This 4 Bar Guitar Solo is MAGIC! [The Best 4 Bar Solo Ever?]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- This magical 4-bar solo that Steve Lukather played on Rosanna may be the best 4-bar guitar solo of all time!
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Chapters:
00:01 The Solo!
00:34 Rosanna Explanation
1:13 The Breakdown
4:50 Carl's Thoughts on the Composition of the Solo
6:54 Playing the "Swing"
8:25 It's Very Lukather
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The fact that Lukather was 25 years old when he recorded this solo makes all this more amazing
Seriously!
He was 24. Toto IV was recorded in late 1981/very early in 1982 and was released at the end of March 1982. Luke didn't turn 25 until late October 1982.
@@paulrogers6037 More amazing
Between Tim Pierce and Rick Beato I have learned more useful music knowledge in the last year than I did in the previous fifty!
So true!
Totally true!!!
It's the outro solo that floored me on Rosanna. How many times did I keep turning the volume up to offset the fade only to have the intro of Make Believe blasting. haha
Lukather is off the charts. So many great solos
@@Andrew_M_Ward Lukather's recorded solos are always fun for me. Great techniques. Unfortunately when he's playing live he overlays so much he takes up all the oxygen in the room and it's not my favorite. 😕
@@Andrew_M_Ward some awful solos (according to you) against a ton of awesome ones makes it a mixed bag for you? Jeez, grow up.
Actually, he’s on the charts.
Hero worship....not cool.
@@lookmanostrings Andrew speaks the truth..check out Lukather live he tosses over everything.Some painful jams with Lee Ritenour are a prime example.He's a great player,but a compulsive live tosser.
I've had the good fortune of watching Luke play live a couple times, the first in Spokane, Washington from the 5th row with my two young kids, who both think Steve walks on water! The second time was with just me and my wife and we sat front row VIP, right in front of Luke the entire night with a sound check, meet and greet, etc. Was a great evening all around and sitting just feet from the master performing his craft with those two Bogner amps going strong, man it just doesn't get much better than that. I've enjoyed him and Toto from the very beginning back in 1978 when I'd play some of the piano licks in jazz band during breaks where I was normally a lead trumpet player. When I told Luke and Porcarro about that they got a really good chuckle out of it and thanked me for being a fan for so long. Thanks for breaking it down. Now I'll have to work on it on my electric guitar!
"His vibrato has a triplet feel..." God lord, so awesome you guys pick out and put name to these details.
Can a vibrato have such a feel??
Yeah one of the best comments in the video. Overall amazing video!
This was my "oh, wow, that's right" moment of the video as well, so awesome indeed!!
Would LOVE to see Tim and Luke sit down and play a bit and trade stories...MAKE IT SO TIM!!!!
I was a kid when this song was released. As an older guy today, I'm so glad to get a look under the hood and finally understand how much technique you could 'hide' in a pop song.
I met Lukather backstage at a gig once and I went full fanboy. He endured my starstruck babbling with incredible grace and thanked ME. A real class act.
Totally fascinating breakdown of the solo. To find out that Carlton-esque run is a variation of the horn part blew my mind. Only been listening to it for 35 years.
Lukather is one of my hero,one of the most melodic guitarist I've ever know..
Everything about this song is "feel". Each member of Toto is world-class, and as a drummer/multi-instrumentalist, Rosanna has fascinated me since it was brand new on the radio. The late Jeff Porcaro's groove sets the tone (I've heard many a pro drummer attempt to recreate the magic of the drum groove...to no avail), and Lukather's playing is just amazing. One of my all-time favorite guitar leads...and you guys just demonstrated why!
Keith Carlock is the only person I ever saw recreate Roseanna so well that I didn't miss the original. But then since he's not a true rock drummer, a lot of Toto's heavier stuff passed him by, whereas Jeff Porcaro could do it all. Carlock is great, of course, but it takes him and Simon Phillips (also great) to fully capture all of Porcaro's range.
@@michaelanderson2881 I agree 100%. Carlock is a monster drummer, and of of my favorites. Phillips is a legendary drummer (I went to a clinic of his in 1993, he really opened my young mind to some things), but neither alone can do what Porcaro did.
That solo captures what most(not all) of what guitarist lack soul and life in each note. It’s like it’s alive.,.. great job
"the vibrato matches the pocket of the song". Indeed! Masterful! As was this analysis/lesson. Thanks!
LOL, I was hearing Tim say this quote, almost simultaneously while coming across it here in the comments ! Weird !
