1% Lego Guitar Skills 99% Editing Skills

How to "play" a tremendously difficult song on a tremendously difficult-to-play instrument? Enjoy!
The song is DragonForce - Through The Fire And Flames
More info about the Lego guitar:
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This video was inspired by Davie504
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[@Anomen77]

He can move from note to note faster than the camera's shutter speed, creating the illusion of stillness. He is truly a master of this technique.

[@innerlichtotig9325]

Only 204 likes and no comment? Let me fi- no

[@sebrasebra]

@@innerlichtotig9325 the main problem when people try to parody or make fun of cliches is that sometimes, as a side effect, they take part of it by accident, and make no progress or humor. This is an example.

[@fridaynightspreadsheetfun]

​@@sebrasebrarare comment I wish I could save

[@sebrasebra]

@@fridaynightspreadsheetfun just screenshot it and save it to your desktop

[@firecrow7973]

@@sebrasebra i have no idea whats happening

[@Diriector_Doc]

One of my favourite genres of music is covers played on absurd instruments. This is marvellous.

[@juliocoliveira]

thanks for the new quest. any suggestions?

[@JNJNRobin1337]

what about a cover made using a band of absurd instruments?

[@Diriector_Doc]

@@JNJNRobin1337 That too

[@Diriector_Doc]

@@juliocoliveira These are a few that I found over time. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYnJn6V7nNqbrqM kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6bOZWmOl9uqi7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2bNn5mqd7aqaLc

[@kino_61]

If you like there are very good stylophone covers made by maru maru

[@brunnomenxa]

This guy knows how to move his hand pleasurably to the music. I didn't think he could hold it for that long.

[@TheGrimReaper-sf9nq]

the way it slides up and down the neck

[@zerotian5661]

​@@TheGrimReaper-sf9nq😏

[@LeBeaBae]

i was looking for this comment.

[@41307]

Here you are😅

[@astridlenore]

In the music retail business we used to refer to excessive self-indulgent guitar soloing as "wanking". First thought that came to mind. Brilliant video though. 😅

[@danielbuege1]

As someone who has done an adequate amount of tedious editing, this is impressive. Well done.

[@BOT_CORP]

You cannot fool us heretic. There was no editing. Your lies can only hold for so long

[@OhThatGuyEw]

It’s incredible how it’s explicitly stated there’s 0% editing and he’s naturally moving this fast, is it possible to learn this power?

[@VestedUTuber]

The dark side is a pathway to abilities some consider unnatural.

[@TwentyOneSocks]

Have you ever heard the tragedy of darth plagiues the wise?

[@aidanrowland611]

It’s not a story the Jedi would tell you

[@ObiWanConeObi]

​@@aidanrowland611 It’s a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create life…

[@MuscleboySV]

Not from a Jedi.

[@alextasarov1341]

So there’s a new way to describe that hand motion. “I’m just playing my Lego guitar man.”

[@JapetoYT]

💀💀💀

[@HCProductions_]

I am practicing a new song dw

[@steamsparked]

💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@Dankku_w]

Bro really had to say that💀💀💀

[@JapetoYT]

@@Dankku_w yes I did

[@willshifley2982]

The amount of skill and speed he has is in credible. He can play so fast and with such ease that it looks as if he is teleporting to the next note

[@Zappr]

0:57 and the part after just tickles my brain so much. I love it.

[@Inlevity]

The dedication to learn how to do this without any editing and inhumane reflexes is incredible.

[@QUBIQUBED]

Omg yes, it’s just like 69 string bass

[@NotRealChatGPT]

Don't mind me, just waiting for an r/wooosh.

[@McNooby142]

amazing, his movement is incredibly precise aswell!

[@ege7253]

bro moves so fast we can see his hand getting glitched

[@ReallyNotSomeone]

Fast enough to create 4 afterimages and still enough to be faster than the camera

[@CreaativeName]

As someone currently taking a filmaking class, I can only imagine the pain and suffering editing this must have caused. My condolences, and amazing job!

