1. Shape of my heart- Sting- 0:34 2. Bouree- Bach- 1:36 3. Is there anybody out there- Pink Floyd- 2:21 4. Tears in heaven- Eric Clapton- 3:33 5. Hey soul sister- Train- 4:24 6. Ode to joy- Beethoven- 5:16 7. Mediterranean sundance- Ai Di Meola- 5:57 8. Ain't no sunshine- Bill Withers- 6:49 9. Heartbeats- Jose Gonzalez- 7:29 10. Keep your head up- Ben Howard- 8:17
@@raymundbadua2892 idk but thats probably bc some songs have the same melody just like how memories practically has a melody of that one classic song i keep forgetting the name of or that other one song that sounds like take on me and also theres another song but it's an ost from a kdrama and its called auditory hallucinations
1. Shape of my hart - Sting 2. Buree - Bach 3. Is there any body out there - Pink Floyd 4. Tears in heaven - Eric Clapton 5. hey soul sister - Train 6. Ode to joy - 7. Mediterranean Sundance - Al Di Meola 8. ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers 9. heartbeats - Jose Gonzalez 10. Keep Your Head Up - Ben Howard
One thing I forgot to mention: This does no justice to the 'real' classical/flamenco/bossa player. This is for mostly 'pop' guitarists, like me, who happen to have a nylon string/classical guitar lying around and looking for some fun stuff to play on it :)
Great stuff man. I’m a brand new guitarist after studying classical piano for well over a decade. I didn’t even know the difference between classical and acoustic two hours ago, and I’ve gotta say I’m delighted at how deep the rabbit hole goes.
@@rebbelic6876 Far from professional, but still practicing everyday! I met a guy at a hotel jacuzzi who I’ve started doing online lessons with and that’s really boosted my play.
....also 'Horizons' by Steve Hackett from the 'Foxtrot' album by Genesis. I've been playing that classical song for 32 years and never get tired of it.
I include After the Ordeal" "Hairless Heart" with "Horizons" which I follow with Bach Cello Prelude and Bach bouree as bastardized by Jethro Tull a full swing fiasco in the B section I can never play the same way twice... fun to play drunk. I precede tears in heaven with Tarregas Lagrima, Mood for a Day by Yes and the Sage by ELP/ greg Lake make up my 1972 set of songs i wish I could have played back then but 50 years later I finaly got a grip on some of it. farcical songs like Classical Gas and Deutch Nepal along with original music from Shakespeare plays I wrote make for an entertaining set for me but and obscure and plodding set for an audience to wade through... sorry.
@@fletchie78 i think that is an easier and cheaper guitar to start off with for begginers, but certainly much harder to master than any other guitar, and it is an insult to call it just a starter guitar
@@fletchie78 I don't think it's insulting. The reality is that the electric guitar is more popular, and there's no better way to learn the guitar than starting off with a classical. Why? Because they're far less forgiving. Any mistake is obvious, so it forces perfection. You can screw up on an electric and it won't be as obvious, because of the effects and amplification. So if your plan is to play electric, it really is a great starter guitar. Of course, it's also a beautiful instrument to plan in its own right. I play classical because I love the classical pieces by composers like Barrios. But electric is great too and there's nothing wrong with playing and listening to that kind of music. As for which is "harder," it's a kind of dumb debate. Once you reach the highest levels of guitar playing, it's all virtuistic, regardless of the instrument.
Is There Anybody Out There was actually the first fingerstyle piece I learned. Nice to see it mentioned here, it's a wonderful piece to practice. I remember struggling a lot with some passages but finally nailing it.
Being 30, having been playing for 12 years and finding out about 'is there anybody out there" just now.. Life is full of some very pleasant surprises man..
My first guitar was a classical my grandma bought in these 60s when she joined the Peace Corps and she took it with her to Ethiopia, I love it, it has such a nice tone
Not sure if you take requests but could you PLEASE make a lesson on arpeggios and how to used them properly in solos? Iv'e found it surprisingly hard to obtain this information elsewhere and i know how important they are to becoming a well rounded guitarist. You're by far the best teacher iv'e come across so i know you could shed some well needed light on this shady area...Thanks in advance? :)
Ah man everybody, this guy thinks Classical looks gay! Wow, sure glad I found his comment. Saved me from years of personal enjoyment playing stunning sounding music. I should just go throw that guitar away right now because this guy knows exactly what he is talking about. Thank you Thank you Erwu 1337. You are a prince(ss)? among us. Make sure you spread your well thought out message and help those less informed than you! I'm sure you will inspire a new generation of musicians to think exactly inside the little box you have carved for us all. Great job!!!
Erwu 1337 i'm not butthurt. its your opinion and thats fine. :) i personally think that there is nothing more beautiful than a greg smallman or a jim redgate, played by a master. and theres a reason they are so expensive :)
I saw Pink Floyd perform The Wall in 1980, it was david who played it...on the top of the wall! He changed how he played it from the way he first recorded it because he throws in an Eminor towards the end which makes more sense and once I heard it I can't play it any other way.
