Can I learn GOAT on violin in only 30 minutes? [Polyphia 🎸]

[@RayChenViolinist]

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[@sanskaraggarwal2436]

How do you participate to win the microphone 😮

[@WhiskeyPhysics]

do both of the full songs with a proper time to "study" and do it at your best. you are an insane musician, with an insane song. i know your time is limited, but your skillz are UNLIMITED! Imagine just playing 8 bars or bach and call it a day... bach would wake up from the dead!!! now tim is still alive tho, he deserves and we deserve it full. pretty please?

[@ChiefHerzensCoach]

;) do not care about the frets - just use your perfect pitch ;)

[@jh.y00N]

Once again, you've shown your class! (World Wide Top tier)역시, 세계 탑티어의 저력을 보여주셨군요!✨👑🎻💎🌞🌅🏆🥇🎖️

[@matthewrayner571]

I think this is slowly becoming Ray Chen's application to feature in Polyphia's next *piece*, and I'm all for it.

[@dingaia]

i'd all for it, he is already elevating their music in 30 minutes lol i can just imagine an entire recording session.

[@sympostersyndrome]

THE ADDITION OF VIOLIN WOULD MAKE IT SOUND EXISTENTIALLY PHENOMENAL YESSSS

[@WholeEgg290]

I would die.

[@Tr1s]

"He's already doing octaves" Its a pretty sick riff but as a guitar player I can assure this is almost certainly way harder on violin. Especially if you want to play the piece with the same energy as a guitar player. Fair play for nailing it

[@IssamUAhmed]

Yeah octaves are v easy on guitar. Just like playing double stops or chords or harmonics, all stuff you'd learn pretty early on

[@ultimatesoup]

I play both guitar and violin... can confirm they are WAY harder on violin. If you are even the slightest bit off on violin it's super obvious whereas you just have to hit 2 frets a step away and 2 strings down for MOST octaves on guitar

[@rykehuss3435]

@@IssamUAhmed Dude harmonics are not easy on guitar, and no beginner learns them or should practice them

[@vlurpjuice8620]

@@rykehuss3435 I beg to differ. Harmonics can be challenging but there is no reason a beginner shouldn't practice them. Plus, plenty of people learn them early on.

[@rykehuss3435]

@@vlurpjuice8620 Yes there is a reason, and the reason is that theyre better off practicing more basic techniques. Plenty of people make mistakes in the way they practice

[@GreenGiant400]

"Oh he's doing left-hand pizzicato!" As a guitarist, this is incredibly funny to me.

[@pierrerousseaux5303]

I swear 🤣

[@Lavendr87]

Bro is doing it again 😮

[@RayChenViolinist]

Try practicing it! The sheet music is linked in the description 🎵

[@jh.y00N]

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[@Wire_Mesh_Police]

@@RayChenViolinistyou are a pure beast of ling and conchento papa vivi

[@shaggy.patches]

I truly hope Tim sees this. Polyphia often will sit and watch fan videos and covers. Really want to see his reaction, he's always honored and humbled to be covered by all levels of musician, but especially by those who take such care and effort into learning his music. Well done, Ray. Excellent adaptation to the violin.

[@ashleepe_]

Sameeee

[@rykehuss3435]

Tim is such a humble and chill dude. You can tell he loves music, and musicians

[@kimcheon-jae1349]

I hope we also recognize that the music of Polyphia is being played on a Stradivarius. A freaking Stradivarius. It is now part of the instrument's history. An addition to its legacy. Glad to be living in a time where classical music has been made more approachable yet not lose its virtuosity. In a world where music is created by algorithms and redundant lyrics, musicians like Ray and Tim keep it alive by technique, interpretation and innovation, and it is so gratifying having musicians like them who, through their music, engages our brain to more activity than any other endeavor within the time span of this video. Ray x Tim - following

[@sabrinai]

Everyone: hammer on Ray: He's doing left hand pizzicato there!!!

[@elenaviolinnz]

Left hand pizzicato is ho hum for players of Rays extradinary skill- he's a top proponent of Paganini Caprices, Sarasate and co whose compositions are full of skill defying effects!!

[@Shortstack3]

This just reminded me that Tim Henson actually grew up playing the violin until around 15. In an interview, he talks about how his teachers sort of made him hate it growing up because they were physically abusive (I think they hit him across his hand with a bow if he made mistakes??) but that he's grateful he had the opportunity to learn because it taught him discipline. Love how this turned out, this series is so fun!

