Yours is No Disgrace play along

Composers, Anderson, Howe, Squire, Kaye, Bruford. Man, this stuff was so much easier with teenage fingers.

[@KlausSgroi]

It's easy to ignore the guitar part when you're listening to the whole group because Yes had a virtuoso in every instrument, but seeing this makes me think what a superb guitarist Steve Howe was. Certainly one of the most overlooked and underestimated (rarely appears in "best guitar players" lists). And to the uploader: even though your fingers are not young any more, they can still rock!

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks! Steve Howe is a complete original. I once read that he was determined not to play stolen licks, most of what I call "musical cliches." I tried that for a while too, but came to realize my skill is being a parrot and not so much coming up with something new.

[@christophertrionfo8116]

Steve was voted Best Overall Guitarist in Guitar Player Magazine 5 years in a row from 1977-1981. He was the first rock guitar player to be inducted into Guitar Player Magazine's Hall of Fame. Hardly overlooked and underestimated.

[@KlausSgroi]

@@christophertrionfo8116 Take any "best guitarist" list from the last 30 years. IF Steve Howe is included at all, he won't even be among the top 20 (e.g.: number 23 on Guitar World and *123* on Rolling Stone). Now Jimi Hendrix, on the other hand, will surely be first or second, even though I have always failed to see his alleged godlike abilities on the guitar (a good musician, but far from the best to my ears). Likewise, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page will always be on the top 5. Moreover, if you talk to amateur guitarists in general, most of them won't ever have heard of Steve, whereas to me he is one of the biggest influences in that instrument.

[@otisspunkmeyer9339]

Absolute perfectionist. Anything with strings he mastered

[@RoosterCogburn1]

Awesome job! Not an easy song but one of the best ever made

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks! One of my favorites!

[@thats2kewl]

WOW...amazing job!! I love Yes...they were an amazing and original band. You definitely did this song justice (bet you had great fun too!!) Beautiful Gretsch also!!

[@stevenhaywood6027]

thats2kewl , oh absolutely! sttgaegoaktd

[@snoozedoctor]

One of my favorites. I saw them on the Close to the Edge tour back about '73. Amazing show.

[@jensk.3887]

Great performance, dude. Very fluid finger movement and great sound! Better than most other amateur attempts, although everyone who dares to play this solo dsserves respect, right?

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks! I covered this tune in a band in college. Performed it many times and didn't give it much thought. In my studio now, if I screw up, I just rewind and give it another try. I'd be nervous to attempt this one in public now!

[@GaryBook]

Thank you for covering Yes. They did more complex material; Not your basic 1-4-5 rock.

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks for listening and commenting!

[@andyc5392]

Channeling Howe..terrific job!!

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks! He was a big influence in my early years.

[@andyc5392]

Love the GH model Gretsch too!

[@BeefheartLynch]

Holy cow, GREAT playing, Great jam! Plus that is one super sweet Gretsch you have there. Those tones... Delicious. Then throwing in a D-45 interlude. My my my...I tip my hat to you , sir.

[@snoozedoctor]

Thank you kindly!

[@daniellacroix-t9h]

So much easier with teenage fingers ??? I just can't believe you, your cover is just perfect. The sound is very "Close To The..." original and I envy the fluidity you show on this video. Not so many would cover this Steve Howe epic with such a maestria. Two thumbs up from a real Yes fan Doc !

[@snoozedoctor]

Wow, thank you! I was in a prog rock band when I was 19. We played this, Roundabout, Heart of the Sunrise. I wasn't too self conscious then so I never got nervous. In my studio now I can do multiple takes of the difficult solos until I get them almost perfect. The one fast solo probably took 10 or 15 takes to get how I wanted it. The rest I did in one continuous take. The one solo is really difficult for me though.

[@rontillman3168]

Really nice job !

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks a lot! I have played this one since high school.

[@joebloggs4754]

perfect from ,,as always!

[@snoozedoctor]

Appreciate you listening!

[@nckwlch]

Brilliant

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks. I performed this in a band way back in the day. We still get together every October for a few days of jams. 46 years later!

[@wooliegeek]

Wow, impressive

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks so much!

[@moose6676]

Brilliant playing 🙏🏻 Chris Squire in the background on bass 🙏🏻

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks! Played this one in a prog band way back in the day. We did 3 Yes tunes, this one, Roundabout and Heart of the Sunrise. I didn't think they were too hard back in the day but now I can't even play the riff to Heart of the Sunrise!

