Ballad of the Windfish on Guitar

[MrFitzonic]

I want to marry you.

I'm not even gay. That's how awesome you are!

[98fino]

Nice job

[LancealotWizzpop]

I still don't have all the instruments -FT-'

[Jordan76]

is this available for download anywhere?

[CSGuitar89]

@Jordan76 Yes, you can download MP3s from all of my covers from the link in the description or you can visit my website directly. It's CSGuitar89. com ;)

[ScratchMyAnchor]

Very excellent lead tone!

[Looneylinens]

I like this version, calm and reflective. Great work man!

[paulman1992]

@ alPhaZERO713 , good call man absolutely amazing

[onebigfamily60]

This song plays everytime a hero awakes.

[XlittlegothicgirlX]

Awesome! I love this ^_^ great job

[darkangelfinn9]

Very beautiful

[onebigfamily60]

This song will be played everytime the sun sets, I WILL MAKE IT WILL! Anyway fantastic job man, I'm actually jealous of your work.

[pnorberg1]

My guitar hero...

[FENDCOMMzanryu]

Augh, dude. So much respect, one of my favourite tracks from the entire Zelda franchise man, you definitely did it justice. And then some.

[alPhaZERO713]

The SSBB lost tracks version is the same tempo! So I synced the two, and my god. It was absolutely eargasmic. I implore anyone and everyone to try it.

[Nontolerant7]

You should click his subscribe button,Uhh don't ask me what that means I'm just a kid!(links awakening joke)

[virgil592]

I think a lot of people forgot about this game. That's why Nintendo brought it to the 3DS. there is a method to their madness though. It wasn't just to bring this game back for no reason. It was also to remind people of the Windfish.

[Vonajex]

@CsGuitar89 Do you think you'll do Dark Mountain Forest from A Link to the Past?

[stkrollnmu]

I absolutely love the Phil Collins fill you put in the drums =D

[EricV1]

Thank You Marin.... :)

[SkemoKyle]

Kudos to you Sir! This song is so great.

Would you mind if by using a couple of your tabs, me and a couple of friends make a Medley?

We're looking to make a Zelda medley, and with your superb tabs it'll be much easier! :) Full credit will be given.

[CSGuitar89]

@SkemoKyle Thanks a lot! Sure, no problem at all. If you're not using any of my arrangements, don't worry about the credit. I just wrote it down ;) Good luck!

[XxMasterGaroxX]

This is defenitly one of your best CS89, and without a doubt one of the most memorable zelda tunes... but you given this song a new atmosphere and took a different direction instead of trying to recreate the tracks from the original song (well... not all of them). You made the song sound more fitting, and the outcome of this masterpiece was mindblowing. Even after 1 year of listening to this, its still like listening to it for the first time, keep it up man :D.

[gaviddilmour]

the tone of the SG is perfect

[MrMalina09]

nieeece :)

[Garland41]

It's a good thing they didn't make you a Zelda boss, or else the story would stop moving forward for epicness!!!

[TheTempleOfSyrinx]

I was planning on posting a cover of the Ballad of the Windfish soon, would it be okay if I used your backing track for the video as long as I credit you for it? I just love the way your rendition of it sounds and now that I've watched this I couldn't imagine using anything else.

[CSGuitar89]

@TheTempleOfSyrinx Hey! Sorry for the late response, but yeah, sure no problem at all ;) Good luck with the video and take care!

[TheTempleOfSyrinx]

@CSGuitar89 Thanks man I really appreciate it!

I will definitely mention you in the description and in maybe in a credit at the end of the video or something. Thanks, and hopefully I can do it justice like you did :)

[Raccaroo]

Sounds like Gary Moore and Koji Kondo had a baby, and that baby made this amazing track.

[xam154]

i need to change my pants!

[ImLDSRU2]

Gibson tones are MUCH nicer than Fender. I can't really understand why Fender is so loved.

[Garland41]

@ImLDSRU2 One man...

Jimi Hendrix

[ImLDSRU2]

@Garland41 Good point. I much prefer Dwayne Allman if we are talking about great but dead too soon guitar heros. Although I have to admit that Jimmy Hendrix -- just messing around and not really playing songs, was genius. However, I didn't like him when he moved from jamming to playing songs. Dwayne could do both and it sounded better to my ears too.

[gentleEvan]

My friend take a bow while all of the listeners give you a standing ovation. BRAVO BRAVO!!!!! That was epic!

[spyrolad]

Just finished Links awakening this morning, nice cover.

[MiyuCaeli]

to... many... bloody.... INSTRUMENTS im in heaven :D thumbs up if you agrree

[mickeysymbiose]

This is SO well put together.. Well done champ :)

[GreaterAnticipation]

Actually I think the Dream Theatre elements are very obvious for those who listen to them. Great job dude! Sounded awesome =D

[SlashTheSinHedgie]

2 people never woke up from that dream~

[Shorty20122012]

Incredible.

