Blackbird.
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  • can i download this cover??

  • Hi Victor, thank you for uploading all these great instructional videos.

  • @hanzabass Gladly done and it's great when people show their appreciation in this way,Vic.

  • This is fantastic! I definetely would like to see the score in PDF. I posted this on FB.  Thanks.

  • You're amazing! I want to learn to play guitar soon hopefully like you!

  • @starkravenmadify Get right at it,leave all distractions behind and join the Club,cheers Vic.

  • All of your videos are awesome! Thanx!

  • @djeezZzie thanks,I really appreciate that,Vic.

  • You're very much welcome! It's amazing what some people can do with a guitar, Tommy Emmanuel for instance... and you ofcourse! I also appreciate John Mayer, Jason Mraz! It's all so nice!

  • Thanks,I strongly believe it's Karma,a person's born with that Musical interest and devotion to achieve something in this Artistic field. The people you mention are indeed top-artists. all the best and keep on enjoying my Music,Vic.

  • MUY BELLO ARREGLO E INTERPRETACION AMIGO VICTOR !!!!!

    Me gusta mucho el acorde Dbm7b5 en 0:24.

    BRAVO MAESTRO(*****)

  • @westone79 Muchas gracias Amigo, siempra esta composition me inspiraba para hacer un propio arreglo, disculpa mi espanol, saludos Vic.

  • Vic,

    Your rendition of this song is terriffic..I just keep coming back to listen to it and watch you playthis great song.

    Thanks for posting

  • Thanks,n97223,great you're enjoying time after time that's the sign of good Music,something that grasps you inside,greets Vic.

  • I´m still learning this one. Fantastic, you got it all...cheers. ~ Daniel

  • Thanks acodaniel1, the guitar as a mini-orchestra that's the thing,greets Vic.

  • Yes it is, in your hands maybe...not in mine...:-(. See ya, looking forward to your new videos! ~ Daniel

  • Something very nice is coming up,but it's like good wine,has to ripe a little,LOL,greets Vic.

  • Very nice interpretation, congratulations Victor!

    Very good commentary on the video of my friend Igor, I wanted to listen to your music ... I am not disappointed!

    My best musical greetings from France, Rosy

  • Thanks Roselyne, Igor is a friend and fantastic musician, such a musician deserves a "in-depth comment" because it's very creative what he's doing, by doing this I feel that all hard work and talent that's given for free here on YT is rewarded in a spiritual-sense,I think this is extremely important, Vic.

  • Hi Vic, I love this rendition, you are very talented, congratulations posting, cheers from OZ Ric

  • Thanks richoffmann, you're very welcome,thanks for your comment,Vic.

  • Geweldig. ! van mijn favorite nrs.

    Super gespeeld.

  • Dank Mathijs, je luistert naar goede Stuff man, laat die Rap en hip hop maar links liggen,daar zit geen noot gitaar bij,alleen grote kettingen van fout goud,LOL,groet Vic.

  • Het meeste van de Beatles is natuurlijk leuk. Ik vind zelfs Nummers als Wild Honey pie en Lucy in the sky... leuk Wat natuurlijk wat psychidelisch/experimenteel of gewoon een beetje gek is. Heel erg gecondoleerd. Ik vind het heel erg voor je. Goed dat je er nu overheen aan het komen bent. Misschien kun je je uiten met je music. Als ik me een beetje down voel ga ik altijd improviseren. Help me vaak.

    Succes!

  • Bedankt Matthijs,ik moet het gewoon een plek geven,maar nu dat ik weer aan het spelen ben gaat het stukken beter,alles begint weer te stromen,groet Vic.

  • Wat is eigenlijk je favorite Beatle album???

    En je favorite cd?

    Gr.

  • Mathijs, van the Beatles :The White Album, de laatste tijd draai ik veel: Larry Carlton en Robben Ford,Live in Japan. Favorite Jazz CD: Wes Montgomery,live at the Halfnote

  • Ja!!! The white albu is wel heel goed. Ok mijn favoriet. Heel erg afwisselend. Larry Carlton en Robben: Ach ja. Ook grootheden. En Wes Montgomery was te verwachten. Maar dat is ook niet voor niets. Heb die cd niet. Alhoewel ik niet heel veel jazz heb.

