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One year ago today there was an enormous disturbance in the low-end force when Chris Squire passed away.
As I’ve said before, I can't think of another bassist who has done more for the bass guitar in terms of bringing it both to the front of the stage and to the front of the mix than Chris Squire has. He was a legend and a pioneer and leaves behind a void that won't soon be filled.
Being a devout finger-style player, these Yes covers are some of the most challenging and rewarding. Never as “perfect” as I’d like them to be, but I always make my best effort when attempting to adapt one to finger-style. This is my humble offering to commemorate his death and celebrate his life.
Siberian Khatru by Yes from the album, “Close To The Edge” which came out in 1972.
Sitar, harpsichord, and wicked bass all in one song…come on! I have to say though, the entire section at 3:05 and beyond is a personal favorite.
I’m playing the Guild B-301 which, at the moment, is my favorite bass.
Those early Yes albums are all ear candy for bass players.
When asked how Chris got so proficient at bass he said that sometime in the mid 60s he had a really bad trip on acid and for over a year was afraid to leave his girlfriend's apartment... So, what's your excuse for your acumen?
I've played a lot of instruments in my life (keyboards, all the clarinets, guitar, drums - even bagpipes) but when I heard Heart of the Sunrise for the first time I knew what my instrument was. I was in high school when 90125 came out. I bought it. I liked it. I was hanging out in the record store chatting with the owner about how much I liked it and he said, "you know, they have other stuff..." well, I didn't know that and he suggested I buy Classic Yes. I put it in the tape deck of my '76 Vega station wagon and I was BLOWN AWAY. I went back the next day and bought every cassette they had.
"So, what's your excuse for your acumen?" I was terribly shy and introverted as a teen and channeled my social awkwardness into the bass.
@@TJH3113 Same story, but I'm not as good as you. Proggish lines are a fantastic excuse to avoid social relationship :-)
@@TJH3113 I don't think there are any excuses for your acumen. It took years of practice, lessons, and gigs to get as good as you are, especially with your articulation on quicker sections. I'm glad you're still playing. Cheers.
Criminally underrated Yes track. I can see why it happened, because it's on Close to the Edge, which the titular track is so damn good it tends to hog the spotlight, but this song really has an incredible groove.
I agree with you on that. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
your tone is immaculate. really does sound fantastic
Great job! It was Chris Squire and John Paul Jones who made me aware of the bass. I don't think I was even aware of it before my brother and I started listening to Yes and Zeppelin in '72, or so. When I listened to Yes, my focus was always on the bass, everything else was background, to me.
Thanks.
Gotta love yes. Without them, there probably wouldn't be rush, and many other bands. Great job on this song!
HI I'm 11 years old currently I have been playing bass for a year and a half. I love your rush covers and your yes you are a big inspiration
You still play bass?
@@adrithgor7551 yessirrrrrr
@@oldmajorjellyman9545 Nice!
You probably progressed a lot since you were 11
Chris was one of a kind. Thanks for honoring him with this perfect cover.
Yes, he was. Thanks.
Chris is my favorite bass player of all time in terms of living and deceased players. His lines were so melodic and interesting. I can see how Geddy was very inspired by him.
thanks for posting today of all days. RIP Christopher
Thank you for this. Chris has inspired so many musicians than and now. Even the friends I had back then that didn't play knew he had something special. I really miss his influence, even in the later Yes arrangements.
This is more than better than any compliment
Ah, a track from my #1 desert island album. I've played this CD 100's of times and it never grows old. Had the pleasure of meeting Chris a few years ago. A true pioneer of melodic bass lines coming front and center in the mix, being an integral part of the band's sound. May he live on forever in our memories and Yes songs. Once again, bravo Troy
Awesome comment. Thanks so much.
As always, a pleasant surprise to see your excellent covers.
This song always struck me as a musicians masterpiece - all of the instruments go all out, especially after 3:05 as you pointed out!
Great playing and beautiful bass my friend!
Thank you as always for a fantastic (and appropriate) cover and tribute.
awesome tone and great playing! oooo yeeeee
Thanks a lot!
Your posts are always highlights to my mornings
I wanna hear those bach lines plucked with fingers before the solo…. Wow you nailed the whole tune, great performance!
