Nigel Tufnel amazing guitar shred solo

[stevierayDOM18]

224,400 viewer!!!!!! Do I get a violin?

[bocolis88]

O MY GOD.....this is Kirk Hammett soloing!!!

[JJBLUES1975]

THIS IS HILLARIOUS!!!!!

[ahinko]

this is so MAB :D

[zopicloneable]

Tab?

[pav777tube]

I love how the audience is screaming at him, not cheering

[kungfuman82]

I almost died laughing when he tuned the violin.

[Lastmauricio]

0:46 (N) ...... esa mamada q?

[dROUFrank]

Now that is some über technical, brütal heavy metal right there! All these modern "techie" metal bands think they can wank on the guitar! Let's see them do it with a violin!

They're at ten, all the way up here, all the way up, all the way up - where can you go from there? When you need that extra push over the cliff, nothing does it better than playing an instrument using another, different instrument.

[loldacz]

It's necessary. Violin was definitely out of tune xD

[rockgodlegendary]

i laughed so hard at this xD

[BizKatsz]

i like the part when he stops to tune the violin ! ahahahaha

[PowerTwang]

Love it. I love when he tunes the violin. That's awesome.

[tehorix789]

lol, tuning the violin

[FizzyGumDrop]

better than little wayne

[hvrock13]

This just makes me think of DJAutark. Search for him on here.. he's the weird guy with glasses who plays shirtless a lot in his moms basement. He solos just like this..

[rosiewardd96]

tuning at 00:54 lol

[JapJackson]

@rosiewardd96 fuckin love it!

[Zrinschchuck]

I once joked around with my guitar and I made a solo almost identical to the beginning of this one, and I haven't even seen the movie

awesome, isn't it

[Liton777]

lolol he tuned the violin string lollol

[Jollyslide]

Someone doesn't get this...

[Corruptedxxx]

to be honest, that was crap, thats not music

[michaelbelt]

@Corruptedxxx You understand this is from a spoof movie/mockumentary right?

[mindsaber]

Why no embedding?  =(

[theunknownevil]

random hammering on 0:51 and the tuning made me cry

[BrianISGOD1]

dayum, he's good!

[Fernando75632]

nada a ver.. tudo uns idiotas vazios.:(

[PacificRunaway]

666th like. Rock n roll. (:

[scully11112]

LOL! i love it how he noticed that the violin wasn't in tune. pmsl. Go Spinal Tap!!

[keeffan49]

I'm glad he tuned the violin

[jazzx251]

@keeffan49

Damned right - he noticed how unbearably flat that string was just in time.

[Stevemcsteve]

This has completely changed the way I approach the guitar.

[zenlee1109]

why are people commenting as if it's supposed to be an actual good solo? it's hilarious!

[mandingo1]

@zenlee1109 that's just nitpicking isn't it? :)

[penguinboy561]

Oh my god, that violin was so out of tune until he corrected it!! Embarrassing!!!!

[DanPotthast1]

he.....is sooo.......BADD!!!!!

[A7XFOREVER217]

@DanPotthast1 dude its a fuckin spoof film

[aaronbergAPB]

One of the best here, no doubt!

[sexyguitarboy69]

Cruel, awful, disgusting. Thank GOD I was not at the concert, even if it was only a movie performance. He should be sued for acoustic personal injury.

[stratobastard69]

well he playin an 11th chord then he's tuning up the vilolin to add a 13th note to it he's a freeken monster genius!! i tell ya i tell ya!

[jazzx251]

@stratobastard69

If he'd left the violin as it was, he'd have got a #13th!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA ...

HAHAHAHA ..

[flowerdrop1]

lol tuning the violin

[olivierjaquet]

people that disliked don't understand that it is from a comic movie

[TheFunkycrisp]

Has anyone broken down the tab for what he plays with his foot i must learn that riff

[jazzx251]

@TheFunkycrisp

Well - I do jazz, so I only know chord symbols.

Here are the chords he uses:

EMI7 #9 b10 b12 add13 followed by EMI7 (omit 3rd) +11 b13, then E +5 #7, then C, then the famous EMI7 b5 #9 b11 #13 (well it's natural 13 to start with, but then he tunes the violin). Genius.

[artistavailable]

was that a strat.must be a great moment when you realise you can leave your shirt on and still be rock n roll.Awesome.I like it when they get lost.thanks

[jasonyostguitar]

How can 42 people dislike this??? One of the funniest movies ever made.

[roxursox8811]

hahah :D

[GodWentPunk1]

I was lucky to see them in concert in Chicago in the late 90's I think. The did the whole Stonehenge thing. It was a pretty cool show...although it was the first concert I went to that I laughed the hardest at.

[Andy8Tran]

@GodWentPunk1 What the fuck, this is a real band?

[WPH15]

@Andy8Tran No, but the actors sometimes perform songs from the film live as Spinal Tap. It's pretty hilarious.

[GodWentPunk1]

@Andy8Tran Yes, they actually did tour the US. All of the guys did play their instruments so that was cool. I don't think they meant to do the whole tour thing like a real band. Think of it as an extension of the movie.