Live, yes, but Dave said in the studio they got some classical guitarist in (can’t just recall his name - didn’t recognise it at the time), and I’m sure he was relaying this in the interview because someone (maybe Roger!) claimed Roger had played it and Dave just couldn’t stop laughing at the thought of it (they weren’t on the best of terms at the time!), and he even went onto say that he even had to overdub most of Roger’s bass, but that could’ve just been sour grapes. I’m sure if Dave had played it in the studio he wouldn’t have said otherwise - it’s just such a simple but beautiful piece. It’s actually what first sparked my interest in playing classical guitar. Where and in what manner did he throw in the Em?
im honestly so glad that i found this channel such beautiful playing and it always give me songs to go out and try and learn. keep up the great work man!
I have two guitars from my dad. He always tried to teach me and i always sucked at it, he died 7 months ago, my son now has two guitars, i really hope to see him play them, it would be the best feeling for me. I try but i'm really awful at it.
And here's me. A complete beginner, learning my first song NIRVANA - come as you are. Will dabble in some classical tunes very soon. Being 21 already, and almost the start of my professional life. I really want more time to learn this beautiful instrument.
Hi Paul, it was indeed in the basement. 😔 I took it to the lutier in Amsterdam, La guitarra buena, and the professor took care of it. I bought it back in 1990 or so, a Alhambra classical guitar. Played it for several years, started out on Stratocasters afterwards and hardly played it anymore. I ordered a Cordoba C5 recently, and concentrate more on classical playing now. Thanks for the inspiration, and your generosity in sharing your knowledge and ideas! 👍
Paul is a great guitarist, of course. He needs to revisit the meaning of “classical guitar” though. Just because a guitar has nylon strings on it, it does not mean that it is a classical guitar. Also, just because one plays a fingerstyle song on a guitar fitted with nylon strings, it does not mean that is a classical guitar piece. The only true “classical guitar piece” in this video is Bach’s Bourree, and he placed that at No2? If played correctly, that piece would be harder than every song in this video. And then there is a ukulele piece? OK, that one hurt. Nothing against the instrument, but strumming on a ukulele does not mean you are playing a “classical guitar piece.” I saw Paul’s disclaimer about the video, and yet he still kept the title and the thumbnail. In all fairness, this video should be titled “The Top Ten Fingerstyle Easy Pieces” instead. That would be more accurate. I think Paul is a great guitarist , of course. I also think this video has nothing to do with classical guitar and classical music in general. Great channel! Cheers.
@@PaulDavids I meant no disrespect in my post. The title of your video, as well as the thumbnail, are simply misleading or at least inaccurate. Except for the Bourée, none of the pieces in your video were written for the Classical Guitar specifically. The Bourée itself was originally written for the Baroque Lute and only later transcribed for the Classical Guitar. That piece can be called a Classical Guitar piece actually, because it is part of Classical Guitar repertoire. Anyhow ... not all nylon-string guitars are Classical Guitars and not all fingerstyle pieces are Classical Guitar pieces. And oh, the Classical Guitar is not “a starting guitar”. It is true that many start on a classical to avoid fingertip discomfort, but some start on an electric for similar reasons ... that doesn’t make the Electric Guitar a starter instrument. It kind of belittles the instrument when you put it that way. Perhaps you should try and play a couple of Bach fugues on the Classical Guitar and discover that it is actually not a starter instrument 😎 And the ukulele piece ... I had to laugh at that. I love the ukulele and I play the ukulele, but strumming some chords on a uke does not qualify that music as Classical Guitar music, just because the instrument is fitted with four nylon strings. I do enjoy watching your channel. I just think this video is a miss, unless you change the title and the thumbnail. Personal opinion. All the best to you and yours.
How long have you been playing classical? We are the only group of guitar is to get that damn anal about the subject. Lol. It is that same anal characteristic we exhibit so often and for which we are so famous that compels me to correct you. Owed to joy is also a classical piece. It may not have been written for the instrument originally but, then again, neither was the Bach piece so, it counts. Anyway, I actually like the video. It’s nice to see my favorite version of the instrument showcased this way by a player of pop music. It’s nice to use my guitar for things other than Barrios, Tarrega, Brouwer and Rodrigo sometimes. Then again, I grew up with Spanish language music. This instrument features very heavily in all it’s nylon strung forms in those styles of music.
I'm very impressed that you're able to play that Paco De Lucía song !! Anybody who likes guitars should check out the *"Friday Night In San Francisco"* album with *Al DiMeola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía* . It has a recording of this song as well, but really the entire album is an absolute masterpiece. I've never been tired to listen to it over and over again for about 20 years now.
Recuerdos de la Alhambra of Francisco Tarrega, a beautiflul classical piece, that involves the technique of tremolo. Great video!!!! thanks for your ideas.
