Can I learn GOAT on violin in only 30 minutes? [Polyphia 🎸]

Practice on Tonic and win cool prizes together with the community: tonicmusic.app/practice-together All instruments and styles welcome! 🎸 Quickly join! The RØDE microphone practice challenge starts soon!
Use this sheet music to practice on Tonic: tonicmusic.app/goat
Backing track: • HD POLYPHIA- G.O.A.T B...
PS. If you don't know @Polyphia or @TimHensonW6RST, go check them out! Also, huge thanks to @ColburnSchoolLosAngeles for letting me perform sacrilege in the renown Heifetz Studio 🙏🏼

[@RayChenViolinist]

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[@sanskaraggarwal2436]

How do you participate to win the microphone 😮

[@MrSuicideMan]

do both of the full songs with a proper time to "study" and do it at your best. you are an insane musician, with an insane song. i know your time is limited, but your skillz are UNLIMITED! Imagine just playing 8 bars or bach and call it a day... bach would wake up from the dead!!! now tim is still alive tho, he deserves and we deserve it full. pretty please?

[@ChiefHerzensCoach]

;) do not care about the frets - just use your perfect pitch ;)

[@kwi8995]

the challenge being in the middle of my exams' session a h- ;-;

[@matthewrayner571]

I think this is slowly becoming Ray Chen's application to feature in Polyphia's next *piece*, and I'm all for it.

[@dingaia]

i'd all for it, he is already elevating their music in 30 minutes lol i can just imagine an entire recording session.

[@sympostersyndrome]

THE ADDITION OF VIOLIN WOULD MAKE IT SOUND EXISTENTIALLY PHENOMENAL YESSSS

[@Tr1s]

"He's already doing octaves" Its a pretty sick riff but as a guitar player I can assure this is almost certainly way harder on violin. Especially if you want to play the piece with the same energy as a guitar player. Fair play for nailing it

[@IssamUAhmed]

Yeah octaves are v easy on guitar. Just like playing double stops or chords or harmonics, all stuff you'd learn pretty early on

[@ultimatesoup]

I play both guitar and violin... can confirm they are WAY harder on violin. If you are even the slightest bit off on violin it's super obvious whereas you just have to hit 2 frets a step away and 2 strings down for MOST octaves on guitar

[@rykehuss3435]

@@IssamUAhmed Dude harmonics are not easy on guitar, and no beginner learns them or should practice them

[@vlurpjuice8620]

@@rykehuss3435 I beg to differ. Harmonics can be challenging but there is no reason a beginner shouldn't practice them. Plus, plenty of people learn them early on.

[@rykehuss3435]

@@vlurpjuice8620 Yes there is a reason, and the reason is that theyre better off practicing more basic techniques. Plenty of people make mistakes in the way they practice

[@Juanitocd]

Bro is doing it again 😮

[@RayChenViolinist]

Try practicing it! The sheet music is linked in the description 🎵

[@GreenGiant400]

"Oh he's doing left-hand pizzicato!" As a guitarist, this is incredibly funny to me.

[@pierrerousseaux5303]

I swear 🤣

[@shaggy.patches]

I truly hope Tim sees this. Polyphia often will sit and watch fan videos and covers. Really want to see his reaction, he's always honored and humbled to be covered by all levels of musician, but especially by those who take such care and effort into learning his music. Well done, Ray. Excellent adaptation to the violin.

[@ashleepe_]

Sameeee

[@rykehuss3435]

Tim is such a humble and chill dude. You can tell he loves music, and musicians

[@LeNoLi.]

THANK YOU. it's not a song without singing.

[@kitchen-knife-1]

the crazy thing is that in the 30minutes... Ray is talking to the camera, reacting, and explaining.... along with watching Tim's tutorial. So Ray is doing it in LESS than 30 minutes!

[@kenji2787]

I feel like he already knows how to play it by just looking at it but pretending just so he could praise the author who his audiences also like. But also because he’s quite nice.

[@Shortstack3]

This just reminded me that Tim Henson actually grew up playing the violin until around 15. In an interview, he talks about how his teachers sort of made him hate it growing up because they were physically abusive (I think they hit him across his hand with a bow if he made mistakes??) but that he's grateful he had the opportunity to learn because it taught him discipline. Love how this turned out, this series is so fun!

[@irenegriffin3050]

I love how in one interview he said he focused on learning guitar to deal with the "trauma" that was violin! LOL!