[omegaham]

@Andy8Tran The actors were actually musicians, so after the film ended up being a hit they started doing concerts just for the hell of it. I don't think they expected the film to do so well, but then decided to roll with it.

[donwantstobesedated]

@omegaham They're great as "The Folksmen" in Might Wind as well.

[ryan49er1]

@omegaham lol what???......the singer was lenny on laverne and shirley in the late 70's

[cookie5455]

me and my friend used to think this was the fastest shit ever.....i actually started playing bass because of spinal tap...

[UFCfanboy7898]

thats a sweet V hes got

[TheAdam159]

To me, Nigel looks like Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden

[TheAdam159]

the fact a lot of people apparently don't realise Spinal Tap is a fictional mockumentary band, shows that this movie completely succeeded in spoofing the pretences and pomp of rock music. It's a spoof of not only rock bands (in this clip, particularly Jimmy Page) but of the earnest, pretentious rock documentaries of the 70s.

[puck88stang]

oh my god! i never noticed that he tuned the violin on the fly. funny!



[Titsmageeski]

Ha ha

[WytZox1]

SCraping the violin against the guitar was a parody of Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) playing electric guitar with a violin bow.

[jsaxon54]

An out of tune violin can result in spontaneous combustion

[habib205]

the solo is probably really fucking complicated but in my opinion it sounds like shit

[keckelma]

@habib205 i'm confused by your comment... do you really not get this? like... do you have no sense of parody?

[habib205]

@keckelma

yes now i got it ;)

i didnt read the information below nor did i ever hear of spinal tap

[keckelma]

@habib205 LOL... that's great. Can't blame ya if you've never heard of / seen Spinal Tap. Shows how good the acting is!

[habib205]

@keckelma

yeah especially the interview at the beginning makes it look very real

[HYPNOTICVIDEO]

Hits all the right notes...ha ha funny.

[StunGunMaster]

i love it when he pauses to tune the violin!

[eatsandsleeps]

11/11/11 Nigel Tufnel Day

[Mr4000killer]

@eatsandsleeps Thats skyrim-day):

[mtalmilitia]

its a movie??

[MrNerd314159]

@mtalmilitia oh ya

[PBANDSNOW]

The violin part is te greatest spoof on Jimmy Page i've ever seen.

[WaltHawtin]

@PBANDSNOW It's the only spoof, so I guess we can't argue with that.

[mrsvanian999]

wow ok where can i get some of those pants now

[cjf7991]

My solos are my trademark ..Nuff Said

[toadman842]

I feel sorry for people that watch this and don't understand that this is a satire. A joke.... Wow, people are so dence sometimes.

[gbrendel]

@toadman842 dense

[cjf7991]

Tunes the Violin ..Epic

[tommyt1971]

34 people need to be crushed by dwarfs like a replica of Stonehenge...

[brunthroath6912]

I just love how that solo sounds like complete shit lol

[d00bin]

hahahaha so satirical! Poking fun at Jimmy Page and other "noise" guitarists XD very funny!

[TheDwarvishleaf]

@d00bin jimmy is a noise guitarist?

[d00bin]

@TheDwarvishleaf wrong choice of words i suppose. i meant to say he pokes fun at guitarists with abstract technique. which to the untrained, or uneducated ;) , ear may come off as noise

[acarouselofantics]

Wooooooowwwwwwww

[SeanAsheOfficial]

I really like the harmonic structure he implemented during the part right before the violin part. And then he brings in some subtly placed dynamics while he uses the violin to project the illusion of counterpoint. This man is a genius

[tukimelibozaowo]

I find this very fucking bad, emberessing....

[21fretsalute]

@tukimelibozaowo That's the point, genius.

[strungoutfan78]

wtf



[Trimbler00]

@strungoutfan78 You obviously don't know art when you hear it

[liberty31Bill]

I hope Jeff Beck has a good sense of humor.

[Samoonspell]

bela merda! cada vez mais me apercebo do quanto as pessoas gostam de merda. fodasse.

[joeliya]

0:12

[vacoitrue]

Jimmy Page is now like:

Faack man! How i didn't came up with that...i'm a loser...

[hyghiaumtym]

but will it blend?

[cepson]

Yeah, but can he play a violin with a guitar?

[xxwantedxx]

the people who don't get that this is a joke, are ignorant people.

[gonzatlas]

And what theFUCK is going on here? Worst solo ever!!! shit! if it's not stuck in your head then is not good...

[MenAmongPoodles]

@gonzatlas you do realize this movie is a comedy, right? or did you not know this is spinal tap?

[Earnhardt12345]

@gonzatlas Duhhhh.. No brains in the skull???

[mixedNativeGuy]

@gonzatlas *whoooosh* right over your head

[octipi]

@gonzatlas this solo has been stuck in my head for years.

[MusicRunner82]

@octipi LOL!  Fantastic retort.

[5150VanAlien]

How many years of classical training did Nigel put in to learn this masterpiece.

