Hide and Seek (Imogen Heap) Solo Guitar by Antoine Dufour

[@robst247]

Before clicking play, I said to myself: "No one can convincingly arrange this spine-tinglingly beautiful song for guitar, let alone play it movingly." Thanks for making me eat my words, Antoine. Indigestion was never so welcome.

[@samjones5286]

Just ate mine for dinner too. Amazing arrangement

[@robst247]

@@samjones5286 Burp!

[@massimodelgenio3296]

That's exactly what I tougth too.

[@bcl3341]

You will enjoy this for years to come.

[@kevinglennon2370]

How wonderfully descriptive of your delight Rob!

[@andreseixinho467]

Just found this masterpiece 13 years later, but good thing that i've found it. So beautiful

[@joshisnot11]

Holy shit. Your composition displayed so much of the nuance in the original vocals. Truly incredible.

[@theabsolute23]

For real I was not expecting that level of detail. That vocoder had a total shitload of harmonies and tones going on at once but this did a pretty amazing job of replicating that.

[@coooolibri]

lol, i tried playing this song several times and got far. always wondered what kind of song this is, and today i checked out the original first time :D thats why it sounded like "not a guitar song" to me.

[@MrAndorox]

Arrangement *

[@vaas6007]

... So, the main theme of this song is just Adel's song "someone like you" instrumental version, listen carefully...😅 Most people like this song because of that and they even know this hahha

[@drop0ut606]

It's amazing to me that of all the arrangements of this song aside form Imogen herself. The only one that captures anything close to the emotion and feeling of the original is this instrumental. Countless choirs from high school to universities and none of them understand the simple beauty of timing.

[@jshuimages]

SEKYHM check out "transit" a capella from north carolina.

[@andytaylor248]

SEKYHM "Music is the space between the notes. It’s not the notes you play; it’s the notes you don’t play."

[@Bug4566]

SEKYHM That cover by Mike Semesky tho

[@imagesfantastique]

exactly, sekyhm! this does a great job capturing the same emotion without a single actual word. it gives me chills.

[@hiilikeyourbeard]

[@alex0589]

the end part with the harmonics is just so beyond....just beyond. What a daunting task, well done, antoine, 12 years later, this still slaps

[@stephen3073]

Antoine is really playing the dynamics of that guitar. It's an amazingly responsive instrument. The sound is grand! And it's mind-blowing the way Antoine gets every last bit of nuance out of it. This is supernatural brilliance!

[@PraveenSawh]

haha, sounds about right

[@whotookjimirocket]

Would be better to be in a room with him listening

[@yourself88xbl]

Stephen Sheriff I love when a player is refined to a point of seemingly considering every detail of the note they are playing. It is incredible.

[@beckiejbrown]

Stunning.

[@thebrDrocks]

beautiful!

[@TheHHCMobile]

So beautiful. Never thought this could be played on a guitar

[@HeyItsKora]

Beckie Jane Brown holy crap it’s Beckie, i remember seeing your KZbin channel a few years ago. Small KZbin, eh

[@SuperiorNizzle]

The chord played at 1:10 that he lets ring out is unbelievable. Sends shivers down my spine.

[@OjStudios]

Can't believe that this masterpiece is 10 years old already! Feels like it was just yesterday when it released. Still gives me shivers.

[@MykeyCity]

I hope Imogen has or will soon congratulate this man. Wonderful rendition. So excellently executed.

[@bjarnij3782]

That's like a hearing a different instrument, I've never seen a guitar played this way, so many small finesses that change the way it plays, the bending of both tone and pitch, the abrupt palming while single notes ring out etc. Beautifully played!

[@IknowIamkindagreat]

Stunning composition, man. Wow...every note of entire original song incorporated. Even vocals? Insane. I bow.

[@TropicApocalypse]

The original was nothing but vocals: layers and layers of them.

[@myfrogfrosty]

Charlee Murphee A vocoder is operated via an audio track. The vocal track is processed through the vocoder synth, so I can understand how one could interpret it either way - as a synth or as layered vocals. Though it's not pure vocal looping, you're still always hearing the vocal signal come through at all times. Vocoders are awesome like that.

