Steve Howe - Tempus Fugit

Steve Howe performing Tempus Fugit.

[@dolfinpt]

Love Love Love Steve Howe!! Master!

[@4eyed4stringer]

Steve has the most amazing guitar hands. WOW. I absolutely love how he emphasizes his chords with JUST the right staccato at perfect times. A true guitar legend!!!

[@nolanbrody6234]

you can hear where alex lifeson gets his playing from

[@johnburger7098]

I thought the same thing. Lifeson's guitar part on "Vital Signs" is very similar. jvb

[@nolanbrody6234]

John Burger time stand still also.

[@singerofsongs468]

geddy lee vs. chris squire as well - what an honor to have walked the same earth with these guys

[@LongOnSol]

This rocks so hard. I watch it at least once a month. Awesome

[@davidvollmar]

You have always rocked and will live forever in the souls, hearts and minds you've touched. Thanks my friend. I am definitely in debt to you for all the enjoyment you've provided me. Hopefully the albums I purchased at least got you lunch! Best wishes always! Sincerely...

[@e4jbanda]

Mr. Howe this is one of me favorite songs from Yes, thanks for putting these demonstrations on YT. Masters of rock.

[@ValhallasChosen]

BEST SONG BY YES EVER!!!!

[@myuselessopinion]

what a treat to have these videos of howe playing up close like this!! great tutorial. thanks for sharing this material.

[@steeltag]

this is so cool to see and hear like this!!!!! I didn't realize the guitar part nearly as much listening to the album, thanks for posting!!!!!!!

[@Pantibiblon]

Steve ,your master pieces wil not be forgotten

[@jonnuanez2843]

0:13 That chord makes me want to sing "Venus" lol

[@hawkwind8468]

Steve kept it a bit tame here so us mere mortals can chew on it bc the original is raising the bar way high!

[@MrTommy4000]

I was sitting at a table in a North Hollywood bar ( Palamino ) and Steve Morse had just finished a set with the Ball brothers. We were bullshiting and the dude can fucking shred at an alien level, so he asks me who I like and the only name I can come up with is Steve Howe. He just shakes his head and says yeah, he's amazing. That was a real compliment.

[@eennymo]

Absolutely amazing musician and composer!

[@cscdfalls]

whenever i see these videos i just wonder how on earth you write this stuff. This is no simple power chord crap. This is carefully calculated and educated note patterns that only steve howe can write.

[@MikeGervasi]

I always loved the bit of Day Tripper in there

[@jonnuanez2843]

You caught that too?

[@KlausSgroi]

I honestly think that's just a coincidence. But, as a trivia for Yes fans, their version of the Beatles' Every Little Thing, from their first album, actually contains the Day Tripper riff for a few seconds (only the guitarist then was Peter Banks, not Howe).

[@KlausSgroi]

He plays so smoothly and casually that it almost looks easy.

[@stockjonebills]

@MrRichardNoggin There are tons of guys that have technique and sound like guthrie govan. He kind of reminds me of Steve Morse of the Dixie Dregs. A great technician on the guitar with a sterile processed guitar sound. Steve Howe has a very unique sound because of the hollow body and his chord and solo progressions. Its like Chet Atkins meets rock and roll. Nothing at all like a Guthrie govan. There are licks on the Yes Relayer album that are unlike anything I've heard from a guthrie or morse.

[@nigeldupaigel]

'we are jammin', we are feelin' we create what we're seeing' ...

[@eennymo]

Absolutely amazing musician and composer! He makes it looks so easy, but just try doing this yourself, even if you are a musician.

[@Donovan37343]

Hey, Great Job on the Post's man! Keep em' coming. Just From Wathing these I've learned two songs that I cant find Tabs for. Once again, Great Job!

[@painxtreme]

He is my favorite living guitarist, outside the Jazz realm. Favorite non-living....without a question, Django. Zappa wasn't too far from the peaks, either.

[@darklord8603]

MASTER!!! if there is close to the edge, upload it!!!

[@Branes51]

Actually, the theory for creating a piece like this is quite simple. The bass run is simply an E scale leading to the E chord. The chords in the beginning are from the E diatonic harmony. The single short runs in the middle are standard guitar warmups. He just puts it all together in an interesting way. This is actually one of his elementary pieces. Very easy to play unlike the Clap and others. Plus he has that choppy signature Howe rhythm.

[@Squammish]

@ratsouffle Almost spot on except for one note. This is the correct note pattern. E F# G A B D C#' B A E D' C#' B A G F# E On the second riff he does a hammeron/pulloff on the A/B notes then a G pulloff to E on the 6th string (I think it sounds right) Keep Rockin, --Joey

[@ignatzmuskrat3000]

catch Steve and the boys on tour this summer. Steve is doing double duty in some of the shows with Asia. Is dis guys some kinds of super being?

[@MrTommySullivan]

WOW!!!

[@WarpstoneHoarder]

great

[@ratsouffle]

@Squammish Thanks, that is indeed exactly what Steve plays in the video, what I'm referring to though is that Chris' bass line in the original recording is *different* to this; ie, it goes up through E minor and down again through E major, whereas this goes up in E minor and down again in E minor. The note I wanted to draw attention to is the G# 3 notes from the end, which is pretty clearly sharpened throughout the whole of the original song, but in this is played more 'normally' as a G natural.

[@thenintendudes2046]

Is this off a DVD or something?

[@tonusaitis]

@ratsouffle What Steve Howe is playing in this instructional video (this I believe is off some Steve Howe software that was sold around 1999-2000) is one note wrong. Like some have pointed out, on the way "up" of the main riff that matches Squire's baseline it's E Minor, but on the way down it's supposed to be E Major. Howe is playing a regular G instead of a G sharp. What Squire plays is the right riff.

[@Squammish]

E minor, D, C, D. E minor (bar chord version), B minor, A major, G major.

[@davidvollmar]

Well everyone can bitch, but you play better than me! Nice work dude! We can't ALL be Steve Howe! Or can we? Oh, I know they'll be some "genius who knows better" comments. Put out an album & we'll talk. Thanks for the lesson man. Good for you! Keep rocking! PEACE!!!!!!

[@uninoculated]

Anybody know where I can find the tab or learn (video) Yours Is No Disgrace ?? I bought the Complete Yes Book, but, it doesn't have the guitar parts. It has arrangements for piano.

[@pschroeter1]

I convinced that when he plays the D chord, he does not finger the F sharp on high E string and instead plays a an open E string. chord (DADE). I also think he plays the E minor and D (addE) on the top four strings.

[@DewittDude989]

@onlymodestmouse you do know that steve howe is playing this right (not to sound dumb)

[@MrRichardNoggin]

@onlymodestmouse and yes it is simple powerchord stuff haha

[@tonwilson657]

Never had ONE Guthrie Govan lick stuck in my head.

[@danchstas]

0:17 play bass guitar

[@ratsouffle]

Absolutely brilliant, one thing though, I always thought the bassline was E F# G A B D' C#' A E' D' C#' B A **G#** F# E, ie, implying a *major* scale on the way down, at least that's what Chris plays... can some confirm this or am I just delusional? :P

[@Jamfjr]

I can but I don't know your thoughts on this 8 years later.

[@DMDvideo10]

Not sure this is really Steve Howe... It's not really how it's played... and it's definitely a hell of a lot faster!

[@OldSteamer]

surely they are, look at the fingers dude

[@painxtreme]

By all means, record your version, and trick it out a little if it is too ordinary.

[@OldSteamer]

thats a riff.

[@MrRichardNoggin]

@onlymodestmouse really not that impressive, wanna see impressive look up guthrie govan