  • Een nummer van de white album waarvan ik pas besefte hoe mooi het was is Rocky Raccoon. Heel simpel en het begin maar ik vind het daarna heel mooi. Vind het een van de betere cd wat eerst helemaal niet zo was. Heb je mijn laatste filmpje gezien?: Blues in Bflat. Je kan daar heel goed de verbetering van mijn armen zien.

  • De tweede zin van mijn eerste bericht moest trouwens niet over een cd gaan maar over je nummer. (beatle dan). Maar dat maakt niet uit. Ik dacht dat het misschien verwarrend was dat er twee keer hetzelfde stond. Nu hou ik op want ik ben flauwekul aan het typen. Heb je trouwens mijn laatste filmpje gezien: Blues in Bflat. Je kan op dat filmpje echt de verbetering van mijnn armen zien.

  • Geweldig, Victor. Ik herinner me de vorige versie nog. Het is alsof deze vloeiender is, voor zover ik me kan herinneren.

    Over groeien gesproken.... we veranderen steeds nietwaar? :-) En gaan steeds verder... nee, niet stilstaan! :-)

    Hou je taai Vic! Vaak even aan je gedacht hoor!

    Roeleke

  • Dank lieverd, de storm is aan het overtrekken en ik probeer alles z'n plekje te geven, je hebt het goed gehoord,deze is beter gespeeld met kleine veranderingen hier en daar, fijn dat je langs bent komen luisteren, groetjes Vic.

  • Alles heeft zijn tijd nodig Vic! Geef dat het gewoon maar, de stroom van het leven....

    En het is altijd een genoegen om naar je gitaarspel te luisteren, dus ik bedank jou!

    Roeleke :-)

  • superb Vic loved it many thanks

    wullie

  • Thanks wullie,glad you liked it,Vic

  • ...this is freaking spectacular...

  • Thanks Cheese, for checking me out,enjoy the rest of my work,you're always welcome,greets Vic.

  • I love your songs. Yesterday was fabulous as is this. Could you please play "everytime you go away" by Paul Young?

    Thanks

  • Hi tyronce100, I'll have a listen at that tune,Paul Young is a very fine singer,greets Vic.

  • Brilliant work, Vic...Paul would certainly dig this performance! ***********

  • Thanks Eddie, I enjoyed playing it for all my YT friends,hope all's well with you, greetings Vic.

  • Absolutely fantastic! Love the song and love your rendition of it. Bravo!!!

  • Thanks connoisseur, glad you enjoyed and supported my rendition,Vic.

  • Bravo!!! Thanks !!!

  • Thanks Tarnatalia, I think I have to do a course in Russian, lol,greets Vic.

  • Thanks !!!

    Bravo!!!

  • clear sound!! good job!!

  • Thanks jatuleba, you're welcome,Vic.

  • Thanks lovosazul,it is very good Stuff,don.t compose them ike that anymore,greets Vic.

  • 'Wow', that's awesome! Fly bird fly..

    The white album. My favourite Beatles album=D

    Top stuff!

  • i love this song so much..beautifull arrangement vic

  • Thanks Joop, always great,I'm in Curacao now by my brother,greets Vic.

  • Very Nice ! beautiful transcription not easy !

    Thanks Vic !

    Jean Marc from Paris

  • Yeah,this is a hard one to play but very good result came out, I'm glad with it,Vic.

  • oh lord didn't noticed you where from my country to!! haha

  • Good Afternoon Victor

    I have some black birds utside of my vindow.

    Nice to hear You performance.

    Greetings from Poland.

    Artur

  • Hi Artur, feed those Blackbirds and help them through the winter. lol,thanks for listening my friend,greets Vic.

  • Hi Victor, Haven't been here for a while, but glad I'm back...Wonderful as usual

    5****...Mel

  • Thanks dear Mel. Man I wish I had your voice, it's a diamond voice in my ears and so musical,thanks for your visit my friend, Vic.

  • Well worked out Vic and nicely played, I know how awkward that would be to get right and you got it right.

  • Thanks Russel much appreciated that you dropped by and listened and you're right this was definitely a great challenge, till soon,Vic.

  • Vic,

    This is a very clever and difficult arrangement. Somehow you make it look so easy. That is what separates the professionals from the rest of us.

