Rusty Cooley - Betcha Can't Play This

[lw48wp4]

really good. but can you play Smoke On The Water?

[stevehislop]

Sounds like an Arcade game soundtrack-sry thumbsdown.

[AboveMiddleC1977]

Garbage!

[merrick9991]

i don't like this,love fast things but this is too fast no music contain there

[bambarby]

sounds like shit fast

[ugou]

he looks like Petrucci young in this video

[oktober250]

Dude needs a girlfriend!!

[jaranarm]

@oktober250

Rusty doesn't need a girlfriend. He already has a wife and three kids, not to mention killer guitar chops.

[YoshiAddict]

Enough Arpeggios to make you cum... twice.

[panny14]

@YoshiAddict think its a pentatonic scale, but 4 notes per string

[barneycockburn]

Everything he plays is a "betcha can't play this"

[WencesWasHere]

It is funny how people come to a shredder's "betcha can't play this" expecting something that's not shreddy and fast... 

[lawsock]

No joke my computer just freezes when i press play..

[AlexSpeedReaper]

like paul gilbert siad in his album burning organ, THIS IS MY RELIGION

[cloudwolfsa]

gimme a week i culd learn it if i hammered on everything

[xparty]

@cloudwolfsa in AMajor with extra notes, of course?

[mrguitarguy127]

@Falling2Grey29 yeah its called the band outworld and yes there is musicality in it he just plays so fast that it doesnt sound that good but trust me there is

[andylunt2]

Can't stop laughing at the word bloot hahahah

[Slears]

betcha I don`t even LIKE to play this...

[Falling2Grey29]

Yeah, you're good, but can you play music?

[SirBigBrain]

thanks for the mario song

[willidub1]

Thats amazing but there isnt any musicality.

[jamesedwardtheobald]

@willidub1 what, man? this MOVED me, almost to tears! :-o

[raulmusico]

When I saw Slow... I don't believed it

[RectifieD]

Hi, I'm Rusty Cooley and about to make your head implode

[HillaryHitler]

Rusty,

Bectha can't play an Iron Maiden solo without being stupid about it by going into your hyper over drive nonsense.

[priisgreat]

@HillaryHitler I have quite a good feeling he can.

[Wingle23]

No, I can't!!

[P00TANARA]

PAC MAN

[hadijoge1]

I've been playin' guitar for years but there comes a point when players get abit ridiculous with their speed. I'm sure cooley's a great guitarist but why would I wanna learn that?

[TheGuitarman355]

Hey bro, let me climb the exact same scale in the exact same key and hit the exact same notes, bro.

[TehMotionxP]

fuck you

[SuperChamona]

Can you play anything fast?

[666demonguitarist]

Cooley could've made a good living in the 80's........ Composing shitty soundtracks for nes games.

[PeaveyVyper]

Ok that was fast but now go play music

[roijas]

@PeaveyVyper He does, amazingly.

[PeaveyVyper]

@roijas

It honestly doesnt impress me that much

[Virgilivs87]

8 bit solo

[abdulah786]

Holy F^*&!!

[Metalfeak3]

Hang on let me go take a shit................. I have had time to think about this while reading Playboy and I have come to the conclusion that it is best to completley stop playing guitar.

[TheBaconslice]

it took him 9182372987 sec to play it slowly, but 1 sec to play it at a ridiculous speed ...

[MatKiller1197]

it sounds like Super Mario is sick

[Mikael45831]

Dime's the best ever!!

[hi0u50fd]

thats shit. like some fucking snes game. give up the guitar u have no soul

[scoob316]

no, no i cant, but then I do get laid quite a lot :)

[DiabolicalMinds]

Why would i want to?

[Tori965]

@DiabolicalMinds It's fun

[bennyboi56]

well i can do the string bend at the end ;)

[swamdono]

its just a speed demo. thats why its called "betcha cant play this" as opposed to "betcha wanna learn this"... maybe people should have one of those. but unless it was from peoples own unsigned bands, theres a good chance people could already play it.

[bathwhoreE]

Kick Ass.Don't listen to the Haters.

[PaltryPete]

Du dudu du du du!

-- Game over --

[drebatista]

How about some intonation on that bend??