Thanks!
Wow. I didn't realize all this was going on with the bass part. Thanks for posting!
I like musical inventors like Chris Squire, who can't help but play something new and intriguing, and play it in a way no one has ever done before. I can't wait to see Guild coming out with your signature 301. Seriously, your accuracy and clarity surpasses the original.
Brilliant as usual.
Thanks so much.
Great job as always!
Awesome!
Great Job and sound. Thanks for share
Thanks a lot!
Somewhere up above...Chris looks down and says "marvelous, but how does he DO that on a Guild B301 ??? " Always love seeing the B301 take no prisoners~!
Job well done! The Guild sounds great. Thanks for posting something that would shine a light on a tremendous talent gone.
Amazing tone from that “Ric”!!
Thanks Victor!
One of my favorite Yes songs. Nice job.
Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.
One of my favourites too, and the ending is the best part! =(
And it was sounding just like it!
Squire my favorite one...
thanks for the tribute!
Thank "you".
Troy ! SICK !!!!!
Thanks Michael!
Times pass.. but Chris Squire art's never get old... F**beautyful!!!
Thanks.
Amazing tribute !
Thanks so much for this. Siberian Khatru is the ring tone on my phone
Thanks.
Goooooooood, YES
Damn thats an awesome bass cover
Thanks.
Super!
Thanks!
As stated in the comments - amazing cover of an amazing tune!!
Thanks a lot.
One of my fave songs of all-time, thank you!
AWESOME
Thanks.
Great cover and great choice of a song. I love it. Now I can see and hear places in the song where I wasn´t even aware that the bass is there. I thought there are pauses. LOL. Thanks a lot. I love the way you ended it LOL
Well done Troy, great tone from that Guild.
Guild's sure are awesome
Jaw dropped!!! Fantastic....bravo Maestro Troy! I met Chris in 2003 in Rome, at the end of their concert...YES are in my personal Top 5...thank you for covering it so well! :)
Thanks so much. Congratulations on meeting Chris. It must have been thrilling.
Thanks for the cover! Great visualization for me trying to learn this.
No problem! Glad to help.
Loving that tone!
Thanks.
Wooooow, absolutely amazing !! thank you so much for posting :)
From Close to Edge one of my top 5 albums....along with Yellow Brick Road....between the two you have given my achievable practice goals. Thank you for your work covering ( incredibly well) these truly musical masterpieces.
A very nice and appropriate tribute. I agree with your posted sentiments as well. Interestingly, I played this same tune last night...except on one of my Fano PX-4's.
bufff 'Close to the Edge' Masterpiece! & Chris Squire one the best masters of four, five & six strings!! Good work man!
Thanks!
SPOT ON!. You should do a short Video on your collection of Guild bass's... the more I hear you playing them, the more I'm loving the Look and Sound of them.
Cheers.
Same, the Guilds have really grown on me looks-wise
Amazing, as usual--you are an inspiration. Thanks for continuing to do what you do.
i can't stop playing this!
Awesome cover dude! I've been trying to learn it and this video has helped me figure out some of the trickier parts. Thanks!
Can’t believe I missed this one the first time around. Wow. That was really GREAT! Thank you for this one, Troy.
It had been blocked for a time and I was not aware of it until someone let me know. Thanks a lot, I'm glad you liked it.
Well played friend. Fish would be pleased. That Guild really sings
Usual great job wizard. Looking at your cover i really feel astonished in spite of the fact that Chris played these incredible bass lines and sang in the same time !!
Thanks a lot. I agree. I feel sorry for the guy who took his spot in the band.
Way cool...what a great cover!
Great song! Yes played it last time I saw them- Chris Squire was an excellent bassist. And good job I love your bass work!
Nice Guild! To me Siberian Khatru sums up everything you need to know about Chris Squire as a player and writer for the bass. It's a (relatively) concise example of the role he saw the bass could play within a rock composition. He was always trying to strike a balance between things like SK's 4-on-the-floor stomping and the intricate bits like the fugue and the harmonics.
And while Squire's studio recordings were immaculate, for pure brilliance I point listeners to the live versions, especially Yessongs. There he's usually going way beyond the studio versions in terms of raw power and face-melting technical ability. I wish more people who record covers would take a crack at one of those!
