Xenogears - Flight (Acoustic Guitar Solo)

[@AlbertChyn]

YES! You are a champion. “My spirit is with you Maria, now and forever!”-Nikolai, Xenogears

[@paulcantshutup]

You simply must re-record this with a higher quality microphone, this is sublime. I'll pay for it. I will literally fly to wherever you are in the world and use my own equipment to record it because it is THAT damn good

[@orenmurasaki]

You can tell when someone arranges a song well because it strikingly brings the listener back to the original but at the same time isn't quite the same. This is one such arrangement.

[@CenturianEagle]

Agreed! Lol 13 years later haha

[@S-TeC84]

Maria Balthasar and Seibzehn approve of this!!!!!!

[@Andre-mf1fv]

Best game, best soundtrack, best music!

[@centripetal25]

Thank you for doing this 11 years ago. And bringing joy to me and others in 2020.

[@centripetal25]

I'm back! Gotta listen to this once a while.

[@DukeOfWupass]

Xenogears is my favorite game, not just rpg's, and this was one of my favorite themes. I very much enjoyed your cover, thank you.

[@meeptroid]

Dude, after just beating Xenogears and having it earn a special place in my heart, I cannot tell you how much I love this song and your guitar rendition of it. I would KILL for tabs, so please post them soon, thank you :D

[@MrBaltch]

Excellent cover. I can't believe this was almost 14 years ago.

[@akabancopop]

I didn't even think this was possible to perform on one instrument. This is magnificent, and you should be proud.

[@AzotacallesMX]

2020, the world is ending, and no tabs in sight :(

[@seannylong7881]

I’ve been assuming the worst since his last upload 7 years ago. He is either dead or has forgotten the password to his KZbin account. Eleven years and counting and still no tabs. I’ll probably undertake making them because I’m getting tired of waiting.

[@kazokadas]

@@seannylong7881 DO IT!

[@moffman87]

@@seannylong7881 I've been checking here every 6 months of so. I'm also at the conclusion he has died. I've tried searching for him under a new username and never found him. If you do tab it, please hit me up. A friend of mine tried as it's apparently very similar to a megadeth song, but he never did.

[@GMJ7]

​@@moffman87 ​ ​Scans of the entire official piano book for Xenogears are still available for download at Emuparadise if you're handy with reading a piano score. (Googling "Xenogears Emuparadise piano" is all you need to do.) The book lists chord names above each measure, so you may be able to come up with something workable for guitar based on that even if you're not good with sheet music. Surprisingly, the piano score is notated in the same key this guy plays it in, which makes it even easier. Hope this helps at least one of you!

[@striderxxoriginal]

Hello, fellow humans! Nah, I'm not dead. Just moved on with life and stuff. Lol My guitar is rusty nowadays. And can't get my hands on a cracked Guitar Pro without getting a virus / or warned anymore! The internetz has changed huh? Everything seems to need monetization, otherwise it's just not worth it to expose yourself to get hated by random ppl or instutitions. I'm just happy some of u still remember Xenogears! Feel free to tab those out if you get the time. My guitar playing / reading level has plummeted in 10 yrs, sry :/ Anyway, stay safe, and ... woot vaccines are out! Horray 4 science! o/

[@TheLoneGamr]

Awesome vid for an awesome song. I have yet to get to the part this song is in but I can't wait. Keep it up man.

[@EpicureMammon]

I've shown this to several people who don't even know the game but are hugely impressed with the playing. Just great!

[@XenoGearsHipHop]

Would rate this a million stars if it were possible

[@Arthirias]

BRO! Bro. Listen. Hey. Your gonna be famous man. It isn't just the beer talking. You gonna be a fucking star! Subscribed. Goddamn that was orgasmic.

[@Radicaldreamer255]

This is one of my fav tracks from xenogears, and i thought you did it justice. Good work!

[@Greenstallion]

I play that game a long time ago and that song was great (the one of the ending too). It´s good to hear a great "cover" of it. Nice work, keep going like this!! :)

[@Shramir]

this is beautiful, you are very talented! xenogears is the best game of all time, and one of the most amazing stories ever created

[@dheythirteen]

oh man you play the song with all ur heart the atmosphere is just awesome! _

[@Ido013]

Wow....that's really really really awesome! I'm a big fan of Xenogears' music and when I see someone like you doing this, I almost have a tear of joy jerking out. Do some more from Xenogears pretty please~

[@khaosfc]

I just woke up, and got across to this video, which instantly made my day.... now i can go back to sleep, listening to this.... :)) great cover man!!

[@fob4life30]

this is awesome, AMAZING! i'm liking this upbeat rhythm you keep up.

[@tja1374]

This video made me pick up my guitar again after more than two years. Thank you, sir.

[@hatredapathy52]

I'm very certain my housemates are getting tired of me playing this piece over and over and over again. Probably even more so when I attempt to play along. But seriously... this is an absolutely stunning rendition. Great work!

