Betcha Can't Play This With Fredrik Akesson

[PaoloBaixista]

he can play it, but he ain't doing it on opeth

jk, new opeth rocks

[BmArthas]

You're Frederik from Opeth* :D

[SpearShark]

press you asses, faggots.

[dbzaddict444]

This sould be called: bet you don't want to play this.

[xxcharlysxx]

damnit where are the green red an blue butons jajajaja

[expressingmyopinions]

Sir, you are correct I can not play that

[ivan619666]

press 1 for nothimg xP

[HarvestHollow]

THAT PICKING

SO STIFF LOOKING

[leothedrawer3]

press 1 for nothing

[ThomasMetal75]

One of the more achievable "Becha Can't Play This" segments! 

[novembre8211]

That's a sweet looking guitar he has there

[fru1tbooter14]

Press 8 repeatedly for the storm trooper blaster

[toasttoasttoast12]

@fru1tbooter14 or him choking his guitars chicken

[DoXeNpw]

press 2 and spam it

"anabitch"

[HUNTERSMITHYO]

@DoXeNpw Sounds more hobbit. lol

[middlenut3]

press 2 for cabbage...



[ThePepitothepew]

Seems like the "contrepoint" part in serrana song by jason becker

[andreinaruto89]

"I betcha can't hold a pic like me"

[lolerz222]

Schmexy guitar.

[SASPython]

if you press 2 he says "na bitch you can play this"

[eatfrog]

too bad that lick sounds like ass

[fraisier41]

buckethead spotted

[FrankmoonDusty]

I can't even play the slow version that fast :|

[MADEINMAIDEN]

paul gilbert video lick..

[Kre1Ds]

1:01 derp face

[antimatter07]

He looks like Claudio Sanchez of coheed and cambria when he plays

[kostakos1331]

Press 2 continuesly : "Nugget nugget nugget nugget"

[Helnsinki99]

if you press 3 quickly it sounds like a video game o-o

[wntersun666]

press 9 as fast as you can. it looks like he slaping the salami. lol

[ltq19900310]

0:53 , YOU CALLED THIS SLOWLY?

[PureFuckinHeavyMetal]

@ltq19900310 compared to the first run through the lick it is

[MegaThangal]

keep pressing 8 for a laser sound

[TheSuperMarioBros2]

keep pressing 9 and look at his face

[TheSuperMarioBros2]

sounds like michael angelo

[PaulGilbertrulezzz]

opeth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pazjoe16]

press 7 for the Intro Solo to DON'T STOP BELIEVING

[meryuin]

Swedish pride!

[cjsinister6]

Not bad.

[6EELZE6U6666]

possibly the most bizarre picking technique I've ever seen... not to mention worst, sorry but it sounds like shit :/

[BCringer7]

2 for na bitch

[Nubnut]

Thank god he joined Opeth. His guitar work with them is so far beyond anything he did with Arch Enemy.

[PavilionParty]

Worst tone ever.

[dogsoup13]

i love the attack he gets from his notes i wonder what kind of rig he is using

[Pellick]

Keep 6 pressed to hear the secret morse code.

[jeroen0011]

Check out this band! :) - /watch?v=UWAP4UIV_us

i like them and they have so less views i want

to promote them a littlebit, i hope u like them too! :)

[TerrorizerGrindspeed]

Check out my betcha can't play this =P

[MrKindaSux]

Actually i can play this. haha ^_^

[saajingrey]

No, you mean "I'm Fred from fucking OPETH...and I betcha can't play this".

[tairi2009]

press 0 for the sound of "________"

[ZakkMylde47]

Press all the buttons on the keyboard with your face if you have no idea what all the 'press X for something' comments are about

[MrJeppelin]

Nä, det där kan jag inte spela.

[SheldonianBrain]

hold 9... guitar's mastub xD

[BLACKDOGCAT1]

ahm, he is from arch enemy? Why is he fat?

[tricksterc]

@BLACKDOGCAT1 He's in Opeth chief...

[metalmike04]

press 2 repeatedly for him to say "im a bitch"

[Breakingbenfan42599]

press 2 kinda fast

[Harvester66633]

it's not hard at all he just plays it too fast

[rockrefugee]

@Harvester66633 I wanna see you do it

[arasgeme]

press 9 fast! :D

[MrJayDeeJay]

if you press 8 really fast it looks like hes jerkin the guitar off

[summitthescale]

Press 1 to see the title over and over again!!

[KillerNinja650R]

Bet I can play it.

[KieranHand01]

I bet mikael akerfeldt didnt see this before fredrik got hired, it seems that he hates anything like this (barf)

[CFTRockCovers]

I don't know why, but he remind me Jason Newstead

[Indeedno2]

i also bet you i cant play this

[MagnusBruce]

I like how Fig 2 (slowly) is still pretty damn fast :P

[sk8erboirobrob]

press 9 for derp

[blaakdawg]

This is very close to one of Paul Gilbert's go-to-licks.

