Michael Sembello - Maniac | Guitar cover WITH TABS |

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[@JuhaAitakangas]

PITCH CORRECTED -20 Hi everyone! Movie time ;) The key of this song is quite nasty...six flats... And also some of the chord names are quite strange like Cbsus2add#4. Let this be proof that the song can be a hit even though it has really strange chords ;)

[@larsu-gx579]

Sembello is just built different. Who else could hit #1 on the charts with a Cbsus2add#4?

[@JuhaAitakangas]

​@@larsu-gx579Well said my friend 😅👍

[@PepperWilliams_songcovers]

Not 'strange chords', but HIP jazz chords!❤

[@JuhaAitakangas]

​@@PepperWilliams_songcovers That's well said 😃👍🎸🎸

[@Camaink1]

Not strange chords, it’s actually a simple rock harmony, the voice leading in those 3 string chords makes it hip! And the sus chords at the end of the verse! 👍 excellent job!

[@thomashyde9529]

ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS AND WITH CHORD NAMES. BRILLIANT WORK OF THIS SPECTACULAR CREATION OF THIS GENIUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SPECIAL WORK

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so very much Thomas😃👍🙏 Love this song and those beautiful chords ✌️😃

[@EnviroBen]

Still listening, such a fire cover man

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Oh, thank you 😉👍

[@WilliamWallacegtr]

"Master, your work is greatly appreciated!"

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so much 🎸🎸

[@brianruyack7632]

That was a lot harder than I expected! Great job to nail all the chords,wish songs today would be so creative!

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so much 😃👍🙏 Those keyboard voicings are quite tricky to play on guitar...if you try triad voicings it might be little easier 🙋‍♂️

[@Veranek]

Amazing!!! I was tired of just watching performances playing the melodic line with a ton of gain.

[@JuhaAitakangas]

I know what you mean. Quite often guitarists see Maniac as a metal song 😅👍🎸🎸

[@christopheguibbert2626]

Thanks' for chords of this beautiful (and technical) song 🙂

[@joemiller9856]

Nice! Those are some wild chords 👏👍

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you 😃👍 Yes they are 🤞😉

[@u2onguitar683]

Very interesting chords in this one! Nicely adapted from the original. Really brings out how creepy this song is! 😱

[@JuhaAitakangas]

That's so true. Love the feeling of this song 😃👍

[@guitguy99]

Thank you very much, you didn't try to simplify, you respect all the variants in chords and the tapping is just right ( contrary to some of them who play it in a easy way ) Great job !

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so very much 😃👍🎸🎸🙏🙏

[@jspic4907]

Awesome cover. Very sofisticated chord chart.

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so much 😃👍🙏

[@codecristatus]

AWESOMEEEEEE !!! . .. BRavo Sir

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so much 😃👍🎸🎸

[@marceldx7575]

For me the best cover for guitarist. Thanks a lot.

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you kindly 😃👍🎸

[@tubo777]

Amazing man, epic version of this gem of songwriting

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so much 😃👍

[@TheGazDooks]

Amazing 👏👏👏

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you 😃👍

[@milgarofalo3377]

I am beyond amazed. Great job Sir. Many thanx and keep up the good work 😻

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so much 😃👍🎸🎸

[@FunkymetalBL]

Yessss! Awesome Juha! I had learned that muted bridge part and the solo without the tapping part a couple years ago and just never finished it. You got that solo note for note perfect Juha! And the chords? Crazy good job transcribing those! By the way, I don’t know what a Cb Sus2Add#4 I just play ‘em 😂👍🏼👌🏼. Seriously though your charts, tabs and chord names are a massive help and we know how much work you put in. You’re an amazing player, one of THE best players on KZbin hands down. Thanks for the incredible versions you put out, you’re helping an army of guitarists get better at their instrument 🎸. Keep rockin’ Juha!

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so very much for your kind words. I really appreciate it 😃👍❤️ That Cbsus chord name is out of this world 🤣👍 Sometimes in music we ended up on situation where it's almost impossible to give a chord a decent name. Like Stairway To Heaven second chord...all the names are little wrong 🙅

[@user-ze7gw6zy8k]

Fantastic work! Good sound and amazing playing. Respect🤘

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so much 😃👍🎸🎸

[@jordyzievinger4528]

I NEEDED THIS SO BAD

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Now it's here 😉👍🎸🎸

[@g1zm02k]

Definitely on the nose with the title given those chords and mixed dissonance throughout. Impressive as ever, nice one!

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so much 😃👍🙏

[@rabbitohsrule121]

Great rendition mate. I. Came to check out the solo and now I can confidently play the whole song. Your covers are always great quality!