[@unknownbone174]

Brilliant playing, Doc. I just started digging into Yes' material a few months ago and Steve Howe is undoubtedly one of the most talented guitarists. I'm sure you spent a huge amount of time listening back to this song trying to figure out what Howe was doing, and it shows! You play so well and have such a great respect for the music. Thank you for this flawless take of his masterpiece; you are the only person I've seen that has played it as close as Howe himself. Beautiful collection of guitars, too! You're a huge inspiration to me. Best wishes.

[@snoozedoctor]

thanks for listening and the kind comment. Howe played prominently in my formative years and I spent countless hours spinning a turntable slowly with my finger to figure out these solos. Howe is amazing and their songwriting was SO good during this period.

[@stevenhaywood6027]

Great additional guitar accompaniment! Love it! Such perfect synchronicity! This song is such a great classic! Have you played this live in prog rock bands before? sttgaegoaktd

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks! Yes, did play this song live back when I was 19 and unafraid of screwing up. We did this, Roundabout and Heart of the Sunrise. Thought we did them pretty well.

[@stevenhaywood6027]

snoozedoctor , I am sure you did them well! They are beautiful and intricate classics! sttgaegoaktd

[@randlerobbertson8792]

A very good effort.🇬🇧

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks so much!

[@randlerobbertson8792]

@snoozedoctor I first heard this aged about 14 (1972) whilst visiting a mates home, who's elder sister was at teacher training college. She put this on and bam !!!! my life changed forever - to the opening bars of this tune. This album. I still contend it is probably still, the finest album of popular music ever recorded. WELL to my ears anyway....

[@snoozedoctor]

@@randlerobbertson8792 I'm with you. My older brother brought some LPs back from college one weekend and left them. The Yes album, In the Wake of Poseidon, among others. I had been listening to more straight ahead rock, Mountain, Black Sabbath and the like. It was a whole different world of tone, texture, and melody.

[@randlerobbertson8792]

@snoozedoctor we are kindred spirits, and you can play it too. Tremendous. I would also contend, Steve Howes galactic electric guitar solo on 'sound chaser' again stands as one of the very best ever recorded and goes against anybody else's effort at a total extravaganza. Other guitarists I consider 'mine' would be John Petrucci, Bill Nelson, Steve Hackett, and Eddie Van Halen.

[@misterrantysays]

6.29 onwards, have you got the tab for that down and up run I can’t quite figure out what’s happening and all the tabs I see online seem wrong, I’ve seen him play it how you play it, so I’m guessing that’s the way to go !

[@snoozedoctor]

I don't have it quite like he does it. He adds a note on the A string below for each of these figures I'm playing on the G and D strings. I tried to do that and just couldn't it was too hard. I don't have tab, but if you slow down the KZbin player by clicking the gear icon at lower right, you can better see what I'm doing. Cheers!

[@赤頭巾ちゃん007]

本当に弾いているのかと思えるほどの再現力。凄いです。 スティーブハウのコピーは難しいため少ないですが、ここまで再現できる実力。お見事です！

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks so much! Cheers to you!

[@joseenocalmendra4066]

Hey boy ! Es el mejor cover que he escuchado de este temazo Felicitaciones !

[@snoozedoctor]

gracias!

[@MrJsbach123]

Love it!

[@snoozedoctor]

thanks!

[@N0rmad]

Good stuff. For the life of me I can't get the pull off part during the intro sounding clean. I have to bring my thumb way down on the back of the fret board just to even reach the pull off notes with my pinky.

[@snoozedoctor]

It's a bit of a stretch! I played this tune in a band when I was 19 and didn't worry too much about performing it. Now I'd be terrified. Young and stupid had its advantages.

[@jimmybob5541]

Dude you nailed the tone. Great playing and beautiful Gretsch! What model is that?

[@snoozedoctor]

thanks. It's the George Harrison duo jet.

[@guitarscatsandmusic7733]

@@snoozedoctor Oh yeah, I just noticed the "George Harrison" on the head stock

[@snoozedoctor]

@@guitarscatsandmusic7733 This guitar plays like a dream. Best fingerboard of all my guitars. With those pickups it's not a rocker but for clean stuff, it's great.

[@yetivanmarshall1473]

Sir, you get 5 suns just for attempting a Steve Howe song!🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞. Brilliant!

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks! Howe was a huge influence on me as a beginner. I can copy his stuff but could never imagine being so creative! What a talent he is.

[@PhilFeedback]

Good job 👍

[@snoozedoctor]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@MellowFellow137]

nice bro

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks!

[@abenels]

Very good playing, and so relaxed, amazing!

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks for listening and commenting!

[@jancarryperez1164]

What volume and tone settings did you use in the guitar for the neck pickup part?