[arsehole420]

this riff fucking sucks. how bout a betcha can't play this that actually has motivation to learn?

[62Bimbo]

The slow hand bit looks like an alien crawling out of a swamp.

[TheGrandBrand]

@62Bimbo

^^ I should say, that's what great technique looks like, same with piano. Finger independence alienates ;)

[Adrain30]

I can't but then again..I wouldn't want to..

[thedamondude]

someone has been practicing legato techniques :)

[GamerTrashed]

I do like Rusty Cooley but when he played it slowed down, it actually sounded better.

[HuberttXXX17]

@GamerTrashed dont think so

[NobbyLionDL]

Honestly man, with all due respect, I know I'm just an amateur player and shit...

I don't wanna play this, I can't or better yet don't want to think of the song this would fit into...

and ain't that the point of a lead part? to enrich the song?

Don't get me wrong, this guy is sick, I just didn't find any musical purpose in that lick

[HarvestHollow]

@NobbyLionDL Thats just how some people like to play man.

Some of us (me sometimes) likes to play as fast as we can, because when we nail it, it gives us a fantastic feeling of accomplishment to do something thats so fast, while in time.

Off topic, but I cant stand these classic rock fanatics who thinks that doing so means you have no soul, when infact its what is the most fun to me and thats all that matters.

[NobbyLionDL]

@HarvestHollow

Right on man, do what feels right for you and rock on, I would never persume to tell you otherwise.

I never said playing fast is soulles. I simply felt that lick had no musical purpose. But if it's about nailing something that is challening and fun for you on the instrument you love, well than that's awesome bro.

Admittedly, while I find Rusty's chops and talent to be incredibly admirable, It's just not really up my alley...

Point is, do what feels right for you dude! rock on

[HarvestHollow]

@NobbyLionDL Hell yea man! For once, I have seen intellectuality and maturity on youtube!

[Dwe2011]

@NobbyLionDL I see where your coming from but i bet that rift could fit into some progressive metal. Its sounds cool and as a drummer it makes sense to me

[enematrocoya]

of course we can't you sick sick sicko.... adoptme !!! adopt me!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!

[FurbyParade226]

Rusty is the true Guitar Hero.

[dazlovesboyo]

What is the point of this - is it really just to prove none of us can play this? I thought the whole point of this "Betcha can't play this" stuff was to present technically challenging licks that are playable to the moderate to advanced player with some practise. This lick is pointless and serves no educational purpose other than to prove I can't and never will be able to play that.

[ArchjSM]

@dazlovesboyo Then Rusty has already won...

[devaljazz]

TRIU TRIU TRIU TRIU TRIU TRIU TRIU TRIU TRIU TRIU TRIU TRIU TRIU TRIU TRIU TRIU TRIU TRIU TRIU TRIU TRIU CTM LA WEA MALA, Tonto. :B

[greenday376]

@devaljazz biendeho

[gjunki]

LOL

[HuberttXXX17]

I bet there's no person except Rusty that could play this thing :D

[xXxdaguitarfreakxXx]

woah.... i think i just warped through time

[PoliticalDestruction]

Huh? what just happened? Did i jump into hyperspace or something?

[tearsofphoenix8]

i don't get it....

[FurbyParade226]

The only people in "Rusty's League", so to speak are Michael Angelo Batio and RIP Mr. Lane. Nonetheless, Shawn was still a tad faster ;) !

[MutilatedMetalMatt]

@FurbyParade226 don't forget Paul!

[shlokda]

Noise wall

[jerwinrocks]

stop bitchin about melody.. this guy is awesome its only that you can't do what he can... People got preference other likes this and others don't.. So STFU!!

[NobIeSavage]

Sounds like his guitar is drowning in an old Nintendo game...

[thoseyesdissapear]

@NobIeSavage lol very funny

[drtazzle]

Speed is nothing without tone and melody. Check out the solo at 2.29 on this video, then subscribe to this dude's channels as he is the sickest guitarist I know in one of the sickest band's I've ever heard.

watch?v=EZpgUlZzXys&feature=re­lated

[jerwinrocks]

@drtazzle shut the fuck up

[Psyhister]

@drtazzle agreed. Rusty is just fast faggot, nothing else.

