Kingwood High School Talent Show - Cliffs of Dover

[@Blast66666]

I'm not so sure if those kids understood what just happened...he just channeled Eric Johnson himself. Pretty damn clean.

[@PC-cj7fs]

Nice

[@mck974]

if you watch EJ do it live... the kid is actually keeping better time during the "chorus" part ... if thats what you wanna call it! EJ is really fast during that part. this kid sits on it and it has more swing

[@tyruslawhorn]

That was phenomenal

[@bryansenatore1830]

He smacked it straight out the park. Like Stargell. Pittsburgh fan here.

[@Masterchiefin12]

Damn.. Didn't even need star power.

[@gabrielsexton5967]

xD

[@blackeyedsusan4904]

MasterChiefin1 you are a saint for commenting this

[@chryzcutteboii]

Holy shit your a geniuses !

[@fusionsportdaily1650]

HAHAHA

[@nourat0w3l95]

I grant you 20 internets

[@twhdrummer1311]

Holy crap a talent show band that sounds good. And that's an understatement, this was insane.

[@drxwzee2727]

I dont want to ruin the 666 like

[@jazzram_]

@@drxwzee2727 ruined hehe

[@alexislara8388]

fr

[@blazingstar9638]

Incredible

[@tpp5151]

This kid has a shit load of balls to play this on stage, how does he even stand up.

[@torrinstaplesmusic6142]

Jimmy J. Rustle he used a bit to much distortion but it's really good

[@dolphousuranus8962]

I grew up with nick, that isnt his guitar or amp rig. He played an ibanez S series with single coils, the strat in this video is a friends. Strats sound distorted on 10 volume without a drive or distortion pedal.

[@kevingamble932]

Matt Mitchell so true I have one and I love it to death

[@Diax1324]

Not really. He uses the right amount of gain (if anything, too little), but the wrong EQ and pickup. A lot of people listen to Eric's tone and interpret it to be neck pickup, but he's actually using the bridge pickup for that creamy ass tone. That's why it's so consistent up and down the neck, and doesn't get any of this kind of *throatiness* if you know what I mean. Eric's EQ cuts almost all highs for his solo tone, so you can get that really dark but somehow clear tone.

[@captainboders1181]

Dolphous Uranus I don't know what strat you play on but mine doesn't fine at 10 volume. Although it definetley gets more distorted if there is already distortion at higher volume.

[@cristianquintero8715]

862 Note Streak!!!

[@AutoEssentialsUK]

+Cristian “Burner” Quintero xD

[@GnarlyDolphin]

He died later that night from all the freebird requests.

[@haroldedinjiklian6267]

Franklin Gonzalez LOL

[@rynando7734]

Not hotline bling then??

[@FamilyGuy82ok]

Stop

[@jazzram_]

Tf lol

[@kosemkamtsan]

Ahahahhahah. Just found this. Joke of the decade.

[@joshuanessler6164]

I wish that the audience could have truly understood how insane it is that he can do that. To them it just looks like a guy who’s really good at guitar, but anyone who has ever actually tried playing guitar long term knows how F-ing insane that was and how crazy talented that kid is. He’s a high schooler, and that song is impossible. Impressive af, i wish you the best of luck on your journey.

[@grumpysnail81]

My thoughts exactly. I may just break my guitar now. I can't believe a kid in high school crushed that song. Depressing, but awesome

[@loggerhead837]

The fretboard isn't the only thing he fingered

[@thomasstreetman3131]

+Logan Edwards Nice.

[@christian-helsting4195]

+Thomas Streetman same

[@rudydevries8287]

With that song he probably ran through a couple teachers too.

[@blackie75]

+Logan Edwards yeh, the drummer got lucky that night....

[@noahmyers9731]

+Mox_au but not the bassist, no one wants to be the person fingered by the bassist

[@-lilbigmicky-360]

Dude this is THE best cliffs cover ever. Flawless take, tight band, and the guitarist literally has every single eric johnson nuiance down pat, articulation and phrasing both. Disgusting raw talent on the guitar here

[@claydouglas2526]

100%

[@blazingstar9638]

Seriously like a buckethead cover

[@Ovrkyl]

And anyone who makes any smartass comment about "he didn't hit every single note" based off the album's "studio" version, I got two FACTS for ya. 1: Chances are the critic CAN'T PLAY IT AT ALL, so sit your ass down and shut up! 2: If you've ever heard Eric Johnson play it himself live, no two versions are ever the same and none sound EXACTLY like the studio version. It's his composition and if you dare to criticize that, it's pure arrogance. This song is an instrumental guitar jam, pure and simple, and as long as you get the basic melody and sections right, who gives a damn if you had to improv a bit? That's the way EJ plays it himself.

