Synyster Gates Bat Country Demo/Lesson

[@edzebrowski4445]

I'm 60 years and my friend turned me on to you guys two months ago. When I listen to Bat country I was hooked. I've also been playing guitar for 30 years and trying to play some of these songs are so difficult. You guys sound great, so I went out and bought me a few albums and now I listen to you guys everyday. The music is just an amazing collection of Melody chords and rock and roll. God bless you guys

[@murphymoerf]

Welcome to the family 🤘🏻

[@Mildmenudo775]

Hell yeah I’m so happy you found these guys! Happy listening bro!

[@DrSuess360]

That's awesome man!!! It's been 5 months now since your comment and I just wanted to know if you were a super fan yet??

[@space_kat1]

these guys are awesome! a lot of people take them for granted because they had that emo thing going on and are a more mainstream band but they're great musicians!

[@PedroLucas-a7x]

Welcome to the family my brother 🤘

[@lmoriarty1]

He makes it look so easy

[@faithlovesrock8062]

I know right!?

[@Trainens107]

Logan Moriarty It is just practice, i saw a 10 year old play afterlife's solo. Just Do it!!!!

[@lmoriarty1]

Trainens107 I practice a lot, but not any specific song! After 19 months of playing I finally started to take real guitar lessons, this song is a goal of mine :)

[@sanisahara]

Logan Moriarty This song need much of feel within, that's so dynamic

[@theknifelife2296]

+iiRoxanne :D wait, what.... Please share a video of you playing it, id love to see it

[@dephaniax9306]

if you're ever upset, just imagine Synyster Gates painting his fucking nails

[@imamjane582]

LOL 😂

[@snypervidz]

😂😂😂😂

[@nikki_7186]

i think he had someone do them. But that’s even funnier to imagine

[@duckspy436]

Only veteran guitar players understand how cool you feel having black nails playing guitar. i never do it but it just feels... cool

[@duckspy436]

@@lol-zp1ps your dad

[@mimiru27]

2:21 welcome to dream and heaven..

[@agungrahmat863]

CNRgg yess

[@luigiantasena]

Holy yes

[@l3asic999]

BORDES welcome to dream and heaven

[@henriqueps11]

I ts my favorite parte at all

[@dreamerabang5397]

its even good without the song 😭😭😭😭😭 masterpiece

[@Airblade101]

I could watch him play guitar all day long and still be completely amazed

[@kristianjohnson8787]

Same with The Rev playing drums.

[@emanuelfreitas1684]

@@kristianjohnson8787 goddamn, you're right

[@kristianjohnson8787]

@@emanuelfreitas1684 Haha I’m a lifelong guitarist, and that video of the making of Afterlife is amazing. But I think I’ve watched just about every Rev drum cover video possible!

[@emanuelfreitas1684]

@@kristianjohnson8787 I love A7x ever since I was a kid (I'm 23 now) and man, congrats on being a guitarist, really. I bought my first guitar at the end of 2021 and I find it very difficult to learn but I keep it going, no matter what. It gives me hope that some day I'll be able to perform at least half of what Syn and Zacky do. And I admire every lifelong guitarist that I see, because it's now clear for me how hard it is to be good at playing, you're awesome bro! FoREVer 🤟🏻

[@Raptus_Gaming]

@@emanuelfreitas1684 Guitar is one of those things you have to be really persistent with trying to learn and also knowing that yes, at first, you're going to sound terrible and it'll be that way for a while. Just keep challenging yourself and you *will* get better. It's really easy to get discouraged but just keep pushing through

[@TheVANITYKILLJOY]

I like how he looks at the camera at the end like yeah now you try playing that you noob

[@dazz2kdazel44]

noob csgo player

[@sef2273]

Ya he had some attitude there , must of been a shitty camera guy and he was bored lol

[@DwiPurwani-j4r]

Chord 123😮

[@stevent5229]

You know what’s really scary: This was when he was a WORSE guitar player Edit: since so many of you seem to be misunderstanding me, what I meant to say is that it’s insane to think that Sun has gotten even better than he was in this video. He was already the GOAT, it’s just insane to think he’s gotten better. Chill tf out y’all lol.