[@EpicureMammon]

I have watched this repeatedly since finding it. It's awesome, and I count you among the people who make me ashamed to own a guitar. :)

[@striderxxoriginal]

Thx a lot ^^ Man, if Mitsuda posted something here I would have a heart attack xD Yea, I really did put some extra effort into this one cuz it was my favorite theme from the game and I didn't want it to suck hahaha.

[@GlenBland]

beautifully done. great game, touching soundtrack, and you did it justice.

[@510L18]

上手ですね！！

[@indignation01]

Finally got around to checking up on your wonderful work here xD well done, and good luck on your next songs! :) (having being introduced to a guitar myself, i'm very surprised you pulled it off! bravo!)

[@BioPhoenixReviews]

sounds intense like the original theme

[@TyroneCampos]

So amazing! Sometimes I Listen again and again and again! The Very Best Track of Xenogears! lol

[@majaimay]

seriously it's insane how you even manage to simulate other instruments with just a guitar you win at life sir.

[@LionKimbro]

WOW! So amazing!!

[@EpicureMammon]

@FruitOfHavoc Glad I'm not the only one. I tried watching it again on KZbin and it just isn't the same. That was a great moment... and the Achtzehn/Seibzehn fight. Any time that a little girl has to ride on the back of a giant robot to kill her father who has become a different giant robot... well, okay, it sounds silly, but it's way cooler than it should be ;)

[@taylordiclemente5163]

I am remembering your classical guitar arrangement at the 25th anniversary of Xenogears! I hope you are well and are still playing!

[@Gabranthh]

Very nice! I love xenogears, handsdown my favorite rpg ever.

[@guii220]

you're so fast playing! the best!

[@denciolombos2510]

"get ready CHU rumble" :chu-chu

[@Azazlam]

Wow. sounds awesome, man! would love to keep hearing more.

[@lonelyqueen86]

SO BEAUTIFUL

[@striderxxoriginal]

Huge thx for the REALLY nice words!! That's exactly what I tried to do... so glad that someone saw something in my arrangement other than the notes themselves ^_^ Best Regards, Strider XX

[@-0-R3B3LL10N]

Wow... 10/10 best music cover from the best RPG game....

[@cloudicus]

Fantastic! You just made my night! :)

[@CenturianEagle]

@sh1gemaru Pretty sure its standard tuning. (Because there is also the similar "gathering stars in the night sky" tab on gametabs, with the capo on the first fret and everything and the songs are reallly similar.) I'm also pretty sure he made this arrangement. Check out the other tab I mentioned, its a good alternative to this song considering it's hard to find tabs of this particular tune. I wish I could arrange songs I like lol. shits loco.

[@lukenath6983]

I’m in love with this.

[@blindmagi]

Wow... I am really jealous. I can't even imagine how long it took you to put this together (along with Gathering Stars). Nice slap technique for the dramatic drum beats.

[@striderxxoriginal]

Thanks man! Well, I have less than 10 years or so of gaming so can't campare to your experience hahahah started with kirby in gb, and a few snes games. Harcore gaming only after discovered snes emulation =P But I agree that Xenog. was like, great innovation. I personally think that its story was much stronger than ff7's... ff7 makes u reflect about stuff once in a while. Xenogears is totally mind f*cking.

[@ov3rdos311]

incredible dude. You should do the entire soundtrack!

[@HenSt-gz7qj]

and here I am back here again... still no better cover than this. :D

[@shinobimanexe]

congrats youve earned my curiosity and respect thus i subscribed to ya

[@striderxxoriginal]

Thx =) I tried not to kill of the rhythm cuz that's what made the song so cool xD Best Regards, Strider XX

[@Klazyo]

man i saw many guitarist in youtube but u dude that arrangment was epic awesome i hope that u do more music games and beautiful music and put the tab ^^

[@striderxxoriginal]

Thanks my fellow guitarrist! Btw, u did a good job with "Sunburst", it was my main objective when I started to play the guitar =P When I managed to play it after some years, I moved on to "Asturias" xD After managing to play this one, I kinda abandoned classical cuz I had no songs to aim for LOL Slapping's a cool technique but it's not easy to get a "perfect" sound, specially if you're using a classical guitar haha I got that from Sadepisara, an amazing piece! Best Regards, Strider XX

[@BygPhattyPlus]

Dear Gods, that is impressive!

[@ZakuKye]

ああ、これは凄い。　本当に凄いぞ！　＋ｖ＋

[@striderxxoriginal]

@EpicureMammon Thanks for the support man! ^^ These kind of comments sure make my days better and make video posting worth the trouble =) Best Regards, Strider XX

[@OverPaladino]

Great piece! Congrats!!

[@artbyjcm]

FREAKING AMAZING! Very true to the original version too.

[@jordantoft3164]

Holy shit this is incredible

[@Feyling__1]

That's really good. i wish i could play my guitar half as well as that!

