NYXL Presents: Nile Rodgers Talks 'Get Lucky'

True legends never stop.
Nile Rodgers​ gives insight to writing his part of Daft Punk​'s massively successful "Get Lucky."
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[@seraphimprince]

This is 1% of his real power.

[@50nick83]

It's really .5%

[@sooparticular]

76%

[@gameportalvincnet7124]

It seems so easy when he plays it It's actually not.

[@cwir88]

Funny thing is that you might be a supersonic shredder playing hundreds of notes in a single bar but still you won't achieve that charm, groove and beat that Neil Rodgers has with very basic four chords. He is so incredible.

[@Josh-it6uy]

shut up

[@Texturas75]

That's because shredders don't aim for groove and beat. Speed is their main goal, so I think to each their own.

[@materialistadialectico4884]

@@Texturas75 Speed is for low self-esteem, groove is for love for the music.

[@Sauzeisawesome]

@@materialistadialectico4884 wrong, however someone wants to play music is for the love of music, dont be an asshole.

[@Nuthin141]

@@Sauzeisawesome meh i guess so, thing is so many modern guitarists go for speed shredding and it became kinda soulless and bland. rhythm and groove is what made guitar in rock and roll so mesmerizing.

[@kingender2k850]

This is literally the only video where I can learn how to play this song CORRECTLY, all these other tutorials don't help at all 😂

[@binilgn5941]

Eric Blackmon has a pretty good tutorial on it

[@juanefrainpaquiyauri6590]

very agree with you, the others tutorials add to the chords some notes..

[@bananaspiel1850]

😂. From the source here. Nile Rodgers.

[@bananaspiel1850]

@Peter Martins You do what you have to do.

[@dennis_johnson]

@Fox 狐 Yes Nile usually bars the whole chord but plucks maybe 2-3 strings at a time. The rest is percussive, muted. He talks about this technique in a master class in Paris. You’ll find it on KZbin.

[@awiildlucas3802]

easily one of the most skilled and smartest guitarists the world has ever seen

[@phoenixthedevourer1716]

Trueeeeee

[@wallyy6223]

Yesss

[@philipgranath8746]

Nah

[@olas591]

Get a Job kid

[@sacklbp]

@@philipgranath8746 yes*

[@chosesomething]

Those who found this are lucky

[@aleximusmagnus]

Luckily for me, this randomly appeared in my recommended

[@flappyfanks]

Guess I'm lucky then.

[@amneenja5720]

guess we got lucky

[@fxeditors]

I guess we got lucky

[@CranfordPark]

Co wrote and played rhythm on Let's Dance and here he is over 30 years later still relevant and and playing for an audience that weren't even born when he collaborated with Bowie. A true pioneer and legend.

[@svensvensson6705]

And Steve Ray Vaughan played the end solo on lets dance

[@OfficialREVENGEMusic]

He also worked on Halo's sound track

[@pjp967]

these chords have been played so many million times in a million ways but still this song is like it's coming out of nowhere and sounds out of this world. Why? geez I don't know This is magic of Niles as good as ever

[@miggyvision8598]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💯💯💯💯🥂🥂🥂

[@douglasrodrigues8037]

Nile Rodgers & Daft Punk fusion perfect excelente👌👌👏👏👏

[@somebloke7056]

No matter how many times you hear it.... it's ALWAYS beautiful and honestly I can hear it on repeat for hours.

[@Zerotonin2839]

You could actually see Nile trying not to jive to the funk

[@kickbiker7920]

"Nile Rodgers Sound" .... brilliant

[@gino3286]

This is one of those songs that could go on forever and you never have enough

[@FLAMENCO961]

This is the most funky thing I've ever heard

[@hermanmunster3358]

I grew up loving Nile Rogers' style, with huge collaborations with Diana Ross, Chic, Sister Sledge to name a few. His music transcends the races and age groups. Just pure brilliance.

[@ritvikyeluru7291]

A masterpiece! Most of the times, we often forget that simplicity is the key.

[@clumsystrummer]

Something I'm sure guitar players can relate to: When first joining my latest band, I got the usual list of songs in their repertoire to learn. It had the usual Michael Jackson, Van Halen, Billie Idol, Prince chestnuts along with newer top 40 stuff. When I started working on Get Lucky I thought "Great! an easy four chord song" until I really tried to learn it...........Long story short, far and away the most difficult song on the list.

[@marcelop2088]

As a rock/metalhead guitarist I'm 100% with you on this. Listened to this song once and thought. "OK, no difficult solos. Should be easy". Oh boy I was wrong. Still today I sound like a robot playing it, close to this guy...

