Steve Howe - Sketches in the Sun

Steve Howe playing solo 12-string.

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Music

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• Steve
• Howe
• Yes
• prog
• progressive
• 12-string

[es175dk]

He is the greatest, plain and simple. I'm 17, I have been listening to him for the past 5 or 6 years, and I still can't believe what he can do with one guitar on the spot. Everyone should listen to Steve Howe, and then reset the bar to which all guitarists are measured upon.

[flickded]

He reminds me so much of a classical player

[amaradio2010]

que algen me explique comolo hacer ...buen video :D pon mas!!! de el xD

[dmreeoogdaq]

@es175dk You probably already know this by now, but Howe has always cited Chet Atkins as one of his heroes because of his innovative style of playing the melody and the countermelody with his picking hand at the same time. There's some pretty amazing footage of Atkins on youtube too, if you haven't discovered it yet.

Steve Howe is amazing. I was fortunate to see him with Yes on their 1991 "Union" tour, which was a reunion of all the major players who'd been in Yes up to then.

[TheReebe1969]

Lovely ;)

[flickded]

@bigbadbob58 Oh yes, definitely! And that stuff is just like the basics, the more i learn, the more i respect good music. Its really incredible to have a good musical education because music becomes more and more enjoyable. But just simply knowing Melodic and Harmonic scales gives you a lot to work with. It's also sort of sad how so many popular "musicians" these days are really not great at all. They base all of their songs off of a basic I IV V progression. Ohhh the music of today,,,

[bigbadbob58]

@flickded I attempted to play guitar pretty late in life and was never very good. Got converted to play bass and loved it (even though I am not all that good). After being around people like Jay Roberts (Howard Roberts son) and seeing many jazz legends, I can really appreciate the skill they have. My limited music lessons by very talented musicians has taught me some music theory. Once you understand what it takes to play Melodic or Harmonic scales, you cannot help but be impressed....

[flickded]

@fmsdaman1 Yeah, he must. I've been reading music for quite a few years and Im taking college theory classes. From what i know he must have some knowledge of theory haha. He must be incredible with diction if he learned by ear

[fmsdaman1]

@flickded he said in an interview that he doesn't read music, but he has to know a lot of theory to be able to write the music that he does. Hell, I don't read music, but i know all my scales, modes, and chords. He has said also that he originally learned just by listening to people like Les Paul, and other things from his parent's record collection.

[flickded]

@fmsdaman1 Oh really? Wow, thats pretty awesome. Do you know if he has had training in music theory?

[fmsdaman1]

@flickded he has actually said himself that he has absolutely no classical training :) shows you just how much one man is capable of equipped with only an ear to go by.

[flickded]

@bigbadbob58 Oh yes! Definitely, he is a true musician. He has such great musical phrasing, he must have been classically trained at one point. I can see him playing the lute haha.

What musical instruments do you play?