[@irenegriffin3050]

I love how in one interview he said he focused on learning guitar to deal with the "trauma" that was violin! LOL!

[@PotatoKing86]

Yur

[@NewColossusNorthing]

@@irenegriffin3050Yvette Young describes almost the same experience, but going from high-stress concert piano to guitar

[@Renvil_]

Yeah, until 15, but FROM age 3! So at the release of G.O.A.T. he had been playing violin for almost half his life already!

[@irenegriffin3050]

@@Renvil_ he probably wouldn't want to, but it would be so cool to hear him play violin! I'm sure he was great at that as well!

[@kitchen-knife-1]

the crazy thing is that in the 30minutes... Ray is talking to the camera, reacting, and explaining.... along with watching Tim's tutorial. So Ray is doing it in LESS than 30 minutes!

[@kenji2787]

I feel like he already knows how to play it by just looking at it but pretending just so he could praise the author who his audiences also like. But also because he’s quite nice.

[@micahh__897]

@@kenji2787 obvi he knows how to play it by the sheet music but it's the annotations of the fingerings and whatnot. he knows what it has to sound like, that's how he picks up on it so easy, but performing it is wayy different

[@ChesterQueens]

I'll absolutely be there and cheering if/when you do a collab with Tim Henson & the whole Polyphia band! Amazing performance, thanks for sharing with us.

[@adamhakki8126]

Isabella is the best at these sheet music, her effort must be appreciated

[@Halokid189]

That sly grin at 8:38 of him knowing he hit that part cleeean!!! Great video man!

[@celli_ec._.]

It still amazes me so much that he’s able to play that within 30 min. Even if he only played 1/3 of it, it sounds like it been worked on for months

[@ALittleSpareChang]

This is so amazing. I don't watch many violinists play, but I can say for sure that I have never seen anyone play licks on one, especially as smooth as you. You are incredible, man!

[@dinidig]

Tim actually has a background as a classically trained violinist and its clear that it flavored his composing like you said with the pice being reminiscent of an chaconne makes sense

[@TheUniversalRocker]

you just know tim would find this both very humbling and amusing considering how chill he is.

[@F4LL__]

Yesss more Polyphia and guitar love🥺 Awesome job as always Ray! Highly recommend So Strange and Reverie by them

[@MVPhurricane]

wow that sounded really sick, actually. i love how this interpretation really showcases the dynamic range of the violin. i love the little editing touches too (this applies to all of ray's videos, but i definitely appreciated the cheekiness of imitating the music video with the typography and stuff). this one turned out even better than the Playing God one!

[@GrifsGuitarlessons]

As a guitarist and a classical violinist these videos brighten my day.

[@davidgeorge3859]

Really amazing, shows Tim's incredible talent as a musician and composer. His riffs take world class musicians just to sort of replicate them lol. Unreal. And they sound so good I'd buy the violin album ALL DAY

[@theonlyenekoeneko]

It's really cool to see great musicians interpreting and appreciating eachother's creations

[@champagne3164]

Wow the violin version is so elegant but cool at the same time 😍 literally took my breath away

[@neya8904]

full cover needed this is so good

[@WholeEgg290]

Polyphia is the most mind blowing concert I’ve ever been to.

[@CaseyW491]

I love when a word I use regularly is presented in a new light, like how he just simply defined "song" vs a piece. I'd like to think I have a pretty solid grasp on English relative to most, but this kind of thing still happens.

[@jeancarlomzh]

As a violinist and guitarist, it's more difficult to play this on violin, and still play so well, perfectly, impossible not to be impressed by your performance bro

[@KT-rc7rj]

The way you made that violin sing…. Perfection!!!

