Li Jie - Sunburst Andrew York

[Michajeru]

I can't imagine that anyone could play this better than Li Jie. She is number one in my books.

[caioobeber]

best part is in 0:29

[peticerock1]

LOL to the people who don't think she is playing i had to do this song for a classical guitar evaluation at my school. I practiced that song for months i know the fingering like the back of my hand she is hitting ever note spot on.

[lynnfire]

I think everyone needs to stop scrutinizing the most minute details of this 12 year old girl playing a very complicated song, beatufiully. Just listen to this music and enjoy it.

[serdarturgut]

brava !!

[miga12312]

excelente me encantó: creo en dios ahora

[ExperimentLife]

Super

[melongabg]

though potentially overdubbed, there is no doubt in my mind that this girl knows how to play this song. So those arguing on whether or not it is overdubbed, I hope your intentions are to highlight that she covered up potential mistakes and/or overdubbed parts to polish her performance of the song, not to disprove her ability to play the song. Because let me tell you...I'm sure as shit that she knows how to play it.

[angeloantonio69]

Brava

[Scaomompyer]

@guitarvalvo there is no mistake. This is brilliant.

[llanbradach]

I think she is brilliant.

[guitarvalvo]

yup, she messed up at 2:17 and overdubbed it.

[robdrewupei]

@guitarvalvo ... yeah right, you wish! Have you seen any of her other videos? She most certainly did not overdub this. Thats ridiculous.... BTW, How guitarists does it take to screw in a light bulb? .... wait for it.... 12! One to actually do it and the other 11 to say how they would have done it better!! ba-dum-ching...

[guitarvalvo]

@robdrewupei the #6 string is tuned down to D. she is supposed to play an E (fret 2) and she clearly doesn't, and therefore overdubbed it. Don't get me wrong, I think she's amazing.  Recording is very difficult and some overdubbing is expected. don't take it so personal.

[ChrisGuitarbeast]

@guitarvalvo wow for a moment i thought she had the 5th string tuned in E.

[rss313]

@robdrewupei i laughed at your joke, seems like you've dealt with a lot of guitarists! hahaha. anyways, the video is not overdubbed. i was trained classically for two years and worked with this piece a lot because i always loved listening to the LAGQ cd's so much. cheers.

[800d678L]

Look at her right hand moving up and down to get different tone from the guitar, the tone matched exactly with her right hand movement. I've no doubt this is a live recording video.

Great job! BRAVO.

[stanleguetto]

WOW !!!! What a great job !

[baksteen123]

yes it appears to be fake or overdubbed. the 6th string is tuned to D all song. From 2:16 to 2:22 the open 6th string is suddenly an E and some seconds later a D again.... i don't know if the whole video is fake or overdubbed but that part is for sure.

[Austin0Reese]

Dumbasses! It's very clear she is playing, she hits the notes spot on!

[ToyLevy]

she?i thought it was a he

[Odednavon]

FAKE!!!... check out 2:16-2:19. She plays two different notes on the same 6th open string, how can it be?

I wish I'm wrong though...

[Prozaca94]

@Odednavon She plays the 5th string then the 6th. Not fake :)

[Odednavon]

That is true but on the 6th string the sound suppose to be d and it soungs like something else. e I think

[0506thekid]

@Odednavon no i think she hits the 6th twice then the 5th i believe this is the real thing,also i believe she is using a slight delay,to hold the note longer

[lordelord1]

@Odednavon If it is FAKE, then who is playing the music. I know it is not me.

[baksteen123]

@Odednavon wtf it looks like u are right

[LLThenu]

@Odednavon You wish it was fake..;) Nay i say.

Imagine if a classical guitarist of such renown and ability would consider the idea. If she would be found out her reputation would be ruined and her career over...think for a minute

[MrLordJEWVI]

Truly inspirational, I'd be honoured to have you as a teacher :)

[chance6666]

La diosa asiatica que habita supendida entre seis cuerdas,

[gooman989898]

the androgynous child is quite good!

[kelborgui]

Wonderful technique and music!

