Frusciante is one of the most influential guitarist in the last 30 years. An indisputable genius and probably the greatest redemption story in all of music. The depths he pulled himself out of is beyond me. The ultimate inspiration for me.
"probably the greatest redemption story in all of music" Definitely true. It's a crying shame that no decent documentary has been made about his life and work, and I want to be that person who makes it. He needs far more recognition than he gets.
@@ohwellwhateverr I'd kill for a well made Frusciante documentary. I'm sure all his cult following would love it as well. I've heard so many people say John is the reason that they ever picked up a guitar...and I'm one of them as well.
He is left field from guitar hero, but as a functioning member of RHCP he is one of the most unique players and writers. He has incredible intuition and his sensibility may come off as loose and unfocused, but he sneaks in all sorts of things you have never seen. He is so good, he doesn't even care about being known or popular... He just is...
Frusciante is by far my favourite guitar player because -he is part of RHCP -created some of my favourite riffs -helped me in my guitar class to get a 99 (through his song) -helped cure my depression
Reign Drops just found out that JF went back to RHCP (two years after the fact) and i was so happy my eyes teared, my favorite band back with my favorite guitarist, RCHP magical playful sound is once again complete (freakin awesome Black Summer!)
You fkin right. There's no one version. The title of the video isn't good. If a beginner play under the bridge in an other frusciante way why should he learn this one?
That's entirely true! To me it's just fun to get really close to the studio recording. I'm not judging anyone that plays it differently in one way or another. I really don't care :) About the title: yeah, it is the name of the series. I might change it to something more friendly. The word 'wrong' is a bit strong...
He learned guitar in a different way than most the more you study him. His parents bought him a chord book and he literally memorized it....the man is truly a walking dictionary of chord knowledge with a heavy emphasis on triads. Watch his live jams once...he can transition so easily out of major based chord progressions to minor and back ....and it always sounds natural.
@@lunardelight absolutely! I feel like John learnt guitar the way piano prodigy’s learn, all theory and perfect and then found is artist style and just grow incredibly from there.
Without stating the obvious about your incredible musicality Paul, your video production and personality are soooo far beyond anything else on UA-cam. A true delight to watch your videos - keep doing what you do brother.
I was backpacking around Europe when I first heard 4 guys with acoustic guitars in Madrid playing Otherside for a crowd of 100 or so people. I fell in love. I've been teaching myself guitar for 9 years and even started playing gigs with people. John Frusciante changed my life for the better. I will never be completely content with my skills but I wouldn't have it any other way. It's amazing how something as simple as a melody can inspire you to pick up an instrument turn your boring life into one full of chasing riffs, calloused fingers, sweating all over your pedal board, and always pushing yourself to new limits. Thank you John.
Um... Davie504 SLAPS BASS!!! Not guitar, even though he knows how to play one, he prefers to, SLAP THAT BASS!!! Watch out, or he will SLAP YOU!!!! LOL...
Frusciante is responsible for turning around my childhood aversion to playing music and I learned guitar by trying to play his songs for 3 years. The guy has a legacy
Who else was so deeply affected by Under the Bridge when feeling alone or isolated? And then later you realized it was about a drug addict overdosing. A musical and storytelling masterpiece.
That's the beauty of music a lot of the time the melody and lyrics can be open to interpretation. You can relate to it however you see fit or feeling at the time of listening.
You’re onto something there.... a lot of people learn the notes, but they never learn to play them right. I thought no you run into that a lot when say classical players try to play John lee hooker blues... it’s just simple pentatonics right???
@@user-qr7ee2cp4y Its not about playing the right note, it's about the context created by all the surrounding notes. That's what makes those magical notes magical.
Yes , Frusciante is a REALLY Great Guitarist , but also some other Players are "Gods" But, it's true that he knows which notes are "magic" .. Especially the chords in the outro of "Under the Bridge" This is SOOO masterful and beyond compare!!
I have to consider Frusciante's style very important. The style is totally different than what others play. He's like a melting pot of styles that he made into his own. As soon as I heard him play for the first time, I fell in love with the style.
The guitar in this song is like a beautiful painting. Intricately woven embellishments and such an iconic intro. It reminds me so much about how Hendrix used to play like the guitar is an extention of his body and same with john fruscinate. Amazing how someone can channel so much emotions through only 6 strings
I would add that the riff should flow from C#m to A, with no gaps in the sound. The way his hand seems to slide along the fretboard so easily while the guitar fills the song is magic. Great video.
It may seem silly, but I’ve been studying and learning this song for over 2 years since I first started playing guitar. I’ve found that it’s a great way for me to gauge my overall progress because while the basic structure and chords aren’t “hard”, getting all the nuances perfect is incredibly difficult. Obviously I play and learn plenty of other things too, but I continue to keep this at the top of my repertoire. Also, it’s one of my favorite songs and a main reason I picked up this instrument in the first place.
