Guthrie Govan plays Shawn Lane - Get you back

[TheXPrisoner]

@TheXPrisoner And there are many guyz who play Shawn Lane good if those individual notes are not considered but those are certain techniques which makes Shawn sound so different.

Comparing this genius Guthrie to Shawn makes me want to call Guthrie "that thing"

[exbogus]

fuckin god... every bend is as just as it is on the original piece !!

[Grindgodgrind]

I've been learning this using Guthries transcription. By jove, it's tough. Beautiful tune!

[adios73]

Hey Folks, check out Shawn Lane on Google Plus

[hldemi]

The law of entropy pushed dislike in order to break perfect order ...

[hldemi]

I used to have tab of this but then I got an arrow to the knee .

[tallicafan250169]

@hldemi What does that have to do with the tab?

[hldemi]

@tallicafan250169 Its supposed to be absurd .

[shawnsis]

Nice Guthrie!!!

[aphexlane]

this sounds midi'ish..

[shredcoreguitar]

fucking awesome...

[wolffrankenstein]

holy fuck

[talsophos]

Great vid ! I think each player in their own rights do things that the other couldn't do. And. That's what's gives them their own edge on how they use the guitar. A jam with these 2 would have been AMAZING !!

[witchdoctorxxx]

GUTHRIE DOES A REALLY BEAUTIFUL "INTERPETATION" OF SHAWNS SONG HERE, SHAWN ON THE OTHER HAND IS THE" MASTER", GUTHRIE STILL THE "GRASSHOPPER" SORRY JUST KEEPIN IT REAL, I KNEW SHAWN PERSONALLY AND TO TOTALLY UNDERSTAND YOU WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE SEEN HIM PLAY FACE TO FACE, EVEN THEN IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO BELIEVE WHAT YOU HAD JUST SEEN! HE WAS SIMPLY THE "BEST", BETTER THAN ALL THE REST, AND NOBODY DOES IT BETTER! I'M STILL KEEPING THAT PROMISE WE MADE EACH OTHER THAT DAY! THE WITCHDOCTOR

[Grindgodgrind]

I always hoped that I'd be able to hear a collaboration between Guthrie and Shawn. Think how incredible that'd have been!

[agrov8tr]

While Govan is a brilliant guitar player and this is a good interpretation of Shawn's piece, it's more than apparent who the Jedi Master is. Shawn Lane the

Incomparable!

[renegadesonline]

ALWAYS WANTIED YO HEAR YOUR VERSION OF THIS. VERY NICE GUTHRIE =]

[cursedlemon]

I think I'd like to see Gutherie attempt the magnitude that is the LIVE version of this song. I can't even imagine.

[tunicana]

No crazyguitarman shown lane passed away in 2011

[rosmeryVP]

@tunicana .-.

[F4TB0Y69]

@tunicana no he passed away September 23 2003 in Memphis...

[camo190280]

There was no better player on the planet than Shawn Lane. There is no better player on the planet than GG.

[DeathToNewbie]

WHAT THE FUCK!? I should have discover this shit years ago!! Guthrie playing Shawn's stuff is just fucking divine!! :D

[hanifabidin90]

you can hear how much Guthrie love Shawn and admire him so much...........

[Crazyguitarman1991]

@hanifabidin90

Exactly! And for that reason i truly believe that Guthrie is the only player who will ever come close to shawns feeling and technique.

[francisco444]

I didn't see the title, the whole time I thought it was Shawn playing. Amazing cover.

Btw guys check Guthrie's new band The Aristocrats!

[kngscb]

AWESOME!!!!!

[banzaiblaster]

Guthrie was 3 years old when he played this

[Crussman499]

Guthrie is the fucking man. Long live both he and Shawn. They will be playing in heaven together, someday. R.I.P. Shawn.

[tunicana]

@Crussman499 shawn lane passed away one year ago.

[Crazyguitarman1991]

@tunicana Shawn lane passed away in 2003

[SIZZLEBIZZLE1982]

As Paul Gilbert would say, Guthrie's got "amazing blazing phrasing"

[zmanofwar3]

@SIZZLEBIZZLE1982 I think he was talking about Shawn. But, hey, they both do :)

[SIZZLEBIZZLE1982]

@zmanofwar3 I know dude...just trying to be witty.

[PaulGilbertrulezzz]

@SIZZLEBIZZLE1982 lol amazing blazing phrasing!

