Steve Howe - Clap

[wakatuvia]

probably the best guitar solo! makes me wanna relearn the guitar..sigh.

[kevinpales]

its stuff like this that makes me want to just give up playing guitar altogether. faaaack

[shredmaster100]

steve is the guitar god take notice of this guy kids hes the man behind modern guitar shredders

[houndsofconventional]

thats awesome man, i love how everyone has their own sound. i'm surprised i never heard this before. you're an aweomse guitar player Steve

[skyelander00]

He's the MAN!

[vanessamcqueen11]

Superb playing

[JohnLRBrock]

It's interesting how many sites will give you the lyrics to this song.

[masterarjen]

@JohnLRBrock Haha that's funny lol

[squibster]

Howe knows no bounds!

[dvaidr]

Canny hand on the guitar is wor Steve.

[jonboy700]

I think there's an amazing amount of depth in his compositions. Like Meadow Rag and Mood For A Day, they are intricate and played with plenty of dynamics - which comes through a little better on the studio albums.

[lamecasuelas2]

shit, by the end of this year i have to learn this solo!!

[iRockfan178]

This guy has SKILL!

[hommerzero]

maybe a machine make to play guitar... a human don't play this way =p

[dornelli1]

no one comes close to his chops/abilities

[416234765]

Alexbi, work at it slowly and you will build up your strength. You can play it even if it takes a long time. It took me a long time.

[TheReilly8]

the time of prog rock was such an underated period in music i wasnt there but ive got the yes albums which speak for them selves and the clap is the single best guitar song ever recorded

[alexbl]

probably the hardest song i've ever tried (and failed) to play!

[7stringSupression]

@alexbl keep trying..its far from impossible

[BODAOSENSACAO]

long live to happiness XD

[GaryNull]

He slowed it down a little here.

This song is a bitch to play at a fast tempo, . . if you're not up for it.

[theancient74]

watch this kid cover steve howe...  /watch?v=51eFAXj0aaY

[Topographer]

The best guitarist to ever have played in a rock band!!

[gwydiot]

wow, i remember learning this in the '70s...it'd take me a while to reconstruct now. i was basically trying to play everything Howe and Jimmy Page ever did. my best attempt for Yes was when i got the Ancient down note-for-note.

[ralfschulz]

...yes!

[ClassicRockDVD]

This concert in better quality on Yes, A Celebration 1969 - 1979 2DVD set, check my channel for info and more clips

[escoxy]

What's there to say?

[uberteknik]

First band I ever saw live May '75 at the age of 15. I still have the ticket for which I paid £4.25p. (How much to see a band of this calibre now?) Pilot were the backing band if I remember correctly.

[stravinsky99]

Steve Howe is brilliant!!! With the virtuosity of Bruford and Wakey, how could they go wrong!!!

[bs1174]

who in their right mind would 'thumbs down' this???!!! who are these people!???

[Iceskater250]

wow! truly amazing! I can play this on the piano! i learned it when i was 12! it was sooo hard, but then again, it was worth it! go steve howe! he might be oldn ow, but he still rocks hard!

[eheister2006]

this sucks

[yocuzz100]

Get a guitar and play it yourself small boy!!

[Psico5]

@eheister2006 Your mom :3

[TruthFister8600]

hahahahahahaha! Wow "The Clap" is beautiful. lol. To be completely serious, this song is incredible. I absolutely idolize Steve Howe's musical prowess on the guitar and how important he is to Yes. One of the most underrated guitarists ever. He's a god.

[marcio6171]

Simplemente ES-PEC-TA-CU-LAR!!! XD

[xPurpleDrinkx9001]

@Ken5244 Because anyone who isnt dumb would assume it was a mistake after all these years. I roll my eyes back at you for attempting to be a know-it-all.

[Ken5244]

@xPurpleDrinkx9001

@xPurpleDrinkx9001

So you're saying a person that WOULDN'T assume it was a mistake is in fact dumb? That's what I said in my post. Thanks for agreeing with me.

Do comments like "look at all the STDs dancing in the crowd" and "he plays with such virtuosity The Gonnorhea, he he he he he he he" qualify as "dumb" in your book?

Not sure why you'd perceive me as "attempting to be a know-it-all." I merely clarified -- for the "dumb" folk -- the correct name of the song.

[mikullindiskyz]

Happy Birthday to one of the greatest guitar players in the world. April 8, 1947.

[himvpdmr]

He plays with such virtuosity The Gonorrhea, He he he he he he he he he he! Take care, God bless...

[ALLscaledUP]

one hell of a guitarist; is steve Howe.. enough said.

[zigzag909]

What a load of old tosh, give me Spandau Ballet any day,

[pf17472]

I was there!!!!

[freitasnetuno]

He always hated that it got named "The Clap" on the album, for obvious reasons...

what obviuos reasons???

