nuno bettencourt shows how to play get the funk out - YouTube

[@michaelespinosa9168]

The solo still melts my face everytime I hear it even after 33 years.

[@Drokkstar_]

Hell yeah.

[@jodee8831]

That solo is so technically, and melodically well written ... everyone knows who Eddie Van Halen is and Jimmy Page, and Hendrix and May and so on, but Nuno Bettencourt is so under rated

[@Andrea-cl6jy]

true

[@marcopanetta3510]

Not only the solos even the rhytmics, the riff and his funky touch, he's an awesome guitarist!

[@jimmyjames7946]

Yes he's extremely underrated.. he's one of the all time greats in my opinion

[@jodee8831]

@@jimmyjames7946 couldn't agree more 👍

[@RtroyD]

Several platinum albums is hardly underrated

[@lungfixer]

His "slow" is my "impossible". What a brilliant guitarist.

[@donovanrobinson5811]

Let me re word this for you his slow is your impossible…until you eventually get it😉

[@williamallen7386]

His funky rhythm, timing, and picking/strumming is impeccable!

[@bi0lizard1]

Says he is going to play it “slow”. Proceed to play it roughly the same speed he did previously. 🙄

[@careycummings9999]

This is BY FAR my favorite guitar video. Nuno, high on goofballs, doing a instruction vid, still plays 1000% better than I could if I had total consciousness from the Dali Lama, AND lessons from Joe Satriani.

[@headlesssoldier]

lol. he did a clinic Milwaukee eons ago and he was commander cocaine. Great clinic though

[@thursoberwick1948]

Yes, his nose was a bit itchy. He kept scratching it.

[@sebastianemig6089]

Ame N

[@carstenfunk6075]

One of my absolute heros... I don't know too many other players who can combine rhythm and lead guitar in a such effektive way. And his quite "dry" AMP setting prooves how soundy and dynamic bis play is... GREAT!

[@marklesteryumang4822]

The best and humble underrated guitarist thanks nuno for sharing your music, greetings from philippines...

[@joekelly7785]

That vampire coming out of the coffin line cracked me up

[@jetydosa1]

there's a great clip of Brian May basically saying this is the best solo he's ever heard

[@garo52]

Gary H i think brian may basically says its fkn brilliant and some of the best playing in rock guitar...i agree

[@johnmanor5236]

Brian May is a class act - he could not have been more gracious in his praise. Having a rock legend tell the world that is some of the best shit he has ever heard, don't get much better than that.

[@woodchuk1]

If a guitarist on the level of Brian May praises your playing, then you've achieved something that very few other players do. I don't think I have to elaborate on Brian's abilities...the odds are that anyone who posts here is already quite familiar with them. I'll just say that when it comes to the combination of tasteful licks and amazing tone, Brian May is easily IMHO in the top 5 guitarists in all of rock. He's obviously open to different styles, as this is not in the style of anything Queen ever did, as diverse as they were - but he appreciates the art and remains grounded and humble. Thanks for all you've given us, Brian and Nuno.

[@Twirlyhead]

He didn't say it was the _best solo he's ever heard_ - he basically said it was an excellent solo which he really likes and that it is all a guitar solo should be - composed and structured but still giving an impression of spontaneity. All complementary but not saying anything like _the best solo he's ever heard_ though I can understand why a fan might want to quote it as such. Just futilely battling the proliferation of internet myths here, don't mind me.

[@foofoobear66]

Nuno Bettencourt has quite a few videos with some completely badd azz guitar playing....Sort of simulates EVH....Who is a legend in himself, and is frequently reproduced, by Nuno and many others, after much practice.....

[@dawhitey75]

The greatest guitar solo ever…..doesn’t matter how slow you show us Nuno, unless you cut your hands off and give them to me, I will never in a million years get near this…

[@JaybeeDefiance]

True that Brian May acknowledged this solo as a one that should get a medal... it fires in and explodes it has so many cool parts... well constructed and played.

[@susancorgi]

I have never seen a guitarist with the most beautiful right and left hands movement in my life! So flowing and makes it look so easy

[@ferox965]

One of the most underrated players out there. Total monster.

[@sunlightevidence4359]

Among the guitar crowd he was extremely highly rated.