[liligman]

How did you get that tone in the intro it's so clean!

[CSGuitar89]

@liligman Haha, I was actually aiming for a pretty low-fi dirty tone. But I only used a preamp with some effects so that's why it may seem so clean.

[enorma29]

please do a metal cover of the gamecube's start melody

[kilo3733]

Could you do the opening theme for windwaker???please???

[kabakois]

a-a-a-a-AMAZING

[JamesRussianBond]

You're so hott you make me so horny I want you right there, right next to your sexy guitar, big man!!

OH YEAH

[rockgodess20]

you rock i love this song

[RainbowButterfly85]

AMAZING...

[dustyburns1]

best cover i heard for any zelda yet. great work and keep it up. look foward to hearing more.

[Shhteve]

Wow, nice job!

[sporeproof]

fucking epic dude!!! love it <3

[EarthboundErik007]

Theme song for life.

[parodylover]

This is fucking beautiful...

[SeanSosaTV]

YOU HAVE A GIBSON SG 400?!?! O ., O drool

[CSGuitar89]

@SeanSosaTV It's a GibsonSG Special actually, but yeah it's an amazing guitar indeed ;)

[Kzar5678]

2 people just plain suck!!! I'd make a LA reference...BUT I SHALL NOT HUMOUR THEM LIKE THAT!! THEY JUST PLAIN SUCK!! This song is epic!!!!!!!

[DearMissWhite]

marry me.

[thefury171]

Keep up the great work, try Pirate Fortress from Majoras Mask.

[GaudyGabriev]

It's actually ridiculous how damn good all these Zelda covers sound.

I mean... WOW.

And on top of all I finished Link's Awakening two days ago to recall childhood days (coincidence? ha!) and then I discover this.

Amazing :D

[EclipseMoonXIV]

This was meant for guitar

[pirateofhyrule]

Who's currently on your website? I AM. Brilliant man, I love every song I've listened to so far.

[MegaTontas]

Oh GAWD! Im actually tearing up!

[Brunohoo1]

OUTSTANDING! This is the best cover of ''Ballad of the Windfish'' on youtube.

[pnut84]

That was beautiful. One of the best Zelda songs of all time.

[RIP302]

Dream Theater anybody? =)

[CSGuitar89]

@RIP302 I think it's really cool that you can hear that! I really love that band and they're a huge influence on me :)

[RIP302]

@CSGuitar89 Yeah man, it's the guitar tone you use... reminds me of em a lot =)

[Chazz8Zelda]

@CSGuitar89

Was about to say the same thing, definitely a bit of Petrucci in there somewhere.

[kaelBarak]

The best part about this video is your interpretation of how the Main Theme starts on the + of 3.. I always thought the 8 Instruments in the game sounded off of eachother, but because of YOU, I understand what the game was going for.

How'd you figure the chords F#m and E?? it such a strange idea for a tonic chord.. but it works O_O

[CSGuitar89]

@kaelBarak Wow, thanks a lot man! I don't really know how I figured it out, it's quite a while ago I recorded this, but it seemed pretty logical :)

[kaelBarak]

@CSGuitar89 Word.. i hate trying to remember GENIUS ideas I had long ago lol.. they ARE logical though =) and I don't claim to be a master of theory by ANY STRETCH of the imagination =P but I do obsess over harmonic structure, and I applaud this one =) like I said, you're harmonic and rhythmic flow redeem the limitations of the GB's sound =)

[jerseygirl19663]

@kaelBarak if the chords r just f#m and E then its basicly the same as dont let me down by the beatles lolol

[threedaysgrace2458]

Amazing. I can't even imagine how long it takes you to make all these videos.

Could you at some point do a Dragon Roost Island cover?

Fav song from WW.

[Joshnio]

1:06 We're no strangers to loveeee

[Bassbox93]

i love al lot of video from you, but you could this song much better.

[crimsondeath84]

this cover reminds me so much of the work of the album "Oceanborn" by Nightwish. very melodic and very well put together!! :-D

[bertrandian]

I would like to buy every cover you have made from the Zelda series and put it directly into my iPod. That would make me a very happy.

Zelda music is my favorite and, beyond that, you are the best guitarist I have seen on youtube.

Keep it up man. :)

[CSGuitar89]

@bertrandian Well, you can just download the songs for free from my website if you want and put them on your iPod ;) Thanks for the compliments!

[SobreCocodrilos]

OMG!!!

[JimboSlice51]

lighters in the air everyone

[antiphlox]

wo this is awesome and im not normllya fan of song covers

[Joobsmon]

What a great cover. Loved the intro, and all of it, really. You should consider doing the Tal Tal Mountain Range theme, also from Link's Awakening.