[@journials3283]

This is actually insane lol, the way you added the chords I didn’t think a violin could get that close! Amazingggg hope to see a full cover mastered soon! 🙏🏼

[@_sophiaha]

Absolutely love this! I would also really want to watch a video of you without the time limit and just learning a whole Polyphia song. I think it'd be cool if you talked about how you would transcribe a piece's sound/vibe into your violin playing and what kind of personal flair you put into it

[@rykehuss3435]

I dont think Ray has time to properly practice a whole Polyphia song, I mean he is still first and foremost a classical soloist

[@antine1279]

Listening to Tim's original and Ray's interpretation makes me feel like listening to two gods! Like the amount of talent in both versions is unbelievable, the best humanity has to offer. And you're right, the most important thing is to capture the vibe, which is what you managed to do. Thank you

[@Shivani55523]

Ufff...I absolutely love his expressions while playing the piece...quite sacrilegious 🫠

[@Yuskus]

oh man, you are so good!! i subscribed after the first video with "playing god". usually, when i hear a violin, it is immediately clear whether it is good or bad. if it is bad, i immediately turn off the video. although i have never played an instrument myself. after your first notes it was obvious that it would be good. but i was very interested in how it would sound in the end. and every time you do not disappoint! thank you for this and for the positivity. ❤

[@tanteikishi]

It’s so nice to see you rocking out to Polyphia! Hoping there’ll be a collab someday. Great job as always!

[@TXFireMedic-ELP]

The excitement of learning a great piece of music gigidy

[@eddiecrow4559]

Ho - ly - shiet.. Bruh, this is fire!! I really hope Tim sees this. You really need to get a feature on some of his next works. You are so frickin good Ray!!! The feeling from a real instrument i dunno.. NOTHING beats that. Great work!

[@KwadSkwad]

i’ve got 25 years on guitar and 3 months on violin… i have no idea what you’ve just done but it’s absolutely incredible. and it sounded even better!!!

[@droidgeist]

Would love to see a challenge where you take a bunch of classes and try to learn other stringed instruments in 24 hours. Guitar, cello, erhu, etc. I've been playing guitar from a really young age and when I tried my hand at violin when I was a kid, I felt like I had a step up on most of other students. The bowing was obviously completely alien, but all the left hand stuff came relatively easily. Would be awesome to see what a world class violinist can do going the other way!

[@aidengabehart]

man some of those runs are just beautiful

[@ViolinMechanic]

Bro is lokey the goat of violin himself.

[@thor498]

Not low key he plays Instrumentes we regular humans aren't even alowed to hold. 😅

[@penguinlover2274]

Woah, that was an amazing performance! The original is great sounding too, what a nice rec. Thanks Ray.

[@FiyaEmblem93]

Bro you sandbagged in this, made it seem like you weren't going to nail it, that was great.

[@justaguy138]

As a musical layman it is very cool to see the music broken down, translated, and appreciated by such a diverse and talented crowd. Hell yes.

[@NightwingTV]

This is just impressive tbh

[@Dandandandandandandandandanda1]

It's amazing that Ray Chen learned to play all of that in just 30 minutes.

[@PepijnGansevles]

Hearing this song through the violin gave me the best goosebumps

[@johnprinsloo2291]

Dayummmm!! Sounds even better on the violin. it has so much texture, character and emotion. awesome cover

[@idanmguitar]

YOU NAILED IT!

[@stantheman143]

For something you tried covering in 30ish minutes, that sounded stellar. Well played Ray! :D

[@wonderwoman5224]

Ray, you are amazing❤ oh, God, awesome 😍

[@flash_point8272]

That was sick! Full version - Lets GOOOO!!

[@anonanonymous9812]

Sheesh, it's really magnificent to see a professional classical violinist playing pop music. You could definitely see the mastery in theie playing technique.

[@jabsher7151]

Can you just make an entire Polyphia cover album? It’s beautiful on the violin!!

[@soclose2her]

Omg I second this!!!

[@Paganlol]

THAT WAS ACTUALLY INSANLY GOOD HOLY SHI***

[@hs964]

Loved this. Even more than guitar version. Beautiful. Tim is an amazing composer alongside virtuouso guitar player and Ray brought it to a plain

[@adamschaafsma5839]

Oh Ray, you are a treasure my friend!

[@DsChelI]

Excited for this. GOAT is one of their tracks that got me hooked.

[@tyraedmonson9677]

Ughhhh. I love me some RAYYY ! Well done man

[@tonio4727]

I'm glad to see that I am not the only one obsessed with Polyphia recently:)

[@Viviennitta]

You're incredibly talented and your videos are very entertaining and funny. Once you started playing I was covered with goosebumps and it stayed with me untill the end of your amazing performance! I'm giving a sub.

[@maxdoyle3583]

You the GOAT mate!

