I love how creative this video is, not only do you make an easy song stupidly complex but you can still hear the original song, you have started to make the level names really creative! The last three killed me, keep it up!
That's an A major in the home key of A minor. That whole progression is alternating between major and minor, making those 3rds stick out and giving it the energy
Charles' advertising skills are 10/10. I'm not getting square space but seriously, companies spend millions on advertising research and this guy just nails it.
It is stuff like this that made me finally realize that i simply sucked at playing bass. I could get away with being crappy because it was the punk era. Loud and fast covered a LOT of mistakes.
Words cannot describe how much I respect you and your skill, Charles. Who knows how many bloody hours you've spend getting to this level, but I see your effort and have huge respect for it.
Wow your channel really grew this year. David's initial collabs/shout outs and your talent, love for bass as well as consistency of great content made this possible. Well done mate! Keep it up!
The harmony you've chosen for the chords in the chorus is, without doubt, the main reason I come back to this video every single day. The tensions within them are so visceral and satisfying. You really are an incredible musician.
Please make this idea into reality - “new hardest bass line - Imperial march vs A New Hope, The Battle” I know you can create this masterpiece! Thank you dearly in advance.
All the memes aside, this cover is actually really enjoyable. You can still discern the sound being SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT while seeing Charles slay the f out of it.
"Kurt and Dave hit a Jazz club" For Krist's sake Charles... That's THE guitarrist and the drummer, as a bass player in a bass channel I don't even know what to say...
This is the most satisfying and rocking "cover" of this song and you included jazz too Absolute win for any music lover Loads of Love and respect from India holy BASSMASTER
Victor Wooten is proud of you for learning all of his techniques AND his teachings. You're the first person I've seen take LITERALLY everything he showed on his DVDs and put it all together. Bravo, my friend. Bravo!
Man you really are one of the best bass player of our time! Keep it up, the tone you have on your bass is so damn good, and super interesting to hear all the time. Love it, absolutely phenomenal.
Absolutely love this guy he makes my favorite song from Nirvana sound even more amazing . Never thought that it would be possible but us bass players like to challenge ourselves. Well done my man, well done.
You must have a lot of top bands and solo artists that want you to record in the studio or go on tour with them. You make everything look so easy, you have to be one of the very best bass players in the world. I’d love to see you play alongside Victor Wooten
I'm caught between wanting to see Charles play and wanting to close my eyes and live in the wave of nostalgia that hit me with the opening chords. My brother used to practice this song over and over again way back in the 90s when we were teens.
Mate, you are the living proof of endless humans’ potential... Seriously, it’s like the bass version of Yngwie Malmsteen. Not only it’s fast but also clean, neat and esthetic...which is a true rarity among all those soulless “shredders”.. Keep it up as clearly, the Universe speaks through you and your hands...
god, this one hits close to home. me and my old bands always played this one as a joke, and put our own spin on it. sometimes it'd be more metal, sometimes more jazzy. this perfectly does what were trying to do.
His sight-reading skills are so great he does half of it with his eyes closed.
Once you've practised long enough you can sense the notes on the paper...
@@CharlesBerthoud Learned his sight reading skills from Stevie Wonder
The Black Page
second-sight-reading
@@szrnkabela *Cries in drummer*
i like how the actual bass line is still playing in the background.
I’d buy an album of 90’s rock/alternative/grunge hits done by dude.
I'd pay money for that, too.
Agreed. This needs to happen now.
I know, lefr me wanting too. Had a bit of animusic feel (but kinda better) & folks luv that (encouragement).
Shut the fk up and take my money!!
I approve this message. Count me in.
“You want me to sight read two lines at the same time??”
Pianists everywhere: yes
Organ players everywhere: Hold my second manual and the pedals.
@@chrab1472 lol
Beginner Pianist players be like: 2:00
Conductors: hold my full score
Ain't nobody care bout pianists we here for the bass, so leave your elitist crap under your 3rd chin pianust
1:53 just perfect..
I have no idea why that part is so damn funny
how does he do that?
@@hamzahcovers4893 I think he's pushing the string off of the fretboard
@@maxwelledison9954 as someone who plays guitar yes he's pushing the string
We do a little trollin’
I love how he plays everything except the actual bass line.
This made me think of Kurt and Dave stopping at a Jazz club for Dave to go to the bathroom. When Dave comes out, Kurt is on stage killing it
but where's Krist?
@@theunwelcome Playing the accordion in the corner.
Christ could do that. He is really good.
Then you wake up and remember that curt couldn't even hold a guitar properly
@@gamingroom12 so?
He made music didn't he?
I always tell my students we can ALL get better on our instrument... But..... This guy is the one exception to the rule. Lol. Amazing playing brotha.
This guy is amazing
He cant get better he is already 100% you say
I love how creative this video is, not only do you make an easy song stupidly complex but you can still hear the original song, you have started to make the level names really creative! The last three killed me, keep it up!
