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If you pay attention to the video, there are sections where it is clear that multiple audio tracks are present and the video only shows one take. Not to say that it was not her performance throughout but live it would have taken additional performers.
@@Русь-и2е The Japanese koto is 13 strings. That preserved the Tang dynasty design. Traditional Japanese koto score uses the kanji 一二三四五六七八九十斗为巾 To notate the strings being plucked So anything more than 13 strings would use a different notation system. Japanese "koto" can refer to both Zheng 筝 (same kanji in Guzheng) and Qin 琴 (same kanji in Guqin) th-cam.com/video/6wP50nZSW5g/w-d-xo.html The contemporary "Guzheng" is 21 strings and the S shaped back yueshan or the "S-type Guzheng" Is a design pioneered by the Zhejiang Guzheng school in the 1980s one of the distinctive feature is the introduction of "steel core nylon wrapping" strings. The green spacer strings is also used to mark octaves. Guzheng wear 4 faux nails on both hands, that is teardrop shaped picks, Japanese koto uses a rectangular shaped pick that's usually white color and only the thumb, index and middle finger is wearing the picks. Yamada koto school uses a rounded profile picks much similar to Guzheng. This is a Japanese school koto club, the picks are rounded as opposed to rectangular. th-cam.com/video/r0-QraivKCI/w-d-xo.html A lot of koto playing uses the "sandwich plucking" by pressing the pick right against the strings "sandwiching/pinching" before "snapping" off the strings. This playing technique is more commonly seen used on the Guqin as plucking with faux nails using this method will cause noise Guqin that play with actual fingernails is still using this method of "sandwich plucking" Guzheng most contemporary playing will use a "hover plucking" by initiating the plucking motion about 5 mm off the strings to reduce the noise produced by the faux nails contacting the strings. Koto strings is tetron (synthetic silk string) which give a more silk sound. That along with the Korean Gayageum and Mongolian Yatga is easily to be mistaken for the same instrument. Guzheng th-cam.com/video/QE8StNJzsCE/w-d-xo.html Guqin th-cam.com/video/qtE-erIBaPw/w-d-xo.html Koto th-cam.com/video/3K6KpkFXKdM/w-d-xo.html Gayageum th-cam.com/video/f8aIYc6NKv8/w-d-xo.html A more ancient form is the "Zhu" which the character 筑 uses the bamboo heading "竹" which Zheng 筝 is the successor and taking the form of "Se" 瑟. This is Zhu, Se, Zheng and "Zha Zheng" that's played with a bow. th-cam.com/video/FMPodJxcTuc/w-d-xo.html
This was truly amazing, not just because it's an Eastern traditional musical instrument playing Western style music, but the actual use of the instrument and it's versatility. Never seen anything like this, and she's extremely talented!
Oh I highly suggest looking up various artists such as Mike Dawes then. He did a tribute to jump by Van Halen when Eddie passed. It's all arranged on a single 6 string acoustic. It's absolutely mind blowing. The talent that exists out there is amazing
I know what you mean when you say western music, but it just reminds me that Australia is practically as far east as you can go. The overly simple ways we divide up the world are silly sometimes.
What's so amazing is how she keeps the core of the song (yet the surprise of being in a different medium) and THEN--she improvises with it, flirts with the tune, has fun with it. You are amazing Moyun. You are a gift to music.
The way she never looses focus between the slaps, the strumming, the melody everything is spot on I quite enjoyed a classic song on a very unique instrument
@@zelbarnap Almost all live music like is are recorded separately, and then layered over a video of the performance. That's part of how you get good sound quality and videos without microphones showing in them. It doesn't detract from her skill in actually playing the song.
@@zelbarnap It's clearly recorded and then they tried to match the video to it. You can tell a few parts where her hands are not matching the drumming.
One of the most talented musicians I've ever seen. I can't even comprehend how she's using one hand to pluck/tap and the other to do an entirely different beat of drumming.
@@kenkidder Rewatch the video and pay attention the the percussion while she is pulling the strings, or when she is acting like she is doing percussion the bass strings get strum in audio while she doesn't touch them. Yeah she is impressive but this video is 100% not one audio track. It's multiple recordings with the video being most likely playback.
This is beyond epic. Somebody in the comments translated your Chinese description, and apparently you used my guitar version as inspiration? I am honored and I think what you did is much cooler! 🔥
This is a rough translation to what is written in "description" [from chinese to english]: This cover is based on Luca Stricagnoli’s guitar adaptation of Thunderstruck. After playing, I just want to say that Luca's unicorn arm [edit: strong arm] + ruthless iron hand are indeed something I can’t easily attempt emulate… Anyway, I think my left hand is about to break . The sound engineer told me that me turning the wrench looks like driving a hand tractor... absolutely speechless! Even if it's a tractor, are we starting in fifth gear or not?! Pity on this wrench and the floor of the piano room. They have endured too much, could be said they’ve sacrificed themselves [to the song] hahaha~ This is the second time I have tried a finger-style transplantation [edit: arrangement / transcription], and I feel to have learned a lot! I Hope I can bring y’all an even more interesting song next time~ Hope you all liked it! Remember to subscribe to this channel!
@YT oh could be 👍 someone commented unicorn is some chinese mystical animal but idk how it associates with music but transplantation=transpose could make sense. (i play a few musical instruments but not Zheng or any traditional chinese instruments)
Unicorn arm (麒麟臂) is a Chinese slang for "strong arm". Not always a compliment but I'm sure it was a compliment in this case. "Transplantation" (移植) is a mistranslation. It means "making cover with a different instrument (guzheng)" in the context.
@@senkagex oh perfect that makes much more sense. I'll change it in the original translation. So "tranplantation" would simply be an arrangement or transcription (i think the former sounds more correct).
@@jixxytrix1705 "大家° i translated as y'all but it's really like "us all"... it's very flexible tho so sometimes it also addresses second person (you plural). It's most commonly used as "let's". "大家好° = hello to "y'all" OR hello to everyone. (你好 [ni hao] = hello to you, OR simply: hello, one of first words foreigner learn). "大家出發吧！" = LITERALLY: everyone depart (+ a word to indicate exclamation... in ancient chinese there isn't punctuation) OR = "let's go!"