Very happy to see Is There Anybody Out There? on this list! Often overlooked but is a fantastic and relatively easy song that uses a number of classical techniques. One of my go-tos
Mediterranean Sundance has been one of my favourite songs for more than a decade, but I've never even considered learning it because it sounded too hard. Thank you SO MUCH for opening my eyes Paul.
The reason why its considered a beginner guitar, is because the nylon string a much more forgiving on the finger tips. I remember when I had my first lesson with steel guitar; it was absolute torture 😫 but I loved it!!! Now that I've experienced nylon I've completely changed my guitar style.
There is an actual form of the guitar that is called a classical guitar. You can play whatever the hell kind of music you want on it but the instrument itself is a classical guitar. This distinguishes it, for instance, from a flamenco guitar. Different construction. Different woods. Slightly different sound. There are even guitars that are made in such a way that they can serve for both styles of music. But, they’re absolutely, positively, unequivocably and the refutably is such a thing as a classical guitar. Because it is one of the great instruments, my preferred, as a matter of fact with 30 years under my fingers on it, it is actually capable of lending it’s beautiful voice to many different genres of music whether classical or otherwise. My handmade concert model in Engleman spruce in Indian Rosewood with its Ebony fretboard and it’s ivory nut and saddle sounds quite beautiful when I play Despacito on it. I will even go so far as to say that it suffers no adverse effects from the experience. Julia Florida still sounds great when I play it on it right on the heels of Despacito. It even weathers my own rendition of ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone complete with my singing without so much as a whimper.
I’ve been really frustrated by the comments. I think the thing people don’t understand is that Classical guitar (the style of playing, techniques, the specific guitars and the music itself) is something you have to study, putting years of your life into it. Playing these songs are fun and what not but the blood sweat and tears put into playing something like Brouwer or lobbos or Albeniz is something that cannot be compared. It’s so taxing yet so rewarding and using the term classical when it’s finger style (on an acoustic guitar ) defaces it and makes it seem like we could do it in a few days maybe a week. More like a hobby (speaking as a serious classical guitarist)
These are far from being top 10 I was expecting Asturias, La Catedral, Recuerdos de la Alhambra, El Colibri, Para Natalia, Canarios, maybe even Romance as a more beginner tune. THOSE are classical guitar pieces, look any title up and it'll give you a good idea how this instrument is supposed to be played.
You inspired me to learn Bourree! It took me a year to be able to play it fluently at 120 bpm but here I am! It really did help my left hand coordination, or so I like to think. Thanks for the tip on that one!
If you can learn a song in less than five minutes, chances are it has nothing to do with classical guitar. If it's all chromatic, that should underline something as well. Nice little intro, nevertheless, I play it regularly as a party favour. Next!
Jera Vriens sure :) shape of my heart - sting bourée - ? is there anybody out there -pink floyd tears in heaven - eric clapton hey soul sister - ? ode to joy - beethoven mediterranian sundance - paco de lucia aint no sunshine - bill withers heartbeats - jose gonzales keep your head up - ben howard
Fun fact (?) Although you can play it with a guitar perfectly fine, the original was played with a ronroco, a pretty unique 10 sting instrument similar to a charango that Gustavo Santaolalla (the composer) really likes to use.
Mediterranean Sundance is one of harder tunes I ever tried to play, you play it so nice and ridiculously easy you could smoke a pipe while. You are amazing.
When playing classical guitar there should be a very clear sound.Not that clicking sound you leave behind by sliding up and down the fret. A friendly hint from a classical.player.
Thanks for the video man, exactly what I was looking for after not playing guitar for over 10 years. I will get back to it now and some of these will be my first I’ll practice
1. Shape of my heart- Sting- 0:34
2. Bouree- Bach- 1:36
3. Is there anybody out there- Pink Floyd- 2:21
4. Tears in heaven- Eric Clapton- 3:33
5. Hey soul sister- Train- 4:24
6. Ode to joy- Beethoven- 5:16
7. Mediterranean sundance- Ai Di Meola- 5:57
8. Ain't no sunshine- Bill Withers- 6:49
9. Heartbeats- Jose Gonzalez- 7:29
10. Keep your head up- Ben Howard- 8:17
TY
@@raymundbadua2892 idk but thats probably bc some songs have the same melody just like how memories practically has a melody of that one classic song i keep forgetting the name of or that other one song that sounds like take on me and also theres another song but it's an ost from a kdrama and its called auditory hallucinations
Raymund Badua lucid dreams sampled that song
NITZAN Kohavi - “Ode to Joe” - nice one 😂😉👍 If only it was.
NITZAN Kohavi - aw... I liked Ode to Joe better. Maybe I’ll write something called that!
