DragonForce - Instructional Demo

[travisforencich]

These some of the most godawful tones I've ever heard.

[SurvivorsOfTitanic]

Man, I want a whammy pedal, but they're so damn expensive!

[BlackSectorJr]

WHAT A HAND!!

[GodLikeSeeker]

How did you improve perfection?

Nice question for some reflections!

Waiting for the NEW dragonforce´s album!

[GodLikeSeeker]

How did you improve perfection?

Nice questions for some wondeful reflections!

[alexzz1516]

I prefer to watch the parody of this video......it's less harmfull for my ears

[alexzz1516]

I can't believe that this is a tutorial...! God, they don't even play it correctly?? Stupid recording sound effect...

[TheUchiha997]

@alexzz1516 How can the ones who made the song play it wrong? You know, things sounds different on albums than live.

[alexzz1516]

@TheUchiha997 You are probably right, but they could do like Micheal Jackson and try to make it sound like on the album for sake of music.

[TheNickH3X]

what kinda of guitar is the black one

[MyStarwars11]

@TheNickH3X an iceman Sam also has a white iceman

[SP1D3RMAN75]

@TheNickH3X Ibanez ICT400

[darkmymaster]

._. no mamen como no asi de facil x.x jajaja la verdad esta re dificil D:

[NEGRO361984]

ke facil lo hace parecer ete wey jajaja

[cartoonmarc]

I always find the rhythm parts of dragonforce songs easier to pick up by ear than watching anyone play it. I'm too much of an idiot to think fast enough that the guitar on the screen is facing the other way from mine so it takes me a second to work out which fret is which :P

[360guitarfreak]

Oh and btw haters listen to there music closely and feel for it they have sounds in there that barely any band can get its Power build ups and that oh shit sound like they're about to do something crazy oh and btw there guitars don't have to be perfectly tuned its just a demonstration

[360guitarfreak]

Fuck yeah xD

[Venomhide]

:o im surprised the pick didnt catch fire!

[heyho1587]

always reamber if you can play this dont brake a string :)

[boredpersonthingy]

so he broke a string at the end of the song....when are we gonna see a band break a guitar string durring concert.....?

[aaa8181]

Man I'm fuckin jealous as hell at how fast Herman plays... I mean I'm pretty damn good, but he is just on another level. I'm not a huge fan of dragonforce, but you have to respect that kind of speed and technical ability, it's just mind-blowing.

[bluestormx4]

@aaa8181 calm down kid, just because you memeorized a minor scale off all guitar chords.com doesn't mean your pretty damn good, go back to ultimate guitar.com and re memorize twinkle twinkle little star. I can out play you with my penis, on top of my hands tied behind my back, in the key of E minor. Lead and rhythm

[darkshredder95]

honestly the guys on here who slander dragonforce for APPARENTLY 'sucking ass live' and being 'computerized fakes' are a bunch of childish assholes. grow some fucking balls and actually try and play better then these 2 before you start pissing around. what they are playing in the video, i doubt many of you could play. stop being fucking idiots, go see them live, realise that they're actually very good, and start paying dragonforce some respect where it due. assholes!

[wakefilioso]

There used to be a hilarious parody of this video; I can't find it anymore. Sam Totman is awful at guitar. Either it's tuned incorrectly or he just flat out sucks. Both of them suck, actually. Protools!

[Friedfischer]

Through the Fire and Flames on Mario Paint!

/watch?v=4IZrcS0qmqs

[SuperDarkstar96]

Herman inspierd me playing the guitar

[HeadmasterPrime5]

That guitar has no humbuckers?

[sk8terboi10199]

Haha don't break your string while you're play..... Ok. Haha idk y but it's funny how Herman says it

[audbob00]

all you jealous folk are just pissy that you can't even wiggle your fingers as fast as either one of them are hitting notes.stop being childish and give credit where it's due

[Geetarhero93]

He's wearing a Rancid t-shirt. How fucking awesome!!!

[skypjuh]

phahahah dforce sucks balls live on stage

disgrace to metal...

[hitmonlee1599]

Don't bleak your stling when you pray this ok?

[JestersGhost]

Rember kids: good kids don't break thier string.

[charangourbano]

Horrible.

[SuperDarkstar96]

what pedals did herman use

[XxXnonameAsDXxX]

When he broke the string in the album version?

