Donkey Kong Country - Aquatic Ambience - Acoustic/Classical Guitar Cover - Super Guitar Bros

Super Guitar Bros acoustic cover of the Aquatic Ambience from Donkey Kong Country. Original Soundtrack composed by David Wise.
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[@SuperGuitarBros]

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[@kevinarmes9804]

No better place for classic video game themes arranged on guitar. Thanks guys!

[@SuperGuitarBros]

Yes we are! Our newest stuff isn’t on there but we have three albums of video game covers and one album of traditional pop/rock covers that we did with Dan Avidan - open.spotify.com/artist/2WosnSaZPybvQfyGUvD3NX?si=ypb0Ug3zRJqL1Ypuice8CQ

[@kevinarmes9804]

@westisbe5t Their Ocarina of Time album is sick.

[@smack_dab]

Gotta get them tabs dawg aw man

[@squiggly_lines]

Thanks! Love the arrangement!

[@wrximprezadog1]

If this ain't played at my funeral, I'm jumping out of a barrel in a new body

[@bennorochjr2326]

This made me lol

[@MattH-wg7ou]

I can still hear the barrel firing sound!

[@ehlirodriguez1369]

Lmfao wtf 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 epic af

[@aschraub9897]

Hunter S Thompson had his remains fired out of a cannon lol

[@asymptoticspatula]

You win the internet

[@beemelonhead1]

This made me tear up.. I remember being like 8 yrs old and I would beg my grandma to come watch me play DK when her and grandpa visited. She would do it happily, just sit on the edge of my bed and watch me play DK without a complaint just because I was so stoked on the game and I guess she could see that and went along with it just to make me happy. Love you grams.

[@RickDinkle]

Imagine being the composer of this song and figuring it all out on midi

[@SimpleChineseYoutube]

David Wise is a genius. Period.

[@JonnyLikesGames87]

Imagine getting that kind of sound down to a couple kilobytes on a SNES music chip. The composition itself is already great, but to have that kind of sound clarity on a SNES was basically unheard of at the time. David Wise is the man!

[@joserobertocarmona3285]

I have 16 years playing music and I can tell you that what captivates me the most is thinking on how David was able to reach this musical greatness, this magnificent voice movement and sweet chord progressions. Moving this music to 8 or 16 bits I would say is more a technical aspect that can be resolved with the appropriate technician.

[@EduardoRohdeEras]

@@joserobertocarmona3285 I have 25 years of music and 11 years of computer science and I guarantee you that booth tasks are equally challenging.

[@joserobertocarmona3285]

@@EduardoRohdeEras thank you, I was just sharing my view, ahd I really appreciate you for sharing yours bro.

[@nadsham3388]

Nostalgia activated. If you owned a copy of this game then you had an awesome childhood.

[@AsMightyAsBread]

We are the first and only ever to have that kind of childhood.

[@Sin526]

Truly we were blessed beyond our wildest comprehension

[@janderkin]

My stepdad beat me with a copy of Donkey Kong Country.

[@THECHOSENONE-bk7xg]

Had the Tshirt that came with the release. Was such a magical time of my life.

[@chivalrous_chevy1163]

My next-door neighbor and friend owned this game and i used to go over to his house and play it. Does that still mean i had an awesome childhood, even if i didn't own a copy personaly?

[@PeterOwens1006]

Honestly, maybe their best cover ever, no exaggeration.

[@NourMohamed-xe8zw]

100%. I agree.

[@milkmeapollo9048]

Honestly this is great wtf

[@andreluisfreire95]

100%

[@OG-SherlockHolmes]

Have you heard Gerudo Valley? This is pleasing though

[@raredoodah6649]

Maybe? You mean most bloody definitely

[@SNESdrunk]

The creativity that goes into these arrangements is super inspiring

[@pedroanitelli]

SSNNNNNNN Nes drunk

[@OG-SherlockHolmes]

Sup Drunk

[@darthboxOriginal]

They should cover your intro!

[@ToxicCityOfficial]

It's mind shattering. Sam's explosive arpeggio run. phyewsh.

[@roushpedish]

Multi-play with me please. Maybe some Secret of Evermore. I’ll be yer dog.

[@thomaswhyte5107]

Hearing this took me back all those years, me and my brother's sat huddled around our tiny TV and super Nintendo.

[@ProjectRedfoot]

4real!