[TheHornet79]

@SIZZLEBIZZLE1982 only a true Shawn Lane fan would understand that joke!

[Fluffypopcicle]

Flawless cover, Well, he did legato for most of the shred parts (too hard to pick for everybody but Shawn), but it sounded just as good. Guys like Shawn and Guthrie will always be in leagues of their own.

[tastefulphrasing]

@Fluffypopcicle I'm pretty sure guthrie could pick all of it, he may have just been trying to get the smoothness shawn lane was so famous for, but didn't know any other way. I'm sure there is not much guthrie cant do...

[Fluffypopcicle]

@tastefulphrasing

I disagree. He always legatos the more complicated stuff. Usually he picks when he is playing something more generic like descending in sextuplets.

[hanifabidin90]

@Fluffypopcicle well i disagree too, Guthrie can play it with picking, legato, or tapping.......

[Fluffypopcicle]

@hanifabidin90

Then why didn't he? Guthrie can't pick as fast as Shawn nor could he play a lot of the complicated patterns that Shawn could. He just turns simple things into way more complicated things by using a wider variety of techniques and using lots of string skipping and tapping. Shawn turned complicated into more complicated things and then made them even more complicated, but still made it all sound good.

[112358miau]

@Fluffypopcicle He doesnt get that smooth sound with picking so he makes legato or tapping. Same for sweep picking, it's hard to see Guthrie doing it. He prefers tapping because it has a smoother sound, in an interview he said that he uses that to sound "more like sax players" I agree with you, Guthrie cant pick as fast and clean as Shawn, but there's not too much more things, and he can "cheat" ;D

[123nickclark]

wat month was it

[stuforty2]

wow, beautiful !

[suhrgavin]

could some one email me the sheet music for this please? send me a private msg if you can help me out. thanks

[oilkills]

Guthrie is Jesus of guitar...

Allan is the Holdy ghost and Shawn is God!!!

[rod3067]

@oilkills you mean allan holdsworth?

[Fluffypopcicle]

@rod3067

Yeah, he is talking about Holdworth.

[rod3067]

@Fluffypopcicle yeah i know, he already told me, who other person named "allan" could be the holy ghost.......excepting allan parson of course XD

[J0NNYBudd]

What GT issue was this in?

[neoclasiccl]

awesome cover too bad Guthrie had to tap out the end licks unlike shawns freakish left hand. Even the greats of today will struggle trying to play like Shawn did. I love guthrie don't get me wrong.

[willg678]

That last note. My god.

[StanAxeman]

Man, he sure does cheat on the final solo!

[kiaranjay]

@StanAxeman How so? I guess you mean the fade out in the original?

[Kingding6]

@kiaranjay He means Guthrie isnt quite capable of acheiving shawns spead while stretching that far. sounds like some of it is tapped, while shawn played only left hand.

[kiaranjay]

@Kingding6 Well that could be true, but I have the tab from the magazine and it isn't tapped, nor does it say it can be, and plus there's tons of videos where Guthrie does insane stretches at super fast speeds so I think he is capable of doing so, but you could be right, either way he is a god!

[cerelilqt]

@Kingding6 I think Guthrie can stretch and reach that speed, I mean, look at some of the stuff in Fives

[Kingding6]

@cerelilqt watch the not again video in HQ. I love Guthrie as much as the next guy, but I pretty certain he can't pull off the diminished and augmented licks at the same speed Shawn can.

[cerelilqt]

@Kingding6 I couldn't think of any other guitarist who could do the live version of not again lol

[Kingding6]

@cerelilqt exactly aha

[george121ish]

In which issue of GT can i find this?

[highrollerzzz]

Guthrie paid a great tribute to Shawn by doing this. Shawn would be proud :)

[TheWhocares233]

guthrie plays shawn....How could it get any better? (except the other way around)

[Kingding6]

It'd be interesting to hear Govan do some of Shawn's signature wide interval soloing, havent heard him do that yet.

[Drkayb]

@Kingding6 The ending solo kind of is a signature lick of Shawns, stretching 9 bands all lefthanded. Shawns way of doing arpeggios. But I know what you mean, chromatic augmented runs and such. Cool stuff =)

[tropics1020]

Does anybody have the tab that was published in GT magazine???

[mattrobinson999]

@tropics1020 sorry, I used to have it, then I leant it to someone and I've never seen it since...