[@JuhaAitakangas]

That's nice to hear, thank you so much 😃👍🙏 Go for it man 😉👍

[@TheReddkatt]

Juha, you've done it again. Quality my friend just pure quality.

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so much 😃👍🙏

[@eddiejr540]

Awesome…you always have great tone👍

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so much 😃👍🙏

[@janekrapid]

Great job as always👏👏👏

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you kindly 😃👍🙏

[@rafaelescobar3017]

Man i love your videos, hope you post More soon. The song selection is flawles.

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Hi Rafael, that's nice to hear, thank you 😃👍🙏 New video every week 🤞😉 sometimes i takes two weeks 🤦‍♂️

[@BretHunt]

Michael Sambello awesome! Great job man!

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so much Bret 😃👍🎸🎸

[@massimocarere4588]

Bravissimo!❤

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you Massimo 😃👍🎸

[@marcoaurelio1505]

Fantastic Job!!! Rock On 🤘🤘🤘. Thanks a Lot.

[@JuhaAitakangas]

You're very welcome, thank you 😃👍🙏

[@luizmeraki]

Good one!

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you Luiz 😃👍

[@gman6107]

Brilliant!!! was waiting for you to do this one... thank you. You're playing... mm, mm, mm... tasty!!

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so much 🙏🙏Yeah, have thought about playing this song so many times 🤞😃 Finally it's done 🎸🎸

[@katokiti2941]

ウワ〜オゥ〜👏😍👍❣️ サイコ〜〜😂🤣🇯🇵

[@juanpallautapulido200]

Fantastic work. some of this chords are sick but really acurate.

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you you kindly. Live situation triads makes life little easier...leave the lowest note out.

[@chemaguerra1635]

Wow. This was excellent.

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so much 😃👍🎸🎸

[@EuripidesChimbidis]

Love it. Thanks!

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you 😃👍

[@Vascothehacker]

asombroso

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you 🎸🎸

[@audatone]

Kiitos Aittis❤ Hyvät soinnut ja sain osan skitoista vihdoin haltuun 😊

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Moikka Mikael 🙋‍♂️ ja kiitokset. Tässä biisissä ei ole säästelty sointujen lisäsävelissä 🤣 Noi intron/kertosäkeen soinnut on oikeassa elämässä aika hankalia soittaa kitaralla...kuulostaa kyllä kivoilta 🎸🎸

[@audatone]

@@JuhaAitakangas Poimin kermat päältä ja sointuja fixailin sun oppien mukaan 😊 Laulun alla hankala ite soittaa muuta kun vitosia 😅 Noi muutama riffi ja soolo jäi liiveihin. Kiits, hienoa soittoa sulla. Arvostan 👍

[@JuhaAitakangas]

​@@audatoneYes, mahtavaa 😃👍

[@guusb2432]

Whoaaaw.... stunning and thanks! x

[@JuhaAitakangas]

@@guusb2432 Thanks man 😃👍🎸

[@mikestampede77]

Thank you!!! One of my favorites

[@JuhaAitakangas]

You´re very welcome ;)

[@jayboy6895]

Brilliant dude. I’ll have a crack at this. You just keep smashing it. 🍺 🍺 🍺 🍺

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so much Jonathan 😃👍🙏 These chords go "eleven" 🤣👍 Cheers bro 🍻

[@DonPepitoPistolero]

Muy bueno

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you 🎸🎸

[@MrClervaux1965]

Flawless!

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you 🎸🎸

[@peterjepps1229]

Superb 🤘

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thanks 😃👍🙏

[@rizalomar4377]

such a library of chords😂

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Tell me about it 😅👍🎸🎸

[@brutalieri]

Hienoa! 👏 Seuraavaksi Warmenin Somebody's Watching Me? 😃😃😃

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Kiitokset 😉👍

[@yksityinenoma7821]

Hyvää työtä! Ja kappalehan on hyvä kuin mikä!

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Suuret kiitokset 😃👍🎸🎸

[@BrunoKrnetic]

How did you even figured out the chords? Found some keys transcription? Nevertheless, amazing as always. I would never been able to learn some songs without you. Thanks!

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Quite tricky chords 😅👍 Always nice to hear that my videos are useful to other players 🙏🙏

[@roganimetai]

voce é foda cara parabens !