[@nurhariyanto5438]

: that gave me goosebumps..

[@justayoutubecommentator3059]

Steven T damn...

[@nathanbotkin8130]

I feel like you can tell when someone has a natural talent for something, and he clearly doesn’t, like guitar was not his thing, however it shows that time, effort, and hard work always wins, and he made guitar his thing

[@justayoutubecommentator3059]

Nathan Botkin what do you mean guitar clearly wasn’t “his thing ? lmao

[@nathanbotkin8130]

just a youtube commentator just a youtube commentator everyone has something that comes natural to them, for some people, playing guitar just kinda comes to them, Gates was not one of those people, it didn’t come natural, he had to work long and hard to get just that good, not to mention how good he is today

[@Greg_gregson]

Why doesn't my guitar do that

[@jeffreylong1478]

User error lol

[@ethanbottensek6562]

Need cool hat

[@LUIS_L]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@TRPproproductions]

Skill issue

[@itzavi905]

Paint nails black

[@camiloortiz8138]

2:21 that arpeggio is amazing

[@ricksouza9299]

You can hear his Bachian influence there.

[@lipetinha]

The best part

[@officialmetalwill]

Yeah, amazingly boring.

[@ayeejaayy5848]

@@officialmetalwill Let's see you play it then buddy, oh wait you can't, you failed at guitar just like you failed at life LUL

[@quigglyz]

@@officialmetalwill gay comment

[@brianengland4123]

How many Guitar players on Syn Gates level do things like this? This guy is a class act all the way, and one hell of a guitar player.

[@Dwightaroundyolips]

He was named one of the top 20 shredders by revolver magazine. There's a few. But none that are as clean on their licks show after show, after show! Just my opinion tho lol

[@brianengland4123]

chewygooch1 Great comment. It's that jazz discipline. I just saw a clinic with Syn. He is getting better! That is Scary!

[@a7xguitar666]

chewygooch1 to be honest he is pretty sloppy compared to some of the virtuosos like jeff loomis, petrucci, etc. don't get me wrong he is very good but he is pretty low on the list in terms of technical skill. however people like him because he has a unique sound that totally distinguishes him from other guitarists. everyone here needs to listen to some paul waggoner. that man sounds better live than he does in studio which is saying something because he is perfect in studio

[@Dwightaroundyolips]

Paul Canedo Uh huh.. right... Sloppy. Opinions are like assholes. Don't know why someone would take the time to watch a "sloppy" guitarist? Tell you what man. We will all go and listen to your suggestion. And you go and listen to deez.

[@a7xguitar666]

chewygooch1 syn is sloppy relative to a lot of the virtuosos. that doesnt mean i dont like him

[@makizerd]

from 2:21 til the end, one of the best harmonic arpeggios i've ever heard on any instrument

[@JassyPabst]

0:47 years of practice to get THAT sound.

[@BayareaJay]

I like your channel, you can shred!

[@nomamohdyusoff4337]

BayareaJay

[@Helinholobomau]

JJ's One Girl Band You're just exaggerating!!

[@BlackMaria]

You still suck tho

[@isaacrumley]

Yea it's crazy

[@jim9527]

One of the best guitarists of our generation!!! 🤘🏻🎸

[@officialmetalwill]

You're obviously on drugs. He is extremely mediocre. Thanks for the laugh though!

[@jim9527]

@@officialmetalwill I’m obviously on drugs 👍🏻, ooooo edgy! who from our generation is better than him? Also I put “one of the best”

[@SilverTheGuitarist]

1:05 pure eargasm

[@Bull_10RR]

the moment when you realize SYN was looking like a hillbilly during city of evil but by nightmare he was full fledged GOD OF METAL.. man i admire him so much :b

[@BlackMaria]

God of wha'??

[@officialmetalwill]

He isn't, nor has he ever been, a god of anything or even remotely metal.