[AdamBlack88]

What the Nintendo???

I'm pretty sure he just distorted reality and created a bastard multiverse somewhere with that playing lol.

[DHazlehurst]

What a disgusting tone.

It blows my mind how there are technically gifted guitarists out there that know nothing of achieving a nice tone. Scooped mids sound terrible.

[FIGHTTHESCOOP]

@DHazlehurst Agreed!

[RyanMartinIsForYou]

BWOB BWOB BWOB BWOB BWOB BWOB BWOB BWOB BWOB BWOB BWOB BWOB BWOB BWOB BWOB BWOB BWOB BWOB

[Guitar1sti]

he was better with ibanez

[DRockdriguez23]

WTF was that? O_o'

[clem070605]

fastest guitarist ever. by a long long way. not best, but definitely fastest.

[Guitarplayer3815]

@clem070605 Listen to Buckethead.

[clem070605]

@Guitarplayer3815 buckethead is nowhere near as fast as rusty cooley. Even the likes of Paul Gilbert and Yngwie are faster than Buckethead, not that Paul Gilbert and Yngwie are slow, just not in Rusty's league, and neither is Buckethead.

[DiminishedTB]

I love rustey Cooley, i admit his music isnt something you listen to for 5 hours in a row :D

but when he shreds you just don't know what the fuck is going on :D

Thats The Genious :D

[tannermanly]

that sounded trippy as hell

[Metalfeak3]

Umm.... did you guys see what just happened?

[DietGrape]

u got huge hands

[gtrdude]

If you can play this, post a response video...if not, shut the hell up and respect that this guy can play notes faster than you can hear them.

[medievillord]

Wow... Some of you guys are just pathetic.

[PrivateSnowballTFC]

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions.

Mine is that lots of speed does not always equal zero phrasing, but it definitely can. If you think otherwise, fine, but don't be a dick about it.

[kingoflions90]

lmao BLOOT BLOOT BLOOT BLOOT BLOOT

[chrisrobbins18]

"BLOOT BLOOT BLOOT BLOOT BLOOT BLOOT BLOOT BLOOT BLOOT BLOOT"

[MikeMikeNana]

@chrisrobbins18 I suppose so...

[cast390]

Why are you speaking I never gave you permission to speak so put your dads cock back in your mouth,come on admit it for the world to see,you know you love man spray on your face little boy

[yofacundito]

that guy sucks and is gay

[RadioHomicide666]

@yofacundito so when are you gonna post ur guitar videos up then dipshit lol

[metalpunk654]

Ehh. I can do that with my dick.

And without a 7-string.

[Reckage121]

@metalpunk654 which one? the one in your ass or mouth?

[ingvarfa]

These are the kind of youtubeimpressionados that imho destroys music in general and guitarplaying in particular. Listen to the sensitivities of Steve Vai or Neil Young instead....

[MarcusFenixtheMan]

@ingvarfa yeah rusty cooley didn't get famous for being a huge influence on tons of guitarists and having both an insanely successful teaching and playing career, as well as his own signature 7 and 8 string models with dean

he's obviously just another "youtube impressionado" (*idiot)

[ingvarfa]

@MarcusFenixtheMan Sorry if I offended you - however I think I should be able to express my opinion without having to be named "idiot", though.

But yes, you have a point, he is successful at what he is doing- I take back my criticism. I prefer other styles of playing. There is space for everyone.

[cast390]

@MarcusFenixtheMan This guys famous? never heard of him and after hearing him play I never want to

[MarcusFenixtheMan]

@cast390 obviously because one cocksucker on youtube hasn't heard of him he must not be famous, attention world, from this point forward your status in society shall be determined by whether or not cast390 has heard of you

[cast390]

@MarcusFenixtheMan Spoken like a dickless jackoff who has no lob lives with mommy and daddy jacks off his little 2 inch dick to youtube vids.Hey asswipe youtube is about opinions.Im alright if you dont accept mine,I wont whine like a little toothless cockless cheese dick like yourself if someone disagrees with me. So take your pencil dick out of your dogs ass,and grow the fuck up.And never speak again.