"Adjectives fail me" is the most I can say, this is beyond incredible! Beautiful! Nope, I can't think of words powerful enough to describe this! I love it!
And can we also appreciate that that's not like a whammy bar that returns to a zero point? That's a tuning wrench, and she's manually putting that string back on the note it came from at the end of each of those flourishes.
She didn’t toss it away She perfectly and precisely put it in a compartment that she then used for the percussion bits Still rock and roll, but also fucking impressive precision
@@miyukimoyazono5958 i'm not convinced. i have a guzheng - the secret compartment closes towards the instrument, so it seems to me more like she dropped it at the same time as closing it, which means the cover snapping would have caught it. i mean it's basically putting it back where it goes.
As a long time ACDC fan(30+ y) i will say this is one of the best cover of this melody i heard so far.Awesome version of western style mixed with ancient asian instruments and light steampunk outfit.I simply got goosebumps after listening to this masterpiece.You have a new follower in me,keep up the awesome hard work.
Only 30 years? Bah, I’ve been a fan since 1977 when Bon was still alive. He walked out right by me into the audience with Angus sitting on his shoulders while jamming the solo to Bad Boy Boogie
As an Australian who grew up watching AC-DC playing in YMCA halls and on Sunday Evening Pop shows, following them to being the Rock Gods that they are today, this cover of Thunderstruck was just excellent ! 🇦🇺❤
@@robertkeeney3898 As young teens, we just loved Angus, wearing 'convict pyjamas' (do you believe we wore those) in Jailbreak, to Bon Scott being banned from Christian owned Radio Stations for his performance in a church in 'Let There be Rock' It was great. 👍👍
Handdrumming, baseline, rhythm, and melody on one guzheng. In the first verse, it didn't even feel like the rhythm got interrupted by the melody, as it sometimes does to make playing rhythm and melody together on a single instrument work. Amazing playing.
@@Wolf-wh3qp watch the video, it’s offsync a lot of times. Also when she hits to make a handdrum sound the sound is always consistent if she uses her fingertips, knuckles, or palm. It doesn’t work like that.
Okay, musically this is amazing and very impressive, but also stylistically with that outfit with the harness over the traditional dress and the mask made to look like a doll face you look like a Cyberpunk character ripped straight out of the universe. It's a very striking look, and very interesting!
Oh my god I couldn’t take my eyes off this. That song is amazing normally but this took it to another level. One person doing it all so beautifully on an instrument I’d never seen before
Same reaction - I've never seen or heard of this instrument, but what a beautiful and versatile musical tool, and terrific track selection to pair with it. Will be watching more of her videos for sure!
@@rychbrind8299 it looks something like this in the video below. What you see in this video is the Chinese zither (guzheng). Apparently Dolly Parton can play the zither too. Hers is the European version. th-cam.com/video/6me_kOQX3jQ/w-d-xo.html
What amazes me most about this video is the fact that over 3 million people viewed it but only 151k “liked” it. Phenomenal job, thank you for sharing your talent with the world!
I’ve never heard of this instrument before. And to hear Thunderstruck on it … awesome! This was amazing. I can’t imagine the practice and skill it took to perform this. Excellence is all I can say about this.
It's called a Guzheng, it really is an incredible but difficult instrument to master. In Japan there is also a similar instrument that derived from the Guzheng and it's called the Koto. Super cool!
@@MagnificentPez Korea has a similar one as well the I believe its a Gayageum or Gagayeum, they are zither instruments I believe India ha a version too
I had to watch that portion three times to realize she incorporated putting that tone bending handle back into its compartment into the music itself. Simply astounding.
She actually doesn’t put the handle itself into the compartment she just shuts the compartment; The handle actually gets thrown off screen. (Still quite impressive though.)
I noticed the first time and was like "HOLY SHIT THAT'S SMOOTH" I'm a magic performer fan, I love watching guys juggle coins and poof they dissappear. The smoothness of that move she did, is comparable to those.... Thus, making it magic. Lol... Tldr: she good, she very good
This is breathtaking! If I were only to listen to this without the video, I would believe that this is played by an entire band. The amount of skill she must have to perform this is incredible. She also plays in such an elegant way that makes it 10000x more beautiful.
Holy moly ~ one woman band! I can’t imagine all the discipline it took to develop this skill, and the passion and heart needed for fuel. Bravo, amazing human! 🌟
As an old rocker I had no idea what to expect and was so very pleasantly surprised by this rendition, unusual and I really liked it, thank you Moyan for this and the pleasure of listening once again to your mad talents! Cheers from BC Canada!
her fit is on point...awesome looks and awesome music...cant be better than that. 3 minutes in and i'm stoked...she can perform and play also alternating the hands in the same "phrase" without losing track or missing any note...one can easily see the talent, the effort on countess rehearsals and the mastery of the instrument she is playing...this is absolutely amazing. ill try to strive to be ike her on the things i do lol
you can tell when someone is having a ton of fun playing their instrument. the bobbing and rocking with the beat was just much fun on this end. one of my new favorite covers of any song ever!
literally none of what she did was even remotely accurate. she played the wrong notes and used the wrong note structures through the entire thing. not to mention that trying to play staccato notes as pizzicato inherently sounds like shit. shes also playing at the wrong BPM, sounds like around 100 as opposed to the 134 of the actual song.
Just discovered this channel. Your skill playing EVERY part of the original song, even the vocal melody, is absolutely incredible! Much love from Texas!
This is why I've become a TH-cam addict. And hats off to AC/DC for the creation of the original. Do you think they ever had any idea their song would produce some of the best covers ever seen anywhere? I would love to know more about the instrument used here.......thank you Moyun, you made me smile today
To be honest I was expecting something funny, exocitc and minimalist maybe. But this is gorgeous, brilliant, amazing, incredibly musical, sharp performance, original and virtuous. ❤Thank you. I'll share. Believe me. 😊
The best part of this (besides her absolutely killer rendition of a rock classic) is imagining how many times she might have listened to the original AC/DC song (Yes, I know she based this on a guitar adaptation by Luca Stricagnoli) to get the real flavor of what she was playing. Having that song as a permanent resident in your head could lead to some interesting life experiences.