[Antisepticification]

He said g-string

[PoweredbyAidan]

Did you know? Most of DrangonForce 's guitar riffs and licks are from the keyboard

[skatedude143]

from what song is the tune at 5:40 ?

[ShredableGuitar]

Jeez, people who adore dragonforce are people who do not play guitar or just sucks at it. It's usually true :)

[darkshredder95]

@ShredableGuitar and i bet you fucking suck just as much as any of us at guitar. damn, dragonforce haters are ssoooooooo fucking ignorant!!!

its only because they cant play guitar for shit that they despise dragonforce because they know herman li would pound the entire world into oblivion.

you say he's a fake and cant play for shit.

i say YOU cant play for shit!

[ShredableGuitar]

Maybe watch my videos first but w/e.

[paramore815]

woow i dont have words for this

but they are incredibles are very fast

[knextasy]

Michelin mdr !

[supersawneekfan]

Sam's guitar is awesome!

[lynchyboyproductionz]

@supersawneekfan Michelin Sticker :D

[jpv12597]

what the hell's the matter with u people, if u think these guys suck then don't watch them. A lot of u guys r just jealous cause u can't do this.

[MegaBboy151]

What song were they playing in the beginning?

[yluna217]

@MegaBboy151 i have no idea all of their songs sound the same

[MrSchwermetalle]

thumbs up for Sam wearing a rancid t shirt, the complete opposite of the awsomely amazing technical wankfest that is dragonforce

[antonidegutis]

Man, I've been trying to learn to pick as fast with my right hand as he does for like over 10 years now and I ain't even getting close or if I'm getting closer to that tempo my right hand gets stiff as Hell! Good thing is that it's not my style I'm not your typical shredder but I've got ideas for this sort of tunes as well and since I record my stuff by myself I just have to put them aside Actually I'm pretty much surprised that I still have interest in that sort of music at my age

[crisDAwog]

@antonidegutis hermins been playing like 20 years so yea dont feel bad hermans accually kinda crap

[crisDAwog]

@antonidegutis hermins been playing like 20 years so yea dont feel bad hermans accually kinda crap well they both kinda suck

[Twiggyay]

"This is the rythm for the... worth"...

^__^

[algrot2]

this guy sucks .kill him

[brandon0wnz]

Studioforce

[BIGCAMLABELLA21]

id like too see dragonforce play gibson sgs and les pauls and the bassest playing a fender precision bass

[godspeakfire]

@BIGCAMLABELLA21 those aren't really "shredability" guitars.

[James0543]

@godspeakfire that's the point, if they can't play on those guitars they are shit, I have a Les Paul they are quite easy to shred on, if you have balls (Zakk Wylde)

[71mikefox]

Cool!

[SuperDarkstar96]

A MAN I BROKE THE STRINGS

[McTw1st]

They really need to Fire the damn audio technician when they play live, they sound SHIT live!

[indoom666]

@McTw1st Thats actually how they sound normally.

[tegdog95]

Does anyone know if the tuning is standard

[keebaeklim]

@tegdog95 it is, i end up getting an issue of total guitar w/ the tab, and it is in standard

[kancherito33]

To Sam everything's basic lol

[thephenomfan]

Haha he said "there's a string break at the end but don't break your string when you play this" lol

[Hardboi01]

pac man plus... eating the ghost noise... ohh i couldnt stop laughing there these guys are awsome

[VesterDude]

Oh...i thought this was a parody...

[10vs10000]

love that fucking ICE MAN

[joeyg629]

i just cant like Li... Totman owns

[Alex95LL]

look things

[bahood1]

Thumbs up if you feel like a guy like that should be immortal

[rockerdude29]

theyre alot better here than in most videos on youtube.

[bloodyfool23]

why is it called irish picking?

[every1lies]

@bloodyfool23 The triplet pattern is in irish folk songs in stuff. Ha, yeah... :P

[bloodyfool23]

@every1lies SO irish picking just means triplets? way to complicate things lol..

[adrian5b]

judging by the shirt Sam's wearing I really though he was sticking to power chords

[petering10]

thumbs if u can play this song on the guitar

[sylvur]

Seriously, if anyone says these guys aren't the greatest guitarists in history, you're just a jealous old fart fangeezer in denial that Dragonforce is better than your Hendrix or Jimmy Page!!!!!

