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Hi Connor. Glad you like it & think it sounds good. I tried to add octaves or doubles where I could to get a fuller sound, since I don’t have a 12-string.

This song wasn’t even on my radar, but your lesson came in my subscription feed & I learned from you! Grazie mille, Paulo!

Me, too 😂 It’s one that I may never completely get. Bits & pieces here & there, sure. That intro is a very difficult part, even to fake. Here is a wee bit of the intro: ruclips.net/user/shorts-PZJiKI2yfA?feature=share Thx for listening & the comments.

Grazie, Sergio!

Thanks, Pete!

Great shirt too

Thx, Lo!

Thanks, BigJak!

Ha! It’s actually not too bad, but for me the trick is playing it cleanly, which right now is hit or miss (& forget about up to speed on the record). But it’s a good workout & a cool bit.

Thanks, Derek. Great album too 😉

I happen to have that already. I hope it helps! ruclips.net/video/JriBslrGBTY/видео.html

Thank you!

Thanks. It’s a very pretty tune.

Love WZ!

@@polygraphovich He stands alone, even when someone else sings one of his songs, you still know it is him

Hi Tony. Thx for the kind words. I’m no classical guitarist by any stretch. I saw your version: well-done! You put a lot of feeling into it. Some constructive feedback: the bass note at about 1:00 & again 1:21 should be the open A string, not open low E. Then again, I’ve never been a note-for-note player myself.

Ohh you’re right, thanks for the observation

When I was learning the piece I’d often hit that open E there, too, so that’s how I noticed 😀

Thank you so much!

Thanks. I don’t know proper classical guitar technique, but it’s a lovely piece & I wanted to learn it.

@@polygraphovich If you’re looking to further your experience, I highly recommend the Christopher Parkening Guitar Method book series. It’s very concise and easy to go through individually, and there’s a bunch of traditional supplementary pieces.

Thx for the recommendation.

Same here! Fantastic work!

Thanks, Darrian!

Hi Gary, Thanks! Yeah that part you mentioned required the most work. I learned from here: ruclips.net/video/F_lhdHHB5Fk/видео.htmlsi=fz1sg5BeeZN1rNx_ The bass starts on a D note & moves down C# etc. Watch the lesson in the link above; he explains really well. Another thing that helped-also recommended in the lesson-is I use a sharpie style pick. Good luck & have fun with this great tune!

@@polygraphovich I've learned the song from that link but it appears your playing that part a little different ( Easier) Your not hammering the Estring like the video not that Im being picky. It seems you have it down and its easier. or I need new glasses. lol

@garysabo2181 Ah, I see what you mean. I kinda fake it by just arpeggiating the chords instead of where the lesson shows him picking thru & on the high E string playing open & hammer on to the F note (1st feet high E string). So I’m picking D-A-D-E-D-A, C#-A-D-E-D-A, C-etc & then I think I sync up with the lesson when the bass note hits B. I must’ve spaced, but my fake is easier & I think sounds fine. Hope that helps.

@@polygraphovich thank you

Sure thing. Have fun with it.

Grazie! The entire intro is very difficult & I keep getting more & more bits but not sure I’ll ever get it all.

Thanks, Michael.

Thx for the comments. I’ll give it another listen; could’ve sworn there was a G in there somewhere, but I don’t have the best ear.

Grazie, Sergio!

Thanks for the comment. Genesis is also one of my favorites. Hope this tutorial was useful.

Thanks!

Thanks, Jimi. I’ve been on a mini Rush kick lately.

Grazie milli, Sergio. ELP, Yes, Genesis, KC, et al. sono i miei gruppi preferiti. Basically the classic prog bands. I was lucky to see ELP a few times.

Grazie, Sergio. KC è una delle mie band preferite.

Hi Steve. That intro to La Villa Strangiato is a good example, too. As well, Alex’s use of open strings on barre chords was very transformative I’d say.

Thanks; I’m glad you liked it.

Thanks!

Thanks, Sergio! Glad you like it. Yep, wearing a Larks' Tongues t-shirt 😀 OMG, I just saw your Machine Messiah video: excellent!

Hi Ian. Glad you liked it & could pick it up for yourself. It’s one of my favorite TP tunes.

Likewise. The whole Red album is so good!

Thanks, William. Appreciate the feedback.

Thanks, Cally!

Thanks! Glad you like it. It’s a fun tune & perhaps even underrated.

@polygraphovich it's a fun tune and a very hard tune to play especially that fast part. It's my favorite live song off of Yessongs

Yeah, that part is insane!

Hi Greg. Thanks so much for the thoughtful comments. This piece is, as you say, angelic & so very uplifting. The ending mini solo: wow! With the organ coming in just right. Glad you liked my interpretation of it. I hope you pick it up, too.

Obrigado. I rarely get note for note & am happy to hear I captured the spirit.

Hi David. I have the tuning listed in the description. Copied here: Tuned: D A D A D F# with capo 2. Which yields E B E B E G# Hope this helps.

Thank you!

I don’t have the best ear, but pretty sure it’s a C Lydian (sharp 4) in there. I do then hit a G note with my little finger quickly after the F# sounds out (which is the 11th of a D if that’s what you’re hearing). Either way you play the song, it’s all good; I’m not a stickler for “exact.”

Can you explain why? I'd think of it as C #11 because the harmonic movement seems to infer this, but I might be mistaken. Chords are funny things, and they can function as lots of different things

Hmmm. Thanks for commenting. Enharmonically, a sharp 4 is the same as a sharp 11. So your thinking works! I did theory but that was ages ago, so not entirely sure anymore the exact naming of the chord. I do know it’s not D11, as the prior commenter thought, since there is neither a D nor A note played. I hope I’m making sense here. Edit: since I don’t play the 3rd maybe one can call it C sus #4 if such a beast exists.

@@polygraphovich you're absolutely correct. It's not D11. The chord is indeed a C with a #11. I'd consider the C on the 5th string as the root, so the F# is an 11th away from that. I think you're playing C with the 4th string muted, then open G, C on the 2nd, and F# on the 1st. That's technically a C5 with a #11, but it doesn't really matter. The theory only exists to describe the music, not to rule it.

@rubievale C5 #11 it is then! Thanks.

Glad you liked it. Thanks!

​@@polygraphovicha little bit les amused that the pre intro is not in videos on RUclips like it should be...but great playing bro😉

Thanks! It’s a fun one to play, too.

Merci, Pierre.

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

Thanks. WZ is one of my favorites.

My pleasure; hope it’s helpful.

Thanks!