The lead guitar work of Robert Fripp on David Bowie's Scary Monsters album is immaculate. This is my humble attempt to play some of my favorite moments.
I saw the great man himself playing it a week ago at one of the gigs with his wife, Toyah. It was worth the price of the ticket just to have seen him playing this and Heroes.
I gotta say, it's really nice to see someone playing these Fripp parts. They're so incredible and chaotic but musical and you really capture them well. I would love to see all the parts on Teenage Wildlife!
EXCELLENT ! You are a god. Searched for years for THIS video, exactly for this song. And even so, it remains a bit difficult to me. But thank you. Really. Thank you. Great Job !
You've been missing a lot but it's certainly not too late. As brilliant as Bowie was, he always had incredible musicians in his band to make him better.
For the love of all that is good and holy, somebody put me out of my misery and post the fingering of those 2 repeating chords @ 0:19. Searched for years to find them. Nothing sounds right and even watching him play, still can't get it. Just killin' me. Thanks, great vid!
@@Michael-fl9ge Someone else has it as a triad - B,D,Bb, then A,C,Ab. To my ears that version sounds 'most right' because of the dissonance of the B & Bb - very Fripp ;)
Brilliant mate well impressed, I used to play this song in a 3 piece band live and was one of the hardest things ever, very very busy took me forever trying to work it out.
Not only is your playing spot on, but the tone is fantastic! Dude, I’d *love* to have your playing on some tracks. Do you do session work remotely at all?
Hi, all your Robert Fripp videos are absolutely amazing. I’ve been learning by watching your versions. Thank you for your service to society lol. Can you please tell me how you got the tone?
Thank you for watching and glad you found them useful for your own learning. I could list the effects used, overdrive, very short delay and a bit of chorus but I think a large proportion of the tone comes from drilling down into the detail of the performance. Subtle vibrato, attack, slides etc. so much is from the feel of 'how' you play it. Not sure if that helps but thanks again.
@@TheOrogeny Good to know that this can be played in conventional tuning. Fantastic playing by the way! I know that Fripp started teaching to others his new standard tuning in 1985, so I presume he was experimenting with different tunings before this.
@@TheOrogeny Fripp invented the NST in the early 80s. I believe he was experimenting with it on the Discipline album (not 100%sure but I believe he hadn't fully transitioned by then. I've never heard him mention any other "new" tunings he used prior to adopting the NST, but I suppose there's a chance.
Fripp lifted a brilliant album to another stratosphere
I've been waiting for this since the internet started, so thank you. Can we have some more please?
I saw the great man himself playing it a week ago at one of the gigs with his wife, Toyah. It was worth the price of the ticket just to have seen him playing this and Heroes.
I'll bet it was 👍
40 years ago I thought this guitar accompaniment was a revolution. Still think so. Thanks and congratulation.
Tripp was great on the Bowie albums. He really is an outstanding and innovative guitarist. Well done again.
Robert Fripp is an underrated guitar player and helped Bowie to invent grunge!
Wow - you did it! I didn't know that was possible!
Damn, killer solos and the tone is dead on!
👏 Great Job . For my point of view , the 2 best solos in pop history
Robert Fripp is a God on the guitar.
This is incredibly inspiring. Thanks for posting!
Dude you absolutely nailed it!
Enjoyed that! Thanks for sharing.
Perfect.
I gotta say, it's really nice to see someone playing these Fripp parts. They're so incredible and chaotic but musical and you really capture them well. I would love to see all the parts on Teenage Wildlife!
And the "End - Part" Of Up the Hill Backwards. : )
EXCELLENT ! You are a god. Searched for years for THIS video, exactly for this song. And even so, it remains a bit difficult to me. But thank you. Really. Thank you. Great Job !
I don’t know how you worked this out but it’s amazing. You must put us out of our misery and give us a tutorial
Brilliant!
nailed it!
Great playing. Thanks! I had no idea Fripp played like this. What have I been missing?!
