I'm still watching this video this till day since day one that you released this video, can't believe 7 years already passed, I still remember how amazed I was the first time that I saw this
HALSB is the best on Rocksmith, because he's got determination, he won't put a song on You Tube until he get's it 100%, he will play it 200 times he need's to.
I watch this video every month I think to remind me that all things are possible... not for me a mere mortal, but god damn if this isn’t the most impressive thing ever.
Oh my god dude, you're a fucking god! I never heard this song, the ending sweep picking was awesome, and because I suck at sweep picking, the ending killed me just from listening. xD Congratz from Brazil!
Not a single dead note/unnecessary noise heard during that majestic sweep picking section. Surprised rocksmith doesn’t penalize the area where it requires to slide, but is picked instead like the slide from 17th to 15th fret on the A string at 7:00
Does anyone know how i could find music like this song from 4 minutes? (Instrumenal or not, doesn't matter) I'm just not a fan of the supes heavy stuff like the beginning of the song. The end absolutely blew my mind! Thanks in advance!
Oddly enough, I REALLY want to see this song revisited with your new guitar, I've noticed that the new guitar just sounds sooo much better than the old one and wonder how it would sound on this song.
I need some help. I've been playing guitar for about two years now and am an ametuer shredder. But I have hit a wall where my regialr technique and my quick palm mute technoque are very different. I am finding it very difficult to plam mute quickly without the high e ringing out. if I use my pinky to mute it then the pick slants too far down and it is hard to get consistent, strong contact with the string. Do you have any suggestions cause I've tried and tried and can't seem to fix it
You should be muting with both your fretting hand and picking hand. Switch between one and the other depending on what you are playing. Do you have a specific song or lick where you are having this problem? It might be easier for me to tell what the problem is if I know the lick
Tim Mauk you mute the higher strings with your fretting hand and the lower strings with your picking hand/Palm. Ben Eller has a video on muting, check that out.
halsb Yes I mutr with both hands but in instances such as in nightmare when there is the palmuted 6-3-5-3-5-3-0 portions when I hit the palm muted 0 it sometimes rings out because I can't quite get the mute. Strangely though today I went to play, I switched to a new sharp pick, and my speed increased tremendously and I was way cleaner. I think my problem was my pick. Thanks for the reply!
halsb Not to mention I have devoted much of my practice time trying to perfect this technique by playing lots of thrash like metallica which has helped as well. Like they say practice makes perfect. It is just odd that I feel I made progress after writing the comment finally. I guess the first step in solving a problem is recognizing there is one
dude...... very impressive...... but can u record some DT song?? would be nice to see another person besides petrucci doing those fockin' solos. Did u started to play guitar on rocksmith or just use interface of the game to learn faster??
Hey halsb could you help me please or anybody else? For the very last sweep starting on the low E: Ab, B, D, Ab, B, D, what is your fingering? The reason I ask is because for one of the other sweeps (the 3rd one), I had to change the fingering because it wasn't effective/doable on higher speeds for me. I looked at your vid, copied the fingering and now it feels way better! I tried looking at you fingers at .25 speed for the last sweep, but it's too blurry to tell. Is it: Pinky (Ab), Ring Finger (B), Index (D), Ring Finger (Ab), Middle (B), Index (D)??? Please help
Hey Halsb, I saw on the Rocksmith Holiday special that you said to Brian Podie that you thought "Play With Me" by "Extreme" was the hardest song in Rocksmith. Is that still the case or has this surpassed it?
I never said Play with Me was the hardest song in the game. I said it was harder than Selkies, which Poedy considered to be the hardest. I'd say For the Love of God by Steve Vai is harder then those songs though.
Not anytime soon. I don't find it that fun to play and some parts are charted weird. If I ever get it, it will only be if I'm ever good enough to play it without a ton of practice
Do you ever think you will tackle a Slayer song at all? Or do you think they're too easy for you? I am currently 2nd for Seasons in the Abyss with 1,800,000+ points and I'm working on the second part of the solo as well as the clean parts too.
+halsb thanks man. Who is your biggest influence on playing guitar? Btw what model Dimebag is that? I have a couple but they both need truss rod adjustments
My face just melted off. Holy shit. \m/
That sweep picking was too beautiful
10/10
He sweep picks ever so gently...
