OK, so let me explain why GOAT is higher level than ABC and The Audacity (w/ my terrible English) First, those levels don't show the difficulty of riffs itself but the one of techniques required in the riffs. In this point, I think that triplet > thumping > hammers. Tbh, the position of The Audacity is a play on words about 8string and level8. Btw I still think GOAT is harder than Audacity and ABC if you play in high quality. GOAT's triplet needs a synchronization of picking and fingering so this is harder to play in accurate timing. This issue will be happen even after you become very good at playing guitar. Difficulty of The Audacity is directly related to how you good at thumping. If you can do basics of thump, this intro riff has no crazy phrases. On the other hand, ABC has the abcdefgh lick. But most of the problems is probably hammers from nowhere (On the other word, all right hand has to do is a couple of hybrid and tapping, then single muted sweep) So if you focus to train your left hand and get strong hammers, it will be way better than you think. Of course, my tutorial must be helpful for you :) And sorry for my hardest riff #4 is wrong! It's not main riff but whole outro.
I love how the other songs have interesting technique names like sweep madness, but OD literally needs you to learn teleportation, and ego death needs you to teleport while doing everything else.
Played for almost 2 years consistently and my first polyphia song was 40oz which i got upto 85% ish speed. That last 20% makes it feel so much more faster than it is
The arpeggios from Playing God still give me nightmares. Literally practicing them every single day at half speed and slowly bringing them up for months. Pain.
Learnt playing God and goat and played them whenever I was bored, after a long break for exams I forgot them... everyone gotta practice to maintain skills 😅
Learning to play tim hensons riffs is alot like learning to play the drums tbh. You have to get it on lock, make it muscle memory, if you think about it too much you end up messing up. Great playing brother.
Let’s all be very serious about Polyphia for a moment. No matter who you are or where you are from on this planet. You must agree however they are doing what they are doing, they are the future, they are far far far into the future if I’m Being honest. There’s maybe 5000 guitarists that can play Polyphia on the planet like KAWA can. I want you all to do 5000/9000000000. These guys are doing something that has absolutely never been done. And then you have to look at what it takes to write these songs at this speed. Writing these songs seems even rarer than playing them. Think about that for a moment. You literally have to be able to teleport to write these. Tim looks and plays the way he does Because he is possibly the furthest from an average person you can get on this planet. Whoever is driving the writing is on a completely different level than anyone now or to come for quite a while I would say.
I managed to get through a couple riffs on the violin…..if you look at some of videos you can see a distinct change in playing. I had to become better 😂😂😂
Tim did make a video with a title stating that O.D. is actually the hardest Polyphia song so it being almost at the top makes perfect sense when you consider that the song above it is Ego Death and that's not actually a song that they play live.
I learnt the Ego Death riff on my 6 string acoustic guitar and it wasn't actually that bad, maybe because I learnt it fingerstyle. I've never used a pick so imo the 40oz sweeps are a lot more intimidating to me. The Playing God arpeggios were so good though, I kind of like it more than the original riff. I might learn it as a warmup since I have nothing else besides Spider walks lol.
40 oz sweep was rough lol, you were playing it on a super clean tone though so understandable. part of what makes that riff sound so great is the reverb and the harmonies you get from the notes slightly ringing out. playing it on the clean tone even played perfectly isnt going to sound as good
I think 13 should be higher. While I get your argument, you were able to kinda nail the lvl 14 but not 13. I respect your opinion either way. Great playing!
Level 1 is a little trickier than it seems if you're not used to properly sequencing variations of 7th chords in the right order. Level 4 seems easier than 2 lol
OK, so let me explain why GOAT is higher level than ABC and The Audacity (w/ my terrible English)
First, those levels don't show the difficulty of riffs itself but the one of techniques required in the riffs.
In this point, I think that triplet > thumping > hammers.
Tbh, the position of The Audacity is a play on words about 8string and level8.
Btw I still think GOAT is harder than Audacity and ABC if you play in high quality.
GOAT's triplet needs a synchronization of picking and fingering so this is harder to play in accurate timing.
This issue will be happen even after you become very good at playing guitar.
Difficulty of The Audacity is directly related to how you good at thumping. If you can do basics of thump, this intro riff has no crazy phrases.
On the other hand, ABC has the abcdefgh lick.
But most of the problems is probably hammers from nowhere (On the other word, all right hand has to do is a couple of hybrid and tapping, then single muted sweep)
So if you focus to train your left hand and get strong hammers, it will be way better than you think.
Of course, my tutorial must be helpful for you :)
And sorry for my hardest riff #4 is wrong!
It's not main riff but whole outro.
Yeah G.O.A.T. Is definitely the hardest! It took me many hours to master it.
@@Lovell93try od
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I personally thought 13 is the hardest to perform perfectly.