    The phrase at 1:00 stands out to me. And again at 1:56.

    Have you heard the late Kenny Rankin's version of this tune? I will look and see if I can find it for you.

    Excellent maestro!

    allen 5*****

  • Thanks Allen, well it seems effortless but it isn't ,there are some heavy grips in there that need quite some stretching, of course again the melody harmonization was my aim,but together with the chromatic bass movement it was a challenging job. Thanks for sending Kenny's version,what a soulful singer that was, I used to play 'Velez" from him with my former band,thanks for your to the point comment,greets Vic.

  • Victor,

    You mentioned chromatic bass movement. On this performance the bass has a nice volume level with the melody and harmony. For me the hardest thing to learn with finger-style is controlling the volume of the difference voices. That ain't easy either.

    Practice, practice and more practice for me.

    Again, damn well done!

    allen

  • Totally right Allen, that control takes lots of practice,getting all in volume-harmony. Something many beginning finger-stylers also have difficulty with is the syncopation off melody against bass, that takes thinking like a drummer,several things are going on in the same momentum, interesting conversation with you,Vic.

  • Victor,

    My son is a drummer. He was playing along with Buddy Rich albums when he was 13. He is very gifted and works very hard. He was a touring drummer for John Mayer for awhile.

    He showed me an interesting exercise many years back.

    Tap your left foot on the floor in quarter notes.

    Now with your left hand tap on your left knee in 8th notes. Right foot tap in quarter triplets and with your right hand tap 8th triplets on your right knee.

    I still can't do it.

    allen

  • This is superb, Victor!  Your fingerstyle rendition perfectly captured the essence of this classic tune. Best cover I've heard of this song. And It's just what I needed to hear today. Thank you, my friend. Fav'ed and *****

  • Thanks Jeff, for your very warm and supporting words, I saw white Rabbit on your channel now that's a great tune I might do something with,greetings Amigo.

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  • Vic Fantastic you blew me away I love this kind of sound and arrangements thanks soooooo much. Peace be with you. I am all moved in now in our new place, first thing I did was check to see if you had something on the YT. Peace

    Hen

  • Thanks Hen,glad you enjoyed this one,have lot's of fun in your new place,and relax with my Vids ,we'll keep in touch,greets Vic.

  • It's a joy to watch you play.

    Thanks

  • Thanks Buchoass, it's always a joy for me to play for you all here at YT,Vic.

  • best version i have heard. love it. and watching your hands is helping me as i learn it.

  • Thanks mandarin98,success with studying it, greets Vic.

  • Greatly done Victor ! Clear bass lines with a melody on top and an accompaning in between ,

    that's what fingerpicking is all about . Plus adding

    your own flavour to it . We have all ingredients to

    sit back,relax, listen and enjoy . Thank you brother for the inspiration . Musical greetings , Igor

  • Thanks Igor, Indeed man,I think you can entertain a crowd easily a whole evening with all that beautiful repertoire you have and still they'll be calling for more,thanks for listening and commenting much appreciated, greets Vic.

  • Hi Vic, it always a pleasure to see you playing your beautiful guitar. That was nice man and so relaxing. Like a fresh breeze. Take care bro.

  • Thanks Edwin, glad you enjoyed this one,I'm always shifting between the finger-style and jazz impro's,two beautiful worlds,greets Vic.

  • you gotta know well your boxshapes and its shifting in order to make such as versatile composition. Being able to use the whole fretboard to create melodies is great.

    Listening to this is very educative

  • Thanks Soulmony, you're right, I think along the way I developed a kind of holistic view, not only of the guitar but listening to several options I hear in my head and translating that to the Instrument,in my younger days that was a dream I had and it's starting to come true,always remains an awful lot to learn,Saludos Vic.

  • Nice interpretation Vic! You've made it pretty tricky to play too ;)

    Website is looking nice, did you manage to weave and wrangle your way through the commercialities of publishing tabs in the end?

    JAW

  • Thanks Jaw, yeah I saw all those versions on YT but never including the vocal-line,well there was the challenge, and who ever wants to try this will find out themselves how difficult it is. will drop you a line, greets Vic.