[Pipixcan69]

Lovely performance...please listen to my attempt at Pipixcan69

[dete1928]

I love you Li Jie...

[chickenyogurt]

I wish I could play it with this technique

Her technique is so perfect I could cry :(

[ffflipsnake]

I like it when she activates her Musou Mode.

[learosario]

no es tan buena mi version jaja pasense a escucharla los que quieran

[HoudDenBek]

great song

great playing

great video

=)

[MrBarrowzscape]

i currently play this song on guitar and im 12. It sounds pathetic compared to this.

[Mrwenki19]

even if i heard it again and again.., i still enjoy it...!!

[MrDebinha11]

incredible

[MrDebinha11]

she is perfect and incredible.

[munrivers]

amazing talent... :D

[aspenn21]

The notes are beautiful, but so are the silent pauses that the notes come from. Thank you for your hours and hours of practicing that give us this 4 minutes of joy.

[wadawadabla]

Li JIe you are the most amazing person ive seen playing guitar

Im watching this video for about 1month everyday now so yeah your very good

[Stayofanatic]

Li Jie's a she? reaaly?

[rs92harukaa]

coolish

[jaynemharper]

this song is so fun to play!

[frederik606]

good

[dlevita]

so amazing!!!!!

[andthedominoes103]

does anyone know what kind of guitar she's playing?

[just4guitarz]

just awesome, so clean and smooth, makes me fly.

great!!

ps: first, i thought she was a guy lol

[j4wn]

Almost inhuman talent!

[samuelrodwell]

wow

[marshalllucky]

do you know my aunt is very sick?

[DyensL]

She is my Wife

[TheSecondMeasure]

@DyensL lol again, then i'm zeus again.

[Mrwenki19]

your the best.. and the cleanest classical guitar player i ever heard.. ^_^

[luisfcoliveira]

I Love This Girl!

Beautiful! and Excellent!

[ppedalen]

beutifull to hear beutifull to watch simply exellent!

[BahoUtot]

Damn perfect. I wna marry this girl.

[musicbeyondall]

@BahoUtot Maybe an original line?

[klbrumann]

This video inspired me to go out and buy this piece.

The more I play it the more I want to practice it, now I'm spending hours every day practising this piece and it's just beautiful : )

Andrew York really nailed it with this piece!

[LeonardoRafaelMusik]

i only say, she is excellent

[cereouslycereous]

Hello!

[YectroV]

fantastic song. im learning this right now but i just cant get 3:29 right, especially the three notes on the g string

[Vittorione62]

Semplicemente meraviglioso!!!

[zedmetal]

Vittorione62

Que idioma é esse? Parece uma mistura de Português com italiano!

[locoluisful]

yo tambien toco sumburst y con todo e introduccion de andrew york y solo tengo 14 años

[insurge]

Love this piece cause it always reminds me of the tv show whos the boss. Listen @ 1:10, then you know wha i mean ^^

[MrKarindas]

2:00 Cool !

[lynkkx]

harp effect on the sweeps, it sounds so cool

[bobby493]

magnifico !!!!

[gigiparigi]

fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!

[wassuppaska]

This is a great example of a piece that would benefit from being played by 2 guitars... Even Li Jie - who is one of the greatest - has to make compromises in the fast part with the ostinato and sustaining chords playing at the same time. John Williams said the same thing about Cavatina. Even though he plays it beautifully, he admits there are compromises when you're not fully devoted to one part (melody/accompaniment) only

[GodaimeG]

1:10 my favorite part to play :D

[johnnycaboosehead]

Yeah, kind of like a break.

[mwdbwm]

Dubbed or not-dubbed?? Just listen to the audio, this is no doubt excellent guitar playing at the highest level. I agee with ProtoCosmos: She played what is heard here.

[yonowolf]

@mwdbwm at 2:17 she is not playing what is being heard. she hits the low D string but you hear an E and then at 2:21 when she hits it again you hear a D

[mwdbwm]

@yonowolf Are you suggesting someone else playing the music and Li Jie just fake the fingering on the guitar for the camera?