[Novastar62]

THis is my favorite Zelda Song! I didnt even know you could learn to play it, since you only play it once...

[philip0544]

Ah, the most influential & best composed song of my very first zelda game ever. I remember sitting at the wind fish's egg with 7 instruments (so it would not open) for 10 minutes just listening to this song over and over. you do not disappoint :D

[inuyashaspet]

If I were the "windfish," I wouldn't want to get up. I'd just close my eyes and fall into the music.......

[RyanLafford]

this just puts me to sleep, its so soothing, i love it :)

[Gurare2]

Ok tnx, will do.

[Gurare2]

Ey man, I love this cover. Becoming a little nostalgic lately and been wanting to learn this song too. Would be really cool if I could experiment a little too with a backing track like yours. Would you mind sending it to me if I give you my email?

Respect for the creativity and keep it up man

[CSGuitar89]

@Gurare2 No problem at all man. You can download the backing track from my website: CSGuitar89(dot)com. Thanks!

[LittleMarin]

Wonderful! Wonderful!! I love this! Thank you for doing such a great job on covering this song!!! ^_^

[carlosm14]

Absolutely great version of that nostalgic tune

[GolandMassacre]

I cannot believe you covered this, this is like the greatest thing of all time. I featured some of your videos on my site (8bitdaily [dot] com) which usually features Chiptunes but I think I can make an exception for your crazy-awesome videos!!!

[CSGuitar89]

@GolandMassacre Wow man, thanks a lot for your compliments and trying to spread my videos :) Just checked out your site and it looks great!

[TheGuitaristWhoRock]

Man, i love the way you play the guitar that's sounds too great ! I love your guitars and i love the songs you play !!! You're the best guitarist i've ever heard wich isn't a guitar hero lol. Keep on rockin' !

[azimuth457]

I loved it! -Favourites-

[pioneerman2k1]

That gives me the creeps.

[zxox27]

My children, and my children's children, will sing songs of your eternal glory.

[pokemonnnerd]

Wow, this is excellent! It's even better that you unintentionally made it sound like SSBB's lost music version. Surprising that it doesn't have more views.

[pittfan11023]

Everytime I watch this, it gets better!

[jaapvorselen1]

OMg its you again, dude, don't go futher like this, I'm falling in love with you, and I don't want to love dude's xD

Awesome job again :)

[Arcangel2992]

you just made sweet love to that guitar :o

nice.

[christianp5674]

this is song is the best piece of music ever written

[cavedweller1996]

Dude, did you get the insperation to do this from the original version, or the lost SSBB version of this song? It sure sounds like that!

[CSGuitar89]

@cavedweller1996 I just used the original version as inspiration for my cover, but unintentionally it ended up sounding quite like the SSBB version.

[BlackBoo24]

@CSGuitar89 I was about to comment about that. No matter, the SSBB one is good, and so is this one.

[wabettin]

The best version I've ever heard.... By the way, could you share the backing track?? please!!

[CSGuitar89]

@wabettin Thanks man! Yeah sure, no problem. Just send me a message with your e-mail address and I'll send it to you as soon as possible.

[wabettin]

@CSGuitar89 ok ^^ my e mail is the same of my user name ( I don't know why I cannot type my e-mail address)

[kentman86]

sweet dude, one of koji kondo's best.

[riderruff]

it makes me think of the one they had to make on SSBB x)

[cavedweller1996]

the strat was pretty 'f'in sweet, why don't you use it in more vids?

[CSGuitar89]

@cavedweller1996 Haha thanks man. Well, I used it on this one to make a crappy sound to create a contrast with the rest of the song. It has lots of fret buzz and very little sustain, but maybe I'll fix that and use it more often. It does have a very characteristic sound...

[riderruff]

even tho i dont rly like elecrtic guitar things... its soo nice :p

[Homey33]

This is truly amazing! I am very impressed and inspired by this. You capture the sounds perfectly and this is exactly the way I was hoping to hear it one day. After SO many years since playing this game as a child, I am proud. :)

[CSGuitar89]

@Homey33 Wow, thanks a lot man that really means something to me! Glad you like it :)

[Donut117]

there was a song in zelda majoras mask that you could play in the milk bar to get the mask that looks like luigi. that song was called ballad of the windfish too, but it was completely different than this.

it could be something to look at if you plan on making more of these

[siverale]

When the other stuff chimed in I didn't expect it.

[Hanible666]

dude, i'm getting chills from the total awesomeness of this song

[2Luke]

awesome bro! just awesome!

[MelancholicWinter]

Beautiful, I love zelda songs on guitar, and this is my favourite one

[90Principe]

*__*

[Dr0sik]

MP3 Link is broken. :(

[CSGuitar89]

I've heard that before... It seems to work fine here though, maybe the site was down temporarily.