[@snoozedoctor]

I'm pretty sure the treble was rolled back on the tone control and I had just a little bit of gain via an RC booster. I think that was all I used here.

[@nddst77]

Great job. Steve how is such a small guy. How does he play some of these spreads.

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks! He has enormous hands though. I have smaller hands and sometimes the reaches are difficult.

[@ritchrodriguez]

Great job! Sounds great.

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks so much!

[@gitaaa7740]

Great playing! What model and year is the Martin acoustic?

[@snoozedoctor]

Hey thanks! It's an '89 D-41

[@toddgarci1966]

excelente ejecucion,,hermosas guitarras , y un gran sonido,,gracias por compartir

[@snoozedoctor]

muchas gracias!

[@paulleduc93]

That was perfect! Thanks for sharing.

[@snoozedoctor]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Stratman1920]

You far exceeded my expectations on this. Good job

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment!

[@Alejandro_Rival]

Jajaja, very good. Grettings from Chile :)

[@snoozedoctor]

Hey, thanks! Love Chile! Been to Patagonia 2 times and plan to go back!

[@Alejandro_Rival]

@@snoozedoctor Beautiful southern area of ​​the country. Long live Steve Howe! :)

[@johnmartinufoandetintellig254]

Beautiful work!

[@snoozedoctor]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@johndoba5762]

Nice, thx; you make it look pretty easy. I first saw it live when Trevor Rabin was on board in fall of '83, he ripped this thing note-for-note, I was totally blown away, being already by then a guitarist of some ambition myself. But I had never learned or studied this, the precise technique always somehow eluded me. Very elegant, this is one of the greatest moments in all guitar, and all rock music for that matter, for my money. Quite an homage to the Master, Monsieur Howe, both by Trevor Rabin, and yourself.

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks! Yeah, Trevor Rabin wow. I saw ARW a few years ago and they blew me away. Jon was in perfect voice, which is rare for someone his age. Rabin played keyboard parts of Heart of the Sunrise that Howe never even played. He killed it. I was in a band in college and we did this and a few other Yes tunes. I find this stuff easier to play than fast pentatonic things. Jimmy Page's stuff is very hard for me.

[@paulkeller9376]

Major props ... you make this look so easy ... and yet we know it's not.

[@snoozedoctor]

thanks. My prog rock band in college played this and several other Yes tunes, so I still retained most of it. We learned "Heart of the Sunrise" as well, rehearsed it for several days, played it once at an outdoor festival and that was it. Nobody in a rock-n-roll club wants to hear Heart of the Sunrise. We once played Roundabout at a club, because we were bored playing ZZ Top and the manager pulled us aside and said, "nobody danced to that long song. Whatever, it was, don't play that no more." lol.

[@snoozedoctor]

@Grateful Varmints I think I was better at this stuff than Zeppelin. Don't know why, but it's harder for me to do fast pentatonic scales than this stuff.

[@igorrodrigues97.]

the acoustic part gets me every time

[@snoozedoctor]

Howe was a big influence on me when I started playing guitar. While my guitar buddies were figuring out Jimmy Page's licks, I was trying to figure out these songs. To this day I can't play a pentatonic scale fast.

[@igorrodrigues97.]

@@snoozedoctor before i started to play acoustic guitar, my friend was mad because i always send Yes songs, to him try to play hahaha

[@dphachey]

This is outstanding! Bravo! I’ve been an avid Yes fan for most of my 61 years. Steve Howe is my favorite guitarist. Been playing electric guitar for about 10 years now - have attempted this tune numerous times but can’t seem to conquer it - you made it look easy!

[@snoozedoctor]

I played in a prog rock band in college. We did Yes material. I could barely hang in there but we had a virtuosic keyboard player who was every bit as good as Wakeman. So it sounded pretty good!

[@stevefox477]

Great job! Really enjoyed that.

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks Steve!

[@sggibson62]

Life long early Yes fan , been playing 20 yrs and couldn’t get anywhere near your standard and at 61 I don’t think it’s going to happen any time soon , top job subscribed 👍

[@snoozedoctor]

ah, thanks so much! I learned this in my teens. Good thing because I don't know if I'd have the patience now. Performed this in my prog band in college. Wasn't terrifying then, like it would be now! Thanks for the sub! Back to content soon. Been on an extended vacay.

[@Uncannyguitar]

Great playing and sound. My favorite thing about this song is that the intro riff is so simple. It's almost like a proto punk rock riff and the rest of the song is full of technical wizardry.

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks! I’ve played this tune since high school. I always found Howe’s style easier to play than fast blues scales. My guitar friends couldn’t understand how I could play this and I couldn’t understand how they played Jimmy Page’s licks so well!