“The pocket of the song is what makes these solos so great” - that’s a vote for how great Jeff Porcaro was (and the whole band tbh) was as well as Luke
I love this Tim!
Lari, thank you so much!
My Grandson has taken to the drums with great enthusiasm. I played this for him, among many other songs, of late and he is hearing the structure now, not just the whole.
I spun 'What is Hip?'- Tower of Power, and blew his mind. All of the sudden he understands why Grampa listens to what Grampa listens to. Next stop? 'Steely Dan.' But he is only ten and I hope he doesn't ask me about the name of the band.
Hehe, yeah I think "it's a name from an old book" is probably as much of an explanation as I'd want to give to a ten year old!
That's still really heartening to hear your grandson's discovering a way into all the good old stuff through learning an instrument like that, and it's giving you and him something to bond over as well. What'll be really cool too is that once he starts developing his own tastes he may well start introducing you to some stuff too! Steve Vai these days often talks about how his sons who are in their twenties have introduced him to so many new artists that he'd never have listened to on his own, especially guys like Plini who have built so much of their following through social media.
Hugh John Flemming; You gotta work-in Allman Bros. "Fillmore East" and everything Little Feat ever did...
Oh yeah, The Meters; tightest funk ever imho...
This is without a doubt my favorite guitar channel that's focused solely on playing (as opposed to playing and gear). Not only is it the fact that EVERYTIME the video starts I know that I'm going to be seeing Tim playing a great guitar piece, but I know he's going to have an ear to ear smile while he's playing. I don't know the man personally, so I can only go by what I see, but Tim comes across as that guy who even after decades playing and having the opportunity to play with so many different and talented artist, he still does it because he just loves playing.
I think looking back that the desire and focus on playing in a band and becoming a rock star didn't stick with me as long as most musicians I know. When I was about 19-20 I shared my apartment with a friend who was 7-8 years older than me and was the neighborhood "guitar God." (and if you weren't sure if that was an accurate belief, all you had to do was ask him and he'd tell you that it was true 😉). It was great because there were always really good musicians hanging out there. There was a guy Pete who was more producer and recording engineer, he had a great studio set up in his house. This was in the Early mid-90s, when it wasn't as easyto do as it is now, I know that he had well over $100K invested in it, but it would probably not go much more over $10k now. He had a couple friends who were pretty successful sessions players. They played on a bunch of albums and toured with some big acts. I remember that it only took hanging out with them a few times to cause me to pretty much drop any interest in the whole rock star thing, It just sounded so much more appealing. Besides sessions players usually being there best musicians in any band they sat in with, they got to constantly play completely different genres of music, and with a slew of artists. That convinced me that being an in demand studio guy for years and years just sounded so much more appealing than being in one really popular band which typically has a shelf life of 7 or 8 years.
Players like Tim, Pete Thorn, Jim Campilongo are fortunate, and talented.
I’ve had the opportunity to see Steve Lukather play live twice. He is absolutely amazing. Always the best musician on the stage.
Saw Luke play the trancas bar in Malibu/ Ventura in the eighties small club unbelievable house band Luke, Tom Scott Chechen Marin singing so many great memories with musicians
Emotive. Compact. Beautiful. Tasteful. Perfect.
I'd venture to say that the ascending lick at the end is what piqued my interest in jazz. When I first heard it, I wanted to know what those notes were, because it was unlike anything I'd ever heard at that point of my pre-teen life lol.
Yep, I think the solo at the end is better than the one in the middle. Some radio stations cut it off though....
Totally agree!
@@da5idnz That end solo really is blazing. Apparently that whole end vamp (including the solo) was improvised by the band on the spot.
Agreed. That was my favorite part of the song and I remember digging it regularly whenever they played it on MTV (clearly dating myself there)
I’m a 40 yr guitar player. I really appreciate how you guys break this down in terms I can relate to. Great job. Thanks!
I'm an old skool "wish I could play like that " guitarist ..listening in my late teen years first on record(pick the needle and drop it in the same groove of the record endlesly..hahaha) than on cd..admiring Toto and Lukather specialy cause of his solo"s, wich always seem to elevate their songs and give me, as a listener a feeling that I wanna play like that ..hahaha...but that was in the pre-internet era. Now I see you guys pickin it out note by note ..that"s great..but most of all pointing out how musicaly and technicaly a great worldclass guitarist Lukather is. Knowing his stuf and from the ones he listened to. But last but not least let"s not forget to mention that every guitarist in a band needs a good drummer and and a bass that can lay the groundfloor..to excell..and TOTO as a band certainly did. Thx guy"s for this inspirational clip...Rock-on!!!
you have the best man cave, ever
No words really can justify the joy of getting such insight from a decades, all genera studio recording pro.
hearing one of my longtime heroes break down an iconic solo by another of my heroes is almost too much awesome to take in! thanks Tim
That was freakin cool, Thanks guys!