[@prqblematic]

@@officialmetalwill imagine responding to a 9 year old comment with such a wrong opinion

[@kanesevenfoot]

He definitely has a lot of jazz influence in the interlude/clean section. It's so cool!

[@papashango8442]

He's into gypsy jazz. There are many videos of him playing some Django Reinhardt

[@finn4435]

@@papashango8442 this was like a puzzle piece for me hahaha its so obvious now somebody says it. His stuff is so fking jazz and I never really heard it

[@Jordy2277]

That arpeggio is killer man.

[@luizgustavofigueiredo5163]

Draven 420 avenged sevendraven

[@ricsouza5011]

bachian arpeggios, synyster idolizes bach.

[@ScarecrowfromFIN]

this vid is playing on repeat through hole day in my head. in school, when eating, everywhere. i think tomorrow i'm going to buy a new guitar and start playing again. thanks to this awesome man, the greatest who ever lived.

[@arthurmarinho2655]

did you buy it?

[@stevenseson8964]

The ending melody is what I️ want to get down exactly how he played it. You can just play that over and over again and it sounds amazing

[@DeadRising95]

YES!!! I wish it was a little more prominent in the released song tho, maybe it's my cheap headphones 😂

[@circumcizednun1814]

@@DeadRising95 naah they've got a lot of instruments playing in the back in this part I can't hear it that well too

[@edzebrowski4445]

Tried playing this and very difficult indeed. Especially arpeggios. This man is amazing

[@langsibaik4513]

best guitar solo ever

[@mochamadriki5465]

1:08 amazing moment

[@6string327]

Such a cool guy. I wih I had synyster gates's guitar skills

[@manuelmolina5746]

6string I “ Wih “ too.

[@astuatri8854]

practice makes you perfect bruv

[@ToaNaterFilms]

Work hard

[@edzebrowski4445]

My friend turned me on to your band a few weeks ago, been playing 20 years and you guys are so talented and original, a breath of fresh air! Love all your songs but Bat Country is so amazing! Love you guys!! I wish I knew of you from the beginning!

[@ahmadzaki4119]

2:21 goddamn the sound most epic

[@slapshotkb]

most of a7x is metal, and what isnt metal is also amazing. it doesnt matter what genre they are, they r just the best band out there right now. and syn is not only one of the most technically skilled guitarists out there, but one of the most creative. his solos are unique, not just typical metal solos. this is why he deserves to be idolized

[@Tonjit41]

Yeah.

[@brucejenkins3408]

13 years ago..

[@ceci5637]

My heart can't take this! 13 years since this song came out and his work still gives me goosebumps 🎸❤️❤️❤️ *swoon

[@nickrunaway2]

beautiful man

[@jojokalodia]

***** jajjajaaj

[@skunkhollow1]

bryan sylar YOU ASSWIPE. IT IS "HAHAHA" not "jajajajajajaja"

[@alebasi27]

AxialSCXten CrawlCA in spanish j is pronounced like an h so technically yeah its jajajaj as well

[@skunkhollow1]

yes, but hahaha is not a proper word. so therefore it is "haha" and in many cases people use it in an english sentence

[@danyrszz]

AxialSCXten CrawlCA A quien chingados le importa? En español escribimos jajaja y punto.

[@zackwalrus5964]

He's really good with scales which is why he makes it look so easy

[@hannaharmstrong8273]

This band is so awesome :) Syn really makes the music come to life while he's playing the most awesomeness solos and Avenged sevenfold please continue to make wonderful music :)

[@rickiandsteven]

I love syn's style, his solo's have meaning, they are not mindless shred solos

[@eos_pure2216]

I love how he dive bombs without the whammy and pulls the floyd with his hand cx

[@benjamingrosskreuz3620]

eos_pure221 I was wondering how he did that thanks for clarifying!

[@itszacky18]

Increíble el solo de Bat country, Syn es un genio, tantas emociones encontradas.

