So can anyone actually play YYZ by Rush? Or is it just a myth?

This has been troubling me for some time, since I was challenged with learning the song over the coarse of the summer. I can't possibly keep up with it, or play it accurately. So can any normal person on here actually play it?



Right now, I'm pretty sure it's an urban legend.

I think Smaz can, actually.

Ill find his youtube and find out!

Right

Ill take that as a

"Yes Drakon, Of course I can play it, In fact, I will do a live webcam lesson on how to play it at 1am in the morning!"

20 minutes late, but let me grab my webcam....

used to know bits and pieces of it

At least i think it should be possible and isnt it kinda just roughly 2 main bass lines and then some fills.
That gave me an idea. Could be fun to new and then challenge people to learn some song.

Child's play

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XsYuHbXZUk

well im not to bad at it i suppose, but its hard to get the rythm correct every single time and some of the fills are insanse!

One of the best covers I've heard of it (includes a slowed version to aid people learning ):

Smaz wrote:One of the best covers I've heard of it (includes a slowed version to aid people learning ):

thats what i've used to help me learn the fills! Fully recommended

Somehow, I can't stand that bassline.

Just heard it for the first time, ever.

wow thats insane lol
i hate the look of the rickenbackers though.. eww.. not sexy like an ibanez hehe

I can.

Dman, he said any normal person. You're the god of these forums. Of course you can play it.

I gotta learn this!!!1!!11!!!one!!!1!!1!!!shift+1!!!

...I'll get back to you guys on my progress in a few years

McSnuggles wrote:Dman, he said any normal person. You're the god of these forums. Of course you can play it.

I have to admit that it was really tough, though. Took me ages!

I didn't know it as YYZ, I only knew it as "that bit that Primus played before John the Fisherman". Once I learnt who it was, I just had to get it down...

Dmanlamius wrote:

McSnuggles wrote:Dman, he said any normal person. You're the god of these forums. Of course you can play it.

I have to admit that it was really tough, though. Took me ages!

I didn't know it as YYZ, I only knew it as "that bit that Primus played before John the Fisherman". Once I learnt who it was, I just had to get it down...

Well kinda same thing for me too..well i cannot play that( at least not yet) but that first riff is on some Opeth song that i cant now recall.

edit... well it was The Grand Conjuration and its kinda similar and not exactly same.

Smaz wrote:One of the best covers I've heard of it (includes a slowed version to aid people learning ):

---is enjoying the slow version.

So apparently this song is possible to play. And now I will have to work twice as hard because the summer is already half over!
Please post more resources if you find them , right now, failing miserably is unacceptable. DX

McSnuggles wrote:Dman, he said any normal person. You're the god of these forums. Of course you can play it.

...I happen to be a she.

Dmanlamius wrote:I can.

Dman, you should make a how-to!

Wello wrote:

McSnuggles wrote:Dman, he said any normal person. You're the god of these forums. Of course you can play it.

...I happen to be a she.

Dmanlamius wrote:I can.

Dman, you should make a how-to!

Nonesense.

The universal rule of the interwebz state that there are no Females on the interwebz

delete??

There is a woman here!!?!!




Thank god.....turning into a sausage fest here.

Sorry Wello, I have to side with L-man here.

Its a rule of the internet. There are no womenz on the cybernetz.

Its a very real rule, just like Rule 32 : "If it exists, there is porn of it" which is related to Rule 64 : "If it exists, it is someone's fetish"

Although Pastichio is right..

We seem to have scared off all females so far <.<

And Dan.

Real smooth =P

Could have come up with a better pickup line then that!

"Are you a parking ticket, cause you FINE written all over you"

Im yet to use that irl..

"Your eyes are like liquid gemstones" thats my dads favourite...

Idea for a new thread!

any one got the geddy lee signature bass talking off rush?

LIES

ALL LIES!