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you kindly 😃👍🎸

[@smijulja]

I read all comments, after day by day listening your in-details-masterpiece of amazing work you did on Sombello's song. I find myself completre ignoramus of chords.... beside that, I'm still searching how and where did you get bended pitch harmonic (I thing) at 55 (16 B flat I think) ?!? fo fluently? Explain please 🙏 Many thanks 🙏🙏🙏. Alex

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Hi Alex, You must use your pick and thumb at the same time when you hit the string. It needs just right angle and right amount flesh of your thumb. I remember i didn't met to do that harmonics but it sounded good so i keft it there 😉👍🎸🎸

[@jacquescolmenero7760]

very good. Phrasing is excellent. Timing on point. Technique well done. Praise well deserved. As well as choice of song. AND A VERY GOOD EAR. It's at times very deceptive to hear the tune and think you got it -- try listening to yourself playing along with the song-- but I'm sure you spent hours trying to identify the exact voicings (especially sus chords+adds) because of that foreground and background reverb, delay, and other FX interfering with your ear.

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so very much 😃👍🙏 Yeah, you got that right. Not the easiest task to figure out those chords 😅👍

[@LuisRock]

Gracias 🫂❤

[@JuhaAitakangas]

You're welcome 😃👍🎸

[@mundodosdospequeninos]

boa musica

[@JuhaAitakangas]

😃👍

[@fernandomontesdeoca74]

🙌🏻🍻

[@opprivoppriv7955]

Great work!!! BTW: what kind of software are using to write tabs and synchronize them with video? Bravo!!

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you so much. I use guitar pro 8 and Final Cut 😃👍

[@ezequielvallejo3921]

Who's the guitar player on the original track? by the way great channel! Congrats!

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Hi, thank you 😃👍 I think it's Michael himself 😃👍🎸🎸

[@primobeltran7955]

Is this standard “E” Tuning (I hope)

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Yes it is 😃👍

[@THE_Michael_Westen]

Cbsus2add#4 - I don't think I've ever seen (or heard) that used in any other song.

[@JuhaAitakangas]

And let's hope it stays that way 🤣👍 i think you can figure out little shorter chord name if you like...but in this case i wanted it to be Cb chord 🙋‍♂️ Im so very sorry about the name 😅😅

[@pierregrimm1]

Could it be that the guitar was tuned a half step down ? That would make the chords must easier to comprehend, even with the lovely extensions you are playing

[@JuhaAitakangas]

I don't know...but that would surely make things little easier 🤣👍

[@olliehays3206]

Such odd chords and triads

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Tell me about it 😅👍🎸🎸

[@guaromiami]

Those damn Italians like to overcomplicate everything! 😅

[@craigdobson9068]

Thats cos its originally played on a keyed instrument

[@piperjustpiper]

🤯🤯🤯 #GoDbLeSsAnDGoOdSpEeD 🙏🏻 🙏🏻 🙏🏻

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Thank you kindly 😃👍🎸🎸

[@marjalindroos2004]

👍

[@hubbrennan5434]

Which parts did John and GE play?

[@JuhaAitakangas]

John and GE...who are they?

[@iansnyder274]

Great job! little too much gain on the solo. Its a very clean stratty tone with almost no gain which is a big part of its appeal.

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Yeah i know...i wasn't paying enough attention to lead sound. Bridge pickup was the biggest mistake 💁

[@Joloxxx]

If I asked you to say what key the piece is in, what would you say? To me it would come across as considering the intro in Cb lydian and the verse part in Ebm, so a modal interchange, only that it is unusual for it to start with an Ebmb6 as it would mean having Bb and B in the same chord, could it be considered as a D#m and then assume an enharmony?

[@JuhaAitakangas]

I would say intro/ chorus in Gb major. Verse Ebminor. I had little difficulties to name the first chord on verse...more correct name could be Cbmaj7/Eb. But i decided to name the chord Ebmb6 because of that ascending melody line...makes little more sense that way 🤔 That flat six is actually Cb not B 😅

[@Joloxxx]

@@JuhaAitakangas why in Gb major if the song doesn't contain that chord? anyway yes i made a mistake naming the flat six B, thanks for the explanation :)

[@JuhaAitakangas]

@@Joloxxx Actually i said wrong...chorus is also in Ebminor. Btw a song can be in certain key without the tonic chord.

[@lukoviskmusic9940]

I was trying to listen to this song and it was impossible to find the chords... very different chords and progression to this song

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Yep, quite challenging chord voicings 😅👍🎸🎸

[@guilhordas]

Cbmaj7#11 has a F not a F# right?

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Yes, flat f would be 4 or eleven so f is sharp 4 or sharp 11

[@guilhordas]

@@JuhaAitakangas but you play a F# on that chord. It is wrong??

[@JuhaAitakangas]

Actually it is flat g not f#. Flat g is the fifht to root note Cb.

[@Ray_Wood_1984]

🙇‍♂️💓🍀🎶 🤘😃

[@JuhaAitakangas]

😃👍

[@ayushmanbhalla8737]

it seems that Einstein wrote these chords...

[@JuhaAitakangas]

😂😂