I am a big fan of AC DC and I also like acoustical music but I never would have thought an acoustical version of this song would work. I was SO wrong. That was amazing.
Thousands of hours of work and dedication all culminating in one of the single most impressive covers I've ever heard. Sometimes I can't even see you plucking the strings in-between the percussion. True mastery on display
This is absolutely the most amazing movement of emotion through music, it caught my breath and took it all the way down to my core. I am so happy to see someone strum an instrument like that to convey all the pieces as one. My words cannot explain how I actually feel. I am in awe. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Просто потрясающе! Очень впечатляющее исполнение, очень сильный музыкальный инструмент и необыкновенный образ исполнительницы! Лучше просто невозможно придумать.
Wow, I cannot imagine someone playing the old hard rock songs I used to listen to and hearing it like this. I am so very impressed. Your skill is so very overwhelming. Please forgive to mention your beauty with your skills.
I've been a fan of AC/DC since 1977 and this is incredible. A thousand words come to mind , awesome beautiful impressive original while paying tribute I could just go on. Thank you.
Ma'am. I'm near 60yo and this ranks very high on the best musical performances I've seen. ( And I have seen the original live). I've seen duets on your instrument, have you done any. Stay safe.
You are singlehandedly bringing this traditional instrument into the modern world. People will look back to your influence as the one that inspired to take the instrument to new heights.
Well TH-cam dropped this suggestion to me out of the blue and I must say well done! Loved this video and your version of a song I've enjoyed for years. Much respect for your wonderful talent.
as a guitarist myself (99% electric) this is very lol to watch. i love the time and energy which you must had to put into it. well done. well executed. also good creative use of that instrument. im sure many moves you used are definetely not traditional. i also like your mask.
I'm 70 and have seen a lot of interesting things in my life and at this point it takes a lot to impress me. I am uber impressed by this young lady. There is no superlative in the English language that can describe her talent.
THIS is why I love TH-cam. I can just stumble upon a master of their craft crating jaw dropping art. hard to choose this or hotel california as my favorite from her.
On my walls i have acoustic guitars. I have a piano, i am an old 59 fellow, i have been lucky enough to enjoy playing music all my life. This amazing woman puts me in the shade. This ability is something else. I am a beginner compared to this.
I really love how she uses the whole instrument, like in August Rush ~ just too awesome!!! In fact, I was enjoying watching her hands move so much that it wasn’t till the very end of the video that I realized she had a face mask (literally) on~ absolutely mesmerizing!❤
I have no idea how I stumbled into this, but WOW! Such a cool take on a classic rock song. One instrument that combines strings and percussion. This takes so much talent! Absolutely blown away.
@cagney The majority of people around the world, including China, enjoy pop music. A country's success doesn't depend on their musicians. Even if it did, there are people just as talented as this girl in the US.
@@cagneybillingsley2165 What a strange take on this video .China is rising because a talented expert Chinese musician covers an AC/DC song? Huh? There are talented musicians from every country. Why would you compare her to an American rapper and not a classically trained expert musician from any country?
This is one of the best performances I have ever seen. The flourishes, the ability to cover all the instruments, and the definite Asian touches on a classic example of Western rock music? I've died and this is music heaven! Please, more! So much more!!!
This is the most stunning thing I've seen and heard in a LONG time! The sharp left turn when she pulled the lever right off the side blindsided me. TH-cam algorithm, you never fail to deliver
This translation is off I think…the leader is the initial D Takumi with seven or 8 speeds!? I know it’s Google so can someone please explain in English? I’m just wondering to be honest.
I never ceases to be amazed by some of the talented musicians you see on here and not in the mainstream. If only some of them could get the required exposure the public would get a treat!
Do you ever watch someone play an instrument, or do anything with such incredible skill that you have to sit back and go "wow... I've done literally nothing with my life" 😂
Everyone has a skill. I can't play an instrument to save my life. I'm a chiller mechanic and I've been able to troubleshoot a 1000 ton chiller and get a building full of people cooling without there knowledge of the emergency that was transpiring in an unseen mechanical room. I consider that my special power😊
To Moyun, I bow in the most humble display of appreciation and respect for the degree of skill with which you play; your talent is incredible and worthy of only the greatest admiration.
This is amazing. Hearing a song from my HS years played on a Chinese instrument. It's just absolutely incredible. If we do more of this and less war and fighting, we might just make it. If not, we're doomed. Cheers from America.
Dear Moyun. Im impressed by your skills playing this wonderfull instrument!!! And im myself an old Metalhead!!! Started in 1983 to listen to ACDC. The energy and wildness in rock n roll, and heavy metal is amazing and invigorating. Im proud of another woman loving this powerfull music!!! And you Are a brilliant mucisian too!!! Again my full compliments to you, your fine playing music, and enthusiasm for rock n roll shines right through. Im myself one of the worlds most devoted Motorheadfan!!! Lemmy Kilmisters vokal kicks a.. seriously. I dont know uf you know that old rock n roll-band. I can most highly recommend them to you!!! My joy allmost every day/night!! Keep up the metalspirit. Go for it!!! You should performance, even with an ACDC-coverband. Amplyfy your fantastic Unicef instrument like an Electric guitar, and give the music a try with this great traditionalister chinese instrument. Allways give the music an extra dimension of power and beauty, why not combine it with the usual rock n roll instruments? Keep up playing. Never let the music part of your life!!! I played the bass-guitar and growl a lot still.. Cant help it, .. love growling. I love many genres of metal. Iron Maiden is one of my favorite bands too!!! Go for it!!! You Are a fine musician!!! Go for it!!! Thank you for cool music!!! Bless you. 😊😊😊❤
after a couple of place on the net, youtube and facebook. I was IMPRESSED to see what you can do. Love the way you play and your music. U are GOOD really
I applaud you. The amount of effort and sheer SKILL that had to have gone into playing this is astounding. My jaw was dropped from about 10 seconds into the song and stayed that way the whole way through. Bravo!
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Thank you for the incredible performance!!! This is incredible, very creative and powerful! ❣️
Two things! 1) You're adorable, and amazing at playing this! 2) You just made me wanna learn an instrument. XD
You are beautiful without your mask!
I hope you know that.
And I believe the music is beautiful as well.
WOW! Wow! WOW!
I do know that Guzheng is a solo instrument, but to perform the task of the entire band all by yourself is simply amazing.
Piano
@@goukenslay7555 but from what did the piano descend from?
If you pay attention to the video, there are sections where it is clear that multiple audio tracks are present and the video only shows one take. Not to say that it was not her performance throughout but live it would have taken additional performers.
This is not g Guzheng.This is Japanese Koto
@@Русь-и2е
The Japanese koto is 13 strings.
That preserved the Tang dynasty design.
Traditional Japanese koto score uses the kanji
一二三四五六七八九十斗为巾
To notate the strings being plucked
So anything more than 13 strings would use a different notation system.
Japanese "koto" can refer to both Zheng 筝 (same kanji in Guzheng) and Qin 琴 (same kanji in Guqin)
th-cam.com/video/6wP50nZSW5g/w-d-xo.html
The contemporary "Guzheng" is 21 strings and the S shaped back yueshan or the "S-type Guzheng"
Is a design pioneered by the Zhejiang Guzheng school in the 1980s one of the distinctive feature is the introduction of "steel core nylon wrapping" strings. The green spacer strings is also used to mark octaves.
Guzheng wear 4 faux nails on both hands, that is teardrop shaped picks,
Japanese koto uses a rectangular shaped pick that's usually white color and only the thumb, index and middle finger is wearing the picks.
Yamada koto school uses a rounded profile picks much similar to Guzheng.
This is a Japanese school koto club, the picks are rounded as opposed to rectangular.
th-cam.com/video/r0-QraivKCI/w-d-xo.html
A lot of koto playing uses the "sandwich plucking" by pressing the pick right against the strings "sandwiching/pinching" before "snapping" off the strings. This playing technique is more commonly seen used on the Guqin as plucking with faux nails using this method will cause noise
Guqin that play with actual fingernails is still using this method of "sandwich plucking"
Guzheng most contemporary playing will use a "hover plucking" by initiating the plucking motion about 5 mm off the strings to reduce the noise produced by the faux nails contacting the strings.
Koto strings is tetron (synthetic silk string) which give a more silk sound.
That along with the Korean Gayageum and Mongolian Yatga is easily to be mistaken for the same instrument.
Guzheng
th-cam.com/video/QE8StNJzsCE/w-d-xo.html
Guqin
th-cam.com/video/qtE-erIBaPw/w-d-xo.html
Koto
th-cam.com/video/3K6KpkFXKdM/w-d-xo.html
Gayageum
th-cam.com/video/f8aIYc6NKv8/w-d-xo.html
A more ancient form is the "Zhu" which the character 筑 uses the bamboo heading "竹" which Zheng 筝 is the successor and taking the form of "Se" 瑟.
This is Zhu, Se, Zheng and "Zha Zheng" that's played with a bow.
th-cam.com/video/FMPodJxcTuc/w-d-xo.html
This was truly amazing, not just because it's an Eastern traditional musical instrument playing Western style music, but the actual use of the instrument and it's versatility. Never seen anything like this, and she's extremely talented!
Oh I highly suggest looking up various artists such as Mike Dawes then. He did a tribute to jump by Van Halen when Eddie passed. It's all arranged on a single 6 string acoustic. It's absolutely mind blowing. The talent that exists out there is amazing
That's the beauty of acoustic instruments - they can make a lot of sounds if you're creative enough.
Dang that instrument looks like it's a lot of fun to play. I would not be as good as her of course, good luck neighbors.
I know what you mean when you say western music, but it just reminds me that Australia is practically as far east as you can go. The overly simple ways we divide up the world are silly sometimes.
Check out wagakki band
This lady is a genius, she litereally used the tuning handle to do vibrato. Amazing.
I was wondering when they starting including whammy bars on traditional Chinese instruments.
that's a bend but yeah it's clever
Its also a trick you can do on guitars 👌
I saw that
I think it’s called glissando, vibrato is done with the left hand by pressing the strings on the untuned left side of guzheng ❤️
What's so amazing is how she keeps the core of the song (yet the surprise of being in a different medium) and THEN--she improvises with it, flirts with the tune, has fun with it. You are amazing Moyun. You are a gift to music.
Went from Thunderstruck to Spyro the Dragon REAL QUICK.
This was amazing to hear
I used to watch your videos back in CODWW2 days
YES THANK YOU
I was hoping someone else heard it
There was also a bit of FF8 in there too
GNASTY GNORRRRC
If that's the case, then Spyro borrowed riffs from AC DC, because she didn't leave Thunderstruck.
She definitely did wail though.
The way she never looses focus between the slaps, the strumming, the melody everything is spot on I quite enjoyed a classic song on a very unique instrument
The multiple cameras and constant cuts helps a lot about this...
@@V3nom7 so is this prerecorded and then video to show it? like. . is she actually performing it LIVE?
@@zelbarnap Almost all live music like is are recorded separately, and then layered over a video of the performance. That's part of how you get good sound quality and videos without microphones showing in them. It doesn't detract from her skill in actually playing the song.
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@@zelbarnap It's clearly recorded and then they tried to match the video to it. You can tell a few parts where her hands are not matching the drumming.
How she maintains a perfect tempo while doing all those things is beyond me
multiple takes, pre-recorded and then matching the video to the audio. Lot of practice and skill
My guess is lots of hours of practice.
40 hrs a day practice. ..
@@HashtagBirdyy she embodies the soul of ling ling. 40 hours a day.
i was looking for metronome source (which she can take reference like in-ear mic). Then I remember some people have perfect sense of metronome xd
One of the most talented musicians I've ever seen. I can't even comprehend how she's using one hand to pluck/tap and the other to do an entirely different beat of drumming.
And using her forearm to drum as she's still plucking....
Unreal
@@kenkidder Rewatch the video and pay attention the the percussion while she is pulling the strings, or when she is acting like she is doing percussion the bass strings get strum in audio while she doesn't touch them. Yeah she is impressive but this video is 100% not one audio track. It's multiple recordings with the video being most likely playback.
@@kenkidder siempre cuando algo lo hagas bien.. siempre va haber un asiatico que lo va hacer mejor!.. jajajaja es simplemente bestial!
