Super Mario Bros. 2 Theme on Guitar: VERY EASY to NIGHTMARE

[@branmikefrye]

This feels like a good song to live life to.

[@xformant]

It certainly does, and I'm considering having it played at my funeral as well

[@scubasteve2189]

Yep. Go out into the world, climb some vines, jump around, and toss vegetables at your enemies! 😉👍🏻

[@jsbmx2039]

Ya it does. Very cheery

[@jaredhammonds8255]

​@@scubasteve2189 sounds like what I do every day

[@Silkmaster4200]

My favorite Mario brother theme all time. 2nd id Super Mario world. 3rd super Mario brothers 3.

[@mwm48]

I can’t help it, this song just instantly makes me happy.

[@ResistanceQuest]

For some reason, about 1/3 of the way in, this brought tears to my eyes. Probably thinking of simpler times, of exploration, and of my late father, who was a guitarist. Thanks fam

[@RichardStella-nu1yn]

I felt something too brother 👍

[@TheHeadown]

Simpler times indeed, when this game was relevant I was a teenager barely and no mobile phones or these things everywhere. And somehow we still managed to live perfectly fine, and a lot less stressful.

[@ryanmcmahon9801]

Felt some validation seeing this comment. What a great arrangement.

[@goldfishy]

This game came out when I was a kid and I can vividly remember those summers whenever I hear the music. Simpler times, no school, running around the neighborhood with the other kids, drinking from the hose, sand castles, fireflies, swinging, swimming in cold ponds, hot and humid summer nights with frogs chirping. To revisit that feeling, check out the Ghibli movies like My Neighbor Totoro, Castle in the Sky, Kiki's Delivery Service, Only Yesterday, Porco Rosso, and Whisper of the Heart.

[@NFITC1]

Nostalgia hits hard and unexpectedly sometimes.

[@theq937]

This song is in my head everyday and I don’t know why

[@ayylmao8691]

SAME

[@Mopsie]

@@GloeJassiethank you for the comparison. I’m listening to Django right now. I hear what you mean

[@jimmac1185]

Song?

[@JCVitamin]

@theq937 @ayylmao8691 SAME!

[@ARUCARDFTEPES]

Why not?

[@jamiehaigh1707]

Dude… your definition of “simple” and “easy” show a very real disconnect with how the rest of us work! Love the playing.

[@perpetualbystander4516]

Yes, 'cause his easy is hard for me. 😰

[@Renatunes]

Haha. Agreed. It should start from "normal", to "nightmare", to "superhuman" and then to "I have extra fingers".

[@yasminb.6369]

I think his „easy“ is pretty easy.

[@tientje98]

I think they are accurate for anyone who plays guitar in a more professional context:)

[@AKmumu]

I'd say it's pretty accurate, its easy for fingerstyle but maybe not for guitar as a whole

[@Widderic]

That walking bass is wild at the full tempo. Some difficult chord changers there wow.

[@the1trueporkchop]

When 80’s video games have more harmonic content than modern pop… So good.

[@charlesdodimead5658]

Harmony is the most beautiful part of music. Fight me.

[@terrapinflyer273]

​@@charlesdodimead5658Put up yer dukes, partner! 😄

[@VioIetRamirez]

@@terrapinflyer273lol

[@raphaelvermin]

That is the result of copywrite law stifling creators forever because somebody already used a progression before them. Metallica sucks

[@the1trueporkchop]

⁠@@raphaelverminwhen did Metallica sue for song copyright? I’ve been a Metallica fan for decades and I don’t recall that ever happening. If anything, that lawsuit would force more creativity and out of the box composition. In reality, it’s because modern pop music is simply too formulaic. They keep with the exact same motifs and arrangement that have worked for the past 20+ years, and people keep buying it because it’s super accessible.

[@CD-ne1tl]

These Mario jams are so timeless

[@Scryych]

Koji Kondo really didn't need to go as hard as he did with so many of his compositions

[@thereturners7564]

But, that he so often did is why so many people (myself included) think of him as an absolute legend and a legitimately skilled composer in his own right - especially when considering the extremely limited hardware that he was so often forced to contend with.

[@808zhu]

​@@thereturners7564He is definitely a legend.

[@arsnotoria3755]

Seriously, Mario 2's tunes were like giving Chet Atkins a few drinks, a guitar, and telling him to go ham on the rag time. What a fun, bouncy, but savage piece.

