By far one of if not THE MOST EFFICIENT GUIATRIST EVER. The stuff he plays is off the cuff, complex, melodically sound and he does it EFFORTLESSLY. Absolutely monster.
@@michaelk8710 I prefer the Frank records. The SONGS! On albums like “Eye of the Beholder”, “Inside Out”, and especially “Beneath The Mask”, they wrote POP SONGS, played by virtuosic jazzers! What?! And then to come back and absolutely lay waste to what anyone expected they created the masterpiece “To The Stars”?! Come on. Never a better band. Never.
About 2 years into playing guitar I bought a Frank Gambale VHS (yep) on speed picking techniques. He literally invented the 3 note per string formula for economy picking. 25 years later I still can't do a single thing from that video 😂
Frank is not only a killer musician, but also a really nice guy. Had the honor of interviewing him for a podcast and I was impressed at his openness to share valuable information.
It has to be said that Frank's phrasing, use of rhythmic groupings, use of technique and all is really on a different level musically- a real guitar virtuoso and innovator
I don't know enough about Frank, but I hear phrasing that sounds similar at times to Al Di Meola, who I also feel was well ahead of his time and completely unique in his own right. What these guys were doing in the late 70s early 80s is simply astonishing and indeed, on completely different levels and planes.
Had the great pleasure of studying under Frank for a year at LAMA and it was a mind blowing experience every time he taught class. He's so good it's hard to fathom. Crazy transcription too man.
Frank lived over the road from me in Canberra, Australia. His bro' Nunzio - a top bass player himself; was in my class at school. We were mates. I remember Nunz inviting me over to hear the new song Frank was playing. 'Dark Star' by the Grateful Dead (as in Gerry Garcia). Note perfect. Frank was 6 or 7 years old!!
Yes! His phrasing is fantastic, beautiful and original. Him and Bill Conners get overlooked too often these days. Both great players seemingly only known by other guitar players.
@@ryanintencity5640 Then the same could be said about written music/compositions. It's paper. Most people do not have very developed ears to transcribe at an adequate level
He's an absolute monster. The tone that he produced in this era is also absolutely beautiful. His efficiency and clarity combined with his musicality are truly outstanding. To this day.
Aw wow, thanks so much Thomas. I've always been in awe of Frank's playing and musicality. Levi, awesome job as always. Keep up the great work, good to see your channel growing. Totally deserved mate. Cheers guys 👍🎸🙏
First day of school at MI I told Frank he will win the guitar player of the year award and he did. That was before he was sweeping 1983. Super nice guy.
I bought his Chops Builder VHS when I was 17. I'm 42 now and still cannot make it through in one sitting. Dude is on my Mt. Everest of Guitarists for sure! \m/
Yes I always felt he didnt get the recognition he deserved for his abilities but he was always talked about in guitar circles back in the day. His speed and technique sets a high bar without a doubt.
the same with greg howe, super melodical and influential when it comes down to a lot of guitar techniques but he is also not recognized as much, even though his phrasing and melodic playstyle is off the charts!
@@roathripper i respect your opinion haha i find greg to be really creative and inspiring even in his melodic phrasings but thats just me, i find his wheelhouse album has great tunes with good melody, but still it depends on taste like in all things but who is a great melodist is tim henson, i know modern example, but the polyphia songs are instant bangers
I remember Frank Gambale playing in 1998 I think in a jazz club in my little town called Przemyśl, Poland. I still remember that as one of the best concerts I've ever attended. Than you, Frank!
Wow! Frank Gambale in Przemyśl! That'd be impossible nowadays... I am Spanish person living in Warsaw that in few days will go to Stubno for Christmas! Wesołych świąt! Regards!
@@tonyocnos6691 Maybe one day it will happen again. :) When in Stubno go to the next village, Kalników to see the biggest ash tree in Poland. It's magnificent. Feliz Navidad!
This takes me back to my school days at MI (Musician's Institute), and learning from some of the greatest players...being blown away by watching my teachers, like Frank and Paul. Enjoy the amazing playing.
I met Frank back about 1987 or 88. I was 16 years old and saw him to a guitar clinic at Brook Mays Music in Dallas on Mockingbird LN. It was very inspiring! Great player.
I saw Frank back in the late 80's at Gelb Music for a seminar and am still scarred by it all these years later. That night it was clear I'd never achieve anything near that level of proficiency not only in technique, but musically. Guy's from another planet and this more than holds up today.
@@FatalLayersOfficial This is true and I'm forever grateful for that opportunity. It's always so cool to hear how much that game touched people. Here you are commenting on Frank Gambale too, was GH your gateway to playing?
@@SteveOuimette I loved playing We Three Kings that you did in GH3, one of my favorites. I've been playing guitar since i was around like 15, the same guitar hero entered into my lifehaha. I would try to play my guitar along with the songs whilemy brother played, and i was like ok im never gonna be good enough or skilled, im better at button pushing haha.
