Michael Hedges - Ritual Dance

[CrepinthruBKxX]

my brother played this song and broke a sting playing it he said every time he plays the song he breaks a string

[belgaerthethinker]

@CrepinthruBKxX Every time I *try* and play this song that happens. Worth it EVERY. TIME.

[aaheng]

now i know why he is dead. he has a neck pain.

[Emokid43212]

0:48-1:00 is amazing, for some reason it brings a Sense of nostalgia.... it reminds me of the MMPR to xD....

[grevejp44]

The term "Genius" is thrown around too often in today's society. I think a Genius does something that nobody else is mentally capable of doing themselves. Michael Hedges reinvented how to play an instrument that has been played the exact same way for hundreds of years. That is Genius.

[ZOMBIELANDakaUSA]

@grevejp44

right on, i'm not sure we'll ever see this kind of change to the guitar ever again...

[drinkfloridaoj]

why is he headbanging and stuff? its just one riff repeating, on an acoustic. sounds nice and all but i wouldnt call it headbanging thrash

[hongus32]

@drinkfloridaoj try playing it and not get excited men or its because you are a pussy and can even play this "one riff" so dont mess with hedges!

[sglp9000]

@drinkfloridaoj it doesn't have to be thrash for the musician to get into it. Hedges felt music on a level that few (if any) of us will ever have the privilege of understand. I play guitar in a death metal band, I know what it's like to head bang, but I can also move to this and feel completely in place with the music. Don't spend your time focusing on things you don't understand, just sit back and listen to a master explain music through music.

[thedudesupreme]

Anyone know what concert this is? I know, technically it's possible to pinpoint it by using the Michael-Hedges-changing-hairst­yles-chart, but it would be nice if someone had a date and, perhaps, a venue?

[BushmasterJH]

A one man band.

[JakeSimMusic]

he plays so passionately. Why can't artists today play like that

[cradleofdeath123]

@JakeSimMusic andy mckee.... antione dufour... dont worry.... guitaring is still alive

[boogeyratt]

This makes me wish You Tube had a repeat option.

[Jia0Ren0Qu]

@boogeyratt Just write "repeat" after "youtube" in the URL bar. ;)

[iZenZation]

@Jia0Ren0Qu wow! that really works hehe thnx dude

[TheChaNar]

This man remains to this day, fourteen years afer his unfortunate death, a genius who redefined the guitar and its possibilities. The uniqueness of musicians such as Michael Hedges, and another wise man before him, Jaco Pastorious, will remain unmatched forever as they appear like some divine entities who are chosen to walk among us and leave us with the blessings of their music.

[StringButcher]

Rich tapestry of sounds.

[1969fenderjazz]

these last couple of steps he takes before he jumps the end chord are so funny!

[JimB667]

when I first saw him play I thought that was some skill I could never fathom....but I actually tried out the tunings and his songs just sort of come alive....start playing this tune and then go off when no ones around.... its very therapeutic lol

[mooycheese]

His hands are moving faster than sonic the hedgehog on speed :O

[paulyphonica]

@mooycheese his hands aren't really moving that fast at all. what is brilliant about his playing is that he reinvented the way the guitar is played to meet the aesthetic he was after, and he did it flawlessly. he achieved it through a combination of special tunings, careful selection of musical instruments, and meticulous attention to articulation of notes in his picking, fingering and muting of strings. Try to reproduce the first two measures of the very slow Naked Stalk with his accuracy.

[EFODERFIX]

he plays for the angels, how I envy them!!!

[adamemanuel]

great soul!