[bill14231393]

@mattrobinson999 They're probably still trying to learn it.

[rockintothebone]

@tropics1020 I do . want it ?

[PetieFr]

@tropics1020 play it by ear xD

[Jcam1sfly]

guthrie is shawn reincarnated

[jkvasn]

anyone know where i can get a backing track to this?

[tastefulphrasing]

I think Guthrie is worthy to be noted amongst the giants. Holdsworth, Lane, etc. All in favor say "I ".

[4lifeguitar]

@tastefulphrasing I!!!

[tastefulphrasing]

@4lifeguitar haha. Good sir. We need more people now. :)

[TearTheRoofOff]

@tastefulphrasing "I" / "aye" (whichever you wish to accept :P )

[kewl2006]

@tastefulphrasing I!!

[Vordrab]

I thought only Shawn was able to play last part of the solo... Respect Guthrie :)

[Kingding6]

My two favorite guitarists. Its a real shame that Shawn will never cover any of Guthrie's songs...now that would be a sight to see!

[EvaGoN]

I think what's amazing about this cover and what makes it the cleanest cover of all time of this song is the accuracy of the ending solo. No offense to all the other covers, but from the ones I've seen, no one has ever nailed down the ending solo like Shawn does it. Guthrie is the only soul I know that has done it. His technique and feel for this song surpasses everyone else that has attempted to this. Props to Ugur though. He has a clean cover too.

[rockintothebone]

does anyone know which month and year this is from ?

[oilkills]

Yeah, for anyone who follows virtuosos

these two are tops!!!

[tastefulphrasing]

I think this is the only man that could do a shawn lane cover, and actually make it worthy. We love you guthrie.

[4lifeguitar]

I love Shawn Lane. I am very pleased that Guthrie did this cover. Shawn is a true inspiration to me and to all the rest of the musicians out there, not just guitar players. A true gift from God he was.

R.I.P Shawn

[powersolos]

I believe that he did two or three. They were in two different Magazines  i would have to go through a lot of archives to find them. Thank you for your good wishes . I will tell the rest of the Family. Yes more people are doing his songs that would make him very Happy. His Music Lives On++++++++

[powersolos]

Thank you for posting this and Guthrie for Playing SHAWN would be Pleased. SHAWN's MOm , Diane BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[petiethepitt]

Hello Diane,best wishes to the Lane family.

Rumor has it that Guthrie did 3 of Shawns songs,is there any truth to that?

I understand if your not able to answer that.But the more people that attempt Shawns music is a good thing.Their will never be another Shawn,but really good to see how many he has inspired.Best wishes..

[ExtremeBogom]

Guthrie is one of the best out there, great cover.

Would like to see Guthrie do a good old shred fest though. Late 80's style; non fusion.

Then I will regard him as total.

[TearTheRoofOff]

The closest i could recommend to that is the 'Guthrie plays Who's Best' video since he mimics satch, vai, malmsteen and the like. I know you probably meant for him to do a full song like it or something, but Guthrie doing 80's shred would be difficult to find otherwise since he's very 'wary' of that haha. Good call though!

[Growlycake]

The 'Who's Best' vid is indeed top quality ;)

If you haven't already, check out the Cornford website - the first clip on the 'audio' section (the aptly titled 'Ridiculous' considering the sheer technique of the man) should satisfy your 80's shred taste buds, especially if you're partial to a bit of the Yng.

[TearTheRoofOff]

Bugger me, thanks for putting it out there that this stuff exists. Some really good little tracks on there! I concur with the 80's shred vibe being exhibited strongly in 'Ridiculous'. The 'Loose Change' one was incredible. If that was in a song I'd buy it, and he does that stuff just as a demo for a company!? The man's off the radar.

[ExtremeBogom]

Thanks for the info man.

That track was kinda what I wanted to hear Guthrie do, although I still felt he didn't quite let rip, like Malmsteen, Moore etc did back in the day. Neo-Classical style.

Do you know what I mean?

The 80's rippers had a different intensity to Shawn style.

Either way, I have more respect for Govan now.

Sorry to sound like a critic :).

[tastefulphrasing]

There is videos out there of him doing it, you just have to search.

[mooch666]

this is astounding. I've been listening to boh Lane and Guthrie for a while now; never heard this. I am in awe at how perfect this cover is down to every last detail of Shawn's phrasing. I didn't think it could be redone; Long Live Guthrie!