@@isaiahryman3470 agreed. Definitely the most chaotic.
i was sitting here thinking "no way thats only level 2" and then i remembered the video was about polyphia
LOL 😂😂
I mean its a fairly simple lead line utilizing some bends, nothing challenging persay.
it is extremely easy but trying to make it sound good is the hard part
It would be easy for a late intermediate or even a mid intermediate guitarist and for beginners, well it’s safe to say everything is hard for them lol
It is if you put it in the context of that was from their "debut"
Nearly a decade ago, holy crap
I love how the other songs have interesting technique names like sweep madness, but OD literally needs you to learn teleportation, and ego death needs you to teleport while doing everything else.
You need to teleport with Steve Vai to play Ego Death
It's called ego death because your ego dies whenever you try to play it
*your ego dies at the glimpse of the tab 😅
Fr. 💀
What? Champagne riff is easy lol (it's a good beginner riff if you want to learn Polyphia)
@ExodiumPlays bruv what does that have to do with anything
@@percival5697 I accidentally commented under the wrong comment 😅
that ego death was amazing wow
Ego Death just requires you to figure out how to ascend from the 3rd dimension and into the 5th
under lvl 1 gang here
I think I could play lvl 1 if I tried but I’m lazy
Yessir
That's fine, guitar is supposed to be fun, the only person you should compare to yourself *is* yourself.
Im here 😂
Played for almost 2 years consistently and my first polyphia song was 40oz which i got upto 85% ish speed. That last 20% makes it feel so much more faster than it is
Crosty is a good easy song of theirs to learn. Not as complicated as some of their stuff and feels great to play. It's mostly just sliding octaves
It should have been playing god, it's quite simple to start on, it took my 6 months to play it as a beginner.
@@ethanko6684yeah it was my first song, still haven’t learned the arpeggio portion, but it helped me get a quick start after struggling so much
How is this guy such a chad? He records his guitar in DI tone and proceeds to play the cleanest cover ever.Absolute mad lad
Hand Teleportation got me LOL
7:30 Naaah not the whistle flex 💀 I feel violated 😭 😭 😭
He needs to be stopped 😭
The arpeggios from Playing God still give me nightmares.
Literally practicing them every single day at half speed and slowly bringing them up for months. Pain.
Don't worry they gotta practice the songs they make too
Learnt playing God and goat and played them whenever I was bored, after a long break for exams I forgot them... everyone gotta practice to maintain skills 😅
Just like hitting the gym
Dude these are so damn clean! That’s hours of drilling that shit to get it that perfect! Good stuff man!
My mans casually played through the entire discography. Cool collection of guitars too man. Hoping to see more vids from you 🎉
That was a wholesome video man passed by like seconds. Good job organizing and presenting this stuff for us
2:40 bros fretboard is wider than my future 💀
the "Hands Teleportation" got me HAHAHAHA and also the whistle at the end HAHAHAHA I always whistle that too HAHAHAHA
first time seeing pink frh played by someone! great video btw :D
3:31 i really love this Goose part
That Charvel you used is dope! One of my favorite guitars, especially for Polyphia songs!
killed! i love tim's champagne part
うますぎます！
Definitely Ego Death showcases EVERYTHING Polyphia is lmao. Nice job performing one hell of a demonstration of all that Polyphia is.
Can we get 15 levels of Animals as Leaders?
Level 1 is already too hard
Hold on, bro, I got u soon
It's all lvl 15
well done on the goat riff dawg
loved the background music at the end lol
The scottie solo on ego death is just so amazing, and you played it very well
Learning to play tim hensons riffs is alot like learning to play the drums tbh. You have to get it on lock, make it muscle memory, if you think about it too much you end up messing up.
Great playing brother.
absolutely incredible playing
This is such great inspiration for what to learn next
Fantastic playing, great job!
Amazing video would love more breakdowns of specific techniques used by bands / musicians laid out with examples like this. Very high quality video
bro got a guitar for EVERY MOOD
hand teleportation 😭😭😭 this was so fun, thanks for sharing!! ☺️✨
Let’s all be very serious about Polyphia for a moment. No matter who you are or where you are from on this planet. You must agree however they are doing what they are doing, they are the future, they are far far far into the future if I’m Being honest. There’s maybe 5000 guitarists that can play Polyphia on the planet like KAWA can. I want you all to do 5000/9000000000. These guys are doing something that has absolutely never been done. And then you have to look at what it takes to write these songs at this speed. Writing these songs seems even rarer than playing them. Think about that for a moment. You literally have to be able to teleport to write these. Tim looks and plays the way he does Because he is possibly the furthest from an average person you can get on this planet. Whoever is driving the writing is on a completely different level than anyone now or to come for quite a while I would say.
I managed to get through a couple riffs on the violin…..if you look at some of videos you can see a distinct change in playing. I had to become better 😂😂😂
Tim did make a video with a title stating that O.D. is actually the hardest Polyphia song so it being almost at the top makes perfect sense when you consider that the song above it is Ego Death and that's not actually a song that they play live.
being at level 9 from the beginning makes me feel much better about myself but also makes me realise i have a lot of way to go
Much respect for being able to play all that
this is so accurate, ego death is on another level. 17 years since the first time I touch guitar, at lv 13 now 😢
This is wild, congratulations🎉
I feel like the crush solo needs more attention, wasn’t only done flawlessly but the tone was literally perfect
This was amazing! Very nice, dude!
Damn that was so sick dude thank you for this video. Inspiring! Polishing Goose level 10 gang 🤘
I learnt the Ego Death riff on my 6 string acoustic guitar and it wasn't actually that bad, maybe because I learnt it fingerstyle. I've never used a pick so imo the 40oz sweeps are a lot more intimidating to me. The Playing God arpeggios were so good though, I kind of like it more than the original riff. I might learn it as a warmup since I have nothing else besides Spider walks lol.
Bro ur so clean i swear u kill 99% of germs on ur guitar just by playing on it😭
Keep posting content like this and your guaranteed more subscribers
This is so impressive 🔥 great vid
legend doing these levels
おいおい、野生のティムがいるんだが・・・
うますぎだろ、そしてもっと伸びろ
Mr. KAWABATAは何者なんだ？
Level 14 Hands teleportation is the most accurate name for that song I've seen so far👍😵💫
I agree to this and also for saying to buy Polyphia tabs! Well done!
Youre the 🐐
youre literally the goat
Very surprised at drown harmonics riff being so high. It’s literally the only polyphia riff I learned in less than 15 minutes
i think O.D. is easier to play than the ending of playing god tbh
Currently been learning Hand Teleportation of O.D. Sticking to around 85/90bpm for now.
you have just earned a sub my friend
lv 15 is off the hook good especially on the Vai solo!
Someone else said it, but Tim Henson is your favorite band’s favorite guitarist.
DAMN THAT ABASI LOOKS NICE
So we just declared Ego Death to be Polyphia's hardest song? lol
This made me do a stank face. Very impressive dude!
Boy... That escalted quickly.
wow you're really good at guitar
everyone just sleeps on symmetry
Lol actually yes
This video is underratedddd
I'd LOVE to download those QC presets you made if possible
That some decication my friend, respect
the guitar was ok, but that whistle cover at the end was legendary
6:19 he flipped us off 😂💀💀
casually played most of the Ego death song at the end. Cool
The fact abc was only lvl 6 makes feel like a noob again
Is that the Rick Graham sig Charvel? Man, I want one so bad. Can't wait to be back in the market.
I can confirm O.D is tough asf but putting level 14 doesn't feel fair at all, 40oz, the audacity,playing god or neurotica are way harder
Icronic on lvl 7 is scary for the rest of the video
Great vid! Wish you included the time signature too
40 oz sweep was rough lol, you were playing it on a super clean tone though so understandable. part of what makes that riff sound so great is the reverb and the harmonies you get from the notes slightly ringing out. playing it on the clean tone even played perfectly isnt going to sound as good
I was just sitting here amdiring the guitar playing but had a stroke seeing that cable management
one day i will be strong as you. I promisse
Hi guys, I'm just 11 and have learnt playing the GOAT riff at 110% speed. Love polyphia!
how do i max out at level 5 but can somehow play the goose riff as well
Thanks ichika Nito for making the final level "everything" on all the level videos
Talented!
so proud to be able to do only the level 1
Barring an 8 string guitar is crazy
At 3:55 40oz is actually recorded as alternate picking not by sweeping.
I need Polyphia to drop guitar only versions of their albums
Ego Death is insane bro
I'm gonna stick to drums I think
Try hannabach 815 Silver Special's on the nylon it will fix all that buzzing trust me. I wont use anything else on that guitar anymore
I think 13 should be higher. While I get your argument, you were able to kinda nail the lvl 14 but not 13. I respect your opinion either way. Great playing!
Never realized how hard the playing god arpeggios actually are
2:40 is he doing both clay's and the guitar part...
bros hands was shaking
Holy shit...........
You should do a feature with them for real, for real.
I'm 4 months in guitar and here I am playing a bit of goat
AMAZING!
I might be level 0.005 on this scale!
Level 1 is a little trickier than it seems if you're not used to properly sequencing variations of 7th chords in the right order. Level 4 seems easier than 2 lol
What band for song A.B.C and Ego death please 🙏?
You know is a Polyphia video when lvl 2 is already hard