[@gillygrylls]

Exactly. The one thing I see on here more than anything is people criticizing a guitarist because their version isn't note for note. Or the bend isn't right. There no vibrato there. It gets old. Been playing for 30+ years and I'm not even a good player but when I play Cliffs or any song I cover I play it my way. I agree, many of the critics probably can't play the song themselves. Great cover here!

[@scottgerney6174]

god damn haters. the kid is in fucking high school . good lord. that was awesome

[@Novemberbridges]

I have heard the original version only once. I was so addicted to the live version(which in fact is so very different from the studio version), i couldn't unhear it. I am sure this guy has done Eric proud. This is just pure awesome.

[@DougWittrock]

What do you call a guitarist who just learned two chords? A music critic. :) Ah thank ya!

[@jcb986h2]

I don’t care if it was “right” or “wrong”. All I know is that that sounded AWESOME!!!!

[@TheRonnoc182]

Sad to say that he died later that night... Doctors say he drowned in overused jokes...

[@DanielFantini]

*facepalm*

[@TheRonnoc182]

antsman88 pretty much

[@XxStonedKillerxX]

holy fuck that was just savage x10

[@AJTV]

This was the only funny joke on here.

[@offbranddrpepper950]

true

[@3acharyy87]

That guitar solo wasn't the only thing he nailed

[@3acharyy87]

MrYuotube01 I don't remember man that was 6 months ago..Hell i don't even remember watching this

[@stoneway2455]

+MrYuotube01 what do u think? he nailed the groupies

[@ohmyassoff1087]

his third place ribbon to his wall

[@beja3336]

The whole song is technically a solo

[@heartsmarksman9579]

The Fan shut the fuck up

[@halloweenmm0214]

The bass sounded awesome

[@MrShs812]

Kendall White The band overall is really good. Definitely more than one would ever expect out of a school talent show.

[@avuci]

Thank you for appreciating us young bassist who live in a teen culture that generally knows nothing about the instrument! :) Bass rocks

[@AdamSilverbu]

The drummer was tearing shit up too, the whole band was amazing for a school band

[@ernestom72]

Those bass lines were killer, excellent performance overall, very talented young folks, thumbs up!!!

[@Cleguy7788]

Dude is channeling Kyle Brock!!

[@DieHard602]

he even holds his guitar like Eric Johnson

[@Thesamdeman22]

dh971 you need it up high to be able to do all the fast parts well ;)

[@Fahim891]

Samdeman22 Tell that to Paul Gilbert.

[@Thesamdeman22]

Fahim Shahriar I never could get styles like that right, I guess Paul Gilbert is fairly unique, a little like Van Halen.

[@caratcranker5874]

Samdeman22 The length between the start of your wrist and your knuckles [1st set] makes all the difference. Jimi Hendrix had really LONG hands, not wide as such. That's how dudes can play fast with a low guitar.

[@isaacmartin874]

DH971 he plays the main riff different though. Eric uses a hybrid picking technique on the trigger and he plays it in a different spot lower on the neck.

[@thebigbowler]

If I was his Music teacher I would of put my guitar in the bin after that performance. Humbled.

[@TheDrew4321]

Only so much of music can be taught. It's almost entirely intrinsic. You are competing with no one other than yourself.

[@SupercarEnjoyer]

Andrew van der Hoop This is ninety-nine percent truth.

[@Lonech]

Colonel Mustard They have different sized guitars so that people who don't have spider-like fingers ala Buckethead they aren't left out to dry.

[@dingusfuzzklonnkt2755]

@@Lonech he basically plays a baritone scale tuned to D. All other guitars are between 25 1/2 and 24 unless you by a childs guitar. Guys with monster hands must adapt just like guys with little sausage fingers.

[@YourBrother84]

The drummer and bassist dont get enough credit

[@ryanmongeau1781]

The who?

[@YourBrother84]

The two aside from the lead guitarist

[@FISHGOMOO4321]

Neo Torres You're definitely American.

[@YourBrother84]

No, mexican

[@YourBrother84]

What?