[@nintendogamer1926]

I am pretty sure that it took a very long time, but I also think, that it wasn't necessarily hard, depending on the software he used.

[@thatweirdlesbian-]

@@nintendogamer1926 still, he probably wanted to die by the end

[@sihamhamda47]

@@thatweirdlesbian- the hardest thing is matching the edits to the song tempo perfectly

[@ieatfecesoutofyourbutt]

at least he didn't have to do it in kinemaster 😱

[@firstnamelastname8439]

It's not hard, just so boring you'd rather die

[@michaelschaeffer6936]

This sounds like a mix between a Gameboy and SNES cover and I love it

[@santiagogirbau2392]

Bro did the entire solo. Respect.

[@Daktyl198]

IDK how many people noticed, but the fact that you recreated the music video for the solo was amazing. I loved this!

[@HistoricalOlive]

fr

[@RaffaeleSansone]

Oh wow, great catch

[@SoulSif]

I don't get it

[@Daktyl198]

@@SoulSif The picture-in-picture in this video (where one has a zoom in on his hands, and the other shows a full body shot) is a tribute to the original music video of Through the Fire and the Flames, where they used this effect a lot, especially during the guitar solo.

[@Jdogrey1]

Me who just played the song on Beat Saber...

[@fozzle6503]

This feels like late 2000s KZbin, I love it ❤️

[@stephenoakley9724]

Except I had to watch unskippable ads first...

[@frinkzippi]

i was just thinking of MysteryGuitarMan!

[@farmerted487]

@@stephenoakley9724 Adblock Plus browser extension works for me. I don't see any ads.

[@0v_x0]

Lasse Gjertsen has entered the chat

[@0v_x0]

@@farmerted487 I use one on my desktop browser and it's like they know so they pump 3x the ads through the Android app. Which I'm probably going to abandon for a mobile browser with AdBlock.

[@tomwales968]

this is honestly incredible, the talent in so many aspects this takes is crazy

[@ZeroGForce]

Seamless. I mean, I can't see how any major band or record label hasn't already picked you up yet. This man ain't a Guitar Hero, he's a Guitar God.

[@sirsancti5504]

Block-Hero

[@lego_lounge]

That really is some crazy editing!

[@thetriplicitygamers7450]

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[@Lancy0.0]

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[@jerseyplaneobservers]

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[@elizaretosteo3495]

Rrhŕrrrrrr

[@elizaretosteo3495]

Frrŕs8roŕrýý7rrrrŕrrŕrrrrrkŕłbrrmrrrrrrŕáRrarrrrr

[@GuusKlaas]

I can't believe he actually managed to do this in one take without editing. I think Herman Li might be jealous of that skill!

[@dienichtganzanonymeananas]

Sorry to destroy it for you but this is clearly edited! You can see it at 1:31 if you play the video at 0.25 speed.

[@GuusKlaas]

@@dienichtganzanonymeananas "whoosh"

[@aidenaxler7579]

@@dienichtganzanonymeananas whoosh🫤

[@dienichtganzanonymeananas]

@@GuusKlaas even more sorry to inform you that with your answer „woosh“ you are the one worthy of r/woosh.

[@bradyblankenship9182]

@@GuusKlaas umm I think you’re the one that got wooshed dog. Unless you’re jokingly wooshing his joke and if so than I’m the one that has been wooshed

[@con.421]

I dunno what's more impressive, the lego guitar, the fact that it WORKS, or the fact that this guy can play it.

[@violetmaple9921]

god this man has to be the best guitarist i’ve ever seen. i wish i could have even a crumb of their power

[@jayaull8930]

Love that the text labeling every note is very much for us and definitely not just there to make the nightmare of editing this slightly more bearable. Fantacticly done

[@BakaTheSussy]

No, i think that is part of the clip he edited In

[@icecreamget]

lol and the key is in flats, not sharps.

[@yournosebleedonmylap]

@@BakaTheSussy I think that's the joke

[@Qril]

@@icecreamget All keys can be shown as flats or sharps. Gb major is just F# major, for example.