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1. Shape of my hart - Sting
2. Buree - Bach
3. Is there any body out there - Pink Floyd
4. Tears in heaven - Eric Clapton
5. hey soul sister - Train
6. Ode to joy -
7. Mediterranean Sundance - Al Di Meola
8. ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers
9. heartbeats - Jose Gonzalez
10. Keep Your Head Up - Ben Howard
Thanks for the list
Cheers
Oscar Mauricio Vanegas Vargas 3, 6 10
@sik sak same 😂😂
Thanks
Just checked my basement. Only found a '59 LP sunburst, but no classical guitar. Life is harsh
Wout Kops that sucks man
Wout Kops sorry man
Happy to trade if you're looking for a classical.
I just found a sack of potatoes in my powder room
Tough break. Check the attic instead.
13 year olds who are hurt- I STILL SEE YOUR SHADOWS IN MY ROOM - 0:34
Sahil Dangol hahaha I was like juice world???
Ikr😂😂😂
I actually thought he trolled us and I was gonna be so mad.
mampakha khuwasa macha.
besi besi bolxas ...machikne aaukat navaa jyapu cha
Lol idk what the song is called but it sounded like that song "you say you love me i say youre crazy"
*CAN'T YOU SEE HE'S THE MAN LET ME HEAR YOUR APPLAUSE HE IS MORE THAN A MAN HE'S A SHINING GOLDEN GOD*
1:36
Pick of destiny, right?
Ya
He is going to kick your f***ing ass and you know he's name is Kyle gas
One thing I forgot to mention:
This does no justice to the 'real' classical/flamenco/bossa player. This is for mostly 'pop' guitarists, like me, who happen to have a nylon string/classical guitar lying around and looking for some fun stuff to play on it :)
I'd suggest 'Dust in the wind' by Kansas as well...
Vasil Belezhkov - And Classical Gas!
That one is played on a steel string, though.
Joe Satriani - Tears in the Rain from The Extremist album is my favorite song to play on an acoustic
Paul Davids what if i dont have a patreon. bt still i need those tabs.
I think everybody will love you if you could made a second part
it's not enough :)
So true 😊
I've always been blown away by your ability in the Octagon, but I never knew you could play guitar so beautifully! Good luck against Mayweather!
IvoryPagoda underrated comment hahahhahaha
😂
Omg😂😂😂
mwaaaaaaHAAAA! kak snaaks!
Lol I'm dead
Great stuff man. I’m a brand new guitarist after studying classical piano for well over a decade. I didn’t even know the difference between classical and acoustic two hours ago, and I’ve gotta say I’m delighted at how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Are you a professional guitar player now? Seeing as you made this comment a year ago.
@@rebbelic6876 Far from professional, but still practicing everyday! I met a guy at a hotel jacuzzi who I’ve started doing online lessons with and that’s really boosted my play.
....also 'Horizons' by Steve Hackett from the 'Foxtrot' album by Genesis. I've been playing that classical song for 32 years and never get tired of it.
is it difficult , middle or easy ?
@@mouadhmerabet1758 Middle :-)
Anthony Phillips (former guitarist from Genesis) is a very good classical guitarist
Hi, do you have sheet/tab for that one?
I include After the Ordeal" "Hairless Heart" with "Horizons" which I follow with Bach Cello Prelude and Bach bouree as bastardized by Jethro Tull a full swing fiasco in the B section I can never play the same way twice... fun to play drunk. I precede tears in heaven with Tarregas Lagrima, Mood for a Day by Yes and the Sage by ELP/ greg Lake make up my 1972 set of songs i wish I could have played back then but 50 years later I finaly got a grip on some of it. farcical songs like Classical Gas and Deutch Nepal along with original music from Shakespeare plays I wrote make for an entertaining set for me but and obscure and plodding set for an audience to wade through... sorry.
1:37 Can't you see he's the man, let me hear you applaud. He is more than a man, he's a shiny golden god!
Long life Tendacious D!!
Erik Russo boure is my next somg to play
YES
Erik Russo that's because you didn't know classic guitar
Impaktoh Faisano What? That's he lyrics to the song. It has nothing to do with someone not knowing how to play classical guitar.
The classical guitar is the guitar in its purest form..
@@fletchie78 i think that is an easier and cheaper guitar to start off with for begginers, but certainly much harder to master than any other guitar, and it is an insult to call it just a starter guitar
@@fletchie78 I don't think it's insulting. The reality is that the electric guitar is more popular, and there's no better way to learn the guitar than starting off with a classical. Why? Because they're far less forgiving. Any mistake is obvious, so it forces perfection. You can screw up on an electric and it won't be as obvious, because of the effects and amplification. So if your plan is to play electric, it really is a great starter guitar. Of course, it's also a beautiful instrument to plan in its own right. I play classical because I love the classical pieces by composers like Barrios. But electric is great too and there's nothing wrong with playing and listening to that kind of music. As for which is "harder," it's a kind of dumb debate. Once you reach the highest levels of guitar playing, it's all virtuistic, regardless of the instrument.
@@barneybudden104 well there are clasical guitars over 50 000 dollars ive seen it on some video here on youtube.
