Smash Mouth - Walking on the Sun - Noir Series

More Smash Mouth! Walking on the Sun! This is their debut single from the album Fush Yu Mang. It was released in July 1997, reaching No. 1 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. Wowza! It was also a success abroad, peaking at No. 3 in Canada and Iceland, No. 5 in Italy and Spain, and No. 7 in Australia, where it is certified Platinum for shipments exceeding 70,000. So good.

These videos serve as lessons on how I play this bunch of Pop, Rock, and Reggae songs - sometimes as a single guitarist playing the only guitar part, though that's rare. And sometimes if there is more than one guitar part, then trying to find the single good path through the tune. I complete one pass, demonstrating different Rhythm parts, styles, and techniques. There is no talking. No discussion. No note-for-note explanations. As such, for clarity, my guitar is supposed to be louder in the mix than it would ever be in a live setting. But, if you really want to hear what I hear, do what I do and put on a good pair headphones with great bass response! It's worth it.

Why this is important to Rhythm Guitar:
It's the flashback 60's groovy-ness. And it's that sound of the fuzz pedal that makes it uber cool.

Rhythmically syncopated and a bit hard to coordinate in some places, it's a song that needs your full attention all the way through. As you can see, cause I lost my mind at the end there for a second!

Still, it's a gas to play when you get it right!

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