[@TheGrandmaMoses]

Doing cover bands myself, I never found this one to be overly taxing. I just do the first four 3note groups as triplets, then add something on that one beat where you can do whatever you want before going into the triplets again. I still think that stuff like Skynyrd or, you said it, Van Halen is much harder to reproduce on stage - not least of all you need much more stuff to reproduce a close tone than just a Strat into a Fender amp like with Nile, be it gear-wise or be it skill-wise. That said, the ones I'm having most trouble getting to 100% with are the shuffled unplugged 'Layla' and the fast run ( you know which one I'm talking about! ) of Sweet Child O' Mine. Still, I can feel where you're coming from, covering Nile is never easy and literally no one can claim to have done it perfectly, he's just that good at funk. Just get close and be happy is what I'm saying to myself to not get mad at never reaching his particular groove...we also do some 90s HipHop medleys with things like Mo' Money, Mo' Problems and he is sampled everywhere ( the song is basically I'm Coming Out on repeat ), so just get as close as you can, keep that right hand moving and realize you can never be as good as him - and you're gucci. Cover band audiences won't care as long as you make them dance with a Nile song, which works every time. But not because of you - it's the bass and the drums interlocking that are the real stars of this whole Nile Rodgers show, the actual guitar funk work is just clutter ( in my mind! ). And I'm pretty sure Nile himself would agree with that assessment.

[@felipehernandezzapata7131]

Totalmente de acuerdo.

[@leonardomurillo6256]

Yeah, i always try to relax my hand as much as possible when i play Get Lucky yet i can't sound anything near like Nile.

[@aroryboreallen]

Listening to the way Nile composes is amazing.

[@clement3472]

Incredible sound, beautiful strat, incredible guitarist.

[@champ10ns08]

That 16th note rhythm is life

[@SteveOuimette]

I spent the vast majority of my formative years learning to shred and play solos. Took me years to recognize that it's all about the groove, the song, the rhythm. Solos for the most part don't even exist these days, but even in their heyday they were a small portion of the song. Nile is an absolute master of the groove, the vibe, the rhythm and the feel. His playing Makes you want to dance! It just feels incredible...I could listen to him play all day and never get bored even he was basically on repeat. Legend.

[@HT-lr1rs]

THIS HURTS SO BAD. This song introduced me to daft punk.

[@ibnufasya6408]

i had a pirated copy of guitar hero ps2 (if it's gh2 or gh3 i don't remember) somehow this song was in it, it's groovy i enjoyed playing it

[@loontil]

better late than never

[@Nirvanablue89]

This is SUCH a GOOD WAY to do a video like this. Really, really beautiful job, D'Addario and Co. Nile really shines here.

[@chachardbionic]

Love this guy!

[@samscarletta7433]

This man..straight up musical Icon. But with no ego. Pure artist. He should be in the hall of fame and he don't give a ****. Respect to this legend. ✊

[@ZiptiedNissanS14]

Nile Rogers is just the man! Dude this guy.. killer

[@jorunisntreal]

This Legendary Guitarist right here inspired me to play Guitar. If he didn't exist i wouldn't have a single talent hidden inside me. (still learning tho...... i mastered 7 major chords now im mastering 7 minor chords :) Edit: learning some basic songs now..... tryin to learn get lucky but i need to be little faster on my strumming and transfering

[@user-pm5ip6hx1g]

keep that up! That's very cool!

[@zba5398]

GENIUS!!!

[@brooklynlikestoeatcookies8527]

bro i love this especially since daft punk is my favorite song ily nile rodgers

[@daftpunk7893]

Legend!

[@heisenberg0919]

We've been listening to this masterpiece for seven years

[@ernietetrault3403]

I see genius like this in two ways. One- Absolute perfection to the ears. Two- He makes it look so easy, it's very frustrating to an aspiring guitarist

[@chevisfleming6577]

Mr. Rodgers is simply amazing!

[@enjoythesilence5358]

I like how easy and simple he explains and makes it look easy.

[@Greenman422]

What a masterclass.

[@miguelpanta]

magic

[@peterssetumba2430]

GENIUS

[@ogdumplings8196]

SINGLE COIL SOUNDS SO GOOD

[@Syl-Vee]

A beautiful person for sharing his insight and breaking it down for us.

[@darksl1de]

man listening to this guy play is just spiritual.

[@HRL_]

Thanks Nile, thanks Daft Punk ♥️

[@lastnamefirstname8655]

amazing. great job, legend.

[@chrisxnhn]

Nile Rodgers is a master, thanks for all your music!

[@Thantas]

Nile Rodgers is my favorite!!! And a great influence for my guitar playing style

[@moonundernostalgia]

They asked for something magical And damn they got it right cuz 'Get Lucky' feels so magical and out of this world...💖

[@okdoomer]

simply amazing...

[@OverpoweredByMonk]

Dudes one of the most awesome musicians of the last 60 years.

