James Hill playing Super Mario Theme (Ukulele)

Mr. Awesome shows what this sweet little instrument is capable of

[@scottjenkins4613]

He can do that because he has one of those special 8-bit ukuleles.

[@anandusmadhu]

This comment here got me bruh !👌

[@maheshgvp7735]

He can do that because he's James hill!

[@Mariogeek1985]

Nice

[@heynosjosh]

First time Ive seen him clean shaven and short hair. Its like baby James Hill!

[@Redhotsmasher]

If Nintendo ever make a sequel to Super Mario Sunshine, they need to get this guy.

[@stinkythecow8842]

It seriously sounds nicer than the original super mario bros theme

[@luc-andresader1051]

Watched this video in 4th grade and came back 8 years later to reminisce, this guys amazing

[@saywhatyowhat]

This guy is BEAST, came to my school today and played the Ukulele with chopsticks!

[@noodlehead69]

He's very very into it and i can really appreciate that! 👊👊

[@UkesterBrown]

A great player and teacher who was great and has gotten better. Thanks for the video.

[@rodneypratt932]

My Arts teacher was tought by this guy to play the ukulele

[@andrewlapensee]

Man, I havent heard this since you played at simonds elementary around 2002 03, I still cant get enough....

[@hoorano]

James is the world's best ukulele virtuoso!

[@MTheKing09]

So much talent!!

[@justthesameguy7126]

So much practice

[@StepASidexx]

this just made my day insanely happy :)

[@chrisjin8146]

Perfect for both skill and funny facial expression! Like it.

[@sghlol]

Wow that was actually pretty awesome considering how tired I am of how many mario covers I have heard

[@theoremgeek]

is this james hill? can't seem to recognize without the mustache...

[@tonydarre9954]

I think if I keep playing ukulele for the rest of my life, I'll never be as good as JH

[@janlesinski4719]

wow he was always so good

[@AnishMurthy1297]

Even here he's trying to add in a drum track at times by stamping. Good on him for eventually figuring out how to do it.

[@MubarakMarafa]

@alohaukehawaii808 Just got back from a concert of his! He is absolutely fantastic!

[@rsdlmike]

*tear for childhood memories*

[@PlcsArcs]

Super and Good!

[@austinbauer5938]

grate now i got the mario theme in my head

[@saelaird]

That final run! Wow

[@animateangus]

This guy is awesome! I am going to start playing!

[@NinjaApe]

Ukulele hero!

[@musctev]

@thetruegraham It is level 1 for the most part, 1:30 is where he starts playing level 2.

[@TheCubism]

12 people died from that Shy Guy at the very beginning

[@megaxlrful]

TheCubism That's called a Goomba.

[@ACB487]

MegaXLR I mean, to be fair, if anyone died at the beginning they probably can't tell you the name of the thing that killed them.

[@haileyk2236]

Aristo Brizzolara I did once while paying literally no attention and it haunts me to this day

[@etparadox]

@imajurell It is hard to compare their playing. Jake always plays in re-entrant tuning, compared to James who often plays with a low G. Their styles are very different, Jake's being more traditional, and James' being more of a classical approach. Comparing them is like comparing a finger-picking to flat-picking. Both styles are difficult to master, but in different ways.

[@lanciauxrayz]

GREAT!

[@davide30541]

mind blown...

[@stuartkseels]

Very good!

[@emmacorsa]

wow! he rocks!!!!

[@MrRandomman123]

great!

[@filmgirlpipes]

OMG! Mind blown! :D

[@tjdesrosiers5621]

Ikr

[@roysongco]

that was awesome! great job!!

[@Socratena]

OMG that's AWESOME!!!

[@iamjurell]

@schnisha95 I can see where you're coming from but im unsure. They're both amazing, i think it would take someone who knew more about ukulele to really make that judgement. Jake is freaking intense though, and it certainly looks, at least to my eyes, like he plays more technically demanding pieces. Love em both.

[@MadddSkillzzz]

@lgarvey1979 It's a custom GString tenor.

[@werty718]

me to!!

[@dowoolly9613]

New live goal!

[@CedricPamalio]

OH MY GOODNESS

[@slyphsoldier]

great bowser and 8 of those koopa troopers are on youtube again

[@vv22y]

You are ukulele Jesus

[@TheManFromOctober]

I Refuse to believe "Justin bieber" gets more views and fan-base than this piece of GOLD !!!!

[@G00n3r4Life]

That is so cool, i would love to see a tutorial of this.

[@Bitterswheat]

i dont play ukulele however that has to be extremely difficult

[@jaydybayby]

Great work. too bad for the 2 dislikes... looks like 2 people couldn't make it past level one.

[@NinjaSpiderVI]

@jaydybayby One of those people was Elliot Cancel.

[@gamemak0r]

I like james hill better with more hair but this is brilliant!

[@originami9199]

cool

[@aem14dirt3]

Tempted to buy a ukulele now so I will.

[@dondons1987]

omg! i lold

[@andrewsnarr6474]

I would have loved it even more if at the end he played the game over theme

[@ulavalegurls]

wow 0.0

[@SheridynI]

@saywhatyowhat I saw that tooo!