You've been missing a lot but it's certainly not too late. As brilliant as Bowie was, he always had incredible musicians in his band to make him better.
Curious that there are heavy rock gods who couldn't start to imagine let alone play that stuff. Thanks
For the love of all that is good and holy, somebody put me out of my misery and post the fingering of those 2 repeating chords @ 0:19. Searched for years to find them. Nothing sounds right and even watching him play, still can't get it. Just killin' me. Thanks, great vid!
Hi, simpler than you think. Bb 2nd Inv (F,Bb,D,Bb) and Ab 2nd Inv (Eb,Ab,C,Ab). Thanks for watching and hope that helps.
@@Michael-fl9ge Someone else has it as a triad - B,D,Bb, then A,C,Ab. To my ears that version sounds 'most right' because of the dissonance of the B & Bb - very Fripp ;)
@@paul10018 I think you're right.
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It's a G7#9 without the root. Instead of the G on the bottom there is another F. F-B-F-Bb on the top 4 strings.
Thanks for the great cover and lesson! Lovely work!
Fantastic job, gave me goosebumps. Always loved this solo, it sounds like it shouldnt work but it does.
Amazing! Thank you for sharing!
"Well done" isn't enough. Brilliant.
This rocks. Fripp did so much amazing work in this period.
Fantastic job!
Amazing!!!
Brilliant mate well impressed, I used to play this song in a 3 piece band live and was one of the hardest things ever, very very busy took me forever trying to work it out.
Great job!! I was looking for a tutorial for this solo. Thank You very much!
Thank you for the compliment.
Awesome ❤
Outstanding :)
Excellent
great job, thumbs up.
Good job!
Good job !!!
Wow!
Not only is your playing spot on, but the tone is fantastic! Dude, I’d *love* to have your playing on some tracks. Do you do session work remotely at all?
Many thanks for the compliment on my playing, of course session work would be considered if the music is interesting.
POW!!
Thank you for this! Definitely gonna use this as my reference for learning the solo so ignore these time stamps lol
0:41
0:44
1:08
Hi, all your Robert Fripp videos are absolutely amazing. I’ve been learning by watching your versions. Thank you for your service to society lol. Can you please tell me how you got the tone?
Thank you for watching and glad you found them useful for your own learning. I could list the effects used, overdrive, very short delay and a bit of chorus but I think a large proportion of the tone comes from drilling down into the detail of the performance. Subtle vibrato, attack, slides etc. so much is from the feel of 'how' you play it. Not sure if that helps but thanks again.
@@TheOrogeny You rock man !
tight
Your are amazing : )
Thank you so much
Aguante Robert Fripp paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
That was awesome. What amplifier and pedals did you use for this?
Thanks for watching, I use a Hughes & Kettner amp with Fractal FX8ii effects.
Would you be able to make me love "Fashion"? 😍
Sick. What pedals are you using?
Fractal FX8ii, thanks for watching
Are you using Fripp's tuning? Well done!
This is in standard tuning.
Brilliant! Are you using a short delay to get that doubling effect?
Thanks for watching. Yes a short delay is part of the fx chain
Thanks. I found the delay setting on the old Boss MZ-2 gets the same sound. Inspirational video 👍
Is this with conventional tuning? As I believe Fripp now uses C, G, D, A, E. G.
Thanks for watching. Conventional tuning, was he already using something different in 1980?
@@TheOrogeny Good to know that this can be played in conventional tuning. Fantastic playing by the way! I know that Fripp started teaching to others his new standard tuning in 1985, so I presume he was experimenting with different tunings before this.
@@TheOrogeny Fripp invented the NST in the early 80s. I believe he was experimenting with it on the Discipline album (not 100%sure but I believe he hadn't fully transitioned by then. I've never heard him mention any other "new" tunings he used prior to adopting the NST, but I suppose there's a chance.
Is it just me or does this guy have some loooong fingers...?
The most memorable post punk riff was played by the most revered prog rock guiterist