[joyandian]

@yonowolf are you jealous ?

[markluyk]

Awesome performance

[mireumetal]

Meu Deus...eu casava com essa guria!

[timmylovesguitar]

does anyone know where i can get the music to this for free?

[tschengbeng]

paco de china ;)

[timmylovesguitar]

lol

[kylemichaelbecker]

Li Jie, Your performance is flawless and beautiful. so balanced and controled yet expressive and colorful. You may have the biggest hands i have ever heard

[MrShitsanGiggles]

@kylemichaelbecker Who are you talking to? This isnt Li Jie's channel...

[jblittle2468]

@kylemichaelbecker

biggest hands you have ever heard? lol

[radiospank]

WOw.. love this song also chek out david adeles version a bit cleaner IMO

[j0sephyu]

Ahaha, I studied with David Adele for a year. He performed this at a recital at the end of the semester.. though that performance didn't come close to this in terms of technique

[radiospank]

oh yeah cool , i am an amateur player, so i am easily impressed. Where did u study with david adele.. i took a few courses at a jr college..

[mstetson72]

If you've ever seen Julian Bream's great documentary "Guitarra! A Musical Journey Through Spain" (and you should, BTW!) he does the same thing, and for the same reason - to get great sound quality AND a video with no microphones in the way.

[mstetson72]

She is DEFINITELY "guitar-syncing" - playing for the camera over previously recorded audio. The glitch at 2:17 proves that beyond a shadow of a doubt... she CLEARLY plucks an open low D string, but we clearly hear an E.

However, I have no doubt that the audio is really her playing - other than that one mistake, she syncs to the recording almost perfectly. I'm sure it was done for sound quality - to get her guitar to sound that good live, there would be mics in front of her blocking the view.

[OnlyClassicalMusic]

You guys should watch

watch?v=oztovKNYm6k

to see miracle in making.

[mkdfqfewqhnvp]

So at 2:17, A E are the correct notes for the song, not A D. I am a fan of Li Jie too but I think this is important, because if she indeed plucks D and sound E, we are not sure she's the one played on the audio recording, and she has many postings on YT. I see no reason why she had to do it twice, first did the audio perfectly then in front of the camera, why not just did the audio in front of the camera.

[guitafun]

An open D 6th string is also played at 2:22 to compare it the E sounding open 6th string at 2:17. She's playing over an already recorded version no doubt by her, thats why she does it so well except she had a little slip and forgot to play the 2nd fret 6th string at 2:17. She obviously played it that way on the audio recording thats why its an E. I dont consider this a big deal at all and for my money still consider her on of the best classical guitarist.

[interceptor6]

at 2:17 it sounds correct (E on 6th string) but indeed she plays D, so something's fishy

[lordelord1]

This is live studio performance, no editing or sync playing or dubbing. She appeared in many Prof. Chen Zhis masterclasses in the same studio with live demonstrations, including Sunburst, with same sound quality.

[ProtoCosmos]

"This is live studio performance, no editing or sync playing or dubbing."

Then how do you explain her 'D tuned' string suddenly becoming an 'E' for a second , then magically becoming a 'D' again? I'm not trying to be a wise guy .... I really want to know why or how that is. Thanks

[bigafromusclekid]

What ever are you talking about? Both "E" strings are tuned down to "D" throughout the whole song. Have you played this before?

[ProtoCosmos]

I don't feel like explaining it.again. Just listen to it again and watch closely

[violetninja]

Could you perhaps point out a time frame in which this occurs?

[ProtoCosmos]

Yes... at 2:17 her open 6th string (bass) produces an 'E' .... seconds later, the same open string is 'D'. But you know what? I don't even care anymore. It's a beautiful piece and I have no reason to doubt that she played what is heard here. I think this is dubbed though. Either way,Li Jie has beautiful technique and I have respect for her musicianship. I don't think anyone would want to hear me play this.... know what I mean?

[A1BASE]

Looks like she's picking a different string for the second open note to me...

[A1BASE]

no idea if youtube will register my last post - I see what you mean now, so apologies for the doubt. Interesting.