[@RemyNote]

What makes it beautiful though is that for a vocoder you still have to sing in key, otherwise the layering goes (horribly) wrong.

[@chicktapus463]

well if you keep singing into the vocoder at a steady pitch without fluctuating your voice, in most cases it tracks and layers well

[@SaraHinata]

+Charlee Murphee but she actually sang the song with a chorus... it was absolutely amazing...

[@FrozenSurf]

Well this is incredible.

[@ReegusReever]

Love the delicate, gradual hand muting during the first section

[@matttabormusic]

It's guys like you that make me want to put my guitar in the case and bury it in the back yard. This is truly stellar. Your talent is beyond us all!! Anyone that dislikes this is a waste of air.

[@MichaelChapdelaineofficial]

So beautiful! It's insane. I have spent my career making covers. There is no equivalent to this from anybody. What a beautiful thing to be on the planet at the same time as Antoine.

[@ChrisB802]

Its said that the primary characteristic of a great work of art is, that it can lend itself to interpretation and re-interpretation in another medium or instrument in such a way that the original version is surpassed. As a guitarist, I started out marveling at ADs technique and musicality. But eventually that palls, and you are left with Imogen;s self belief and technical ability to make the electonics convey emotions that AD can recreate with an acoustic instrument.

[@mnmsdaddy]

Well said.

[@dysmaruuramsyd3233]

This composition is absolutely mindblowing. The level of precision in his playing shows his amazing mastery over his instrument.

[@dankmeme5196]

this is still after 10 years one of the most masterful arrangements on acoustic guitar i have heard in my lifetime , 20 years of my life to listening to all forms of music and i come back to this often and it blows my mind every time.

[@jeremywhittemore1762]

Still one of my favorites of all times This is insane skills

[@3nn0r4th]

I love how non-show-offy this is. Simply perfect harmony and great sound. Thank you for this!

[@klickingkayasmr7585]

3nn0r4th Exactly.

[@DUNZODaDON]

I cried when I heard this.....it was me and my fiancè's song that we met with.....so good man...thanks a bunch for letting me remember the best moment of my life =^×^=

[@ReleaseDigest29]

i cried too...it was me and my meant-to-be fiance`s song... but it`s all gone and all i am left with is this song...

[@ejlong711]

ReleaseDigest29 I hope you and Dezmaine get back together ;)

[@DUNZODaDON]

Thanks man but I'm still with her haha we got married a while back

[@daFranch1se69]

That was so beautiful, a work of art in of its self. Has Imogean Heap heard this? She would be proud. Amazing.

[@cardinalargie]

this will never not be beautiful

[@ChaseLawsonSpiritualVirus3]

Rory G love your profile pic, i have the same one on my other account

[@ansiaaa]

whenever I found a great guitarist on youtube, someone who truly is a master of the instrument and who can pour his soul into the music he is playing, and when said guitar is recorded perfectly... well then I know I'm watching a video on the Candyrat Records channel.

[@majorbrighton]

Im still recovering, truly perfect

[@IsaacWadlund]

My very favorite Imogen Heap song. The way you were able to translate the emotional content of her acapella performance to the guitar is truly amazing. Just like the original does every time, it brought me to tears. Bravo.

[@Crimsonphilosophy]

boy am I glad I clicked on this!

[@brightgirlbigworld3243]

Me too! Antoine is amazing.

[@ultimatum1895]

Years later and I still cannot get over how insanely crisp and tight this guitar is. It's almost abnormal, damn. So beautiful

[@theothermarkwilliams]

It's actually brilliant that he does this. Listen to Imogen's original recording. At the very end, you can hear these sort of chimes way back in the mix. That's what he's emulating. It's wonderful.

[@maximilianwarne9435]

one of the best acoustic covers of anything ive ever heard. & love when he reaches for the non existent whammy bar.

[@enzosmith5371]

No words to describe the fullness, the richness of the guitar arrangement. ANTOINE is one of a kind.

