Tramaine - 'I' feat. Alex Argento

Hey everyone! Here's the playthrough pf 'I', the second track from my latest album 'Astrian Trek'. This track features an INCREDIBLE guest solo from Alex Argento on keyboards, who also mixed, altered and co-produced this album , as well as my first album 'Heavy Balance'.
As I'm sure you have noticed, this video also showcases the Enya NEXG acoustic guitar, which is an awesome bit of kit in its own right, which I will further explain in a later video. Please wait for that video before making any decisions about purchasing this guitar: the guitar isn't a bad buy at all, in fact it is excellent, but there are things to consider which I will explain in my next video.
Anyway, thanks again for dropping by and I hope you enjoy the performance!
Tramaine \m/

[@superjarri]

I've never thought I would hear another guitarist that could even get close to Marco Sfogli to my ears, but you have completely change my mind. The articulations, the phrasing, the arrangements... just beautiful. I'm a huge fan of your work.

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you! He’s one of my biggest influences 🙏🏼

[@themojoman]

I am very glad that you are finally getting a little more attention in the guitar scene! It is so well deserved and hard earned. You are such a fantastic player and songwriter. I wish you all the best for your further career ❤

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@GuitarGangsterArmi]

I’ve been saying for awhile that he’s the next Satriani

[@duncanmanser894]

This track actually goes hard. My brain keeps short circuiting though trying to remember all the right notes and slides.

[@Haduj-the-Lion]

Yessss! The collab we all needed Alex And Tramaine. And man this song is killer Tramaine! Strong Marco Sfogli vibes. And the icing on the cake is Alan Watts. Loving it!

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@alanmetcalfechappell7207]

🔥🎸🔥

[@Tramaineguitar]

🙏🏼

[@aminebellal8612]

a genius phrasing, the composition is perfectly arranged .... chapeau bas

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@Simpleman57]

Excellent brutha

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@michaelhorne382]

Alan Watts in the background at the end

[@pui9742]

A very fine piece of work Tramaine. I really enjoyed the complexity and variety contained within the track.👋

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@carmenwalsh1051]

Namaste! Brilliant, marvelous. Loved the originality. It was a symphonic fusion between the string section and keyboard! Pure class. 🎸 ❤️ 🎹 ☮️

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@alexklim3537]

👍

[@TutorialesMezclaMastering]

Love it! Each note is perfect, no bullshit!

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@АнтонАдамик]

Невороятное послание великолепных фраз!

[@Tramaineguitar]

🙏🏼

[@VirtuosicFantasies]

Ultra High Level 👏👏👏

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@EntryWound]

Hearing Alan Watts, for me cemented the fact that you are altogether different, your music to my ears is immaculate. A new frontier of inspiration.

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@cupswaves3489]

Bro you are so good. Just love your style. Technicality in service of overall musicality. Some of your transitions to new phrases and sections are just so clean. Fretboard freedom and groove keeps it somehow sounding somewhat natural despite how polished too. Alan Watts for life though…great addition

[@Tramaineguitar]

Huge compliment! Thank you 🙏🏼

[@VillaCarrington]

Man, I just created a new playlist named "Great guitarists" just because of you. Amazing composition and playing.

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@ErnestBola]

Wow!!!! The phrasing!!

[@Tramaineguitar]

🙏🏼

[@jonathanfoster7833]

I love the phrasing… what a player!

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@AtanuRoy-ve1qx]

A fresh ' plasmatel ' intro, Tramaine style🙏

[@Tramaineguitar]

🙏🏼

[@tylerdiven7841]

The insane skill hooked me, but your song-writing ability keeps me around.

[@Tramaineguitar]

🙏🏼

[@alvinsonngangzoyo315]

touch is amazing... i hope i will get one day in that position❤

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@GuitarGangsterArmi]

Absolutely incredible

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@jonw3462]

Your choice of notes, phrasing and feel is next level dude 10/10. Sick track too

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@hitman0099]

smoothest🎉🎉🎉,,, and those juicy tones are also fire .... you're a fabulous player and composer...

