Paul Gilbert plays Spanish Fly by Van Halen

[andrew625]

challenge accepted.

[YodaVanGrindey95]

One does not simply, Play Spanish Fly... unless you're paul gilbert...

[TheCloffers]

spanish fly you say? lets see (play the song at 2x speed)

[SnuffD1]

Paul eres un animal tio xDD

[blaisingyou]

always been a phenomenal guitarist !! no suprise here. paul goes back awhile w/his shredding !!!!!!! fricken cool dude !!!!!!

[taekwondo1337]

Hi my name is paul gilbert and i can play spanish fly in 150% speed

[Waltoooooo]

MUST.... FIND... THAT... JUICE

[XCMajor]

0:28 yeh i rock

[nwtrucker38]

You just have to smile don't you?! lol

[chickenbeek]

i got about half way thru that when i was young, then just flailed random notes, that was pretty damn dead on.

[jgray6868]

Nice MC5 shirt, Gilbo!! Now, there was a band.,,..

[mlmr11]

He doesn't play it note for note ...in fact he did the impossible ....He frikkin ADDED notes !!

[AMERICASMANRONPAUL]

Dude in vid to Gilbert: Dude can you play Spanish fly?

Gilbert: Yawn!!! Sure why not, I have a milli-second and one finger so spare.

Sorta like asking lightning if it can go from zero to the speed of lightning ain't it??? BAM!!! WAP!!! KAPOW!!! Done!

[oldspicekid250]

hahahahahahahaha friggin classic 

[ganjaw420]

How does your hand move that fast? :o

[matkat1820]

He makes me not want to play guitar anymore, there's just no point.

[arzvel1]

fantástica la tecnica ,,virtuosismo puro,, ..a lo mejor, le falta " alma " but I suppose just a sample /////

FANTASTIC !!!!! Feliz Año ,,,,, a disfrutar de lo lindo . Santé, Bonheur, Chance á Vous Tous. A.

[Billbill80s]

He's like, ok now thats done I might start playing something that I have to be awake to play.

[xIvalicex]

omg... thats mike portnoy XD!!! JESUS

[hyperdrak]

i wonder how paul do that... i can barely hear my smaller strings when i do the fast run... on my acoustic guitar... i know that paul have a perfect picking... maybe i should pratice more..

[TheCrystalanimation]

mike o portynoy! wooooooop!

[scentless2apprentice]

this dude rips!

[jimllfaxit]

My request would be the solo in "Rose Marie" by It Bites lol

[daveholliday1]

That was at Mates Studio. I heard Jimmy talking and recognized that damn sofa in the break room.

[camjambitches]

Is that Portnoy who requests? Ahaha, I wonder what Pauls request for him are.

[sebacain]

Hi, I'm Paul Gilbert, and you're watching "Acoustic Guitar Raping"

[f4phantom2500]

what the hell, just whips out a practically perfect rendition of spanish fly off the cuff? paul gilbert, you are a god among gods.

[mcgregor2007]

Pause at 0:00 , It's Mike Portnoy! Love to be a Spanish Fly on that wall!!

[smokebomb213]

Spanish fly? CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

[TheCoreyMilne]

I love how he says 'Uhh.. Lets see...' as if he is struggling to remember it, then busts the song without skipping a beat, well done Paul!

[AZIARGROUS]

Backstage yellow matter custard?

[iplayguitar4life]

me: what's your life long goal?

bro: To play that song like he does! you?

me: to be Paul Gilbert.

[altemu]

ok....he's not human

[00bav123]

Fuck, could at least show a bit of strain on his face: fucking effortless. :P

[vandalski858]

instead of showing people a middle finger he shows them his pinky :D dude you are amazing

[ultimateguitar553]

guys this is what he warms up on.

[georgiemetallica]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK :O

[OneThousandWorlds]

I could do those taps at the start, but those harmonics and the sweeping afterwards, just.. CHRIST, this man melts faces with grandpas guitars..

[vevosucks28]

Where is the WTF button when u need it??!

[ricochetlaugh]

spanish fly on steroids Dx

[dpclerks09]

wearing an MC5 shirt. nice.

[distrojer85]

i would gave away my left testicle to play as half as good as he plays.fast and furious,but always with heart,i am amazed by him,truly.

[YellowPaintedWall]

Impressive. But can he play Iron Man?

[t4v1nh0]

Slow Hands

[GangstalkersRMutts]

"Spanish Fly you say?? No problem pal."

[PJHAIGHT]

Video froze at 0:13. too much shredding for one browser

[ianb902]

Awesome! PG obviously studied Van Halen stuff note-for-note.

[jwe986]

haha my hands run out of juice PG is simply amazing

[rivenx1570x]

the one thing about gilbert thats better than his musical capabilities...is how genuine of a person he is.

[thojyout23]

damn you paul gilbert!

[governorgilf]

I can't believe his hand is running out of juice. Knowing Paul, he's probably just getting warmed up.  That guy really is a beast.

[JeffBurdette1]

fucking great.