[@D-structman]

This is fantastic

[@striderxxoriginal]

Ae Ramyzer, deu sinal de vida uhauhuhauha Vlw, ae, c q acompanha o progresso e regresso de perto xD Ow o da hora eh q eu descobri q eu tava usando o After Effrects trial, não a versão completa, e eu não percebi lol Por isso num tinha uma opção lá de renderização q eu queria. Percebeu q de todos os vídeos até agora esse vídeo tá com a melhor qualidade de imagem em hd? Não tem granulação alguma no vídeo HD =P

[@mangad.lf2]

Awesome guitar play!

[@Efylan]

Jesus holy frucking christ. You're awesome.

[@striderxxoriginal]

@indignation01 Thanks! =P Yea, your mario composer thing helped a lot! xD Best Regards, Strider XX

[@striderxxoriginal]

Well, we all know that Xenogears had those pixel people. And what made it great was the fact that the story made u ignore pixels. xD But heck I played Xenogears like last year or sth, and Xenosaga right after it. ¬¬ And the graphics were dunno... they stuffed 'em with cutesy stuff, I just couldn't take it seriously. Ok, someday I'll give Xenosaga a second chance, but Namco really screws stuff up sometimes.

[@AstralMichel]

Yeah, brother- well done

[@EpicureMammon]

Holy crap. This is so full of win.

[@andreiulyanov9241]

Organize a fund raising for the tab! Many people, such as me, will gladly contribute! I first watched the video 2 years ago and have been checking for the tab ever since!

[@ArtLexxGames]

I'd pay for it too.. god damn it !

[@EnergiA854]

@@ArtLexxGames kabukibear is still active and I see he answers sometimes

[@ArtLexxGames]

@@EnergiA854 But, does Kabuki knows this version of flight song?? That I wonder...

[@EnergiA854]

@@ArtLexxGames Oh sorry I tought it was made by kabukibear

[@ArtLexxGames]

@@EnergiA854 No worries, dude! This guy from the video, I think he is Brazilian, but I wonder if he even manage this channel nowadays.. I don't think so, I believe he doesn't even read the comments or else.

[@andreiulyanov9241]

Still waiting for the tabs...

[@Remstrom]

Hah! I just realized this is eerily similar to 'When the Children Cry' in certain sections.

[@shenung]

O.O"....dang...thats skills....wish i could play like that...5/5

[@Hecatonchires]

Is there an mp3 of this? Seriously. It's that good.

[@NotJustAnotherAldo]

dat slap man

[@striderxxoriginal]

Me neither =P Till I saw indignation01's video. I was like "SHIIIIIIIT!! It's possible!!!! I just have to power up some parts from his arrangement and check notes with the original score o.o"

[@АндрейДеев-л6и]

Very nice bro. Tnx from Siberia.

[@chimchim119]

You rock. I respect you

[@Azazlam]

Hey this sounds awesome! love xenogears , too bad there were never too many arrangements or doujins of the tracks, especially Flight

[@skinchen]

>.>......*watches video* sounds standard with capo on first fret*.....>.>.....damn it im gonna learn this!!! *throws table*

[@LosTL0rD]

great arrangement .. almost identical to the original .. good job

[@gavinator354]

Incredible!

[@striderxxoriginal]

That was kinda experimental hahaha I saw slapping in Sadepisara so I wanted to try it out. Prob sounds better with a steel stringed guitar but nylon's all I've got at th emoment =P thx 4 the comment man

[@Niwabari]

YOu deserve more views on this video.....

[@striderxxoriginal]

Dude, remember that table-like enemy of doom? That was the worst battle ever. I remeber that I would die in like... 5 turns WITH the faq. Maragion -> Media -> Megidola (dies half of the party) -> Media -> Megidola -> GAME OVER. Won by sheer luck. (He decided not to use Megidola twice in a row after my 10th trial)

[@andresdamodar]

I like how it sounds

[@dponos]

Fantastic!!!

[@mr4869]

Legend🔥

[@JohnSebastianOng]

Amazing rendition though I don't get why you were tapping your guitar on some parts. As far as I'm concerned you and Kabukibear are the 2 greatest guitar players in youtube right now! (Maybe you can include some tracks from Suikoden if you've ever played it.)

[@striderxxoriginal]

Thanks =)

[@lonelyqueen86]

wow

[@striderxxoriginal]

Yea... I noticed a lot of things can be played with solo only. I actually prefer solo nowadays cuz like, I can practice arranging and I can play it alone lol, no need for video "karaoke" xD And it's easier to post the videos. But that doesn't mean I abandoned duetting =P Still got to record Guldove theme (the catchy sounding one)

[@calvin4765]

great job!

[@Denya001]

Awesome!!

[@mathias8892]

People are still waiting for the tabs 9 years later. I am as well

[@Klazyo]

Where are the tabs it is 2019

[@xii-f-27-wibisanaandika70]

GG Geming

[@stanleycoleman]

wow, that's awesome.

[@Slimer2x3]

Holy Crap! You're AMAZING! Could I get a download link for this? Please?

[@seannylong7881]

RiP my man.

[@UpalKashey]

OH MAN AMAZING can i use this for a running video im putting up ?

[@EpicureMammon]

I just wanted to say that i'm watching this again. :)