[@zachfree6126]

Pure amazing, to play both at the same time is awesome 👌👏🙌

[@ronnievandenbrandhof4295]

i can't stop watching this

[@milan5079]

Same

[@abcjelly]

Genius legend! 🙌 Love😍 that funky/groovy riff & melody🎶

[@paolocc9994]

I love this man!

[@hc3215]

Definitivamente, Mr. Rodgers es un genio que hace ver fácil lo difícil: tener ese groove y ese toque preciso

[@neomn6927]

Exacto

[@cyberdisco9724]

amazing video!!!

[@cereza536]

Looooove! This!

[@amosjr4]

Ty Mr Nile Rodgers

[@sairamr6886]

0:57 we came for this

[@maheshrathod204]

Truly amazing 😍

[@cbvoicenotes267]

Love that funk!🔥

[@TonyAran]

Man is a god with his guitar, holy shit.

[@jackslayers]

this is the tone!!!!!!

[@77zishan]

A true legend, I love the way he plays

[@stevemichaels9149]

This is one of my favorite songs to play on guitar, can't wait to try that counter melody but when you combine them, DANG I how I can get to that level someday!

[@Gunnerth1]

A legend!

[@mah5271]

Best song that have ever played❤

[@MC-bd5ub]

Funk is just dripping everywhere.

[@PratikShete-qx8nt]

This song is soo legendary..

[@zxpower]

Is he using an effects pedal? Sounds like mild chorus/ reverb?

[@famjams4697]

Ah this is pure awesomeness. Nile Rogers is just the essence of cool bottled. D’Addario, I’m already a loyalist but now more so after seeing this. What I love most - they didn’t even mention strings in this whole video.

[@user-zu2tv7iy9p]

AWESOME!

[@m.jacksonulrich9042]

Simply Amazing 👌🏿

[@Andreas-yv2jt]

"We take the basic harmony... And then i come up with a part"

[@atgwiuz]

What a masterpiece , legend.

[@sergiop9149]

I wish they did an insight on Lose yourself to dance. I could watch him play that riff all day long. And hear the story behind it

[@curtmanners1182]

I just learned more about playing this song correctly (getting that scratching sound) in 2:41 than in a week of trying it on my own. Nile says you gotta use thin picks for scratching and I use mediums, so I got me a pack of thins, and he's right. Eric Blackmon has an excellent set of tutorials on this channel, and he specializes in funk, soul and the blues. I recommend him for lessons if you're intermediate in skill level.

[@tacosl.3766]

Bro thats incredible im not lying

[@peterz2OOO]

Masterpiece!

[@perzeuzyt]

Realmente Impresionante la forma en la que toca Nile Rodgers ✨🎸 las cuerdas de la Guitarra es simplemente magnífico

[@Renav21]

0:51

[@jeanguyomard8732]

Pure legend

[@Juan________S12]

I saw him live with chic about a week ago and MAN, that was one of the best shows I've ever witnessed.

[@user-ge3dk2ks9e]

Magic 🧙‍♂️🔥🔥🔥

[@habboFreak58]

so satisfying when he plays

[@iggypopbowie2073]

There'll be no MADONNA if not for the genius of this man

[@toninhopavan2]

He played in rock in rio a few years ago and it was awesome

[@adorerofsw5735]

A legend at work.

[@Alex4ander3000]

magical...

[@renzocruz7160]

Nice song!!!

[@paulfrench6309]

What a great man I wish I could meet him 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@kaushikganguli1091]

Same riff demonstrated in many ways. Complete mastery of his craft. What a guy!

[@digbeujocole4877]

Yes

[@xMig27x]

Masterclass 🔥

[@denisolguin1627]

No se hablar fluidamente ingles y apenas escribirlo pero entendí muchísimo de esa canción y de su parte en la misma con nada mas ver y escuchar esto. Lo guardo para cuando me compre otra strato. Empecé a necesitar tocar ese riff 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@praharsh638]

Legend

[@MrrArno]

What a legend. Does anyone know to which two chords he quickly switches right after the E major? I can't seem to figure it out.

[@freecomstarter]

Starts with Bm7 -->D --> F#m7 --> E, put the video on 50% playback and you'll see what he is doing, Cheers!

[@p10rambo]

@@freecomstarter when he plays it fast after the 4th chord he plays another chord do you know what that is?

[@spice4ya]

Insanely talented!

[@AlbertWilsonW]

He had just shredded the shredders.... mind blowing

[@abcjelly]

🎸Awesome👌 hand movement🔥

[@adamkija6895]

"True legends never stop." Well that aged like milk

[@boimesa8190]

Why?

[@adamkija6895]

@@boimesa8190daft punk stopped:( and theyre definetly true legends

[@boimesa8190]

@@adamkija6895 ah yess

[@lwaniawillbeyo]

talent

[@screenermap4798]

That's an example how Daft Punk chosing only the legends

[@danielmendez3381]

MASTERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR