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Albert King - I'll Play the Blues For You (Gayageum cover)

Russian parents made you learn Piano? Improvise!

MilkmanDan says...

@ChaosEngine --

I've only seen one other piece by this dude, so I can't claim that I definitely "get" what he's going for, but... To me, his shtick is: "I wanted to be a rockstar / guitar hero when I was growing up, but my parents made me learn the piano instead of guitar. So, I'm going to live that rockstar dream via the piano instead of guitar, partially because I enjoy it, partially to stick it to mom and dad, and partially because other people seem to enjoy it as evidenced by views / likes / comments, etc." (And importantly, he can't play the guitar, so he uses the skill that he has available.)

I like his stuff (well, the 2 videos I've seen of his). This one is pretty reliant on bends, and to nitpick I think he should have used an analog pitch bender for that instead of the fancy touch digital one he had. On the other hand, it isn't too critical, and he seems to go for playing by ear without a lot of (maybe *any*?) practice run-throughs which would definitely be required to nail those bend sections perfectly. So, the imperfect on-hand equipment (digital vs analog) and imperfect execution don't detract much from the performance for me.

You're also correct that he played the wrong notes a few times, but in a musically acceptable way -- he was still playing chord notes in the scale and key of the song, but not exactly the same ones as in the original. So while I noticed it, that also doesn't really detract much from the performance for me either.

Taking a piece for another instrument and adapting it to a different one as opposed to trying to "imperfectly" emulate the original can also be very cool. Youtube covers of rock songs on a Korean Gayageum come to mind. BUT, I also get a kick out of my interpretation of this guy's shtick, and don't feel like he's trying to do the musical equivalent of forcing a round peg into a square hole or anything.

Definitely all subjective though.

newtboy (Member Profile)

Covering Rock Classics on the Ancient Gayageum

Strange Korean instrument

Strange Korean instrument

MilkmanDan says...

After the last one here on the sift (her covering Hendrix's Voodoo Chile), I did a YT search and found this one and others. I like her taste in music (Hendrix, SRV, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, etc.) and her skill with this instrument (Gayageum) -- follow oritteropo's advice and search for more if this was your cup of tea!

oritteropo said:

The strange instrument is called a Gayageum, and if you do a google search for it you will mostly find videos by Luna Lee (like this one!).

Strange Korean instrument

Voodoo Chile by Hendrix - Live

brycewi19 says...

Just curious. On a technical note, where is the electrical pickup on this instrument? I see that there is a patch cord plugged in to the side but don't see a visible pick up. Forgive my ignorance on the gayageum.

Voodoo Chile by Hendrix - Live

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Tags for this video have been changed from 'strings, instrument, live, live music, performance' to 'strings, instrument, live, live music, performance, gayageum' - edited by Fletch

Voodoo Chile by Hendrix - Live

legacy0100 says...

The name 'Gayageum' suggests both the instrument and its player to be Korean (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayageum). The Japanese version would've been called 'Koto'.

chingalera said:

Crazy, baby! Thanks for the flashback....

(Used to do covers on a rock covers onna Sitar I bought in the north bay area-First arrangement I worked out was The Who's, "See For Miles.")

The U.S. and Japan are joined at the cultural hip in a lotta ways-Rock & Roll, Jazz, Harley Davidsons, tube amplifiers.....and GREAT BIG TITTIES!!

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