Video: Michelle Kwan Plays Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine" on a Guzheng, a Traditional Chinese Stringed Instrument

Below, check out this recently posted of someone named Michelle Kwan covering Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine" on a guzheng.

What's a guzheng, you ask? Well, according to Wikipedia's guzheng page (which I visit often), it's a plucked Chinese zither that has 18 or more strings and movable bridges.

And I quote:

"The guzheng is the ancestor of several Asian zither instruments, such as the Japanese koto, the Mongolian yatga, the Korean gayageum and the Vietnamese đàn tranh. The guzheng should not be confused with the guqin (another ancient Chinese zither without bridges)."

Please avoid getting those things confused.

Note that the "guitar" solo — which Michelle nails — starts at around the 2:35 mark. Slash certainly would be proud!

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Damian Fanelli
Editor-in-Chief, Guitar World

Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.