[@PotatoKing86]

Yur

[@NewColossusNorthing]

@@irenegriffin3050Yvette Young describes almost the same experience, but going from high-stress concert piano to guitar

[@Renvil_]

Yeah, until 15, but FROM age 3! So at the release of G.O.A.T. he had been playing violin for almost half his life already!

[@irenegriffin3050]

@@Renvil_ he probably wouldn't want to, but it would be so cool to hear him play violin! I'm sure he was great at that as well!

[@ChesterQueens]

I'll absolutely be there and cheering if/when you do a collab with Tim Henson & the whole Polyphia band! Amazing performance, thanks for sharing with us.

[@adamhakki8126]

Isabella is the best at these sheet music, her effort must be appreciated

[@F4LL__]

Yesss more Polyphia and guitar love🥺 Awesome job as always Ray! Highly recommend So Strange and Reverie by them

[@elliechoi._.]

It still amazes me so much that he’s able to play that within 30 min. Even if he only played 1/3 of it, it sounds like it been worked on for months

[@kimberlybarrows2456]

I feel weird writing this, but it has to be said. I love that Ray looks like a cute oppa while preparing, but when he is performing, he transforms into this .. hot focused mystery man.

[@spdcrzy]

That's how a lot of the greatest are. Whether it be Ray Chen, Lewis Hamilton, Tim Henson, or Larnell Lewis. They're all humble, highly approachable people that turn into absolute KILLERS when they get into the zone.

[@ViolinMechanic]

Bro is lokey the goat of violin himself.

[@thor498]

Not low key he plays Instrumentes we regular humans aren't even alowed to hold. 😅

[@jabsher7151]

Can you just make an entire Polyphia cover album? It’s beautiful on the violin!!

[@dan...dandan...]

It's amazing that Ray Chen learned to play all of that in just 30 minutes.

[@_sophiaha]

Absolutely love this! I would also really want to watch a video of you without the time limit and just learning a whole Polyphia song. I think it'd be cool if you talked about how you would transcribe a piece's sound/vibe into your violin playing and what kind of personal flair you put into it

[@rykehuss3435]

I dont think Ray has time to properly practice a whole Polyphia song, I mean he is still first and foremost a classical soloist

[@MVPhurricane]

wow that sounded really sick, actually. i love how this interpretation really showcases the dynamic range of the violin. i love the little editing touches too (this applies to all of ray's videos, but i definitely appreciated the cheekiness of imitating the music video with the typography and stuff). this one turned out even better than the Playing God one!

[@user-ft5bn5ox2s]

As a guitarist and a classical violinist these videos brighten my day.

[@VomitShovel]

You really captured that dissonant, almost chaotic sound so well. The original song is obviously played so clean, but the notes give you a feeling of unease and tension and you REALLY nailed that. I love your versions so much

[@droidgeist]

Would love to see a challenge where you take a bunch of classes and try to learn other stringed instruments in 24 hours. Guitar, cello, erhu, etc. I've been playing guitar from a really young age and when I tried my hand at violin when I was a kid, I felt like I had a step up on most of other students. The bowing was obviously completely alien, but all the left hand stuff came relatively easily. Would be awesome to see what a world class violinist can do going the other way!

[@mehraneahmadi645]

You're like the master of this challenge and you know it 🔥 your "playing god" challenge was awesome 👏 I found Poliphia because of that video 🙆‍♀️

[@mehraneahmadi645]

Hiiii !!?🙋‍♀️👀

[@TheUniversalRocker]

you just know tim would find this both very humbling and amusing considering how chill he is.

[@penguinlover2274]

Woah, that was an amazing performance! The original is great sounding too, what a nice rec. Thanks Ray.

[@journials3283]

This is actually insane lol, the way you added the chords I didn’t think a violin could get that close! Amazingggg hope to see a full cover mastered soon! 🙏🏼

[@tanteikishi]

It’s so nice to see you rocking out to Polyphia! Hoping there’ll be a collab someday. Great job as always!

[@frankgustafson1905]

Amazing job Ray. Loved it.

[@ynot5478]

Bravo! What a magnificent rendition! Thank you for sharing.

[@sayr0538]

Insane concept, keep up this style of videos.

[@limaamon]

What an inspiration! You are amazing Ray!❤

[@agatafurczyk9149]

It's always fun watching how you go from testing things out to the final - really cool - result 🤗

[@IgarashiDai]

Dang, love these violin interpretations! Both this and your Playing God rendition sounded so slick!