[@stupendous7848]

I remember i would sit in the computer lab in high school and just watch this over and over again

[@7letterbrandon439]

1:46 favorite riff. Sounds like you won a prize at a theme park lol

[@d4_5d_muhammadfarrelramadh83]

It's so cool

[@levihicks2430]

2:22 till the end is where I want to be able to play

[@Indigo_gt86]

Same I'm working on it

[@levihicks2430]

+Indigo Rico I can't get enough of the sound it makes at that part

[@miniuber]

+Levi Hicks i can hihi

[@fin02167]

tabs?

[@VioletSerenade]

It’s quite easy to be fair

[@tkzsfen]

i want to declare that i am a piece of crap and never will be as good as him. amen

[@Nikitas_krds]

well...same 😥

[@royalknight740]

tkzsfen well you seem really proud of it hahaha

[@megajert596]

nooo thats not true!!

[@megajert596]

we have our own skills dont compare yourself to syn his doing his own technique you could do your own also :)

[@manuelmolina5746]

Chanzelupeet I can play guitar with my dick

[@MattyyyM]

why is his style so amazing!?!

[@TheMummy516]

He does it so effortlessly. Truly outstanding.

[@ags5696]

Very nice nails. How much is your manicure bill? Just teasing, you're still a badass guitarist, Synyster. Everyone here would be happy to be just half as good as you.

[@StreeBaller012]

lol, i could just grab a black marker and do the shit to my nails..

[@rodneyharris1879]

They were required back then to do that to their nails in tutorial videos since the quality wasn't great. It was to help make sure the viewer could see what fret they were on.

[@dannyle_chu]

+Guy Sherf That is the dumbest thing I've heard of.

[@ags5696]

Gee Bill I'm not judging. I am teasing.

[@pramaadhapranata5678]

Jason Richardson or Misha Mansoor, please check them, if you dare enough to call them bad.

[@MustaineIsGod]

Neatest set of painted nails on a guy that I have ever seen.

[@subutaynoyan5372]

He's not as neat with his tecnique as his nail paits.

[@MustaineIsGod]

well shit

[@michelletownson3690]

you know a real man wears black nail polish

[@7letterbrandon439]

And sleeve tats. I feel when men look like that they’ve reached the bottom of hell and discovered who they are as a person in a good way

[@Somawesomestuff]

He makes it look so easy!

[@wickedblackmetal6278]

but it's Almost Easy

[@YMSHE]

+Metalhead Physics ;D

[@gallfield7337]

cause his made it

[@stareye_1062]

Its not that hard if youve been playing for 3 years

[@dmeemd7787]

This is such an amazing songwriting. He is such an amazing songwriter and guitarist!! Seriously one of the best ever

[@lloydporter993]

Dude this clip is from one of those old Total Guitar Magazine dvd’s. What a throwback

[@calvinbrownjr.6912]

Shittttttttt I remember when this came out when I was in high school

[@ahmirhamadi4972]

I was singing along :) awesome Syn

[@vainparasite]

In my opinion one of the best guitarists out there at the moment. Very technical very fast and most important he writes some of the most melodic stuff out there. Yea vai and malmsteen amaze me but not enough to buy their records.

[@vainparasite]

10 years later and im still listening but no nearer to playing 🤣🤣🤣

[@circumcizednun1814]

​@@vainparasitehe's definitely influenced me a lot but man I can't break down how he does this shit

[@syavergiotampi1817]

that outro deserve more credits maynn its sooooo good

[@Qqzzaaau123]

i could watch this all day. and i will.

[@dayatsyngates7388]

beautiful syn

[@ingriducanan5688]

Synyster Gates es tan sexy y es de la ptm con la guitarra. Jodidamente increible !!! *-*

[@sofalc317]

Es es lo único que puedes decir después de la asombrosa demostración que le hizo?? FANGIRLS

[@ingriducanan5688]

+Darkness Surrounding Es obvio que es increíblemente bueno con la guitarra. Me parece muy guapo. Pero me gustaba A7X desde antes de ver a Synyter o cualquiera de la banda. Y si tienes razón. Es una estupidez decir que es tan sexy. Despues de la increible demostracion que hizo. Pero los hombres hacen lo mismo cuando una chica le parece sexy porfavor….. xdddd

[@sofalc317]

Ingrid Vascovi si esta guapo pero se me hace medio triste porque el le hecha ganas y práctica y práctica como para que sólo se fijen en su aspecto, bueno si yo fuera el me sentiría mal.

