Acoustic Metal 1

[gwebilum]

Listen to gweridon on youtube. It's the first track of ou band GWé. Acoustic post-rock with a few hardcore spirit inside. ^^

Hope you'll enjoy

[xXAeon89Xx]

dude, u gotta do that thin i once told u... when ur playin the upper register, u gotta drop down playing slower, then play faster... still don't know how 2 explain it, my english is not perfect and I don't know the "guitar language"...

[Teishokenkai]

es un pro no hay palabras para describir lo genial que es tocando la guitarra lml

[lordmorgoth7]

dude, you are an inspiration

[pulpnonfiction13]

badass

[whatsthisbs33]

Have you ever tried to play a left handed guitar?

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

@whatsthisbs33

I tried and I couldn't hold the pick in my left hand. After 2 failed attempts to try and play again either way, I became very determined to do the best at adapting and just learning to play the best way I could.

[TheFuryForge]

I would make love to this!!!!

[PimpTritian]

i cant even watch this, its good without watching, but its next to impossible to watch him play with that that nasty bubble of a knuckle.... props for playing good, but man, i cant watch.

[MrPianoguitar]

it's django reinhartd hahaha i think the same thing lol

great vid dude

[SammySoliman]

Its django !!

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

@SammySoliman

Well I may not be as great as he was but I sure do love to jam and who knows how far I'll be able to go. The greatest satisfaction is being able to inspire others.

[SammySoliman]

@thatsmichaelsmusic Yes you are very inspiring to many many people including me. I honestly don't think there is a limit to what you can do with two fingers. I read a interview article on jeff beck and he talked about how he looked up to Django. He said one day he taped his pinky and ring finger together just to see how he can get along with out them. He realized its amazing how the human body can adapt. Good thing is that you can use it to your advantage.

[XxjosephabrenicaxX]

IS THAT ON STANDARD TUNING?,

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

@XxjosephabrenicaxX

As near as I can recall, yes it is.

[groberti]

@XxjosephabrenicaxX Not likely...

[Pistolsnip3r]

MORE POWER 2 YA BROTHA MAN!!!!!!!!

[Crumisodamis]

wheres his ring finger?

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

@Crumisodamis

It is sitting in a jar of pure rubbing alcohol. :p

[Crumisodamis]

@thatsmichaelsmusic glue it back! ...... just kiddin, man. ur awesome and ur videos could be inspirational. im thinkin about cuttin my ring finger out to be as crazy as u s2

[geetarism]

not bad. Kinda Metallica ONE-ish. Nice work.

[JiggaBooJive]

jean claude van damme?

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

@JiggaBooJive

what?!

[MoDeRnWaRfArE201]

he is so amazing that while playing he lost his fingers because of their awesomeness

[neuroaxon2003]

fuck man!...Is amazing what you do!!!

I am your fan

[ilykemewzic]

........................ Beast......

[LSA6446]

hes got 3 if you count pinky :D fucking inspirational

[jasonu95]

its django reinhardt!!!!

[ellelaby123]

sweet riffs you have going on :) reminds me of something like tool would do

[twistedworld666]

this guys music is sick it actually makes me headbang. i love classical acoustics they have the best bass ever. and that is sick two fingers? woah!!!!!!!!

[estreman]

Give me a five ! xDDDD

[ursusjo]

I really admire you for the music you write and the determination you have :).

[naruto1022]

are you missing a finger?

[ImSoOffended]

@naruto1022 two..

[darakane666]

i completely love your style , pleaaaaaaaaaaaaase brother ,

can u make a tutorial to play this song , but i can't see how u do that in the video , to fast ^^

[ryder2725210]

amazing song man, you are really good.

[malek18]

this is totaly crazy n_n

[MeTaLOn31]

hell yeah man!! that's the one of the greatest shit i've ever seen on youtube. you're awsome!!!

[menofvietnam]

really nice how u combined the acoustic sound and the metal style,

i really like it :)

i hope we hear more from such a great musician as u

Greetz

[RyuichiNoGekido]

This is pretty catchy. :3

[DRAGANKI]

\m/

[cesarmadaflower]

remind me of megadeth a lot

[xcarlosx007]

TABSS PLEASE

[kenneth2678]

this is tight as fuck and ur missing a finger, u mustve had a bad string break, jk but ur good as hell

[cryospear]

Dude,this sorta reminds me of Metallica,nice

[cr8zykill3r]

u raped my ear ! and i love it !

[jdtiff]

I'm liking the driving tempo.

[jarvisthebox]

wow he only has 4 fingers ..just to be clear im not making fun of him its just cool he can play with only 4

[iluvatomicbomb]

fuckin amazing. You inspired me to pick up the guitar again.