[@iamjurell]

@hobiegal If he played it on guitar then perhaps, but any videos of jung playing mario were on ukulele, and nowhere near as clean and flawless as james hill. Sungha jung is exceptional, and will be one of the greatest guitarists of our time, but he can't compete with james hill on ukulele. Almost no one can.

[@realcomputerdude100]

dude!

[@mrplopperz]

MAAAN. I WANT TO PLAY LIKE HIM. *0*

[@Anna114xD]

@MetalFeedback tabs are on: dominator (dot) ukeland (dot) com

[@iamjurell]

@schnisha95 I think perhaps he's one of the only people who can. But i would still slightly edge towards mr hill, just for his more entertaining personality.

[@MrJonthebassist]

whoever dislikes this obviously got the Sega 16 for Christmas instead of the Nintendo

[@jdleo11]

@saywhatyowhat He came to my school last week and singed my ukulele

[@itsokayh]

I'd like to know what kind of ukulele that is. It sounds really good. But I'm sure it's just him that makes it sound amazing.

[@maketheinternetgreatagain5146]

xIvyDrawsx its custom made I'm 99% sure

[@omega125th]

custom build by Derek Shimizu, owner of G String Ukulele Co

[@vvill-ga]

Also the sound from the mic is heavily distorted

[@bearregister8477]

I have a hard enough time with six strings thank you... 😢😂😢

[@spitzec]

holy friggin shit!

[@artthefarter]

he came to my school pjp2

[@thetruegraham]

@culanap no i meant it sounded way 2 cool to be level 1

[@MetalFeedback]

do you have tabs man? this is GREAT!

[@risako3211]

どうしてもマリオ弾きたいんだけど、もうすこしだけ簡単にアレンジされたものないかなぁ すごいなぁ

[@ivanleven531]

Gimme tabs, gimme tabs, gimme tabs!!

[@farahal-chouli6914]

Saw him today

[@BuzzyWhitlowIndy]

James: I am a novice ukulele player with no one near me to coach. Any tips on how I can get better? Scales? Jazz chords? Your advice is appreciated.

[@lach890]

i this guy actually did the theme 0.o

[@lemurfan123]

@Kailiohu626 i agree lol

[@TheRespusia]

This version of the song should be theme to Super Mario Sunshine

[@LoveMoidixMois]

He looks so different without a beard!

[@GeneGallo]

Its him from ages ago its baby james!

[@Zeyga]

Seems like Bowser's 6 kids dislked the video.

[@xdmarya]

im the 1000th like

[@schnisha95]

@iamjurell except jake shimabukuro!

[@hobiegal]

Not bad, but Sungha Jung plays a much cleaner, longer version. I saw him play it live and it was awesome!

[@Nanamoona520]

he doesn't look like this anymore!

[@raxomage]

I swear i had my pants on 2 min ago!

[@AnnaRoberts9]

LEG.

[@petersonmasoryde3163]

CLARK KENT

[@Gramjimoto]

He does it like its nothing

[@awfulguitarnoises]

It takes an amazing musician to take a completely annoying song and make it great... James Hill has a new fan.

[@schnisha95]

@hobiegal sorry, but this version has more soul, more ukuleleishness, and awesomeness. though sungha is awesome :D

[@RedCurlyHead]

on 2 level he died just in the begging and returned to check point lvl 1 ;ddd

[@chingsumcheung]

Mario in Hawaii!

[@thetruegraham]

thts not level 1s music it was 2 epicly beast

[@hoorano]

@jason96732 I personally know James. He sure can.

[@hoorano]

@jason96732 Try muting strings w/ the thumb and creating new chords. Try playing a tune and flicking the body of the ukulele w/ finger as a drum accompaniment in beat.

[@hoorano]

@jason96732 Can Jake play this piece better if not good? If so, where can I hear it? I have both their recordings and asked many people for their opinions. All of them said James' technique is more complex-ed and better skilled. Jakes's music is entertaining but many people can duplicated his stuffs than James. KZbin have more people imitating copying Jake's since it's doable. As a beginning uke player, I have more difficulty emulating James' music than Jake's

[@carlospalominpalomin2823]

Which ukulele brand is the best? In need of a new one

[@mikescombatgames]

Carlos Palomin Palomin The best brand is the one that a) you like the sound and b) you're willing to play all the time.

[@hoorano]

@jason96732 You mean "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" So many people can play this tune on ukulele. Jake does it good. Can he sing it? Can he emulate Eric Clapton's guitar solo? I'm sure James can both sing the lyrics and play the interlude. James may not be as well known as Jake. Roy Sakuma at his ukulele festival in 2006, stated, "James Hill, the best ukulele virtuosos in the world." Try and refute my argument rather than give meaningless 1 sentence statement. Show me your intelligence.

[@TheChristianMessiah]

his hair grew alot

[@schnisha95]

@iamjurell of course, james hill is very funny and entertaining, but if we're talking about technique, then i think jake wins... please don't get me wrong though, i love james hill

[@allrochk]

練習あるのみ！

[@TheChristianMessiah]

it took him 6 months to beat the first level