Thanks. The Guilds are among my favorites of the basses I own.
I agree with you about the live stuff, but it's often far too difficult to learn parts that are so improvised and spontaneous.
@@TJH3113 Yeah, you get the sense he was just riffing along in places. But at the same time, Yes was never that improvisational and they tended to pull the same tricks out of their individual bags, Squire included. To me the main challenge with deciphering what he was doing live is often the quality of the recordings themselves.
But at the end of the day he was a uniquely gifted player. I've never been comfortable holding a pick as close to the bridge as CS used to. To do that AND get the picking speed and control he was able to with a Rickenbacker... Not seen before or since, IMO. Must have been the big hands!
Very cool cover, maybe a Steven Wilson cover in the future?
Luminol would be very cool
Didn't know about this cover. Thanks!
You are absolutely fantastic finger or pick, amazing!!! thank you so much for sharing these. Paulo Fridman Sao Paulo Brazil
Thanks a lot.
There are no English words to compliment this.
Thanks.
I just yesterday figured out the fingering and notes for the Baroque-y sounding bass part accompanying the harpsichord solo portion after putting the tune away for a few months, I got to about the 4:49 point and then it's just like, F*** Chris Squire man!
I usually hate it when someone plays Yes bass but you clearly love it and can do it justice. well done. Nice bass too, I just bought a B402 and looking forward to getting my hands on it at the weekend.
Thanks a lot. Enjoy the 402.
This is amazing, well done and thanks for sharing
Damn...it's blowing my mind!!!!
Master....
Oh please...
Aye..still clse to me after nearly 50years, when I was young, know every bit of it..you play it so weel like from day 1.
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it.
I'm playing Squire on a Squier :) thanks for making this video, very educational. It's one of my favorite rock bass lines, especially when it goes to sixteenth notes at the end.
Very cool! I'm glad it was helpful. Haha... that's my least favorite part.
Very good indeed, the Guild does the Ric sound very well.
As someone considered to be 'merely' in a supportive partnership role, I recall another very attuned bassist running the drill with this tune 'back in the day' as I listened in to the mesmerizing and endless repetitions to 'get it right.' His art was fretless, my art was visual, and both were transpersonal This excellent rendition surprisingly returned me to those days. I appreciate your acute marks, and respect your skill - very well rendered to my fine art ears - Bravo, and thank you!
Squire's passing gave me considerable pause, and I ...
spoke of lands not far
Or lands they were in his mind.
Of fusion captured high
Where reason captured his time.
In no time at all he took me to the gate.
In haste I quickly checked the time.
If I was late I had to leave to hear your wonderous stories.
Had to hear your wonderous stories...Thank you for offering your authentic (and enjoyable!) interpretation - may you continue to break beyond your Saturn task master, and play openly, errors and all, just because you simply love it! (I'm guessing your partner would agree.)
Thank you for the kind and creative comment. I appreciate it.
Troy. This has been an on again, off again study piece for me for 4 years now.
I just noticed parts where you add amazing vibrato. Nuance and detail you got down that I clearly missed...
Take your time. I've had plenty of songs like that, sometimes taking many years.
Cool Guild take on the Squire sound...
Troy - spectacular rendition! Seems a shame you are not out on tour with ARW.
Thanks. I heard a clip of them with the guy touring with them...sound like they're doing alright without me.
The sound of fingers works really well on this one! (Dare I say, maybe better). Nice job as always TJ.
Thanks Nelson!
This is one of my all time favorite Yes pieces. Thank you for doing it. I like how the Guild sounds. Some get a little 'anal' about the instruments, like "Oh you should play it on a Rickenbacker," but your sound is great with the Guild. I played a Rick for years, and now I mainly play Fender Jazz basses. I just think they're more comfortable, and they sound great. Also, they're easier to work on. That Rickenbacker dual truss rod... ugh. Anyhoo, thank you for all the Yes and Rush you've done. You're helping a lot of people with your channel.
Thanks Michael, I'm glad you liked it. These YES covers are a labor of love as they're pretty challenging to play with my fingers. I have no loyalty to Rickenbacker basses for a number of reasons, the primary one being that I think so many other basses just sound better. I thought it would have been really cool for Geddy to play one at the RR Hall of Fame induction, but I get where he was coming from.