[@robinburatti2224]

@@Qril on a equaly tempered instrument like a piano, yes, on a guitar or a violin, nope. (9 commas in a tone, a flat is -4 and a sharp +4, ngl, only expert musicians and computers hear the difference, yet it exists, more particulary in the intention)

[@SJNaka101]

I did a stop motion project like this in high school with a guitar hero guitar, with this song. When you said "hours of video editing later", I REALLY felt that. The thing is, I could actually play the damn thing, so I gave up on stop motion after the beginning intro part and just continued the video from there with just plain footage of my hands and the screen. I got an A on the project. My teacher said "it was a cool reveal when it switched from stop motion to real time, showing that you can actually play the song on guitar hero. That was pretty crazy". I happily accepted the compliment, knowing that the switch to real time was out of sheer laziness, not wanting to go through that agonizing editing process anymore.

[@KaiMCGRPS]

that sounds cool as hell

[@SJNaka101]

@KaiMCGRPS the teacher put it on the school website, and it gave me a reputation at school as "the guitar hero guy". At parties, drunk people would hand me the guitar hero guitar and go "duuuude you gotta play". It was the weirdest thing. At least I didn't get bullied for it 😂

[@potatochan8985]

@@SJNaka101 yoo guitar hero guy!!

[@CrabMushroom]

@@SJNaka101 hang on is that THE guitar hero guy?!

[@SJNaka101]

@@CrabMushroom in the flesh

[@starmada105]

The song starts at 0:22, for ease of replay-ability.

[@Koutouhara]

Honestly this editing style is very Lego like so it fits well! You could do whole series like this! D

[@gregor3000pl]

More covers, please! This thing sounds like it was made to cover the original DOOM's soundtrack.

[@goob8945]

Definitely, pls do I SAWED THE DEMONS

[@mubasshir]

Also the "Turret Wife Serenade" or "Cara Mia Adio" from Portal 2

[@JamesTDG]

@@mubasshir if we are looking into other games, Halo CE title theme, mii maker theme, the TF2 title theme, still alive, and smb1 1-1 are all really good options as well

[@mmmmmmmmmmmmm]

So what you're saying is, you can play DOOM on it?

[@doom3592]

I fucking agree

[@juliob1628]

I love your ability to never do something half hearted. You go full into a project when you get into it. Insanely impressive.

[@Luckru]

1k likes and no replies huh

[@snoote533]

It's exquisite. Lego and this guy is like bread and butter

[@fantomp2363]

It’s the lego-spirit, never go halfway

[@dave3429]

He literally only did half the song.

[@knicechawt]

@@dave3429 well that doesn't really take away from his point though, it's painfully obvious the amount of effort and work that went into the edit to make it sound almost identical to the original song.

[@Unaboner]

I’m impressed with how well you were able to stay still between notes

[@trtl1083]

the work alone to edits this is horrifying and impressive, well done!!!

[@PuppetMasterIX]

I love how the sped-up-in-studio part of Sam's Solo (1:12) is every bit as fast as I was expecting.

[@teovinokur9362]

not like he's actually playing lul

[@sicklelkcis]

@@teovinokur9362 if you’re so concerned go do it yourself or just don’t complain

[@riri_is_smart]

@@teovinokur9362 no shit Sherlock!

[@enzoponce1881]

@@teovinokur9362 oh gee, how could you tell?

[@ConfusedGeriatric]

@@teovinokur9362 go find a job in NASA or WHO… your level of genius should not be wasted on writing mere KZbin comments

[@rya3190]

I heard one suggestion to call this "Through the bits and bytes". Such a nice piece of work!

[@okipullup9036]

Through the bricks and bytes

[@shimmienshake]

Through the ones and zeros

[@johndelgado8709]

Through the bleepus and bloopis

[@TheRealAnsontp]

Through the bugs and errors

[@EinsamPibroch278]

Through the Firewall and Flames (Flames being Flaming/Flame War)

[@MaskMajor]

Awesome work!

[@grahamamon]

I'm so happy to still see lego mindstorms videos show up on my feed 10+ years after I played with one as a kid.

