Marty Friedman performs "Undertow" on EMGtv

Metal guitar icon, Marty Friedman performs "Undertow" live on EMGtv. Known for his solo work, years in Megadeth, and beside fellow guitar virtuoso, Jason Becker in Cacophony; Marty brings dynamics and soul like no other in his genre. With the EMG 81X and EMG 60X humbuckers you can hear all of the nuance and style in Marty's guitar playing. From his subtle bends to rich vibrato, these pickups truly highlight Marty’s dynamic approach to the instrument. Subscribe to EMGtv for updates on our weekly videos.
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For those who don't speak Japanese, he says: "I'm Marty Friedman. You're watching EMG TV. Watch it all the way through!"

[@rock_it9771]

ありがとう　ʘ‿ʘ

[@MoiPach]

Arigato gozaimasu

[@didienshairwan9026]

Sugoi onichaaan

[@fubar7568]

Kisama

[@pongomlam641]

Nanii

[@ynschannel_]

Is not strange that in Marty Friedman's videos, people talks about feelings rather than speed, not all guitarists can say that.

[@Ale-Desafinados]

Marty is THE MAN. He is one of those guitarists that you can recognize playing almost 2 notes

[@StaySharpFacas]

Desafinados exactly that's what makes him a legend

[@thomaslamera]

Desafinados 2 BR conversando em inglês kkkk

[@Jinx-iw6zb]

Paulo Figueiredo no it's because on the second note he does his vibrato

[@abeleduardo6092]

Does anyone know what scale is he using there?

[@LA-by6tl]

some form of harmonic minor with a couple of different notes thrown in

[@reinergarcia2151]

I almost cried, Marty is a soulful player

[@have_a_good_cry_libtard5733]

Vai SMOKES his ghey ass

[@Beefy5150]

You're a LibTard Cry Baby music is subjective, there is no such thing as better.

[@brandonjones4424]

Except Jason Becker

[@enzoconstantinoromo364]

Almost cried? Man, i broke down in tears

[@paradoxolli3010]

@@Beefy5150 shut up, I think in some aspects is good to see music with a little objetivity If not, there will exist no music, no scales, no "feeling" c'mon man

[@StaySharpFacas]

I want this video to be displayed at my funeral when I'm gone it's so God damn beautiful. Marty is a genius. This bending control is insane!

[@oaedwards75]

Stay Sharp Facas I agree. I met him last August. His show was amazing.

[@brandonchurch2094]

This is the golden standard of emotional guitar playing

[@thomasfoytek7633]

Have you heard YJM on Steeler doing "Serenade"? Ron Keel is Keel, but a young YJM just lays hard into some tasty ass emotional riffs till the fade out.

[@blackblurable]

He has such amazing technique and feel its not even funny. His interpretation is some of the best I've ever heard. And watch him play his stuff, he's like in his own world. One of the greatest guitar players to walk the earth

[@vidmohit4684]

Prince of Darkness it's like he is one with his guitar. Absolutely amazing talent.

[@maxi_bonomi571]

I bilieve in the magic when see to Marty....without words

[@JayRoc17]

Marty is a world class metal player in my book, with his phrasing, dynamics, melodic sense and technical abilities. Deifinitely my favorite Megadeth guitarist.

[@rickfeith6372]

For sure

[@MrThiagorb]

Kiko Loureiro

[@ndon85]

@@MrThiagorb buddy your name sounds very brazilian and i understand your love for Kiko, which is ours too, and I respect your opinion. However as far as I am concerned, I gotta agee with the man here, Marty is truly a unique guitar player and also for me the best megadeth ever had.

[@d-rockanomaly9243]

@@MrThiagorb Kiko is great, and a great showman, and maybe even a bit cleaner and technical, but Marty is a better player, in my book hands down. There are a million Kikos. No one plays like Marty.

[@katatonico75]

​@@d-rockanomaly9243correct, there's millions Kiko but Marty Is the only One

[@rickgillette2470]

Marty is and always will be one of my favorite guitarists of all time. He plays with so much passion and emotion you feel it

[@irmasil3]

Every note, every goddamn single note is there for reason......

[@rahulnarang2795]

Oh yes. He's the master of modes. You gotta hear Marty's incendiary solo on an Indian Prog Rock song. Very different and one of his best: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5qYlpasasalpKs

[@benoitfleury8487]

@@rahulnarang2795 Thank you for this AMAZING discovery dude

[@bigdaddynasty69]

beautiful vibrato

[@thomazm.8414]

Dear God...this is just marvellous. Lot feeling in this song...tears of joy!