[Jwo32]

in england 'the clap' was a niuckname for venereal disease

[freitasnetuno]

@Jwo32 ROFLMAO

[MrAsshole948]

i attempted learning this but just got the intro down

[pzolsky]

someone told me steve's stuff is easier to play if you know (work out in advance)the underlying chords.

however playing ragtime style on a guitar - respect!

[themaxi2]

un maestro total

[pjh1554]

the master

[angusyoung98]

this must be one of the hardest songs to play in guitar, i believe

[butcherbird52]

does any one knwo which tour this is?

Relayer or Tales?

[JoaquimRaminhos]

I'd say Relayer as it's a 1975 performance. Tales was released in 73 and Relayer in 74.

[chiques3d]

Aplause

[febay1804]

STEVE HOWE FANS?

look at my account!

i will upload a few songs.

pls subscribe then^^

[Brindles09]

I've just started learning this. It's far from easy -.-

[Sketchyboy10]

Imagine playing it front of that many people!

[ninjanathan1494]

i have a friend who can play the first 40ish seconds

[christopauls]

I can play moodfor a day. I've tried The Clap, off and on for years. Can't play it. I've seen it written as tabs, in various versions. I don't know how he does it.

[Tacomadome24]

10/10 that tune always has my toes tapping!

[thedollardonkey]

I can't even imagine what it must be like for Steve Howe.

Just, musical thought flowing through his fingers into his guitar. Absolutely amazing.

[skybluemarshall]

I was a huge Yes fan as a teenager. One of my good friends never understood my enthusiasm for Yes or why I thought so highly of Steve Howe. I decided to settle the argument once and for all. I got us a ride to a concert and paid for his ticket. Howe played Clap and Mood for a Day. Not only that but the band perfectly reproduced their studio sound (as usual). My friend bowed to me everytime we met for the next week. He admitted that Howe was a guitar God and that the entire band was great

[QuizGuy66]

nice story. Yes is one of the very few bands that actually sounds better live (with honest ears most bands don't sound as good live - precisely because they don't have the advantage of what studio production gives you)

[joecas2000]

@skybluemarshall what tour?

[skybluemarshall]

@joecas2000 I saw yes five times in the 70s. I'm not sure what the name of the tour, because I think I saw them twice, within six months to a year. It was 1975 or 1976. I think it was another leg of the Yes Solos tour. It was at the Long Beach Arena in So. California. They advertised the concert as "Yes in The Round", because they played in the center of the arena and the round stage rotated slowly, so every seat in the house was a good seat. Great concert! Saw Sabbath there too. Good sound!

[hpsfl]

@skybluemarshall I miss the days when concert tickets were cheap enough to do that.

[jazzpsalti]

I bet it's a lot of fun LOL!

[sg72646]

He plays this sitting down these days...bless him. Viva Steve

[theshredmann]

there is a lot of chords here. as well as other cool stuff

[kingofthedeep]

Unreal guitar playing. And I have heard tons.

This is one of those songs where there can't be a better one, and this is just as good as any one ever made.

[sk84darkstar2]

steve howe is hell skilled

[Tacomadome24]

That's an awesome piece o guitar!

[LanceVsWild]

Went to my second ever Yes concert YESterday (Pun intended.), And played this very song so skillfully, I was hypnotized.

[ksaajasto]

not a very good pun... sorry :D

[rivertownsttc]

I went last week to an outdoor show. Unfortunately, they stopped early because of weather and didn't play this piece.

But the man is amazing.

[twisterk3834]

tha's a god!

[T0mWard]

Just superb!

[kingofthedeep]

A real guitar player.

[MrRuss2112]

yeah look at all the STD'S dancing in the crowd..

[Hearteniiing]

That's amazing!!!

[babyscream]

Brilliant!

[elisaloba]

the guitarist !!!!! the one so good thanks for posting

[janderson2000]

The Clap is a brilliant name.,.and piece of course.

Genesis was more known for their sense of humor than Yes, so it's great when they are funny.

[kakofatus]

I didn't get the joke.

[janderson2000]

Well, the clap is slang for "gonorrhea" ...but apparently Steve Howe didn't want to call it that, and Jon Anderson "mistakenly" introduced it as such.

[kakofatus]

thanks. I didn't get it because I'm not an English-speaker.

[LinkBulletBill]

yeah he forgot the name completely, and just said, "Uhm, clap!" meaning for the audience to clap, but people thought it was clap!

[anitadavideduo]

The Clap!!

Many hours on this song many years ago, time to play it again... :-)))

[derantike2]

I LOVE the bit where he just starts knoking on his guitar

[homesick126]

The Man!!!

[clehneis]

one of the most physically and creatively talented guitarists I've ever heard.

