Henry Mancini - The Pink Panther - Acoustic Guitar - Cover - Fingerstyle

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"The Pink Panther Theme" is an instrumental composition by Henry Mancini written as the theme for the 1963 film The Pink Panther and subsequently nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 37th Academy Awards but lost to the Sherman Brothers for Mary Poppins. The eponymous cartoon character created for the film's opening credits by David DePatie and Friz Freleng was animated in time to the tune. The tenor saxophone solo was played by Plas Johnson. The song was included on the film's soundtrack album and issued as a single (in the United States) in 1964; the single reached the Top 10 on the U.S. Billboard adult contemporary chart and won three Grammy Awards.
Recorded 1963
Genre Jazz
Songwriter Henry Mancini

[@GuidoMancino]

TAB: guidomancino.com/c15/

[@folaolakunbi4961]

I am 8% cooler having just witnessed this

[@MrPlankinton]

Until a minky😊

[@wliaputs]

The walking bass on the chorus is crazy!

[@schrodingerbracat2927]

Yeah! And he could play that!

[@peterkelly8953]

I have two left feet & a tin ear, but totally agree!!

[@alexeykononchuk5634]

This is exactly how Pink Panther should be played on the guitar.

[@Rick-Jangle]

No, he’s just so good that he’s made you think it should be played on guitar!

[@giraykharizzma7737]

Every try still count none is perfect 👍🏻

[@nickkersey6744]

I mean he wrote the song

[@irinazizet5852]

9üüäää

Perfect!

[@3Cathill]

My Cat is walking funny now!

[@bluestarindustrialarts7712]

Rock guitarist = 4 chords for a million people. Jazz guitarist = A million chords for 4 people.

[@Guitaroverkill]

Blue Star Industrial Arts How true.

[@aung1406]

Lol

[@sametbora6900]

I think: Rock is simple. It is easy to understand. Jazz is complex. Hard to feel...

[@beloved3244]

Facts. I’m a jazz pianist and I endorse this message

[@renerenee120]

That's oh so right!

[@GraysonBolt]

When you think you're okay at guitar and then this guy shows you what's up

[@The_mighty_redmen]

My guitar just threw me out of the window

[@pathologicaldoubt]

Amazing comment

[@pathologicaldoubt]

And so did mine...

[@alexanderdemian3332]

Jajaja

[@The_mighty_redmen]

@@pathologicaldoubt thanks buddy

[@karlbell1036]

Im not sure if that's inspired me, or convinced me to give up

[@bahaar2825]

Me too😄😄😄😄😄

[@xcorp21]

😲🤤Next stop, nailing this song,, WOW fantastic performance, 👍👏👌

[@alansmyth2204]

Yep terrible lolololo

[@stanwillett7290]

I know what you mean!

[@that_nerd_that_games4495]

🤣🤣🤣🤣Stick to the inspiration part. You just need to study the right stuff!! It seems harder than it actually is.

[@dielaughing73]

I've only ever heard two perfect guitar transcriptions: Richard Smith's The Entertainer and this

[@sobeit1927]

I agree . Richard smiths “entertainer “ is in the same league .

[@atiredblue]

14,000 thumbs up, 83 thumbs down, I think this gives us a good percentage of assholes in the world...

[@mattfleming86]

Asshole percentage is about 10 times higher than that. So even most assholes dig this! Lovin it. Gonna be my earwig all day.

[@philkennedy9161]

Nothing like being able to play all the lead, as well as the bass line...simultaneously....sweet.

[@cursedqc]

My guitar's watching this while making escape plans

[@nedjohnson6510]

I have been studying and playing classical guitar for over 50 years, and this arrangement and performance is truly a masterpiece. Bravo! Henry would be so pleased.

[@jeffreywillis4258]

After watching this video..... Me: Looking at my guitar. My Guitar: LOL!

[@sibusisogumede]

😂🤣😝😜😛

[@yogiyahya35]

Whenever i'm sneaking into the kitchen to grab my snacks at 3 AM, this song plays in my mind 😆😆😆😆😆

[@arctichare8185]

This is what a guitar is made for!

[@docdevin1]

As of this moment there are 122 thumbs down. I am curious as to what part of this would make anyone want to give it a thumbs down. I guess maybe because it was so good and enjoyable that it reminded them of their shortcomings.

[@miguelandrade5964]

this is usually people complaining about ads. Not the playing.

[@sheezdaone]

docdevin1 the grumpy spirits that are having a bad day or just a plain bad life! 😄

[@krzychaczu]

Vast majority are misclicks.

[@danielscarfo3230]

Jealousy!

[@BrianThorstad]

I LOVE it so much I subscribed and shared!

[@bstewartexecutivecarcare3797]

My guitar looked at me when this was over and just fell over 😢

[@jameshughes455]

WOW!!!! He's GREAT!! This has GOT to be the best version of this I have EVER heard!!!!!

