Andy Mckee - Nakagawa-san cover

[anonimus5705]

Could you make a tutorial? I really want to play this song and I really like how you play it!

[forcedtodie]

I've been getting back into Mckee's stuff, so I decided to revisit this video.

Awesome job, finger picking cleanly is no easy feat =/

[TheHoward1112]

you play this song really well

i want to learn it but i cant find the tuning for it...

[Rael0505]

if I recall correctly, from low to high: EBD#F#Bd#

[vinix123]

Very nice!

[Rael0505]

Thanks a lot :) I've actually wanted to re-record this song, because I play it better now.

[BENebuchadnezzar]

I really like this, great song and really well played, I might have to sub you know

[ChrisPassFl]

for just starting fingerstyle you're doing very well. keep it up.

[Rael0505]

Thank you! I've been thinking of redoing this video sometime, I can actually play the song better now.

[MonoPete]

BTW, what is your set-up? I mean, do you record via your webcam? Mic? Any amp involved there?

[MonoPete]

Wow, nice work! You have had to do a lot of work on your fingerstyle to get this far. And as with many things, the better you get, the more you tend to know how much more there is still to learn. (At least that has been case with me anyhow. :)

[Rael0505]

Thank you very much!  I agree, there is still so much for me to learn. I don't have a teacher, so I just find tabs and try to learn on my own, haha.

And I just record straight from my camera. No mic or amp involved. As you saw in my three mile bikeride video, the audio was a little better than it was here because I made the soundboard face the camera. In this video it didn't pick up the bass well.

I'm actually interested in re-recording this song; I've improved a little since then.

[DavidClerk]

You must have worked a lot to succeed this ! Very well done !

[Rael0505]

Thank you very much! I appreciate the nice comment. I'm still trying to get better at fingerstyle. :)

[cwilmatic]

thanks man...and the fact you can even touch andy mckee let alone do it well is dope...keep it up!

[Rael0505]

I appreciate it!

[dantheacousticman]

taht mirror triped me out, but good cover! try to hold your hand alittle closer to the sound hole, you get more volume taht way (;

[Rael0505]

Thanks for the advice! Sorry about the mirror, I can't stand that I didn't even realize it in the camera, haha. I appreciate the comment.

[sinfonia11]

Damn, that's beautiful! Great playing. I do not say that lightly!

[Rael0505]

Thank you very much! I'm still not as good as you, though ;) Your snakeman improv was awesome.

[edhusse]

unbutton that top button

[armans223]

wow man really awesome! Pro. Pro x)

[Rael0505]

Thanks a lot!

[evrolicious]

what tuning is used for this song?

[Rael0505]

You can actually find the tunings to all of Andy's songs on his forum.

[Rael0505]

I just removed my earlier comment due to a mistake. This is the correct tuning from low to high:

E, B, D#, F#, B, D#

[RileyBrady]

Really good cover! Good job. I wish I still could play the song like this. Its a hassle switching through all the tunings so I don't get a chance to practice all the songs all the time!

[Rael0505]

haha, I know... I used to feel that way about changing tunings too. Now I just suck it up and do it. I tend to break strings from all the tuning changes, but now that I moved up a gauge hopefully it'll happen less.

I thought your cover of Nakagawa-san was good too. ;) I wouldn't be playing it if it weren't for your tab. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[WarDemon282]

Awesome job Raul.

[Rael0505]

thx sean <3<3<3

[cr4ckcyb3r]

Lol I'm listening to this several times now xD *like it* even though i don't know this song x)

5/5 really nice!

[Rael0505]

Thanks a lot! You should really check out more of Andy McKee's stuff, I think you'd like it :)

[stsanford]

Nice Job Rael. very tight and clean. Keep up the good work!

[Rael0505]

Thanks a lot, man! I really appreciate it. This song is definitely one of Andy's easier ones, but I'm glad you like it ;)

[Rael0505]

Thanks a lot!

[forcedtodie]

Kudos on the finger picking.

That shit is hard. =/

[Rael0505]

Hah, yeah, I'm still getting used to it. Thanks for watching, man :)

[JD19930512]

This song I don't know・・・＞＜But it's very well and cool!!

[Rael0505]

Thanks for commenting!

[kenenth84]

Wow, I got to work a lot harder to get to that level on my guitar :s

Good job~ nice song good work!

[LarkSS]

Beautifully awesome dude. =3

I see you're not balding btw.

[Rael0505]

Haha, I didn't even notice the mirror there until after I put the video up. My head bobbing up and down is distracting as hell. I'll have to make sure to move that thing if I ever choose to record from this angle again :) Thanks for watching, dude.

[arcticPandaS]

this was awesome

nice man 5/5

[Rael0505]

Thanks a lot, man!

[arcticPandaS]

no problem

[GothikSprite]

Wow man, sounds really great! It's awesome to see you diversifying your guitar stuff too.

What ever happened to that crazy song with the percussive stuff on the guitar?

[Rael0505]

Haha, yeah, I play a little of everything lately. Not necessarily very well, but I try. Thanks for watching, man.

And the percussive song you're thinking of is probably Drifting by Andy McKee. I was actually thinking of making a cover of that too, since I think I can play it well enough to do a decent cover now.

[chuck4545]

Decided to watch Andy McKee's first, and I gotta say you did the song justice :D

[Rael0505]

Haha, thanks a lot man! You should really check out more of Andy McKee's stuff, he's great.

Thanks for following my videos :)

[BryanRason]

nice man

gotta love andy

BR

[Rael0505]

Thanks a lot for watching! I'm just starting though, hopefully I'll be able to play like you eventually ;)

[BryanRason]

your too kind man

if i can help in any way......I'll what I can

bryan

[Rael0505]

Thanks, I'll make sure to go to you if I have any questions :) I'm still pretty new to fingerstyle.

[hungryBlyde]

Really impressive - like you said, just a bit rough, but it's sexy stuff. Beautiful. ;-;

Andy McKee can crush bones with his fingers anyway so you can get started on that. Your arms are so slim <3

[Kirameo1]

Nice work : ) I have wanted to do a bass cover with this style of playing though it's complicated..

[Rael0505]

Have you seen Victor Wooten's cover of Norwegian Wood? You should check it out if you haven't ;)

[nolono]

Great !!!

You re now in fingerstyle, and THATs great :d

Nice cover, really

but you still need to work on fluidity, making each note ring one after another without stopping the sound (dunno i that really clear )

The last seconds of the song were perfect

But seriously, this is great work

More fingerstyle videos !! :D

Good luck

[Rael0505]

You're right - sometimes I accidentally mute strings. I can recognize it when it happens, but I can't always prevent it, haha. I need to work on getting my fingers exactly where they need to be so they're not cutting another string's sound off.

Thanks a lot for the nice comment, man. It's really flattering coming from someone with your talent.

[xxIreneCaffeine]

Oh menino. :3

I'm so happy you finally put up an acoustic video. :3

[Rael0505]

Thank you menina :D