Stuart Ryan - Waves

[@jongomm]

Well that was beautiful. Stunning recording of a perfect performance of a gorgeous piece of music.

[@DEIsaac]

+Jon Gomm Aren't you the god that played "passionflower"?

[@lorenneufeld4306]

Waves upon the ocean, waves of emotion, waves of our hands in greeting or goodbyes, like waves of joy or sorrow through the passing of time... Beautiful composition, Stuart Ryan!

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Loren Neufeld Thank you Loren!

[@Ashnno]

Nothing excites me more than a new CandyRat upload!

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Ashnno Me too! Thanks for watching! ;)

[@MichaelChapdelaineofficial]

This is really lovely Stuart! Bravo! I hope the world will embrace your new work with all the love and skill that you obviously put into it. Very inspiring! Continued success hermanito! m

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Michael Chapdelaine Many thanks for watching and for your kind words Michael, it's an honour to be on here alongside guys like you!

[@nolandisconnect]

fantastic song. very relaxing vibes from this. thank you for sharing your talents.

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Nolan Hill Thank you Nolan, all the best, Stuart

[@racketman90]

Literally, the best new song I have heard in a long while.

[@candyrat]

Check out Candyrat guest artist Stuart Ryan playing his original composition entitled 'Waves'.

[@mjallenuk]

As always, nothing less than mesmerising ... oh what the hell I'm going to hit the play button again!

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Matt Allen Thanks Matt! All the best, Stuart

[@DevkinandanPatel]

Uplifting composition and playing Stuart. Very inspiring!

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Devkinandan Patel Thanks for your support Dev, glad you enjoyed this one!

[@Arysticbeats]

This piece has a warm feel. Love it.

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Richey Stanley (Arystic) Thank you!

[@matthewocallaghan3062]

beautiful piece Stuart! glad to see you on here!

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Matthew o'callaghan Thank you!

[@ugcx]

Magnificant, I close my eyes and I feel like I'm swimming with the waves on a starry night!

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+ugcx Thank you, I love the imagery! All the best, Stuart

[@Rob-vl5bl]

This was Mike Dawes' teacher, great to see him on Candyrat!

[@bidyutdatta5042]

For few lessons

[@TonyHavenMusic]

Lectured me in BIMM Bristol just before I went from electric guitar to lap tapping, lovely guy and every success from him is earned and deserved :)

[@timhuyeng6236]

Maybe one of the most beautiful tunes, i have heard so far! Perfect Balance. And this is musical beauty even "non-guitarplayers" understand!

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Tim Huyeng Thank you Tim, reaching non-guitar players is even important than reaching guitar players I think! All the best, Stuart

[@laterredumilieu]

Great guitarist.... .amazing piece !

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Solairegie Patrick-Bal Thank you, I'm really pleased you like it!

[@Rael0505]

Amazing, so expressive. Really unique among fingerstyle songs. My favorite part is the syncopated left hand tapping. It breaks away from the feel of the rest of the song slightly, and it really grabs my attention. Very cool. Looking forward to seeing more from this composer.

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Rael0505 Thank you for your kind words, plenty more pieces to come and I'm really pleased you enjoyed this one! All the best, Stuart

[@Sailor1010]

Solid. Master of his craft.

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Sailor1010 Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@cartervintagebackstage]

Great work Stuart! Sounds fantastic!

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+The North American Guitar Thanks Mike!

[@bassitallica]

I love this. This is amazing

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Alfredo Alvarado Thanks for your kind words and for watching!

[@TheTallicafan]

Bought the tab first thing after I heard this song. Beautiful composition.

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+TheTallicafan Thank you for your support, really pleased you like this one!

[@Grobyc315]

So glad i discovered this channel :) Brilliant performance btw.

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Grobyc315 Thank you!

[@sb792079]

every time he does a slow strum on the strings i feel this rush of... something. that's a beautiful sounding guitar.

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+sb792079 You know I get the same thing when I play the guitar, the notes just 'bloom' out of it so I'm really pleased you got that, thanks for watching!

[@edmundjc]

+sb792079 Pause and anticipation is as important to good music as rhythm, notes, and chords. This song understands that well.

[@Rael0505]

I'm right there with you, the slow strums are haunting. It doesn't even sound like a guitar. Incredible sound.

[@lorenzodelgaudio]

Rael0505 we're talking about the best guitar on the market, the froggy bottom.

[@GiorgioDabizzi]

Fantastic.....geat job Stuart

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Giorgio Dabizzi Thank you Girogio, glad you liked it! All the best, Stuart

[@SuhinaSeppo]

this is beautiful.

[@jerryclark3503]

Duuuude the melody is so cool. Good job Stuart and thank you candy rat for putting a guy with some soul in his music on here.

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Jerry Clark Thanks Jerry, it's all about melody in the end! All the best, Stuart

[@one-ninetyrecords]

Beautiful!

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+one-ninety records Thank you!

[@brodave4099]

Fantastic job!

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Plain Cuber Thank you!

[@johntaillor8567]

Reminds me Donovan Raitt, especially the inspiring melody w/ harmonics. That's really wonderul, keep up the great work.

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+John Taillor Thank you John, Donovan is a great player! All the best, Stuart

[@TSGEnt]

Very nice! Captivating.

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+TSG Thank you!

[@markuskelm9389]

Well played Stuart!

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Markus Kelm Thank you Markus!

[@GreggSteinerguitar]

great work. thank you!

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Gregg Steiner Thank you Gregg, best wishes, Stuart

[@GlenBullivantGuitar]

Top notch Stuart!

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+GlenBullivantGuitar Thanks Glen! All the best, Stuart

[@EastPlanet]

Nice :) I really like that rhythmic part in the middle. Very pretty song

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Erich Eastman Thank you Erich!