[Dr0sik]

@CSGuitar89 You're right. It's working now. That's wierd. (0_o) Oh well, now I can download this masterpiece. :)

[Dalryk]

What Link is that? Sorry, couldn't resist.:P

[Eclaveriia]

This is my favorite song from a video game ever and you've really done it justice. This was a complete privilege to listen to.

[igknightus]

NICE!!!!!!!!!! i am going to do acover of thsi to i think...insperatiion!!

[evanithecigaro]

you gotta send me the tablature for the bass guitar. i want to play it but the bass is kind of hard to hear with the awesome guitar! plz and thx.

leave a message on my youtube account!

[RedBladeMangaFan]

this is like totally holy what the fucking uck

[voodoo411]

lovely music!! is there any chance that you can share the backing track?

[CSGuitar89]

Yeah sure, no problem. Just PM me your e-mail address and I'll send it to you as soon as possible.

[woot1023]

AMAZING WORK. im subscribing right now.

I have two question are all of the guitars yours and if so how much did it all cost. Im just askin because the video quality is truly ASTOUNDING. Hoow do you get such quality in this vid.?

[CSGuitar89]

Thanks for the sub man! Yes, I own all the guitars you see in the video plus some more. The five guitars I've used are worth about €3.000. About the sound quality, it's just a matter of mixing, mastering and nice guitars, oh and the direct recording into my computer really helped. The drum and guitar plugins also add a lot of quality to the sound.

[MonocleWizard]

@CSGuitar89 How do you directly record it into your computer?

[CSGuitar89]

By direct recording I mean that I don't record with a mic. I'm using a firewire mixer to send the signal directly into my computer without running it through an actual amplifier.

[Koyorimon]

Yes, yes, a million times yes! 5 stars, a million stars! You must want me to die, cause my soul is in tears....

This song is so amazing... I want this to play at my wedding. *teary eyes*

[CSGuitar89]

Wow man, thanks for your amazing compliments, it would be truly an honor!

[FakeJackTheRipper]

wow i never knew any

body could play this song so well!

i would love to know how you played the intro :D!

[CSGuitar89]

Hey thanks for you comment! Do you mean the sound or the actual notes? The notes are in the tab in case you want to know. I tried to create a lo-fi kinda sound, so I used very few bass and treble. I also used lots of reverb and delay to make it more spacious. Hope this answers your question.

[FakeJackTheRipper]

@CSGuitar89

yes you perfectly anserd my question

thnx so much for uploading such wonderful music :)

since how long are you actually playeing the guitar??

[CSGuitar89]

Glad you like it man. I've been playing for about 6 years now.

[cuddyman8]

do you buy the guitar music, or do you write your own just by listening?

[CSGuitar89]

I usually download a midi file that I use to figure out the song.

[NarakuPendraidos]

Dude, I've listened to your music and it is fantastic! I've already subscribed too! I'm a beginner at the guitar. I just started yesterday. I can only hope that I can be as good as you one day. Keep up the good work man, I fuckin' love it!

[CSGuitar89]

Thanks a lot for your comment and subscribing man! If you ever need help with your playing, don't be afraid to ask.

[Namurashi]

Oh my God, this made my day.

[benster44563]

that was amazing.you should do a cover of big blue that would be sweet...

[theluskateer]

I love you.

Dear lord this is amazing.

I have the same color Gibson SG Special, fantastic guitar isn't it? You put it to good use.

[CSGuitar89]

Hey man, thanks for the support! The Gibson is indeed an amazing guitar, it has such a nice and full sound.

[underdownunder08]

Incredible work. Best I have heard of Ballad in my perusing of YouTube. You have the skills to try your hand at getting a Doom Castle and Final Battle from Mystic Quest right as I have yet to see someone come close with those. Are these older vids you are just now posting or are you uploading as you finish them? Much talent definitely put to good use for us nostalgic gaming folk who want to hear their old favourites recreated with the same beauty that you have done with Ballad of the Wind Fish.

[CSGuitar89]

Hey, first of all thanks for subscribing. I don´t really know those songs, but I will definately have a listen. I always upload my video´s as soon as I finish them. Thanks for your compliments BTW!

[AShinyBuizel]

Amazing work man, on all your songs.

You've made me start playing guitar again.

5/5, favorited and subscribed.

[Arghopa]

that is amazing. great song. very good job.

[BurnToastr]

Oh, I love this song. It's very relaxing. Yet again, very good job.

[DUKETJJ]

gaaf nummer

[skullznstuff3000]

Thank you for this.

[ImAStoneyCrustyDude]

nice! it just keeps getting better and better!

[brittanytotherescue]

agreed =]

[Killswitchrox]

Sick, this is just awesome.

[alexgafici]

awesome dude

[wojkel]

Very nice sound.