[TUSMROX]

@sylvur ........seriously? these guys couldn't hold a flame to Jimmy Page or Hendrix, not to mention that they played different genres of music. Besides, I could name a million guitarists better than these guys.

[kamacazi8]

@TUSMROX lol so true, "we put in one of our little funny techniques".. "pick scraping" wtf are they coining terms now as if its never been done before

[Kalfastehpro]

Is it just me or does Herman play really sloppy?

[loso8000]

@Kalfastehpro

Its just you

[Chillout67TR]

5:13 - 5:30 is insane

[phxaz2528]

@Chillout67TR yea best part 5:13-5:30

[sanderdebboer]

i like sam's rythm pickup :D

[666hajer]

2:37 ---> watch?v=GkXOpJU5CV0

:)

[pollorojo]

Did he say "Froo da fyuh and da frames?"

[exxent88]

beginning of 5:13 sounds so fking sweet

[magikmike98]

@6imthatdude but when you watch them live they suck. Just cause a mag says it, doesn't make it true. If they were to say Aaron Carter is the best singer ever, you would be like WTF. Just saying

[supporteternal]

they sound the same every fuking time. tired of it...

[FaithLifting]

dragon force = gay

[chermobil2]

@FaithLifting Dude, dont post your shitty comment if you dont like it...

[PhillipFry3000]

@FaithLifting suck it...

[skumbino]

their songs sounds actually all the same...

[6imthatdude]

@zpgoalie73

Yes they can

In 2007 they were named the best live performance by rolling stones.

Don't speak of what you do not know.

[zpgoalie73]

too bad dragonforce cant play their own shit live

[nostealthebucket9009]

damn their tone is SHIT

[tommapar88]

@nostealthebucket9009 for trash metal ABSOLUTELY, for speed/power metal absolutely NOT bad

[daahgl]

herman li y sam totman los mejores `powermetaleros de todos!!!!!!

[JeBCitOxD]

and ... tabs ¿?? xD " !!

[tattleboad]

this isn't even that good

[Ablutophobic]

That Ibanez the dude on the right is holding is fuckin sweet, sounds way better in the hands of J from white zombie though.

[Vamphetamine]

He stole Paul Stanley's old guitar and made it suck.

[joey1364]

@Vamphetamine thats an ibanez iceman paul stanley has a signature version of it

[dwaynbob]

this is soooo easy......not D:

[Vamphetamine]

@dwaynbob actually you were right before the "not" was playin Holy wars at 16 in '90

This is easy as man.

[soggywasabi]

haha i'm the 4,444 like

[AvengedGuitarist15]

Yeah… so don't break your string

[PunxNotDead472]

SAM I FUCKING LOVE YOUR SHIRT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TyEnrico]

its because He is Asian...lol

[samrebardi]

iceman is darons guitar

[WildDragonBlaze]

you see? Dragonforce are NOT FAKE¡¡¡¡¡¡

[NOBAMAftw]

just terrible.

[MrRustytrombone]

my head exploded

[Edd360]

herro i am herman ree i make da furry pacman noise

[twisterellafell]

search guitar manual on youtube blog for lessons

[gabedreer626]

Thanks for the lesson Sam and Herman, and thanks for coming to my hometown Portland Oregon! You guys really inspire me!

[nikooxmaster]

I hate dragonforce, But I can't deny these guitar player are mind blowing

[kancherito33]

@nikooxmaster What I hate about them are their lyrics.

[Valareeeea]

@nikooxmaster

I agree

[James0543]

@nikooxmaster lol idiot look at Shawn Lane, or Jeff Loomis they are mind blowing, not this chink.

[pbmdh]

@nikooxmaster

I can, try a guitarist like Michael Angelo Batio. He could put them to shame with one hand cut off.

[asmurfsheart]

@pbmdh haha thats funny man. XD Does MA make music or have his own band?

[pbmdh]

@asmurfsheart

Yes.....

[asmurfsheart]

@pbmdh oh okay haha now i have to check it out.

[GeneralBlackNorway]

@pbmdh Im sure he can play faster but dragonforce is not about being so fast that u actualy cant hear each pich and just hear one single continuing sound lol.....