[@SneakyMango]

Props to him for transcending time and space to make large jumps with extreme precision within milliseconds and playing the keys with a single finger

[@mattkim5077]

man became a MIDI instrument

[@mewni2956]

Just like the band itself does!

[@TreeFrogOnATree]

idk man the footage looks slowed down, might be nanoseconds

[@imjudeau2156]

@@TreeFrogOnATreeit’s slowed down so our mortal eyes can process the information

[@diamondrel5190]

@@mewni2956 eyyo

[@jblen]

A huge departure from your normal content, but this is incredible. I love it.

[@sage-py6fr]

off yesss

[@nokiohascontent]

off fans when they see anything remotely related to off

[@Narutokun11]

This is insane. Absolute legend.

[@Discord2319]

This actually sounds awesome

[@NGGYU]

The sound it makes is like a squarewave an 80's 8-bit computer would make, and I really like it!

[@xmysef4920]

Yeah haha! The sawtooth-square wave ish sound does give a new kind of twist to it.

[@weegie3343]

maybe. It isn’t exactly square or sawtooth

[@xmysef4920]

@@weegie3343 Probably somewhere around there though. Some discrete type of waveform, like square, sawtooth or triangle

[@larsonben3380]

You have essentially created a analog chiptune version of “through the fire and flames”. Impressive

[@SatanCakes]

You know, now that it's edited - Technically, you know exactly how to play it!

[@FatherMcKenzie66]

I FEEL THE MIDIS POWER IN MY VEINS, THE 90s ARE BACK ONCE AGAIN

[@FuzzyCollieDoggo]

I would not mind at all if more of these videos came out! Great work!

[@kilastrika]

I think they would xD this probably took painstaking amount of time to line up the notes

[@pmgvictor4625]

Can't wait to see the "99% Lego Guitar Skills 1% Editing Skills" version. Regardless this was really well done! Funny and amazing.

[@soggycatgirl]

Featuring: 40 sporadic minutes of re-assembling the guitar.

[@christiancerda3987]

Dude just created an instrument that turns guitar solos into 8bit tracks

[@M01st_Nu6g3t]

Pov: you’re a guy who cant sleep at night.

[@badjokr_]

what a wholesome idea to include the note you are playing so the viewer at home can follow with their own lego guitar 🙏🙏

[@WipZedKay]

Waiting for someone to take these sounds and add them into a midi editor. God knows what songs would come out of it!

[@mbcommandnerd]

Considering how many connection options you have with the EV3, I’m pretty sure he could just plug the EV3 brick into his computer via USB, and write a program that takes in MIDI data and plays the right notes at the right times from the EV3 itself! No guitar attachment necessary-although it would be cool to have a MIDI-controlled guitar, I must say!

[@callmeishmael5742]

@@mbcommandnerd ok, but if you don't use the guitar attachment, it's kind of just a synthesizer

[@tauon_]

it's probably, like, a saw wave or something, so you could just use that

[@Son_Goku63]

Man out here doing the Joe Penna. Brings back memories of watching MysteryGuitarMan all those years ago. keep up to fun and wild videos man!

[@magusincognito5241]

I saw this scrolling through FB and I remember why I subscribed to your channel. This is the type of content I love. 💪💪💪

[@MorfsPrower]

Wow, you really managed to play Through the Fire and Flames EXACTLY like how Herman Li did it. You're awesome

[@sirsancti5504]

Not exactly. Herman Li played it in a common-mortal guitar.

[@Dante-420]

​@@sirsancti5504he also plays Sam's parts!

[@georgemiller2129]

This is awesome. The last time I saw a guitar like this it was an NXT brick. Thank you for being honest about the editing, and even more, owning it. This is awesome.

[@LibertyMonk]

It was less editing and more composing. Sure, it doesn't need dexterity and muscle training of playing it live, but it does take a lot of effort to construct a cover from samples.

[@gracelandtoo6240]

It's not composing if they have the sheet music or a midi file, which I hope for their sake they had available

[@thejaceman8298]

Never thought my late night procrastination would bring me here... I love it.