This is beyond epic. Somebody in the comments translated your Chinese description, and apparently you used my guitar version as inspiration? I am honored and I think what you did is much cooler! 🔥
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Love you too
The man the myth the legend
Man i need more covers from you to listen ❤❤. My idol
Thanks 👍
This is a rough translation to what is written in "description" [from chinese to english]:
This cover is based on Luca Stricagnoli’s guitar adaptation of Thunderstruck. After playing, I just want to say that Luca's unicorn arm [edit: strong arm] + ruthless iron hand are indeed something I can’t easily attempt emulate… Anyway, I think my left hand is about to break .
The sound engineer told me that me turning the wrench looks like driving a hand tractor... absolutely speechless! Even if it's a tractor, are we starting in fifth gear or not?! Pity on this wrench and the floor of the piano room. They have endured too much, could be said they’ve sacrificed themselves [to the song] hahaha~
This is the second time I have tried a finger-style transplantation [edit: arrangement / transcription], and I feel to have learned a lot! I Hope I can bring y’all an even more interesting song next time~
Hope you all liked it! Remember to subscribe to this channel!
@YT oh could be 👍 someone commented unicorn is some chinese mystical animal but idk how it associates with music but transplantation=transpose could make sense. (i play a few musical instruments but not Zheng or any traditional chinese instruments)
Unicorn arm (麒麟臂) is a Chinese slang for "strong arm". Not always a compliment but I'm sure it was a compliment in this case. "Transplantation" (移植) is a mistranslation. It means "making cover with a different instrument (guzheng)" in the context.
@@senkagex oh perfect that makes much more sense. I'll change it in the original translation. So "tranplantation" would simply be an arrangement or transcription (i think the former sounds more correct).
@@SuperLol There's a version of "ya'll" in Chinese?? Do tell..
By the way, thanks for the translation. Also, she sounds hilarious...
@@jixxytrix1705 "大家° i translated as y'all but it's really like "us all"... it's very flexible tho so sometimes it also addresses second person (you plural). It's most commonly used as "let's".
"大家好° = hello to "y'all" OR hello to everyone. (你好 [ni hao] = hello to you, OR simply: hello, one of first words foreigner learn).
"大家出發吧！" = LITERALLY: everyone depart (+ a word to indicate exclamation... in ancient chinese there isn't punctuation)
OR = "let's go!"
I can't decide which one is more impressive - her guzheng skill, her understanding of the masterpiece by legendary AC/DC, or the percussion bits 🤩
or the mask
Yes. (to the main post).
No (to the reply above me)
It's a Japanese Koto
Or her fashion sense
"Adjectives fail me" is the most I can say, this is beyond incredible! Beautiful! Nope, I can't think of words powerful enough to describe this! I love it!
I can't believe how she moved the bridge in the middle of the song. That takes amazing precision.
And can we also appreciate that that's not like a whammy bar that returns to a zero point? That's a tuning wrench, and she's manually putting that string back on the note it came from at the end of each of those flourishes.
@@Jaryth14
Just like many banjo players do.
Very effectful.
@@Jaryth14 oooooooooh. Okay wow, lol
People have no idea how hard this skill is
@@AngelKung1031 actually, not that hard, I can do the same thing on guitair
You throwing the wrench away at the 1:04 mark is one of the most rock and roll things I have ever seen 🤘
She didn’t toss it away
She perfectly and precisely put it in a compartment that she then used for the percussion bits
Still rock and roll, but also fucking impressive precision
@@Ninjewdi she tossed it away. Slow down the vid and look at it again.
@@miyukimoyazono5958 well damn. You right.
🤘🏻
@@miyukimoyazono5958 i'm not convinced. i have a guzheng - the secret compartment closes towards the instrument, so it seems to me more like she dropped it at the same time as closing it, which means the cover snapping would have caught it. i mean it's basically putting it back where it goes.
As a long time ACDC fan(30+ y) i will say this is one of the best cover of this melody i heard so far.Awesome version of western style mixed with ancient asian instruments and light steampunk outfit.I simply got goosebumps after listening to this masterpiece.You have a new follower in me,keep up the awesome hard work.
Personally I love the 2 cellos but this is so freaking awesome too
Only 30 years? Bah, I’ve been a fan since 1977 when Bon was still alive. He walked out right by me into the audience with Angus sitting on his shoulders while jamming the solo to Bad Boy Boogie
nearly better than the original. at least she is far nicer to look at than the originals.
It's amazing how many people overseas love our Aussie music. Especially ACDC.
@@Redspeciality It's not a competition. Calm down
This was so good, I stood up in my living room and CLAPPED AND CHEERED WHEN IT WAS DONE,.....!!! Now that's a performance!
As an Australian who grew up watching AC-DC playing in YMCA halls and on Sunday Evening Pop shows, following them to being the Rock Gods that they are today, this cover of Thunderstruck was just excellent ! 🇦🇺❤
Must have been neat to see them from the beginning!
@@robertkeeney3898 As young teens, we just loved Angus, wearing 'convict pyjamas' (do you believe we wore those) in Jailbreak, to Bon Scott being banned from Christian owned Radio Stations for his performance in a church in 'Let There be Rock' It was great. 👍👍
Me too, ymca halls and pubs
Why do they always to 'Hells Bells' and 'thunderstruck' these days? It's like bon Scott never existed, makes me sad. Jailbreak ftw.
Handdrumming, baseline, rhythm, and melody on one guzheng. In the first verse, it didn't even feel like the rhythm got interrupted by the melody, as it sometimes does to make playing rhythm and melody together on a single instrument work. Amazing playing.
What she is playing in the video is not the original sound.
@@n3harb source?
@@Wolf-wh3qp watch the video, it’s offsync a lot of times. Also when she hits to make a handdrum sound the sound is always consistent if she uses her fingertips, knuckles, or palm. It doesn’t work like that.
It’s still a great performance though. She probably did everything in parts and stitched them together
@@n3harb Yeah I think you're right.
This is amazing! I expected just the lead guitar, but she did the bass, rythm, percussion, and vocals! Definitely a master of your craft
You know it’s a musical masterpiece when it sounds good being played on an instrument from an entirely different culture
Okay, musically this is amazing and very impressive, but also stylistically with that outfit with the harness over the traditional dress and the mask made to look like a doll face you look like a Cyberpunk character ripped straight out of the universe. It's a very striking look, and very interesting!