[mutley2209]

tuning a string to C is annoying me, i can only find open C tuning on the net but not how too tune an individual string to C, since i don't know how to do it nor have i found a video showing you how to do it i can't train my ear for it, can someone point me in the right direction please and possibly for tuning a string too F, i'd really like to learn this song so help would be good, cheers

[kenshin1224]

@mutley2209 you dont really need an outside reference to tune to a C just tune one of your other strings and find C in the next octave up and use a harmonic like if you were dropped the bottom E in standard tuning to a D you could hit the 12th fret harmonic on the 6th string and compare it to the open D on the 4th string or the 5th fret on the A string.. hope this helps

[kenshin1224]

@mutley2209 you dont really need an outside reference to tune to a C just tune one of your other strings and find C in the next octave up and use a harmonic like if you were to drop the bottom E in standard tuning to a D you could hit the 12th fret harmonic on the 6th string and compare it to the open D on the 4th string or the 5th fret on the A string.. hope this helps

[mutley2209]

@kenshin1224 cheers dude i'll have a bash see what happens, i managed to do a botch job on a C tuning though i think i was a bit # i put a capo on the forth tuning the tuning the string until it E on my tuner, then when removing the capo it should be at C i think =P your way sounds better lol

[lizzie808]

This is the kind of music that speaks to your heart and touches your soul

[Bekki112790]

shoot sorry i said anything jeese

[MattGuitLead]

ce mec assure!

[meeszi]

This. Is. AAAwsome. I can't find my... anyway, this IS a ritual dance

[TheCelticWayy]

I hate when people mention August Rush on RD videos, Hedges was GOD and his music is TOO good to be used in some piece of shit film.

[tehmarzvotla]

Look at him go! Such a tremendous artist.

[fdsman]

One thing that pissed me off about my friend and August Rush is he actually believed the kid was playing the guitar, when of course it was dubbed over by a professional artist.

[thewordorange]

this man was born to experience music. just one of the lucky few.

[Bekki112790]

this was in august rush

[ledzeppelin4485]

@Bekki112790 yes but it was kaki king's version in august rush.

[DuskY1991]

Haven't heard or seen anyone play with more feeling. Great tune.

[moops155]

dadgcc- amazin tune!

[Kite117]

Wow. . . just. . . wow. That inspires me to learn that song! It awoke, my musical nature! Ive been searching for a song that could challenge me, and I think I found my match! I'm gonna be on this song for at least a month or two now!

Completely inspiring. This makes me wish I saw him before he passed T-T

[UWHuskygal16]

now there is a man who feels his music.

[victoriavictrix]

I met him at a tiny cabaret performance in Tulsa; he was kind, warm, witty, and treated us all like his guests. His college professor shared the stage with him for a duet, the fellow is a masterclass classical guitarist, but it was obvious he considered Michael to be his superior.

[Sign213]

My favourite Song ever

I miss You micheal

R.I.P

[M24Cal]

Hedges = A Genius. RIP just wish i saw him live :(

[gene101101]

@M24Cal Yup, you missed an unbelievable performer. I saw him in Mesa, AZ at an outdoor concert in 1992. Like many of the others present, I didn't really know who he was. He amazed everyone and I'm sure all who were present wanted to see more of his concerts and dashed out to buy his albums. Michael was more than entertaining: he inspired people.

[surfdocer]

sick good

[DanieleBazzani]

still #1...

[KaseyyyDawn]

what kind of guitar did michael hedges use??

[Baker3939]

Looks like an old Martin HD 28.

[KaseyyyDawn]

yaaaa it does. lol

[STICKSnSTRINGS]

D-28 for sure.

[timbr88]

I meet him at Ravinia in Illinois during his "Double Planet" tour. I asked him how he was he getting all those sounds we're hearing? He actually went and got me copies of all his tunings, gave them to me and said with a smile, "Here these are for you, and good luck with those". We shook hands.  He seemed to be very down to earth person and someone who cared about his fans. A person with complete mastery over music, a guitar god. It was the Fourth of July. thanks Mike

[ereccay2k22]

would you be kind enough to share those tunings to me? i just recently became a big fan of his (as recent as a month ago?)