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@platriani]

Sensational 🎇

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@ngurahpandehunter]

I like❤❤❤❤

[@Tramaineguitar]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@DigzGuy]

This is amazing stuff. I listen to this and just want to go run and buy the album!

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@CoolStuffDad]

Was not aware of the Enya NEXG guitar on this track- was a cool bit of surprise to see. So appreciate this video- showcases your strong sense of songwriting depth & dynamics you bring to the creative board. The vocal is just icing on this audio layer cake- damn brilliant, mate!

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks mate! On the recorded version, I just used an acoustic simulator, which I was perfectly fine with, but I’d have preferred a proper acoustic so, this was the perfect opportunity to test it out 🤘🏼

[@thelickpolice1210]

Probably my second favourite track from the album, the melody and phrasing in this one is just phenomenal 🙏The moment the guitar responds to the keyboard just sends chills down my spine.. also I didn't know you played the piano part haha!

[@Tramaineguitar]

🙏🏼🤘🏼

[@eugenechek7288]

Amazing track, as always. 👍👏

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@sike2805]

More I listen you playing and Songs, more I like you!!!

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks! 🙏🏼

[@amgadelmofty8643]

Awesome track i love the vibe and the playing is exquisite. Your tone is out of this world on this one. 🤘

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@Nedwin]

Two of my faves in a track! Great stuff mate. ❤

[@Tramaineguitar]

🙏🏼

[@jlira01]

Killer !!

[@Tramaineguitar]

🙏🏼

[@alexilaiho1510]

Beautiful

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@jasonday8334]

Very cool, excellent playing, I dig the vibe!!

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@bjorn_bennett]

Hate hearing a great track where it just sounds like scale runs, as if there has been no thought given to it. But this is def. not that at all. Melodies are as great as the overall feel of the track. Even the keys solo is sick. Great job! Also how do you get your tone to sound almost synth-like? It kind has a phaser quality to it, or like a wah is sitting on 85%. I dunno but it sounds super buttery. Love it.

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks 🙏🏼 for the chorus section, I’m using an effect I use quite a lot which is basically auto-wah, with auto-tune and an octaver to thicken it up a bit. But everything else is my usual ‘go-to’ tone which is from LivePlayRock, the Marco Sfogli Kemper pack 👍🏼

[@bjorn_bennett]

@@Tramaineguitar Nice! Okay I hear it now that you’ve explained it, makes sense. Thanks!

[@bradenslater6200]

This is beautiful and inspirational. Thanks for sharing your music with us!

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you for listening 😁🙏🏼

[@przemyslaw1235]

You are so good its crazy🙂love your playing and this mayones guitar looks great🙂👍I checked and in past you used ibanez guitars.All the best🤝

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@henrydupuis5648]

Cool new guitar my broski yeehaw yo! Both you and Alex killed it yo yeehaw! 🖤⚘🤘😎🤘🍻🤝👑🎂🎄🎶📢🎙🎧🎸🥁🎹🎮

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks! 🙏🏼

[@henrydupuis5648]

@@Tramaineguitar your welcome my broski yeehaw yo!

[@ashlyace438]

Dear Tramaine, your guitar playstyle is so melodic, it just touches my heart) Can you please tell what scale\mode\key is your favourite when you write your tracks?

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks 🙏🏼 it’s hard to choose a favourite, but I mostly enjoy Mixolydian, and mixolydian b6 👍🏼

[@nocturnez]

I love this track! In general, I express respect for your guitar music and excellent harmony!! 8string tuning, and you play on the 7string, it's unusual)

[@Tramaineguitar]

I did (and would love) play the rhythm on an 8 but preferred the Mayones on this particular vid 🤘🏼

[@zoinkiezz]

A cool approach to phrasing still based in guitar but taking it a little off the beaten path... nice stuff Tramaine edit: Argento too, but nothing that hasn't been said before about him

[@Tramaineguitar]

🙏🏼

[@---qn7qw]

Hello! Amazing melody and phrasing, rhythm and intonation! You are one of my favorite guitarists at the moment! I listen to your compositions even in the gym when I do strength training. Answer just one question, how did you develop your melodic ear and how did you learn to compose music like that? Give advice on how to develop composer thinking?