[@mauriziopoluzzi5277]

Underrated ?? When ?? Why ?? How ?? Where ??

[@philwittke2983]

I see what you did there....lols..its more than words

[@bratta69]

Not underrated at all he has been on every guitar mag cover etc. he is highly praised worldwide

[@packerspackers9354]

It’s Nuno man. Extreme the band however is highly underrated. Definitely should’ve had even more success imo.

[@drio2020]

Never thought I could play this but in just 14 short months I mastered this son of a gun, thanks nuno

[@Minenangel]

Well done, bro! I bet it's a joy to play!

[@williamallen7386]

No one plays it like Nuno! Dude's amazing!

[@sceanlyonz4571]

How long have u been playing?

[@drio2020]

@@sceanlyonz4571 10 yrs

[@andyhinds542]

Not only a brilliant guitarist but an all round excellent musician and producer.

[@googlewalle8904]

Pure genius...one of the best solo's out there and it fits the song perfectly.

[@qazzell]

His playing is bluesy funky and very stylish...Love it...so does brian may apparently

[@busyfitwarriors4508]

Got to say, I've ignored this song cause I thought it flew under my radar and it was another one of those "Glam Rock." But one night, I heard this song on the radio and just let it play instead of changing the station... I was blown away by the solo... The intense approach in the beginning, followed by the arpeggio tapping, then goes right through bluesy bends, then to chromatic play, then to just going to as high as you can on the strings... 10 out of 10!

[@justincase8425]

I am always amazed at people who be so baked and still function almost perfectly lol!!

[@cstepaniuk8611]

Practice padwan

[@hayalaln2302]

I still don't understand how you tell if they're baked or not, tell me please

[@acepaul407]

@@hayalaln2302 Really easy. When you have baked a million times yourself, you can easily spot someone who is.

[@thursoberwick1948]

@@acepaul407 I haven't been, but the guy is continually scratching his nose and his eyes are dead. Pretty obvious to a non-druggie like me.

[@fistoftulkas7335]

Depends on the drugs and dosages. Nuno seems to be under opioids here, you can function perfectly on heroin/morphine, with the right dosage even better than sober actually. Also when you're used to it there are no issues really.

[@oscardarrell]

his riffs and solo are my solid foundation of guitar spectrum in my music library

[@erictustison]

What's striking, especially in this lower-volume context, is how 100% confident, full-force, and rhythmic his playing is, even when playing single-note lines e.g. 2:35

[@erowal1]

"I'll show you slow", plays a million miles an hour 😂

[@scottwoolen201]

erowal1 So I'll show you at the tempo of 174 and then I'll slow it down too 172. Lol

[@NaturalContradiction]

...and now I need 8 fingers on my left hand! Slow may a$$!

[@koolkutz7]

I know right! I need super slo-mo please!

[@thursoberwick1948]

His nose seemed a bit itchy in this video. Did he have something up it?

[@shrednoob5233]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXmTnJmXptuXoac If that was miles per hour, i guess this one is in LIGHTYEARS.

[@dudefrombarrie]

I tried to paint my fingernails, it didn't help my playing what so ever...

[@reemclaughlin4260]

dudefrombarrie Well, they have to be REALLY dark. You painted them black? Try again!

[@nickname9657]

ha ha ha

[@ariehandoko6806]

Lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@ragnarkisten]

I put on a dress, it helped a bit!

[@drcatuk]

I went for the hair, when I had sorta got there Male Pattern Baldness set in and I blame that singularly for my awful guitar playing.

[@mesa1853]

One of the best videos ever, so chill and the vampire coming out of the coffin classic!

[@denverscott37]

You just get the feeling that Mr Bettencourt is just the nicest guy you could ever meet.. He just gives off this really cool vibe.. obviously his insane guitar skills are on another level.. That pull off is perfection in motion 👏👏👏

[@skeith350]

I watched him live recently, and an audience member had the audacity to say his E was flat. Nuno tested it, told the guy he was fucking wrong, but he appreciated that the audience member was looking out for him. Genuinely such a chill and nice dude.