[BMXshark]

yea when u going to tab this song ? pls pm or message me i relly wanna learn this one

[MusicNewb]

missing one finger, and he rocks this hard, imainge with all fingers, he rocks harder! GOOD JOB :)

[Heineken777akaRoma]

damn he is missing his ring finger.. doesnt that make it harded 2 play? i dont play thats y im asking

[Naturepheonix]

Sound a heck alot like Slayer!!!!

[xbassassinsx]

awesome!!

[Cadavru]

dude unfortunatly he has only 4 fingers at the left hand and he still rocks... good job dude..

[Hubi555]

Assassin with guitar :D

[britewired]

im missing something but I cant put my VINGER on it

[hellbillyjamie]

very cool. sounds great

[dillrod93]

That was sick dude

[Ergodyne187]

I like it.  It's like old school video game music.

[since1876]

It's so repetitive, I know you only have like 2 fingers to use, but you can play more than 2 licks per minute....

[FellTheSky]

dud thats awesome!!!!!, ive 9 fingers too! and im starting to play guitar,

youre vid really inspired me to keep going dud!

im playing like a month now, but I play like a left handed, because i dont have the ring finger on my left hand,

Im starting to see results, what do you think should i keep on like this?, or like a right handed?

sry my english :D

cheers from ARgentina

[InUrePants]

im pretty sure theres something missing from this video, although i cant quite put my FINGER on it

[Zhetzhet]

Dark mood. The sounding is perfect. Great skill, thumbs up!

[AzizBayyat]

Amazing. i love your style

Respect

[Clike666ness]

Another small reminder for the tabs. Would love to play this.

[igunfuckedyourmom]

can you say rammstein? lol. sounds a lot like something theyd play. i lke it

[1221160]

Great style, keep inventing !

[thomastw374]

Whats the tuning?

[mechaghostman2]

Don't mean to offend, but you've only got 3 fingers! And you rock! Wow! You are cool!

[g2dragon]

@mechaghostman2 Actually, he only has 9.

[mechaghostman2]

@g2dragon

7... the thumb isn't a finger. But I was talking about on his left hand, he only has 3 fingers.

[nwallace72]

Lol this dude has less fingers then me and still could shred better then me. INSPIRING

[r0llin92]

Genius

[BerserkKai]

you play like this and you missing a finger...this shows you can achieve what ever you want in this world if you strive for it

[rockierocklover]

wats up with ur finger??

[mssweetsugar1]

its almost like old alice n chains

[MrFuckyou9001]

you missing a fucking finger?...talk about hard core brother...smoke one for me!

[swesimon]

This is some cool shit :). Love it.

[simeonhaha]

Very nice and also great courage to keep on going after that little accident :)

[yellowcolourteam]

Awesome, good job :)

[turdmason21]

this is the darkest fucking sounding song ive ever heard its almost scary... ths is way more metal than suicide silence style shit!

[walston410]

@turdmason21 mhmmm

[krauserdemon2]

\m/........\m/

[progressione88]

you're my idol......from italy...

[branskin]

dude this guy fuckin rocks he's only got two fingers!!!!!

[hip142]

three bro

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

@branskin

Actually I have learned to play with three fingers now and been doing so for some time.

[Chrisfarleyninja]

I agree that it sounds like tool

[xcarlosx007]

Love this , sounds alot like godsmack or Tool.

[ORIGINHELSOUL]

Hell Yeah!!!.

5*s.

[kadaj187]

only four fingers???? wtf.. cool

[lsakdhforefljcle]

sounds like metallica

[casualdk]

More like Tool, I'd say..

[MetaLMieOw62]

@casualdk tool?..i like tool alot but tthis isn't makeing me think about tool or sometihng..any way..\m/ m8

[casualdk]

@MetaLMieOw62 I guess it's matter of taste. For me, the slightly darker approach is more reminiscent of Tool - even moreso, when compared to Metallica. Also, the riffs sounds like something Tool could easily use as a bridge or the likes in their technical chaos :)

[MetaLMieOw62]

@casualdk you know...tool is cool...this guy is cool....so....\m/ metal

[xXAeon89Xx]

just can't get enough of this song ! it's so... raaaawrr... BRILLIANT ! this guy and a singer with a voice that suits his style would've made me buy a damn record ! :D

[cfmcknight]

awesome song, awesome sound, awesome playing, good work dude

[xXAeon89Xx]

i don't really know how 2 say this, cause my english is not that perfect yet... but i would love 2 hear the bpm go both up and down... if u played with different signatures when u play the upper register... like... u change between double speed and half speed, just improvising with creativity... that would make sooo awesome ! don't get me wrong, the playing is awesome as it is, but making it more like most progressive metal bands, changing the speed would make my day ! :D still 5/5 and subscrib

[kpah]

Very nice! this kinda remind me Metallica, keep up the good work!