[@ledcover]

Fantastic ! Congratulations!

[@snoozedoctor]

Thank you!

[@johnnydessi8567]

Bravo! Very useful video!

[@snoozedoctor]

Glad it was helpful!

[@machone35]

Excellent work man❤

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks!

[@wooliegeek]

What is the one string guitar in the background for?

[@snoozedoctor]

Not sure what you mean. There are several regular guitars in the background and my Flatiron Octave Mandolin. Maybe that?

[@wooliegeek]

At 7:38 you can see a bock acoustic guitar appears to only have one string on it.

[@snoozedoctor]

@@wooliegeek wow, that does look like one string! It must be the way the light from the window illuminates that low E string. It's a Rainsong parlor guitar and it is strung with all 6 strings, just doesn't look like it.

[@DawsonTMiller]

Good stuff. What pedal/amp setup are you running to get this tone?

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks! I think I have just the wah pedal and an AC booster for a little gain, into my Fender Princeton, mic'ed with a SM57.

[@DawsonTMiller]

@@snoozedoctor awesome. Thanks!

[@snoozedoctor]

@@DawsonTMiller I think I had a go at this on my Epiphone 335 and then tried the Gretsch and I just thought it sounded better. Great playing guitar too.

[@snoozedoctor]

@@DawsonTMiller you might enjoy this one as well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/apicq2l5qtB6p7csi=O6sDTqHCBKslr6D5

[@DawsonTMiller]

@@snoozedoctor oh trust me. Already watched it multiple times over the years!

[@timsharkey1993]

Great job! Not easy stuff.

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks! I played this in a band eons ago. Had to pull it from the memory bank and dust it off!

[@DeltaJazzUK]

You weren't doing bad if you managed this at 19; I was still trying to strum Blowin' the Wind.

[@snoozedoctor]

I'm still working on my strumming! I spent too much time with solos and didn't work on it. Now I'm listening to Pete Townshend and trying to do that stuff. It's dang hard.

[@mcleanblades9234]

do you sell the tab ?

[@snoozedoctor]

I don't have the tab but I may have seen it somewhere on YT. Let me check.

[@eelnai2503]

Fuckin 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks!

[@c.poonoosamy5181]

Quelle maîtrise instrumental. Cover magistral et magnifique . Merci l Artiste vous êtes un très très Grand Guitariste....

[@snoozedoctor]

Merci beaucoup! Salutations et bonne année.

[@stanleykostrzewski7222]

Again , amazing stuff . Seen Yes loads of times in the 70's and beyond . This classic of theirs sounds great , thanks again.

[@snoozedoctor]

My band, back in '75 did a few Yes songs, this one included. We learned "Heart of the Sunrise" practiced it for a few days and then played it once at an outdoor festival. Never had opportunity to play it again! How I wish we had recorders, or even cameras, back in the day.

[@GuitarguyRichard56]

Fantastic.thanks

[@snoozedoctor]

Appreciate it!

[@Robbo57]

That's tremendous doc. My favourite YES song. I'm in awe of you playing that fluid solo/intro. Go on, give us all a helping hand with a tutorial. Absolutely love it.

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks. The band I was in (back when I was 19) did 3 Yes songs, this being one of them. I had to work on it to revive it a bit. We had a keyboard player that was phenomenal, and a year younger than me.

[@Robbo57]

@@snoozedoctor I've seen them a few times live but The Yes Album is still my favourite one of theirs and YIND is my favourite Yessong. I can do a few of the easier Steve Howe riffs and licks but not much. I cobbled together a few and stuck it on KZbin. Just having fun. Keep posting those tutorials. Did you ever play To Be Over? another yes favourite of mine.

[@mhtmaia]

One of my favorites... Amazing job... Perfect... Thank you so much.

[@snoozedoctor]

hey, thanks!

[@144wychwood]

Watching this video I developed real appreciation for Steve Howe's approach to guitar playing. Not a gunslinger but knew when to inject the guitar part at right time. You did awesome job too. Thanks for posting.

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks! He was a big influence on me when I was first learning electric guitar. He's certainly one of the most original and proficient players out there. I once read a interview with him where he said he refused to play any 'established' licks, only ones he thought of. That's an amazing approach. All I do is copy the best I can and I don't improvise with much originality. He's just amazing.

[@MrMick50]

Steve Howe had some great influences in guitar playing Chet Atkins being one

[@merovechthe1st]

6:22-6:36 is one of my favorite guitar breaks ever and you nailed it...and now I get to learn it. Awesome job!

