I forgot the pin the theory breakdown from the description; here it is: This is another theme I'd covered before, but wanted to give another try to perfect my cover of it. Especially phase 1 I think was missing some of the magic from the original, with those bass sections leaning heavily into the b2's and b5's, and often using diminished chords, with that heavy death march rhythm. Phase kind of has a tonal center of D, but because it goes the b2 in the bass a lot and uses those diminished progressions the tonality is left kind of vague. The momentum is instead carried by the rhythm and leading tones from the bass. For phase 1 I tried to find to get the sound to fit this mood by adding the dissonances in the bass parts, and doing a lot of slide outs and muted strums to accent the rhythm and sound less 'clean' . At 1:40 the original has this part where the choir slowly moves through dissonant chords, adding intensity as they go. This is pretty difficult to adapt to guitar as you dont have any control of your notes after you ring them. I made up a sort of combination of chord pluck to tremolo and then strum-tremolo to play to chords while also adding sustain and the control of intensity. I added the fingering pattern in the sheet music, for those who wanna give it a shot. Phase 2 switches to E (harmonic) minor and changes the rhythm for more of a waltz feel. Well, everyone calls it a waltz (3/4) but the accents halfway through the bar feel more like 6/8 to me. Anyway, big emphasis on highlighting the rhythms used by the strings, but i moved them to either just the thumb in the bass or using multiple chord notes, but lower. The heavy beats are cool to use strums on. 3:55 is the big finale, and probably the part everyone remembers. You have this fast moving melody, accompanied by a rhythmic bass and with that percussion on the beats making for a headbanger. In the repeat of the melody, the high fast string parts that were accenting the rhythm are left out in the original, creating a sort of empty feel. I tried to recreate that with that quick repeated bass at the beats. The ending shortly stays on the ostinato+rhythmic bass, then the bass does that 1-1-1-1-2-3 pattern where it could resolve right back to the one, but instead goes down to the diminished chord of the sharp seven and moving that up until the melody also hits the sharp seven, hitting peak tension and then absolutely refusing to resolve. Very fun to let loose with the strumming a bit. That quick ostinato at 4:28 combined with the bass line with mutes in it is low-key on of the hardest phrases ive ever learned. May have actually taken about 6 hours practice to get just those 2 bars sounding right🙈
I don't how you can so crazy that you hear that music and tell yourself: " Oh, I can play that on guitar ! "😭😭😭😭 But absolute beast you are you managed to do it perfectly ! 😱
I've been following you for a few months now and I'm surprised your videos have not picked up major traction, keep making these arrangements they are incredible and I'm sure the algorithm will pick up to you eventually.
I was just getting back into bloodborne and youtube recommends this! I never would've imagined guitar covers on the bloodborne ost! This is incredible work!!
Algorithm actually did me a solid, I was just talking to my dad about how great Ludwig’s music is and a buddy of mine about how much I love vgm covers, this is amazing
You've arranged this so well! Not an easy feat, very impressive. The sound is a very interesting adaption from the original, almost like the sountrack of a film. Very interesting!
I forgot the pin the theory breakdown from the description; here it is:
This is another theme I'd covered before, but wanted to give another try to perfect my cover of it. Especially phase 1 I think was missing some of the magic from the original, with those bass sections leaning heavily into the b2's and b5's, and often using diminished chords, with that heavy death march rhythm. Phase kind of has a tonal center of D, but because it goes the b2 in the bass a lot and uses those diminished progressions the tonality is left kind of vague. The momentum is instead carried by the rhythm and leading tones from the bass.
For phase 1 I tried to find to get the sound to fit this mood by adding the dissonances in the bass parts, and doing a lot of slide outs and muted strums to accent the rhythm and sound less 'clean' .
At 1:40 the original has this part where the choir slowly moves through dissonant chords, adding intensity as they go. This is pretty difficult to adapt to guitar as you dont have any control of your notes after you ring them. I made up a sort of combination of chord pluck to tremolo and then strum-tremolo to play to chords while also adding sustain and the control of intensity. I added the fingering pattern in the sheet music, for those who wanna give it a shot.
Phase 2 switches to E (harmonic) minor and changes the rhythm for more of a waltz feel. Well, everyone calls it a waltz (3/4) but the accents halfway through the bar feel more like 6/8 to me.