[@therealsoulbringer]

I was so upset the day he left Megadeth, but after I saw his progress in Japan, man he really found his true self there, he was right about saying experiencing more colors in music rather than sticking to a band and doing same things over and over again. He is a great musician overall and a great inspiration.

[@gainonten4031]

true, same for me. Its funny he doesn't even mention megadeth in his interviews.

[@maxmattt]

SHIT...JUST.. JUST.. MIND BLOWN, I'm in tears with how good that was.

[@user-hg3kc4dj7u]

Goosebumps,at the intro licks...

[@dimkalas5206]

Marty is literally the only guitar player I wish I could really play like His playing is so unique yet so beautiful and elegant at the same time

[@JaimeAndresJaramillo]

OMG what a beautiful song, the melody is just dreamy

[@doda74]

I've probably listened to this track at least a thousand times, just love it.

[@douglasdbs7139]

Me too

[@bimmarvinlim3804]

Theres soo much emotion in that playing.

[@jye_24]

I love that he said watch it all the way thru, no one imo can listen to most true guitar virtuosos songs entirety and not atleast be impressed, but Marty’s music will take u to magical places truly one of the best and casually probably the best Metal lead guitarist ever ❤

[@MetalRob81]

Id use that Marty Vibrato on myself! SO good!

[@Azukayoshi]

fkn true bro lol

[@sackson2025]

This comment would be gold if you were a girl.

[@joshuapalmer4565]

Wow. And just imagine if he was awake when he played, it would be next level.

[@leamirguet8169]

Thank you emgtv for another great Marty Friedman video love this guy what beautiful music thank you so much 😃👍🏻🎸🎶

[@debabratasikder9448]

I have listened to it countlessly from 2017 and I am not tired at all

[@sinistrality7883]

This ain't a guitar solo, this is making your guitar sing.

[@johnlozano384]

Beautiful playing Marty, Awesome!

[@LeeJCander]

He makes it sing. Makes it scream and makes it cry beautifully.

[@mikeberk810]

I’ve watched this so many times.

[@StevenAMckayAuthor]

No one plays guitar like Marty. Just beautiful.

[@RICCARDOREARDON]

I HAVE A HISTORY WITH MARTY FRIEDMAN..I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ❤️ 😍 💖 ❣️ 💕 HIS PLAYING.. HIS EXOTIC SCALE USAGE. HIS USE OF EFFECTS.. HE IS VASTLY UNDERRATED... PHENOMENAL VIDEO!!!!!!!!

[@internetinteligent]

YOU ARE VERY VERY LEGEND !! MARTY YOU ARE EPIC VERY VERY EPIC !! I SALUTE YOU !! MY INSPIRATION !! .. JAPAN PEOPLE PLEASE KEEP MARTY NICELY AND BE GOOD AND BEST FOR HIM

[@TheMcardarelli]

These videos are pure gold! What a better way to learn how to play the song than having the author playing it in front of you! Thanks Marty for your time, and thank you guys for sharing these!

[@Groismanmike]

I can't understand how 67 did unlike???? This is a beautiful song.

[@davianmoua3888]

Mike Groisman I noticed a lot case they just did that to get more attentions

[@JonasDMac1]

Ninguém agrada todo mundo!

[@islandelemodele793]

Mike Groisman because they are so stupid !!!

[@MotorGoblin]

Bobby Willingham That's interesting because I listened because it wasn't boring. Different tastes I guess, and that's cool :)

[@archkarr18]

Bobby Willingham ...in case you haven't noticed, this is intrumental music..meaning no vocals. ..i would really be boring if it was only chords. I don't think intrumental (shred)music is for you. Maybe try Andy James playing on EMG tv..( you may already have)...I think his songs may have that "song" sound you are looking for but if not, then intrumental shred is DEFINATELY not for you..but that's cool, it's a very, very, small niche in music today, but it's just my kind of music.. (THANKS KZbin for existing)..there's something for everybody

[@pepsiguzzler86]

One of my most favourite ever composed solos. Just amazing

[@Holyguitar90]

my favorite guitarrist the world wow ,,, thanks Marty

[@JeremyMcCant]

Marty Friedman has so much emotion in his music, it's absolutely beautiful!

[@myrs4]

68 people only know Tornado Of Souls.

[@MiKo97100]

What`s wrong with ToS ?

[@viniciusazevedo8969]

Marty Friedman era do Megadeth, e ele compôs os solos dela (translate it on google, from portuguese brazil)

[@jakeham4017]

myrs4 the best metal solo ever.

[@snowyowl1717]

That is a tricky solo in ToS

[@Beefy5150]

Snowy Owl Im learning that solo right now. Pray for me lol.