Is There Anybody Out There was actually the first fingerstyle piece I learned. Nice to see it mentioned here, it's a wonderful piece to practice. I remember struggling a lot with some passages but finally nailing it.
Being 30, having been playing for 12 years and finding out about 'is there anybody out there" just now.. Life is full of some very pleasant surprises man..
My first guitar was a classical my grandma bought in these 60s when she joined the Peace Corps and she took it with her to Ethiopia, I love it, it has such a nice tone
Not sure if you take requests but could you PLEASE make a lesson on arpeggios and how to used them properly in solos? Iv'e found it surprisingly hard to obtain this information elsewhere and i know how important they are to becoming a well rounded guitarist. You're by far the best teacher iv'e come across so i know you could shed some well needed light on this shady area...Thanks in advance? :)
This inspired me to pick up my guitar and start playing..... Then i cried because you are so much better than me.
lol
That's why you should keep on playing.
I know that feel bro
He didn’t get good by sitting around wishing he was good.
It's really good feeling when you are shredder and read comments like this.
Hey Paul - it'd be great if you could include the "set list" in the description of the video. Just a thought. Thanks!
Philippe Sabourault was about to ask for that myself.
"Is there anybody out there" was one of the first songs I learned on my classic. Still remains one of my favorites:)
Same. I can't play it anymore! Lol
That guitar is so pretty, it looks like when you pour creamer into your coffee
Yummm I want to eat that guitar!
Hahahahh !! Its a sunburst Guitar
It's an Ortega guitar, i've got one in my own. They're great 👍
i only play nylon, it just has a warmth to it that steel strings cant project... and nobody can deny, that classical guitars look awesome!!!
I think that classical looks gay :P
Erwu 1337 thank god gay people mostly look good.
Ah man everybody, this guy thinks Classical looks gay! Wow, sure glad I found his comment. Saved me from years of personal enjoyment playing stunning sounding music. I should just go throw that guitar away right now because this guy knows exactly what he is talking about. Thank you Thank you Erwu 1337. You are a prince(ss)? among us. Make sure you spread your well thought out message and help those less informed than you! I'm sure you will inspire a new generation of musicians to think exactly inside the little box you have carved for us all. Great job!!!
Why do you have so much butthurt? It's only my opinion.
Erwu 1337 i'm not butthurt. its your opinion and thats fine. :)
i personally think that there is nothing more beautiful than a greg smallman or a jim redgate, played by a master. and theres a reason they are so expensive :)
Now Messi plays guitar
David Felipe León lol 😂
David Felipe León kkkk
Duuuuude!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This made me chuckle
Lol
1:37 "Can't you see he's the man, let me hear your applause; he is more than a man, he's a shiny golden god!"
Bouree... the first time I have heard this played since my now dearly departed friend played it over 30 years ago. Thank you very kindly.
"Can't you see he's a man, let me hear you applaud
He's more than a man he's a shinny golden god!"
Yeaaaaaah I was checking in the comments if someone knew this ! 😂😂
i sing itiin my head when im playing it
"If you you think it's time to fuckin rock, and fuckin roll, out of control"
I saw Pink Floyd perform The Wall in 1980, it was david who played it...on the top of the wall! He changed how he played it from the way he first recorded it because he throws in an Eminor towards the end which makes more sense and once I heard it I can't play it any other way.
Live, yes, but Dave said in the studio they got some classical guitarist in (can’t just recall his name - didn’t recognise it at the time), and I’m sure he was relaying this in the interview because someone (maybe Roger!) claimed Roger had played it and Dave just couldn’t stop laughing at the thought of it (they weren’t on the best of terms at the time!), and he even went onto say that he even had to overdub most of Roger’s bass, but that could’ve just been sour grapes. I’m sure if Dave had played it in the studio he wouldn’t have said otherwise - it’s just such a simple but beautiful piece. It’s actually what first sparked my interest in playing classical guitar.
Where and in what manner did he throw in the Em?
ibji - Ah, just looked it up. It was a session musician called Joe DiBlasi.
im honestly so glad that i found this channel such beautiful playing and it always give me songs to go out and try and learn. keep up the great work man!
Thanks. This is my list to learn now. Been playing guitar for two years but just picked up my first classical guitar.
WOW! At the 7th song. Those rasgueados and the apoyandos made just with the pick were truly amazing.
FYI The nylon part on "Is There Anybody Out There?" was played by studio guitarist Joe DiBlasi
Thank you Paul for making me pick up my classical guitar again.
Fertez GX dude learn to play flamenco lol. that will keep you on the classical for a LONG time
Awesome but can you play shape of my heart with a heart....... wait oh wrong channel
JeSuiT HISTORY that’s a guitar not a bass
XD good to see bass friends here.
Very impressive
@@alecks1569 LMAO
NO BASS! NOT EPIC!
It’s a joy to hear you play.
I have two guitars from my dad. He always tried to teach me and i always sucked at it, he died 7 months ago, my son now has two guitars, i really hope to see him play them, it would be the best feeling for me. I try but i'm really awful at it.
