The Fez (Steely Dan)

[geisterbahn1]

well done ! a real nice hispanic feel .

[miavonni]

sweet!

[MrDennis1188]

hi buddy you have passed the audition

[larryaustin]

Really nice!

[moronix]

And inspite all that you *did* it without da Fez on :D

Boy how time flies; glad to hear of your new successful recording projects. And discovering Tony has a voice was nearly as pleasantly shocking as seeing Chud fingering an electric gitty. Have a splendid new year ... i've stopped counting them.

[troubleclef]

@moronix

thanks, buddy.  happy new year to you too

[julymozart]

ha ha ha this is great

any particular reason y u chose the fez

More Steely dan

[troubleclef]

@julymozart

thanks. Just a great song, i guess, well suited to a certain kind of guitar arrangement. For more, I did a vocal version of "fire in the hole" recently. check it out.

[musiclido]

fancy doing a tutorial of this it's great!!

[ronis420]

This is great - thanks for sharing troubleclef

[troubleclef]

@ronis420

thanks!

[wolfcarcass]

I was enjoying this,then he had to open his mouth.

[troubleclef]

@wolfcarcass

S2BU

[scrogg67]

@wolfcarcass Lol. Same here.

[TheArbiter74]

Nice!

[MamboDogFaceOne]

This is the first I've heard you *sing*! HA! You had me supplying some harmony (glad I'm home alone) and actually applauding at the end!

[pm081]

BRAVO!! That sounded great- one thing though.....you need to be wearing a fez.

[melshocker]

This is like the Nick Drake version of this song.

[troubleclef]

hey man. remind me to bring in the ND bio for you, should you be interested

[melshocker]

Hooray! With vocals even!

[lulagrey]

totally impressed! Good job!

[Guitarpima]

Nice! Not sure about the vox but the guitar is VERY nice!

[therealzooch]

So I'm driving through the parade route on July 4

before the parade starts and I'm driving right past the Masons and they all have their little hats on and this song comes on the radio, right as I'm driving by them. What are the odds?

[troubleclef]

whoa, man, that's weird. It's a sign, for sure. :D

[jpetrucci05]

Good job except for one thing, I believe you need to be wearing a Fez when playing this song!

[mrgoodvibrations]

Sweet sounding guitar, rich tones....

[atomichawg]

Daddy like! You got mad skills sir, and a sweet axe to boot. Holding up my lighter and yelling "woo hoo!"

[Slim406]

awesome! this has always been my favorite dan tune. didn't realize it was about safe sex till youtube. thanks, homes!

[hklinker]

Wow. You made a lot of really good decisions in arranging that. Great feel for just one instrument.

[guyontheinternets]

That was awesome. Is there any chance you could help point me toward a chord chart for this? I've tried like hell to figure it out, but some of it goes by too quick for me. It sounds like you've got it pretty much perfect. Anyway, nice job!

[troubleclef]

thanks. there might a 'recorded versions' book of 'royal scam' somewhere to give you a good idea of the chords. it's been so long since i played it, i don't remember how.

[jhbdfbksdhgfjldsnglg]

sing from the stomach ...y so lame singing?

[thefez79]

WTF? screwy shit thanks youtube.......

[thefez79]

Hey man, this is great. I grew up in a country home built in 1936 located in northwest FL and I have a little sister named Aja. My dad WORE OUT the steely dan records when I was growing up...I'm 29 and I didn't care much for it until a few years ago, but now I love all of it. "The Fez" is one of my favs. That drum beat!!!!!!!!!!

[kidcharlemange22]

u werent wearing a fez

or maybe u were!

haha

great stuff by the way

[jerryqcsl]

I was a bit cheeky posting the response, but I loved your version of The Fez, and your Kate Bush stuff.

[nomusician]

okay, so where's that fez on?

[thefez79]

It's on his penis when he needs it...get it?

[thefez79]

(that was for nomusician)

[thefez79]

(that was for nomusician)

[colinclarksmith]

A beautiful rendition of a great tune. Your version has an oddly haunting quality. I think the singing works quite nicely.

[dodgyphil23]

thanks troubleclef, you play really well. There's more to this than I thought. it helped me work out the bass on the inbetweeny bits!

[Flexstarz]

Wow that's amazing man. But what would be better would be the singing. No offense, it was not bad but it didn't turn my crank. But don't feel bad or anything, i don't sing as well as you.

[troubleclef]

oh, i agree, believe me! Thanks!

[calebzia]

wow thats really cool nice fingering there buddy

[fifteenthfret]

Don't you just love it when people "lol" after stating abomitable words? As if it negates the rudeness and unsolicited judgment that came before it....ugh!

I for one, think your singing was humbly adorable - not to mention an excellent choice of material. You NEVER disappoint, dear clef...sol(seriously out loud)

Thank you for a beautifully executed rendition of this great tune...Journey on!