[FourthHorseman666]

AHA!! SO HIS HAND DOES RUN ON JUICE!!

[silentjav]

Oh, hi Mike Portnoy. 

[AmplifireOfficial]

He can kick all his guitar just by playing! simply amazing!! Paul Gilber's the best!!

[godlikeMuGeN1]

i have run out of juice lol

[vani1591]

omfg O.o Mind fucked

[a01543z]

i must find a new hobby now....

[OverdriveSounds]

I wanna see eddie van halen and paul play a solo together. That would be AMAZING!

[sticher314]

paul gilbert is just motherfucking blistering, his technique is flawless.

[Deathbringer94]

He cant be Human ... he's send to us from ... ... wherever such talent is possible xD

[RDblues47]

wow

[HillaryHitler]

PG is very KICK ASS

[spunkybrewster1972]

@0:42 "My hand's running out of juice!" :-0

I say that too, whenever I think about attempting any Paul Gilbert.

[SanaOvaisKhan]

this guy is a freak of nature. age is not slowing him down one bit

[QuantumStates]

Paul is a machine.

[TheNovemberRomance]

What guitar is he playing here?

[tinchoableful]

0:52 - YEAHH!!

[Abz90L]

liquid hands

[hispeed007]

Wow, this guy is amazing! Awesome!

[jetshull]

I owe you an apology i was looking at the selections on the side saw yours and said to my self, spanish fly ok mr spanish fly, i'm probably wasting my time here, but jeeeeezuz............... frickin' blew me away...........

[NinjaRodent]

Paul is just insane

[tiagoflor1]

I wish i could pull that stuff out of my ass whenever someone asked me to play anything.

[bergalini]

His pinky looks abnormally long.

[passion4drums]

portnoy and gilbert!

[burnindownthehouse]

This is pretty amazing. He plays it note for note with precision. Yeah, Paul Gilbert is awesome. And from what I have seen on youtube, he's an awesome teacher, too. Not all great guitarists are great teachers. In fact, some really can't teach well at all. But it appears as if Paul Gilbert is a natural when it comes to teaching music. It's as if he was born to teach.

[manonmagiccarpet]

such a good guy and the reason i started playing guitar

[Lyes4guitare]

PAUL GILBERT BEST OF BEST EVER

[rfd73]

LOL for him it was simply like playing a god damn carol or church song, Jesus!!

[LobotomizedZombie]

"Hi guys I'm Paul Gilbert. How's about you just set down that guitar and pick up a spatula? You're dirt."

[KellerDude4]

I love how he already knew it, played it perfectly.

[podekerken]

Maybe you swap your gitar skills in favor of some respect to Eddie!

[nemogre]

@drtcan infallible is damn near paul gilbert

[luzier13x]

@sephiroth2711 absolutely mike portnoy. didnt notice till i read ur quiry.hehe!

[Chillybeef123]

God damn . . . I'm a HUGE EVH fan, but this guy blows me away. He's so god damn precise. On everything. I've been playing VH for years. and I will never get close to this good. Take this from an Ed Head. This is just as good, if not better, than the studio version

[EquinoxParadox91]

His face at 0:25 is like - "Yeah I can pull this stuff off!"

[NipplesMagee]

lol at his face at the end >:P

[pinzellacchero1848]

Ma vadevialkù! tutta tecnica e zero cuore...Non è uscita una nota, dico una, suonata con sentimento... bravo!! bravo!! Applausi!!!

[DonaldDemon]

on a f@#%ing acoustic!! you bastard!

[CarlBlackhurst09]

HI My names paul gilbert and i have an 8 inch pinky

[bogse]

Oh man he s really one of the greats.

[wacaraca]

@sephiroth2711 YEs, it is... check out their work together

[croc1333]

0 dislikes, lets keep it that way...

[MilanPolak]

just awesome! Jammed with Billy Sheehan one night, those guys are living juke boxes...!

[MNightShamamalama]

@MilanPolak

LUCKY!!! billy sheehan is my # 1 bass guitarist ever. i'd give just about anything to jam with him.

[LarasLawyer]

omfg omfg

[buffalowings89]

hahahaha beautiful man

[obelisc1000]

i cant play this song half speed on electric...

[NonStopRocker]

I can play chopsticks..!

[VinmanMJ23]

Paul Gilbert is the man. THere aren't many guitarists out there that can do what he does.

[kevingilbertfan]

I've got to point out that this piece is a actually a lot harder to play on steel string, especially the hammer ons at the end. Great Job as always Paul! Happy Birthday Ed!

[shizzle5150]

How many other guitar players are there that would take the question "Hey how about some spanish fly?" and say oh why the hell not... Not many I can tell you that.

[mhtsos12]

This is ridiculously hard on an acoustic.

[MOSKII58]

@mhtsos12 dude it was meant to be played on the acoustic thats the way evh wrote it & recorded it & performs it.. & yes it is a difficult piece to play as eddie played it

[WhiteDeath]

Is that mike portnoy? The guy who talks in the begining.