I'm still watching this video this till day since day one that you released this video, can't believe 7 years already passed, I still remember how amazed I was the first time that I saw this
One of the most beautiful solos ever.
At this point I'm not even surprised anymore.
HALSB is the best on Rocksmith, because he's got determination, he won't put a song on You Tube until he get's it 100%, he will play it 200 times he need's to.
I think 200 times might be underestimating the dedication a lot in this case :p
He's just showing off at this point, take my like.
Picking my jaw up off the floor. Respect dude
still come back to this vid all the time
That sweep picking was amazing man
You turned that 99 into a 100
I'm regularly watching this because it deserves more views. The stamina to do this !
If you can. Can you post bloopers or mistakes that you did?
I have no words, wow.
I watch this video every month I think to remind me that all things are possible... not for me a mere mortal, but god damn if this isn’t the most impressive thing ever.
simply amazing !
Oh man this was so awesome. I've been waiting for this video ever since they released the song. Nice job!
Mind blowing. You are an inspiration my friend
All i can say is amazing work man. you've earned this one.
wheey it's back
6:35 - What. The. Fuck?!?!?!
Beautiful! That sweep was clean
Teach me ur ways!
Wow great job dude that was awesome. I wanna start playing Rocksmith again after watching this lol
oh my god....
Simplemente hermoso!
Unreal
I've waited so long for this...
Hey man, do more Ocarina medleys, I love these xD
that sweep picking blew my mind. i guess i know why im sticking to rhythm guitar.
WOW!
That was insane!
Do you play in a band/write your own music?
Demonios, qué genial
me: oh my god this is so hard, i will never do this):
halsb: pff ez
FLAWLESS VICTORY!
Oh my god dude, you're a fucking god! I never heard this song, the ending sweep picking was awesome, and because I suck at sweep picking, the ending killed me just from listening. xD
Congratz from Brazil!
this is amazing man.
Fuck me, I have no other words right now.
How long did you Endlessly Obsess over this one?
I worked on it for about 2 months right after it was released and then started working on it again about 2 months ago, so about 4-5 months total
halsb any recommendations to train keeping your hands in synch? I can do the sweeps but my picking hands off
John Ray use a metronome and slowly turn up the speed as you progress
Not a single dead note/unnecessary noise heard during that majestic sweep picking section. Surprised rocksmith doesn’t penalize the area where it requires to slide, but is picked instead like the slide from 17th to 15th fret on the A string at 7:00
I don't think RS is doing anything extra to detect slides. It just detects the start note and end note.
that's clean bro
That was unreal
Damnnnn, you did it !
Holy shit he did it! Your skills are limitless halsb
1:27 is so fucking sick, i love that part of the song
Holy Shit dude!
Jesus christ well done sir!
I wish you would do a video teaching how to play the solo
shit...that earned my subscription. Now bring on a Dream Theatre 100%
HOLYYYYY SHIT ! How long did it take you to get this song under you fingers.
Does anyone know how i could find music like this song from 4 minutes? (Instrumenal or not, doesn't matter) I'm just not a fan of the supes heavy stuff like the beginning of the song. The end absolutely blew my mind! Thanks in advance!
Opeth's later stuff might interest you
Maybe Scale the Summit
Riff Repeater Okay, i'll definitely check them out, thanks for the suggestions :D
Never heard this song before but holy shit man it's amazing
my ears just bled magic
Fuck it, you're the exact definition of guitar god
fucking awesome!
Oddly enough, I REALLY want to see this song revisited with your new guitar, I've noticed that the new guitar just sounds sooo much better than the old one and wonder how it would sound on this song.
Holy shit
I need some help. I've been playing guitar for about two years now and am an ametuer shredder. But I have hit a wall where my regialr technique and my quick palm mute technoque are very different. I am finding it very difficult to plam mute quickly without the high e ringing out. if I use my pinky to mute it then the pick slants too far down and it is hard to get consistent, strong contact with the string. Do you have any suggestions cause I've tried and tried and can't seem to fix it
You should be muting with both your fretting hand and picking hand. Switch between one and the other depending on what you are playing. Do you have a specific song or lick where you are having this problem? It might be easier for me to tell what the problem is if I know the lick
Tim Mauk you mute the higher strings with your fretting hand and the lower strings with your picking hand/Palm. Ben Eller has a video on muting, check that out.