[ledzeplad]

Totally correct!!!....pound for pound he wipes the floor with anything else that emerged from the seventies rock scene.

[jtsnowman66]

haha, he seems off on this particular night compared to the Yessongs show or others I've heard... either that or his strings are really dead.

[kingofthedeep]

Genius,brilliant,melodic,unrea­l.

[rodcrippler]

what happened to all those yesfans in the video?

nowadays most people only listen to jonas, cyrus, duff and shit like that...

[IPlayGuitar19]

not true

[arrotamiltan]

JB rules!!!!!! AHHAHA

I don't know, I won't worry about what people listens to today, as long I can still listen to it and there's some people that enjoy listening to this too. I also like Jimmy Page and Clapton in my opinion they're better than Kevin Jonas

[xsited1]

Here I am! Let me get my cane and hearing aid... Be right there.

[clehneis]

Well the "herd" listens to those "artists" LOL makes me laugh using that word with the names you mentioned. There are still a lot of Yes fans out there including young ones such as myself (24). The "herd" listens to what ever is on the radio because they don't have the creative mind to think for themselves. Listening to what ever is pleasant to the ear is satisfying enough for them. People without creative outlooks and real contributions to life = THE HERD; and guess what? The herd is growing!

[giubbone979]

/love

[ElliotWoolf]

Guitar God.

[AlexChernetsky]

BEST SONG EVER

[dziewoja17]

geniusz~!

[Grant5321]

i saw him play this yes just had a concert

[52mindthegap]

Steve, il grande chitarrista degli Yes! Ricordate il suo memorabile assolo di chitarra in Innuendo dei Queen?

[Hippiesam]

omg that part when he drumed the box... amazing

[blormp1]

this guy is not a one trick pony...

he is the whole frkkkkin ranch of ponies!

cha cha cha!

[WithNAngelWings]

Fantastic!!:)

[GrannyWhackers]

Yeah, I can't find any good tabs...

however, I have found an instruction video... kinda...

[lukphonp]

lol thats like asking for the tab to buckethead's welcome to bucketheadland solo

[GrannyWhackers]

Lol I know... but I wasn't asking for tabs... I was only replying to j3ohnny.

[atomiclumberjack]

ragtime, baby. it's good stuff, especially coming from my hero mr. howe.

[jeloub7]

whew!!!! what a piece... it's a master piece..

[juggin7]

look at him dance!

[mikeystrafford]

How fantastic is this. Prog rock goes Rockabilly.

Brian Setzer and Dave Edmunds much have surely watched this and Mickey Gee.. y'know where i'm coming from.

Mikey xx

[j3ohnny]

i wish i could find a good tab for this song, i would not stop till i had it down, but every time i find a tab it's off and it's frustrating practicing something so much and it ends up being off...

[sludgefingers]

This was transcribed in full in Guitar Techniques magazine some years ago. Someone somwhere will have it - I might have but it'll be in the garage and I can't be arsed to look through the boxes.

[ockaa]

the clap is one of Australia's best bands.

before you say anything its been T.M.by them

[spiderpig9870]

lol the old lady at :32

[bsidebob]

I think she is yer momma!

[Gradekocks]

go search for tommy emmanuel then .. I saw him ^^,

[Trader5822]

What an incredible talent

[timele85]

einfach genieal

[57Sammy]

Steve Howe rules - and he plays it better now

[laudypapa1]

i played this at my high school talent show when i was a sophomore, the audience started to clap after a bit and it threw me off but i still got thru it

[Zeldaman007]

yeah, hes doing some redneck headbanging there. haha. keep rocking steve. \m/

[SirPaladinxyz]

IMO the Yessongs version is the best. It was absolutely breathtaking the first time I saw it...

[tiomariotiomario]

I agree... it was way faster... and flawless... my only concern were his moving jaws... was he on speed? hahaha

[RichXZ]

@SirPaladinxyz It's not on Yessongs, is it? "Mood for a day" is

[zp4eva]

my fvorite version was hte one that sweetsheep has

[peacesellswhosbuyin]

AMAZING SONG...Great guitarist, awesome band, what more could you want?

[guitarherogod724]

ok at the part at like 1:33 that is genius lol. thats something no one wouldve even thought about doing and he rocked it. Steve Howe is amazing

[nmste]

yes i agree

[durazoom]

the best guitarrist in the world is

steve howe

[UBoat120]

Good God in Heaven. That was unbelievable. The best acoustic guitar work i've ever heard.

[gumborific]

Just think how it would sound if he was talented. (that's sarcasm folks).

[magan427]

I seen Yes in concert in 1978 and Steve Howe played this.

It was mesmerizing!

[Freckled713]

Uboat120,

if you like this, check out tommy emmanuel.

he is simply amazing.

[magan427]

Thanks for the heads up! Tommy Emmanuel is great. I really liked Angelina. Check out Larry Coryell. Another great guitarist.

