1 00:00:00,130 --> 00:00:04,259 Translation & Subtitles: thoseguiltyeyes | scandal-heaven.com 2 00:00:06,180 --> 00:00:08,700 Hello, I'm SCANDAL's vocalist HARUNA. 3 00:00:08,700 --> 00:00:10,147 I'm guitarist MAMI. 4 00:00:10,444 --> 00:00:20,547 Today, we'll be conveying the appeal of guitars to those considering taking it up. 5 00:00:20,745 --> 00:00:24,945 The title is "Start Your Journey!" 6 00:00:25,149 --> 00:00:29,977 Let's start your musical journey with this video. 7 00:00:32,577 --> 00:00:40,454 It's rare for us to explain things about guitars via a video. 8 00:00:40,644 --> 00:00:41,894 That's true. 9 00:00:42,181 --> 00:00:45,601 Talking about things like what the guitar is, 10 00:00:45,914 --> 00:00:49,804 -that's something we've never talked about in that much detail. -That's true. 11 00:00:50,352 --> 00:00:55,962 We've been playing the guitar since we formed 15 years ago, 12 00:00:55,962 --> 00:01:01,111 so for this video we'll be basing things on our stories from back then. 13 00:01:01,251 --> 00:01:04,555 Do you remember the first time you played a guitar? 14 00:01:04,822 --> 00:01:07,732 The first time? 15 00:01:08,685 --> 00:01:10,743 Middle--no, high school. 16 00:01:10,743 --> 00:01:14,723 Maybe the summer before my first year of high school? 17 00:01:15,361 --> 00:01:18,465 We formed at a vocal & dance training school, 18 00:01:18,580 --> 00:01:22,439 and when we were attending, the dance school staff... 19 00:01:22,711 --> 00:01:24,978 They asked me if I had a guitar. 20 00:01:25,993 --> 00:01:30,266 I said I didn't, and they told me to somehow get my hands on one by tomorrow 21 00:01:30,545 --> 00:01:32,974 and take it to school with me. 22 00:01:33,403 --> 00:01:36,813 -They wanted to put together an all-girl band. -That's right. 23 00:01:36,862 --> 00:01:42,143 -Our first form of motivation was to be able to play a song. -That's right. 24 00:01:42,949 --> 00:01:45,469 That's how we started playing guitar. 25 00:01:45,599 --> 00:01:48,290 What was something you found difficult then? 26 00:01:48,342 --> 00:01:49,912 Let's see... 27 00:01:50,778 --> 00:01:57,137 You have to link the movements of both hands, which I found really difficult. 28 00:01:57,333 --> 00:02:01,303 I'd play one chord four times, then play the next one four times, 29 00:02:01,390 --> 00:02:05,750 -but I wasn't sure when I should be moving my hands. -I totally get that. 30 00:02:06,460 --> 00:02:09,206 -Changing chords. That was hard. -Yeah, that was difficult. 31 00:02:09,950 --> 00:02:15,292 We were like, "First, let's all at least be able to play the intro." 32 00:02:15,498 --> 00:02:24,295 It went slow, but the feeling of accomplishment when we all got through one song was... 33 00:02:24,370 --> 00:02:26,410 -amazing. -Amazing, right? 34 00:02:26,850 --> 00:02:31,100 All you're doing is taking things in when you're a beginner, 35 00:02:31,202 --> 00:02:34,089 so there are a lot of things that can be absorbed. 36 00:02:34,220 --> 00:02:37,627 I remember that every day was a lot of fun. 37 00:02:37,831 --> 00:02:40,860 Well, what is a guitar in the first place? 38 00:02:41,462 --> 00:02:49,312 Beginners might not really understand the differences between the guitar and bass. 39 00:02:49,312 --> 00:02:52,132 -We were like that as well. -Yeah, it was like that for us. 40 00:02:52,435 --> 00:02:56,785 Firstly, the guitar is an instrument with six strings. 41 00:02:56,785 --> 00:03:02,710 There are two main types of guitars. 42 00:03:02,846 --> 00:03:04,876 What are they? 43 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,337 -Two...guitars. -Yes. 44 00:03:07,337 --> 00:03:10,620 -Types, you mean? -Yes, types of guitars. 45 00:03:10,844 --> 00:03:12,174 I know! 46 00:03:12,444 --> 00:03:16,225 -Electric guitars and acoustic guitars! -Correct! 