[@ahbeng888]

So good Ray. Ever since I found out about Polyphia earlier this year, they've been on rotation in my playlist. So great to hear your take on this!

[@medanha_d]

Amazing work! I LOVE IT!!

[@atrioxairsoft5413]

ive been a fan if yours for a while now as i like classical and am a beginner pianist so geeked out as i also love polyphia, keep up the great work and great job nailing this!

[@BexWty]

Love Polyphia and love Ray Chen, really enjoying these videos. You absolutely nailed it ❤

[@carlciulla6546]

I really wish this was longer it sounds so amazing

[@NaveKing]

This is awesome, I can't wait to try it myself! you're the goat ray

[@flash_point8272]

That was sick! Full version - Lets GOOOO!!

[@neya8904]

full cover needed this is so good

[@KamiXSwift]

Amazing video Ray!, Been a fan since the starting of this channel, seeing u grow feels so good alltogether, Please do more polyphia songs, like O.D and Ego Death

[@irenegriffin3050]

This was fantastic! LOVE Tim Henson's work and since I play violin, it's so cool to see these videos! Love it!! 😊

[@mehraneahmadi645]

You absolutely nailed it 👏👏👏 it sounds so cool on violin because of YOUR playing 👏👏👏

[@chautauquatrail]

You are incredibly talented, I'm subscribing immediately.

[@yanielwallsten6038]

OMGGG YESS. I have waited so long for this moment. Now it’s finally here, dream come true for sure!😱🔥💯

[@rosalitamoon1038]

I love your interpretation of this piece!

[@aidengabehart]

man some of those runs are just beautiful

[@RyukADA]

super cool vid. thanks for sharing and thanks Rode!

[@laosoupi59]

Love so much your violin version Ray Chen 😍😍😍

[@KwadSkwad]

i’ve got 25 years on guitar and 3 months on violin… i have no idea what you’ve just done but it’s absolutely incredible. and it sounded even better!!!

[@followTCF]

Yooooooo... you nailed that!! Getting that far with the vibes you pulled off in 30 mins... yup, rockstar. I'll support you by checking on your app Tonic. Keep up these fun challenges!

[@diegot143]

Wow you did it justice and then some. You captured the emotion of the song for me.

[@machaoverlord5925]

Magnificent as always

[@CurrentlyYouTubing]

Loved watching this Ray, thanks for helping to inspire next gen of musicians! Would love to see you learn O.D. by Polyphia - I think it would sound awesome on violin!

[@UNKNOWN_16x]

love these videos, please keep the "series going!

[@cidatienza7100]

Oh wow, that was such a fantastic performance, Mr. Ray Chen(even with a worn-out bow)!

[@DsChelI]

Excited for this. GOAT is one of their tracks that got me hooked.

[@oongaboongagang]

YEAHHH!! LET'S GOOOO!!! Hahaha I love it whenever Ray tries something out of the ordinary~~~ 🙈🤣🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

[@shiroskull2029]

This is my favorite Polyphia song, you nailed it👏 love it!

[@3cch1fb]

Nothing short of AMAZING!!

[@justaguy138]

As a musical layman it is very cool to see the music broken down, translated, and appreciated by such a diverse and talented crowd. Hell yes.

[@johnprinsloo2291]

Dayummmm!! Sounds even better on the violin. it has so much texture, character and emotion. awesome cover

[@VOYAGEOfficial]

That final result sounds crazy good 😮. I tried learning this on guitar a couple years ago but I couldn't get that fast run consistent enough.

[@Werksonek]

You're incredibly talented and your videos are very entertaining and funny. Once you started playing I was covered with goosebumps and it stayed with me untill the end of your amazing performance! I'm giving a sub.

[@MakeAmericaGreatAgain04]

@RayChen you are so very amazing your violin videos and other content is awesome merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄🎄🎻🎻

[@eddiecrow4559]

Ho - ly - shiet.. Bruh, this is fire!! I really hope Tim sees this. You really need to get a feature on some of his next works. You are so frickin good Ray!!! The feeling from a real instrument i dunno.. NOTHING beats that. Great work!

[@anonanonymous9812]

Sheesh, it's really magnificent to see a professional classical violinist playing pop music. You could definitely see the mastery in theie playing technique.

[@PratyayDey]

this was so beautiful. I love to see such challenges and hope for more in the future. and... what about a collab with Charles Berthoud? My two fav musicians

[@KT-rc7rj]

The way you made that violin sing…. Perfection!!!