[@denverscott37]

@@skeith350 ha, imagine telling Nuno anything about guitar...!! 😂 Uhh I'm pretty sure the guy would know if he was outta tune.. Zack Wilde called Nuno the funkiest shredder in the game..!! Zack isn't my favorite, too many damn pinch harmonics for my liking, but the man is obviously a beast on guitar, him saying that about Nuno is one hell of a compliment

[@douglaswetherbee7067]

Nuno is the master composer gone through a fine tooth comb, his brilliance is so extraordinary great executionist 🎸the new Eddie 🎸

[@felipeneira8814]

He is so incredibly good thath gives for granted so many details about sync, picking, harmony, technique that you really have to look at the video and observe very closely how its done. I kind of belive he might me kind of Asperger haha not very good teacher but one of the best guitarrist arround, no doubt. This material is invaluable. Thank for the posting. A lot of learning to come

[@heftyalan1152]

In the 90's I was a student so saw nearly every band live then as tickets were cheap and I had lots of time on my hands. They played this club in a five part of town for shootings and punk shows. It was not a band of which I knew much but those solos were blistering They were not punk but you can't follow every band so often used to turn up and hope for the best. Those were the best nights as no KZbin for previews so the first time we heard the bands were when they struck the opening chord. I remember seeing Rancid on one of those nights so it really was a free for all.

[@chrisjames1924]

This guy is an absolute monster guitarist. All funk and soul. Unlike a lot of the big names from his generation he plays from the heart, not the head.

[@chrisjames1924]

Also love his technique. It's like he feeds his pick to the string.

[@lIlIANONYMOUSIlIl]

He is one of my favorite guitarists because of this solo, which is one of my favorites.

[@tayron27]

I often wonder that for pure technique and iconic playing no one comes bear Nuno. His tone and approach to guitar playing is so unique.

[@bi0lizard1]

Title of this should be “You can’t play this, and you never will be able to!”

[@iamenobius2339]

You're mistaken. One can play it. The first step is mastering the art of time-dilation. After that, one needs to work on their pick-teleportation as he does at 4:09. It's not hard.

[@DrOctatonic]

It’s not that hard.

[@turolretar]

@@DrOctatonic ok, but what about the solo?

[@andrefilipe8121]

@@turolretar its doable, i ve been learning guitar for over an year and im learning the solo, just practice, anything is possible!

[@williamallen7386]

@@iamenobius2339 Nobody ever plays it like Nuno, maybe close, but not the same, and I'm not even talking about the solo. There's so many videos on here of people butchering that main riff lol, none of them get that groove. It's a lot like Eddie playing I'm The One, no one gets that swing going like Eddie.

[@ChicagoJ351]

I like how he takes simple notes and makes so much out of it by how he mutes and attacks the strings. Great crunchy funk style.

[@harolddasynth795]

Nuno is one my fave guitarist of all time

[@kipponi]

Nuno is one of the most diversed player too. I have always liked tapping part it is melodic not just fast. And that is key when play fast.

[@tracezachdaniels4264]

so cool..love this brother had the pleasure of meeting him at one of my bands shows.......much love ....Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO

[@maxorbit357]

I think it was the year this song came out. I bought a mag with the tabs for this song and got about half way through the lead.. I was reading the interview with Nuno, in that same mag, and he said something about NOT learning other people songs "note for note" because it was better to give it your own flavor. So I quit learning Get the Funk Out and other songs "note for note" (because I wasn't in a cover band anyway). Now, here he is showing how to play it "note for note". lolol Fuk it, I'm gonna learn it. Brian May and I agree it is possibly the greatest guitar lead ever!

[@EthnHayabusa]

I love Nuno, but that is terrible advice. I hate when I see any musician give it. Music is a language. We learn to speak through imitation, and emulation, of our parents and idols. All of the great musicians copied their heroes. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. Any time I meet a player that cannot improvise, it's because they didn't transcribe any solos, or rarely worked on learning new ideas from better players. If you don't do those things, you are relying on aural conditioning, which will generally yield pentatonic flailing, or chromatic and symmetrical nonsense with stiff, unsyncopated, yet strangely derivative muscle memory based patterns. Transcribe! Learn from the greats.

[@champ10ns08]

Slows it down to "lightening slow" 😂🤘😍😍😍🎶

[@DDuna-kj9bf]

An incredibly talent musician and all around nice guy.

[@bigmaccheese640]

Bro baked asf💀

[@artemus80j.4]

You need to add “....while High AF!” to the title.