If the original is a stormy night, this version is a downpour in the afternoon. Beautiful
Oh my god I couldn’t take my eyes off this. That song is amazing normally but this took it to another level. One person doing it all so beautifully on an instrument I’d never seen before
Also With grace and Form as well.
Same reaction - I've never seen or heard of this instrument, but what a beautiful and versatile musical tool, and terrific track selection to pair with it. Will be watching more of her videos for sure!
That's a guzheng. It's kinda like a zither.
@@jonathanmoh I don’t know what a zither is either
@@rychbrind8299 it looks something like this in the video below. What you see in this video is the Chinese zither (guzheng). Apparently Dolly Parton can play the zither too. Hers is the European version.
th-cam.com/video/6me_kOQX3jQ/w-d-xo.html
What amazes me most about this video is the fact that over 3 million people viewed it but only 151k “liked” it.
Phenomenal job, thank you for sharing your talent with the world!
You can view something multiple times, but only like once
I’ve never heard of this instrument before. And to hear Thunderstruck on it … awesome! This was amazing. I can’t imagine the practice and skill it took to perform this. Excellence is all I can say about this.
It's called a Guzheng, it really is an incredible but difficult instrument to master. In Japan there is also a similar instrument that derived from the Guzheng and it's called the Koto. Super cool!
@@MagnificentPez Korea has a similar one as well the I believe its a Gayageum or Gagayeum, they are zither instruments I believe India ha a version too
I only know what this instrument is because it exists as a weapon in Enter the Gungeon (renamed the "Gunzheng")
That was probably one of the most impressive demonstrations of musical skill I’ve ever seen
so i hear in some countries music is prohibited
Have you heard Luca Striganoli play it ( On TH-cam .)
She's a musical genius.
Oh no doubt the musician has skill, but the covers were skill-less.
your pic sucks josh
Precision = 10 Technique = 10 Ability = 10 Presentation = 10 Originality = 10 Total Awesomeness = 100. I've just been AWESTRUCK⚡!
you’ve been… THUNDERSTRUCK!
@@kkhong1836 Aw, you beat me to it!
*SHoulda set everything to 20. Wouldve made more sense but I agree*
Thunderstruck!
ASIAN
if they right like...
I had to watch that portion three times to realize she incorporated putting that tone bending handle back into its compartment into the music itself. Simply astounding.
HOLY SHIT! I had to rewind after your comment, that was amazing!
She actually doesn’t put the handle itself into the compartment she just shuts the compartment; The handle actually gets thrown off screen. (Still quite impressive though.)
I noticed the first time and was like "HOLY SHIT THAT'S SMOOTH"
I'm a magic performer fan, I love watching guys juggle coins and poof they dissappear. The smoothness of that move she did, is comparable to those.... Thus, making it magic.
Lol...
Tldr: she good, she very good
Anyone notice, how smoothly she threw her piece away at 1:03? That was pretty cool and only noticed upon watching many times
No I didn't. But now you mention it.
What! I saw it the first time ! Back in the box. Lol.
What tripped me up was the quick right hand thumb 1:13, had to go back and watch it again at half speed
Only saw it because I was reading your message at the time😃
Oh now U mention it, yeah that was cool AF
The coordination here is just on an epic level! Even her drumming is great. She's amazing! That's all there is to say.
wow
Amen
Very talented, yes. But what we are also seeing and hearing is countless hours of disciplined devotion to the craft. Wonderful.
This is breathtaking! If I were only to listen to this without the video, I would believe that this is played by an entire band. The amount of skill she must have to perform this is incredible. She also plays in such an elegant way that makes it 10000x more beautiful.
Holy moly ~ one woman band! I can’t imagine all the discipline it took to develop this skill, and the passion and heart needed for fuel. Bravo, amazing human! 🌟
As an old rocker I had no idea what to expect and was so very pleasantly surprised by this rendition, unusual and I really liked it, thank you Moyan for this and the pleasure of listening once again to your mad talents! Cheers from BC Canada!
her fit is on point...awesome looks and awesome music...cant be better than that. 3 minutes in and i'm stoked...she can perform and play also alternating the hands in the same "phrase" without losing track or missing any note...one can easily see the talent, the effort on countess rehearsals and the mastery of the instrument she is playing...this is absolutely amazing. ill try to strive to be ike her on the things i do lol
A complete and truly talented musician! It is extremely complex to perform a cover of this song with the guzheng! Really, really, really brava! 🏆
you can tell when someone is having a ton of fun playing their instrument. the bobbing and rocking with the beat was just much fun on this end. one of my new favorite covers of any song ever!
Lead: Check, Rhythm: Check, Bass: Check, Percussion: Check, God level skill: Check!!!
And looking good doing it.
literally none of what she did was even remotely accurate. she played the wrong notes and used the wrong note structures through the entire thing. not to mention that trying to play staccato notes as pizzicato inherently sounds like shit. shes also playing at the wrong BPM, sounds like around 100 as opposed to the 134 of the actual song.
@@FingerinUrDaughter Post your video playing it.
@@FingerinUrDaughter Literally don't know what your talking about. I just enjoyed listening to it.
@@rossjamestobitt playing the literal easiest song ever that has a grand total of 3 note patterns through the entire song? why would i waste my time?
Just discovered this channel. Your skill playing EVERY part of the original song, even the vocal melody, is absolutely incredible! Much love from Texas!
Random suggestions can be the best of all. This isn't hand eye coordination. This is pure genius. It's absolutely brilliant.
I clicked out of curiosity and couldn't stop watching. Truly talented!
Me too!
Same
This is why I've become a TH-cam addict. And hats off to AC/DC for the creation of the original. Do you think they ever had any idea their song would produce some of the best covers ever seen anywhere? I would love to know more about the instrument used here.......thank you Moyun, you made me smile today
Well I like all AC DC radio songs but the early years are still my favorite and thay did use bag pipes in one of my favorite songs
It's one of those songs that just sounds like it is supposed to exist. Like it was just plucked from the Ether. Can you imagine a world without it?