[Earnhardt12345]

@5150VanAlien This is on par with Eruption...

[babymicrobe]

My favourite solo of all time...

[kolaras]

worst solo ever. so pity...

[RollingShit1234]

@kolaras bre kolara bre agorina einai apo komwdia afto.den paizei kanonika.des thn tainia giati gamaei.an eisai kai metalas 8a goustareis.Spinal Tap!

[kolaras]

@RollingShit1234 8eos!! eklasa sto gelio! 8a thn katebasw stadar XD

[acousticflux1]

i need the tab for the violin part.

[semahnai]

@acousticflux1 he tunes it to Fm#

[peterikarlstad]

Eat your heart out, Jimmy Page...

[fishman017]

The way he tunes the violin keys during the solo says it all, what an outstanding film.

[guitarreilly]

@fishman017 lol so good 

[slashniss]

i cant believe these guys are american..they did an amaazzing job!

[kirkhammett110919901]

"my solos are my trademarks".. well, yes they are! : )

[ryan49er1]

eruption would of sounded better with a violin

[tonellojohn]

23 people can't make their computers go to 11.

[Diatonic5th]

Spinal Tap... trolling idiots since 1984!

[bringbackoldlab]

personally I think 0.13 - 0.20 is the most hilarious. Reminds me of me. Anyone know the tab for that?

[ThePrancingLioness]

I think you'd genuinely need to be good at guitar to make it sound that bad...

[warmooze]

my ears are bleeding right now.

i like it.

[Alexano101]

genius



[theantfish]

whata solo it puts everything into perspective, doesnt it

[DarkieDarkside]

lmfaoo as soon as he strums with his foot the crowd goes wild LMAO.

[MrMymanalishi]

Yep the violin was out of tune. making this brilliant solo sound bad man!

[whiteravenmetal]

this is beyond epic

[TheHuMoCa]

The first time I saw this I DIED LAUGHING!

[awesomemcnugget]

'its like we have armadillos in our trousers' 'its quite frightening'

[jeembo420]

Meathead

[cjf7991]

@jeembo420 Lol ..All in the family ..

[dannydmangillz]

this cracks me up every time i watch it :L the tuning of the violin is the icing on the cake, the "push over the cliff" if you will :)

[dewinmoonl]

@dannydmangillz you mean "turn it up to 11" ;p

[gibsonsg91921]

lol 0:13

[thefungai1]

simple, black......classic

[lpgamer2]

Nigel Tufnel-1 Kirk Hammet-0

[ABshookme]

Go home Steve Vai, Jimmy Page and Justin Bieber. Nigel forever.

[dudeandmude]

@ABshookme why good old jimmy? =(

[dudeandmude]

@ABshookme have you heard his violin bow solo?

its awesome!

[TheBeatlesCom]

@ABshookme LOLOL. You're funny.

[ABshookme]

@TheBeatlesCom ;-)

[Caillousie]

bad

[NewsDenizen]

This captures the rock pretentiousness perfectly.

[Liquidlex6]

best solo ever

[aixelsydyslexia]

I want to save that poor violin!

0:31 is just lmao-worthy.

[SlicertekPictures0]

I love how he actually isn't hitting any real notes in any real order.

[mistad00m]

his solos are his trademark.

[mitchellvanvliet]

back then we tought this was bad.. but we got lucky.. now we have lil wayne.

[saron380]

@mitchellvanvliet How is he bad? tell me? IF you don't like him, that's fine, but don't criticize him and say he's bad

[mitchellvanvliet]

@saron380 lol that was not how it was meant at al?

lil wayne sucks, this was comedy he played bad on purpose.

lil wayne plays real and he sucks harder. thats kind of my point.

[phailez]

@saron380 Lil Wayne is a shit guitarist, thats not an opinion he is genuinelly complete shit

[saron380]

@phailez I know that, but I'm not talking about his guitar playing cababilites, I'm reffering to his rap skills

He's got pretty decent punchlines and metaphors, but he's not a good storyteller Imo.

[NisseEricsson]

Better than Herman Li.

[fatcol101]

Fucking tidy

[bingefeller]

This guy totally rips!

[cheesypasta]

hahaaaa!



[beastguitaist]

i lvoe how he tunes the violin lol

[MonksMoodKeithsRiffs]

Makes me wanna play my keyboard with a guitar.

Wait...what?

[MonksMoodKeithsRiffs]

But can he play it behind his back?

[superagosto1]

LOLOLOLOLO



[timpipe]

He's got an armadillo in his trousers.

[TheAlmightyAss]

i love how he closes his eyes like he's creating genius work. gotta be in my to 1 comedy films

[MrKirkenstein]

THE GUITARS ARE CRYING !!!!!!!!!!!

[CCjman12]

Man, I couldn't stand this solo at first, just because i could CLEARLY hear the violin being out of tune. I'm just glad he fixed it.

[HomeHowTo]

I want his Fender Jaguar Bass

[TheGreaterGood80]

I can never tell what the guitar that he's strumming with his foot is. It looks like a blue BC Rich Mockingbird, or something