[@CrossKodak]

literally perfect.... i actually enjoyed my job for a second there

[@aliozdemir7721]

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[@apw5060]

Incredible. Can't imagine how long that took to figure out.

[@MrMaRzZ]

At least 5 mins

[@mememyselfandi4582]

@@MrMaRzZ At least 6 mins

[@Sinnergy]

@@mememyselfandi4582 No, at least seven.

[@JSS011]

@@Sinnergy No, at least eight.

[@farell6554]

@@JSS011 probably at least nine

[@ericjauregui3089]

Oh my god. This brought me to tears. My mind started to drift away, lost in the beautiful composition, thinking about life and death, as the resonating sound of beautifully open vibrating strings provided the Soundscapes to my epiphany.

[@marineplaysairsoft]

I did not come prepared to hear something of this magnitude. Just...congratulations on this.

[@CelestialLarrivee]

Still lovin' the feeling in this! So good.

[@alexanderbuentello6702]

Those harmonics just bring so much peace to my soul. Thank you for producing this absolutely gorgeous piece of work

[@DarioCozzi]

Absolutely blown away! Fantastic!

[@djramen]

I hope you don't mind that I used the audio for this to mash it up with the original song.

[@SpeakerJohnAsh]

I never thought the way someone played the guitar could bring me to tears. Beautiful. Thank you.

[@stef7651]

1:33 till 1:42 is pure genius from a technical point of view. 1:55 is also an example of another beauty.... dat pattern

[@GrulbGL]

+Stef De Maere 0:00 till 4:42 an perfect example of a masterpiece.

[@jds189]

+Pedro Bermudes wow youre so original bro

[@patch1753]

Tuning : D A E G# A E

[@snilwar_]

No matter how many times I listen to this, I'm always blown away.

[@tylerphillips503]

I love how he just finishes this masterpiece and immediately starts cleaning off the tuners like "Alright, what's next?"

[@sartoriusrock]

Fun fact- he’s actually playing the strings above the nut. Listen to the end of the original; there’s a “twinkly, wind-chime-y” synth pad to give a bit of ambience, and that’s what Antoine simulated with playing above the nut.

[@andrewbaird9212]

Amazing arrangement! This is awesome!

[@tastysnivel]

I think this must be one of the greatest guitar covers

[@thepanafricanman]

A loooot harder than it looks guys. Especially the end part

[@v1nchynoobs]

>Implying that this looks easy 😅

[@angrykoolaidman]

Those harmonics are crazy.

[@StuartMawdsley]

Tuning DAEACE > It's not so bad, even simplified it sounds lovely, however Antoine has perfected it.

[@arratho]

people like this make me happy

[@quickstep2408]

omg... would love to hear this in a pub. just you, a pint and distant, warm memories. wow! well done sir. he captured ALL the little nuances of the original! maintaining those harmonics at the end while playing everything else... superb.

[@alexjoseph6810]

amazing.... thanks for this amazing video

[@NathanRiveraMelo]

What exactly is that technique he uses at 2:29 (and many other parts of the song)? I can hear the effect, but how does that motion accomplish the effect? Is it a microphone thing? What is the technique called?

[@jakeeast1992]

He's using his arm to push in and bend the wood top which causes the bridge to "stretch" the strings in and out very slightly, creating a type of vibrato. Basically the same effect a tremolo bar creates on an electric guitar.

[@NathanRiveraMelo]

Jake East Thanks for the information - very clear explanation. That makes sense. I would also like to say how pleased I am to have this question answered so promptly and thoroughly. Seriously, it's just amazing how that works this day and age. So cool!

[@DY761]

i think u dont actually need to push it hard though just lightly touch the surface of the guitar top with ur arm. u should try it!

[@jayareguitar]

it's kind of like having a whammy bar, nonetheless. it pushes the neck away from the body of the guitar, stretching the strings more, like Jake said. :D

[@FredrikVatsendvik]

You do not need a lot of force to hear the effect, but the more you do the more you stretch the strings (or reduce the tension on the strings if you do it the other way around) and the more of a change in pitch you get. There is no need to be overly cautious either, the neck of the guitar is a sturdy thing and can handle quite a bit.