[@xxENDSxTHExROUND]

Impressive, but can you play smoke on the water?

[@khalifamarley742]

lmfao just made my day

[@ernestom72]

LMAO

[@jeffboyd8139]

Man, this joke gets funnier and funnier every time I read it..... on any video on KZbin with a guitar in it

[@hernychudley3404]

wrong channel lol

[@jacobgonet5071]

Obviously not

[@saariantti123]

i think they won the talent show

[@SWicKLives]

If they didn't, I'm livid.

[@AdamSilverbu]

asskikker123 no it was some 3rd grade girls who did a cover of let it go

[@sadippers6168]

asskikker123 imagine they didn't 😂

[@rayespinoza9509]

Snoop. No, it was Jake Paul and crew rapping "it's everyday bro"....

[@danielbarrios266]

That movie wasn’t even out then dude

[@kalyngriffin1518]

12 years later and this is still a best version 🔥🔥🔥

[@thorggernaut3081]

this is easily the BEST high school performance I've ever seen, brilliant job guys

[@sgenetti77]

I'm a big fan of Eric Johnson and this guy did a great job covering it almost exactly note for note, a tough thing to do. This isn't exactly an easy tune to play. He got the tone right as well, another accomplishment. Johnson's tone is unique and immediately recognizable. Great Job man!

[@blazingstar9638]

Yes exactly! Tone& everything

[@Ed_Crane]

Good tone, good playing, good feeling. I think that cover was.. good.

[@jeffschlesinger8064]

0:30 The point at which every other person in this competition knew they were fucked....

[@diegomulchi1186]

Colonel Mustard r u kidding me?

[@djdagod7286]

Jeff Schlesinger They still had hope tho... until 3:14

[@ryankwin]

Colonel Mustard Lol Some kid played Seven Natiom Army and thats an easy song to play on the guitar but it got beat by some disney song cover too

[@Me37368]

Colonel Mustard the Def Leppard let it go or the frozen?

[@jonah6285]

0:04 is when everyone else realized that they lost.

[@JoeSmoe1]

lmao

[@jazzram_]

Lol

[@corsairmotorwerks547]

Lol

[@TheHerp]

If they didn’t win we need to send them a award cause this is damn near perfect all around and I hope they kept playing

[@bigjuice2294]

I'm more focused on his outfit matching with hos guitar than anything. love that strat.

[@ItsZekkyWekky]

how can he stand while playing this

[@nicholasrobert9104]

It's called a guitar strap my friend ;)

[@ItsZekkyWekky]

No not that but it takes lots of skill to play this song

[@nicholasrobert9104]

Yes indeed, it's also called practice alot. i prefer standing up to play because it provides easier access to the fret board.

[@ItsZekkyWekky]

I understanr

[@TimTheEnchanter10]

Dagon mk2 I find much easier to play standing. It depends what you practice more because you aquire a technique for each. I don't ever practice sitting so I have lot of trouble playing while sitting

[@shreader327]

the 243 dislikes are the haters that cant even play this song on guitar hero!

[@vrmmmm]

Anyone know if this kid went on to use this talent? Fucking amazing!

[@emilie5937]

^^^^^

[@Rampletero]

I would like to know too

[@ferencs6788]

Probably didn't, the amount of people who can play like this is staggeringly huge.

[@tapoutluke]

@@ferencs6788 ok

[@baldemargiii1190]

@@ferencs6788 totally agree with this. Used to be able to shred like this back in high school when I played everyday. Now I play mainly chords and sing. Can still solo but not even close to what I used to do. I feel like life just happens to a lot of people that can play like that

[@kozmicre982]

The drummer and bassist kept solid time, I bet this young man is a prodigy. For some people its like a walk in the park, for others they practice until fingers ache and bleed, I can barely play five chords myself, but no gripes here, at least I can still listen.

[@gluee8674]

keep at it, you wont regret it

[@clintonwilcox4690]

Nah, I doubt he's a prodigy. I was a proficient clarinetist and keyboardist in high school, and could play like he did on my respective instruments. With a lot of practice and work high school kids can play like this. But it wasn't a perfect performance. The mistakes lead me to believe he's a mere mortal like the rest of us.

[@abrahamalbarracin8739]

@@clintonwilcox4690 who would you say is a prodigy or what makes a prodigy?