[@sashimiwolf]

why did this make me wanna cry. this had no business provoking those emotions on me. LOL

[@headknocker2020]

You're not the only one. Reminds me of being around 8 years old and playing this game with my mom. Beautiful song that brings up nostalgic, happy memories.

[@Aendolin]

@@headknocker2020 Oh my God, yes. The nostalgia from this is almost overwhelming. I want to go back to those times.

[@p1g5m0k3]

The song sounds very melancholic too, it’s the notes that evoke emotion. Just goes to show how great a composer David Wise is. He’s a genius. The sadness vibes really fit with a dying world theme, pollution in the water, etc.

[@retr0type]

1:35 That run tho

[@blainethemono19]

Thank you for calling that out! Holy balls

[@705Ibanez]

got instant goosebumps

[@Bassplayer509]

So insane yet so subtle !

[@deviant6string]

Yup

[@Bones12x2]

Doing that on an acoustic with no cutout around the base of the neck is just silly.

[@silentrouge]

Doesnt matter which version of this I hear, I still hear Enguarde going bwoop bwoop bwoop in my head

[@zackaryvincent]

And I can hear the spinning octopus corridors and diddy screaming "wahhh" when he gets hit followed by him knocking on the barrel 😂

[@oak_a]

thank you

[@Not3xactly]

Everytime I hear this song I think about David Wise being tasked with making the music for a level where monkeys swim and collect bananas and then creating something so absurdly beautiful

[@BloodBathFenix]

It sounds like a BEAUTIFUL combination of DK's aquatic ambiance with a sprinkle of the Town's theme in Diablo I Dear goodness this is amazing!

[@albinodino5050]

Hell yeah, everything from dkc is a banger

[@colinderue8095]

you are not wrong.

[@argetect2847]

Top 25 game soundtracks of all time.

[@nickgreenhow5513]

EVERYTHING

[@GaudyGabriev]

Easily a contender for most underrated soundtrack of all videogames. Crazy how good the music of these games was and how little it is talked about.

[@albinodino5050]

@@GaudyGabriev well I mean I wouldn’t call it underrated because it seems like people are talking about this soundtrack all of the time, but it’s still amazing.

[@wolfyhii5446]

Honestly with that guitar slide this sounds like a Resident Evil save room theme at first

[@zappbrannigan71187]

No it sounds like a resident evil save room hands down ,I thought I was the only one

[@danielcgallagher]

Whoops... I wrote basically the same comment 😅

[@Ryosuke1208]

I didn't realise that until you mentioned it.

[@puhbrox]

Lmao thats harsh. I think it was a perfect touch, since bending the note just wouldn't have sounded the same.

[@wolfyhii5446]

@@puhbrox Oh heck yeah it sounds great. I just thought it sounded similar :D

[@wyvern4588]

This song has always amazed me, even as a wee lad. So calming yet has undertones of despair.

[@TheChuffert]

I happened to hear you guys play this live in Detroit for the NSP acoustic tour this year and I gotta say, it was an almost intimidating moment, humbling more like, the silence of the crowd while y'all plucked and strummed away. Not even a sound, dude, but the ambience, It was a powerful energy that is going to stick in my brain forever. This song means so much to me and to many of the others out there in that crowd and to hear y'all just happen to play that live, that shit was life changing and it brought tears to my eyes, I was holding my nose the whole song holding em back. Knowing y'all were playing for your friends and family in the crowd too, you guys rocked the hell out of it. I hope I get to see you guys tour again, either with NSP again or on your own, I would to love to see your guys' full show someday. Thanks for the most epic performance in Detroit dudes, you rock!

[@SamGriffinGuitar]

Dude i just read this comment and just want to say that it REALLY means a lot to hear something like this. Thanks so much 🥹

[@GlizzyAssassin]

Oh man I'm jealous, I was sposta be at that exact show but life showed up instead. I can't imagine how intense the feeling of hearing this live would be.

[@markusszelbracikowski956]

I was wondering "Oh, another aquatic ambiance cover" but that Harp run flexing was more than enough to justify it. Best version out there no doubt.