Although Paul has better tone, and plays it much cleaner.

[CyValkarion]

The tone made me cringe.

[ElectricTurkey1]

good thing Mikael writes all the music...

[DivineTranquility1]

fucking clean.

[halfmastmutiny]

Aren't the Betcha Can't Play This' usually something difficult and awesome sounding? This one kinda seemed like it fell a bit short.

[loki8lelouch7]

that poor ESP guitar. its being used on a horrible amp.

[JonathanChunPrevenge]

ew, his tone and simple ionian run

[denizoniiix]

You look like the giant man from Harry Potter

[containznutzrule]

@denizoniiix Come on guys-- it's Hagrid!! Get it right... jeez...

[ddos411]

sounds like tetris

[pcgam3r666]

LOL John Pertucci would rape this guy.....

[SavaOdy]

@pcgam3r666

That's my favorite thing about Dream Theater fans, they think DT is ten steps above anyone else. Cocky bastards.

[Direksone]

@SavaOdy Well most of the time they actually are. Also due to the fact they have the knowledge most dont, but there are guys like Broderick as well which are beasts and classically trained, which is a win win.

[SavaOdy]

@Direksone

But the fans are such pricks about it. I'm not saying this guy is a hgue arrogant asshole, but I still think he's a bit too proud. Dream theater are whoopass guys. But I don't go on other video's of other guitar players saying "Hurr durr Jari Maenpaa would rape his face". It's just not something I enjoy seeing. Of course comparisons are going to be made, but at least just say, "I like John Petrucci much better than this guy." Not trying to sound like a dick, just saying.

[Direksone]

@SavaOdy Yea true, thats why we have trolls. No one is better than one another, well ofcourse a Broderick is better than someone playing in a band like All Time Low. However in the end they are all individuals unique in their own way. Yea you can come up with a comparison and I'm sure some people won't be as good as another, but who cares? Good music is good music. I can appreciate DT because of the complexity but I like SOAD just as much and thats eazypeazy stuff.

[SavaOdy]

@Direksone

Well yeah I can definitely understand the Broderick>all time low comparison, but it's just we know Fredrik has talent. In general, metal or at least heavy music players know what's good and what isn't, or what takes talent and what dosen't, hence the Broderick against ATL. But then we argue two great players, and it just gets to be so...pointless, you know? Maybe it's just better to say preference over...technical ability and such.

[Direksone]

@SavaOdy Exactly. It's really based on preference, you can compare them on technique, but that would only be on a few points and the only real advantage some will have over one another is the classical training and knowledge, which is awesome, but it's not like guys who don't have it are that much suckier, on the contrary.

[CyValkarion]

@pcgam3r666 That's like comparing Chuck Norris to a child. Petrucci rapes everyone.

[brandon2784]

@CyValkarion OHH KAYY! lol that's not an opinion or anything.

[CyValkarion]

@brandon2784 Just sayin'

[brandon2784]

@CyValkarion False. There are far faster players, far more melodic players, far more creative players, and far more versatile players. Then a freakish few who are all of the above, and he isn't one, stop being a fanboy. It's cool if you PREFER because that's all it comes down to anyway, but don't go around saying he's the best when he's not. No one can be the best as there can be no fair judgement.

[CyValkarion]

@brandon2784 I never said he was the best. And why not be a fanboy? Is it really so wrong? Do you have to be a douche bag about it?

[brandon2784]

@CyValkarion "Petrucci rapes everyone" sounds like a claim to me.

[CyValkarion]

@brandon2784 It's like a Chuck Norris joke. Like an exaggeration. Seeing as everyone in the comments on his videos praises him as a god, why not? Try not to take it that seriously.

[barnickd]

@pcgam3r666 music isn't a competition jackass

[BEHEMOTHrules99]

thats purty much all the mods just in a row lol

[PaulyProductions]

figure 2 slow..... slow my ass

[chazisbak]

If you spam 2, it sounds like he is saying "Nugget" really fast

[Socialdem18]

I'm with Mikael from Opeth, Fredrik is one of the top guitar players in Sweden...

[Deeplyy69]

and 9 for epic face ;)

[Deeplyy69]

press 8 for PACMAN sound.

[PilotDoofy]

@Deeplyy69 i just did it over and over lol

[CreamofFetus]

@Deeplyy69 More like press 8 for FAPPING! AMIRITE

[crisDAwog]

its hagrid from harry potter

[Charliee707]

Swear i've seen that guy in Lost?

[cod3r1337]

@Charliee707 No, I think you are mistaken. The guy you mean also happens to be a metal guitarist from Sweden, but his name is Malmsteen.

