Reeling In The Years by Steely Dan Played by Marc Provencher

[neibobber]

who pooped??

[martinaxman]

@neibobber Some little kid. His mom called him to lunch.

[2tadum]

H.ey, thanks!  I've always wanted to play the intro...nobody else on Utube had it, although everybody was doing it-don't pay attention to this negative people-we that appreciate it are ever so grateful!

[1971SuperLead]

Thanks for this.

[cactification]

Cool!!

What is that guitar?

Looks like a tele on top and a strat underneath!!

Love the GK2 aswell.

[omfg51]

sweet guitar. and hat.

[tmaker100]

Ab?

[twst1]

the only thing i find even remotely "wrong" is his tone...and that's simply a matter of MY preference. Kudos bro...nice shot

[rhykko77]

Is that Fender a custom fabrication, or was it in thier line of products at one time, and if so, what was it called ? Thanks for the video

[3117ss]

EEE FLAT?????

[doulos737]

I may have to go thru it one more time, but thanks!!! :)

[coreyagraph]

a+++++++++++++++++++

[fuzzypige222]

whew....too good

[chevellejack]

Good Job!!

You look like Garth Brooks BTW

[RockOnPinkFloyd]

nice hat!

[rorshakks]

Thanks for putting this out there, Marc. You played it slow in a very capable and teaching manner, which proves you know the solo. Ignore the idiots who, for bogus reasons, rip on you. It was close enough to Randall's for me to now know even more of it, thanks to you.

[hunchdrunk]

Hey Pete...somebody light a firecracker in your ass? No father around to let you know what a dumbass you've become? I bet all your pets commit suicide.

[topherman61390]

agreed

[PeteTzah]

your fat and your wife is dead AND i can play guitar better than you

[urhedishummin]

@PeteTzah what the fuck is your problem dude? have nothing better to do than flame people on youtube? you must live a pretty sad and lonely existence if that's how you pass the time.

[Desmohenry]

Nice playing bud. To all you morons who are talking shit...any decent guitar player takes a song and makes it his own. What that means is he doesn't play it exactly like he sees "on the video" and he plays it to suit his own style. This version is very good...not excellent and most definitely not bad. Marc has made it his own and from a musician's stand point that's all that matters.

[doulos737]

Oh, and BTW, no, I didn't quite catch that, the first time around... May take a little work and a teeny, weeny, bit more time... :)

Can you post the entire song? That would be great! :)

[doulos737]

Awesome job, dude! Thanks... Quite a intricate lead... in an excellent song!!! Rock on, dude!... :)

[mgr800]

i like your guitar.

[PeteTzah]

i was pooping one time and it sounded more like the intro to reelin in the years than that did.

[MProvencher]

Whatever dude! I guess your version would be better then?

[PeteTzah]

YES

[MProvencher]

You must be pretty good then. Where can I find your version? Oh, you don't have it posted eh? Hmmm, I thought so!

[PeteTzah]

wow i have no recovery from that low blow

[topherman61390]

actually your a stupid fuck and its really too bad that you havent posted yourself attempting to play this because i was looking forward to seeing what people said about YOUR playing

[twst1]

@PeteTzah what doucebag....where's your video showing us all how it's done?

[EaglesStir]

@PeteTzah Cool, why don't you post a video of you pooping?

[pleximold]

You're taking shortcuts, listen to the detail and articulation of the original. I'm not attacking you personally, it's a difficult piece.

[Cheeta1020]

err strange

[Cheeta1020]

well done, sounds straight without all the other instruments joining in though lol

[johnnyman778]

good playing dad!!!!

[murf662]

that was very good

[Reite07]

I thought this was great! Keep it up! Tele/Strat Hybrid?

[MProvencher]

Thanks.

Yes my guitar is a Fender Bullet Deluxe, 1983-4 I believe. It was originally designed to be a Strat/Tele hybrid. I didn't like the original pickups so I took them out, bored out the bridge pickup to accomodate a double and put in some pickups I really likes off a pink Ibanez. And voila! My Custom Bullet.

[MProvencher]

Oh and the double coil pickup can be split into a single coil by pressing the tone button down.

[ebergenn]

i dont know why everyones giving you shit, i thought the playing was fine. but you are in a different key than the song is, i dont know if thats intentional or not, but not bad guitar playing

[MProvencher]

I am playing it in the correct position, my guitar is just tuned a 1/2 step (or one fret) lower than normal. I use a medium-heavy gauge of string because I like the tone better.

Thanks for the positive feedback.

[MichaelBrandon2008]

Nice Job! Checkout my page and tell me what u think!

[5StarDirector]

ur playing waz OK

[CasualHansen]

its very out of tune

[Raskvidh]

eh... terrible:O

[bluedvr2005]

are you even in standard tuning?

[proctor03]

dude u suck u miss hella notes

[pingumanbr]

Keep the good job and bring us more S.D. and Elliot Randall Stuff to come out !!!

[PeteyS09]

Its very good I use more pull offs than slides in the beginning though, but i cant say its better than the way you play it

[MProvencher]

Thanks very much for the compliment.

[soulkiss31]

To the noob asswipes that love to criticize -

Ever heard the expression, "You can add, but you cannot take away"?

Marc played the solo rather well and never took anything away from it - He only added to it, which is good and creative! It's called improvising, so get a clue, will ya?

[MProvencher]

Thanks for the compliments, much appreciated.

[soulkiss31]

Hey man - That was kick ass! Great job and keep videos coming!

: )

[youebutr1]

stratman is flat man! and don't bore us with chuck norris

[javamonkey1]

It is pretty bad.

[MProvencher]

What makes you say that?

[Jangle2007]

Java..those that can't do, talk. Go back to doing what you do best (sponging off your parents) and leave the rest of the world out of your inane opinion.