[PaleHearse]

I got an opportunity to see him just before he passed away at a concert he did in Davis. He opened the set with a warm up piece... people applauded. Then another warm up piece... people applauded.. then.. he played Raggamuffin.  When he hit the last note of that.. there was about a 5 or and 8 count where everyone just stared silent.. trying to figure out what they just saw. He laughed and said.. "It's ok.. I get that reaction all the time.." and the place went berserk.

Miss you man.

[Plozen]

That would be fucking amazing man.

[Plozen]

His hair styles are only surpassed by his music.

[blahdofj]

and his dancing

[Plozen]

Haha, yeah.

[BtownMercCrew]

Absolutely wonderful......I love this version of the song much more than the "polished" version in August Rush.

[therockingviking]

yeah, they had kaki king do the cover for august rush. her covers are normally great, but there isn't a lot you can add to this. i guess they just had her do it because they needed shots of her hands? idk.

[JackFlemingFan]

Excellent!!

[gongargongar]

Holy hair michael :D I praise thee

[izzyvolve]

este chabon me parte el cerebro

[StevieRayVaughan84]

The Hendrix of Acoustic guitar...

So long Michael...

RIP

[supernaturalforest]

good coment man hahahaha

[OddlyAppropriate]

coolest out fit ever.

[geezbuck]

I hate that this is the first time I have heard of this guy. His songs are the truth. His body gyrations just show that he is just feeling his own music.

[YouLikeBosch]

As long as you hear.

[tjazmin]

Great force! Great spirit! I feel so humanly in your music Michael. It gives me such an incredible natural high : )

[Plozen]

Loved this performance.

RIP Michael Hedges, legend of guitar.

[Realist0123]

Michael really was something special. I'm really sad that he was before my time. I wouldn't have had the possibility to see him back then (being 8~11 in the few years before he died)

[YouLikeBosch]

I feel the same way. I'm a huge fan of Buckley, who died just 6 months before Hedges. I was only 10 in 97 =/

[turtlens]

Imagine the stage and dance floor filled with people dancing while playing this song.

[tdballerznikkah]

hell of a masterpiece!!!!!!!!!!

[jkshoujk]

The amount of different hairstyles Michael Hedges has had can't even match up with how many great songs he's composed.

[musicisfusion]

I saw Hedges perform twice in the 90's. Discovered the cd 'Breakfast in the Fields' while on a drive up the California Coast to San Fransisco from Huntington Beach in 1988. Found the cd at a flea market. I could not stop listening to it, and as a player I turned a lot of players onto his music. I was freaked out when I heard he died on this very same drive up the coast.

[chillikey]

best performance among all the fuckin good ones

[ehsanul]

I like performance of his better, more energy (if that seems possible): watch?v=OPB-ShG_UWY

But yeah, this is great too :D

[ShirtRipperT]

best performance i've seen of this yet

[Silatman2]

the master and a piece!

[TheRealCristianLuca]

This is a masterpiece !

[victorolden]

great, man!!!

[methodinsane]

I think I posted this before but anyone else notice the setlist pasted to his guitar? I wonder does he have his tunings on there as well or does he remember them all.

[cptspoofy]

haha that's really interesting!

[calchip]

Michael had all of his tunings memorized and could quickly go from one to another. In later years (after 1992) he toured with a tech who tuned his guitar simply to speed up the show and time between songs. The paper on his guitar is just a set list.

[RoyAnnashi]

Listening to him tune was always part of the show though, no one else can do it like he did. He would talk and entertain the crowd while he did it. Incomparable guitarist, and stage man.

[zenfreestyler]

Man, I love the "Wakka Wakka" style! This is "New Age Trash Acoustic" at it's best! Thanks for the new vids man, it's such a pleasure watching them...

[whitespaniards]

okay i dont even know what i would do with out you type3. please tell me how and where you get all of these insane videos

[irpacynot]

Wow, what a great performance of that song!

[ProAmPiano]

Awesome! Thanks so much!

[klaimeks]

Its cool to see that michael allways gets in trance while playing this piece.

Crazy hair too :D

Thx for the vid Type3.