[@ingriducanan5688]

Darkness Surrounding No confundas amigo. Me encanta como toca la guitarta. Mierda. Es muy muy bueno. Enserio lo admiro. Y no todos se fijan en su aspecto. Me gustaba su música antes de ver sus rostros. Hasta que busque el live de Beast and the harlot. Y bueno me encantaron.

[@sofalc317]

Ingrid Vascovi Mierda porque siempre creen que soy hombre xd te juro que te entiendo después de todo es mi amor platónico pero prefiero guardarme ese amor para mi misma pero si te entiendo talvez tu quieras decir lo sexy que es o yo que se, sin pedos (;

[@smexcful]

1:07 good moment

[@ravidiantama_]

Asli diulang2 trus pas bagian itu

[@draco2864]

I find it really interesting that he likes to anchor his pinky a lot, and I’ve often heard that’s not the “best” way to play.

[@brockhines3235]

Dude is a beast. Him and Zachy are prolly 2 of the best combo guitarist ever.

[@echougstad240]

I love this gifted man they call Syn..

[@radhialbacadabra6183]

the rev drum is fucking amazing! T_T

[@diosaputra136]

But...

[@manuelmolina5746]

The Mobiliowow but what...

[@tannerh7774]

@@manuelmolina5746 but he ded

[@user-wy2iv5jh3q]

Tanner H bro that hurts so don’t remind us •

[@hendracipta9094]

@@tannerh7774 damn

[@evalouge123]

@RandyLyreTV Right? Gotta love Syn.

[@daltonhancock306]

Dear recent hater of this video and Synyster Gates. First of all, you cant compare guitarists at all. Syn can do a lot of things that none of those other guitarists can. And other guitarists can do things that Syn cant. I personally love Brian, not because of how good he is, but the amount of ease, and feel he puts into his playing. Thats the pot of gold. Thats what made me pick up a Guitar for the first time, and that is what made me the guitarist I am today. Synyster Gates is my idol foREVer

[@joelbars5529]

Jesus, he makes everything look so easy to do. 😂😂 gifted guitarist, that's for sure.

[@peoplezguy2496]

0:11 is beautiful

[@KDIBFS]

Who else thinks Syn is the best guitarist alive? He's even better than his dad....

[@betraid]

Syn's my inspiration to buy my electric guitar, even tho i didn't learned it, but i tried :)

[@brianluiyi2035]

I wonder if anybody know how many times I watch this over and over again

[@hendicholid7523]

Hai syn my sister fans with you.You are number 1 Guitaris al of wordl

[@boranakip7937]

he's not the best he's one of the best guitarist of all time :)

[@mox_ndwn]

Jason Becker please xd

[@HCkev]

I'm not a a huge fan of Avenged Sevenfold - just not my cup of tea - but I can't deny Synyster Gates' talent. He's a very underrated guitar player.

[@Kaospattern]

Yup, to me Avenged Sevenfold is mostly good music ruined by awful singing... This vid is perfect: all the guitar without the whiny voice

[@officialmetalwill]

Underrated?? You obviously don't know what that word means.

[@triplej8666]

@@Kaospattern matt is objectively one of the greatest modern metal vocalists in his prime, unfortunate youre not a fan of his tone/nasal placement

[@TheBeastofBrianWilliams]

Wow he has so much energy, he needs to tone it down

[@evenkeel6131]

The point of the video is to see how he plays. It would be hard to follow along, and film, if he was moving around all over the place.

[@pearlieperla]

I love watching this, those magical fingers gives me eyegasm and eargasm at the same time

[@markpoindexter2110]

That outro harmony is the most beautiful musical composition I've ever heard. Makes the heart sing.