  • nice arrangement

    enjoyed it

    thanks

  • Thanks Uncleparsnip(nice name) always welcome here. Greets Vic.

  • Long time ago when first time I listen to Black Bird I always wondering since it's difference between other Beatles song styles. The chord progressions especially on "Take these broken wings and learn to fly" lyrics (C-Db-D-Eb-E) and I realize how genius they are, their song across every style of music. Nice rendition of the Beatles song Vic, your playing is across many styles too when I realize you are a true jazz/blues electric guitar maestro!

  • Thanks Lanang, you know how it is with giving lessons etc,all different people come with their own desires what to learn from Pop, finger-style, Rock,Blues,Jazz. Nowadays you really have to be good and very versatile to survive. I even give bass guitar lessons and enjoy doing it because I'm approaching Music from a totally different angle and learning there to(even at this age.lol) You're talking bout chord-inversions here and those guys knew their Stuff,greets Vic.

  • Vic That is well said .. Bravo ! : ))))

  • Hi Vic! I totally agree with Pablo, who said that this was an upgrade - and that means something for such a good song! It is barock, pop and jazz at the same time.

    And once again, you play like this was nothing at all and I think only guitar players can know how difficult this is...

    Greetings from your fan, Jogi

  • Thanks Jogi,I agree what you said, it is a combination of those styles. And when I tell you I couldn't lay this down in one session I'm telling the truth (It took me 2, in the first I didn't get a satisfying take) Critical as I am, I decided to attack it again another day,take it from me,many say: Vic it looks effortless but this boy knows what a musician goes through to get things done,no complaining, it's "Karma",gr Vic.

  • I just Love this one!!! great job man 5/5..

  • Thanks LZNico, for your visit and your listening ears, greets Vic.

  • Vic I thank the Lord for giving this world MUSIC ..What a cool gift !! : )))

  • Ken without Music and Arts it would have been a mighty Cold place, Art lifts this world out of mediocrity into a place where inner fantasy gets it's expression space. Vic.

  • I love the song as well as the way you play it. Subscribed to your site.

    Cheers! Wolf (my middle-name is "Victor") in Kyoto/Japan

  • Nice work wolf1750, sure I'll be checking out more from you, a very pleasant visit indeed,till soon,Vic.

  • beautifully played 5*****

    all the best

    jesse

  • Thanks Jesse, for your supportive words and always checking me out,greets Vic.

  • Vic You play some Cool stuff ..Keep Jamming.. : )))

  • Thanks Ken again,what else can I do, and I do it with joy my friend,greets Vic.

  • Dat heb je prachtig gedaan Vic. Bedankt.

    Groeten,

    Marc

  • Dank Marc, dit was geen gemakkelijke bevalling,maar zeer leerzaam,groet Vic.

  • that sounds amazing, vic...great arrangement, and execution!! truly great

  • Thanks Aylon, you're a good musician and I'm checking your recent work out soon and be commenting too of course,gr Vic.

  • Nice arrangement and well played Victor

    Claude

  • Thanks Claude, for dropping in and listening,always welcome my friend,Vic.

  • très bonne interprétation, bravo et merci !

  • Merci beaucoup mademoiselle Carlotta8,Vic.

  • Great guitar playing!!!

  • Thanks bentheled,always welcome,gr Vic.

  • Vic That was a treat to listen to !! : ) Great movement in the voicings ..

  • Hi Ken thanks for dropping in enjoying and commenting,greets Vic. e

  • Hoi Vic alweer zo n mooi moppie van de beatles,mooi he die fingerstyle,dan heb je niemand nodig, ik ben ff in Veenendaal op de gitaarbeurs geweest,daar staan die bluffers die een blues ridel spelen ,dat klinkt aardig voor eventjes,maar als je vraagd of ze een melodie willen spelen ,dan kunnen ze het meestal niet,dat valt mij altijd op,jij hebt daar geen last van gr Kees.

  • Kees dank je, ik weet wat je bedoeld,Ik hou ook van Blues(rock) en het neemt zeker veel kundigheid om het met gevoel te spelen maar alleen dat vindt ik te eenzijdig, voor mij moet er een uitdaging in het gitaar spel zitten, groetjes Vic.

  • mooi!