[TheJonMaster]

@Charliee707 also sounds like its from NFL Blitz 2001

[ThaBukkow]

@Charliee707 dude....

[TheCannibalBort]

@Charliee707 :D THe lost one is fatter... D:



[gonzasabbath]

@Charliee707 THE NUMBERS ARE BAD!

[iKillZombies666]

TITTIES! Lol jk... he's fuckin awesome.

[Nickdiaublow]

Hi I'm Fredrik Akesson and Doug Doppler can play this........Slowly

[dimmutim]

poor betcha he cant play anything :)

[diablo4334]

Hi I'm Fredrik Akesson from Arch enemy and I betcha i can look weird as hell

[LessthanJake14]

More forearm would be GREAT, Fredrik.

[EmilioRodo]

I am going to be flamed from here to eternity for saying this, but this lick sounds 10 times better when played slow :)

[HerrKryo]

what is it with all the faggots here who become all white knight when you flame these losers who cant play?! are you getting all wet and want to suck these peoples dick or what? easy as that, flame some shitty metal band/dude and a bunch of people will show up and start rubbing their cocks at each other oh how good these farts can play. damn. get a life. and listen to some real musicians

[BoNeZz99]

Anyone who has esp or ltd guitars i have a kh 202 and it sounds shitty, ive had it for 1 year and when i first got it it sounded amazing now it sounds beaten up a lot should i get new pickups or is it something else?

[Blargaha]

@BoNeZz99 messed up intonation? Which pickups do you have?

[BoNeZz99]

@Blargaha esp pickups

and the intonation is perfect

[Blargaha]

@BoNeZz99 are they active?

[BoNeZz99]

@Blargaha nope passive

[Blargaha]

@BoNeZz99 dunno really, something you've done that's out of the ordinary?

[BoNeZz99]

@Blargaha haha i dont know either but im just gonna keep it in drop A it sounds best when in that tuning

[Blargaha]

@BoNeZz99 well, you could leave it to a luthier who could take a look at it:)

[BoNeZz99]

@Blargaha maybe i will just need the money :P

[Blargaha]

@BoNeZz99 don't we all?;)

[Knuckles669]

Sick tone.

[nlo13]

Cool scale bro. Yawn

[James0543]

@nlo13 what the fuck were you expecting you faggot?

[nlo13]

@James0543

Something talented, faggot.

[James0543]

@nlo13 something talented that doesn't require a scale? so you were looking for something that doesn't exist?

[HerrKryo]

@James0543 your mom

[James0543]

@HerrKryo wow I didn't know people were still saying that. might want to get out of 2007 there buddy. I guess you realized I was right and you couldn't think of any comeback other than "your mom". quite pathetic.

[RileyHull]

Dude, this is actually a really well thought out lick. I really enjoyed it! watch mine prease

[Nickhead87]

I like it better when played with the EMG 60 in the neck.

[topografer]

Well this really ain't that difficult but his stuff at opeth... jeez!

[Ueichen]

I miss Peter Lindgren...

[twoedytwoedy]

wicked bend-vibrato at the end

[sup7300]

that was beastly but i hate his tone

[topdog891]

ok, just because he has a video on youtube of him playing fast doesnt mean he cant play slower and rock the hell out of you to were you eargasm.

[stellajayne]

Utterly shite. Pointless fretwan*ery.

[ojideagu]

@stellajayne You're an idiot, technical skill is essential to be a musician, and it's exciting to play and watch if you have a braincell. If you don't like technical skill go and listen to the Jonas Brothers

[HerrKryo]

@ojideagu at least the writers who wrote the jonas brothers songs have a little bit of melodic understanding to them

[ojideagu]

@HerrKryo A 5 year old can write the Jonas Brothers melodies.

[HerrKryo]

@ojideagu and thats even more than this crap this guy made out of pubic hair does

[ojideagu]

@HerrKryo I don't care if he looks like a hairy arse crack, it's this type of skills that I enjoy and practice myself. If you want to play stuff for 5 year olds there is plenty out there for you.

[HerrKryo]

@ojideagu this type of skills?! are you kidding? that crap is most unimpressive

[ojideagu]

@HerrKryo If you knew how the hell to play an instrument then you would understand the skill needed and years of practice. It's like saying a skilled racing driver is unimpressive or a skilled gymnast. You're a philistine.

[ojideagu]

@HerrKryo If it's that unimpressive I suggest YOU try and master it then come back. I wouldn't see you in 10 years, in fact I don't think I'd see you at all.

[HerrKryo]

@ojideagu there is nothing to master about. just because YOU cant do it with your shitty strat replica doesn mean anybody else can do this shit

[ojideagu]

@HerrKryo Err I've been playing for 16 years and I can do it that's the point, that's why I appreciate the time needed. And err I don't play strats or strat replicas thanks.