It's just crazy. This song is awesome and everytime I think I mastered this song I learn I'm still playing an minimalized version. Frusciante is a genius
This song was probably the most inspirational song for me in my guitar playing. I learned the song on tabs, but this video opened a new doorway to me about the song, thank you so much for making this video, Fruciante is my favorite guitarist.
These types of character studies of individual songs are incredibly helpful. Your last point about learning songs, and it being less about note-for-note memorization but as a learning tool. Spot on!
Paul you are a beast of a player, well done! I watch all of your videos. As in every Frusciante video I have ever seen, noone can simulate the magic of John. It's just not possible. It's the way his fingers move on the freatboard, his dynamics, his immaculate tone...Man, it's another thing...But kudos for showing us the analysis of that masterpiece.
Frusciante went to GIT before joining the Chile Peppers. It shows in his playing. They teach you all about chords and voicings. Deliberate ways to play and not by chance. He knew exactly what he was doing when he wrote that.
Dude, I have known how to play this song for years and this video was the last key to making it perfect. A little practice of adding a few “upstrokes” to my original way of playing it and now its perfect. It also makes sense because in the music video, I notice John picking upwards on the strings. Thanks a lot for showing the right way of playing the studio version of this song.
I've tried to learn the guitar twice...the first time, every time I picked up my guitar I expected absolute perfection, I expected every note to sound clean and perfect and I struggled because that's ultimately an over the top expectation. So I gave up, I put the guitar away and never played again. I tried to sell the guitar and no one bought it so it sat in my attic... I picked up my guitar about a year and a half ago and I've been learning ever since, there's highs and lows but this time I stick with it, I'm much better and the only thing I changed this time was just to remind myself to have fun. Guitar isn't about perfection and I have learnt that now...now everytime I pick up the guitar I'm no longer frustrated...I'm excited, happy and grateful :) Rock on my dudes and keep pushing guitar as a journey not just a destination 👍
You do realise Frusciante already made a video explaining how to play this song? And this dude is just repeating what Frusciante said in this video... but fanboys and trends... I guess
This laziness concept applies to so many things in life..! The best teachers I’ve had they used to put it in a different way, which helps cleaning the bad connotations that the word “Lazy” carries: “LAZINESS IS A SCIENCE”. I remind this to myself every once in a while, it has been nice to hear it again here!
Interesting that you interpret the Emaj7 at the verse end as adding suspense. I've always thought it sounds like a relaxing break before the chorus. Great video as always.
Frusciante is the king of nuances that make a big difference. I am trying to get every little detail of a lot of songs from Blood Sugar Sex Magik and Stadium Arcadium and I think it's a good think to improve your playing. I think his funky rhythms are just brilliant like the bridge of Hump de Bump and the chorus of Charlie.
Good old Dave Simpson, check out his John Frusciante lessons, and don’t forget his Rory Gallagher and Hendrix lessons - another great channel like this one
that song was very important to me in younger years, think I‘m going to listen to it more often the next days. Paul, I get so much improvement by randomly running into your videos - thanks so much.
I tried to learn it when I just had a year of guitar and it was hurting my hand so much. Now I think I do it quite well. This this the kind of song that makes you progress
I play very much like John. He and Hendrix are two of my biggest influences. You should break down the solo in the song could've lied. Very interesting solo in many ways and absolutely fun to play.
It's so good to see someone playing this song correctly for a change. I've seen so many people play this song wrong that I began to think I was doing it wrong. But it always sounded so right. (And I've watched John play it like this, although he does mix it up at times). I'm glad I stuck to this way of playing it. Great video dude, keep it up!
I’ve studied Frusciante probably more than any other guitarist over the last 20 years. I finally got to see John live with RHCP, where I had a front row seat to my guitar hero. He didn’t disappoint… I love playing Frusciante licks at home just chilling in the studio. I’m inspired by JF more than just about any other guitarist in the world
The first really difficult thing I learnt to play was Little Wing. Then Under the Bridge came along and it was instantly clear how to play it. So much of John Fruciante, SRV and John Mayer originates from that. You will know it, when you hear it..
This song is so much fun to deconstruct and you did an amazing job on that verse. Have you thought about doing the same with the second verse? There are some great variations in that verse that bring in some additional techniques that are a blast to learn.
This video makes your channel valuable, seldom do I see ppl analyze a song this way and this really help us understand how a guitarist think. Thank you so much
Froosh on this track reminds me alot of Mike McCready w/ Pearl Jam on Yellow Leadbetter. Very loose and Hendrix-y, and like this, mostly clean but still played pretty aggressively for a slower song.
This is the song I put as my goal for my first year of focused guitar playing and this lesson really couldn't be better. When I had to think of the most interesting and fun guitar song to learn, it didn't even take 2 seconds to decide Under the Bridge was it. It's so unique and good.