[Pepper2Jason]

@WhiteDeath i wouldn't be surprised, they are in Hammer of The Gods together

[YetInue]

@Pepper2Jason Actually this is from Yellow Matter Custard, a Beatles tribute band where they both play (just as in Hammer of the Gods).

[mrdantastic]

@WhiteDeath

It is!

[WhiteDeath]

How can he play this in an acoustic guitar?!! God!

[downvan77]

Holy Shit!

[misterbguy123]

This....has to be impossible.

[Kradoz]

It's awesome how he never ceases to amaze me with his technique and make me laugh/smile as well.

[Megatrane]

He has a perfect picking technique! Fucking awesome!

[louiejack6]

I watch this and it makes me wonder why I even bother trying.

[protossalliance]

paul gilbert's fingers are like 8 inches long for fuck's sake, no wonder i can't keep up

[tmwautier]

@LEOJ024 Paul is likely my favourite guitarist, but Eddie is the reason I started playing. Watching an amazing player take a crack at that track amplifies it's brilliance.

[TheInvalidChronicles]

WHAT A FAG!!! "FUCKING. AWESOME. GUITARIST!!!!!

[Randyrhoads4lyfe]

Man..he is just too damn good...

[thebeerkup]

damn, hes playing it faster than the original i think.

[Megatrane]

'yeeeah'

'yeeaaah'

'AAUUH'

[iamyouifyouareme]

ON A FUCKING ACOUSTIC!!! Gilbert rules.

[TheRealAchilleZ]

@iamyouifyouareme It's originally done on an acoustic >>

[iamyouifyouareme]

@TheRealAchilleZ Yeah, I looked up the real version right after watching this video and felt retarded.

[TheRealAchilleZ]

@iamyouifyouareme Haha it's all good man :)

[TheInvalidChronicles]

OK WE KNOW YOUR GOD!!!! :P

[Timmonsec]

Now thats how you should play acoustic Yngwie....

[tylerdwells]

On an acoustic?!

[ismailbinumar]

i can play everything from :01-:03!!!! yay!

[BelgianDan]

Paul Gilbert is awesome as always, he's a great inspiration

[Keeeeeeeeth]

he didnt do the edward van halen grunt before he started

[iop223]

@Keeeeeeeeth llol

[Ericclapton325]

Played 150%

[Halromusic]

PG's talent is monumental - not only one of the best shredders, but a killer songwriter, amazing performer, and a walking jukebox.

[CatGameDaiyE]

ALL HAIL!!!

[allfu93]

his face at he end is EPIC ;O

[1286038423]

better than ed can play it these days

[lightnessss]

@1286038423

to copy is so simple, creation is the real art...

[1286038423]

@lightnessss

agreed

[Dazzler59]

@lightnessss aye and pauls created some great tunes in his time.

[JerryRoseJR]

EVH is EVH...

[killguns95]

mike portnoy!!!!!!!!!

[nehocyrrah]

frigging phenomenol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wilwarinemaltese]

°O°

[kristof007]

Holy shit! Seriously?! My God!

[HeartAttackMan74]

fuck

[fretworx]

Paul is so insanely good... love that guy

[VanHalenWorshiper]

how the hell do u shred a classical go paul lol amazing!!!

[brandoncarrier1]

thats whats up

[DougFCKNSteele]

I just love that guy!!

[paw102]

his pinkie is not normal XD

[qwsx098]

Yeaaa. You guys know what is good aye

[BlackWolfgang70]

awesome paul !

[Aquaboy99]

haha such a funnt guy :-D I love the way the impersonated the cameraman :D YEAH!

[ashatan69]

His hands must be make of granite. To play that on a normal acoustic with steel strings at normal pitch is incredibly hard. Just think, on the original Eddie used a spanish guitar with nylon strings and tuned it down to D to loosen the tension.

[OralAgreement69]

@ashatan69 eddie tuned the guitar up to F# to increase the tension to play spanish fly

[ashatan69]

@OralAgreement69 Nah.....he didn't!

[ashatan69]

Is there NOTHING! this guy can't play?

[petrucci15]

was that mike portnoy on the camera?!

paul gilbert is amazing

[killguns95]

@petrucci15 yes

[funnyguy1321]

"My hand is runnin' out of juice!"

[DoorMat444]

@funnyguy1321 Yeah, it aint the same as tapping on an electric! :)

[NonStopRocker]

spanish fly was recorded on a classical ..so...it wouldnt sound the same on an electric..

[stankaroban]

cool!!!!!!!

thanks for sharing ...

[AstriBlair]

Damn even at acoustic Paul can shred a ton.

[CurlyXP]

lol, is that Portnoy at the very beginning of the vid making the request?

[gurra9]

@CurlyXP It it Portnoy alright. He was the drummer for their Beatles tribute band Yellow Matter Custard

[impo12]

@CurlyXP yes curly i believe that was portnoy making the request

[Dantex350]

yeah i think so ^^

[westuntin]

do you have the whole video, man?

[54NT14G0]

Awesome! thx for the upload!