[@bryanfouts287]

After reading this I’m honestly wondering if this song is why I’m such a big Chet Atkins fan now lol 🤷

[@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals]

Absolutely mental. Had to watch twice just because the final version sounded so good!!

[@pretentioushab]

You may not read this but thanks for making me love music and guitar again!! I had lost my spirit of playing but seeing the heart and soul ( pun intended) you put in your videos just made me reconnect with music so thank you Lucas!!

[@LucasBrar]

So glad to hear that, means a lot🙏 keep it up!

[@yorzengaming]

@@LucasBrar What a legend!

[@bleakflouw930]

@@LucasBrar rescuing all the lost guitar souls! :)

[@ivanny8974]

The " easy way " is soooooo relaxing!! i loved it!! great job.

[@BoricuaKnife]

Amazing !love it !

[@TrevorVanNatta-p8p]

Dude this gave me so much joy to watch! Near death by nostalgia, plus you absolutely nailed the melody. This was one of my favs as a kid.

[@butdidjudye]

This had me sitting there with the biggest smile on my face. Not only the nostalgia from the game but the amazing talent of the musician. Thank you for doing this.

[@BWilc]

I've been playing for 21 years and this eclipses ANYTHING I've arranged by a hundred miles. It takes masterful understanding of the fretboard to not only come up with these chord shapes to fit the melody/backing of this tune but to move them around as fast as you do. Just brilliant!

[@mikec9166]

Damn nice job hitting that polyrhythm at 1:58

[@jonnya3425]

Totally noticed that "ahhhh I'm dividing my brain into 5 pieces" face in that moment haha.

[@F0nkyNinja]

Welcome to Piano

[@klutch0065]

If i could have medium for a full hour and a half, I would be very happy. There's something remarkably relaxing about that theme slowed down and on a guitar.

[@satevo462]

*smashes classical guitar against the wall... Great job dude! *stomps on recently broken guitar, goes back to playing Nothing Else Matters.

[@TheScottGillies]

"Tabs on Patreon" is a GREAT selling point!! Well done on all fronts!

[@MrLokNesss]

Wow... Your playing brought me back to a time when my 30-something-year-old kids were only preteens playing this game... As an empty nester now... Thank you.

[@Ana_crusis]

empty nester 🤮🤮🤮

[@MrLokNesss]

@@Ana_crusis…. Yep, old head at your service.

[@Ana_crusis]

@@MrLokNesss it's the expression i hate

[@MrLokNesss]

@@Ana_crusis …. Well my wife & I are nearly 60 now with kids in their 30s. And……. They don’t live at home anymore…. So what “expression” would you fancy more? Hate to have you throwing up anymore. 🤣

[@Ana_crusis]

@@MrLokNesss how about just a statement of the facts using normal language? I'm sorry, i realize it's just me but there's something about the use of twee little phrases like that by adults, that i find jars with me somehow.... it sets my teeth on edge. The imagery of a little nest with fluffy birds in it some of whom have 'flown' away....

[@torresaurus_]

This has been my favorite Mario game since I was a little kid.

[@MrEricchapman]

Dude from a guy that has been playing Myself for 20 Years you blew Me away at that last part

[@95manneya]

Pretty! Sounds like ragtime

[@davidcantwell2489]

And that's what made me like it! I'm an old fart that doesn't play video games and never would had heard it otherwise.

[@thereturners7564]

Koji Kondo, the composer for this and other Mario games, was (and remains) a HUGE fan of ragtime music. The theme of SMB2 is probably this influence at its most unambiguous, though, for sure.

[@Jydmd]

I always loved the bassline for this song, it's so groovy! Great playing as always

[@pheonixmmkc]

Yeah as a bassist its got yout fingers bouncing everywhere

[@arthead123]

This deserves millions of views. Thanks for arranging one of the best Mario songs so wonderfully on guitar and sharing it with the world!

[@AntonVanDerSar]

This is both nostalgic and quite beautiful. I’ve always loved this song.

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Nailed it 🔨

[@ciudadri]

This song is unplayable yet you played it 10/10

[@grimoirehunter9688]

Incredible playing! This sounds like such a fun song on guitar!

[@nanangmodip8352]

0:30 at this point my finger already cries

[@weebenergy7286]

That bassline.... SO GOOOOOD!

[@brianbutterworth6107]

It's such a clever melody and theme. I never thought it sounded like Django as a kid...great playing.