2:41 Such a beautiful chord.
Fits so well
Agreed
Just a diatonic major triad. I guess the third seems nice when you're deprived of it most of the time (ie power chords)
That's an A major in the home key of A minor. That whole progression is alternating between major and minor, making those 3rds stick out and giving it the energy
The music teacher is finally not completely disappointed.
Haha so true
"I promise this is still Teen Spirit" I got ya bro, I'd recognize the chord progression anywhere
Even when reharmonized, it's still hard to not hear the song in there :D
You post so regularly yet you still get better every episode. You really are one in a million. Incredible skill!
Thanks!
One in 7 billion tbh
@@josephruatkima4262 Yep, that's more like it
Charles' advertising skills are 10/10. I'm not getting square space but seriously, companies spend millions on advertising research and this guy just nails it.
If he's so good then why didnt you get squarespace?
Charles has once again scientifically proven the complexity of a rather simple song. Legendary!
huh
2:04 this whole jazz part is insanely good
Only LingLing and Charles can sightread without looking. ✨
You know Charles practises 40 hours a day
@@Meowman-ct5ql
69 hours a day.
Lingling is fueled by pure boba and Asian expectations.
@@GuitarsRockForever 420 hours a day
@@hj2479 "asian expectations" LMAO
This is not the hardest song in the world. This is a tribute!
Please let Tenacious D be next. Anything by them.
That's kinda the point, that's why it says "if it was the hardest" as in he's adding riffs to make it more complex for effect as a tribute.
Why I tend to like the video before even watching it?
This is the way
@@CharlesBerthoud This is the way
This is the way.
This is the way.
@@CharlesBerthoud missed the chance to say “because you know it’s going to be good”
It is stuff like this that made me finally realize that i simply sucked at playing bass. I could get away with being crappy because it was the punk era. Loud and fast covered a LOT of mistakes.
Charles is the only TH-camr from whom when I get a notification it's an instant click, no matter what.
That's the secret to happiness in life 🙏🏻
Same with ichika, since they don't waste my time with bloat, I can always spare the time instantly
Words cannot describe how much I respect you and your skill, Charles. Who knows how many bloody hours you've spend getting to this level, but I see your effort and have huge respect for it.
Your faithful fan from Cameroon. Love you
Thanks!
I freaking love the original song but hell yeah that was one enormous cover! Well done, sir!🙏🏼
Ah Curtis Cobain back again with a jazz classic
Wow your channel really grew this year. David's initial collabs/shout outs and your talent, love for bass as well as consistency of great content made this possible. Well done mate! Keep it up!
What's the 3rd hardest song in the world? 🤔
I don't believe you my friend.
reply
Notification squad
@Игорь Краснопольский for fun
@@4242billybo how about now? 😎
I've said it before, I don't know how a guy that can't even pronounce his own last name can have such mad skills and talent.
"Kurt spends too long at the Jazz club" XD
I want to like this comment but it's at 69 ;_;
The hardest part is remembering the lyrics.
I would tell you but oh well whatever nevermind
@@tommy_1629 pun intended? Nevermind.. lmao
@@sebastiandelasotta8341 They were quoting the Weird Al parody.
Mosquito albino whatever nevermind
Something about gargling marbles
Two videos in one week from charles? This is the best day of my life
The harmony you've chosen for the chords in the chorus is, without doubt, the main reason I come back to this video every single day. The tensions within them are so visceral and satisfying. You really are an incredible musician.
Please make this idea into reality - “new hardest bass line - Imperial march vs A New Hope, The Battle”
I know you can create this masterpiece! Thank you dearly in advance.
YES
All the memes aside, this cover is actually really enjoyable. You can still discern the sound being SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT while seeing Charles slay the f out of it.
GOOD JOB 👍 Jesus bless you and your family from Norway
I cannot express how incredible that was and also how skilled you are. You made something so skilled looked easy! Very well done. 👏
The chorus is just insane
Sublime! I can never tell what's coming next. I loved the castlevania chords in the chorus and the jazz detour was a blast. Special stuff!
"Kurt and Dave hit a Jazz club" For Krist's sake Charles...
That's THE guitarrist and the drummer, as a bass player in a bass channel I don't even know what to say...
ikr, krist where
😂💯
Dude, that was AWESOME! Funny, perfectly played and entertaining. Much love from Brazil!
When Kurt spends too long at the Jazz club he's eventually able to read the music with his eyes closed 😎
charles has been raising the amount of energy in his videos and its amazing
I’m picturing Kurt’s ghost finally being able to Rest In Peace now that his song was redeemed after being used in Moulin f-ing Rouge.
Okay now I'm DEFINITELY never watching that movie.