I approve this video purely because you played Paco de Lucia & Al Di Meola!
Thanks. I'm a decent classical guitar player but currently playing most time electric guitar. This video will bring me back to my classical times.
Badmacstone "classical"
First i thought to myself "Man i really dont have a guitar" and just found it in my sisters room lol
And here's me. A complete beginner, learning my first song NIRVANA - come as you are. Will dabble in some classical tunes very soon. Being 21 already, and almost the start of my professional life. I really want more time to learn this beautiful instrument.
Hi Paul, it was indeed in the basement. 😔 I took it to the lutier in Amsterdam, La guitarra buena, and the professor took care of it. I bought it back in 1990 or so, a Alhambra classical guitar. Played it for several years, started out on Stratocasters afterwards and hardly played it anymore. I ordered a Cordoba C5 recently, and concentrate more on classical playing now. Thanks for the inspiration, and your generosity in sharing your knowledge and ideas! 👍
2:56 That moment when you automatically hear Despacito coming and you can't help it.
By far the best guitar content in youtube. Thanks Paul =)
*cough* Jared Dines *cough*
Miguel Alho he leans very metal. I like the tutorials here
But he's funny
Miguel Alho I love them both.
if you pay for it -.- then sure
If you like Classics learn Spanish Romance, super easy and it actually sounds really good I reccomend it for beginners.
Yea the first part is easy. The second part not so
Dear sir, you inspired me to learn playing guitar again. I used to, but not anymore, still keep my guitar haha.
I'm a classical guitarist. I like your take on the genre. Fine work.
You can hear Jimmy Page play Bouree during the live version of Heartbreaker on the album 'How the west was won'
most of what Jimmy page plays is ripped off from someone else
John Williams jr not really tho lol
Is it just me, or this guy's voice actually so pleasing/seductive
I agree, gotta be the accent
OMG your guitar is awesome.
ode to joy is simply sublime
What a striking classical guitar. Beautiful.
Paul: Songs for classical guitar
Also Paul: Here's some ukulele
can u list the title of the song that u play? 😅
o kadar haklı bir yorum ki yemin ediyorum
Paul is a great guitarist, of course. He needs to revisit the meaning of “classical guitar” though.
Just because a guitar has nylon strings on it, it does not mean that it is a classical guitar. Also, just because one plays a fingerstyle song on a guitar fitted with nylon strings, it does not mean that is a classical guitar piece.
The only true “classical guitar piece” in this video is Bach’s Bourree, and he placed that at No2? If played correctly, that piece would be harder than every song in this video.
And then there is a ukulele piece? OK, that one hurt. Nothing against the instrument, but strumming on a ukulele does not mean you are playing a “classical guitar piece.”
I saw Paul’s disclaimer about the video, and yet he still kept the title and the thumbnail.
In all fairness, this video should be titled “The Top Ten Fingerstyle Easy Pieces” instead. That would be more accurate.
I think Paul is a great guitarist , of course. I also think this video has nothing to do with classical guitar and classical music in general.
Great channel!
Cheers.
Where I come from the guitar I am playing is called 'classical guitar'. That's all. I never said classical pieces or anything. Cheers!
@@PaulDavids Well they should just call it a nylon string guitar, because that's not a classical guitar precisely. Where you come from?🤔
lol someones butthurt
@@PaulDavids I meant no disrespect in my post. The title of your video, as well as the thumbnail, are simply misleading or at least inaccurate.
Except for the Bourée, none of the pieces in your video were written for the Classical Guitar specifically. The Bourée itself was originally written for the Baroque Lute and only later transcribed for the Classical Guitar. That piece can be called a Classical Guitar piece actually, because it is part of Classical Guitar repertoire.
Anyhow ... not all nylon-string guitars are Classical Guitars and not all fingerstyle pieces are Classical Guitar pieces.
And oh, the Classical Guitar is not “a starting guitar”. It is true that many start on a classical to avoid fingertip discomfort, but some start on an electric for similar reasons ... that doesn’t make the Electric Guitar a starter instrument. It kind of belittles the instrument when you put it that way. Perhaps you should try and play a couple of Bach fugues on the Classical Guitar and discover that it is actually not a starter instrument 😎
And the ukulele piece ... I had to laugh at that. I love the ukulele and I play the ukulele, but strumming some chords on a uke does not qualify that music as Classical Guitar music, just because the instrument is fitted with four nylon strings.
I do enjoy watching your channel. I just think this video is a miss, unless you change the title and the thumbnail. Personal opinion.
All the best to you and yours.
How long have you been playing classical? We are the only group of guitar is to get that damn anal about the subject. Lol. It is that same anal characteristic we exhibit so often and for which we are so famous that compels me to correct you. Owed to joy is also a classical piece. It may not have been written for the instrument originally but, then again, neither was the Bach piece so, it counts. Anyway, I actually like the video. It’s nice to see my favorite version of the instrument showcased this way by a player of pop music. It’s nice to use my guitar for things other than Barrios, Tarrega, Brouwer and Rodrigo sometimes. Then again, I grew up with Spanish language music. This instrument features very heavily in all it’s nylon strung forms in those styles of music.