[@oysterman12johnnybuckets3]

Absolutely!!

[@robohonkey990]

I agree. Tommy Emanuel has a really good rendition. But I think I like this version better.

[@dansmithinc]

I know I must have listened to it at least 50 60 times in a row he just blows you away man awesome guitar work and I've been playing since I was 17 and I can't play like that and I'm 52 awesome guitar work man

[@GuitarAge]

Great arrangement and performance! This masterpiece is not on website so is there a way to get these tabs?

[@chelbym67]

Code 15 on his site. =)

[@SillyGoose2024]

learn it yourself, pansy boy

[@videoscan]

WOW... twice wonderful... for the incredible performance and interpretation and for taking me to a wonderful past that was my childhood.

[@kumquatmagoo]

Okay so I planned to finish off some jobs around the house today, but here I am with my guitar on my lap figuring out Pink Panther. No regrets.

[@todespflaume15]

Have you figured out whatt tuning this masterpiece is in?

[@snudge9626]

Just chucked my guitar in the trash bin :(

[@timgiddey]

I Know Right , I Think I'll go Slam My Fingers in the Car Door .

[@laserflexr6321]

Just retrieved Alan's guitar from the trash bin intent on spending the next 40 years trying to copy this song....

[@rustypugh123]

I know right? Lol. I won't get mine out of the case now!

[@Gibson1961SG]

Don't be a loser. Take it out of the trash and keeping pushing forward. This man's an example of what you can do with time and real effort.

[@capemaxi]

Alan L , stay true to your instrument. Go get it....now.!

[@chirilas5217]

It is definitely the best version ever heard in guitar. So brilliant and a very difficult song to play he does. Sincere congratulations. WOW|||||👏

[@perababok]

Part from 1:25 is fabulous. There is a lot of guitar players who play Pink Panther theme on yt. but no one played that part. Great work Mancini!

[@angelthman1659]

I was wondering if he was going to play that part, and he delivered!

[@karlroyce2321]

450 dislikes? 450 wannabees wishing they were half as talented as you my friend. This is one of my all-time favorite compositions and you have done it a great justice. Thank you for this!

[@phillippasteur3904]

@bad1dobby Ain't that the truth... he is absolutely a top notch jazz musician... as good as they get! I'm a session bassist, but this man doesn't even need a bass player! He covers it all by himself.

[@that_nerd_that_games4495]

706 jealous idiots as I’m writing this comment. People are unbelievable…

[@Launs_Algis]

This is the pinkest of all the "pink panthers" that I have heard. !!!

[@randy3098]

Filmed from the shoulders down to hide his two heads I think. I would need an extra brain to play both parts that well.

I have always enjoyed this song. But watching it played on a guitar is ten times better.

[@lonniebest4697]

This is about as good as the song can possibly be played. I've seen other artists try to get way fancier with this song, but none of them sound as good as this one.

[@gabyzodo3685]

The Pink Panther Theme was written in the key of E minor. Henry Mancini intended it for his saxophone soloist Plas Johnson. This guitar rendition is by far the best version I’ve ever heard. In a typical band setup, the bass is the least noticed, it is the most noticed in this guitar arrangement. Bravo for a great performance! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@milenkomaletic1235]

First part is great but arrangement for the second part of the song is unbelievable, genious and truly amazing.

[@Starchaser63]

Brilliant 👏 the Pink Panther is a great piece of music 🎶 and this Guitar 🎸 version is fantastic 👏..

[@jmgalbo1]

I can't even imagine writing this out on tab, are some of those fingerings even chords? Outstanding Guy, as always, you inspire me to know that any piece of music ever written can be played on the guitar...one way or another.

[@starspangled2206]

🔴⚪🔵 President Trump 2020

[@jmgalbo1]

@@starspangled2206 Well, that ship has sailed...and sunk!

[@aussiedadreviews]

That’s masterful.

[@seekeroftruth6780]

600+ people disliked this video because of sheer frustration and jealousy.

[@sirpatrickofgoober6603]

Good god, please tell me this chap is a professional guitarist. If this is something he does as a hobby then I'm ditching the guitar and taking up gardening.

[@bjjthaiboxing]

That is funny! Cheers!!!

[@phillippasteur3904]

Awesome jazz treatment! Playing the complex melody and chords as well as walking bass.., you're a fantastic guitarist.

[@jubbaronny]

Every time I come back here I’m increasingly inspired to chuck my guitar in a skip!

[@Mark-kj1lf]

A brilliant arrangement! You had the entire orchestra going in those six strings. 👏👏👏👏

[@weejim48]

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. Time for me to get the saw out & cut my guitars up. They must be broken because they don’t sound anything like that.👍👍

[@saigon9143]

Same here 🍺🍺👃

[@AwkwardTruths]

Nice. Makes me want to check behind the ceiling to floor curtains while loudly saying, "Nice weather we're having..."