[@Quoxozist]

it's straight gypsy jazz for sure, great tune

[@kellyprimeaux6714]

Simply amazing. I've whistled this for years, in all of it's parts, but never heard it done with justice until now. Thank you, Mr. Lucas.

[@xGshikamaru]

Oh my god this sounds so Dadi like I love it 😍

[@marv.mon.9845]

Pure nostalgia for me brother. I loved it 👍

[@solidsnake246]

N1! Exact amount of speed and passion needed. Reminds me when im whistling it and work just keeps gettig more. Who cares, with those memories and! Soundtracks❤

[@Mr._Anderpson]

Thanks, man. This is just feel-good energy and something we don't get enough.

[@AndreGuedesCartoon]

Amazing! COngrats!

[@JoeBeaudette]

Brilliant. You can always spot a pro when playing easy stuff looks more uncomfortable than playing the hard stuff. Bravo. I LOVE this tune.

[@robertorodriguezhernandez1315]

Sounds great on guitar. Just watching your left hand is a show by itself. You kick ass man!

[@Lontokka]

Nice of you to play the whole arrangement of the nightmare version :)

[@lukewright3766]

I wish I could hit the like button a thousand times I had that game when I was a kid and I love that music . Dope af Great job

[@sumitbisht4102]

Me after every level - What can be better than this!!!!!!

[@chrismuratore4451]

I love how you started out at a low tempo to simulate the process of learning a piece from beginning to mastery. Very well done, friend.

[@auto_5]

Wow that guitar sounds lovely. The playing is next level.

[@theshapeexists]

The tone of that guitar is so sweet. As always, incredible playing my dude

[@osojoso]

Wonderful performance. Brings back so many happy memories... Thank you!

[@TheElephantRoom1]

Thank you so much for this video. It's incredible how beautiful this music is when played on a classical guitar, and your skill level is top shelf. Great video!!!!!!

[@symphonyofshred]

That is incredible! Wow. I’ve seen previous KZbinrs perform this piece, and perform it well. But this is far and away the best version.

[@anpinfotainment7963]

My favorite part of the song is the walking bass. Way to preserve that, extremely faithful. Bravo!

[@FredRito]

The full arrangement reminds me of Django Reinhardt! Very good

[@DJTV1307]

BRAVO Brother, this ABSOLUTELY shreds

[@matth2868]

That was life changing. I didn't even know people could really play that well and perfect. I didn't hear one mistake. That was probably one of the most impressive things I've ever seen.

[@blablablablablablablablablbla]

@@matth2868 🤮

[@matth2868]

@@blablablablablablablablablbla what does that mean? Are you sick?

[@blablablablablablablablablbla]

@@matth2868 You can easily see more impressive/skillful playing by looking on YT for classical guitar or people shredding metal. The guitar playing here is good, but it is not "nightmare" difficulty and YT is filled to the brim with more skilled guitar playing. This video is most skillful in its clever marketing, and hats off to them for that. Your comments about "life changing" and "I didn't know people could play that well" made me barf. Look at Polyphia, Dragon Force, or Andy Mckee. Much, much, much more difficult stuff is being played.

[@allanobrien7513]

Mt fav one I've watched so far. Great job

[@andreweff1284]

I'm taking a few minutes dancing next to the fountain of youth because of this reproduction, so thank you. Beautifully done!

[@Hoithichnhacgame]

Very nostalgia melody. Love the 'NIGHTMARE' arranged and awesome guitar played.

[@lastpaladin98]

This video needs more attention 😇 great job on the cover!

[@agtronic]

I revisit this song every few years and I’m always left feeling a deep sense of inadequacy and insignificance when I realize that another human being wrote this music from their head. Truly masterful piece, and of course, you play it masterfully as well.

[@italoliuzzi4994]

Such beautiful arrangement!

[@Wyatt-sq1is]

Small KZbinrs like you are so underrated

[@robertcalhoun441]

This was such a great arrangement! Awesome nostalgia!

[@cantankerousters]

Love this! Absolutely love it!

[@kylechristofferson349]

You sir have surpassed “LEGEND” status!!

[@DeanofSmoking]

DUDE> SOUNDS AMAZING!!! LOVE IT!!

[@KINGH4L0]

Wonderfully played! Whoever was in charge of composing music for the Mario games was a master! Simplicity met with charm and playfulness.

[@ShredderBenjamin]

I'm a pretty technically proficient (lead metal/neoclassical) guitarist but from Hard Difficulty onwards I found myself almost out of breath in awe and dizzy from visualising myself attempting to play it. Ace video.