2nd Song by Bach is what inspired Paul McCartney to write Blackbird. I was looking for this piece everywhere and i just found it thank you so much !
It felt good to already know song 3 on this list. Great list
Love the balance of tone you play with in the Beethoven. The harmony IS as important as the melody. Wonderful playing!!
I'm very impressed that you're able to play that Paco De Lucía song !!
Anybody who likes guitars should check out the *"Friday Night In San Francisco"* album with *Al DiMeola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía* . It has a recording of this song as well, but really the entire album is an absolute masterpiece. I've never been tired to listen to it over and over again for about 20 years now.
It's Al's song. Just sayin'. Paco and John make a great trio but Al Di Meola wrote the song. It's on his 2nd album Elegant Gypsy.
Recuerdos de la Alhambra of Francisco Tarrega, a beautiflul classical piece, that involves the technique of tremolo.
Great video!!!! thanks for your ideas.
Didyer Barrera Estacio Yeah and it only takes a lifetime to practise! /s
i don't think so!!!!, however, the piece, of Agustín Barrios called El Último Tremolo it's other beautiful piece, and probably a little bit easy.
i don't think so!!!!, however, the piece, of Agustín Barrios called El Último Tremolo it's other beautiful piece, and probably a little bit easy.
Didyer Barrera Estacio He is one of the best.
I played a lot of his pieces when i was in music school
It's only grade 5, so it's not that hard. Sure took me a while, though.
Very happy to see Is There Anybody Out There? on this list! Often overlooked but is a fantastic and relatively easy song that uses a number of classical techniques. One of my go-tos
Mediterranean Sundance has been one of my favourite songs for more than a decade, but I've never even considered learning it because it sounded too hard. Thank you SO MUCH for opening my eyes Paul.
There's a great live version of that song on "Friday Night in San Francisco", you'd probably like it.
1:40 Conor McGregor jammin over here.
Shape of my heart sounds like lucid dreams☺✨
Uchiha Punkeñg lucid dreams sounds like shape of my heart*
Mediterranean Sundance was awesome!
stea maccF
Thanks Paul, I watched this a year ago for ideas and now I can finally play the entire Bourree.
The reason why its considered a beginner guitar, is because the nylon string a much more forgiving on the finger tips. I remember when I had my first lesson with steel guitar; it was absolute torture 😫 but I loved it!!! Now that I've experienced nylon I've completely changed my guitar style.
Amazing rang of music. it especially means a lot that you'd finish with a Ben Howard song! Great video as always
If its not classical music or classically played, its definitely not classical guitar even if it has nylon strings
Yes it is!
@@NorthLoftier no it's not, sorry haha. The construction of this guitar is not that of a classical guitar.
There is an actual form of the guitar that is called a classical guitar. You can play whatever the hell kind of music you want on it but the instrument itself is a classical guitar. This distinguishes it, for instance, from a flamenco guitar. Different construction. Different woods. Slightly different sound. There are even guitars that are made in such a way that they can serve for both styles of music. But, they’re absolutely, positively, unequivocably and the refutably is such a thing as a classical guitar. Because it is one of the great instruments, my preferred, as a matter of fact with 30 years under my fingers on it, it is actually capable of lending it’s beautiful voice to many different genres of music whether classical or otherwise. My handmade concert model in Engleman spruce in Indian Rosewood with its Ebony fretboard and it’s ivory nut and saddle sounds quite beautiful when I play Despacito on it. I will even go so far as to say that it suffers no adverse effects from the experience. Julia Florida still sounds great when I play it on it right on the heels of Despacito. It even weathers my own rendition of ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone complete with my singing without so much as a whimper.
@@Hun_Uinaq I love your reply!
I’ve been really frustrated by the comments. I think the thing people don’t understand is that Classical guitar (the style of playing, techniques, the specific guitars and the music itself) is something you have to study, putting years of your life into it. Playing these songs are fun and what not but the blood sweat and tears put into playing something like Brouwer or lobbos or Albeniz is something that cannot be compared. It’s so taxing yet so rewarding and using the term classical when it’s finger style (on an acoustic guitar ) defaces it and makes it seem like we could do it in a few days maybe a week. More like a hobby (speaking as a serious classical guitarist)
These are far from being top 10
I was expecting Asturias, La Catedral, Recuerdos de la Alhambra, El Colibri, Para Natalia, Canarios, maybe even Romance as a more beginner tune.
THOSE are classical guitar pieces, look any title up and it'll give you a good idea how this instrument is supposed to be played.
Yes indeed.