[@Chris-rs1pp]

1:17 that slide tho 🤣🤣

[@HalfAsleepChris]

Amazing

[@perhapsYoYo]

half asleep chris wtf

[@MiGLifeCrisis]

Stay awake

[@bumbumstoner27]

I LOVE YOU

[@ramsescampollo2506]

Cats, now! In all seriousness, your videos are amazing.

[@j4fproductions649]

Bros awake for 4 years

[@schrodingerthecat]

Fantastic!!!!! As a fan of DragonForce I would say they would be happy with this cover version!

[@RagsLighthouses]

Herman will probably watch it on stream even

[@Hamzas_Wisdom]

shitty song

[@cookieschreiber9055]

This looks and feels like the early lego animations. It's perfect.

[@corvax8644]

If through the fire and flames was a song in classic doom

[@itsv1p3r]

1:42 i felt that D#4

[@Sean-Ax]

LOVE THIS! Did not expect this from this channel!

[@felixlee9645]

Same

[@PaulieLauraXombie1331]

Probably the coolest thing I've ever seen with lego.. upgrade it with a body and head stock! If they/you can refine it without a lot of editing and this ever became a kit. Probably the most expensive kit they could sell

[@RickvanOsta]

I like how you can't see his face. He's like some sort of mystery guitar man..

[@alecchristiaen4856]

This presumably didn't take a lot of dexterity, but I'm in awe of your editing and how you made that guitar from legos.

[@dienichtganzanonymeananas]

Took a lot of cocaine.

[@tomasheredia9829]

not dexterity but time and effort

[@guy990]

With a limited scale you managed to capture all the notes so well amazing job

[@LaCazaLP]

My Man was playing Through the Fire and Flames on his Editing Software lmao. What a Legend.

[@unfinishedsenten]

Amazing! Cool af!

[@TheRecklessGamerINC]

Incredible. Imagine the skill it takes to instantaneously move your fingers to the exact note needed alongside teleporting the other hands fingers to press the buttons. True skill young man, you are certainly going places!

[@krave2789]

@@uncomfortableshirt3870 it’s a joke you potato

[@cooldud7071]

Teleportation has been in widespread use by the US government/international government for decades. It's about time the new agers got proven right.

[@fishstickz8769]

@@cooldud7071 you just gotta beleive

[@tropia8014]

Also the ability to duplicate himself when needed is masterful

[@Neimonster]

@@tropia8014 And zooming in on your hand? Must be so useful!

[@Boyfrumpluto]

@1:56 me at 2 a.m.

[@lenardstarks5891]

Gagagagagagagagagag

[@matthewhumcke3182]

so the answer is you cant play it on this instrument, but you made a great, labor intensive collaboration to simulate what it would sound like.

[@malongmanuel]

this is cool! and its not only editing skills! you sir have a good musical understanding and a great patience 😅

[@Lovelessh3art]

Hours of editing, easily worth my 1 like. This was sick!

[@livinglifejustthat]

What editing, this was all one take bro!

[@Uncle-Jay]

@@livinglifejustthat Boy this joke aged really bad considering the thousands of comments all saying the same thing.

[@arial_01]

Dude I know this took absolutely forever but I appreciate it so much it mighta been worth it!

[@penfold7800]

Sounds really cool. Reminds me of classic background music on 8-Bit Home Computer games in the 1980's

[@anomonyous]

I mean... This might be taking "play to your strengths" a little far, lol. Love it.

[@Unabatedhalo775]

I know how hard editing can be. Major respect to you sir

[@doctortwilight]

YES!

[@Dmanrique6]

Do you like it?

[@Gibson343088]

I really appreciate the mind numbing about of patient editing thia must have taken.

[@0ldManGaming]

Thoroughly entertained by that! Excellent job.

[@seansnyder2855]

As a guitar player, this looks fun as hell to play. What's so difficult about playing it though? It honestly looks like it'd be a great teaching tool for beginner guitar players.

[@misterturtle]

in the words of my favorite musician its not that its hard to play its just that the real song is over 7 minutes long so its more of an endurance test.