Yes. I would talk to him after he performed with Chick at Catalina's in Hollywood and his solo gigs. Very easy to talk to and humble cat. Dave Weckl was the same.
Playing is unbelievable. I am not into this genre, but I feel like he was more improvising than actually playing a sheet. Transcribing this and then learning and remember the whole thing would be otherworldly as well.
My favorite thing about Frank's playing has always been his note choice. His "sweep/economy" picking changed guitrar playing forever, but to me I've always enjoyed his playing with or with out the sweeps.
I always keep in mind that the people I want to write songs like (not the people I want to PLAY LIKE) tend not to sweep pick anyway. Pink Floyd comes to mind, earth shattering solos with very little speed picking.
@@roderickgful Spain is a classic of course. Here's a real cool modern jam if you haven't seen, sick instrument (no Chick). th-cam.com/video/fGCDZ5AihwA/w-d-xo.html
I've played guitar for 30 years and I'm pretty good - AND - I HAVE heard of / listened to all the players you mentioned in your comment - BUT HOW have I never heard of this guy ?!?!?! HOW has he been unmentioned / unrecognized ALL this time ?!?!?! He is PHENOMINAL at sweeping and his speed is BLAZING - WOW - I AM totally blown away...thanks for posting this !!!!
@@mr.nazareth4501 is Zappa really that great? Serious question because of what I've heard of him, he's all over the place, his tone is muddy, and it just seems like endless noodling with no real coherent melody?
As a fan of the REH Shrapnel guys, I've always thought that Jason Becker and Yngwie was the "best sweepickers on the planet", until I discovered Frank Gambale late in the mid 90's. I was blown away, this guys is indeed untouchable when it comes to Sweeping. If Shawn Lane is the God of Alternate picking, Frank Gambale is the God of Sweep.🤘
@@matiasibarzabal2249 I only have time and money for only so many artists. lol I am a little familiar with the work and music he made with Marty. He sounded great! No one deserves what sadly happened to Jason. I can only imagine. I hope your holidays are safe and happy. :-)
No one alternate picks like Anton&Roy,not even Shawn😊btw;When he chooses to do so,Frank’s alternate picking is on par with the aforementioned! BUT,Frank is so much more than a “picker”;for one,using his singularly unique playing mechanics,he has developed a singularly unique melodic&rhythmic vocabulary ❤!
Had the good fortune to see Frank do a masterclass at LIPA (Paul McCartney school of performing arts) and to see this level of technical ability and musicianship up close was life changing 🙏
@@leehanson1416 duuuude thank you!! Lol this guy is amazing and all but I thought of a few metal guitarists who would "sweep" the floor with him. Rusty Cooley being one of them.
@@BlastHands Back in the day I took lessons in person from Rusty, so I'm a bit biased. I never learned to sweep like he can, that's for sure, but Rusty is a good teacher for any skill level. He has a teaching studio a half-mile from my house.
Frank Gambale raised the bar very high and sent many people home to hopelessly woodshed and many others to sell their instruments. But at the same time brought inspiration. Who the hell does that? And STILL kickin ass!!!
I believe Frank will always be the best when it comes to sweep picking because he developed his technique in the area as a result of chasing a specific sound as opposed to mindlessly sweeping arpeggios up and down the neck like so many shredders do. Whereas Yngwie developed his sweep picking to emulate violinists, Frank was inspired by the great saxophonists. As a result, his phrasing is every bit as good as his picking is.
Nice to see this picking up a bit, but guys, PLEASE... stop embarrassing yourself by feeling that this title is an attack on your favourite player. As much as I enjoy laughing at them, no, Jason Becker, Guthrie Govan, Jason Richardson, Synyster Gates, John Petrucci, Malmsteen, Shawn Lane (didn't really sweep), Matteo Mancuso (literally doesn't sweep), Tony Macalpine, Steve Vai, Polyphia etc... aren't even CLOSE to this. All comments like that show is that you didn't come here to enjoy learning about something new, you just wanted to assert your taste. Really seriously now, listen to what Frank is doing here at 1:08 or 1:34 or 1:58 or 2:11 or 2:19 or 2:29. Really listen. Look at the tab. Then come back and tell me how your hero is better. Spoilers, Frank isn't my hero. He's a tremendous player, and as students of the guitar, to not be able to acknowledge and respect that is worrying. I don't play anything like this. I also don't want to... but come on... to put this on the same page as DRAGONFORCE makes you look beyond stupid.
He's talented yes. Without a doubt a virtuoso. But, in my opinion his music is terrible. His playing boring. Complex doesn't make something better, it just makes it complex. It's wonderful if you believe he's the best or amazing. Cool, but let's not confuse complex with good music. I'll take an emotional sloppy Slash solo any day of the week over this. Again, Frank is very very talented, no hate on him, it's just boring for me. You seem very bitter, you posted something in a public space. Of course people will have opinions and comments, get over it.
You did great with the title to get the shred folks riled up. Most purely rock/metal shred folks can't appreciate the musical sophistication - he's playing improvised economy picking lines, responding to the players around him and not pre-composed sweep patterns that most of the metal guys mostly play.