[@hoofieyt]

@@clintonwilcox4690 dude even ej never played his own song right. This guy is a prodigy no doubt

[@jcdc6492]

Its all “right brain vs left brain” - those who pick it up faster, their brains lean one way. Instruments & second languages are good barometers of left vs right. It took me years to be good at guitar and some dudes get it after only 2 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@mq5888]

Eric Johnson studied for 11 years to make this story, using 4 different types of guitar picking. This dude did it perfectly in less than 3! YOU ARE AWESOME MAN!

[@markwhited1785]

It takes a lot longer to create it than it does to copy it.

[@sairamr6886]

@@markwhited1785 according to Eric the tune stayed in head only for 5-10 mins, who knows, might be selling a story.

[@markwhited1785]

@@sairamr6886 Its been in my head for about 30 years.

[@absent4134]

I like how he doesnt rush the intro rather savours it. Good musician!!

[@GreenToMe2000]

Dude the bass and drums KILLED IT..... Eh, guitar was alright

[@who_k_nows]

Memes And Music what guitar

[@elhombredenegro1845]

eboy koby i was wondering the same thing

[@RugbyWannabe]

And so it was foretold in legend that for millennia to come drummers and bassists everywhere would be under appreciated, as such would become humanities bitterest people and would rise up to challenge guitarists in any place they be found until victory is assured... or so I’ve been told.

[@jazzram_]

Lol

[@Philip_McIlvain]

True

[@Ovrkyl]

In interviews I've seen, Eric Johnson gets very specific on the different tones he uses throughout that very song (3 different distinct tones if I remember correctly) and demonstrates the technique he uses, how each tone is made and sounds and where it is in the song, etc. Nick Poczynek was obviously "paying attention in class".

[@mr_crxwley2080]

"up next we have jonathan playing twinkle twinkle on the recorder"

[@fugitivemind1990]

12 years, and still amazing.

[@YManCyberDude]

That was pretty awesome but needs more cowbell . . .

[@jaradbailey582]

Killed em

[@greggwilkie1774]

YManCyberDude I can't get enough of that cow bell lol

[@melvinplaysgaming4030]

MORE COWBELL

[@ItsFieryAres]

I have a fever and the only way to cure it is more cowbell.

[@omaraellosiii8171]

YManCyberDude 😂😂😂👍🏽

[@DazedAndConfused1974]

Holy shit! Finally, one of these high school talent shows with ACTUAL talent! Nice work, man.

[@raffboneno2]

honestly, the things you see on youtube. a kid in a tie and school shoes out plays a grammy winning guitarist. 6 years ago this happened. I hope he's smashing 9's and 10's on the regular now, homeboy deserves it.

[@billdavidson7918]

What happened to this kid?! Insane performance. Every once in awhile I bump back into on KZbin and have a hard time not watching it all. Exceptionally difficult and very well done. Good on the drum/bass too.

[@Renzo8375867]

He became a dentist

[@jimlahey3919]

He’s my dentist!

[@jamescooper2618]

Damn, he pretty much nailedit spot on! I wonder if EJ has seen this?

[@Mdoraz27]

3:17 Haha, screaming girls shook him up a little bit. Atta Boy!!

[@thatweirdguywithamask264]

The drummer actually smiled He DID SMILE He looked like he didn't want to be there at all xF

[@jazzram_]

yess 🤣

[@yallaretrippin8604]

I remember when this was first uploaded, I still come back to this video at least a couple times a year. Mix of nostalgia and the performance, never get sick of this cover

[@Grandpadon2012]

Eric Johnson is an incredible talent and this kid knocked this out of the park!!!

[@3l84r70]

OMFG... that was most impressive to watch... so much talent to that stage... all three of you. I hope all you kept making music.

[@mstoysruskid]

Jaw dropping, brought tears to my eyes!! Sooooo talented. I hope he won the contest!!

[@schoenfrance]

If he didn’t, we can definitely say the election was rigged!

[@marioleone9360]

whoa, whoa, whoa, this guy NAILED IT, I couldn't believe this wasn't E.J. oh my god !! the whole band KILLED it, you guys are awesome

[@markwhited1785]

If you didn't win that talant show, I want to see the act that did. Fabulous.

[@DavidSmith-rf7np]

This was over 10 years ago. What's going on in life Nick? Still play guitar?

[@sideslick1024]

I just can't get over how he not only nailed the song, but he nailed the tone!