@@TJH3113 I didn't mind that Geddy didn't play a Rick at the Yes RR Hall of Fame induction. Have you watched his video he did for Fender talking about his American Jazz bass? He mentioned how easy it is to get a Jazz top end to sound like a Rick top end, so the bass sound on Roundabout there was really good, at least to me. My wish for that would have been for Bill Bruford to play drums for it. Can you imagine? Bruford and Geddy jamming together, wow. Love your channel, thanks again for all your gifts. And.... have you ever attempted any Jaco?
For a few years I've thought the Rickenbacker was what a Soviet -era Fender Jazz model would look like with a "not quite right" set of design contours, needlessly heavy construction with overly engineered pickups. After all, it's the ONLY bass you're going to get in Soviet Russia at any price, so it may as well be sturdy to last a long time.
That said, the sound to me was always sub-par, clanky and clicky to my ears, though once I did hear a fella play it in a full on bass in your face funk style that sounded awesome...
All hail the Plectrum Master!!!
Jeez, I don't even play bass but I love your videos.
Here Again!
Welcome.
Awesome tone!
Karn Evil 9 1st impression?
Troy, fantastic as always. I cannot find 'Close to the edge'. Please could you cover that.
Thanks. Maybe, one day.
Amazing as always. Please do any songs from the Drama album!
Incredible and a joy to watch !
Mr Hughes has covered Tempus Fugit and Machine Messiah I think, have a look on his channel
great cover, helped me realize what was going on in the intro riff. for some reason most tabs have that part being far more notey and complicated than it actually is.
Thanks a lot. I'm glad it was helpful.
I love bass. I love bass players that play with their fingers. I love Chris Squire. I love Yes. I love horror and practical effects. I think I love you.
You make those masks, or are you a collector?
Me too! Actually, most of my favorite bass players play with picks, but I grew up in a time where it was, more or less, frowned upon. I just collect the masks and other, horror related, items. I love you too.
I've only just noticed that the main bass riff 0:53 to 1:20 is pretty much Sly and the Family Stone 'Dance to the Music'. Which Rush threw into Wish Them Well live!
Troy you never make mistakes please share your secret. I get Cam/Stage fright, makes me screw up! LOL
Temazo!!
I can’t believe how well that Guild does the Ric sound. I might have to track one of these down somewhere. I’ll bet they’re not cheap.
They've got great, Dimarzio-made, pick-ups and the placement is nearly to where a Ric bridge p/u is. They still show up for sale pretty regularly on Reverb for between $800-$1,200. No reason to pay more than $800. One of my favorites, the "brown" Mahogany one, I got for $550.
Guild b 301 has great tone!
I'm glad you like it. These are among my favorite basses.
As usual, awesome performance! Would love to see you play the bass solo from "Scorpio". That song is way out of my league lol
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Thanks Rob!
Amazing. Thanks a lot I've learned yours is no discrace from your videos already. Could you maybe do close to the edge or long distance runaround. Thanks
How do you manage to cover all the songs I want to learn on bass?? Great job ! Always inspiring.
Sounds awesome, nice playing. Loving seeing the Squire covers. This song is really wild as Chris played it on YesSongs, have you heard that version?
Thanks. No, I have not.
Chris rips out some of the guitar parts with Steve on the live version in the 3:05 on section, its pretty aggressive. Nice job in that part by the way, its one of Chris's coolest parts. Like Geddy says, never a dull bass line!
John Hamill Way better than studio version
Awesome cover as always. Could you please do a Kuru/Speak like a child cover? Thanks!
Excellent as usual - I hadn't watched this one until today. Do you make any sort of charts for longer tunes like this or do you totally commit it to memory?
Thank you very much, I'm glad you liked it. No, I just play them until my brain and fingers agree to work together.
Good stuff. Now do it whilst singing the harmonies to Anderson's vocals!
Epic!
Thanks.
Peace Troy!
brilliant! i double dare you to do close to the edge lol
also how come you cut the song short?
love that ending xDDDD
"That's if for me." I'd forgotten about that. I think it went on for like another 10 minutes after that.
And I never knew that Chris squire died it shocked me