[@elidasilva5558]

Just when you think you heard every kind of cover of aquatic ambience, you hear a new kind that feels just as wimsical as the first time you heard it

[@thecentralscrutinizer304]

Damn. well said

[@evolgenius1150]

Right? It has heavy "John Gomm - Passion Flower" vibes! 🥰

[@rosjivenus1355]

The guitar Sam is playing is the same my dad has!! When he saw it he immediately said:''That's my guitar!!'' My grandma gifted it to him for his 18th birthday, in 1988

[@ryboflavin9494]

Watching this live changed my life

[@jessewest2109]

The wholy Grail of game music. Will pay for tabs

[@SuperGuitarBros]

We’ve got the tabs for this one already on our Patreon page for only a $5 pledge - www.patreon.com/posts/49089085

[@jessewest2109]

@@SuperGuitarBros well hot damn.

[@yourself88xbl]

This would be a great piece to train the ear!

[@thedaver8]

One of the best videogame tracks of all time. Performed by some of the greatest KZbin musicians.

[@Smilefink]

Holycow! 1. The mix is ​​wonderful. 2. Definitely the best song from DK. 3. You are both on a completely different level, especially when it comes to sync. 4. That shred bro 1:34

[@leonardobazanmarquez512]

1:34 yes, amazing

[@TacoCrisma]

Best song from DK1 anyway, Stickerbush Symphony is probably the best all time.

[@fisherkalastaja]

that legato/sweep run was just amazing! The thought that all notes were played on a acoustic nylon string guitar is just amazing.

[@kikij6465]

It was very satisfying.

[@fisherkalastaja]

it was and is indeed :D@@kikij6465

[@yourmatetom]

Masterfully executed good sirs.

[@MiguelRockstarGarza]

Amazing!

[@simonnilsson9289]

Nice to see you here 🍄 Amazing cover🙏

[@robertdenniston5858]

This song turned me back into monkeh and transported me underwater I can see the level, I can see the swordfish you can free and ride on, I can see the shark and fish enemies, it’s like I’m 6 all over again! Wonderful rendition fellas! Glad to be a subscriber!

[@MisterGaiGai]

Ah, to be monke again.

[@jpowell6418]

To be in the 90s again

[@thegreyman4920]

The best video game soundtrack of all time, period.

[@LockeNarshe]

I love how intentionally scaled back this arrangement is, trying to let the notes hang in the air instead of trying to overemphasize them.

[@diatonicjon]

David Wise's writing is so effing amazing

[@quag311]

Sam’s playing is a lot more ...sensual with the Bros. The tone, the patience, and the focus is so profound. The harmonies ring out so much deeper with two guitars, making it so satisfying to take your time between chords and let the sound drift and evaporate. So expertly executed. Amazingly done.

[@seebe2084]

The sound of a better time - a golden age.

[@mrsjr78]

This is a F-ing jam! Beautiful and nostalgic

[@Cpt_Quack]

Guys cmon. I need a 10 min version of this. Beautiful as always, thanks fellas.

[@shadowfire_08]

10 hr*, fixed it for ya 👌

[@devonmarv]

right click, loop

[@DouglasZwick]

This was SUPERB. When Steve gave us that first sensuous strum at 0:40, I had to catch my breath. People in the comments are calling this your best cover yet, and I might have to agree.

[@MasDouc]

Put down the lotion sir

[@DouglasZwick]

@@MasDouc username checks out

[@MasDouc]

@@DouglasZwick Yeah probably why I named myself that

[@beardedbehr4105]

Note: The proper use of an E-Bow. Well done, impressive!

[@LobosjrGaming]

LOVE THESE GUYS. I felt the stare at the end, Sam. Thank you for piercing my soul

[@TheMantheon563]

I mean, yeah they're godlike and all, but i bet they can't beat Dark Souls with a guitar amirite? love your stuff man! that run was sick btw lol

[@DiamonF]

Makes your words like my words....... I'm so greatfully for this

[@mykr0324]

Lorbors jyoonyor is here!

[@rgerber]

omg i watched your Dark Souls playtroughs back in tha days

[@Neilius52]

Those chords starting at 0:58 or so are out of this world

[@timg2727]

The run leading up to the main melody legitimately gave me goosebumps. What an amazing cover.

[@RUMPLESTILTSKIN155]

those fingers are magic

[@thecentralscrutinizer304]

This is insane. The skill and dedication here is something to behold. The glass slide to imitate the chorus synth effect is beyond me. Just bravo gentlemen. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻🤟🏻

[@ILoveCinnamaroll73]

I am thinking that same thing 😂

[@djafans7451]

wtf why this is so relaxing

[@keisaboru1155]

They really really good

[@nuke97]

8-Bit Music Theory explains it.