[rvbsantos50]

VERY GOOD

[MProvencher]

Thanks. Some day I'll post the rest of the solos. It's a great song.

[lazorrazor]

not bad considering...

[MP60]

I'm basing my opinion on having listened to this song a thousand times. Mate you're on drugs if you think your version is 95% accurate. Why would I want to put my version on youtube and embarass myself like you? If I were you I'd find another instrument.

[MProvencher]

Hey man, these drugs are good! You wouldn't want to put your version on YouTube so as not to embarrass yourself? But you have no problem criticizing others? I see... LMAO

YouTube is way more fun than I ever imagined with guys like you around. I was expecting serious and genuine comments, not random bashing.

DWMT

[ChuckNorrisIsGod1]

thats not right at all

[MProvencher]

Can I ask what you are basing your opinion on? I don't see your version on your YouTube page. Have you closed your eyes and listened? It sounds just like the original despite the fact that I "may" be playing some of the notes in a different position from the original.

[MP60]

Just listen to Stratman1920's version and you'll get an idea of how it should be played.

[MProvencher]

Come On! My version is way more accurate than that one. I would say that Stratman1920's version is about 70% accurate and my version is about 95% accurate.

You also have to remember the context in which I learned that song. It was 15 years ago and I learned it stricly by ear, I had no YouTube or any kind of video to refer to. I've been playing the same way since. I know it's not 100% accurate but it's damned close.

So when will I get to see/hear your version?

[MP60]

Probably one of the worst versions of this lead break I've heard. Does it really matter that you're not playing it exactly like Steely Dan? It does to me.

[MProvencher]

Why don't you enlighten us with your version of the song. I'd like to hear what an expert such as yourself can do with this beautiful song.

[is3000]

The album version of the song is in A major, not G major. Listen closely to the rhythm in the song, because some parts of the riff are played straight instead of swung. The opening chromaticism is played as a pull-off and not a slide. Around 0:25, you may want to check your notes--your fingers will be doing 3-4-3-1 instead of 3-2-1.

In other words, not 98% there yet, but well on your way.

[MProvencher]

Your comments are probably accurate, granted the verse is in A major but I believe the chorus is in G major so, arguably the song could be considered G major.

Your point is well taken however around 0:25 as I have noticed in other videos exactly what you are describing and I agree with you. Thanks for the "constructive" criticism, it's appreciated (I put constructive in quotes because some of the other comments have not been).

[is3000]

Though the chorus starts with a Gmaj chord, it functions as a bVII in the key of A major. The fact that the chorus doesn't start on a tonic or dominant is part of the song's appeal, since it creates a 'pull' back to the tonic (Amaj), which of course leads back into the verse, a much more clearly-defined A major.

[is3000]

Actually, there's a similar key fake-out for the start of "Any Major Dude." The song starts on a D major chord, but when the verse begins, that Dmaj is revealed as a pre-dominant (IV), and A/G (I/bVII) as a leading chord in the key of A major. That's what makes Steely Dan awesome.

[GomerSanchez]

Oh, and its originally played in a different octave than most of what you're doing. watch one of the bands live clips. Did you learn it off the internet or something?

[MProvencher]

Actually I learn everything I play by ear. I've known this song for more than 10 years, long before YouTube.

BTW, you're wrong about the key that I'm playing it in, it's exactly right, and if you knew how to play this you'd know that it cannot be played an octave higher or lower than where I'm playing it, sorry.

I'm not saying that this 100% accurate, but it's about 98%.

[GomerSanchez]

Have you ever seen steely dan play this song live? Obviously not, because the guitarist(s) are playing it differently than you. But I guess you know better than them, right?

[MProvencher]

No I have never seen them play it live. Close your eyes and listen, does it really matter that I'm not playing it EXACTLY like Steely Dan. I get complimented all the time by professionals on my sound and accuracy when I play this song live with my band. I guess it really only bothers you that I play it differently than Steely Dan. Sorry.

[GomerSanchez]

It doesn't bother me. But what makes me laugh is your pink floyd baseball hat, your tucked in shirt, glasses, voice, face, and your chinos. Who are you trying to be? You come off as a creep and a wannabe, though I'm not sure why

[MProvencher]

You seem desperate to me dude. You need help! Do you not have anything better to do with your life than to bother me with your petty comments? Sad...

[SabbraCadabra]

You are playing it in the wrong key.

[MProvencher]

WHAT!!!???? Well I guess my whole band then is too. The song is played in the key of G, what key do you think it's in?

[SabbraCadabra]

I suppose your band is playing it wrong, then. Better re-check your sound and listen a little more closely, my friend.

[MProvencher]

Well, you are entitled to your opinion, thanks.

[GomerSanchez]

Tip: Shut the fuck up and play

[fakeox]

Oh yeah, his name is Marc Provencher.

[MProvencher]

Well that's cool. There aren't many Provencher's around. I'm originally from Aylmer, QC (Ottawa). I notice there was a Pete Provencher that played with you. Brothers?

[fakeox]

yup! They are maybe 50 now..

[fakeox]

A guy from Blind River ont played keyboards on my youtube version of this song.

[drkatel]

I've been looking for a "lesson" on this all night--thanks, great job! As a beginner, it would be VERY helpful if you did it one more time, even slower, and broke it up riff by riff, maybe even talking through each one. I know that's really tedious, but incredibly helpful for those of us still struggling to catch which strings you're picking. It's hard to watch both hands!

[xJeTT666x]

hey marc its zack, if my guitar was useable id learn taht, but im going to get it fixed

[witbure]

Hello,

Nice sound, good job, nice solo

If you are 5 minutes look, my guitar video and give me your comment, i'm beginner

Bye