[@Bladieblah]

Shit is so difficult that in live performances (at least early ones) DF's guitarists messed it up. Get your humble bragging ass out of here, obnoxious af

[@Jone_V]

I feel like I wouldn't learn anything from this

[@jamesmclemore9123]

It's probably hard to move the collar fast enough without breaking the Lego blocks off unless he's done something fancy with the connections. You also probably have to be pretty precise with the movements or you'll end up playing the wrong note.

[@jakkaphatpasuphan6242]

​​@@jamesmclemore9123Yeah it doesn't seem to be made to play something that quickly

[@JNJNRobin1337]

feels like a midi but this just makes me want to see someone train to do it entirely on their own without the magic of editing

[@supahcomix]

They’d have to do the bass and drums separate

[@JNJNRobin1337]

ah yeah now i realize, mayhaps a team of them then? using that device?

[@CommandoBlack123]

I made one of these guitars 5 years ago, and the sensor used to register the notes is incredibly finicky. Sometimes it doesnt read the correct distance and just plays the wrong notes.

[@pehdfms8621]

not even dragonforce can play TTFAF live lol

[@andrew-o8w]

Lego guitar is something I wanted to exist and sure enough, 8 or so months ago it had already existed.

[@paulalexisasuncion6361]

Bro is shredding that Lego guitar

[@SPACYtunes]

That was an extremely faithful remake of the solo, I recognize your attention to detail and give you massive props.

[@dukem8774]

The editing in this is legitimately amazing, great job!

[@mcocpoolkiller557]

That was epic! Great song to cover on a Lego guitar haha. Well done sir

[@fossil6235]

This genuinely sounds like it would be in DOOM 2.

[@JanTonovski]

A lot of work went into this, amazing video!

[@LetsGoStylo]

This is so awesome!!! I want to try and play this on the stylophone at some point, and having the notes laid out in the video is super helpful! Thanks for sharing!

[@lightdreamer_]

Epic work, flows so well!!!!

[@graphingwhale4585]

Mad respect!

[@slakett161]

Videos like this or the steel axle break videos are one of my favourites, because its just pure humor i love it!

[@Lancy0.0]

Haters gonna say it's edited.

[@Jamesdukeofbuffalo-valonder]

So is he his own hater?

[@BrutalBeast666]

@@Jamesdukeofbuffalo-valonder We all are

[@kuark99]

This is straight up misteryguitarman shit. And im all here for it 😂😂😂 Now do the flight of the bumblebee

[@mentaljock2639]

Must have terrible friction burns on his brick after that.

[@TrilogyBPM]

This is fantastic! Has early KZbin vibes and I applaud you for the painstaking editing this must've taken.

[@sirsancti5504]

Editing??? Found another conspiracy-theorist!

[@helios3312]

The crazy thing is, he didn’t have to include all of the notes whatsoever but he did adding to the editing workload, holy man, you could have just played the songs, but huge props for all that dedication you’re a legend, this sounds beautiful

[@randomguymarco]

That's gotta be the mightiest guitarist i've ever seen... The intense power of his skills is beyond on our imaginations

[@napsbrickrailways2290]

Anyone else see that Herman Li actually watched this and LOVED IT

[@UraTrowelie]

You're too humble. We know you don't edit.

[@CheesusCrusts]

I am especially impressed at how he moves faster than the speed of light to each note, then pauses for a split second to make it seem like he teleported his hands. All without any editing!!!!!1!!1

[@mrterry1756]

@@CheesusCrusts That's what happens when you move faster than the camera's framerate.

[@snoote533]

@@mrterry1756 Yep.

[@Kamethystar]

@@mrterry1756 we found it, we found the guy that is faster than the cameraman

[@godlyhax4172]

@@Kamethystar faster than the camera. No one is faster than the cameraman

[@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.]

The insane dedication this must have taken ... well done, sir. Well done.

[@JackThomas9]

Played at 1.5 speed this sounds like a Megaman X track. Great job man, that's a lot of repetition and precise work!

[@PartyGodDouglasProductions]

That was rad a hell! Thanks for doing it!