This is the most satisfying and rocking "cover" of this song and you included jazz too
Absolute win for any music lover
Loads of Love and respect from India holy BASSMASTER
Honestly the jazz part was amazing.
now that's an impressive display of skills and musicality. Keep it going, Charles!
Sight reading without looking at the score, what a champ
The smoothness to the ad is almost as good as the solo... almost
How does it feel to be the best bassist on TH-cam and possibly of all time
I wouldn’t go THAT far
"........ In the worrrrld."
Victor Wooten is proud of you for learning all of his techniques AND his teachings. You're the first person I've seen take LITERALLY everything he showed on his DVDs and put it all together. Bravo, my friend. Bravo!
2:10
Plays Nirvana on bass, leaves out bassist of Nirvana
The skit-based nature of these videos are truly fantastic, really enjoying them!
1:34 Man, I wonder where Kurt was hiding all of those harmonies...
Man you really are one of the best bass player of our time! Keep it up, the tone you have on your bass is so damn good, and super interesting to hear all the time. Love it, absolutely phenomenal.
Mentions Kurt and Dave. Never mentions... Nirvana's bass player.
I thought the same thing.
@@kelberutagori2578 Me too! Maybe in the skit he's supposed to BE Krist Novoselic?? I don't know.
Absolutely love this guy he makes my favorite song from Nirvana sound even more amazing .
Never thought that it would be possible but us bass players like to challenge ourselves. Well done my man, well done.
Clearly, cuz of my pfp, ill love this
I LOVE this new series! You're doing so great not just musically, but your "acting" is getting better :) Keep at it master bassist ;)
The song DOES smell of gymnasium and PE class. Nice work! Pianists appreciate you giving me my left hand back... for ... other things I guess ..
I don't think I know anyone who plays the Bass as clean as this guy. Great work.
notification gang!
You're the best 🙏🏻
This is genius, the Internet wants more covers like this !
You’re officially better than Davie504
Oh my god i love that chord progression, it really gives it a different feel
Love the strumming at the end.
You must have a lot of top bands and solo artists that want you to record in the studio or go on tour with them. You make everything look so easy, you have to be one of the very best bass players in the world. I’d love to see you play alongside Victor Wooten
Easily my favorite music channel on youtube. Charles you are a legend
I like your improvised version. Sounds great.
Man... Im a brazilian guy watching you playing... this is the most incredible thing that ive seen in my Life. Congratz, from all my hearth....
I like how you're playing the guitar part instead of the bass line in the verses.
One of the All-Time Top Five Segues, there! Chapeau.
your face with the funny noise part is actual gold! amazing job on the whole thing. keep being awesome!
Your the best bassist I have ever seen. What talent you have. Great job!
torn between “funny noise” and “kurt spends too long at the jazz club” 😭
lmao pro
I'm caught between wanting to see Charles play and wanting to close my eyes and live in the wave of nostalgia that hit me with the opening chords. My brother used to practice this song over and over again way back in the 90s when we were teens.
Charles, you are great! You are slowly approaching the 1 million subs and deserve every one of them!
This genuinely put a smile on my face. Thank you!
Total genius ! That jazz bit for sure !
Mate, you are the living proof of endless humans’ potential... Seriously, it’s like the bass version of Yngwie Malmsteen. Not only it’s fast but also clean, neat and esthetic...which is a true rarity among all those soulless “shredders”.. Keep it up as clearly, the Universe speaks through you and your hands...
618k! Congratulations Charles. I remember when you got your Davie break. Well deserved. Keep it up.
Amazing job! 🔥🔥
And Kurt, we love you ❤❤
god, this one hits close to home. me and my old bands always played this one as a joke, and put our own spin on it. sometimes it'd be more metal, sometimes more jazzy. this perfectly does what were trying to do.
I didn't stick around for the ad. Thank you for puttingnit at the end of your videos
I love the verse and the chill part of this song
I just learned rhythm for this now working on the lead. It’s hard just getting the right tone. You did awesome!
Charles you are good enough to play bass with any band in the world.
As a bass player and nirvana fan... Im impressed 😎
I like how the instructor is always demanding but at the end is also impressed.
You REEEAAALLY make me want tobuy and learn bass... but I'll never be anywhere near as good as you.
You are kegit one of the most impressive musicians out there
Brilliant! This was a pleasure to listen.
That was pretty cool Charles.... great idea.... way more complex versions of the songs we love nice work
You are the most talented bass player, i have come across so far.
love the jazz club part 😍 nice vid!
In the world of bass
You will be remembered forever
Hats off Legend
It makes me happy folks as talented as this chose to be TH-cam creators.
1:52 that high note and the double high note shortly after, idk why but they made me happy
*doink.... Doink-doink*!
Love that math core lick in between. (1:48 e.g.)
FU....sneaky AF way to get them into a video!!! Well done.
I got myself a Square bass, definately worth the $990,000.00 especially with the sale!