[@BartoszBanachewicz]

I really liked this version. It sounds like it was written for violin when you play it!

[@Shivani55523]

Ufff...I absolutely love his expressions while playing the piece...quite sacrilegious 🫠

[@FatherofEunice]

Loving these two worlds collide. And I’m curious what Ray thinks about the difficulty of learning songs like this compares virtuosic violin pieces.

[@DrawsAjpw]

The fact that you are able to learn such a difficult piece on a completely different instrument in only 30 minutes is just incredible! Can’t wait to see what you continue to play in the future. Do you think you could learn Neurotica by Polyphia next? I haven’t seen many people play it on violin and it’d be a really cool piece to hear played by you! ❤️

[@jeancarlomzh]

As a violinist and guitarist, it's more difficult to play this on violin, and still play so well, perfectly, impossible not to be impressed by your performance bro

[@wonderwoman5224]

Ray, you are amazing❤ oh, God, awesome 😍

[@hs964]

Loved this. Even more than guitar version. Beautiful. Tim is an amazing composer alongside virtuouso guitar player and Ray brought it to a plain

[@dmwalker24]

I said it on the last one, and I'll say it again... I've seen a lot of these kinds of videos, and Ray's are the most impressive by miles. Perhaps controversial, but I prefer Ray's violin tone to the electric guitar tone in the original. I've never been a big fan of that particular kind of guitar sound, though the original piece itself and the performance are obviously brilliant.

[@Y3llow_Submarin3]

Because he is Ray Chen.

[@ksenyaxoxo]

Oh my God! It sounds AMAZING~

[@antine1279]

Listening to Tim's original and Ray's interpretation makes me feel like listening to two gods! Like the amount of talent in both versions is unbelievable, the best humanity has to offer. And you're right, the most important thing is to capture the vibe, which is what you managed to do. Thank you

[@stantheman143]

For something you tried covering in 30ish minutes, that sounded stellar. Well played Ray! :D

[@sakersen2447]

Please do more I love watching it

[@tonio4727]

I'm glad to see that I am not the only one obsessed with Polyphia recently:)

[@oghenerorandy1336]

I cried watching this and I fell inlove with you ❤.playing the violin has been my passion I got my violin 2 weeks ago and I’m yet to begin my practice because I’ll have to move back to school for that I’ve been watching and following love you man 🩷.

[@lolin6375]

Wow these shifts were so amazing

[@aisyarahandina5499]

I really love crossover in different instruments and genres!!! I wish someone make ‘Playing God’ and G.O.A.T in string quartet or two violins version (poke Brett and Eddy to try it!). Another request, try Anastasia by Slash! Pleaseeee😭🫶🏻

[@sabrinai]

Thanks Ray for turning me from a "What's Polyphia?"-asking person into a Tim fanboy as well 😅 Edit: fangirl* 🙈

[@MVPhurricane]

i'm a tim fanboy and a tim *fanboy* (he is a beautiful boy-- i can't deny it)

[@DecibiderGames]

Same! I learned of polyphias existence from Ray! I’m a huge fan of them now. Playlist is full of em :D

[@ryanijyu533]

Wow. Ray continues to surprise me with what can be done on the violin.

[@superkamiguru9745]

I'd loooooove to see you try and do Goose or maybe something like OD! Polyphia is just masterful at their craft and so are you!

[@MiguelBaptista1981]

This was mad. Big respect to you Mr.Ray. Although this is quite a quirk exercize to the violin world, it is no small feat.

[@ZuzuWildmonkey]

Oh my gosh, that was insane🤩 I hope they see this video too!

[@langadubazana]

Man I absolutely adore you.

[@Krizefugl]

Very impressive! Kudos.

[@user-dm84]

New to your channel. This is super cool, really love your video editing style as well! Keep up the good work 🎉

[@amandas.6500]

That was AWESOME!

[@sinlessdeath4536]

I love this is phenomenal l wanna see this collaboration so much its phenomenal and i love that your trying these polyhia songs

[@suf9045]

We need so much more of this, would love you to try an Animal As Leaders songs or something by Plini !!

[@bigprobllama]

Great video! Now I got to go check the first one because I've somehow missed it.

[@oknotokmaybenot]

YT SUGGESTED ME ,Thanks for doing again ❤

[@chia-iho]

ray excitedly discovering basic guitar things is so funny🤣