Rush - Spirit of Radio - Guitar cover

[lerxst88]

That extra G you toss into that intro lick is sick man. Sounds great

[tamircool]

for everyone how cant play the intro you need to sit with your guitar and play it very slow intill you will get it :)

[cbarrett34]

nice guitar and tone

[Gdayguy36]

Very nice job man, that intro is very difficult for me, the rest of the song isn't that difficult though.

[jimcgibbs]

well done

[tonyc329]

I just watched 4 videos claiming to be "lessons" on how to play this song, just to see what garbage people are continuing to post on YouTube. I've been playing guitar for 30 years and know this song well and wanted to tell you what a great job you did on it. Keep up the great work and thanks for posting a great video.

[TheMets1fan]

doesn't that make your fingers tired playing that fast

[chuchaka]

@TheMets1fan lol nah. you get used to it :)

[drasteek]

simply great!!!!! amazing job man! 

[fasterthantak]

WE'RE NOT WORTHY WE'RE NOT WORTHY!!!

[samuelvenzi]

Teach us master!

[chuchaka]

@samuelvenzi as you wish samuel-san

[satamique]

I can play YYZ but i can't play the intro of Spirit of radio...:( Strange uh?

You play very great by the way! :)

[chuchaka]

@satamique thanks! and that is a bit strange lol. its one of those things where it feels weird at first but once you get it, you got it.

[satriani32]

impressive work, its a tough solo to nail even though its short but you did a really good job :)

[stykzninja1]

I watched this whole video trying to think of a comment, but I couldn't, cause there's really nothing to say.

[DJhero91123]

1 word 2 syllables... AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

[stratman7723]

is that an rg 120?

[chuchaka]

@stratman7723 thats a good question. all i know is its an rg prestige

[stratman7723]

@chuchaka oh gotcha...nice cover man

[wokipenda]

Hey very nice playing my friend! I'm still trying to figure out the rif on 3:38, could you post a slow motion vid or tabs thanks!

[littlezeke2000]

Great Job Man...

[SoaringMuse]

"and the magic fingers make your guitar strings move" :D

[fennaru]

ugh i wish i could play the way you do....

[CUF85]

There's magic at your fingers!!

[chuchaka]

@CUF85 lololol thats the best comment yet :D

[BigBux15]

@CUF85 thats what I heard when I walked by your parents hotel room.

[CUF85]

@BigBux15 haha! nice. so my dad had talent too!!

[BigV971]

awesome job! you nailed it dude

[chuchaka]

@BigV971 muchos gracias mi amigo

[CrazyNachooo]

@chuchaka hablas español???? (do you speak spanish?)

[chuchaka]

@CrazyNachooo not really haha

[CrazyNachooo]

@chuchaka ok, well you are an amazing guitar player

[chuchaka]

@CrazyNachooo thanks!

[SpAnKYnation44]

Great job! You are a talented guitarist. Can you tell me about the tone? What pickups are you using, and what amp/effects? It really sounds like the Megadeth guitars, and that's a good thing. Plus, The Spirit of Radio is a great song to put that tone likeness too.

[chuchaka]

@SpAnKYnation44 sure its a 30 watt line 6 put on "insane". put every knob all the way up except the bass knob which u put all the way down. thats what i used in this video. as far as the pickups they r just the stock dimazarios that came on my ibanez. idk any more about them then that

[chuchaka]

@chuchaka sorry dimarzio pickups

[stykzninja1]

great job! just that the solo at 4:23 is off key

[shepoodin123]

Spot on IMO. Maybe Alex uses different fingering but who gives a shit! You nailed it!

[samuelvenzi]

Awesome cover.

[MrWholewheat]

dude... you're awesome.

[chuchaka]

@MrWholewheat wwwhhhy thank u!

[Sander211]

Simply awesome dude !

[biped19]

If the earth turns into a smoldering mass of volcanic glass, aliens, centuries from now, will unearth Moving Pictures and return to their home world, where the masses will rejoice" to the new found music" music and admire the earthlings for their greatness.

[chuchaka]

@biped19 i concur. except tht this is on permanent waves

[metsfan7797]

@chuchaka XDD

[MegadethSlayer33]

hmm...you said to post criticism so you SUCK! lol jk, very great cover by my favorite band!!!

[chuchaka]

@MegadethSlayer33 lolol thx! rush is amazing

[youathoz]

well i like the tone better.

[ihatebobsaget1989]

whats the chord at 1:09 and it is the correct one to play?

[chuchaka]

@ihatebobsaget1989 ya to the best of my knowledge its correct its a B maj over G#

[purplecwagon]

@ihatebobsaget1989 Alex switches between that and a straight up G#minor. Now-a-days he predominately uses the G#/B. I would suggest a different fingering. Try using your 3rd (ring) finger for the G#, and your 4th (pinkie) finger for the B. The 1st finger is fine as is. Not that the one in the video is WRONG, I just think that is more comfortable my way :-)

[MegaScreamingbanshee]

holy crap! im a bassist! ive only been listening to bass covers of this song! man am i missing out!

[skimtildeath32]

Everyone sounds better while playing with the recording. I'd love to hear this without the song, and the song's guitar supporting you. Trust me, it makes all the difference in sound. But damn man you got the chops!

[xmksthespt]

I agree, it would be cool if you could do a slow motion clip at 3:38 to 3:44. That bloody part has me in stitches. 

[chuchaka]

@xmksthespt alright ill do it. keep an eye out

[wolfan10101]

Hey you should do a slowed down version of the 3:36 rif. I am trying to learn this for our band. You nailed it solid.

[AlexConley]

You are really good, man. I'm sorry that I don't have more to say, but you really are. This is my favorite song, and I'm just glad to see someone do it so much justice. Thank you, thank you for being so good. lol.

[chuchaka]

@AlexConley lol thanks alot dude!

[azzuri229]

what kind of camera do you use?

[chuchaka]

@azzuri229 wow uh. sorry but i dont know the specific model. but i know its a samsung :/

[azzuri229]

@chuchaka ok

[strategy400]

Chords at 3:11 and 3:14 should be X57755 and X79977. Solo was iffy (but I do an iffy version too). Otherwise solid.

[chuchaka]

@strategy400 thx for the critique. really seriously appreciate it.

[stringbender11672]

@strategy400 yeah you're right but i do it 557755 & 779977. throwin' that low note in there makes the chords alot wider. Typical Lifeson stuff. but i was glad to see you caught that. Long Live Lifeson!!!

[strategy400]

@stringbender11672 That'll work too.

[meowmixxxer]

You nailed it man!

[harveyt101]

Sounds Great! It's a dificult song to play.

I just did this song on the drums. Check it out if you get time.

[Shaun0169]

Wow Very good Dude..I just did this song on you tube as well and some of the timing in this song is hard..Great Job

[chuchaka]

wow thx alot!

[SimonDC008]

awesome !

[chuchaka]

Thx alot!!