[@borp6912]

Because the original song is already relaxing as it is, then add acoustic instruments

[@michaelhaydenbell]

"wtf why"? Do you really expect someone to answer this for you? What kind of question is basically "Wtf why do I like music"?

[@djafans7451]

@@michaelhaydenbell is a jk bro

[@gorehammer42o]

I literally just keep coming back to close my eyes and visualize being 8 years old again, and playing Coral Capers over and over just to hear the soundtrack. That was when I knew I was a musician. That connection to the sounds that were coming out of my TV set, was unbreakable. Thanks again Boys.

[@millenialmemoirs]

Beautiful. Brings back memories of waking up at like 530 am in the mid 90s when I was 6-7 years old just to play this game.

[@teafollet5361]

I didn't play DKC. The music still gave me chills.

[@DiegoQu]

1:34 holy shet Sam. I mean, the whole thing is just amazing, Geez.

[@JoshGUITARofolo]

An ebow on an acoustic guitar. Now I've seen everything.

[@borp6912]

Have you seen an ebow on a banjo?

[@LoungeFly02]

John Butler loves to use his e-bow on his acoustic :D

[@JoshGUITARofolo]

@@LoungeFly02 John Butler Trio? Haven’t heard of him until you mentioned it. I’ll check them out!

[@pixel_seph]

eBow with a glass slide, too - very pleasant and gentle accompaniment to the nylon guitar lead.

[@LoungeFly02]

@@JoshGUITARofolo If you like grassroots jamband/funk/alternative you'll enjoy them. He uses the ebow mainly at live gigs, Revolution live or What You Want London 2011 live has him using it.

[@blaque1988]

Y’all went F*CKING CRAZY on this 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mizmiz80]

This song should have won a Grammy.

[@Velociferon]

This premieres just in time for my morning coffee break at work.

[@koYyn]

Enjoy your coffee ! Have great day

[@Velociferon]

@@koYyn thanks mate! Have a great day

[@andresvivesdecespedes1661]

This is so FREAKING coooool!!! Gonna play DK country later at night because of this video! 😁😁😁🎮

[@LordChAoS667]

I come back here every day.

[@reqz16]

You can see in the face they feel and love it

[@nathanbustamante1525]

Found the next song I'm going to listen to on repeat while I work for the next month

[@chrisprou9216]

1:03 is everything.

[@chrisprou9216]

also 3:50

[@AZDeathMetal]

Wait, you guys are only at 150k subs? You seem like - just going off talent alone - that you'd be sitting somewhere around 750k+. Great duo here as always, guys.

[@woxineaucrows7355]

sometimes i cry listening to you guys-I'm an old man who has lost everything in life but my ~Soul~ so TY and long live your music ~Peace.

[@frederickbouari2625]

I'm such a fan of you guys.. this wakes up emotions and mindfulness lying deep within my soul, when my heart was pure...

[@thecentralscrutinizer304]

👏🏻🙌🏻❤

[@jamespalmer7449]

Hauntingly beautiful, like no other cover made of this track. None other can compare.

[@Pacuta_]

That run at 1:35 is incredible.

[@Dell88music]

I love how the dynamics are the most important part of playing this song. Every song has a theme that can be translated into a guitar lesson. Great stuff.

[@vginsprdsobepr9698]

Aquatic Ambiance by two of the most talented guitarist on KZbin. Thanks guys 👍

[@frederickjayum8768]

The first time i heard sams run in this it made me compulsively go "ooooooooh"

[@liquid-slick]

Imagine going back in time and showing David Wise what this would become, showing him videos like this....dude probably had no idea the impact he was going to be making working for a very small game developer in that era. Blows my mind thinking about it.

[@DavidAllenDilla]

1:34 might be the coolest run in all of guitar playing ever in the history of the world lol

[@kinarkhar]

Now we are talking 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@dandundun]

Good choice of song to cover.

[@mr_cure]

Deserving of two plays just to hear the brilliance of this arrangement.

[@OhPhilly]

I was on the road for a year in a caravan back in 1996 traveling around the UK on holiday, playing this on gameboy original.. Great times with the family. Difficult for a 9 year old to live out of a backpack for 12 months but gameboy kept me entertained when on the road.

[@GamesAreCreative]

The freaking slide to open the song, Steve. Aaaahhhhh!!! This song is the poster child for what David Wise did for video game music, so freaking great. Incredible cover guys!