Jesus... this electric band track has done a lot for me personally. It has inspired me to further my knowledge and gather a fusion project of my own. Outmost respect for each one of this lads individually.
I mean the video of Jason Richardson playing Jason Becker’s song on Jason Becker’s guitar is the craziest and cleanest sweeping you can find on TH-cam.
I would actually agree with this if it wasn't for the fact he had modern learning resources. Yeah its super clean, but compare that to Becker who actually wrote Serrena when he was 17 in pre internet days. Also Richardsons music is pretty bad, hes like those instagram guitarists who think shredding over lame drop tuned riffs is the pinnacle of music (think berried alive, its terrible). It's just my opinion, dont take this as fact.
Guthrie does this kinda stuff, and to my ear it sounds more musical. While your looking at fusion players who are all incredible btw on a wee aside but they really are all immense musicians. You’ve got to look at Holdsworth stuff too who always seems just that bit more spectacular than your average incredible out of this world guitar player. All these guys tho are genuinely incredible and its always a listener preference thing than a one better than the other guitar player thing cause they are all possessed with incredible and immaculate technique
"to my ear" bad news mate, your ears are painted on. Guthrie literally doesn't dabble in this kind of sweeping, let alone do it extensively. So, why does that say about your Holdsworth assessment?
I remember Frank Gambale giving me a chord sketch of. Stella By Starlight. And rather than using a major or a minor scale representing each chord, Frank wrote out the MODES he used for each chord..... the way Frank thinks is amazing🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎁🎁🎂🎂
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@@biscobisco1882 I disagree. What he's doing is not only pretty ridiculous but frequently not even in the proper key for the music. Doesn't matter anyway. Typical jazz self-indulgent nonsense. You hear ten jazz tunes and you've heard all of this before.
@@sarcasticguy4311 Define 'ridiculous' and tell us what the 'proper key' is and why exactly you don't think you can use notes outside it, which is a hallmark of jazz, blues, rock and yes, classical music. Your comment is nothing but bitter opinion, and the guy before me using the term 'ridiculous' meant it is a compliment you dope.
I wrote him off for so long for the dumbest reasons lol. People always praised his work as a soloist so I had this image of a super-Strat wielding guy, but I always saw him in magazine ads and articles with big goofy hollowbody signature guitars and that silly trilby hat over the years. Little did I realize he is one of the best guitar players out there. His material spans decades and if one wants a master class on phrasing and melody, he's one of my favorites.
I always wondered the same myself, and great improvisers "just" have a large large catalogue of different licks, and they know how to play them in different keys and connect them. I always used to think all those "learn these licks" articles in magazines I read were silly. I'd say, no, I just want to improvise for real, make it up as I go. Well there is some of that but over the years I've come to learn it's just years and years of learning different little licks, making up or own, and practicing improvising. For example, what someone like Stevie Ray Vaughn improvise, and short of getting flamed for saying his solos sound the same, his licks are so distinct once you listen to him a lot you realize they are built of different peices that are arranged in different ways. This was super long, but hopefully you get the point?
I think improvising is similar to being a great fighter as in you know a lot of moves, have a signature style, and know which punches or blocks to use based on what your opponent throws at you. Whichs riffs and licks are you going to play based on what the rythm section is doing? And you could base that off it as a whole, or one particular instrument. That's when you start to get into the odder sounding jazz stuff.
@@negativexmilitia1 , you nailed it..... There riffs/phrases that have been practiced when you hear this kind of stuff .... It's not all just off the top of their head......
@@LeviClay So you have no idea who Jason Becker is then ? Lets see you compose music if you had ALS , Most players would kill themselves in that condition but JB had the guts to carry on , anyway your the embarrassment loser , why are you even talking to me ? Your not worthy of my opinion.
@@robertmulder7276 I blocked the guy lol , you would have thought with all the high views on his videos of other people playing not even him as im sure he cant play , you'd have thought he would be humble but nah the guys a jackass , anyway ive unsubbed now and we all should too
Oh no… you unsubscribed Christine? How will I ever cope. People come here to learn. You don’t want to learn, so yes, the channel isn’t do you. As for you “he probably can’t even play”, I think that highlights everything we need to know about you. You could have found that was wrong with just a few seconds of looking into it… but much like you original comment shows… you can’t be bothered. It’s easier to just assume you know something right? 😂
I got to see this version of the band back in ‘87 when I was a first year college student. I didn’t really know what was going on, but it really impressed me.
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Who the fick r u?
By far one of if not THE MOST EFFICIENT GUIATRIST EVER. The stuff he plays is off the cuff, complex, melodically sound and he does it EFFORTLESSLY. Absolutely monster.
just looking at the band members send shivers down the spine: Corea, Patitucci, Gambale, Weckl, Marienthal...
what a band!
It was better with Scott Henderson, IMO.