[@mehraneahmadi645]

You absolutely nailed it 👏👏👏 it sounds so cool on violin because of YOUR playing 👏👏👏

[@yanielwallsten6038]

OMGGG YESS. I have waited so long for this moment. Now it’s finally here, dream come true for sure!😱🔥💯

[@angga2oioi]

i can listen to this all day

[@bobatea513]

That was so worth watching you awoke me!

[@oghenerorandy1336]

I cried watching this and I fell inlove with you ❤.playing the violin has been my passion I got my violin 2 weeks ago and I’m yet to begin my practice because I’ll have to move back to school for that I’ve been watching and following love you man 🩷.

[@superkamiguru9745]

I'd loooooove to see you try and do Goose or maybe something like OD! Polyphia is just masterful at their craft and so are you!

[@ericfredenburgh4577]

I always get a vision of Kandinsky when I hear these guys, super clean geometric shapes with super wide dispersion

[@diegot143]

Wow you did it justice and then some. You captured the emotion of the song for me.

[@campbelloleson3172]

This deserves way more views!

[@HenryQuew]

DAMM!! that sounds nice, goodjobman.

[@followTCF]

Yooooooo... you nailed that!! Getting that far with the vibes you pulled off in 30 mins... yup, rockstar. I'll support you by checking on your app Tonic. Keep up these fun challenges!

[@chia-iho]

ray excitedly discovering basic guitar things is so funny🤣

[@LeNoLi.]

THANK YOU. it's not a song without singing.

[@IgarashiDai]

Dang, love these violin interpretations! Both this and your Playing God rendition sounded so slick!

[@AulosMacabre]

Next Stop, ABC-polyphia ft. Sophia Black! 😛 Lots of fun seeing you try breaking these down and playing them, great video

[@ahumanmerelybeing]

About 6:35: Moving tuning pegs to change the pitch mid-song is actually a thing in bluegrass banjo! Earl Scruggs pioneered the technique; you can hear it especially well on the song Flint Hill Special.

[@ryanijyu533]

Wow. Ray continues to surprise me with what can be done on the violin.

[@suf9045]

We need so much more of this, would love you to try an Animal As Leaders songs or something by Plini !!

[@K.CHACHA8898]

Knowing now that you are an Aussie, I hear a lot of Aussie accents. Cool, Ray!!!

[@DrawsAjpw]

The fact that you are able to learn such a difficult piece on a completely different instrument in only 30 minutes is just incredible! Can’t wait to see what you continue to play in the future. Do you think you could learn Neurotica by Polyphia next? I haven’t seen many people play it on violin and it’d be a really cool piece to hear played by you! ❤️

[@ArashiNoOujo]

Remember how I was swearing and destroying everything when I was learning a new piece, and Rey is smiling so adorable and cheerful

[@irenegriffin3050]

This was fantastic! LOVE Tim Henson's work and since I play violin, it's so cool to see these videos! Love it!! 😊

[@ADeatonic]

Polyphia songs on violin are enough to make me actually like Polyphia riffs. This is rad

[@agatafurczyk9149]

It's always fun watching how you go from testing things out to the final - really cool - result 🤗

[@VOYAGEOfficial]

That final result sounds crazy good 😮. I tried learning this on guitar a couple years ago but I couldn't get that fast run consistent enough.

[@naneddy2343]

Frets are the equivalent of half steps. First on A string would be B flat, second fret B and do on, etc.

[@GuitarHands]

RAY, THOU SHALT PLAYITH “.40oz”! THINE LORD HATH SPOKETH.

[@Silverado-pq6xe]

Ughhh i wish these were longer 😭

[@rosalitamoon1038]

I love your interpretation of this piece!

[@ksenyaxoxo]

Oh my God! It sounds AMAZING~

[@hamlettempest1869]

Just realise how classical and sick polyphia songs sounds in violin....damnnnnn ....so much paginini vibe ❤

[@cidatienza7100]

Oh wow, that was such a fantastic performance, Mr. Ray Chen(even with a worn-out bow)!

[@soapboxr]

We need a collab piece with Polyphia…NEED

[@adeergg]

I cannot wait for tim to watch these videos. he's going to love them.

[@CarloBenevissi]

I really wish this was longer it sounds so amazing

[@Lem0n1i-1]

This is awesome, I can't wait to try it myself! you're the goat ray

[@AWBushihri]

That’s some serious final-boss music 🔥

[@amandas.6500]

That was AWESOME!

[@smithmusicstudies]

What a masterful 30 min!