47 00:03:16,225 --> 00:03:17,194 Thanks so much. 48 00:03:19,178 --> 00:03:24,916 You can make sounds with an acoustic guitar on its own. 49 00:03:25,126 --> 00:03:28,866 -Well, the ones around us are all electric guitars. -Yes. 50 00:03:28,920 --> 00:03:34,920 For electric guitars, you plug it into an amp via a cable to make sounds. 51 00:03:35,015 --> 00:03:36,761 -With amps, right? -Yes. 52 00:03:36,969 --> 00:03:40,393 -There are some here. -Here, too. 53 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:45,660 -Amps are so-called speakers. -That's right. 54 00:03:45,785 --> 00:03:52,810 This cable here is called a shielded cable, 55 00:03:53,011 --> 00:04:02,197 so if you'd like to get this, you can go to an instrument store and ask for it. 56 00:04:02,721 --> 00:04:07,662 There's an acoustic guitar next to you, MAMI. 57 00:04:07,893 --> 00:04:11,423 What are the differences between acoustic and electric guitars? 58 00:04:11,552 --> 00:04:13,220 Let's see. 59 00:04:14,132 --> 00:04:19,242 You can see there's a hole in it, 60 00:04:19,242 --> 00:04:22,997 and the inside of it is hollow. 61 00:04:23,425 --> 00:04:26,250 It's lighter than an electric guitar. 62 00:04:26,482 --> 00:04:32,762 Also, the strings are a little harder than electric ones. 63 00:04:33,188 --> 00:04:36,648 It gives off a really powerful sound. 64 00:04:37,150 --> 00:04:41,867 You can also plug a shielded cable into it, but that's not necessary. 65 00:04:41,989 --> 00:04:45,709 One of its features is that it gives off a powerful sound. 66 00:04:45,709 --> 00:04:49,919 Also, the body is very thick. 67 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:51,095 That's true. 68 00:04:51,191 --> 00:04:54,016 Electric guitars are a bit thin. 69 00:04:54,089 --> 00:05:00,431 Those are their differences, appearance-wise. 70 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:06,910 As you said earlier, acoustic guitar strings are a bit thicker. 71 00:05:06,910 --> 00:05:11,920 So if you practice on an acoustic guitar first, 72 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:17,720 you might find an electric guitar a little easier to play. 73 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:18,823 That's true. 74 00:05:18,953 --> 00:05:23,353 So, the main difference between an acoustic and an electric guitar 75 00:05:23,353 --> 00:05:28,113 is whether or not it can be connected to an amp to produce sound. 76 00:05:28,113 --> 00:05:39,153 Electric guitars have microphones that pick up the vibrating sound of the strings, which are called pickups. 77 00:05:39,410 --> 00:05:41,510 They're attached here. 78 00:05:41,510 --> 00:05:47,753 Yes, the guitar consists of various parts such as the headstock 79 00:05:48,567 --> 00:05:50,870 as well as the body. 80 00:05:51,634 --> 00:05:56,394 There are also pegs and different volume knobs. 81 00:05:56,394 --> 00:06:00,469 Also, electric guitars come in different shapes, 82 00:06:00,469 --> 00:06:08,129 meaning that they're further divided into various types. 83 00:06:08,232 --> 00:06:14,712 So let's plug the cable into the amp and play some sounds. 84 00:06:14,712 --> 00:06:15,602 Okay. 85 00:06:15,836 --> 00:06:18,426 It's plugged in right now. 86 00:06:18,426 --> 00:06:20,752 The volume's turned down, 87 00:06:21,526 --> 00:06:26,582 and when you play it, it sounds like this. 88 00:06:28,598 --> 00:06:29,568 Yeah. 89 00:06:29,698 --> 00:06:32,919 -Well, you can hear it... -Yeah. 90 00:06:33,141 --> 00:06:35,995 But if I was on stage, for example, 91 00:06:36,042 --> 00:06:40,929 the audience, who's a bit far away, wouldn't be able to hear it. 92 00:06:41,204 --> 00:06:45,258 But when you put the sounds through the amp... 93 00:06:50,981 --> 00:06:54,623 -That's how it'll sound. -Yeah. 94 00:06:54,733 --> 00:06:58,244 Another good thing about electric guitars is that... 95 00:06:58,374 --> 00:07:01,144 Well, it also depends on the amp, 96 00:07:01,216 --> 00:07:09,525 but if you connect them to effects pedals, you can produce all kinds of sounds. 