[@snoozedoctor]

Hey thanks. I was in a prog band back in college that did this and a few other Yes tunes. Back then I faked my way through it because tech wasn't around to slow things down so I could learn them properly. It was fun to look back and finally learn it note for note.

[@mcouzijn]

I LOVED it!!

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks! A fun tune to play.

[@mvp019]

Very well done!

[@snoozedoctor]

thanks!

[@judestv]

Very nice man!

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks so much!

[@Jomomma1]

Great job!!

[@snoozedoctor]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@calebsj]

outstanding!

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks! Much appreciated!

[@Tao818]

I met Steve Howe back in 1995. Quite by accident. I ended spending 3 days with him and got in back stage. There he asked me if I knew any Yes songs? I said I the solo in Yours is NO disgrace. He said; play it. I did ...and he said ... wow perfect except one note. You missed the same note ..that is because you can hardly hear it. The last time the triples are played he hits a high b flat for a split second. Great job by the way. It took me days of work to figure it out by ear.

[@snoozedoctor]

Very cool! Yeah, I noticed that when he did the video on how to play it. I've played it this way since high school so I was too lazy to change it. But it's there.

[@Tao818]

@@snoozedoctor It's actually one of the most difficult songs to pull off since it requires just the right touch. You are one the only you tube videos on how to play this tune that shows the delicate touch it requires. Steve would proud.

[@snoozedoctor]

@@Tao818 I played in a prog rock band when I was 19 and we performed this song well. No one had cameras or recorders back then so I have no record of it. Regrettably.

[@Tao818]

I know what you mean. I'm 71 so ..yep I'm there with you. I took up classical guitar 2 years ago ...boy did I bite off a chuck. It's a whole different world. Thanks for the conversation Doctor.

[@MrMick50]

I am speechless absolutely amazing great job

[@snoozedoctor]

So kind of you! Thanks and cheers to you!

[@lazzz1013]

Hello Doc! You're a great guitarist. Stewe Howe isn't easy...

[@snoozedoctor]

Hey thanks. I'm glad I learned this one in high school, when I had the focus. Not sure I could learn it now!

[@KanePat]

@@snoozedoctor just curious how you learned that since it’s so fast and non pentatonic. Did you slow down record to 16 or use tape slowed down? Sometimes I listen to parts repeatedly for hours at a time, once I can sing the lead I would be more likely to find the notes, then I would optimize the position shifting of my left hand. GREAT JOB & MANY THANKS!!

[@snoozedoctor]

@@KanePat My ear was never good enough to listen to a fast passage at regular speed and pick it up. When I was in a band that performed this, the keyboard player learned the whole thing by listening to it twice. I was like, 'are you kidding me?' I spent hours at the stereo spinning the turntable very slowly with my finger so I could hear every note. Our band did this, Heart of the Sunrise and Roundabout. Loved playing these.

[@artneville5994]

That was INCREDIBLE!

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks! Been playing this one since I was 18 but now with YT I could get the solos closer to the real thing.

[@GreenmanWood]

Absolutely brilliant.

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks! Always loved playing this tune. Was in a prog band back in college and we did this one, and a few other Yes tunes.

[@littleninpo]

Great work bravo sir

[@snoozedoctor]

thank you!

[@swatprof]

I’m speechless. Wow.

[@snoozedoctor]

thanks for the kind comment!

[@mrmusic248]

Tears in my eyes.

[@snoozedoctor]

Thanks for listening and commenting! Fun song to play.

[@polygraphovich]

Bravo!

[@snoozedoctor]

thanks!

[@polygraphovich]

No kidding about the fingers comment in the description. I tried those arpeggios (after the organ bits) today & really struggled. I slowed down your video & think you are not anchoring your middle finger on those, which I think might make the stretch easier. Is this the case? Thanks.

[@snoozedoctor]

@@polygraphovich I don't anchor but I have seen people cover this that do anchor. Here is Steve Howe himself showing how to play it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGaTdoZ3gsirpdk

[@polygraphovich]

It appears Steve doesn’t anchor either. And his little finger is as big as my middle one 😀 I’ll chip away at it best I can. Thx.

[@snoozedoctor]

@@polygraphovich I always thought his fingers look like lemur fingers. He has a weird action going on with that last joint. And huge fingers.

[@billlegakis9155]

In the opening chords.E to .A to what ? Some type of D?

[@snoozedoctor]

Yes, D chord but emphasize just the d g b strings

[@bobabooey]

what chord are you playing @ 5:08 the slide up the neck chord

[@snoozedoctor]

Sliding up a Dm triad up a whole octave.