@@michaelk8710 I prefer the Frank records. The SONGS! On albums like “Eye of the Beholder”, “Inside Out”, and especially “Beneath The Mask”, they wrote POP SONGS, played by virtuosic jazzers! What?! And then to come back and absolutely lay waste to what anyone expected they created the masterpiece “To The Stars”?! Come on. Never a better band. Never.
What about Bill Connors? One of my all time favourite.
I saw them live, but Holdsworth, who opened for them (or vice versa), still blew them off the stage.
Weckl blew my mind upon 1st hearing him and I came for Gambale
About 2 years into playing guitar I bought a Frank Gambale VHS (yep) on speed picking techniques. He literally invented the 3 note per string formula for economy picking. 25 years later I still can't do a single thing from that video 😂
Hahahahahahahaha me too
Play slow then build up speed. Muscle memory is incredible. I believe in you!!!
I had the same video. Too difficult. I decided that I don't like jazz (rationalization), went back to Judas Priest riffs. 😊
@@TheRetrospectivethis way is more that jazz doesn’t like you…! 😂
😂😂😂hilarious me too!!! Had to go back to malmsteen and his sweeps - elementary my dear Watson hahahha😅
Frank is not only a killer musician, but also a really nice guy. Had the honor of interviewing him for a podcast and I was impressed at his openness to share valuable information.
I think we under estimate Frank Gambale's impact as a fashion icon.
Lol he loves his tank tops
Has a Frank Stallone thing going on.
guitar matching the shoes
The hackfrauds over at RLM have a thing or two to say about black tank tops. Would be even better if we got an audience request for “The Shimmy Slide”
I like to play the guitar.
The GOAT ! That entire band are The GOATs of their crafts.
The bassist slapping the hell outta that bsss 🥺..
The chords played by the keyboardist
It has to be said that Frank's phrasing, use of rhythmic groupings, use of technique and all is really on a different level musically- a real guitar virtuoso and innovator
Vinnie Moore is better.
I don't know enough about Frank, but I hear phrasing that sounds similar at times to Al Di Meola, who I also feel was well ahead of his time and completely unique in his own right. What these guys were doing in the late 70s early 80s is simply astonishing and indeed, on completely different levels and planes.
Shame it sounds like lift music
You are talking about Frank Zappa?
@@markschattefor6997 Zappa is incredible too but in a much less controlled way rhythmically as a guitarist, looser but a far superior composer to me
Remember, with Frank, it’s not only about the sweeps, it’s about the tune. Just look at the transcription.
*98% composition. As everything is*
@@thetruthchannel349 Your comment pissed me off
@@silixtuhibiski95 *Ya...*
Frank has never a written a decent song in his career
@@chrischoir3594 He has some nice tunes. Not many, but I could say at least 5 really good songs
Had the great pleasure of studying under Frank for a year at LAMA and it was a mind blowing experience every time he taught class. He's so good it's hard to fathom. Crazy transcription too man.
Gambale came straight from the gym to rip through this insane improv solo lmao. One of the greatest to ever do it!
Frank lived over the road from me in Canberra, Australia. His bro' Nunzio - a top bass player himself; was in my class at school. We were mates. I remember Nunz inviting me over to hear the new song Frank was playing. 'Dark Star' by the Grateful Dead (as in Gerry Garcia). Note perfect. Frank was 6 or 7 years old!!
And Garcia was a huge fan of Frank as well.
Nunziosss nearrrrr is a fucking song
when frank rocks back and forth like a penguin that's how you know he's IN IT
And besides the sweeping, which is incredible, let's not overlook the amazing melodic choices over the band's backing track
Yes! His phrasing is fantastic, beautiful and original. Him and Bill Conners get overlooked too often these days. Both great players seemingly only known by other guitar players.
Don't know whats more impressive Frank's guitar playing or the time it took to transcribe every note
I might be wrong but I think there is software that will transcribe the notes for you.
I hope there is at least. That would be painstaking
Nothing impressive about transcribing its paper
@@ryanintencity5640 Then the same could be said about written music/compositions. It's paper. Most people do not have very developed ears to transcribe at an adequate level
@@ryanintencity5640 dumbest shit i ever heard
He's an absolute monster. The tone that he produced in this era is also absolutely beautiful. His efficiency and clarity combined with his musicality are truly outstanding. To this day.
Wow, thank you so much. That lick at the 2 minute mark is godly.
Gambale is an insanely talented guitarist and even now is amazing. I love his playing. He is a huge inspiration.
Amazing guitarist. King of sweep.
Amazing, I don’t think franks playing has been studied enough over the years.
Cause it's scary LOL
@@FabrizioPeretti it’s like Halloween all year. 😂
@@aaronvalure178 a really stretchy, fast, Halloween
Alex Hutchings is the man, he keeps the fire burning ... 😁
Aw wow, thanks so much Thomas. I've always been in awe of Frank's playing and musicality. Levi, awesome job as always. Keep up the great work, good to see your channel growing. Totally deserved mate. Cheers guys 👍🎸🙏
Alex, you are a joy to watch and listen to. I forward your vid’s to my guitar buddies
Keep the fire
I enjoyed that immensely. I like a bit of shredding when there is some thoughtful construction to it. This was very nice indeed. Thanks very much
I love that funky, fusion phrasing.