[@timjenkins502]

This is the best cover of this song on the internet and it's live, well done

[@jeffl977]

Whoa! These young lads are tackling musical chops that some professionals strive for. This is a skill level far Far FAR beyond a high school talent show. All of them are superb musicians!

[@gregorygerlich6399]

Absolutely amazing by all 3 in the band

[@TheWizardTimelord]

I was listening to a kid playing master of puppets before this and during it I thought to myself "it would be cool to see someone do cliffs of dover at a talent show." the second I look at the related section the first reccomendation is this video

[@Jaysfishinglog]

TheWizardTimelord me too!

[@TheWizardTimelord]

that's crazy, what are the odds,right?

[@Zuracooking]

And I'm watching this video and the next recommended video is a kid playing Master of Puppets. That's some crazy shit😂

[@Zuracooking]

Even after 3 years

[@codyyoung1691]

That’s how I found this video 😂 I wonder if any kids have slayed cliffs of Dover at a talent show, come back to this video frequently!

[@antoninobellinvia1078]

That was amazing. 70% of people that watched this show don't even know how hard it is to play this song

[@kalyngriffin1771]

Even after 11 years. This is still by far the best high school talent show performance of this song.

[@bayleebrown8167]

That was amazing man. :) i'm a thirteen year old girl and I can already play the intro. i've been working on it for 2 weeks and I hope to be able to play it for my school talent show as well. :)

[@WingmanStudios]

How did that end up working out for you?

[@richardshirley8408]

@@WingmanStudios I was wondering this also. She's 21 now and I wanna hear it!!

[@unknwn_usr3077]

@@richardshirley8408 haha..time flies man

[@loungezinger]

@@WingmanStudios Check her channel, she shreds.

[@basedfinger]

​@@richardshirley8408look at her channel. she is still shredding to this day

[@Sweetbabykitten]

i watch this video years later and it still amazes me! love this guy!

[@zidtam6605]

is that your bf? he's got skills!!

[@Sweetbabykitten]

lol no not my boyfriend, i'm just his big creepy fan girl :)

[@zidtam6605]

hahaha, you crack me up :) Have you stopped covering songs?

[@emilie5937]

That is fucking sick!!! what a talent he has omfg

[@ecardona53]

the fact that he's actually alternate picking at 0:23 instead of the hybrid picking EJ usually does for that part and still sounding spot on is absolutely absurd. hell yeah dude.

[@imjacobyy]

I would've felt like the biggest bad ass if i had done what that guy did. That song is crazy. So much respect.

[@video_gabes]

Very nice! You even nailed the tone. I hope to do this myself some time.

[@murf5052]

That drummer looks like he really doesn't wanna be there

[@alvinhasal2391]

+RagelessGamer Drummer replies: "Man, I'm just helping the guy" lol

[@Dalagantalfa12]

He wants to be playing the guitar

[@everythinggamingnow]

cos he's gotta sit there and do a standard rock beat while the other dude shreds some gnargnar

[@AdamSilverbu]

MrTeamTactical he deserves credit too, he was flawless

[@patrickrandall5043]

Just looks like he regrets choosing drums over guitar 😂😂

[@Finnyjohnson]

Insane totally blown away. Have seen so many performances of this song nothing came close to this the raw touch and specially the bassist and the drummer,trio nailed it.

[@richardcollis4743]

Wow that was great, Eric Johnson would be proud.

[@strocat25]

you're a damn good player. good job brother, damn good job.

[@Taraalcar]

Pretty much nailed it. Has it really been 6 years?

[@djdagod7286]

Taraalcar 10 now.... time flies man

[@DavidSmith-rf7np]

2018 now w 2.2m views.

[@npBOgory]

Taraalcar 76 now, most people in this video are probably dead ;(

[@dominicsalvatore42]

It has now been 14

[@davidheadrick1773]

Wow! I am an Eric Johnson fan since the 70's & he's a Texas God as far as I'm concerned. My family lives in Kingwood, so I checked this out on a lark & its really good. I'm impressed.

[@cheezy_ow2588]

This probably got second place to a girl singing Riptide by Vance Joy and playing her ukulele

[@hewmatts373]

We would have carried him off the stage at my high school ! That kid BANGS !

[@brandonwalker9245]

finally some musicians in a talent show that dont suck!

[@skiddysgarage]

Well they ARE kids, to play a song like this can take years to practice, and this kid was probably in his senior year.