[petar870602]

i think this is the best Lane cover i have heard...

[1madaboutguitar]

Thats Guthrie for ya

[petiethepitt]

As a die Hard Lane and guthrie guy,I just heard this and heve never been more proud to be a Guthrie fan.IMO Lane is arguably the greates guitarst to ever pick up the instrument.And after hearing this I am more impressed than ever at the vast amount of styles @ techniques Guthrie has,and utilizes in his music.And his ability to do covers and just nail the techniques phrasing,sig licks,etc is astounding.What cant Guthrie Govan do?

[Gregorypeckory]

Yes, he kills it-Guthrie is one of the best in my book, and I agree Lane may be the best ever-a miraculous talent. Then again-statements like that are always suspect-it's art, not sport, but I do love these guys!

[guitarman069]

hes phrasing is spot on godly

[petiethepitt]

It sure is.This is one of my fav Lane tunes and man I am just blown away at how on the money every detail of this song was pefectly executed.I also cant believe there are only 3888 views.I thought this was brand new because I didnt find this until a week ago.

[XoCONNIEALWAYSXo]

God, i KNEW Guthrie was good, but ,,DAMMMMMM

[bigxlongxnow]

Awe inspiring.

[neoclasiccl]

anyone know if Guthrie even got to meet Shawn before he died. He obviously has alot of respect and admiration for him.

[zazmeister69]

This cover is absolutely spot on.

[botman1]

I've no idea how Guthrie was able to tab the fast part out... I really have no idea...

[crappyuij7]

Right so fucking amazing this song is the most beautiful thing I think I've ever heard! More so Shawn playing it. But I really do like Guthrie but for me it's just Shawn's.

[Growlycake]

To be fair, a young(er) Guthrie landed his job with GT mag by submitting a transcription of Not Again (I think) to them many years ago, so he'd clearly been meticulously studying the terrifying Lane-isms which the rest of us...erm....can't anywhere near :)

[guitaralbert0]

umm, it's Guthrie. he is our sonic saviour.  all hail pirate jesus!!!

and RIP Shawn Lane. You are truly missed.

[snyggman]

@guitaralbert0 Pirate jesus! Hahaha omg..

[brandon5pennies]

shawn tabbed out the fast part guthrie tabbed out the rest of it however. playing it deserves so much more props cause you can slow a song down but playing it to speed is just insane one of the best songs ever written

[billmeedog]

Two of the most stunning electric guitarists ever, IMO!

BTW, can anyone believe that I actually know a guitarist (who shall remain nameless for fear of his safety!) who HONESTLY thinks that Guthrie Govan SUCKS! I have to bite my tongue and hold my fist back to keep from pummeling this close-minded & jealous MF! I don't get it, (besides the jealousy) because this person is a REALLY good guitarist in his own right (VERY good BTW?!?) I dunno...

[DeadKidKing]

Usually you find that once people get really good at guitar, they get full of themselves.

All of a sudden bam.

Everyone else in the world sucks.

Guthrie is god.

[billmeedog]

Bingo! Thanks for understanding!

You're right, but also I think he's ("The Govan-Hater") jealous and frustrated that Guthrie makes a good-living and is getting notoriety. Meanwhile, this close-minded dude spends negative energy on his petty-jealousy. What a child!

GUTHRIE & SHAWN BOTH RULE!!!

[frannyp46]

@DeadKidKing Spot on Kid.

[ridleyrockets]

sounds like he decided to miss the insanely difficult slur on that monster string skipping lick with the killer stretch at 4:23

[RoadWarrior2006]

This is from a live version of get you back I have, my favourite Shawn Lane (GOD) track and it is note for note. Guthrie is Incredible.

[esgimasd]

oh no he didn't! Oh yes he did!

Guthrie and Shawn both rock at that Valhalla Level.

[dyrenh]

WOW, Govan's tone is perfect.. he really knows how to bring out those subtleties in style, both his and others.

And Lane is EPIC.

[AxFreak]

It feels really nice to think/hear that some people still dig that quality in music, really... Fucking A Guitar Techniques!!!

[KeithWhalen11]

Props to Guthrie for his great transcribing abilities!

[dandan321]

Awesome.

[prixtatsos]

i miss him =(

[twooos]

amazing