[@morganroberts1061]

The ending is the only part I really like in this song 2:22

[@arthurl8385]

Are all these comments sarcastic?

[@xsmoelf]

neogeofanatic !!!!! XD whhuuuuuuuu !! love your music

[@zero260designlab3]

This is easily one of my all time favorite videos

[@soggymustardnips]

The ending is so damn beautiful

[@mohdizzatirezuan9090]

@3:25 xD

[@Xerosnake90]

Syn wrote incredible solos, especially on Bat Country and Avenged Sevenfold. They were melodic, worked great with each song while also having a lot of metal influence and speed. He's an incredible live player, plays great. Iron Maiden is in another era. If Maiden came out these days, they wouldn't stand a chance. As their recent record sales show. Syn's playing is up to date, better. Maiden is stuck in the 80s.

[@lifeskateboards48]

this man deserves every bit of fame and fortune that he has

[@210nitrous]

Remember when all I wanted to do was arrive from school to see these videos!

[@anbukakashi26]

IM BLOWN AWAY at the fact that he doesnt sweep the arpeggio at 1:05 ive been trying to practice and learn this and ive been trying to sweep it evenly and thats the only way i could get the speed, but this man just alternate picks it and thats nutty

[@fenshnizzle925]

i met synyster gates once. then i woke up. then i cried my eyes out

[@camelcase9225]

How effortless he makes it loo is just mindblowing.

[@emirarnas]

fuck man I watched this maybe around 2007/2008 now it showed up again om my timeline and I came back here, still the same feeling amazed, and I'm glad I can play Bat Country the whole parts with my dudes in studio. even though not as smooth as Syn plays. but Thank God I found an influence like him 💞

[@dunderdickflin4378]

He really got better at alternate picking since then (notice synchronized part when rest of band cuts out) and also I don't think he economy picked at this point

[@nazrimanaf225]

This video has a command & conquer cut scene vibe to it.

[@WillThePill98]

every once in a while he plays even better every time i watch it!

[@juniorowens6967]

I like listening to this just as much as I do the actual song

[@nawlzee4884]

It sounds so intense but seeing him do it you can see it's so simple but still difficult because it's all feel.

[@MrSkully99]

He's such an excellent creator of music and an extraordinary player! my favourite guitarist by far! :D

[@rubberduckyrox1]

ahh.. This song is truly amazing.

[@madisayacanel7549]

Wow, great professional guitar player, buddy

[@frostyone182]

I love the dive bomb at 0:41, just pulling up on the bridge without the bar. Haha. Too many guitarists would be like, “Here’s where I would normally dive bomb, but I can’t without the whammy bar.”

[@MaledictRUS]

1 million views!!! Congratulations!!! =)

[@6string327]

2:22 there's more sounds going on than what he's playing so don't think you can just replicate that same sound on your own lol.. it'a an easy enough part to play

[@kane00000]

Yeah no shit. It's harmonized. They have two guitarists.

[@KDIBFS]

@ThePrincessgates Brian Haner Sr. He's the "Guitar guy" from Jeff Dunham. Syn's actual name is Brian Haner Jr.

[@pepparmostheelder]

@ThePlatinumMatt His dad is known by his stagename "guitar guy" or "Papa Gates". His real name is Brian Haner (senior). And Synyster Gates (his son) real name is also Brian Haner (but junior :) )

[@1JBTheGiant]

the way he added that little change from 1:10 to 1:19 where he changes it from a single played note to three is awesome, I cant believe how much it adds to the song, and its such a small part, when i listen to the real song i always expect the change now lol

[@aacnisa]

Saipul bahri my name, I live in Indonesia ... I really like A7X and the most I favorite of personnel is Synyster Gates A7X .. I really hope to meet Synyster Gates because he wanted to deepen in learning the guitar.

[@MattyyyM]

tapping on 19th fret g string, 13, 10, 13 tap on to 22nd fret all on g string

[@a.d.i.d.a.s8536]

3:25 he was like: now you do it

[@benediktuskrisna9714]

the most beautiful outro