[driverfl]

wow that is why YES was (or is) so good was able to see them three times, after ths video my guitar won't gently weep, but will heat my house next winter.

[greekgator01ss]

this guy is so freaking cool! i love how he's all into it...VERY underrated guitarist and if you ask me 2nd to David Gilmour!Howe can virtually play anything!

[UBoat120]

oh, absolutely. Gilmour, and Howe, two ends of the same spectrum.

[eldorado2057]

Maybe Gilmour could carry Steve's gear in and out of the venue. But their names don't belong in the same sentence. Gilmour doesn't approach Howe's virtuosity.

[LinkBulletBill]

All guitarists have their own virtuous style...

[septip123]

Exactly! Everyone has a place at the table. Hendrix...angus young...Howe..page...beck...cl­apton...

[LinkBulletBill]

I would call Angus a virtuous... But still he rocks, and he influenced a lot of ppl, but remember the only good riffs he wrote was Whole Lotta Rosie, Given The Dog A Bone and Thunderstruck... The rest were done by Malcolm Young... But still don't get me wrong, he is great! His soloing is his style, no one else ever heard... Even if his solos sound the same (no offense) they are him, his own style, own cool style... But AC/DC changed music of hard rock, no one heard hard rock like AC/DC...

[septip123]

Ah, I didn't know that abut his brother, Malcom.

It's like B.B. King. You heard one B.B. solo...you've heard them all. But! The very second you hear a B.B. note...you say, Ah! That's B.B. King playing! It does not matter how fast, how intriciate, how difficult one plays...so long as the player has his/her own "voice."

[LinkBulletBill]

I know, but still... Like Jimi Hendrix, most of his solos are different but when you hear one you know it's him... Just I prefer different styles...

[LinkBulletBill]

I wouldn't********************* I mean sorry!

[kingofthedeep]

Schenker,Roth? And on.....

[kingofthedeep]

Schenker and Roth!

[nmste]

ADORE HIM

[nmste]

The Best

[cyberflea07]

gotcha steve! I heard you miss a beat and a note on your own song and it only confirms how hard and technical it is.now wonder I only get it perfect once out of every ten times I play it.I`ll be playing it as soon as I get a video cam,meadow rag and mood for a dey as well.thanks for composing and inspiring.

clap,meadow rag and mood for a day where the first songs I got my self to learn

[liniquin]

omg blow your own trumpet much. Can't people watch these clips without having to on aself glorifying rant about themselves. Who cares if you can play mood for a day blah blah, so can a bazillion of other you tubers.

[ampent2007]

Wow cyberflea! You've some real issues.

Please respond and I'll get you some names for the psychiatric help that you require.

Please don't commit and violent actions based upon your obvious mental discourse, and jealousy issues obviously in coordination with envy of an outstanding musician.

Love & peace ( & chill).

ampent2007.

P.S. You dickhead.

[MDBritt33]

I've seen Steve play on 14 different occasions and and awed every time. Great stuff.

[emandude]

best guitarist ever

[ChrisMcRae]

that ruled

[mskears]

Oh my god. I am really enjoying all of the Yes stuff I am finding today.

Thanks for posting this.

[rosepearljanis]

i have never heard anyone say hendrix sucks!i am sure that howe was and still is influenced by and still enjoys hendrix as anyone who is lucky enough to hold a guitar in thier hands is-jeez its not a competition-or is it!?

[musicimprovedme]

Not a competition, of course, but most people don't even know Steve Howe's name, let alone that he is a master of his craft. Hendrix is a household name and while I agree he was incredible, and that it isn't his fault that he got so much attention at other players' expense, it ruffles my feathers a bit too. I don't like Hendrix as much as the next guy either, but that's just my taste. He deserves his accolades.

My fav guitar players are: Howe, Page, JT, John Denver, Knopfler, and Clapton.

[yak3210]

he's a musical genius!!!!!!!!!!!!

[VMRiewer]

I can't wait to see him and Yes in Kansas City in August.

[fatony26]

How much were those tickets? They go for 280 a ticket at least up this way. Id love to see them

[maraudingchimpanzee]

steve howe is the greatest guitarist ever (yeah, i think hes better than Hendrix, go ahead and throw stuff at me)

[fatony26]

I think lots of people are better than Hendrix. i like Howe more myself

[KingXanadu]

I agree. Compared to Howe, Hendrix sucks.

[konstantinov]

Wow.

THE MAN

Steve Howe sort of rules us all

[CrimsonKingHowe]

Steve's just the best. Full stop. Clap, clap and clap...Againandagainandagain..­.

[rockaires]

The years of Yes were with S Howe. The Rabin-Horn era was very week. Peace.

[RockinRobin411]

I always thought of him as the music only, but he has stage presence.