Great breakdown, speaking like a wine connoisseur as you break part by part and describe the movements. Thanks, great insights and channel!
I could listen to these two guys all day.
Back in 2005, I saw Steve Lukather, Vinnie Moore, Steve Morse and John Petrucci at the EBMM open house in SLO, California. Unbelievable amount of talent among them. Lukather has a great personality.
One of the best drum beats ever.
The best thing I love about Lukather, he mostly starts his solos with the main melody the singer was singing. Also, all of Lukathers solos has this really cool triplet feel.
I love your talk about swing, its so important. Im struggling with a country band that hired me. Me being a fusion player, my struggles are getting the swing of country down. LOL
thomas mcgill Country is harder than people think, if you really want to nail it. I had to get over what I call the "Heavy Metal Handicap" before I felt comfortable... and I'm a bass player! Lol
@@bucknaked31 I completely agree. Ive enjoyed listening to a great many country guitar players and didnt realize how difficult their playing was until actually started learning what they are doing. LOL
Tim, you are a master. And very humble how you collaborate with other masters to bring to your students on TH-cam all these perspectives. So helpful and so appreciated.
Thank You Tim, for sharing your magic with us.
Years ago, my brother and I were living in Cancun, working our way up to divemaster/instructor, and Toto came and played the Cancun Jazz Festival. Well they really knocked everyone out, the whole town fell in love with the band, and they were constantly on the local radio after that !!
I’m loving going onto videos and seeing other big youtubers giving each other pets on the back and raising each other up, very cool
Great solo but a big thank you to Tim (and Carl) for breaking this down. Love all your work Tim!!
I like the way it starts low and rises up.
My favorite Lukather solo is still on "Breakdown dead ahead" by Boz Scaggs
Carl is an absolute treasure to listen to ……… Such immense knowledge and the ability to transfer it very easily
Mikey O, That means the world to me! Thank you.
All those little nuances makes a hell of a difference!! Thank you Tim pierce!!
I'm just a three chord hack so much of this stuff is way over my head. But it's fun watching talented people do their stuff.
Man what a fantastic breakdown on this epic solo. Thank you!
U guys are unreal on the breakdown. Tnx s for the lesson.
I got interested in music ad a kid, thus ended up playing guitar thanks to this specific solo and I can’t believe I have not sat down and learned it yet. Well, tonight’s the night then. Great video guys!!
The ending solo is even better!
i'm in guitar heaven listening to you guys break this down. thank you
You are such a great Musician Tim, congratulations.
Oh the madness in the breakdown. Early on as a guitar player, I noticed licks or solos are hardly ever played the way I hear them. It's so very interesting, and solos are either much easier or much harder than the way I interpret them. I believe that is something your always pointing out. Have I mentioned lately that your a beast of a player! 😉
I just had a “wohh” moment with the triplet vibrato. That’s crazy awesome. 😎👍🏼
Tim is one of those guys I didn't know anything about and quite honestly didn't think too much of when I first saw a few seconds of one of his videos. I figured, just an average player who's spent far too much money on gear so he started a channel. Oh how wrong i was. Cool guy, AMAZING player, awesome teacher.
I hate to admit I thought pretty much the same thing at first.
This is brilliant advanced guitar instruction.... thank you
Yes correct Lukather is THE man 👨
One of my favorite solos!
Such a great solo and great vid, Tim!
Thanks Pete!!
Pete Thorn thanks Pete!
Yeah Thanks Pete!
High praise right there!
Mr. Rydlund's analysis was great! I found his remarks on 'swing' and the 'triplet-y' feel of the vibrato informative and thought provoking. Thanks so much for this!
Erik LAMF, Thank you!
Most people focus on the outro solo but the one in the middle is so uplifting. Thanks for your practiced ears. You caught a couple of bits of technique I'd always assumed were played straight with slaps. Also worth mentioning is how the fast passage changes into triplets - I think!
Finally, someone else who plays that ascending lick toward the end the same way that I do.
I learned that and the second solo. The second solo is so cool and "fusiony"
really like the breakdown of this beauty of a solo
Thanks Tim, I always struggled with this one. Played to many notes, wrong phrasing, I messed it up entirely...but thanks to you, I get closer. Cheers!