First day of school at MI I told Frank he will win the guitar player of the year award and he did. That was before he was sweeping 1983. Super nice guy.
I actually saw a show during this tour, great musicians and great music.
Fantastic to see all hese years later, thanx 😁
Thanks for all the clips, Levi! Will make for great practicing and sheet music transcribing, and also for checking out sweet players!
Frank G is a force of nature. Period. Such effortless dreamy playing.
I bought his Chops Builder VHS when I was 17. I'm 42 now and still cannot make it through in one sitting. Dude is on my Mt. Everest of Guitarists for sure! \m/
Yes I always felt he didnt get the recognition he deserved for his abilities but he was always talked about in guitar circles back in the day. His speed and technique sets a high bar without a doubt.
its because his music is devoid of catchy memorable melodies. great technician and educator though.
the same with greg howe, super melodical and influential when it comes down to a lot of guitar techniques but he is also not recognized as much, even though his phrasing and melodic playstyle is off the charts!
@@cx777o another good example. Insane chops but becoming a popular melodist/tunesmith is not his forte. A different craft perhaps.
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Yes I cannot disagree, you do need something that people can catch onto to be commercially successful I guess.
@@roathripper i respect your opinion haha i find greg to be really creative and inspiring even in his melodic phrasings but thats just me, i find his wheelhouse album has great tunes with good melody, but still it depends on taste like in all things
but who is a great melodist is tim henson, i know modern example, but the polyphia songs are instant bangers
I remember Frank Gambale playing in 1998 I think in a jazz club in my little town called Przemyśl, Poland. I still remember that as one of the best concerts I've ever attended. Than you, Frank!
Wow! Frank Gambale in Przemyśl! That'd be impossible nowadays...
I am Spanish person living in Warsaw that in few days will go to Stubno for Christmas! Wesołych świąt!
Regards!
@@tonyocnos6691 Maybe one day it will happen again. :)
When in Stubno go to the next village, Kalników to see the biggest ash tree in Poland. It's magnificent. Feliz Navidad!
Gotta love the energy of everyone involved. Incredible playing.
I was fortunate enough to see that bunch perform in Lisbon. RIP Chick. All the love to the Band. Most amazing drummer I ever saw Mr Dave Weckl ❤️🇵🇹
This was amazing. How you transcribe stuff like this is incredible dude.
i dont know if its being used here, but you can get automatic transcription software these days
@@krusher74 no Levi did this himself. I used to be a student of his but I don't practice transcription as much as I should.
@@krusher74 if you think auto-transcription could even get close to this you’ve clearly never tried using auto-transcription. It’s absolute garbage.
Identify scale, identify finger position, snort some coke and get to work, lol
This takes me back to my school days at MI (Musician's Institute), and learning from some of the greatest players...being blown away by watching my teachers, like Frank and Paul. Enjoy the amazing playing.
GIT grad from 09-11 here. Frank came and did a clinic for us while I was there in 2010. It was phenomenal.
@@expert_fretwork youuuu are James
Wow. Just wow. He makes it look effortless.
Both of his hands are SO relaxed, it's ridiculous. . . . .
The good old times where artists still played their Ibanez 😊
Those Ibanez S series with DiMarzio super distortion was his beat tone IMO.
They chewing them now or what?
I saw a video somewhere with these scale and chord charts he used to use that were wild. Thanks for all the great content Levi.
Frank is a true god on guitar. Beautiful melodies, perfect execution, and pure fire.
I met Frank back about 1987 or 88. I was 16 years old and saw him to a guitar clinic at Brook Mays Music in Dallas on Mockingbird LN. It was very inspiring! Great player.
Let's also talk about not only how incredible his right hand is, but also his left. Just mindblowing how efficient he is! Thanks for this Levi!
A man that doesn't need to hide behind distortion. Mr. Gambale.
I saw Frank back in the late 80's at Gelb Music for a seminar and am still scarred by it all these years later. That night it was clear I'd never achieve anything near that level of proficiency not only in technique, but musically. Guy's from another planet and this more than holds up today.
But you were in guitar hero! Those were awesome days in my teenage years
@@FatalLayersOfficial This is true and I'm forever grateful for that opportunity. It's always so cool to hear how much that game touched people. Here you are commenting on Frank Gambale too, was GH your gateway to playing?
@@SteveOuimette I loved playing We Three Kings that you did in GH3, one of my favorites. I've been playing guitar since i was around like 15, the same guitar hero entered into my lifehaha. I would try to play my guitar along with the songs whilemy brother played, and i was like ok im never gonna be good enough or skilled, im better at button pushing haha.
@@FatalLayersOfficial Great story, lol! Thanks for sharing.