  • Dank je Margreet, die Wouter Hamel is goed he? Op het NorthSea speelde Henri Ronde (steeldrum speler) mee,met hem heb ik jaren lang in Exotica-Tropical gespeeld,een zeer swingend Latin orchest,groet Vic.

  • Absoluut! Ik heb Henri ook gezien toen hij meespeelde in Paradiso en ik heb hem nog even gesproken bij het concert van Giovanca in het concertgebouw. We hebben het nog even over jou gehad; hij vertelde dat je Rory nog de eerste gitaarlessen hebt gegeven. North Sea Jazz komt helaas nooit goed uit vanwege de schaaktoernooien.

    Nog gefeliciteerd met de IM titel van Robin en de tweede plaats op het EK! Groeten, ook aan Robin en Monique van Margreet

  • I gotta tell ya Vic, I FUCKING LOVE YOUR COVERS!!!! Keep up the great work dude, i can only hope to be as half as good as you.

  • Thanks madguitarist8042,for your kind words, I think when someone approaches his guitar and "Art" with devotion and respect,mountains can be moved,Oceans can be crossed, a great hand-shake Vic.

  • An upgrade on the original!

    Congrats!

  • I second that emotion, Pablo! Nice way to phrase it: an upgrade! Vic is just unceasingly innovative with the subtle tweaks which speak volumes!

    (Vic, your barber has similar talent for subtle improvement -- a haircut which doesn't leave

    you looking like you have newly cut hair! smile)

    Best wishes to this convention of guitar talent

    here...from Florida.... ~Terry

  • Thanks so much Terry,you're so creative with your comments and specific words you choose,you're a Universe on itself, I always go to the same lady who cuts my hair, we laugh and have fun and this has a great effect on her cutting my hair,which is turning quite grey now, saludos Vic.

  • Thanks Pablo,man that Mc Cartney is a good musician and approaches all from the bass-part, you can feel the great use of chord-inversions,something firmly rooted in the Classical Music. much appreciated,Vic.

  • i love your take on this neat tune Vic !,with a little funkyness thrown in

  • Thanks Fred, this is the first tune I couldn't play in one session, I had to attack it again another day to get a satisfying take, practicing this tune has improved my right and left hand coordination, thanks for always being here listening Amigo,Vic

  • Excellent arangment!!! 5 *****

  • Thanks Jake, I much appreciate such a fine musician as yourself listening, will soon be over to listen to your recent work. Vic.

  • He Vic what is the manufacturer of this particular guitar??

  • Hi Johnnyguitar34, it's A Takamine CP-132SO (Electro-acoustic), A fine instrument,I brought down the action a bit for more comfortable playability.Vic.

  • What can say another awesome job on one of the best Beatles songs 5* greetings from across the pond Victor

  • Thanks woodytfc, I agree it's a mighty fine and very special composition,gr Vic.

  • Hi Victor, it's been a while! It seems that this one is a real challenge to play, even for you. But it's really good of course, just listening to the bass alone is enjoyable.

    By the way, that's a 'Paul' song, Lennon was also very talented, but his songs didn't have that richness in harmony (some people might hate me for saying this kind of things)

  • Thanks Romain, it's completely true what you say,both where very talented but Paul somehow also had his source in Classical Music and he made use of many chord inversions which enriches the Music enormously, when analyzing this tune and others I grasped his way of thinking which is very cool,probably George Martin(producer) also had his influence. Greets Vic.

  • piscesandleo,Blackbird is philosophical and gives hope(take these broken wings and learn to fly) nothing in life is perfect,greets Vic.

  • Wonderfull¡

  • Thanks Quique,always welcome,Vic.

  • Hi Vic, it´s nice to see/hear another Beatles song. i love the Beatles.

    It´s awesome how you created an arrangement with the melody and the "backing". You always do that, but I know for "Blackbird" it´s more difficult. And: you got it, again! Bravo!

    5***** Best wishes, Frank

  • Tanks Frank,it was a Ball-buster but as most people look at the "result" I'll go along with that,gr Vic.

  • Awesome Victor. I love this song. *****

    Thank you for sharing. Nadine :-)

  • Hi willied, Oh I see I owe something to Nadine,lovely lady,gr Vic.

  • Vic does it again!

  • Thanks Jake, this was a ball-buster Buddy,Vic.