Agreed 100% the best usage of 4 measures
Professor LUKATHER . What to expect? Just great compositions and solos. Total quality and melodic performance.👍🎼🎸🎶
Thank you Tim for not only doing the video but making go back and learn it correctly with that fantastic run in the second half of the solo. Oh, thanks to Steve obviously !
Steve Lukather is just one of the best players in the history of guitar, he played in so many records ... his feeling, melodies and sense of serving the songs with his unique approach... you must bring it to your show...that would be awesome... :)
He's pretty much locking in with Jeff's terrific equally swing-y drumbeat. Always play to the song! Luke is the MAN!!
Steve Lukather & Tim Pierce: genius!
Tim -- thank you very much for your videos...... Anytime I am struggling to get something right and feeling a bit frustrated, I just watch one of your videos and your joy in playing (not to mention your amazing talent) puts me right back on track.
5 bars ;-)
THE BEST!!!!! Both of them!!!
Ha Ha, I was just going to point that out and you beat me to it : ]
@@eppleheid Haha!!! Sorry man! What a WAILIN' lead! And Tim and Carl KILL it!! TIMELESS badassery! LUKE is KING!
Great solo indeed. A player to admire.
Awesome video as always! I have to agree, one of the best solos without unnecessary shredding or show off. It elevates that part of the song so well.
Well I loved that break down. I could've listened for hours!
The outgoing solo is also flippin killer!!
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You're welcome :)
Tim! You've added so much value to my guitar playing. SO much. You, single handedly, are the reason I'm able to play solo guitar.
Thank you so much.
Lukather is my all-time favorite pound for pound he’s unbeatable! Tim I love you, you’re outstanding.
I think we need a Tim, Pete and Steve edition...
YEAHHHH!!!
Thanks Tim, and Carl, great video. Good tips on how to build a solo that says something.
John Mac thank you!
Best 4 bar solo ever, I can’t disagree.
Agreed, that solo was special!
Good grief. Tim is an absolute beast. World class musicians are something else.
Tim ,Thanks for the videos,awesome once again
lukather is my fave, the speed of many with the feel of a master
And tell Carl I also think his offerings are so insightful it draws me in like. A magnet just just just great stuff to learn out their
Ron T thanks, Ron!
It is brilliant solo
Awesome !!!!!!!!!! This is hands down the best youtube channel out there !!!!!!!!!!!!
I just snapped my string trying to do that extentsion after the super fast swing PART!!! Hey Tim just wanted to say your videos and excerpts you cut of you soloing never fail to inspire the heck out of me. thank you.
This song and indeed, Lukather was so sublime that one solo wasn't enough. And for me, at least, the outro solo was the very pinnacle.
Lukather made incredible, expressive storylines with his solos on the Toto albums. This is also one of my favs. I do two things differently at the end; I get the high note by bending the E string with my ring finger then fretting it with the pinky at the top of the bend. Also, Lukather made good use of his vibrato/tremarm-I employ that to get vibrato at the top of the solo. Seems to work well...
Awsome discussion of a great solo....thanks guys
Great analysis. Luke has brought life to so many songs in the 70s and 80s that wouldn't have been so great with out his killer feel
Hi Tim, Brilliant Video, An Excellent Song, Love Rosanna, I've heard the Solo but until now I hadn't really, really Listened to the Definite Statement that Steve L is making! 👍👍👍. Thank you.
Melbourne, Australia.
awesome... Steve is just so wonderful, so in tune with music on every level, truly a talent.
Mind blown, just a little bit. Even the vibrato had the swing. Damn.
The vibrato matches the pocket of the song. Mind blown 🤯
Wow! Tim! Amazing insight in under 10 minutes!
Could watch this all day! Carl and Tim are such great players and musical brains.. and Luke is one of my favorite players ever!
Chris Cox thank you!!!
Wow!
More Like This Please!
Reminds me of throwback years with my guitar buddies sitting around our parent's living room expounding on what we were hearing on the radio back in the day when music brought us so much closer.
First time I saw Toto live - Paich, Lukather, M.Porcaro & Phillips in 1996 - I had no idea musicians could sound that good. Best concert ever.
Thank you Tim for your love of music and passing on you knowledge to us!!!!!
I attended a guitar "clinic" at Rich Hunt's Guitar Shop in Escondido, CA in the 90s taught by the great Wayne Johnson and he played that solo as an example which was so far over most of our heads... But we appreciated the thought.
Let’s see and hear the Outront solo jam at the end of rosanna