[@johnstitt2615]

Such a stupid comment

[@Laszlo_Panaflex]

Something like that ... lol Ah man, Nuno is one of my all time favorite players. So inspiring to hear him play, it always makes me want to grab my guitar and try to get better.

[@todds79jag]

If I can ever just memorize that trill bit, I'll die a happy man.

[@DextraVisual]

Ah Nuno you humble twat. Your riffs are always in my head. And I am sure they will be looping in said, head, till the day I die.

[@Dirtbiker-guy]

You know you're super high when your paranoia has you thinking that vampires are coming out of their coffin to get you. But seriously, they just want to learn your licks Nuno, those chops baffle even the undead.

[@stephenlandry9061]

Man can Nuno play. Hats to off the Boston Boy !!

[@TheWickedGeniuses]

Stephen Landry He is from Portugal not Boston

[@precastengineer]

I love this solo, I tried to learn this solo years ago and could never do it. By the way - Sept 1991 guitar magazine tablature solo shows at the start of tapping the Bb arpeggio, to be in 3rd position, Nuno doesn't do this.

[@davidwardrope4983]

So much movement in his right hand but hits single strings accurately with ease. Dude.

[@randyvanvliet226]

he's muting a ton of strings with the left hand, while still strumming.

[@jlamexotics]

Super looking forward to the 2017 new extreme album!! Nuno said there will be some "old shit" that we like and some new ideas as well !

[@raphaelbouchara]

Ha ha, he looks pretty high here

[@markcamp1]

W A S T E D

[@rolteus3706]

Nah just a little heroin. Still plays better than anyone

[@rolteus3706]

Amazing writing. Lots of great players can't write a lick he a true artist.

[@DD-um4dd]

looks REALLY high. Nuno is awesome guitarist.

[@rolteus3706]

hes in france. apparently all the big stars have to go there and try the best heroin in the world. its a thing.

[@ajporter7487]

Such an underrated guitarist.

[@AmIBeef]

One of the best riffs ever written

[@truescotsman4103]

I play in a classic rock band. We were finishing rehearsal today and they band suggested we do this song. I suggested they show me how to play it on guitar and it should be no problem. Should have it finished some time in 2030.

[@victorwho744]

The song is catchy, but the solo is out of this world, crazy..

[@catsdown]

2:20 thats someone snoring a big load of cocaine XD

[@majateachesenglish3297]

Nuno: That's my slow version...can you do that? Me: Hell NO...!

[@kayokk-]

Nuno will always be an admired guitar player.. always!

[@brunobailly7013]

"guitar flies of course" LOL "What the f*** is going on? Is there a vampire coming out?" 🤣 Edit : 2:09 and 2:20 respectively (still making me laugh 😆 especially the vampire part)

[@nicolot4652]

i wonder how the hell he came up with that tapping lick... that's similar to the one in the he man woman hater solo and it's so good

[@Terbie36]

Nuno is a genius.

[@ThePainterDidNothingWrong]

What is that, C7#5? Very cool chord, i didn't expect that!

[@raymondvaughan6262]

Great nuno what a great riff to get the funk out underated better than most players

[@michaelservice2355]

Best solo ever , heart , soul and a wee bit of amazing technique x

[@switchbladeromance1466]

Gorgeous beautiful man😘 ..amazing getar playing...drool 😘😘😘

[@Slears]

Nuno is the Guitarplayer who had to grow on me..when I was younger I was like..yeah..he is pretty cool...now I am like..damn he`s one of the best ever

[@chrismoore4500]

I had forgotten where I got the "technique" of holding the pick between the knuckles of the middle finger while tapping. 4:00

[@robertocaesar]

The speed at which he hides th pick and puts it out again!

[@theresecouture5903]

awesome love it. My #1 song to dance to, been a fan forever.

[@FerG-23]

I could even play that solo at 0.5x speed... One of my best ever favs. I never get tired listening.

[@aposoyapolandia1720]

You listen to the solo and think that maybe if I dedicate the rest of my life to try I could get close. Then you see the slow version and go back to porn.

[@ShawnEni]

"Now here's the solo slow..." ... Plays it faster than the first time.

[@williamallen7386]

Saw Generation Axe with Nuno, Yngwie, Zakk, and Via, gotta say Nuno was the most enjoyable to listen to.

