Cygnus X-1 Book II Hemispheres (Rush cover)

[snowdog523]

I get goosebumps on goosebumps at 2:36 on. BEST song RUSH ever made and BEST cover I have ever SEEN! Great Job!

[JoaoGomesYYZ]

Mandou muito!! De onde você é? Também tenho uma banda cover de Rush e estamos voltando... em breve devemos postar coisas novas. E tô penando pra tirar Cygnus X-1 Book II hahaha. Cara... sensacional! Ótima pegada, belo controle de volume (eu controlo no pé, a guitarra que eu uso nessa música o volume fica longe)... tá de parabéns. Sem palavras. Botou o resto no chinelo!! Abraço!

[julianoguitar]

@JoaoGomesYYZ Muito obrigado, cara! Sou de Porto Alegre. Confere o canal da minha banda PizzaRush. Abraço!

JoaoGomesYYZ said "Mandou muito!! De onde você é? Também tenho uma banda cover de Rush e estamos voltando... em breve devemos postar coisas novas. E tô penando pra tirar Cygnus X-1 Book II hahaha. Cara... sensacional! Ótima pegada, belo controle de volume (eu controlo no pé, a guitarra que eu uso nessa música o volume fica longe)... tá de parabéns. Sem palavras.."

[andyjpratt]

Awsomeness!!!! Loved it!

[TheCaskOf43]

At 1:46...the way you laid your fingers on the strings...did that alter the sound? Also, I noticed that your pickup selector is back one notch from single. Is this acurate for Hemispheres? Hemispheres is my ALL TIME favorite Rush song, and is one of their top tunes, period.

[julianoguitar]

@TheCaskOf43 hey! whatch my right hand at 1:45. I use the volume knob to change the sound at that part and I'm using the bridge pickup all the time wich is a mini humbucker... thanks for your coment! :)

TheCaskOf43 said "At 1:46...the way you laid your fingers on the strings...did that alter the sound? Also, I noticed that your pickup selector is back one notch from single. Is this acurate for Hemispheres? Hemispheres is my ALL TIME favorite Rush song, and is one of their top tunes, period. "

[GRILLBUOY101]

wow thats just insane!! love it man!!! so awesome!!!

[30YearRushFan]

Excellent!

[faulknermark]

I enjoyed this, it takes me back to the "classic" RUSH period

[DoctorMcRad]

One of the great compositions in rock history, and I'd say you aced it man. Fantastic!

[dwkeirstead]

Best Hemispheres cover on the internet, looks like you are really feeling it!!

[julianoguitar]

@dwkeirstead said "Best Hemispheres cover on the internet, looks like you are really feeling it!!"

thank you very much! I was surely feeling it... :)

[RainWiLLIDie]

I like your cover man. You didn't neglect to select a good tone and that counts a lot. Lots of good players neglect their tone and sound worse. Thanks for being so meticulous.

[Alexnchains16]

Do you have any other Rush up-loads? you rock it!

[julianoguitar]

@Alexnchains16 said "Do you have any other Rush up-loads? you rock it!"

I do! look at my channel. thanks for your comment! :)

[effrom70]

Fantastic!! As a drummer, I love to see good guitar players tackle Rush...

[gfzinkod]

darakuT should check out rebecca black

[darakuT]

All the Rush songs are the same... The sound is bored

[NismoDJ20]

@darakuT How is the Rush sound boring? All of their songs are extremely complex and different sounding. That's why I think they can make me feel emotions I wouldn't really feel with other music. Rush's sound isn't boring.

[markcat1]

Gimme a break man. Rush is the greatest band of all time.

[Cgrrp]

@darakuT Not... sure... if... trolling...

[Alexnchains16]

@darakuT Tell that to AC DC

[rvdsm]

Who works the volume knob like a champ? You do, that's who! Awesome job!

[julianoguitar]

@rvdsm said "Who works the volume knob like a champ? You do, that's who! Awesome job!"

thank you! I just can't play without touching the volume all the time :)

[Caymon8]

Dude....You make me realize the power of this song. Thank you.

[Mercury91]

Wow someone did it like i was doing in the 70's you are great!!

[idigcars]

awesome! I just cranked the shit out of this

[DelDuio]

Wow great job on a their best epic!

[julianoguitar]

@DelDuio :)

[snowdog523]

The hair on my neck always stands straight when 2:37 kicks in...MY GOD That is EPIC! Thanks man for posting...you hit it spot on. Big Al would give you a thumbs up and a daquiri from the Cabana Bar!