[@RedLeg217]

I listened to ten versions of this on classical guitar on the Tubes and I think this one is the best.

[@chrismcmillan5213]

Awesome work, brother! This brought me back to my childhood!

[@drj5264]

Thanks for doing this song... it has been one of my favourite video game theme songs for decades. I fumbled my way through the bassline for a fun walking bass practice...never dared trying anything beyond that!

[@Siosifa]

Pretty crazy how well composed this theme is made.

[@lionspawfilmandphoto]

That's just some amazing skill. Thank you.

[@imperfectious]

This really hit me in the nostalgia. Thank you..

[@Jazza04]

Thank you so much, this just makes me so happy 😊

[@LucasRodrigues-nb1mk]

That sound is sooooo clean, I could listen to it all day! Cheers 🇧🇷

[@elliottwomack6706]

No way!!! Absolutely amazing!!!!

[@cedric1138]

People like you piss me off! Stop being so talented 👌👍

[@jamesstuckey9295]

This video deserves way more likes!

[@matiasrojascristi5768]

Tris thing you do just makes me very happy. I love yogur playing and the skill to arrenge and perform every piece. You are amazing

[@mgrocki]

My jaw drops every time i see you play.... i'd LOVE to see a collab between you and Charles Berthoud just going HAM on your instruments.

[@bigf0ot25]

Ha, was just thinking this. Would be wild

[@edwardman1742]

I saw another KZbinr doing this more recently, and I have to say, your tone set you apart. 😊

[@sec1720]

OMG 😮 Beautifully done

[@trevorkwan1709]

This is straight up bonkers lol. Love it!

[@Leguitaristedudimanche-mn9ll]

Very nice !

[@Lios.r]

Lucas youre crazy dude, crazy in a good way!!!

[@TheTEMA0682]

Wow!! Just wow! So great arrangement! Thank you for the beauty!!!!

[@Patrick-gm3fb]

This is one of my favorite songs ever from a video game and I wish I could find more music like it in general. I also think it speaks volumes to the fact that this is the only song I've found on your channel (maybe there are others I haven't come across?) where you've remained absolutely faithful to the original.

[@agtronic]

Not sure if you know or not, this is pretty much the epitome of gypsy jazz style. And I agree that it’s some of the best music from the video game world.

[@SomeGuitarStuff]

Classic Mario music draws a lot of influence from ragtime (among other styles), and this tune is one of the best examples of that. Look into ragtime for similar stuff.

[@bacaliboy]

Great song, super dope rendition!

[@bryanfouts287]

This song has been stuck in my head since 1989

[@EmilErnebroGuitar]

LOVE IT Lucas!!🤯🍻

[@josephviveros517]

Awsome, the arreglement is so nice.

[@jordyg9106]

Just beautifully done 👍

[@FerrisLedbetter]

Beautiful playing! Does anyone else hear Chet Atkins playing this somewhere in the back of their head? Something about the style of the song, the arrangement, the finger picking just reminds me of him, RIP Chet. Thanks again for playing, really takes me to a happy place😁

[@RadiantHealthForAll]

Add some yodeling and it's a Jimmie Rogers Blue Yodel Mario 2

[@branscombe_]

1:54 is my fav part :)))) nailed it!!

[@RichardStella-nu1yn]

Absolutely incredible 👏

[@jeremyzenkar8996]

I've heard it a thousand times but never gave thought to how complex it is.

It's only complex if you play it like this. If you play the instruments separately it's not that difficult :-) by no means super easy though

[@GTA2SWcity]

Right?

[@Hazen4247]

He's doing the base and melody at the same time (I don't know if theyre called like that), playing two voices at the same time is always pretty difficult

[@angrysaxman2246]

A lot of our favorite classic game music goes harder than we ever thought I personally loved the Zelda ocarina of time and the final fantasy melodies and some of those are way more complex than the games made them sound because we were so focused on playing the game

[@GTA2SWcity]

@@angrysaxman2246 Yep. Koichi Sugiyama made the music for the dragon warrior/quest series and yet he is also a real orchestra composer I feel privileged to have known his works.

[@bootlebeats6331]

Well... that was nuts! Amazing playing and arrangement. Nicely done.

[@andrealabanca5324]

It is sensational to see you playing... Sei un'ispirazione unica. Un abbraccio dall'Italia ;)

[@SeveredLegs]

Excellent work, man...very awesome to pull this off.