[@sybo10]

WOW, one of the best acoustic arrangements I've ever heard and you played if flawlessly, Perfecto

[@user-Natarito]

So, So cool. The two chords at 1:51 are sweet! That guitar sounds so good for being tuned down to B!

[@proyectophanus]

This is the very best guitar cover of the pink panther ever!!!!

[@dunderdickflin4378]

Always amazes me when guitarists use their right hand as 5 picks. Having used a pick all my life I can only do metal/rock solo kind of stuff, but this guy sounds like 2 guitars at once, which is every guitar player’s dream

I learnt to play fingerstyle and many years later to play with a pick and to me using the fingers is more fun and satisfying

[@callumwalsh6184]

@@takeoff3047 I would recommend getting the basics perfected. After playing for into my fourth year now, and about to sit my grade 7 exam, I would seriously recommend making sure you understand every bit of theory and technique that you can, as it helped me massively

[@williamroan5576]

It amazes me what people do with picks, I've always struggled with them. It seems we're always enamoured of the techniques with which we struggle and impressed by those who demonstrate them with ease. Get a nylon string guitar and learn Bouree, it's a great launching pad especially for someone into metal because you'll realize at least a dozen famous metal progressions are lifted from that one song. Jeff Beck transitioned to pickless playing late in his life/career, no reason you can't pick it up, you're already relegating your dominant, more dexterous hand to the simpler job.

[@MarkBonerea]

amazing, the whole orchestra on one instrument....

[@bjjthaiboxing]

This gentleman, is a true talent of our time. And he was kind enough to put his playing on paper. Click his KZbin page, scroll over to the right and click "about." Now click "Tab." There is where you will find this song and many others on sheet music & tablature!

[@harshinikudia8194]

That baseline is EPIC!

[@bghoody5665]

Me before watching video: "Hey, this could be fun to learn." Me after watching video: "Yeah, no."

[@fennirafik8652]

same react lmao !

[@phillippasteur3904]

lol

[@prehistoricturtlesaurus5309]

Wow. The skill is phenomenal. But deconstructed down to an acoustic guitar like this, it may just be the slyest version I've ever heard. Very cool, but very creepy and atmospheric. Makes the arrangement feel more like a traditional song and less like a soundtrack. Hats off, love it.

[@peterlogan6701]

Who knew u could make Pink Panther sound like this on a guitar. Every time a piece blows me away like this it makes me love the instrument even more. Great job!

[@MrPorter7]

BRAVO! That's crazy how good that is, son! Masterful! Musical! Entertaining!

[@graymouser5609]

How can 666 dislike this? It is damned near note perfect....and extremely difficult to play, let alone watch it be played. Holy smokes! Outstanding.

[@dandehnke6784]

Probably the coolest thing I will see all day

[@ЮрийДеточкин-с5о]

this is the best pink panther performance on a guitar Bravo has ever heard

[@jamiehalifax4954]

The running base line at 1:34 along with the picking sounds awesome.👍👍

[@thomas-rs1vb]

So cool that's a very difficult song to play also and get it right and perfect timing

[@2skyland]

This is the best acoustic guitar version of this I have ever heard and one of the best versions, period.

[@stevenmqcueen7576]

One of the best guitar performances I have ever seen. Bravo!

[@slatz486]

Excellent work, I'm gonna go and ask my guitar if it can play that too 😂

[@Fillerspace]

Wow, just simply wow, great technique!

[@scottdoremus4735]

Possibly one of the worlds greatest guitarists right there. I can only see Satriani or EVH exceeding that kind of talent.

[@timothyberg7081]

Best camera set-up for me to follow along and practice with and setting the playback speed at 0.75 brings it all together.

[@gourmet53]

I wish the haters in this world would just disappear and stop wasting our air.........How in the fricken world could anyone on this planet besides a hater not love this. One of the coolest guitar arrangements of this song ever...........You rock dude.

[@Jay_Goyal]

This is excellent or I would say perfect or I would say original ;)

[@nautastro1503]

How old were you when you started playing? I am 60 now . I learned " happy birthday " in 2 weeks , my dog loves it.

[@agodeo]

I try to transcribe this version. Tuning is weird. From top to bottom is B-E-C-G-B-E. Great playing. Thanks.

[@MotivationPure]

by far the cleanest and most beautiful way to perform this masterpiece. i've watched other guitarists and they weren't even close. well done, signore mancino!

[@marcosavio1020]

The strength in the hand playing the notes is hidden by the superb smoothness, unbelievable!