These tabbed videos you put out are fantastic as always mate, cheers!
Thanks for about five years of practicing material in the last month. I can’t keep up with everything you’ve done. Amazing work!!!
you think this is good? You should check my patreon! :P
Holy crap! What gets me is how well you transcribed this... well done!!
that's my job! haha
Frank used to come into the shop I worked at in Van Nuys CA. back in the day. Insane talented and such a sweet humble dude.
Yes. I would talk to him after he performed with Chick at Catalina's in Hollywood and his solo gigs. Very easy to talk to and humble cat. Dave Weckl was the same.
5am TH-cam has brought me here, and all I can say it that man was ahead of his time
Dammnn!
You have no Idea how I love this specific solo, thank you so much for sharing it.
I have all of franks books - they’ve taught me a lot. He’s one of the best fusion guitarists imo
Playing is unbelievable. I am not into this genre, but I feel like he was more improvising than actually playing a sheet. Transcribing this and then learning and remember the whole thing would be otherworldly as well.
I'm impressed they took shred guitar and slap bass and made it jazz and found a way to make it sound good.
My favorite thing about Frank's playing has always been his note choice. His "sweep/economy" picking changed guitrar playing forever, but to me I've always enjoyed his playing with or with out the sweeps.
Early '90s and he expressed how his down down up picking Style was faster. His arpeggios are insane this man rocks.
The kind of sweep picking that either inspires to practice or to quit altogether.
I always keep in mind that the people I want to write songs like (not the people I want to PLAY LIKE) tend not to sweep pick anyway. Pink Floyd comes to mind, earth shattering solos with very little speed picking.
OK, I've seen two of your tabs now - You've earned my subscription! Great work...
Yeah. The sweeping is pretty cool and unique. But I’m actually digging the tone and note choices a lot. I have a new guitar to look into. Thank you.
It never ceases to amaze me how Ibanez has so many guitars I immediately fall in love with.
Frank never ceases to amaze me. He has all the elements on a supreme level and then some! I absolutely love his playing and tone here.
Gamble's method of teaching modes is the greatest, it all just instantly makes sense
Massively underrated player and teacher
You are a legend for transcribing this masterpiece.
Time Track is easily, easily one of my favourite Corea tunes, and this live version with Frank shredding all over it is just so damn nice.
And Spain!
@@roderickgful Spain is a classic of course. Here's a real cool modern jam if you haven't seen, sick instrument (no Chick).
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@@KiraPlaysGuitar cool sounding instrument. Here’s an 7-8 year old playing it with his sister on drums
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He has a much better on @ 14 years old on his channel
@@roderickgful If that boy is improvising God damn is he putting me in my place big time, and his sis is feeling that groove, love to see it
Never heard of this dude, and man I'm glad I came across this. What a mad lad.
Frank is a dead set legend. Thanks Levi.
I've played guitar for 30 years and I'm pretty good - AND - I HAVE heard of / listened to all the players you mentioned in your comment - BUT HOW have I never heard of this guy ?!?!?! HOW has he been unmentioned / unrecognized ALL this time ?!?!?! He is PHENOMINAL at sweeping and his speed is BLAZING - WOW - I AM totally blown away...thanks for posting this !!!!
Because he's a never was. Buckethead is superior.
@@TheKitchenerLeslie LOL you're funny bro
@@esp-music No, it's easily verifiable, ma'am.
@@esp-music i could honestly say that Zappa does what this Frank does but with a bit more acid. This is cool if you like jazz fusion, I guess.
@@mr.nazareth4501 is Zappa really that great? Serious question because of what I've heard of him, he's all over the place, his tone is muddy, and it just seems like endless noodling with no real coherent melody?
As a fan of the REH Shrapnel guys, I've always thought that Jason Becker and Yngwie was the "best sweepickers on the planet", until I discovered Frank Gambale late in the mid 90's. I was blown away, this guys is indeed untouchable when it comes to Sweeping. If Shawn Lane is the God of Alternate picking, Frank Gambale is the God of Sweep.🤘
Yngwie is a RIGHT dickhead though but i cant lie he is great
You might not like Michael Angelo Batio , but his sweeping, really can’t be beat.
@@luvyesmusici4886 for me jason becker was the best
@@matiasibarzabal2249 I only have time and money for only so many artists. lol
I am a little familiar with the work and music he made with Marty. He sounded great! No one deserves what sadly happened to Jason. I can only imagine.
I hope your holidays are safe and happy. :-)
No one alternate picks like Anton&Roy,not even Shawn😊btw;When he chooses to do so,Frank’s alternate picking is on par with the aforementioned! BUT,Frank is so much more than a “picker”;for one,using his singularly unique playing mechanics,he has developed a singularly unique melodic&rhythmic vocabulary ❤!
One of the greatest guitarist ever!
I've never heard of this dude and he's amazing. Looking him up immediately and heading to Spotify
same!