To be honest I was expecting something funny, exocitc and minimalist maybe. But this is gorgeous, brilliant, amazing, incredibly musical, sharp performance, original and virtuous. ❤Thank you. I'll share. Believe me. 😊
The best part of this (besides her absolutely killer rendition of a rock classic) is imagining how many times she might have listened to the original AC/DC song (Yes, I know she based this on a guitar adaptation by Luca Stricagnoli) to get the real flavor of what she was playing. Having that song as a permanent resident in your head could lead to some interesting life experiences.
I am a big fan of AC DC and I also like acoustical music but I never would have thought an acoustical version of this song would work. I was SO wrong. That was amazing.
You should check out 2cellos cover of the song!
Acoustic I wasn't surprised by. Making it work without drums is impressive.
You should check out Hayseed Dixie. A bluegrass band that covers the Lads from Down Under. Turns out Highway to Hell was written for the mandolin
Thousands of hours of work and dedication all culminating in one of the single most impressive covers I've ever heard. Sometimes I can't even see you plucking the strings in-between the percussion. True mastery on display
This is absolutely the most amazing movement of emotion through music, it caught my breath and took it all the way down to my core. I am so happy to see someone strum an instrument like that to convey all the pieces as one. My words cannot explain how I actually feel. I am in awe. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Absolutely brilliant. I love the way it wasn't merely a cover of the original, but her own embellishment.
@Timothy Mckee then wtf is it, her original song?
@Timothy Mckee Uh, yeah, it's not AC/DC... that would be a different video.
That's like saying a leaf is a bastardization of a rock. They are just different things altogether.
Просто потрясающе! Очень впечатляющее исполнение, очень сильный музыкальный инструмент и необыкновенный образ исполнительницы!
Лучше просто невозможно придумать.
Это ж гусли самогуды ))) Так и тянет в пляс. Скажи?
Не смотря на мягкое звучание. Всё равно качает от души!
墨韵小姐姐，妳這身打扮，還有古箏，這整個畫面，搬到法國，德國，西班牙，這些歐洲老牌國家的大城市街頭表演，基本已經無敵了！這種演奏方式已經達到了一個新的高度！
如果在我們台灣街頭我看到這樣的表演，我一定會去投錢，這是很用心的表演！
🐮🐮🐮🐮🐮🐮
Wow, I cannot imagine someone playing the old hard rock songs I used to listen to and hearing it like this. I am so very impressed. Your skill is so very overwhelming. Please forgive to mention your beauty with your skills.
How is nobody talking about how absolutely awesome her outfit is.
The mask is just 👌 cherry on top
I actually think it's a bit weird
@@millennium2100 English isn't your first language, is it?
And how she kept a straight and relaxed face.
I've been a fan of AC/DC since 1977 and this is incredible. A thousand words come to mind , awesome beautiful impressive original while paying tribute I could just go on. Thank you.
Not only is she playing extremely well but also tuning it multiple times at the same time
She did not tune it while she was playing, she was using it to change the sound of the string while playing, like a wammy bar on a guitar.
I came here from a reddit post. I wanted to ensure my thumbs up and admiration was placed on the original content. Well done Moyun!
Много видал самобытных музыкантов, но эта девушка и этот инструмент затмили всё! 🔥
I didn't realize a Guzeng was capable of such heavenly music. Very very talented.
Ma'am. I'm near 60yo and this ranks very high on the best musical performances I've seen. ( And I have seen the original live). I've seen duets on your instrument, have you done any. Stay safe.
yes - th-cam.com/video/11pvOw2DZ58/w-d-xo.html
YOUVE SEEN IT LIVE?! i’m so jealous omg
Unfreaking believable. Bravo. Coolest thing I've ever heard.
You are singlehandedly bringing this traditional instrument into the modern world. People will look back to your influence as the one that inspired to take the instrument to new heights.
Agreed. She's inspiring.
Well TH-cam dropped this suggestion to me out of the blue and I must say well done! Loved this video and your version of a song I've enjoyed for years. Much respect for your wonderful talent.
Same situation here, and it is indeed Good stuff.
@@williamjosephburns1504 I agree!!! It's awesome!!!!
You literally blow my mind with those lightning fast slender fingers of yours. Bravo, what a talent. ❤
as a guitarist myself (99% electric) this is very lol to watch. i love the time and energy which you must had to put into it. well done. well executed. also good creative use of that instrument. im sure many moves you used are definetely not traditional. i also like your mask.
Never in my life seeing someone playing Guzhen this way. Moyun is rock! Really bring new life to this acient instrument 👍👍🥰🥰🥰🥰
It's the best cover of Thunderstruck I've ever heard, and wow - had no idea this instrument could be used in this way - Utterly amazing - thank you!
If there is a god, he lives through music, and she is a angel
Your performance left me speachless! WOW! This is the best, the most amazing cover of Thunderstruck I've ever heard. Absolutely stunning!
Look up the one by 2cellos, it's quite amazing too ;)
@@quentinbouvier3490 I already know their cover but thanks for mentioning them. 🙂
Have you seen the Steve'n'Seagulls one?
@@dgphi I had to look it up. It turns out that I've already know them. Their version of Thunderstruck is amazing.
Your creative use of the instrument was simply stunning. This is artistic and musical genius.
Absolutely breathtaking! All of the low notes not forgotten and the perfect timing we’re truly mesmerizing. What a talent!
I'm 70 and have seen a lot of interesting things in my life and at this point it takes a lot to impress me.
I am uber impressed by this young lady. There is no superlative in the English language that can describe her talent.
The percussion in this arrangement is amazing!
Not an AC/DC fan by any stretch of the imagination, but "Thunderstruck" on a classical instrument like this is just plain fire!! 🔥🔥🔥 Well done! 👏👏👏
Her mask freaked me out for a second there! So cool! A really great rendition of this song!
Yea kinda creepy
But I love it! She's like a human automaton
Wonder why she wears a mask in every single video .. she disfigured or something?
@@stevenkenney9473 and everyone else acts like its normal too. So few comments about the mask
@@devlintaylor9520 I assumed she'd turned it into a fashion statement, part of a costume. Unless she's on the run!