[@a191015]

Marco Savio by looking at the chords I felt my hand cramping up. He makes it look easy

[@rickjason215]

That he keeps the baseline going in perfect time always amazes me in these great fingerstyle players. Tommy Emmanuel said he rehearses a new piece hundreds of times before he performs it. It looks like these guys do it easily, but it takes hours of hard work.

[@connyberg5665]

"Practise your thumb picking until your wife leaves you" / Tommy Emmanuel

Yeah, amazing. I'm often unable to play one melody right, imagine doing two at the same time

[@midnight1963]

Incredible… nay almost godlike guitar skills! Thank you for your skill!

[@pritamdas7884]

Epico

[@antoine7926]

That's illegal smh

[@a191015]

Tough song to play. You nailed it👍

[@simonsimon325]

No idea how you harmonized that melody line on top of everything else and played it with such class. Exceptional.

[@coachwilson5967]

How do I give this 10 stars? 🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

[@superbulldogmc1604]

"I don't always play guitar... but when I do I play The Pink Panther Theme song."

[@josephleishman1982]

Wow thats an oldschool meme!

[@lutherforbes532]

Ha 👍

[@gratefuldead2379]

I feel like this guy plays the Gutair in his sleep

[@rosicroix777]

Brilliant arrangement, covers everything in the original and sounds beautiful, thank you for sharing 😷👍

[@zebooker]

Does anyone know of commercially available sheet music for this arrangement, or who created that arrangement? That arrangement seems to lay well on the guitar ...

[@rorymax]

zebooker check the link in their description

[@lordfairfax]

CODE 15, near the bottom of Guido’s homepage: www.guidomancino.com/

[@flawgee]

He arranged it himself. You can purchase the tab from his website

[@bjjthaiboxing]

This is without a doubt, the best version of this song, that's ever been played... by anyone! This dude is in a league of own!

[@nigel900]

Fantastic! Sadly, 400+ Cheetos eating, Mountain Dew drinking, loaded diaper, Guitar Hero shitbags, were compelled to give a resounding Thumbs Down....

[@maynardhooper1821]

Underlying bass line.. awesome

[@SMGBodyworkrestoration]

Astounding. Absolute top drawer. Love it

[@jraelien5798]

Dude! That is astonishingly GOOD. Mad respect!

[@phillpauley6672]

Why did I click on this? Now it’s gonna be stuck in my head all week. 😂 Great guitar playing, man! 👍

[@TerapiesJordiGomez]

😀😀😀😀

[@mariuspetre1613]

Omg!!! Finally I found somebody to properly play pink panther on guitar!! That was delightful ❤ going back on the speakers 🔊 😅

[@Greenman422]

Very good example of the versatility of the guitar as a solo instrument with this masterful performance.

[@tonyjackman6699]

I love that tune, played it on my sax many times but never heard it played on guitar! I absolutely loved it. I've not seen your videos before this but on this one alone you've gained another subscriber, I look forward to seeing more.

[@wftoney1]

Ditto!

[@brendanswords4659]

This is a wholesome ass comment, thanks.

[@quickdeuce]

Absolutely agree, TWO thumbs up

[@martinlouden9005]

Of ALL the attempts at this brilliant piece of music on guitar on KZbin, this is by far the best. Absolutely captivating.

[@MichaelDBauer]

Just wondering how anyone can gives this amazing work a thumbs down - unless they are a loser troll.

[@robertspinks9984]

Because they are Inspector Clouseau.

[@leximusmaximus4593]

Fantastic arrangement. 336 down votes, mind blowing. Learn to play guitar then come back and watch so you can appreciate this.

[@FaiyazAli-xm7cg]

Yep

[@salmonesque]

Right, I'm off to learn this. See you in 2037.

[@skylark4901]

😆

[@nedcramdon1306]

Ha,ha,ha!! That's what I thought, but then it is possible if you really, really wanted to.

[@puckme16]

SUPER JOB VERY DIFFICULT CORD PROGRESSION

[@oryeus]

The best acoustic version on KZbin.

[@phillippasteur3904]

Most definitely! I can't get over it and I keep commenting on people's comments. It is truly a masterpiece. I wonder if this true genius is a session player... If so, I would wager he is in NYC.

[@jerroldhewson3600]

that had to be the best version on solo guitar I've ever heard. Bravo, and thanks for the tabs, well worth the money!

[@connyberg5665]

A solo and a walking bass at the same time.. holy shit lol

[@douggillespie5404]

Fantastic version. I’m now going learn it I’m 76 better get my skates on

[@4GotSumthing]

Some themes are great but hard to cover without ruining them. He succeeds on every level here. Wonderful enjoyable. Gotta hear it again.

[@dh4521]

618 dislikes? What are these people hearing?

[@John-ml8qf]

K-pop maybe?🤷‍♂️

[@awol2602]

They were hoping to see a pink panther