[Poonard]

I would love to add vocals to this for you. I have always dreamed of doing an acoustic metal band.

[xXAeon89Xx]

@Poonard yo ! that's my dream too... ;D here in my hometown, we have alot of local bands, and i am going 2 start singing with a friend of mine (he's on the guitar) luckily, my neighbor is vegard tveitan, playing the guitar and singing in the band ihsahn... 1 day, i can just ask him 2 record our stuff... search 4 ihsahn, it's awesome ! especially the new album...

[CptHellvis]

thumbs up! groovy stuff!

[ozguitarist1]

Wow, kudos to your talent, determination and courage. Well done mate!

[finguerboarder]

man...this is awesome..you rock..!!!!!

[behexendoom]

WOW, you play the guitar, very nice!yeahh

[lluukkeer1]

very cool :)

[RockAddict311]

Just in curiosity, have you ever attempted to play left handed?

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

Yes I did and it was extremely frustrating. Obviously, figuring a way to play with what I had left was much more of an accomplishment for me.

[tazdarockstar]

kewl

[kdogritchie]

thats the sweetest thing ive heard in a long time. good job man

[lyugiang]

Solido

[Brandin604]

I love how you play past your handy cap :)

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

Thank you. It took me 5 years after the accident before I picked one up and became determined to relearn a way to play with what I had. I did try twice within that five years with once trying to reverse hands. Couldn't pick or hold a pick with left hand so was easily discouraged. The accident was in November 1995 so yup, I've manage to come a long way since then.

[sephirothdun]

VERY good job, sir.

[Neaus12]

kwel style man nice work

[kirk45hammett]

not trying to sound rude, but what happend to your finger? I love your song. What tuning is it in?

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

I believe this was done i standard tuning. I like to play around with Standard + half tone E flat. I do have to tweak the tunning a bit as I have noticed that when I play I tend to pull on the neck a bit. Left hand is getting stronger little by little so I'm pulling on the neck less and less. Lost the finger and lost the muscle between thumb and index finger and those across the top of the hand. On a side note, gaming is a challenge to but I use a Z-Board and that helps. Thanks for the interest.

[DeUcEdAaXeMaN]

YEAH BROTHER!!!!! GIVE EM HELL!!!!

[frizeyrox]

what makes this video evn more spectacular is that ur duin this with only 3 fingers. mega props!

[ivanezgeta1911]

great thing man - just keep on rocking

[gnarkill1524]

dude youre missing something... thats awesome

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

Is it awesome that I am missing something or that I am playing, missing something. LOL, just messin with ya. Thanks.

[gnarkill1524]

YES

[rockoutdrums]

Hey, this is awesome man!!!

I like it a lot...

I'm gonna drum to it!

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

I have been wondering if someone could figure out my cadence and put drum line to how I play. Last drummer I got involved with kept wanting me to play his way but did try. The thing that annoyed me the most was that we would play in such a small room that his drumming would drown out my ability to hear what I was playing. I look forward to checking out your attempts.

[Murderdolls106]

@thatsmichaelsmusic

i also played with drummers like that also they would want to just keep going and going even when everyone didn't have their bearings it was quite annoying cus when you would try and stop them they would just keep going and going it didn't last very long lol

[zombieRpoint34]

You have an awesome style. By the way keep up the great work!

[megadeth5021]

This is cool.

[Abagadda]

I didn't even notice his finger >.>

[iVaNcHioX]

Disculpame loco .. el tema es tuyo ?, en todo caso me podrias decir de quien es porque esta bastante bueno .. espero tu respuesta

Excuse crazy .. the item is yours?, in any case I could say this because of who is good enough .. I hope your answer

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

I am not sure just what you mean but yes, all the music I play is original. I don't really know any cover tunes or otherwise.

[Boxer73]

Great riff man.....and the speed is perfect....

[watismynaam]

so theres no way you could like send me the tabs or notes or something? i just started learning so im kinda new...

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

Trust me when I say that I am flattered that you would want to try my style. Tabbing my stuff may require some help on the part of someone who knows how to write Tabs. In the mean time I encourage you to just practice practice practice and above all, try to create your own sound. I feel the greatest challenge is not to play others music but to create your own sound. If you enjoy it then chances are there are others that will as well.

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

Item is mine.

[TokyoBrando]

wow man that was so awesome!

u have Metallica skills...but i'd define this as Country Metal haha which is kool

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

I like that, Country Metal. I was watching an episode of Time Warp where they show you cool things really slowed down. They featured Metallica on one and Kirk had never seen the way he played slowed down before. He was amazed at what he was doing. I pay real good attention to how I play and notice that I use much of the same techniques that Kirk does (just not as well or as fast as he can). I use a combinations of hammer, pull, sweep (used for fill most times) and of course the standard pluck.

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

Now what would make you say that?