[@jetson42315]

+Brandon Walker and didn't play Eruption

[@brandonwalker9245]

+alan jackson lmao

[@brandonwalker9245]

+Saniikes i wish there were some musicians at my school that could shred so i could lay a solid beat to let them shine

[@jessehuerta2028]

one of the best covers of this song I have ever heard. Great playing.

[@NexxZt]

Holy shit, this dude is insane

[@AK99581]

Good job kiddo, I've been playing for probably longer than you've been alive and I still can't play this good

[@Dookiemunche]

Sandro Kovalev Do you got it yet

[@sins2610]

Eric Would be impressed(Both Johnson and TheDoooo)

[@kathy2trips]

This kid is incredible. All the musicians were excellent I hope to hear more from Nick Poczynek.

[@jjwilson286]

the bassist has a buitiful tone to his bass i love this cover its amazing pretty close to the original these guys need to jump in a recording studio aye and make some coz theyve got it

[@JRo250]

holy crap I was going to say the same thing! Cool guitar licks but man that bass sounds awesome! I can't believe how he cuts through all the guitar wailing.

[@trujillogomezmanuel1882]

Audience: "It's that the Guitar Hero III song?"... LOL!

[@nickvitela]

To bad 90% of people there don't even what he's playing .

[@tjackson2581]

+Nick Vit3la unless they played guitar hero, which 90% of high school kids did in 2008.

[@sneakypilot2080]

+t jackson my friend was humming this today, and I told him that sounded familiar, and said it was cliff of Dover and I told him, I think I played that on guitar hero

[@simonth9626]

Eric Johnson!

[@jimmyjonga567]

+Jmp Ninja dude same

[@aleaallee]

+t jackson i'm 20, and i'm playing it on hard with my PC KEYBOARD, it's a bit hard but i got 97%

[@heloise_d3861]

14 years later and this is in my recommended :D

[@rosewoodfretboard]

I can't see because of all the smoke. I mean, that's just frickin' awesome.

[@SupercarEnjoyer]

Well maybe if you didn't smoke so much you'd be able to see..

[@epicfailure7980]

This is nothing. I wanna see this kid play smoke on the water, then he's earned my respect.

[@samiaminc]

I can barely play guitar and I can play smoke on the water....wow you better get to know what songs are actually complicated..Cliff of Dover is hard as hell...

[@epicfailure7980]

samiaminc It was extremely sarcastic. I have been playing guitar for like a year and I can't do anything this guy did. Of course Cliffs of Dover is hard, smoke on the water is a beginner song. That was my first song actually.

[@MrDylan9900]

epicfailure7980 the first song i learned on guitar was smoke on the water, i started when i was 7, now im 14, i can play cliffs of dover like its nothing now. my fingers started to bleed when i learned this song at first. it hurts like hell to play guitar with bleeding fingers

[@knucklesamidge]

samiaminc WOOOOOSH! You're stupid as fuck

[@ThinkImBasedGod]

0-3-5-0-3-6-5-0-3-5-3-0

[@Colaws]

This kid is god

[@EricosterWo3]

Fuck you Skyler

[@JoyGrenade]

I get so hyped every time I watch this. It's just insanely good.

[@myriad860]

fucking sick, owned it

[@patrickrandall5043]

Kid just needs to learn to hybrid pick and he’s basically Eric Johnson

[@Jamelele]

He could've worn some cooler pants.

[@CCCSaxsonWarmonger]

+Maxstar22 yeh man trip pants and a BVB shirt woulda been a lot better

[@wookiejesus3773]

+BrandonJ TheBJ BVB? Fuck outta here

[@AntiSaint96]

+Maxstar22 They probably didnt stay on for very long after this performance

[@CCCSaxsonWarmonger]

Wookie Jesus congrats on not understanding sarcasm

[@wookiejesus3773]

BrandonJ TheBJ Its kinda hard to know if something is sarcastic in text form. Also it didnt really seem to be sarcastic.

[@roddreww9593]

Nick! God bless you man! Wow! You make Eric Johnson proud! POWERFUL performance you guys! ROCK ON!

[@joedurham5243]

I stuggle to play this on guitar hero on easy he just shreds it casually walking round wtf

[@somedude6584]

Haha come on man you struggle on easy?