"supposed to be used" lost me there
@@athmaid he lost me at Asturias... very hard, but very overplayed
face palm
Wait what. Asturias and La Catedral are for beginners? Really
You inspired me to learn Bourree! It took me a year to be able to play it fluently at 120 bpm but here I am! It really did help my left hand coordination, or so I like to think. Thanks for the tip on that one!
Just learned Ain't no sunshine because of this.
Quite easy for me by now and then joinked some of your embellishments. Great fun.
I've always wanted to learn something about gypsy jazz, is it really that hard? Aweasome videos! Greetings from México!
Yeah it's pretty hard. Not for the undisciplined or faint hearted.
What about Raining Blood?
Aidan Lyons that song is for ukelele
If you can learn a song in less than five minutes, chances are it has nothing to do with classical guitar. If it's all chromatic, that should underline something as well.
Nice little intro, nevertheless, I play it regularly as a party favour. Next!
I just don't see how "Classical Gas" isn't on this list. It's a necessary.
Yeah there are like a 100 others that could be on this list, Tarrega, Villa Lobos, Granados, Albeniz, etc
Horizons, Mood for a Day, The Sage, Classical Gas, Lagrima, Adelita, Bouree, Black Bird, Clowns' Song,, valz Venozulano #2.
thank you guys for the reference!
But is it Classic or just good finger style pop?
What about that Uke song, or the Bill Withers tune?
Lucid dreams was on another level🔥🔥
Really nice audiovisual and dynamism quality in general! Cheers Paul - Crack on
Everyone at 0:35: Shape of heart
Me an intellectual: Lucid Dreams
Mom!? Where's the UNO reverse card?
*degenerate
Lmao
4:54 Count on Me by Bruno Mars has the same progression and rhythm!
Woah
brain : let's go, this piece of cake was easier than yesterday
finger : how the hech i play that??!!
His guitars are so beautiful ! Damn
I have an Ortega and they are amazing
Can you make tutorials on how to play these songs?
2:56 DE-SPAA-CIITOO
im proud of myself that i knew all the songs haha
Could you write down the titels for me? I love them
Jera Vriens sure :)
shape of my heart - sting
bourée - ?
is there anybody out there -pink floyd
tears in heaven - eric clapton
hey soul sister - ?
ode to joy - beethoven
mediterranian sundance - paco de lucia
aint no sunshine - bill withers
heartbeats - jose gonzales
keep your head up - ben howard
Thx so much i am looking for this list TT
i learned the buree it's so fun to play thanks
Tears In Heaven - Clapton
Nothing else matters - Metallica
One last breath - creed
are what I play the most on my classical guitar
listen silvio Rodríguez
there was like maybe three actual classical pieces😭
Top 1 bonus, "the last of us main theme"
Fun fact (?) Although you can play it with a guitar perfectly fine, the original was played with a ronroco, a pretty unique 10 sting instrument similar to a charango that Gustavo Santaolalla (the composer) really likes to use.
Mediterranean Sundance is one of harder tunes I ever tried to play, you play it so nice and ridiculously easy you could smoke a pipe while. You are amazing.
Love the finish of your guitar
When playing classical guitar there should be a very clear sound.Not that clicking sound you leave behind by sliding up and down the fret. A friendly hint from a classical.player.
but... how do I prevent it?
@@leonss2356 you lift your left hand fingers a millimeter of the frets and after swapping position place them down again
nails help too.
Angelika Bertrand i am a beginner, but what I First noticed was how he holds the guitar 😶
Lucid Dreams by juice WRLD is just copy of that first song then lol
Yeah, they sampled it. That's actually pretty common in the music industry! :)
Nas did a track sampling it too
Charlie Hvit He had to pay 85% of the royalties tho
First one sounds like Lucid Dreams
Hi Chrisss pretty sure its the one used for lucid dreams since in the song they used a loop
It's actually by Sting
Lucid Dreams reinterpreted the Sting sample for the song
Beautiful, I like the fact that u put heartbeats in there , I enjoyed this very much .
Wow! Cool!
What about the Spanish Romance
Michael Parker these songs are not even classical dude just let it be
TheMobplay no one asked for your opinion
Tiberius Caligula mega rect dude learn smth first b4 joinin the comments
Tiberius Caligula bro u dont even deserve that chad nickname because u r just proving what a virgin u r
TheMobplay damn... someone was so salty that they had to reply twice.
You lost me at hey soul sister
The 1st songs intro is so much similar to Lucid dream by Juice WRLD
Yea it's the same They sampled it. Smart move since it's beautiful
Madra r/woosh
@@eldoctorcasa7114 damn
Yeah maybe thats why he got sued
Thanks for the video man, exactly what I was looking for after not playing guitar for over 10 years. I will get back to it now and some of these will be my first I’ll practice
1:36
Can't you see he's the man, let me hear you applaud
he is more than a man he's a shiny golden god.
Holy shit I just realized that Shape of my Heart is the intro to Lucid Dreams
Nicholas Petty, it’s not the intro, it’s basically the whole song. Juicewrld got copyright sued for it