[@makisetakashi]

Marty always bring the arpeggios in every instruments he played, very beautiful

[@burnley211]

Just guitar,pedal and a big MARTY FRIEDMAN. That's what i called a talented guitarist.

[@michaelmorales112]

I love Marty. He was so cool to me when I met him at a signing at Tower Records. Glad he's had the success of his career and life.

[@merttalay9702]

Does anyone realize that his right hand makes the isolation the dirty sound of the distortion very well especially when he uses the hammer on and bend technique.When he do this he mute the other strings perfectly

[@engapakhuangte3467]

I used to listen atleast five times a day

[@zatintaro8704]

My comment 2019 ..i just love it and it has a deep feeling of each note he played

[@stevenmustaine1593]

One of beautiful masterpiece 😊

[@mohdfairuz1823]

His picking technique is weird & unique..masterclass..one of my favourite

[@daniludashkin34]

Every time I see this video I get goosebumps on it. Such incredible energy..

[@mattnelson8325]

I'm getting this pair of EMGs on my brand new ESP tomorrow. I hope to make them sing like this someday. Wow I also got to meet him at the Mesa Amphitheater years ago and he was very polite and pleasant to talk to.

[@russelrulezyt1292]

Perfection melody at it's best!!!

[@Monstexitus]

Beautiful. One of the best videos on this channel so far, imho.

[@Quicksilver_Cookie]

People say it's heavily influenced by Japanese native tunes. However, to me some of the techniques he used sounded very similar to what bagpipe players use. Especially in that beautiful intro.

[@shuvajitkarmakar1884]

This masterpiece still gives me goosebumps

[@guillermobermudez4258]

Marty = Wizard

[@rohanahlawat5809]

Marty = GOD*

[@leehodge2415]

this is by far my favorite musician to listen to. i love his patterns, right hand technique, and the fact his skinny jeans and disco boots, does not make me think less of him. i bought his instructional video series, like 20 years ago, and have been rocking since.

[@MegaWumba]

Um No lol half his hair used to be dyed orange and dave mustaine was like " wtf"

[@leehodge2415]

hahahahaha

[@juniorrhere6262]

Very Japanese Influenced chord progression!

[@Thomogon]

He even spoke Japanese in the intro, so he probably spend some time there to learn new ways to play guitar :P

[@AzHarris]

+Thomogon He lives in Japan. Has lived there for some many years, if I'm not mistaken. He is very much involved with the Japanese rock scene.

[@juniorrhere6262]

+AzHarris No shit, I figured that one out by the intro and have heard he's left for Japan since 1990.

[@AzHarris]

+Juniorr Here I was not directing that to you at all.

[@TerminalPassage]

Pretty sure he has done some Japanese anime soundtracks which I find very fitting :D

[@thecommenter9267]

Most people don't know this but one of the key factors that makes Marty's sound unique is his strange right hand. The flexed curvature is basically a modified form of the rare Gypsy Jazz style picking, which was invented to create a louder, more aggressive pick attack. He leverages a massive downward pickslant and uses circular thumb picking to get around the string change issue (for example when the pick is below the string and he needs to move to the string above). You can't reach as much consistent speed output with Gypsy style picking as you can with traditional picking but you get MUCH more power. Think of it like the difference between an AK47 and a metronome. AK47 shoots extra fast and clean in short bursts but then soon gets out of control if you keep shooting without rest, but the sound is dynamic and powerful while a metronome maintains consistent high speed, but the sound is rather weak and mechanical.

[@sellershoppergaray9737]

3:33 super lick!!

[@e2kdesign]

beautiful melodic song~...Marty is one of the best!

[@jollyradtv9941]

What a master piece 🤘

[@hanten10]

Marty scalloped his fretboard at 3,5 7, 9,12 and15 because there's the sweet spot to bending. He is genius 👍♥️

[@unclescott8792]

Why doesn't KZbin have a "LOVE" option in addition to the like, etc buttons?? Holy cow!! This is so gorgeous!! Thanks for the upload, doods!!

[@miurifreire]

What a incredible bending control! Almost pee in my pants hearin' this...

[@GlockenspielSAS]

Marty´s right hand will always be a mystery for me. Sick player, one of my all time favorites!

[@alexnuno]

Marty is defenitely a special one with a distinct way and fingerprint. A joy to see. Megadeth reached the peak with him and...never went back up there as much. This song? 4m of continuous sounds climax...

[@jerichodedios1025]

2022 and watching this for inspiration such a god!

[@robmerritt1982]

I love how u can hear every crunch of the pick hitting the strings! for some reason I've always liked this but with marty its more distinguishable. and the way he holds the pick, wth!!