Had the good fortune to see Frank do a masterclass at LIPA (Paul McCartney school of performing arts) and to see this level of technical ability and musicianship up close was life changing 🙏
Wow I usually hate this kind of jazz but I kept listening and this guy completely blew my mind to pieces. I am in utter amazement.
Playing seamlessly through the changes with insane chops.
Amazing. Thank you for these postings with the tabs.
Frank Gambale is like the Shawn Lane of sweep picking that no one comes close to 35 years later
Amazing. Give Jason Richardson a listen
Rusty Cooley.
@@leehanson1416 duuuude thank you!! Lol this guy is amazing and all but I thought of a few metal guitarists who would "sweep" the floor with him. Rusty Cooley being one of them.
@@BlastHands Back in the day I took lessons in person from Rusty, so I'm a bit biased. I never learned to sweep like he can, that's for sure, but Rusty is a good teacher for any skill level. He has a teaching studio a half-mile from my house.
Frank Gambale raised the bar very high and sent many people home to hopelessly woodshed and many others to sell their instruments. But at the same time brought inspiration. Who the hell does that? And STILL kickin ass!!!
Frank Gambale is among three of my favorite guitar players, the other two being Alan Holdsworth and Shawn Lane RIP to both of them.
with such ease.. amazing
I believe Frank will always be the best when it comes to sweep picking because he developed his technique in the area as a result of chasing a specific sound as opposed to mindlessly sweeping arpeggios up and down the neck like so many shredders do. Whereas Yngwie developed his sweep picking to emulate violinists, Frank was inspired by the great saxophonists. As a result, his phrasing is every bit as good as his picking is.
What an awesome piece of guitar work, very inspiring, both creatively and technically. Thank you for sharing.
FG is the best! Once I tried to learn his “monster lick” stuff, the only thing that I had to give up. Sad memories 😢😂😂
Musicians having fun playing. All love.
Nice to see this picking up a bit, but guys, PLEASE... stop embarrassing yourself by feeling that this title is an attack on your favourite player. As much as I enjoy laughing at them, no, Jason Becker, Guthrie Govan, Jason Richardson, Synyster Gates, John Petrucci, Malmsteen, Shawn Lane (didn't really sweep), Matteo Mancuso (literally doesn't sweep), Tony Macalpine, Steve Vai, Polyphia etc... aren't even CLOSE to this. All comments like that show is that you didn't come here to enjoy learning about something new, you just wanted to assert your taste.
Really seriously now, listen to what Frank is doing here at 1:08 or 1:34 or 1:58 or 2:11 or 2:19 or 2:29. Really listen. Look at the tab. Then come back and tell me how your hero is better.
Spoilers, Frank isn't my hero. He's a tremendous player, and as students of the guitar, to not be able to acknowledge and respect that is worrying. I don't play anything like this. I also don't want to... but come on... to put this on the same page as DRAGONFORCE makes you look beyond stupid.
I agree with you, Frank has the ultimate bag of tricks. Him and Holdsworth are my fusion kings!
I think your embarrassing 😳 yourself dude if you think this hack is better thsn Becker or Lane , stop smoking 🚬 weed bruv
He's talented yes. Without a doubt a virtuoso. But, in my opinion his music is terrible. His playing boring. Complex doesn't make something better, it just makes it complex. It's wonderful if you believe he's the best or amazing. Cool, but let's not confuse complex with good music. I'll take an emotional sloppy Slash solo any day of the week over this. Again, Frank is very very talented, no hate on him, it's just boring for me. You seem very bitter, you posted something in a public space. Of course people will have opinions and comments, get over it.
@@mysterymidnightmurders Yeah the guy needs to learn to accept his critics , he's acting like a snob
All I see is you being a condescending douchebag to anyone with a different opinion.
You did great with the title to get the shred folks riled up. Most purely rock/metal shred folks can't appreciate the musical sophistication - he's playing improvised economy picking lines, responding to the players around him and not pre-composed sweep patterns that most of the metal guys mostly play.
Frank Gambale is an absolute beast
Other guitar players would be much more safer if he was locked up and put away.
There's enough clams in that solo to feed the whole band chowder.
'I can do that, here hold my beer'
'Yes but can he play smoke on the water?'
'It's all about the feel'
Did I miss any?
‘he’s miming to a backing track’
less is more
Another outstanding transcription! An analytical ability equal to the level of playing on display!
I think besides everything else his technique is very aggressive in a great way....most of the notes are intense.
Jesus... this electric band track has done a lot for me personally. It has inspired me to further my knowledge and gather a fusion project of my own. Outmost respect for each one of this lads individually.
I mean the video of Jason Richardson playing Jason Becker’s song on Jason Becker’s guitar is the craziest and cleanest sweeping you can find on TH-cam.
I would actually agree with this if it wasn't for the fact he had modern learning resources. Yeah its super clean, but compare that to Becker who actually wrote Serrena when he was 17 in pre internet days. Also Richardsons music is pretty bad, hes like those instagram guitarists who think shredding over lame drop tuned riffs is the pinnacle of music (think berried alive, its terrible). It's just my opinion, dont take this as fact.
