Ben Folds - Zak and Sara Live

[heyhey1385]

When i started watching this vid i saw the top coment and i was like asshole ben folds is not a asshole but....... now i get it

[bunnyonfire0]

ASSHOLE!! Haha, WTF?

[jamesthenabignumber]

Is this in Boston?

[itsbenhood]

@muso8787

It's actually a cycle of fourths in this song I believe, could be wrong tho.

[kojak2091]

@itsbenhood cycle of fourths is just cycle of fifths backwards.

[loserchick1520]

UGH why is Ben Folds such a musical GIFT to the world? This video is epic and I love ittttttttttttt

[popcornlover100]

hahah this guy is such a dork. but he's so funny. lol.

[tikalal]

What is that weird stuff he does at 2:37 onwards? I just can't seem to work it out.

[TheJacktheRipper]

a solo

[tikalal]

Well shit, really? Did he really do a solo? I didn't notice. Thank you for your astute observational skills...

[Muso8787]

@tikalal Hey is basicly playing the exact same thing, but moving the repeated riff up an extra octive each time, its a very common technique for improvisation.

Other things that people often use is semitone key changes (Plaing a riff on C, then C#, D, D# and so on) and a cycle of 5ths (where you repeat a riff in a constantly descending pattern through different keys, and then break away to the original key)

The cycle of 5ths was made famous by a rock god. That god is Bach.

[pianoguy05]

@Muso8787 I think you mean "octave". At least, that's how actual musicians spell it.

[Muso8787]

@pianoguy05 Mate, I was trying to be helpful and you have a go at me for a spelling mistake? I hope you don't behave like that in real life. Keep your arrogance at bay and actually contribute something.

[GuyWhoPlaysPiano]

@tikalal Just don't worry about it and do your own thing. You don't have to play it just like he does. That is what makes a musician a musician.

[tikalal]

@GuyWhoPlaysPiano

Hehe thanks for that. Luckily I was able to work it out eventually! I just started out at the beginning of the year so I've been getting better at working things out by ear. It just sounds so cool I wanted to be able to do it :)

[Keaneluver123]

ASSHOLE!!

[tigregirl18]

nice!

[hollisterbabes57]

where is this? is it in boston?? cause i live near there and i always see that!!

[TehNazz]

Looks like the hatch shell in Cambridge, MA.

[hollisterbabes57]

cool! =]

[starbucks95905]

Lmao. I love how he randomly shouts "ASSHOLE!"

[aaronkay]

it's not really random if it's in the original song. js.

[starbucks95905]

You're right, but it doesn't stand out as much. xD

[tigregirl18]

it is in the original song

[jetjock64]

when and where was this show?

[schnitzlopolis]

i think it's in the half-shell in boston... not sure though

[getinthebag]

this is like a fave. song ever.

i'm doing my videography project music video using this song :]

[gibsonman58]

this is a really good quality video

[starbucks95905]

Agreed.