[@jarmomarkkanen2473]

So beautiful arrangement of the song. Got tears into my eyes.

[@MichaelChapdelaineofficial]

Amazing!

[@Rael0505]

He really captured the essence of the song, didn't he? Loved your cover of Somebody I Used to Know too!

[@shoetree]

Rael0505 wrong guy, that was Mike Dawes that did the Gotye cover

[@mccloudcc]

shoetree But Michael Chapdelaine did it too; Michael Chapdelaine's cover is on his personal channel, and not the Candyrat channel as Mike Dawes' is.

[@shoetree]

True, I have seen it also and it is very good too but not Antoine Dufour

[@HLucena01]

1:50 this part matches perfectly with chorus of Adele's song Someone like you.

[@MarkArandjus]

Those harmonies and vibratos and slides, amazing arrangement!

[@Crowebar100]

What is he doing with his hand to get that vibrato effect???

[@GrulbGL]

bending the guitar itself, literally...

[@shoetree]

+Conor Crowe not bending the guitar, damping the top vibrations and releasing them

[@GrulbGL]

yep, i noticed that when i tried.

[@tylerschilling7906]

Wow. I am speechless. And I thought I was a guitarist.

[@TheSilhouettes]

One of the most inspirational artists in the WORLD! Choreographing to this man's sensitivity and unbelievable musicality has been a true gift in my world!

[@XxnitroxXxwarrenxX]

Can anyone tell me how Antoine Dufour or any other finger-style artists figure out the tuning for the song before writing it? This cover of 'Hide and Seek' would be a good example, how did he figure out each individual string? There are so many combinations you can have which confuses me. The tuning for this song is D A E G# A E by the way!

[@JayDoughty]

I would bet that the tuning evolves early on, but not necessarily before. I wouldn't consider myself on Dufour or the likes level, so I am only guessing what someone of that caliber would do haha

[@JakeyBoi1694]

When transposing onto guitar, first its good to locate the lowest note and tune your low E to that, from listening to the song then we can establish it's key and mode. This song is in D lydian mode, so you can basically tune your strings around that. Start with tuning the strings to the closest note in the scale/mode and then experiment to get the different chord shapes for the many chord variants. Hope that helps

[@Metal-Possum]

JakeyBoi1694 Exactly what I would have said. It really isn't rocket science or brain surgery.

[@shizamza]

I've never used this tuning it's beautiful thanks man! :)

[@mikelunz]

Warren Turner It's really simple- just tune based by what you like, and follow your ear. A lot of people will throw theory at you- which is nice but confusing if you don't know it. They are simply trying to explain in technical/visual terms on how to follow your ear. Just tune to what sounds interesting, or good to you- you figure out what tuning after.

[@giacomocastellano-official]

wooooooooo! GREAT!

[@fmcnally]

What an absolutely beautiful, warm sounding guitar.

[@t3tsuyaguy1]

I'm going to go ahead and guess that Imogen Heap loves this cover.

[@alinabardaji4974]

BEAUTIFUL. What tuning is this?

[@karlkutac1800]

Obviously a labor of love. You really re-created Imogen's song. WOW! Excellent use of harmonics, it gave a feeling like I was hearing her singing. That was totally amazing. Huge admiration to you, and thank you for being true to the song. You're a true artist, sculpting with your hands on the guitar.

[@MatthewChovanec]

ugh, I knew tuning my guitar to play this was going to pop a string, and sure enough...

[@zackcarpenter5200]

Matthew Chovanec Hey man you know the tuning . would you be willing to share?

[@eisfreiblabla]

Hey Zack, it's D-A-E-Ab-A-E (basically an A5maj7 chord with D in Bass oder Dsus2/4add9 whatever) but I would recommend you to tune it down one step to C-G-D-Gb-G-D and use a capo on 2nd fret so your D or G-String won't snap. good luck!