[Pananda]

nope its still a d at 217

[lrb1692]

Nah i believe you mate, she clearly plays the string open when you need a finger down on the second fret for the E, it must be dubbed.

And to the guy that posted below, i have played this before.

[ImOnTheTube]

Well perhaps for the purposes of you tube the tuning parts were cut off because the pieces that are being played are uploaded as individual videos instead of a full real time 1.5 hr concert. Or perhaps there is minimal editing (a few very minor cuts). Whatever the truth may be the point is that Lie Jie is truly masterful guitarist and no gimmicks where used to make it seem so.

[ProtoCosmos]

So, just because you say so, eh? Are you making an official statement? lol

[ProtoCosmos]

Sorry but what you're saying doesn't make sense as applied to this video. She is an accomplished classical guitarist,no doubt. I like a lot of things about her technique. But that doesn't mean that this video isn't dubbed. I don't see how it's mutually exclusive.

[Marrondelpedro]

i've noticed that in a lot of her videos...it hink she is recording the audio seperatly...and dubbing it over the video...just for better sound quality

[789vbc]

Can you qualify your statement "I've noticed that in a lot of her videos", give me a few more examples.

[Marrondelpedro]

how about you stop wasting your time picking fights on youtube ...instead...try fucking yourself...it would be more productive

thank you

[todrrez]

@Marrondelpedro ... Love the comment..so true..oh so true

[guitafun]

I love Li Jie and her playing is world class. Having said that these are not live performances and I believe have been edited or shes sync playing over another recorded track. The open 6th string she plays at 0:17 is a D but the open 6th string she plays at 2:17 is a E. If this happen on the video its reasonable to assume her other ones were done the same. So its not fair to use these videos of her playing for comparison to other top players, especially other players live performances

[navino1973]

Yes ... you're right ...the audio is somehow covered or corrected

[mkdfqfewqhnvp]

I play guitar and piano but I dont play this song, and I am not a professional musician. Anyway this is my observations: At 0:17, she plucked 3 notes with thumb, open 5th string, open 6th string, then 3rd fret 6th string, ie A E G. At 2:17, she plucked 2 notes with thumb, open 5th string, then open 6th string, ie A E. They all sound exactly what she plucked. I dont hear or see any D on open 6th string. Am I missing something here?

[guitafun]

This song is not played in standard tuning. Its played in D-A-D-G-B-D. The 6th string is a D.

[mkdfqfewqhnvp]

Thanks for your information. At 0:17, she plucks A D F, which is correct. At 2:17, she plucks A D and you say it sounds A E, so there is a discrepancy of what we see and what we hear from the video, and A D are the correct notes for the song. Am I correct?

[granitePillar]

Born gifted.....

[nawapolguitarmaking]

5555

[daval89]

wtf see 2:17 she plays an E on the sixth string ??? wich finger is she using????

[googlekopfkind]

pinki

[onguy3n]

★★★★★★

[rm3cpp]

"Some fingerings I do not agree with." This is a ridiculous statement. The only thing that matters is what the music sounds like. And guess what - it sounds beautiful.

York's version is different, in ways both subtle and pronounced, and it too is beautiful.

[Gorack1313]

I totally agree with you on that it does sound beautiful. I just found there was some very unnecessary sections in it but that was my opinion I was just stating I never said this was poor in any way it's still the best version on youtube by far and well executed but the second you state an opinion that doesn't yell AMAZING people just start trying to rip in with no backing of their statements. Like York wrote the piece and the music is written to be very crossed stringed in sections.

[juicymotif]

Gorack1313 <=== whiney nub

^^

[Gorack1313]

Umm actually if you knew the piece yourself which I assume you don't because if you did you would be making an ass of yourself because she uses some different fingerings. I have nothing against that all I said was I do not agree with some of her fingerings when is was created to be played cross stringed but okay think what ever. The 16th note run at 1:41 is played evenly for one the 16th notes are bit rushed on the 2nd beat this is why I said not bad. Still the best version on here I think.