97 00:07:09,711 --> 00:07:19,601 So, with electric guitars you can freely use amps or effects pedals to produce sounds that you like. 98 00:07:19,601 --> 00:07:20,587 Yes. 99 00:07:20,973 --> 00:07:26,085 So let's play together. 100 00:07:26,150 --> 00:07:29,935 As we've been talking about electric guitars, 101 00:07:29,500 --> 00:07:37,085 I'd like for us to try something you can do with two guitars. 102 00:07:37,235 --> 00:07:41,982 Let's start with the rhythm guitar. 103 00:07:42,192 --> 00:07:44,984 The rhythm guitar... 104 00:07:53,495 --> 00:08:00,486 It has a role in keeping the rhythm going. 105 00:08:00,810 --> 00:08:05,200 While I'm playing that... 106 00:08:06,703 --> 00:08:12,143 The lead guitar plays the melody. 107 00:08:12,143 --> 00:08:13,567 I'll play it. 108 00:08:29,967 --> 00:08:32,137 That's what I play. 109 00:08:32,213 --> 00:08:35,630 We do completely different things, 110 00:08:35,630 --> 00:08:41,163 but we're playing during the same parts of the song. 111 00:08:41,163 --> 00:08:47,143 We'll show you what that sounds like combined. 112 00:08:49,260 --> 00:08:50,930 Let's play. 113 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:38,922 That's how it sounds. 114 00:09:39,527 --> 00:09:44,767 You can have a lot of fun when you start playing the guitar, 115 00:09:44,767 --> 00:09:48,297 but there are also a lot of things you need to remember 116 00:09:48,297 --> 00:09:52,397 as well as things you'll have trouble with. 117 00:09:52,899 --> 00:09:56,529 When choosing a guitar to play, 118 00:09:56,594 --> 00:10:07,174 I'm sure a lot of the time people choose them based on how cool they are, or that they like the appearance of it. 119 00:10:07,307 --> 00:10:18,697 That's why we want to convey to everyone that you can totally pick one up even if you're not that knowledgeable about them. 120 00:10:18,806 --> 00:10:20,790 It was the same for me. 121 00:10:20,842 --> 00:10:26,757 MAMI, how did you decide on your first guitar? 122 00:10:26,898 --> 00:10:29,090 Appearance was my first priority too. 123 00:10:29,723 --> 00:10:34,283 I saw a cute pastel pink guitar, 124 00:10:34,824 --> 00:10:37,704 and I decided on it because it was cute. 125 00:10:38,638 --> 00:10:42,548 Of course I didn't know what kind of sounds the guitar would make, 126 00:10:42,668 --> 00:10:48,393 Employees at the instrument store told me their thoughts on it, but I had no idea what they were talking about. 127 00:10:48,754 --> 00:10:53,344 I was just like, "Oh, this is what a guitar sounds like." 128 00:10:52,901 --> 00:10:58,205 You don't understand anything about sounds at first. 129 00:10:58,237 --> 00:11:01,137 So even if you don't understand it, 130 00:11:01,169 --> 00:11:10,560 I think it's a good idea to go with your intuition and choose one you think is good, and also to take care of it. 131 00:11:11,149 --> 00:11:15,949 This was our guitar segment for beginners. 132 00:11:16,100 --> 00:11:18,569 We recalled memories from 15 years ago. 133 00:11:19,422 --> 00:11:29,792 Again, we don't really get chances to give breakdowns about guitars, 134 00:11:31,213 --> 00:11:34,893 so this made us realize a few things once again. 135 00:11:35,180 --> 00:11:38,824 -This was also a refresher for us. -Yeah. 136 00:11:38,995 --> 00:11:46,955 We'll continue to post reference videos like this, so please look forward to them! 137 00:11:47,283 --> 00:11:49,603 We'll see you later! 138 00:11:49,729 --> 00:11:55,326 This has been "Start Your Journey!" with SCANDAL's vocalist HARUNA and guitarist MAMI. 139 00:11:55,531 --> 00:11:56,771 Bye bye!