[UnknownStoner420]

@nikooxmaster drummers fucking sick too



[pieisgood6471]

w=and what guitar do you use?



[pieisgood6471]

the fret part isn't that hard... but the strumming is nearly immposible

[futureechoes1]

sounds like a bee stuck in a jam jar

[rohalin]

fuck, am I the only one to think they are amazing??

[minikola95]

@rohalin So do I, so no ;)

[Kiewicz92]

@rohalin  im with you!

[MirragedCA]

"so dont break ur string Wen u play this". I burst out laughing there. Nice show very detailed

[Omegist]

Too bad they still suck.

[tenhundredkills]

Too many damn effects

[muriendounpocomas]

this music has no feeling

[shovelthumbs78]

@muriendounpocomas ...dude, it's a shred guitar playing demo. Did you expect it to touch your heart? May i recommend "lady in red"

[muriendounpocomas]

@shovelthumbs78 I mean, they can do the fastest riffs and the coolest tricks in their guitars but, their music has no power, no feeling. please listen to pantera, or metallica, or newest bands like killswitch engage. and then you´ll know of what I´m talking about

[joshdh95]

@muriendounpocomas Err, theres a lot of other bands with feeling. Give a bit of john frusciante a look. Killswitch engage have no feeling, but i do agree with you about draginforce

[shovelthumbs78]

@shovelthumbs78 I'm just kidding dude, I've been into metal ( old Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Iron Maiden ) since '86 and I totally agree. No feeling and no power ( and no real substance ) would be a good way to describe it.

Btw I wasn't joking about lady in red, it does have tons of feeling. Thanks for the reply mate

[ttommyybboyy]

i can do that lol

[gerrraw]

wow this guys really suck

[terotele]

such a good technique wasted playing this super fucking shit

[GuitarProSte]

@Haddockxyz300 What is spelt: W-h-a-t not w-a-h-t :facepalm:

[Haddockxyz300]

@GuitarProSte

Ben la tabarnac de calice,jel sé tu moé comment bien écrire en fucking englais!!!!!!

[MrTubinification]

OHHH! I get it now...

[asshazard]

wtf? sam's wearing a Rancid shirt!

[blerner211]

just wanking all over the place

[krolrys123]

it sounds like ultimate shit

[Haddockxyz300]

@krolrys123

Why?

[gatta124]

sam is so bad its not even funny.

[WhatWasThatStudios]

sam kinda reminds me of a dinosaur. i dont know why

[rafaelrosa96]

pray this?^^^^

[LaDyPatty0024]

a ta all right!!!

[TheSuperSaiyanArtist]

how come they cant play this good live?

[MattixIcexBaby]

@TheSuperSaiyanArtist 1 word.....DRUNK

[TheSuperSaiyanArtist]

@MattixIcexBaby lol

[Stringsnpedals]

I love how he's playing a shit guitar with only one pickup

[WetFart8000]

I understand DF does their own thing, and have their own views on music, and how they play... but this just a freakin laugh factory from start to finish! XD

[Haddockxyz300]

@WetFart8000

You'r saying that,but...Shut up

[WetFart8000]

@Haddockxyz300 Oh I'm sorry, I totally forgot you were Dragon Force's number one whore. I guess that's why you totally and completely fail to come up with a clever response. Having all those cocks to look forward to. If it's not too much to ask, who's cock is in your mouth now?

[Haddockxyz300]

@WetFart8000

Wath The Fuck?I'm not gay,(maybe you are,but,)

Anyway,wath's the point of insulting people for nothing?"Who's cock is in your mouth",wath the fuck?Wath kind of question is that?Immature Jack Ass.

Anyway,i did not understand half of wath you wrote because im from Quebec.

20 Years old my ass,i'm 13 and i know better!Maybe you should drink less?

Anyway,i was really tired when i wrote that comment,that's why it sucks so bad.

And Hey,Who's Cock is in YOUR mouth now?

[WetFart8000]

@Haddockxyz300 You are a prime example of why I love fucking with people. It really shows how superficial we are as a species. Keep up the good work kiddo.

[Haddockxyz300]

@WetFart8000

Waterver

Va te faire enculer calisse de bite semi déformer,

Pis lâche la drôge man XD

[patrickm00]

they have a hard time explaining, cuzz they dont know how to

lol they just play and skip the details.