[troubleclef]

thanks my friend

[2UISEE]

You Sing like me..let other people take that part of the music..Yea we can hold a tune,but it doesen't make it!!..LOL

[pbl1]

nicely nicely

[robrooy]

The tough thing about Steely Dan is all of the extremely odd voicings present in their chords, and it only gets more challenging for acoustic guitar. Astounding work man. I'd really like to see you do some more Steely Dan!

[troubleclef]

thanks. it's always been my intention to do more, but haven't found the time

[Brendor01]

He KNOWS some Steely!

[pablanco]

One of the best amongst the lesser known Dan songs. You nailed it! Thanks

[troubleclef]

thank you

[rb7magnetico]

Nice version

[shoemanbundy]

A Fez is an immigrant on That 70s Show

:D

[026188]

:DDD

NO SHIT!!!

[gblueslover1]

Real nice !

[monkinator66]

sweet!

[troubleclef]

it's one of those funny hats that shriners wear. but somebody commented that in this song it's a euphemism for 'condom'. This i did not know! :D

[chelobes]

makes sense to me, considering that Steely Dan is a euphemism for dildo, from "Catcher In The Rye".

[CrToloss]

Great.. very ..very nice With a large glass of red wine and friends .. Nice !!

[troubleclef]

thanks. glad you liked it.

[tastemylove]

There's a beautiful tone off that guitar. Nice interesting version of the tune too, thanks!

[joro2000]

YEA!! Maxine ???? Next???

[wwwjdish]

Wow, you made me discover how lazy my playing has become...Gotta pick up the pace!

[wwwjdish]

BTW I added you to my group named "Guitar Cover Tunes"

Come join if you like,,,,You are good!

[wwwjdish]

Gotta say it again....Great Job.....one of my favs!

[wwwjdish]

"But don't sing Guy"......Go to the karaoke channel to bash singers....this Guy rocks it!!!!!

[mustangb427]

that was awsome keep it up and by the way your singing was insane loved it

[mustangb427]

hell ya, cool as shit bro keep it up

[lordrudy44]

Naaa...don't listen to tocklu...Sing it up bro! Your playing backs up it up!!!!

[sbfcjc]

Friggen (Fagen?) great work!

[mattmacklind]

A great song and a great performance.

[Guitarman504]

Beautiful arrangement! It's not easy to capture a song like that on solo acoustic guitar but you pulled it off.

[ChorltonM21]

Superb arrangement - you did a great job!

[Colandjer]

Amazing job!! My fave Steely Dan song! Thanks, very enjoyable!

[Sleeeeve24]

Dunno if I commented on this already but I keep watching it so GREAT JOB!

[hutz13]

Steely Dan were very particular about the guitarists who played on their tunes and you do them justice.

[troubleclef]

thanks. wish i could solo like Skunk, though

[warrens7]

It's a good song.

[Titansone]

sweeeeeeeeeet

[decepe]

Superb acoustic version. Love it!

[waveydee]

Too many 'Pez' - following The Fez!!( That's a bit depressing - Eh??((

[pretzeldonuts]

Hey man you're simply fantastic, you become my web hero... Plus, I play guitar in a Steely Dan cover band here in Florence Italy... You rock!!!!

Best,

D

[troubleclef]

cool. thanks a lot.

[italianstalionpw]

lovin' it what's good with putting a tab up?

[jimbomak]

5 stars fez not required - nice version - jimmy

[Fishfliphatsock]

4 stars, you were not wearing a fez

[zckls04]

Just fantastic. More please!

[jhanlon18]

i agree with rednogginhead that you should be doing some serious studio work and getting well damn paid for it. Do you perform live?

[jhanlon18]

Wow man! Thats truly fantastic. You must have spent some hours getting that to sound that good. I take my hat off to you, thats pure class!

[troubleclef]

thanks

[lunalunanueva]

Yes,

He also sings.

[rorshakks]

Noteworthy.

[EARTHpart2]

Excellent! I've been playing for a little over ten years now... and I've got to say... I like what you did with it

[rednogginhead]

Please get into a studio and record all of these songs...you should be getting paid for this!!!

[jumpnow]

Dude, that was great arranging. But it's hilarious to hear you singing so seriously about a condom.

[troubleclef]

what could be more serious? lol

[troubleclef]

btw, i had no idea that's what the song was about....lmao

[twostikks1]

Man, they just keep coming - this is a GREAT arrangement!! I can play "Any Major Dude", but to finger-pick "The Fez" ... it's beautiful!

[troubleclef]

thanks!

[Titansone]

sweet sound.sweet arrangement.Any other Steely Dan because that was just plain'O sweet.

[ermanhoca]

again troubleclef! congrat!

[R3daMofo]

Great song , great sound! Thx for sharing :)

[vincentfm]

wooo do you have any other steely dan acoustic arrangements mr clef,thats real nice,have you tabbed that..p.s.baden pieces are spot on,All the best vincent..

[PolaScalzo]

another 5 to join the rest that gave you today the honour of most rated video...

;oP

[litjourney]

Very nice! =)

[patman2112]

Another remarkable performance!

[frank84]

thank you for another great sound

:)