[Gorack1313]

Sorry unevenly*

[skewedfoot]

blah blah blah blah......show us how it's done maestro!!!

Hahahahaha

[Altered6Chicken]

Get over yourself you prick. Enjoy the music. Stop being so over critical. She's an incredible guitar player, and she can do whatever the fuck she wants with the piece. She definately doesn't have to satisfy the .01% of listeners out there who come up with over analytical criticisms just to accomodate for their own short comings. Get a life!

[carefreemusic]

Wow... picking on that,,, why not u listen to midi? It will definitely be played evenly... i play sunburst too... I think i got nth negative to comment abt her at all...

[kikemelo]

this is not prerecorded, this girl has a lot of postings and she appears in a master class with her theacher

[TonyTakano]

I don't think it is prerecorded either. A very small mistake is still there on picking harmonics.

[789vbc]

I don't think this is prerecorded. She has about 12 postings on You Tube.

[Itangalo]

Best performance of Sunburst I've seen (heard) so far. Excellent.

[Martinezmadril]

Excelente interpretación. Gran técnica. No puedo explicar el porqué del minuto 2:17. Aún si toca con playback, no veo sentido a no pisar el 2º traste en la imagen.

[altazboy]

wow.... ni hen hao, shie shie!!

[Zaaxun]

thanks for verifying! i dont read music, i learned by ear. i figured out this song by watching this video and yorks, thats how i found the different note. i thought maybe i was missing something.

thanks again!

[Zaaxun]

she plays great, but now im confused because ive seen a couple other versions of this song and there seems to be a mistake in the sheet music or something. i think its proper to play how the composer/andrew york wrote it. going into part 2:17 the bass note is not open D but E. listen to yorks video.

why???

[CLASSICBOB4200]

You're right, and that's what my tabs say, too. Oh well, the girl is still better @ 10 years old than I am after playing for 17 years.

[Alejandrakoxxx]

with all due respect, check the girl's academic background... you will find out that she is not making anything up

[evilbearfromhell]

sublime. always.

[Joshyi18]

beauifully played li jie, well done..

[udaders]

awesome!!!!!!!!

she played well the piece

your one of my idol

along with kevin loh...

kieep it up...

[NathanS1994]

not a single mistake beautiful:D

[xxTranceWinxx]

that's amazing... seems really hard.

[NathanS1994]

played perfectly at such a young age.

BRAVO!!

[pfmhh]

綺麗な人ですね。最高！

[llanbradach]

Magnificently played, every note was great.

[annig1213]

beautiful!!

Thanks for posting...

[vegancannibal91]

so...

beautiful...

[steveey251]

WOW!

[13325poop]

silly fool

[bugabutu]

lol I'm sorry but I don't remember what I typed into get -6, oh well

[albatrose2000]

perfect,perfect,perfect.

[Mavrika]

Such a great performance of 'Sunburst' : if only she had a You Tube !

[lucianocraveiro]

5*****

[lucianocraveiro]

I just Embed this video into my Blog ELEMENTO MUSICAL. The CD Into Dark is also avaiable in my Blog

[trovaroko]

CONCHETUMARE! :O:O

LA KAGO (h5)

[hombremanq]

luca q eri chileno xD

[trovaroko]

wiuasjasjkas! eri adivino? zs

xd

[pockypocky100]

お見事です。

最高の気分にさせられます。

あんなに小さな手でこれだけ簡単そうに弾けるとは驚異です。

彼女にギターを教わりたい。

[GodaimeG]

I dunno what you're saying but it looks cool LOL

[huntersterling2009]

what? could you plis translate to english or spanish better =)

[campeador69]

Except of some minor mistakes, this is the best performance ever heard of Sunburst, even better than the same Li Jie's years later...

[gibson4ever75]

I prefer the performance by John Williams.

[holokinesis]

That's what you thought that mattered?

[TheJewBoy]

probably the best performance of sunburst that ive seen on youtube! Amazing!

[EricAndrewWallace]

She actually looks happy! Awesome!

[akroatis]

A very impressive performance. Grace under pressure!