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you 🙏🏼 I think just practicing as much as you can is the best way. For me, my brain doesn’t give me a choice, it’s always composing or trying out ideas all day, every day, without any breaks lol so I’ve had a lot of practice with it 🤘🏼

[@---qn7qw]

@@Tramaineguitar What musicians are you inspired by, what influenced your style? After all, it's no secret that you can't just take and compose an interesting and original composition, you need a lot of knowledge and experience. Who do you listen to and who is your favorite artist? How much do you select by ear and, as far as I can see, you select the parts of not only guitarists, but also keyboardists?

[@Tramaineguitar]

@@---qn7qw it’d be difficult to name every musician that has inspired me, but I think there is an artist in every genre that has had a profound effect on me. Numerous artists in the pop genre, mainly Michael Jackson, Mr Mister, Toto, Tears for Fears. Then in the metal and rock genres mainly Iron Maiden, CoB, Firewind, Scar Symmetry, and dozens more. Even classical and baroque composers like Vivaldi, Beethoven, Mozart, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Paganini, and dozens more have all ‘changed my life’ when I discovered particular things. But the list is very extensive, and my taste seems to be endless! I don’t think there is a genre I dislike. Yesterday I found myself listening to Opera, mainly male countertenor from Mozart’s opera stuff which I’d not discovered yet, but binged on that all night 😅 I suggest always being on the lookout for music that excites you. I think the more expansive you can be with your musical tastes and being eager to discover as much as you can, the more original you can be, as it supplies your imagination well. 🙏🏼

[@---qn7qw]

@@Tramaineguitar Thank you very much for such a detailed answer! I also try to listen to a lot of different music, pick it up by ear and compose. Recently, I like to pick up your melodies) Good luck in your work! I would very much like to see an interview with you in the future and learn about you not only from the musical side, but also what kind of person you are!

[@bobchurunkle9921]

Brilliant just epic 🎸👍🏻

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@MrThomas1958]

great

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@alexklim3537]

Очень красивые фразы.👍

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@menouaaghakhani1932]

Good job 🤌🤘

[@ИванСоколов-я5е]

Класс!!!

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@joshuatorresnarvaez8765]

Do tabs exist for this song? its incredible!!

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks! You can find them on my website 🤘🏼

[@joshuatorresnarvaez8765]

@@Tramaineguitar thanks a bunch man!! you are a sick player!!!

[@alexklim3537]

Привет Jonathan,как и где найти табулатуру к твоему произведению "I"?

[@Tramaineguitar]

If there isn’t a link in the description, I sell them from my online store. The comments don’t like links, but searching ‘tramaine big cartel’ should take you to the right place 🤘🏼 thanks in advance! 🙏🏼

[@GM-cf6jv]

I groove on tramaine😎therefore I am 🤷‍♂️

[@Tramaineguitar]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼😁

[@johanjotun1647]

Sampling the immortal Watts AKA Metatron

[@ethanelrod4672]

Your stuff is good even without lyrics

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@franciscojavier9739]

Amazing SONG. What style do you think this masterpiece is???

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks 🙏🏼 I’d say a mix between pop, metal and funk 👍🏼

[@franciscojavier9739]

@@Tramaineguitar Thanks for your answer, Tramaine. ;)

[@Utubesuxmycock]

ALEX tone sucks here too much square wave in that kronos but the guitar solo amazing

[@Tramaineguitar]

Thanks 🙏🏼 to be honest, I love square wave dominant keyboard tones, and always felt Alex’s tones to be the best. But of course that’s totally subjective. But in combination with his incredible playing, Alex stands out from every keyboard player I know.

[@Utubesuxmycock]

@@Tramaineguitar you want a tone? Go listen to Ego. Greatest album of all time. His tone there is perfection in every track

[@Tramaineguitar]

@@Utubesuxmycock yep, listened to that album daily for years! Every track is phenomenal! But I love Alex’s ear, I think his tone has evolved perfectly to my tastes anyway, I like how he’s avoided cliches, which you hear a lot with guitar tones (I’m not innocent of that by any means).