THIS is why I love TH-cam. I can just stumble upon a master of their craft crating jaw dropping art. hard to choose this or hotel california as my favorite from her.
On my walls i have acoustic guitars. I have a piano, i am an old 59 fellow, i have been lucky enough to enjoy playing music all my life. This amazing woman puts me in the shade. This ability is something else. I am a beginner compared to this.
That was freaking amazing. The tuning bend, the bridge moving, the percussion + rhythm + melody all at the same time 👍
I really love how she uses the whole instrument, like in August Rush ~ just too awesome!!! In fact, I was enjoying watching her hands move so much that it wasn’t till the very end of the video that I realized she had a face mask (literally) on~ absolutely mesmerizing!❤
Love that movie. I agree completely.
the guzheng has a very traditional-ish sound, being able to arrange this piece in such a way is very, very impressive
Just when you think you've seen or heard it all. That was great Iconic rock song given a very unique twist. Brilliant thank you so much.
I have no idea how I stumbled into this, but WOW! Such a cool take on a classic rock song. One instrument that combines strings and percussion. This takes so much talent! Absolutely blown away.
This really shows not only the genius of this musician but also the genius of AC/DC.
and this also shows why china is rising. meanwhile in america: versace repeated ad nauseum
@cagney The majority of people around the world, including China, enjoy pop music. A country's success doesn't depend on their musicians. Even if it did, there are people just as talented as this girl in the US.
@@cagneybillingsley2165 What a strange take on this video .China is rising because a talented expert Chinese musician covers an AC/DC song? Huh? There are talented musicians from every country. Why would you compare her to an American rapper and not a classically trained expert musician from any country?
@@cagneybillingsley2165 China ≠ Japan. Both far-eastern nations but they couldn't be less alike.
@cagney billingsley you are literally named cagney
This is one of the best performances I have ever seen. The flourishes, the ability to cover all the instruments, and the definite Asian touches on a classic example of Western rock music? I've died and this is music heaven! Please, more! So much more!!!
I don't believe I've ever had as much fun watching someone playing an instrument before! BRAVO! So creative and talented! Wonderful! Amazing!
This is the most stunning thing I've seen and heard in a LONG time! The sharp left turn when she pulled the lever right off the side blindsided me. TH-cam algorithm, you never fail to deliver
Wow, I never would have imagined that I would hear Thunderstruck by AC/DC played on a Guzheng! well done! this is pretty awesome!
Изложение,, материала '' 1000 из 100!!!Честь и Хвала!!! ❤❤❤
Sounds way better this way. Definitely a song I am sick of hearing. Would totally pick this version over the original any day.
教主勇於嘗試新的玩法，真是我輩的楷模啊，拖拉機已趕不上教主的手速啦，教主是頭文字D拓海七八檔急速😁
幸好是自然進氣引擎，不然還得搞洩壓閥和偏時點火的砰砰聲
Хуань мианю ванейчу😅
经常跑水沟的教主是吧
Thunderstruck if it was from Spyro the Dragon on the ps1.
This translation is off I think…the leader is the initial D Takumi with seven or 8 speeds!? I know it’s Google so can someone please explain in English? I’m just wondering to be honest.
I never ceases to be amazed by some of the talented musicians you see on here and not in the mainstream. If only some of them could get the required exposure the public would get a treat!
Do you ever watch someone play an instrument, or do anything with such incredible skill that you have to sit back and go "wow... I've done literally nothing with my life" 😂
But - you lived to watch this! [And I'm sure you are being modest anyway....]
Im not sure if i should laugh or cry at that statement, but yeah!
Everyone has a skill. I can't play an instrument to save my life. I'm a chiller mechanic and I've been able to troubleshoot a 1000 ton chiller and get a building full of people cooling without there knowledge of the emergency that was transpiring in an unseen mechanical room. I consider that my special power😊
Every day of my life.
Yup.
To Moyun, I bow in the most humble display of appreciation and respect for the degree of skill with which you play; your talent is incredible and worthy of only the greatest admiration.
This is amazing. Hearing a song from my HS years played on a Chinese instrument. It's just absolutely incredible. If we do more of this and less war and fighting, we might just make it. If not, we're doomed. Cheers from America.
as a metal guitarist, I've gotta say, that was damn impressive. Very well done
Dear Moyun.
Im impressed by your skills playing this wonderfull instrument!!!
And im myself an old Metalhead!!!
Started in 1983 to listen to ACDC.
The energy and wildness in rock n roll, and heavy metal is amazing and invigorating.
Im proud of another woman loving this powerfull music!!!
And you Are a brilliant mucisian too!!!
Again my full compliments to you, your fine playing music, and enthusiasm for rock n roll shines right through.
Im myself one of the worlds most devoted Motorheadfan!!! Lemmy Kilmisters vokal kicks a.. seriously.
I dont know uf you know that old rock n roll-band.
I can most highly recommend them to you!!!
My joy allmost every day/night!!
Keep up the metalspirit.
Go for it!!! You should performance, even with an ACDC-coverband.
Amplyfy your fantastic Unicef instrument like an Electric guitar, and give the music a try with this great traditionalister chinese instrument.
Allways give the music an extra dimension of power and beauty, why not combine it with the usual rock n roll instruments?
Keep up playing.
Never let the music part of your life!!!
I played the bass-guitar and growl a lot still..
Cant help it, .. love growling.
I love many genres of metal.
Iron Maiden is one of my favorite bands too!!!
Go for it!!! You Are a fine musician!!!
Go for it!!!
Thank you for cool music!!! Bless you.
😊😊😊❤
after a couple of place on the net, youtube and facebook. I was IMPRESSED to see what you can do. Love the way you play and your music. U are GOOD really
I applaud you. The amount of effort and sheer SKILL that had to have gone into playing this is astounding. My jaw was dropped from about 10 seconds into the song and stayed that way the whole way through.
Bravo!
出神入化的演奏. 將古箏指法發輝淋灕盡致. 不愧稱為千指大人. 美麗優秀古箏演奏家（謝謝）💐🌻
That song translates so well through so many culture's. It is truly one of the best ever written! I absolutely love this rendition, well done!
Absolutely amazing ❤ never even heard of this instrument until now.
Please keep up the superbly skilled playing. ❤