[MarcusFenixtheMan]

@cast390 give me the quote where i asked you what your talentless ass thought...i'll wait

oh wait, i didn't, so why don't you put up some more boring ass suck dick drum demos and keep your opinions to yourself, instead of trolling on videos of people 10x better than you

[riseagainstrul33]

anyone who can play this shouldnt exist anywhere but heaven or finland

[TheStavrin]

That is like so fast that it doesn't sound nice anymore..............

[5000shredder]

i wonder if he even owns a 6 string

[johnnie9011]

super mario world!

[mom2jlg]

@johnnie9011 ?

[guitardude9966]

this is why they call it betcha cant play this! i dont even have an 8 string!

[Shivemaster]

@guitardude9966 to be honest I dont think having an 8 string would help a whole lot, because after that comes the actual playing it part

[1alecxg]

@guitardude9966 to bad its only a 7 string in this video.

[FeelTheFight]

It sounds like computer game

[Dimerah]

@FeelTheFight it so does.

[undertakercorfuland2]

your left hand is like a spider :P

[thec4nt1]

the fast verion sounded nothing like the slow version :O

[AndreII182II]

...you look like Jesus

[MrRagnorawk]

Can't play it. Don't want to.

[guitarsaiyan]

sounds like wierd sonic-hedge hog water drips. lol pretty ill man.

[Mitch1XD]

sounds like something that should be in a mario game. like when he's dieing or something. or maybe pacman

[TheThim51]

why would any1 wanna play that

[berserker213]

world domination mode

[picklevai16]

i don't know why but i don't like this guy. something about his guitar sounding like shit.

[berserker213]

@picklevai16 that's the killer bees coming out of the speaker cabinets

[cslocum5]

It may not sound that great, but I sure as hell can't play it.

[kangoos2000]

too fast!

[MetalMurchentOfDeath]

that really sounds bad

[LAYUCHEBI]

its sound like video games of ealy days supermario and stuff like that or adventure very old games

[j0hn318]

@ 0:31 he kinda looks like petrucci when he was young and has long hair

[CityLights2009]

The size of his guitar and neck always makes me think Rusty is a midget. Awesome hair though.

[matzchase]

Incredible, but I have no idea where this would fit in a song.

[ShreddedEmpty]

Sick man. Sounds like Mario warp pipes.

[jonnyj0987654321]

That was a mess

[kilyatwice]

Bloop bloop blip blip, PACMAN DIED!

[bcrich1234bc]

sounds like mario

[Fluffypopcicle]

that was around 24 nps, that's insane.

[juanpablo255]

tambien que kieres pss pelucon conchatumadre tienes todo el dia pa' tocar tu huevada

[CinemaAlliance]

mario brothers cry

[superapecross]

no, i can't play it...but i don't even care...it doesn't sound intresting...

[GiftedNq]

sounds like my face is gonna melt off

[BRANDIANN14]

chyu totz rocked that

[wishing4nate]

Absolutely in-fucking-human. Herman Li licks Rusty's ballzac.

[jackfenderrox]

@wishing4nate Aww grosse

[MrGuitaristKING]

BET I CAN!!! Maybe, kinda, a ;ittle... nevermind, fuck it

[narutoguy56]

i cant play that. But i wouldnt want too

[polkafrenzy666]

I've never seen anyone else make it look that effortless.

[LedZeppelin420x]

his hand looks like a spider

[kevnbec07]

LOL i gaurantee i can't play it cause my hands aern't big enough .....but that is the only reason LOL

[betteroffshred]

Rusty's awesome. But he's no Jeff Loomis.

[youjustfailed]

Jeff loomis isn't that good.

[Zsazsa8484]

thats quite amazing, just sounds awful lol

[hisdudeness09]

playing fast is fun as hell but as a player who can play fast i also like nothing more than a good BB King passion note held for a measure or two

[GerMaj7th]

amen, bro. amen

[hipopolotomus]

as someone who listens to bands like nevermore, black dahlia murder, pantera, but also steve vai, satch and gilbert, i think i can say that speed isn't everything, but its almost half of the battle. alot of the people that say that playing fast sucks, cant play fast themselvs

[callmesmorz]

Thank you. For The Love of God by Steve Vai is the greatest song ever composed, ever.