Anyway, big emphasis on highlighting the rhythms used by the strings, but i moved them to either just the thumb in the bass or using multiple chord notes, but lower. The heavy beats are cool to use strums on.
3:55 is the big finale, and probably the part everyone remembers. You have this fast moving melody, accompanied by a rhythmic bass and with that percussion on the beats making for a headbanger.
In the repeat of the melody, the high fast string parts that were accenting the rhythm are left out in the original, creating a sort of empty feel. I tried to recreate that with that quick repeated bass at the beats.
The ending shortly stays on the ostinato+rhythmic bass, then the bass does that 1-1-1-1-2-3 pattern where it could resolve right back to the one, but instead goes down to the diminished chord of the sharp seven and moving that up until the melody also hits the sharp seven, hitting peak tension and then absolutely refusing to resolve. Very fun to let loose with the strumming a bit.
That quick ostinato at 4:28 combined with the bass line with mutes in it is low-key on of the hardest phrases ive ever learned. May have actually taken about 6 hours practice to get just those 2 bars sounding right🙈
I never expected to see bloodborne covers on guitar. Father gascoigne would be badass
Yea it's possible I do that or Lady Maria in the future
@stevenbormguitar you do you brother, i personally would prefer papa g
Haha noted
Yeah @@stevenbormguitar
I've listened to the song so much I can actually hear it.
3:21, you can literally hear ludwig coming back to his senses in the strings.
We have been blessed by the algorithm. This deserves way more recognition, the amount of effort to do this is simply amazing. Keep it up!
I don't how you can so crazy that you hear that music and tell yourself: " Oh, I can play that on guitar ! "😭😭😭😭
But absolute beast you are you managed to do it perfectly ! 😱
Damn this is good stuff phase 2 sounded incredible
I've been following you for a few months now and I'm surprised your videos have not picked up major traction, keep making these arrangements they are incredible and I'm sure the algorithm will pick up to you eventually.
Thanks for the kind words! Appreciate it
I was just getting back into bloodborne and youtube recommends this! I never would've imagined guitar covers on the bloodborne ost! This is incredible work!!
Bro, this is mindblowingly amazing. Wow. Cheers from Brazil. 👏🏼
amazing, man. pls keep up, thats wonderfull, im a classical guitarrist as well
Thanks, will do!
Such a wonderful job!
Es simplemente de admirar el esfuerzo en poner una pieza tan compleja en una guitarra
Algorithm actually did me a solid, I was just talking to my dad about how great Ludwig’s music is and a buddy of mine about how much I love vgm covers, this is amazing
Are you sure your phone isn't spying on you? 👀
You've arranged this so well! Not an easy feat, very impressive. The sound is a very interesting adaption from the original, almost like the sountrack of a film. Very interesting!
You really nailed that finale! I was not expecting it to be that good with just a guitar
That was fire dude! Loved it
Well done my friend double subbed!
Holy shit. I was excited for The Part, y'know, phase two, but I didn't expect "phase one" to be THIS good
That's beautiful
very nice iniciative, man. Those games have great soundtracks and some would fit so well on the classical guitar. Congrats
well done mate, I can tell it was incredibly hard to learn
Damn, this is so incredibly GOOD! Is it strange if I can clearly see someone dancing tango with the second part of the song? 😅
If Ludwig fought Puss In Boots
The algorithm brought me here I love bloodborne
beautiful friend, well made
UFFF. DESDE EL 3:13 BRO!
If Ludwig was a Resident Evil 4 boss, amazing cover
Killerrr
WOAHH great!!
11/10
HOLY FUCKING SHIT
Rlly nice
Please do Laurence 🙏 this is amazing man.
Also this makes Ludwig kinda sound like out of a Spanish soap opera and I love it
Check my bloodborne playlist! I've done a combo of cleric beast and laurence
Increíble ❤
Amazing
Very nice videos man, keep it up. I would love it if you could do a version of the Great Grey Wolf Sif from ds1.
Thanks! Currently playing through the DS1 remaster actually, and picking up a couple of possible covers. Sif is in there!
This man over here making dreams come true 😮
duude, can u do germans theme please?🥲
I've got you, buddy: th-cam.com/video/1lrpyv6rEp0/w-d-xo.html
3:53 la mejor parte 😈😈
ahh you were at my side all along...🗡
Gas
From Bloodborne to Blasphemous!