Maaaan, after the most kilin solo, he just subtly returns to a few notes, blending right back in. What a killer.
Guthrie does this kinda stuff, and to my ear it sounds more musical. While your looking at fusion players who are all incredible btw on a wee aside but they really are all immense musicians. You’ve got to look at Holdsworth stuff too who always seems just that bit more spectacular than your average incredible out of this world guitar player. All these guys tho are genuinely incredible and its always a listener preference thing than a one better than the other guitar player thing cause they are all possessed with incredible and immaculate technique
"to my ear" bad news mate, your ears are painted on. Guthrie literally doesn't dabble in this kind of sweeping, let alone do it extensively. So, why does that say about your Holdsworth assessment?
@@LeviClay Man you are hilarious😂
I remember Frank Gambale giving me a chord sketch of. Stella By Starlight. And rather than using a major or a minor scale representing each chord, Frank wrote out the MODES he used for each chord..... the way Frank thinks is amazing🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎁🎁🎂🎂
I don't enjoy this style of music at all, but Frank's playing is just out of this world. Incredible technique.
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What he is doing is ridiculous but it in no way moves me. I don’t feel anything other than impressed by how many notes he’s playing.
@@dekan15301 No one asked.
@@biscobisco1882 I disagree. What he's doing is not only pretty ridiculous but frequently not even in the proper key for the music. Doesn't matter anyway. Typical jazz self-indulgent nonsense. You hear ten jazz tunes and you've heard all of this before.
@@sarcasticguy4311 Define 'ridiculous' and tell us what the 'proper key' is and why exactly you don't think you can use notes outside it, which is a hallmark of jazz, blues, rock and yes, classical music. Your comment is nothing but bitter opinion, and the guy before me using the term 'ridiculous' meant it is a compliment you dope.
I wrote him off for so long for the dumbest reasons lol. People always praised his work as a soloist so I had this image of a super-Strat wielding guy, but I always saw him in magazine ads and articles with big goofy hollowbody signature guitars and that silly trilby hat over the years. Little did I realize he is one of the best guitar players out there. His material spans decades and if one wants a master class on phrasing and melody, he's one of my favorites.
The phrasing and musicality of this set is so nuts. Sweeping isnt hard to master but how on earth do you improvise this way?
sweeping is insanely hard to master for a large % of guitarists.
I always wondered the same myself, and great improvisers "just" have a large large catalogue of different licks, and they know how to play them in different keys and connect them. I always used to think all those "learn these licks" articles in magazines I read were silly. I'd say, no, I just want to improvise for real, make it up as I go. Well there is some of that but over the years I've come to learn it's just years and years of learning different little licks, making up or own, and practicing improvising. For example, what someone like Stevie Ray Vaughn improvise, and short of getting flamed for saying his solos sound the same, his licks are so distinct once you listen to him a lot you realize they are built of different peices that are arranged in different ways. This was super long, but hopefully you get the point?
I think improvising is similar to being a great fighter as in you know a lot of moves, have a signature style, and know which punches or blocks to use based on what your opponent throws at you. Whichs riffs and licks are you going to play based on what the rythm section is doing? And you could base that off it as a whole, or one particular instrument. That's when you start to get into the odder sounding jazz stuff.
Lol, imo sweeping is the hardest technique to master
@@negativexmilitia1 , you nailed it..... There riffs/phrases that have been practiced when you hear this kind of stuff .... It's not all just off the top of their head......
Damn! Some crazy technical sweeps there.
Alternate title: "You can't play that many wrong notes while keeping a straight face."
his instruction series to me is the best teaching ever made
Great Jazz playing but come on have none of you ever heard of Jason Becker? He is the Shred Master 🎸
Christine. You’re embarrassing yourself. Stop.
@@LeviClay So you have no idea who Jason Becker is then ? Lets see you compose music if you had ALS , Most players would kill themselves in that condition but JB had the guts to carry on , anyway your the embarrassment loser , why are you even talking to me ? Your not worthy of my opinion.
@@LeviClay Why so rude to that girl? She seems to know more about music 🎶 than you dude , greetings from Oslo
@@robertmulder7276 I blocked the guy lol , you would have thought with all the high views on his videos of other people playing not even him as im sure he cant play , you'd have thought he would be humble but nah the guys a jackass , anyway ive unsubbed now and we all should too
Oh no… you unsubscribed Christine? How will I ever cope.
People come here to learn. You don’t want to learn, so yes, the channel isn’t do you.
As for you “he probably can’t even play”, I think that highlights everything we need to know about you. You could have found that was wrong with just a few seconds of looking into it… but much like you original comment shows… you can’t be bothered. It’s easier to just assume you know something right? 😂
Saw him in Nashville with this line up, CC & Elektric Band…….. outstanding 👌
You’re killing it with the content lately, Levi.
I got to see this version of the band back in ‘87 when I was a first year college student. I didn’t really know what was going on, but it really impressed me.