halsb Yes I mutr with both hands but in instances such as in nightmare when there is the palmuted 6-3-5-3-5-3-0 portions when I hit the palm muted 0 it sometimes rings out because I can't quite get the mute. Strangely though today I went to play, I switched to a new sharp pick, and my speed increased tremendously and I was way cleaner. I think my problem was my pick. Thanks for the reply!
halsb Not to mention I have devoted much of my practice time trying to perfect this technique by playing lots of thrash like metallica which has helped as well. Like they say practice makes perfect. It is just odd that I feel I made progress after writing the comment finally. I guess the first step in solving a problem is recognizing there is one
dude...... very impressive...... but can u record some DT song?? would be nice to see another person besides petrucci doing those fockin' solos.
Did u started to play guitar on rocksmith or just use interface of the game to learn faster??
4:13 somehow reminds me linkin' park
Yeah sounds like Numb
How do you go on a bout learning songs? You're a fucking god
Hey halsb could you help me please or anybody else?
For the very last sweep starting on the low E: Ab, B, D, Ab, B, D, what is your fingering?
The reason I ask is because for one of the other sweeps (the 3rd one), I had to change the fingering because it wasn't effective/doable on higher speeds for me. I looked at your vid, copied the fingering and now it feels way better!
I tried looking at you fingers at .25 speed for the last sweep, but it's too blurry to tell.
Is it:
Pinky (Ab), Ring Finger (B), Index (D), Ring Finger (Ab), Middle (B), Index (D)???
Please help
That's right
@@halsb Thanks!
Hey Halsb, I saw on the Rocksmith Holiday special that you said to Brian Podie that you thought "Play With Me" by "Extreme" was the hardest song in Rocksmith. Is that still the case or has this surpassed it?
I never said Play with Me was the hardest song in the game. I said it was harder than Selkies, which Poedy considered to be the hardest. I'd say For the Love of God by Steve Vai is harder then those songs though.
wow that was amazing, do you think you will ever fc painkiller by judas priest one day?
Not anytime soon. I don't find it that fun to play and some parts are charted weird. If I ever get it, it will only be if I'm ever good enough to play it without a ton of practice
Whoah! Finally! How much time did it take in the end?
I worked on it for about 2 months right after it was released and then started working on it again about 2 months ago, so about 4-5 months total
How the fuck
You making Dream Theater any time soon?
Do you ever think you will tackle a Slayer song at all? Or do you think they're too easy for you? I am currently 2nd for Seasons in the Abyss with 1,800,000+ points and I'm working on the second part of the solo as well as the clean parts too.
He can't play songs that use more than 22 frets
13Sicarius that probably explains why he won't play a slayer song. I have an Ibanez with 24 frets which does the job perfectly
Goddamn...
Omg that was fucking insane! Good job! Whats next? xD
Did you use the drop tune pedal for this track? If so how did you find the tracking?
Yep, I've never noticed any difference in tracking with and without the pedal
Wow that's pretty good then. I was considering getting one. You use the Digitech Drop right? If not could you let me know which pedal it is, please.
Yep, Digitech Drop
Dammit halsb
Un. Fucking. Real.
I wanna see the one guy who disliked, play better than halsb.
Awesomesauce 53 it was elision
How do you practice doing the tapped sweeps near the end?
Break it up into smaller sections. Just a couple notes before the tapping and a couple notes after. Then repeat that until it is comfortable.
+halsb thanks man. Who is your biggest influence on playing guitar? Btw what model Dimebag is that? I have a couple but they both need truss rod adjustments
Joe Satriani is my favorite guitarist. The guitar is a Dean ML Chicago Flame.
+halsb nice. Mine is Mustaine. I've been working on perfecting songs lately. I think my most difficult was Hand Of Blood or Your Betrayal
When you play do you look at your guitar or at the screen?
Mostly at the guitar
halsb thanks. I feel better now. I memorize the notes and watch the guitar but I thought that might be holding me back a bit.
What happened to when you were getting the blue string in the 8th fret but you never hit the 8 fret on the blue string? Any explanation?
I played the note on the 3rd string instead of the 4th string to make it easier
halsb makes a lot of sense actually 👍🏼 thanks
:O
gg can you play some jason becker ?
what in the hell
What the fuck
jesus christ