[@argetect2847]

Man I recently went back and played this on the switch digital SNES and that whole soundtrack gave me goosebumps. It goes so hard.

[@afm9405]

🐡 I went NUTS at the 1:40 mark, you guys floor me. I've always loved this game and it's soundtrack since I was a child, hearing it played with so much heart is absolutely gorgeous.

[@timelessperspective]

0:43 Can we talk about how brilliant the videographer is?

[@AurelShen]

David Wise and Evelyn FIscher did such a wonderful job on this game... tears me up all the time

[@SuperEgo19]

You know it’s serious when the E-bow comes out to play.

[@tomfilser6128]

When I have bad times, I'm coming back to this cover. You Sir, created a masterpiece cover! Credits to David Wyse.

[@aloha_from_bradley]

I hope, when I leave this world, I can still listen to this music.

[@amberkennedy9429]

This was a fucking spiritual experience to hear live at the Portland NSP show. You guys are incredible. #longasswater

[@RoccoDonDevious]

This is honestly insane, the slide just sounds too good

[@djc604]

Man, watching this for the umpteenth time, on the second chorus the backup guitarist is not just playing chords, he's hitting notes that are very subtle yet add ALOT to the complexity. Very skillful.

[@jer8279]

They don't have music in games that touches you like they did in the 90s. Donkey Kong had some immersive tracks that made the game experience so much better.

[@SammyBoiBeThicc08]

Love it bros, keep it up edit: 1:34 HOLY FRIKING HECK

[@In_Beta]

I’m in Love. The water level was my least favorite level in the game, but it had my favorite song in the game. I would replay the level just to hear this song. 😍😍Great job guys!

[@fernandog9697]

🤣 same here. Me and my sister hated the water levels, but we liked the music.

[@StewNWT]

Good LORD that run at 1:35

[@Mostthingss]

first couple of chords brought me back 28 years back...man what memories of playing DCK 1 keep it up loving the channel!

[@joshmcmillan348]

I never grew up with DKC but this is easily one of my favourite water level themes along with dire dire docks and that beeping thing that happens in the older sonic games.... ok so maybe not that last one. An amazing arrangement

[@gunterclements6856]

Please put this on Spotify without delay

[@CorporalCool647]

Seeing this live in San Francisco with the gorgeous blue lighting behind them, was an absolute spectacle

[@TonyEllen990]

01:34 Jeeez Louise!! He actually pulled it off!😮😄🎸⭐🌊🦍👊

[@madseasonshow]

Masterful as always

[@adamvrana1688]

You are masterful MadSeason. And I love how you incorporate the Donkey Kong OST into your videos :)

[@mana_mamba]

Love this cover of the legendary song! TBC hype!

[@HJEM301]

Madseasonshow is the reason I discovered SGB in the first place. Thanks to all of you guys for the superb content. It makes my day.

[@artsbycurtis]

Imagine having so little taste that you're 1 of 3 people to dislike this video... Amazing guys. Ya'll are my favorite!

[@kirito_4kirigaya944]

A streamer formally named demi d your mc now named scout master demi was the one who introduced this song to me and many other followers of his and im glad he did. This song is so good that i use it to go to sleep since its so relaxing. Little did i know that this is from donky kong! I used to play those games when i was younger and i cant believe i didnt realise it sooner. Love your stuff guys! Please go support scout master demi as well of youd like! Sorry, i didnt mean for it to be an announcement 😅

[@nixter417]

Was having a really rough day, felt the love of Christ in this comforting me. God bless

[@RunonMusic]

My my, this is gorgeous. Do I hear a full DKC album coming ;-)

[@tinyrogerts6449]

This is one of the finest 16bit songs ever, as well as one of the best covers I've ever heard of any song. Thank you.

[@ShaneMcGary]

The flow of this is so much like Dallas green and I'm here for it

[@whofarted420]

i remember asking my great grandma too help me beat this game...she held the controller upside down lmao. RIP GG

[@butthemeatwasbad]

This is.. a) the most moving arrangement I've heard of this b) one of my favorite performances by you both c) a DKCertified bop

[@brianarsuaga5008]

You guys have made a lot of awesome stuff over the years, but this is transcendent. It's suddenly hard for me to imagine this song in its original tones. This cover feels canon.

[@JiujitsuShinobi]

That 5 sec solo at 1:35 is so sick!