[@metalthunder1269]

Heart warming instrumental song, simply amazing.

[@kristian5428]

WE LOVE MARTY FRIEDMAN ..... FROM INDONESIA

[@royrehi3161]

Yoiiii

[@crunch_amp9282]

That was absolutely. Never heard anything like that before.

[@jye_24]

Words cant explain how perfect this epic video game out of this world composing is, no guitar playing takes me places where Marty's does

[@innerGuilt]

The word masterpiece, is an understatement Marty. Always grateful

[@BatcaveComics83]

This song is perfection. Best track ever.

[@juanmatales]

Jason Becker must be very proud ! thank you Marty for this lovely music

[@KillerGman99]

Tbh he’s the god of “feel”

[@jake2355]

No😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ashishrahul4692]

Also, John Petrucci...

[@_Arnab_Ghosh]

@@ashishrahul4692 haha cute

[@julianodonnell5493]

this deeply inspired me in the same way jason becker did with altitudes,wow marty very nice

[@samsquantch14]

why are there so many comments bashing the Japanese intro....oh yea i forgot america is the only place where its a bad thing to be multilingual

[@etherlords88]

That is not true. If you speak to any south American immigrant, they speak at least 2, Spanish and English, then there are (I met) speaks French, Spanish, and English ; then Hebrew and English, summing up, this nation is built by immigrants and 80% you'll find multilingual (including me of 7-8) and nobody (so far I've seen) consider that as a bad thing. 🙂

[@RathOfficial]

@@Ryan-dg5mt lmao Americans literally tell Hispanics in the U.S to "Speak English" 😂 Who the fuck are you trying to convince here? NO other country has that kind of audacity.

[@PulledPurk]

You're projecting

[@GooseGumlizzard]

@@RathOfficial no other country? Lol you're full of shit or incredibly ignorant

[@PulledPurk]

@@GooseGumlizzard right? West is the best! Some places throw people off of roofs for being gay. Oh wait, thats not a place, it's a religion 😅

[@anahowana]

Marty is providing here the absolute manga sound track of hope and a glorious better tomorrow !! Cheers from Morocco

[@christianbermejo9542]

Emotion ... guitar player who can make his guitar sing .execellent perfomance bro.

[@d.triantoro5421]

that melody reach my heart.. very beatiful

[@stevethana5394]

Wonderful melody,beautiful vibrato, beautiful playing marty.

[@andreasleonlandgren3092]

Wow this blev me away ! Amazing unique technique and feeling. Very suprised of the style.

[@mihaimorariu8453]

the best song i ever heard

[@joro353]

This Gibson is so dystopian. It looks great.

[@deddydhany6994]

this song always hit my heart

[@tcrane8630]

His compositions are just epic. Great songs.

[@facundoleonel487]

god for bends 1/2 a Full 1 1/4 Sicks tonality

[@thomasfoytek7633]

How about the tasty extra fingered note on top of the bend? He's awesome

[@3officialmusic11]

I love you friedman

[@abd-ix5qd]

That LP color is so nice..

[@philipandersson1120]

Marty. Friedman. Damn! Incredible melodies :)

[@gamelll2976]

love love love this song

[@tomasagustinveravicentin7789]

Scalloped frets? 12, 15, 17

[@LandingNow]

yup

[@ЕлиоРигонат]

+Tomy Sabbath also 3,5,7,9 ... xD

[@aleksandrsmasharo5628]

whats the point? that doesn't make big diference an it is harder to play.

[@tomasagustinveravicentin7789]

***** It gives more sustain...

[@ElectricGuitard]

Tomy Sabbath i dont think they're scalloped. what looks like what happened is the trapazoid inlays were damaged and maybe the fretboard was re finished, making it look scalloped

[@juliengarcia3802]

Beautiful...

[@islandrepublic9166]

BRAVO!!!!! raspberry jams cacophony Friedman took me to time immemorial

[@Commentreading922]

He is the best best best guitar I've seen❤much love stay blessed

[@seansinclair6101]

hauntingly good

[@futurerror21]

What a tone,what a song!Marty you legend!

[@alejandroweiss4767]

THANK YOU MARTY... YOU ARE THE MAN.

[@LeafOfAutumn05]

This is awesome... I'm gonna learn this and sure enough to feel it... Tears

[@LeafOfAutumn05]

Marty's picking style is so unusual but darn it... He is Just so awesome...

[@ranajoyshil]

This is rediculus like I am watching satisfying music KZbin channel cause everytime he comes up with another melody 😌😌

[@_666.]

Beautiful