[naftis6690]

That s indeed michaels music XD really nice riffs and rythm very good :D

[Duckdude419]

could u please tab this for me i would love to learn it. and then maybe find out how it would sound on a distorted guitar.

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

I'm afraid that I play completely by ear and don't really know how to write Tab much less for the way that I play. Playing this in distortion on an electric is Awesome but I still don't have one of my own.

[silentsouless]

Tab is very simple and easy to write. Just take a look of some of the stuff on guitar sites like ultimate-guitar[dot]com or 911tabs[dot]com and take a look at the tab. Although, I can figure out most of these riffs by listening and watching. Great video by the way. It would be cooler if you sped it up a bit; it got a bit slow by the end, and if you're really going for the metal sound, speed is important. Nevertheless, very skillful playing. Major kudos to you.

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

Good News! I found a program that I can use to tab this and my other stuff out and I am working on it. I am only going to tab the basic arrangement but it is impossible to fully tab all the nuances of how I play. So hang in there and you'll be able to give this a try soon.

[naren29000]

@thatsmichaelsmusic Tabs plssss

[naren29000]

@thatsmichaelsmusic Gentle reminder for the tabs

[blueguitar77]

@thatsmichaelsmusic thanx God, that would be so amazing

i enjoy all the pieces that u have been composing, well i can tell you that im trying to play this song but some parts are difficult to figure out, so what a good new you gave us

could u please let me know when u get the tabs done?that would be so fantastic, i really wanna play this song like u

thanx in advance and good luck

ohhh btw how did u get the percussion?? i still dont get it (im a beginner)

[SkylessNight]

@thatsmichaelsmusic What program? I need to to tab out my stuff as well. Can you PM me the link please, if its a download? Or just tell me the name of the program? Thanks. Awsome song too. Very Metallica like. <---- my favorite band :-)

[Duckdude419]

Reminds me of Megadeth

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

Thanks! I'd also say that there may be a bit of a Metalica feel as well.

[l2michaelu]

that is Amazing :) plz tabs for it and Acustic metal 2 :) if u can ofc :)

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

Unfortunately I am not very good at tab and I will be posting an update of this arrangement soon.

[th3n3wc4d]

very impressive, you really nailed the feel of metal music using acoustic sound, do you draw inspiration from any specific bands or genre in your music?

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

Mostly I just play whatever I can in the way that I can. I am always trying to come up with something new but as for influances... hmmm.... hard to nail down really considering the range of differences in the sounds I make. I love blues and metal so I guess you could say that those are my greatest influences. I like that I can just play at all and I don't nor want to play like anyone else. Everything I do is all original. Any similarities are purely coincidental.

[supertrix101]

awesome!!!!

[arandomperson240]

is this in standard tuning?

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

It might have been a half step up. However, even if it were standard, I have to tweak it a bit because I somehow pull on the neck when I play most of the time.

[l0lercaust]

any chance of getting tabs/sheet music/ect of this?

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

Not likely since it could take forever for me to get it done. I really should post the updated version of this as well.

[xa4gilis]

Awesome, very nice feel. Sorry about the finger, never tought about learning to fret with your other hand?

[arthurdragon17]

holy...

is there a drum in the backround?

it sounds soooo good:)

[Schaferammler]

Godlike! All that with only four fingers... I admire you, really. Best wishes man, have fun to play and give us more godlike songs like that!

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

Please do not missunderstand me when I say that I am by no means a religious man in the truest of its deffinition. However, Psalm 33:2,3 says, Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. NIV. Zondervan, 1984

When I play, it seems to me that it should be impossible for me tobe able to do so. I do believe that I play by God's grace and yet I don't always play for Him.

[mentalmidgit]

very nice =)

i have a friend who only has 2 fingers and a thumb on each hand but he rips on guitar.

keep playing....hats off to you

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

I would love to see that. I saw a channel here on YT where a guy plays slide guitar and his hands are paralyzed if I recall. Have to find it and sub it here.

[0m90m90m9]

how did you loose your finger...just cureous...very nice music by the way :)

[thatsmichaelsmusic]

Radial arm saw. There was extensive damage that extends beyond what can be seen. I'd say the surgeon did a fantastic job at reconstructing what was left of my hand. It did take almost 10 years before I would attempt to play without getting discouraged.

[0m90m90m9]

good thing that you got better :) you make awesome music :)

[arandomperson240]

playing is so awesome, i didn't even notice

[darakane666]

very good man , i love it :D

[monemrock]

that was amazing !

[hiddengen]

omg he only has 2 1/2 fingers DS:KJFL:@D D:

[g4tw]

This is utterly awesome! I searched for acoustic metal to see if there was something like that even possible.

I found some bad vids that sounded just... bad, but this is great!

Proof that metal music can be acoustic, too!