[@TheLastWanderingBard]

I know it's a bit late, but a great tip for tuning to higher tunings that risk snapping strings is to do a very small turn downwards first, before going up just a tad more. So think of it as one step down to go two steps up. It helps the strings take the progressive tension, rather than going straight into tuning higher (you do this for every single turn of the tuning peg, not just the first). And obviously you do it as slowly, steadily and consistently as possible. Hopefully it'll help in the future. And of course if your strings are still struggling, but you often use/want to use higher tunings, you can always change the gauge of the strings you use to ones that are more suited to taking the higher tension. Though for the tuning of this song a medium-range gauge should be fine (it might be an issue of string quality - Ernie Ball and Elixir are the only string brands most fingerstyle guitarists bother with). Happy playing everybody.

[@Simonfreediving]

I just found this site to tune the guitar with D A E Ab A E. Select "custom tuning" and you can enter the notes you want. I'm not working for them, it's just the only one I found to do a custom tuning. This song is hard but so interesting to learn. www2.fender.com/experience/online-guitar-tuner/

[@hux2000]

"D-A-E-Ab-A-E" Dumb question, is that low string to high string or the other way around?

[@jesseclark7105]

There's something off about the first chord on the "sa-aay" section of the chorus. Mmm, whatcha *saa*-aay. I'm not up to speed on my terminology, but I think the chord is either a D maj or an A maj chord than what you played (a diminished chord?)

[@Toadyback]

Jesse Clark I don't think its an error in pitches necessarily. I think It might be an issue with parallel intervals (5ths) between the top part and the melody. The chords should be inverted differently to avoid that. Otherwise excellent work.

[@mattolmedo4690]

Jesse Clark he's adding a lot of Maj7 and Maj9 to these chords. Also the fact that his tuning is modal means that he's trying to incorporate as many common tone connections between changes. Also he's playing around with the leading tone in many chords, especially on the subdominant making that #11(add9) chord.

[@beboppalooka9897]

Mason is right. He's got a note above the melody at that point which should be an octave lower to recreate the same original voicings of the inversion. There is no A dim.

[@jarcho123]

+Jesse Clark I think that was intentional? Anyway I think if possible he actually IMPROVED that section of the song. In his version you can hear the little descending c# b a that gets kind of lost in the vocodering...

[@lavonaffair]

The hardest part of commenting on music is that I have no musical background so I have absolutely no tools to use to critique or compliment what I just heard. It was really good, a nice interpretation, it doesn't flow in some areas as the original does, which for some bizarre reason made me wary, but it was a beautiful rendition.

[@jimmyjohnson9615]

This makes me tear up every time not sure why, makes me think of loved ones gone away and days past but beautiful too.. God bless and help all hurting people.

[@SchecterMongoose]

What kind of guitar is that? Love the sound!

[@tomoya2241]

This is "Beauregard"guitar.

[@enzosmith5371]

It's a played by Antoine Guitar

[@AshbyUnlimited]

Got me in the feels man. :'(

[@Mat_R.]

I am huge fan of Imogen, it's terrific how you stay true to the original's essence throughout the music. Thank you!

[@javier7high]

0:37 genius...

[@javier7high]

***** Indeed, yes.

[@macr0xs-s3s]

Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@C-Llama]

Crazy how this captures the feeling of the song better than any other cover both vocal or instrumental.

[@richardharris6139]

play the original over this cover.. Pure love

[@jimjames59]

+Richard Harris The timing doesn't quite work. Different speeds and different length breaks.

[@richardharris6139]

you gotta pause it sometimes ;)

[@fisherfarios9750]

+Aerosmith589 is it possible to listen to that version? where have you found it?

[@alexelxndr]

+Riccardo B. /watch?v=0N72tY5z2b8

[@ec6933]

.......(takes breath)..... WUUUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Thosk92]

My favourite fingerstyle cover.... amazing

[@steen_is_adrift]

HOW DOES THIS HAVE DISLIKES?

[@Stewer1000]

Steen Punk envy? :D

[@whotookjimirocket]

They want to hear the beat drop

[@unhuh4776]

>White >Male >Current Millenia

[@bcl3341]

Some men just want to watch the world burn...