[@Kloud999]

lol I've done it on expert with a controller cx

[@TheScmtnrider]

Nice HS rendition. Kid looked a bit nervous 😉 It's all about pick dynamics. Most find this beyond them because once their right hand learns to pick strings without conscious thought, they stop learning how to pick and things like picking economy and hybrid picking are unlearned and unpracticed. This song absolutely requires proficiency at both. Eric spent years trying to craft his pick mechanics, without instruction. Whose gonna teach him? He's a guitar god... Sweep picking. Downward pick slanting. String hopping. Hybrid picking. Chunking. Learn these intimately and then, the structure and form of Cliffs of Dover becomes recognizable and playable. Otherwise, its just another unattainable goal, achieved only through a trip to the crossroads... So yeah, you can hammer on and pull off like crazy but fast picking gets you lost fast. Why? Because you suck? No. Because you neglected your picking for your fingering? Yup! 🎸🎼

[@zootsanchez]

+Jon Mallary i bet Bluegrass players can ace this song

[@shockt9610]

You watched Troy Grady's cracking the code didn't you?

[@eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeo]

Jon Mallary thanks grandpa

[@TheScmtnrider]

guyseyes Lol That's a first! We're I younger I might have a different response... Thanks man! Maybe next year?

[@TheScmtnrider]

shockt9610 Love his vids!...;)

[@GreenToMe2000]

Some say he used the pick of destiny

[@praneelbhatnagar2333]

Bassist, drummer, and the guitarist are good. Epic. I watched another video where another kid plays this song! He played great as well!

[@jxsr9973]

I only know this song off of guitar hero 3

[@robincosby516]

I began studying and practicing this song at this puke's age. I'm 46 and barely can stumble my way through the intro. There are parts that are accessible- but this makes me sick. I'm burning my fucking guitar tomorrow.

[@jettramel]

robin cosby I know the feeling, passed Eric at a guitar show in Austin, none of it rubbed off. lol Kids, these day blow my doors off. I'll stick to singing

[@robincosby516]

thx!

[@allolp]

robin cosby Check out Troy Grady here on youtube, hes even got a episode on eric johnson

[@elliotedmunds4126]

Seeing as this song came out in 1990, and assuming you started playing it right when it came out, and that you actually are 46 years old, that means the earliest you could have started playing it was at 21 years old (46-(2015-1990))=21. Respectfully, this guy doesn't look 21, and if it's a high school talent show like they say in the title, I'm gonna have to disagree with this

[@charliebrown8674]

I'll be joining you.

[@stinkage]

Im way better. I can play this on guitar hero 100% expert :D jk jk

[@brettmb5776]

Guitar hero? You're playing a game, not an instrument. No comparison!

[@RepDKz]

brettmb5776 Understand the comment and then understand sarcasm, after doing those points it becomes clear that your current comment is useless. No comparison!

[@AlephNullMore]

The Mega, I would have thumbed up your comment if you hadn't added jk to it. It destroys the whole joke man. I went from laughing to wondering if you're a tool.

[@stinkage]

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[@stinkage]

didnt want to hurt anyones feelings

[@leonkushner]

Wow, great job all 3 but this Nick is amazing to even attempt this most difficult song! Wow! Eric's incredible song is probably my most favorite instrumental of all time. I play guitar a bit (make noise) but I wouldn't even attempt to learn it. Love it guys!

[@MrLeva115]

wow this is my school .-. And it almost has 2Mil views XD

[@Nor1ar]

Im sure if this guy sat down alone and tryharded he would be able to play the song better than Eric.

[@linxintel7356]

Lol that made s*** a brick but ya probably xD

[@Snuffsaid2007]

No. Go watch the extended live version Eric does stood up, it's got more hits than the studio version and it's not hard to see why. This kid is good, very good, but not Eric Johnson good, not even close.

[@Snuffsaid2007]

John Smith Hahahaha, the thought of you sitting in your bedroom smashing the keys in a furious rage whilst your mother yells at you to keep it down has me in stitches. I'm guessing I humiliated you somewhere else on KZbin? Flattered I made that much of an impact. By all means, cry some more, I got a real kick out of that.

[@Snuffsaid2007]

John Smith Even funnier I just noticed you +1'd your own comment. Stick to commenting on your gay little Dragonball Z videos in future kid.

[@Censer97]

Snuffsaid2007 dragon ball z is cool dont bring that into the fight

[@mannedi8665]

Not quite my tempo. Dragging, just a hair.

[@andsoitgoes2177]

It's probably THE most joyful song in all of Rock, and Nick did an amazing job, it made me feel happy!