What exactly can you do about from talk crap?

[HerrKryo]

@ojideagu good for you. if i where i wouldnt be too proud of it. 16 years and you are bragging you can do this shit. damn you are a sad little man. but i dont have to rub in peoples faces on youtube for christsake. who do you think you can impress? these kids in here who are stupid enough to listen to this crap.

[James0543]

@HerrKryo and you're stupid enough to keep coming back and troll some more. fuck off, either post a video of you playing this or go die.

[HerrKryo]

@James0543 why should i sit down make a video, upload...the whole work for what? so i can rub it peoples face how well i play or what? im not into that wanker shit like you. and yes i like it when people like get all pissed of because someone from across the world flames some fart guitarist/singer/bassist/drumm­er they like.

[James0543]

@HerrKryo then you're just a fucking troll, fuck off.

[HerrKryo]

@James0543 fuck your mom

[Bobbylightning25]

@HerrKryo lol "fuck your mom"? is it suddenly the late 90s? get with the times faggot no one says mom jokes anymore. No wonder why your comments are retarded, you've been living under a rock the past decade!

[HerrKryo]

@Bobbylightning25 fuck your sister

[Bobbylightning25]

@HerrKryo way to go. now you look even more stupid on youtube.

[HerrKryo]

@Bobbylightning25 oh no! i look stupid on fucking youtube! please no!

[Bobbylightning25]

@HerrKryo he's not even playing in the style of Malmsteen, you know nothing.

[HerrKryo]

@Bobbylightning25 thats not what i said you fucking idiot. i said who does he think he is......

[James0543]

@HerrKryo LOL are you seriously making a case for the Jonas Brothers? go kill yourself dude, why are you even watching this video go jerk off to S.O.S

[HerrKryo]

@James0543 i watch this video because i like metal-idiots making fools of them selfs.....who does this idiot thinks he is?! fucking malmsteen ow what. that crap the morons in these "betcha" videos are a bad joke

[James0543]

@HerrKryo lol Malmsteen isn't even that great, you obviously don't know good guitarists, Ritchie Blackmore and Uli Jon Roth are Malmsteen's main influences and they are miles ahead of this guy as well. Also just because someone is shredding a scale doesn't make them a "malmsteen imitator" that's ridiculous.

[HerrKryo]

@James0543 what is it with you faggots. do you want to suck his dick or what because you are getting all white kbnight over him. im not into these 14 year old arguments shit. ok you know some guitarist by name...so what. he is an ugly piece of shit who cant play. get over it

[RabidSquirell312]

Ok, Buckethead play Want some slaw? next time.

[stevanstreet]

Arch Enemy ! >:D

[sXeSnowmansXe]

His tone's so much better now with the PRS's.

[MrMusik111]

can you believe that a motherfucker that can't play that even 1000000 times slower, is rich?????? is completly unfair that justin bieber is rich and he doesn't even know how to play happy birthday in the guitar. What i'm trying to say is that this guy, should have the same money, fame, etc. that has bieber. Not just him, any musician that has dedicate his life to music, except jonas brothers, or any motherfucker from di$ney.

[Bigkahkistan]

@MrMusik111 Dude, this is hard to play and all, but it doesn't SOUND good. I would literally rather listen to the shit that's played on the radio than this, and that's saying a lot.

Guys like this are why rock is dying. It's lost its soul, it's just bunch of fat nerds in masturbatory racing contests with each other. Could Page or Hendrix or Clapton play this? No. Is their music better than this? Fuck yes it is.

[simongas]

@Bigkahkistan this is not meant to be in a pop song, it requires real skill, and that stuff is mostly used as exercises like to warm up or gain speed.

[Bigkahkistan]

@simongas I was responding to the guy who said Akesson ought to be rich for being able to play this. You're all losing site of the fact that music is meant to entertain, and to 95% of the populace, this isn't entertaining. Just because something is hard to master, doesn't mean you ought to be rewarded for doing it. It needs to have a point.

[NoShelter15]

@Bigkahkistan

And where the fuck do you get those percentages? '' 90 percent of the populace doesn't like this boohoo'' You're a fucking asshat man. The point of ''Betcha can't play this'' is this: Some metal guitarists show a couple of shreds you can start to play with the help of the slowed down shred. Hence the name betcha can't play this.

[NoShelter15]

@Bigkahkistan

You haven't heard of Opeth I think

[alexdmc4]

Yes i can !

[enkulator69]

not really hard to play in fact,speed but not hard

[Theseventhknight]

@enkulator69 that fast and that clean? that's the definition of hard.

[limbs32]

I just burnt my tongue.

[Brokolis2]

He much better style in Opeth.

[xAcidPrisimx]

if this is on a video... Then it should be in the magazine... Anyone know what issue the transcription is in?