[@Freakybananayo]

MMM WATCHA SAY 2:58

[@GuitarCoversForYou]

+Freakybananayo Yes, that's where Jason Derulo took his idea from.

[@Freakybananayo]

GuitarCoversForYou From this video?

[@awesomemiz09]

+Freakybananayo the song

[@Freakybananayo]

Goofy Hoop Well no shit

[@awesomemiz09]

Freakybananayo hey not my fault you weren't clear with your question

[@bastardsonofodin4931]

This the intersection of technical mastery and absolute truth........Antoine, we are lucky to hear your stories bro, thank you so much for your talent, ambition and hard work.

[@garthh4692]

I quit guitar now. ~

[@Naira_Family2020]

Yang kesini gara2 baru lohat alif ba ta mana???

[@jeremypankey8960]

Every once and awhile I stop by here to make sure I still have feelings. Great arrangment!

[@chyookya3839]

I think I have depression now

[@ReneCarteBlanche]

+chyo okya I first heard that song on an episode of CSI: Miami(yeah, i know lol). they solved a tough and very sad case and the closing shots were of the victims being zipped up in body bags and thats when they played the song. Im pretty sure Im going to hear this as soundtrack when I die and my life flashes before my eyes.

[@TheOnlyZiTRO]

so awesome, but eeeewwww thumb nail....

[@aerotheproto]

It's not his actual thumbnail. It's an acrylic nail he glues and cuts down to size for a cleaner tone when picking.

[@9000ryguy]

Thank you to youtube for continuing to recommend this video for me now and then. I am still mostly speechless watching him play this song this way. Even after the 100th time seeing the video.

[@ethansmith9065]

make a grown ass man squawl why dontcha?😢

[@fortsilencestudioinc.7215]

I'm glad I'm not the only one. The original did it, a euphonium version I saw did it, and this one sealed the deal. There's something mystical about this song!

[@MIDImorphosis]

Jasoooooon Derulooooooo

[@1shmo]

imogen heap....

[@MIDImorphosis]

no shit

[@Emperial67]

MIDImorphosis i think you meant, "No! ... shit."

[@MIDImorphosis]

i think you meant "im sorry midimorphosis, you obviously making joke and im a fucking idiot for not noticing since this song is associated with jason derulo who says his own name in every fucking song"

[@scarredk0]

imogen heap....

[@tristanforrest2071]

absolutely beautiful playing, this why i fell in love with the guitar. the tremolo effect is caused when the player pulls on the body of the guitar which affects the tension of the strings which is basically the neck of the guitar bending. this guy is amazing

[@diamondviper77]

His harmonics near the end sound like a music box, Beautiful.

[@Redztars]

I find that Heap's song unbelievably amazing. I find it even more amazing that Dufour was able to transcribe and execute it so beautifully on guitar!

[@UncleTyson]

The technical skill, perfect harmonics and intonation on a song that's already ridiculously challenging for VOCAL musicians..... done on guitar.. An absolute masterclass of musical understanding, creativity, and skill. From 2:24 until the end... the single most skillful piece of music in the history of mankind. It is absolutely perfectly performed on guitar that 99% of people fail to get right by simply singing.

[@xesior]

Not only is the song arranged amazingly. That guitar sounds amazing as well !

[@victoriae.3024]

those harmonics almost made me cry. so so beautiful

[@thecelestialwanderer]

This is by far my favorite cover, and I have listened to a great many

[@spentamco]

Nothing short of brilliantly genius! even how he adds in "you wont catch me around here" , i mean its spot on, you sound awesome!

[@candyrat]

Antoine Dufour uses Ernie Ball Aluminum Bronze guitar strings, Spider Capos, DiMarzio pickups, and Shubb capos, buy them at www.candyrat.com/stringsandthings/

[@noahloethen3849]

You play with such incredible, evident emotion. I love watching, but I could cry if I simply have my eyes closed while listening.

[@adsvx]

Every single time I watch this it's more amazing than the last and never fails to give me chills. A beautiful version of a beautiful song. Thank you so much.

[@xBornkillerz95x]

i come back to this video atleast once a month, i honestly reckon this is the best thing to ever come out of a guitar