[kevinflo]

I'm kinda curious how you recorded the audio for this. Seemed like there was some kind of slow-attack compression going on with the master mix of the guitar and song maybe?

[powerman5000ca]

Frickin Stellar .

Really nice Job

Thanks for sharing

[zivo612]

Shit man!! Thanks! I enjoyed the hell outa seeing you play that!! Hemispheres is and has always been the most intense display of musicianship every put down, in my opinion!! You certainly looked like you were feeling it!! Cheers!

[julianoguitar]

@zivo612 =)

[wsg2112]

One last thing.

Could you please repost this with us all able to see more of your chording hands?

It would be a big help to all us "Alex" wannabes.

[julianoguitar]

@wsg2112 someday maybe... thanks for your comment =)

[wsg2112]

Very tight playing. Give this man a cigar!!!

[weldorjay]

good job bro! what kind of strat?

[sbentjies]

Awesome fuzzy sound-great jorb!

[weldorjay]

what amp are you using? (sounds great !)

[winrar]

nice playing man, i'd try for a better tone though -- just learned this song it's great!

[jeef20]

very nicely done!!!!! fantastic!

[unicorntaxi]

very nice job on a great song by the greatest band ever

[diegopeart]

awesome, indeed. The feel and urgency is very similar to alex's playing. Good job, mate o/

[farewelltosanity]

Julian Nice work, love the energy and feel. The battle for best UTUBE Rush guitarist is between You and YZ321123 in my humble opinion :)

[Stallagmite]

Sweet job dude. You can also play the four chords starting from 0:35 part of the intro by movin the open F# up the neck as is. Its how Alex plays it, but it sounds just about the same the way you did it at the bottom of the neck...

[cwodragon]

Very well done my friend!!!

[indi626]

At 0:22-Is that just a regular G Major? Also, AMAZING job! I've got to check out your other videos!

[julianoguitar]

hey! it is an G6...

thanks for your comment. =)

[sixfingr]

Love the natural feel you get overall.

Try a CM7-10 with a G in the bass.

Starting on the Low E:

GCEGBE

It is one gorgeous chord and was holding me up on this tune for the longest time.

[xyz321123]

Very Nice, great Chord voicings. A+

[CodeRedWheels]

That is so sweet, great guitar playing!!

did you go to any shows on S&A tour?

[julianoguitar]

thanks =)

if they come to Brazil i will go for sure.

[N8185]

hahaha all the best rush fans are in brazil. yall r the best lol

[KingKulltheGreat]

You are a rock god. This is cool stuff man. Are you in a band? If not, you should be.

[Freezingupnorth]

You dead on rock bro-- Timing's everything right? Just nailed it: Fine work.

[pinkfloydrule27]

whats the chord you play at 2:48 ive been trying to learn the song for a while and im stuck on that chord could you help me out?

[julianoguitar]

hey... its an A. just play A C# A C# starting on the 6th string.

[pinkfloydrule27]

thatnks

[werewolfsrevenge]

Perfect job mate. You have great skills to be able to play the song with such talent. Keep up the good work, and I wanted to know if you could play the Analog Kid by Rush for me? That would be great, I want to see someone like you replacing Alex Lifeson. :D

[julianoguitar]

thanks! =)

ive never played Analog Kid but maybe one day.,,,

[Novaheart1998]

Ha... nice job, you missed a few notes, but its a hard song to figure out right.. I spent a long time figuring out exactly what Alex is doing, and even I don't have it 100%, and I know this song inside out, it's my fav Rush song. One day I'll post a vid of me playing this song.

[julianoguitar]

thanks! if you post your version let me know.

[Yrgul66]

This is played extremely well. Nice job!

[weldorjay]

hey buddy! Your strat sounds supreeme!!!! can you list your gear. I would be most appreciative. Nice vibrato by the way. have a great day. your skill made mine :}

[pcorbs88]

nice effects

[WilsonStoat]

God - I used to play this album to death about 25 years ago! Very nostalgic to hear it played again, and played so magnificently.

[Mowac]

Very good....I even caught something that I missed in my video for this song.....Nicely played.

[julianoguitar]

thanks :)

[oggendoggen2]

were you the guy who posted one of the tabs for this? because most people play it differently but you play it according to that one tab

[julianoguitar]

nope...

[pilserum]

good job !