[@LeonTodd]

Dat tone tho

[@ralphington8441]

Leon Todd that

[@jjsiegal1]

He's a FUCKIN BEAST with that Guitar !

[@philwiermann]

Brian May brought me here. :D

[@michaelwenzel1715]

me too

[@koolkutz7]

Me too!

[@alexandreselin1714]

"Guitar flies of course"

[@robhaskell4043]

great playing, Nuno - you're one of my favourite all time guitarists...great stuff.....Cheers from Canada...

[@fabienlouvel5536]

what a phrasé and precision in rythm playing !

[@hermanhelmich]

Stoned out of his mind

[@Musicsports]

Haha, when he gets to the solo that is hilarious. He is such a good player.

[@luleetomas2108]

He’s so perrrttyy!!!! Love you Nuno

[@mareksaltberg1484]

This is the best solo ever

[@calguerin4594]

Nuno that’s such a great sound

[@andrewwhitaker2238]

This is about the thickest guitar tone I’ve ever heard. The detuning does help

[@guitarjem2670]

The master doing what he’s best at!

[@michaelolin2219]

I thought my French lessons with Duolingo we're going well until I heard the guy in the intro. And now I'm depressed.

[@brunobailly7013]

Don't worry, he's talking fast and isn't articulating very well (especially at the beginning). And this is coming from a Frenchman who's been living in this country for almost 40 years ;) .

[@michaelolin2219]

@@brunobailly7013 my mom's side is French, I can have simple conversation, but this guy lost me lol

[@brunobailly7013]

@@michaelolin2219 He lost me too on the first 8 seconds (especially as he mispronounced "Decadence Dance"). I think it's JJ Rebillard talking, I can recognize his voice from having bought some "Guitar Part" magazines in the 90's. He was the voice on the CD that was delivered with each number... And obviously on this video, taken from a Guitar PART DVD "Extreme special-issue" (I guess...). He's also well known from French guitar players for publishing a lot of guitar tuition books and tabs. But here, in the first 8 seconds, he speaks faster than usual... Even I had to listen to it 2 or 3 times to really understand what he was saying. I can transcribe and translate the beginning if you want...

[@brunobailly7013]

Listening to it again, I realize it's not even correct French 😅... He says "A peine d'avoir montré quelques plans de "Decadence Dance".... ". And it should be " à peine après m'avoir montré quelques plans de "Decadence Dance" ...Which means "Just after having showed me a few chops from " Decadence Dance "... Anyway...It's definitely not the good type of interview to practice your French from 😉.

[@michaelolin2219]

@@brunobailly7013 like an American tv commercial where at the end the guy spits out all the side effects so no one can understand them lol

[@therobloxguyman]

The slowed down version is like another whole song😍

[@DetroitAnalog]

one of the best guitar leads in history, and the camera has to be off to the right, where you cannot see what new no is actually playing. Bastards.

[@vicjames2743]

What an awesome player. Glad to know how he does the hammer on part now

[@nevillecampbellbarker]

Vampire coming out of a coffin ⚰️ 😂

[@Lkjnn2287]

This dude is high af

[@addiepower]

...Is there a vampire comin out of a coffin or what... hahaha - why's his nose runny? lol

[@isabelfuentesnar1]

One of the best....... what a talent.......

[@jimmybocanegra6701]

Top 10 solos of all time

[@unstablepacifist1672]

Yup now I see thanks for playing it "slow"

[@beachbumseaglass]

I nailed it after that how about you ?

[@mikewalker1885]

How do you even begin to write this stuff, never mind play it ????

[@WayneTaylorMusic]

Easily my fav solo ever. Easily.

[@stevehartkopf9114]

The riff played at 1/2 speed sounds like he could write a whole new song from it...lol

[@arthurteacakes7493]

Not sure if Nuno knows it but he has been heavily influenced in this solo by Blues Saraceno. Check out Never look back.

[@therealawakener7]

Listen to Nuno's work with Robert Palmer if you haven already, it's killer stuff.

[@MrROTD]

I played this really badly and was told to get the fuck out

[@davidbernalpianista]

Wow, that was amazing!

[@stringbenderbb]

He looks younger now, Nuno is awesome