  • amazing sweet as always

  • Yes Yamitanoura, there's a link to 'Bach" in this tune,full richness in composition, thanks Vic.

  • best ive seen easily.this proves how good you are.

  • thats hecka tight vic!

    good playin..looks really hard to play.

  • Thanks so much Axxstrix, it is my friend, it's hard and the spirit has to be hard to get it all into reality, "Art" isn't a thing one gets thrown in the lap,oh no,there's much more to that ,greets Vic.

  • I was just coming from a nice sunny walk in the beautiful nature of or Weserbergland when I saw a blackbird sitting and tweeting in our garden.

    Now I know - he comes from Holland :-)

    I send him back with 5 stars in his beak...

    Big hug - Sabine

  • Sabine your comment is full of "Heart" my dear,wandering in nature is so good for the spirit,you'll feel refreshed after such a walk.This Bird is saying: Take these broken Wings and learn to fly, nothing in this world is perfect but we'll learn to overcome,big hug Vic.

  • Victor,

    Another masterpiece! You mentioned the difficulty of your right hand rythym patterns, it seems to me that this piece demands very close attention with the right hand as well as the left to make it successful. You have succeeded admirably and with such artistry as well. The tempo is also at that level that it is doubly important to keep the proper rythym going. Well done.

    Rich

  • Thanks Rich for your warm supporting words,you're a person with such a delicate ear my friend. I can tell by the way you comment that you listen real close. You're totally right, the coordination between left and right has to be as precise as possible, I've stopped putting all I do under a microscope and try to look at the"whole". I know how it has to sound in terms of total precision but God it's never achievable,when I succeed for 90% I'm happy. Most important is "the flow" greets,Vic.

  • very nice

  • WOW Vic! This is just great! the pattern and the melody! Brilliant! Only a pro can do this as good as you! Lots of respect!

    Per-Olov

    Muy bien mi amigo!

    Saludos!

  • Awesome as always Vic 5***** :))

  • Hi Vic

    Beautiful here to see here how you play, with your great fingers settings. It always enjoy here from a great guitarist. 5x*

    Thanks for share.

    Cheers

    William

  • Thanks William for your time and always warm comments, great having you here,Vic.

  • I enjoy all your performances, you are having so much fun plus playing and tone and audio quality is always excellent! 5*

  • Thanks varunjewalikar, sometimes it's hard too but you'll never see it in my performances, when I post something it has to have quality,else I won't mess with it,greets Vic.

  • Thanks bcuzpensays, when some "Art" enters the door,we're all glad,Vic.

  • BÉLO !VERY GOOD SOUNDS !

  • Thanks Viniguitarjazz, for your everlasting support, one should never forget that,always welcome my friend,Vic.

  • Per,mi Amigo,you've made my day brother, hearing this from a musician I respect so much for his fine interpretations,tone and feel is far beyond words. In terms of finger style you're the Cat I'm always checking out, we both know how hard this style is and when we can achieve this we're for a moment standing in front Heavens gate,lol,greets Vic.

  • Great pickin`, buddy!

    Martin

  • Thanks Martin,always welcome Buddy,glad you liked it, Vic.

  • Thanks Patricia, glad you enjoyed and mentioned it here,always welcome,Vic.

  • i really liked this vic good arrangement hats off :)

  • Hi dear Vic,

    love your blackbird... As always fantastic playing!! A big hug Sarah :-)

  • Hi Sarah, (lyrics) "I was always waiting for this moment to arise", and in life every moment is unique and precious my girl,so it is. Thanks for your ever great visit to my pieces, a big hug,Vic.

  • That was Fabulous, Grandioos!

    I love this Beatles track very much...

    The Speed was just Perfect, one can easily sing to it::-)

  • Thanks Rineke for your warm visit,I can tell you love Music, it's food for the Soul my dear,it keeps us going also in hard times,it gives us comfort (troost) greets my lady,Vic.

  • Thanks Steve, glad you did,Music keeps going my friend,Vic.

  • Blackbird singing in the dead of niiiight. Awesome Vic, one of my favorite beatles songs!

  • Thanks junka22,Take these broken Wings and learn to fly,now there's a sentence we can mentally chew on for a while,greets Vic.

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