoshxX you will. To play the song exactly like John does, especially on an 11 string, could take forever. But to play it more in this fashion, on a 6 string, is definitely attainable. You'll get it :)

[Milosmilk]

@Ejwoods08 @Ejwoods08 It's not any harder to play it on a twelve string than it is on 6 string. Not the slightest. You dont understand guitars

[Ejwoods08]

@Milosmilk or maybe you don't. I didn't ever said it was harder, but playing a 12 string is in fact different than playing a 6 string; takes a lot more pressure and it takes practice playing a 12 string. And this guy doesn't even play the song like John does. U mad?

[Milosmilk]

@Ejwoods08 Thanks, you don't need to instruct me about the differences in guitars, I'm quite informed. Furthermore this guys song is like 95% the same as JBT song, granted he takes some liberties but that's why it's a cover.

And quite spouting memes just because your argument is painfully weak.

[Cfullinw]

@Milosmilk 12 strings are much different than six strings, the other guy was right on that count.

[Milosmilk]

@Cfullinw No doubt it's different if lets say, you're only accustomed to how smooth electric guitar strings are or classical guitar strings are. However, it's not much different it, it takes very little time to get accustomed to.

[Cfullinw]

@Milosmilk Yea, I guess you're right there. I've never owned one, thus haven't gotten used to it. The more I think about it, I don't see why it would take too long to get used too.

[Milosmilk]

@Cfullinw It only appears to be harder because theres more strings. It really takes about an hour or so until you're playing like normal.

[Cfullinw]

@Ejwoods08 John doesn't even play the song like John does. It's different every time. I don't think he would mind this version at all.

[jonnyx2003]

@XxShoshxX are you chinese? good luck

[ashleighchelle]

Zolo u can show no emotion n still say a thousand feeling through playing a guitar like that

Your awesome!

U play ur style the way u r cumfy playing p's not having a go at u

[krayzai174]

ur fukn brilliant man

[ProfessorMasterFunk]

Why hello there Mr. Grumpy face.

YOU'RE AMAZING

[Zolo900253]

Your points are somewhat correct, in that at times it seems like he is "missing the beat," and not playing without a trace of emotion. But he took the time to learn each note, and he played with the best of his ability. Do not criticize him on his flaws, but rather, let his good points shine.

A healthy dose of criticism is good to have, but try to be encouraging for once.

[snapshot346]

Is it just me or is he playing it faster than john O.o

[charcharsaysrawr]

wowwwwwwwwwwww

[alz230]

Dude all the girls on this planet are yours :(

[abefroman10]

People don't need to make ridiculous facial expressions and sway and bob their head to have "emotion" in the songs they perform. Do people really come to watch these videos just to criticize...?

[InstrumentalofMe]

thank you..i been trying to find it played right and tuning. thanks again

[jarvisthebox]

oooooooooooo i really hate you right now ...lol , good job

[skreaminquadz]

Incredible - well done!

[McBoothie94]

is it just me or are asians just too good at guitar

[VieTxKuMi]

Where did you get the tabs? :O

[ZINOMAC40]

damn how long did this take to learn

[wildcats3405]

y'all are ridiculous. this is incredible. the only reason it looks like it has no emotion because you're familiar with watching john butler perform it, who is basically jesus on guitar and incredibly passionate about his music, even just istrumentals

[galinabear]

stunning.

[TheWebcamcomedy]

its good but the timeing goes out during the fast part

[yournextnightmare]

that tone is just stunning!

[flyingzeto91]

can you give a tutorial of how you did it cause that was right on please if not just respond please!! thank you i really wish you could teach me i know the finger tap part just not the third part intro and fast part and the strumming part

[themuntstick]

great cover man

[fegracias74]

That is a song that really needs to be done with a 12 string. Nice job anyways.

[shweetdude543]

tutorial? hard tutorial?

[watahead95]

this is such a song that needs expression. technically it is flawless, but has little expression. That's all it needed.

[demonical40]

some mistakes but quite good you ' ll learn with the time

[Maguidoo]

This was.. beautiful! i realized you messed up a little bit during the fast part, but NO ONE would do it better, thatn john buttler. you did it close. man, congratulations, this was really a great great cover, :D

[davidlepahe]

The reason it sounds like he's off the beat is because he's grinding his poor little fingers to a pulp. The reason John Butler is different and almost impossible to cover is his fingernails. They're as long as picks and act like picks. Either a) grow your fingernails like that and have people looking funny at you all the time or b) use both a pick and fingers for the picking part and it will be easier to strum cleanly when you need too. Jimmy Page did this for Stairway.

[davidlepahe]

The reason it sounds like he's off the beat is because he's grinding his poor little fingers to a pulp. The reason John Butler is different and almost impossible to cover is his fingernails. They're as long as picks and act like picks. Either a) grow your fingernails like that and have people looking funny at you all the time or b) use both a pick and fingers for the picking part and it will be easier to strum cleanly when you need too. Jimmy Page did this for Stairway.

[bowlda111]

you are my new favorite artist, never thought that music could be thís good, well done!!

[admbrns]

@bowlda111 this guy didnt write this piece of music, look up John Butler Trio Ocean