TARO is a fine musician, & a better player than me,.....but this doesn't swing - and all Jazz must swing. It's an exercise in technique to me. Metheny's original version has warmth & a gentle swing which makes it more musical.
@wartree This is a great guitar, it's just tuned REALLY low. Most baritone guitars set their lowest strings at either an A (so ADGCEA) or a B (BEADF#B), his is set at a G (GCFBbDG), so this is just so bass-y that it muddies the sound. Also, Pat Metheny plays it in Nashville tuning (the two middle strings tuned up an octave) which Taro chose not to do. The higher octaves add some clarity also.
looks like a mcpherson guitar to me, most likely is one, man this guy is pretty rich to be able to afford one...they are quite expensive, supposed to be a pretty good guitar
headphones are very important when you play alone on an acoustic guitar
drien0011 3 weeks ago
@drien0011 you play good though
drien0011 3 weeks ago
I really enjoy this version, and the guitar sounds awe-some!
shadyspot1 4 months ago
That was really nice, great job!!
domarco22 7 months ago
wht is that?? some kind of baby you get when you mix a guitar male and a bass female????
Karabiner07 9 months ago
TARO is a fine musician, & a better player than me,.....but this doesn't swing - and all Jazz must swing. It's an exercise in technique to me. Metheny's original version has warmth & a gentle swing which makes it more musical.
b30307 9 months ago
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star15615 9 months ago
just loving it THANKS!!!!!!!
toosauve2 11 months ago
thanks mate u are an amazing musician
willythekidkatt 11 months ago
You moving to quickly over the steps...BUT...Love that interpretation..great
BackSideOFFThemoon 1 year ago
Love the Metheny-esque sweatshirt
GuitarLegend327 1 year ago
check out my version watch?v=_FNTG-UpB8s
1987macster07 1 year ago
do not like the sound of the guitar, great playing though
wartree 1 year ago
@wartree This is a great guitar, it's just tuned REALLY low. Most baritone guitars set their lowest strings at either an A (so ADGCEA) or a B (BEADF#B), his is set at a G (GCFBbDG), so this is just so bass-y that it muddies the sound. Also, Pat Metheny plays it in Nashville tuning (the two middle strings tuned up an octave) which Taro chose not to do. The higher octaves add some clarity also.
Still, he's playing the song really well.
MarshallVoit 1 year ago
Great playing as always! Just bass too heavy in this video.
BluesRoadHK 1 year ago
That was wicked!!!!!!!
domarco22 1 year ago
WUAU!!! fabuloso!!!! Buenisimo
gabyrodajas 2 years ago
That's really cool
elisar92 2 years ago
sweet giuitar
lescot2000 2 years ago
Wow. That's amazing!
jrochet 2 years ago
Damn. What a fabulous sound. What strings gauges do you use to go so low?
tpo828 2 years ago
does no one here know how to read a description?
me700gnomes 2 years ago
You read the words like you were taught oh so many years ago. Not hard. Ha, ha, ha!
canucktheclown 1 year ago
@canucktheclown what did that even mean?
me700gnomes 1 year ago
You seriously don't know...? Okay... it's self explanatory. Sorry if it went over your head..
canucktheclown 1 year ago
Dude that's a Freaken sweet Guitar!! What is the brand!??
the86driver 2 years ago
Tacoma
tman916x 2 years ago
that is a weird looking guitar...but so cool o_O
gambledaniel 2 years ago
looks like a mcpherson guitar to me, most likely is one, man this guy is pretty rich to be able to afford one...they are quite expensive, supposed to be a pretty good guitar
ixyeoh 2 years ago
its a tacoma..
written at the remarks of the video.
J0sA1Ac 2 years ago
good shit.....i think the intro and all was awesome. nice chords. i love it
ronaldmyj 2 years ago
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sounds bad at the begining..
paulignacius 2 years ago
Grear version ! sounds amazing!
portraitfoto 3 years ago
Think the start sounds very wrong, sometime in the middle of the song it actually starts sounding like something and then it ends horrible :P
Good work nevertheless
EmilAhlmann 3 years ago
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ronaldmyj 2 years ago
Very nice , you also can replace 3rd and 4th strings with the ones tuned one octave higher, - this will give you the sond for this song
alexmusbox 3 years ago
I love it
comonmenu 3 years ago
Hi Taro,
Very nice, maybe I'll try this tune on my new BM6C but in Nashville mode
All the best
Franck
baritonemanfr 3 years ago
taro you are a ledge!!
mutley2209 3 years ago
This is good stuff. Too bad we can't here you sing. ;)
lschi001 3 years ago
What's that little smoking teardrop?
Fittfan 3 years ago
That's the sound hole.
billtruttschel 3 years ago
Huh? Do you mean amplifier? I am talking about the blue glowing teardrop in the background that creates smoke. Is it just a fog machine that glows?
Fittfan 3 years ago
That would be an awesome humidifier.
ItsTheMatthias 2 years ago
Hi Taro
This is lovely, and its the Pat metheny version, well done my friend.
happy New year.
peter.
pvail06 3 years ago
Have a Wonderfull 2009, Taro, and thanks for all your beautifull music we had in 08'!!
Pascal.
Qpidon 3 years ago
Nice one! I'd KILL for a baritone
Tman4000 3 years ago