[@ernidulldust4220]

very impressive! great talent.

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Ernidull Dust Thank you Ernidull!

[@ernidulldust4220]

you welcome.

[@maorzion6472]

Musical genius!

[@sackasilver]

beautiful

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+BetterWorldGuitar Thank you!

[@monkeymonkey143]

that opening riff blew my mind.

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Gabriel Nehemias Thank you Gabriel! All the best, Stuart

[@roymerriam]

Very nice tune.

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Roy Merriam Thanks Roy, glad you enjoyed it! All the best, Stuart

[@mustafakaratas7326]

This guy is a master

[@robcastellani]

Yep, as suspected, this is awesome!

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Robert Castellani Thanks Rob! Good to see you in Haverhill recently. All the best, Stuart

[@StuartSafford]

Well-played!

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Stuart Safford Thanks Stuart (good name by the way ;)

[@GeneNievesque]

Soothing.

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Gene Nieves Glad you liked it and thanks for watching!

[@TheBenOdie]

Wow, it's very calm to listen to this music. Very nice tune! May I know the tuning of the strings?

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+TheBenOdie Thank you! This is in open G minor which is more commonly associated with slide but works great for fingerstyle - from string 6 it's - D G D G Bflat D

[@TheBenOdie]

+StuartRyanMusic Thank you for sharing =) Looking forward for your next composition.

[@Rael0505]

+StuartRyanMusic thanks for the tuning! Are there any other tunings you've used that you have found particularly nice sounding or easy to compose in? Thank you, and love your music.

[@stevepoorman9289]

Stunning playing and sound. What is the guitar. Sounds like a grand piano.

[@lorenzodelgaudio]

Froggy Bottom model M, the best acoustic guitar ever made.

[@neilmc59MK]

Fantastic Stuart. I voted for this one! Really strong melody, not just technique for it's own sake. Strangely, the Ad just before this was from the National Trust with a poem by John Cooper Clarke & the sound of waves crashing on the beach. Co-incidence?

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Neil Hutchison Thanks Neil and thank you for choosing this one, it was a great help to get input from you all! Lovely coincidence about the advert before it as well! All the best, Stuart

[@mihaigabriel121]

Wow! Great! :)

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Mihai Gabriel Thanks Mihai!

[@FabledFrame]

The Bass carries really well; Well played.

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Dom Thanks Dom, this guitar has a huge amount of low end, almost too much when it's played live!

[@FabledFrame]

I bet it's good for funk/blues though.

[@catoffline]

Красиво и свежо. Нравится! :)

[@Jajajaja77572]

This piece is really beautiful. Reminds me of the Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross soundtracks.

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+byeblackbird Thank you, I must check those out! All the best, Stuart

[@blakerenfro]

who the heck gives this a thumbs down? I saw a unicorn riding a cloud when i listened to this

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+ValukaitheDreamer I LOVE this comment!! Thanks for your kind words and for watching!

[@rohithsubramaniam539]

Hey! Very placid and calming. Could i find out what tuning you are using? Really want to learn to play this.

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Rohith Subramaniam Hi Rohith - this is open G minor - DGDGBflatD

[@rohithsubramaniam539]

+StuartRyanMusic Thanks a lot for that.

[@diddid92]

I could feel waves at beach

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+MJ Kim Awesome! I wish I was on the beach but it's freezing cold here in the UK :(

[@diddid92]

+StuartRyanMusic Haha It's sad TT, Korea weather is fine

[@Fiilli]

It would sound great in some beautiful Disney animation.

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Fiilli That would be very cool!

[@W1dg3]

Where can I buy the sheet music?

[@fastguitars4380]

The thing about Michael Hedges is that he had the really good song first , and then he added the tricks to it.

[@KunchangLeeMusic]

Dang

[@ВладимирИванов-е9и5ф]

Осталось впечатление, что музыкант все время готовится начать игру, но у него не получается и он смиренно оставил эту свою неудачную затею.

[@playingforbritain]

0:33 I can see clearly now the rain has gooone

[@crip6ns]

are those light strings or tuned lower?

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+rob killa Hi Rob, these are D'Addario 12-53 but tuned to Open G minor - DGDGBflatD. All the best, Stuart

[@creatyvin]

wow))) thats rly nice))))hello from ukraine)

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Дмитрий Грепан Hello! Thanks for watching!

[@nicolasvandessel1192]

How does he do these weird sounds?

[@blakerenfro]

+Nicolas Vandessel i think your talking about the artificial harmonics. There should be some good vids on how they work

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Nicolas Vandessel Hi Nicolas, ValukaitheDreamer is right - these are 'artificial harmonics' that are sometimes combined with naturally fretted notes like at the start of the piece. The best lessons on this subject are by Tommy Emmanuel and Chet Atkins, hope that helps!

[@nicolasvandessel1192]

Okay thanks guys!

[@RolandStrykala]

it's a set

[@abdakka0]

Guthrie Govan will be upset

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+abdakka0 Don't worry, he'll be fine - I've known him for years and we write for the same Guitar magazine! :)

[@abdakka0]

Haha great, really gald to know that you know each other because he's a very great musicien too, thanks you for the comment

[@Soulfly169]

It's a nice song, but too much harmonics and tapping for me! It's my humble opinion :)

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+Soulfly169 Not a problem at all and your opinion is as valid as anyone else's! I aimed to get those techniques into this one but fear not I have many more pieces which are based on more traditional approaches/techniques. Thanks for watching!

[@eddiesguitars]

magnificent!

[@StuartRyanMusic]

+eddiesguitarsstl Thank you!

[@psr740]

Beautiful !!!