I always consider myself a bang average guitarist but I'm surprised to learn I've been playing this riff right before ever watching this video so there's that.
Me too, it's one of the few songs I know how to play 100% like the original. But that's because I love playing this song, everytime I pick up my guitar
I've studied him for years he plays a Hendrix/smoke on the water style I Love the em7th but once you learn his style it completely changes the way you play watch Navarro play it wrong at Woodstock 94 I'm glad someone is giving John the recognition he deserves show how to play soul to squeeze took me years to figure out right never knew the solo was a steel though would Love to have a conversation with John just about his current influences the man always blew my mind in how he plays and turned me own to so much music
Under the bridge is one of those songs that can truly speak to your heart even without the lyrics. I think we all have a song that we always play when we embrace our guitars, for me that song is under the bridge.
You'd probably have a blast breaking down my playing with how much you pay attention to tones and methods. I'm considered "lazy" and sloppy But when I attempt to teach my songs to people they can't do it. Good video from one Paul to another Paul
This song is literally why I picked up the guitar. I am surprised you skipped the intro, which is the best part. Regarding the intro: In the recording, the high notes on the B string are overdubbed. That is not to say that it's impossible to play it live with the simultaneous notes, but the way the notes ring out until the next chord change is impossible without overdubbing.
Yes! Bedankt! I've been stuck playing the bar chords to this tune forever, and was actually diving into inversions this week to try an learn the hendrix'y licks he inserts to add that missing color. And boom here's a video on the exact subject.
Yes there are definitely parts in this song that people struggle with for it was the intro and I needed to do it with a capo. It still sounds absolutely fine like that but it's not correct. If I'm playing this song on an acoustic guitar I still need to do it that way. The messed up part is I'm quite good with chords and have always been fast at changing between them. But that part sometimes gives me trouble
This is a hard song . . I can play songs that sound harder . But in true John form he has a way of making his hardest riffs sound learnable . I struggled with intro but the chords and then hammers in Between . Grrr
Thanks so much for taking the time to explain. Sometimes tab can be hard to understand but the way you have broken it down makes so much more sense. Many thanks!
It always fanny to see how all that music theory is applied on simple rifs. I don’t think someone of those guys were thinking about it they are just genius in their own way and it just comes from the inside of their skills. Some guys can put together two chords and it sounds awesome and someone just can’t and no matter how skilled you are that’s it
I wouldn't be so sure. John was an extremely hard worker. And in the documentary _Funky Monks_ he talks about creating the BSSM album and how he's never worked so hard on anything in his life. I personally think he practiced his ass off to get this style right.
Paul, i follow you on YT since long ago, and i Ve been Always impressed by the clear and on focus way to explain and teach music. You are obviously a great player, but nowadays It s not the most distinctive part of a youtuber musician, because there are lots of very good players online. What makes you very impressive and out of the crowd, Is the very High quality of your lessons. You are the best teacher online imho, and there's no One better i would like to learn Guitar from than you.
Awesome Video Paul:) I would enjoy if you would talk about Radiohead in one of the next episodes. I think you will find something by them to do a video about:)
@Tom Everton you that thay have 3 guitar players😅 But I get your point. Still jonnys solos on paranoid android got voted for the 3rd best solo ever. I don't know which magazine it was
Frusciante is one of the most influential guitarist in the last 30 years. An indisputable genius and probably the greatest redemption story in all of music. The depths he pulled himself out of is beyond me. The ultimate inspiration for me.
"probably the greatest redemption story in all of music"
Definitely true. It's a crying shame that no decent documentary has been made about his life and work, and I want to be that person who makes it. He needs far more recognition than he gets.
@@ohwellwhateverr I'd kill for a well made Frusciante documentary. I'm sure all his cult following would love it as well. I've heard so many people say John is the reason that they ever picked up a guitar...and I'm one of them as well.
He is left field from guitar hero, but as a functioning member of RHCP he is one of the most unique players and writers. He has incredible intuition and his sensibility may come off as loose and unfocused, but he sneaks in all sorts of things you have never seen. He is so good, he doesn't even care about being known or popular... He just is...
@@ohwellwhateverr Check him out on you tube 1994 right…unreal.
I hope you’ve learned who iggy pop is in the last 3 years
Frusciante is by far my favourite guitar player because
-he is part of RHCP
-created some of my favourite riffs
-helped me in my guitar class to get a 99 (through his song)
-helped cure my depression
Same here.
Fan since 1994
Playing guitar since 1995
damn you had grades in your guitar class?
@@loo524 Our guitar teacher graded everybody 70%, except his favourite who got 100%. Fuck grades.
Too much love for the last one ❤️
Reign Drops just found out that JF went back to RHCP (two years after the fact) and i was so happy my eyes teared, my favorite band back with my favorite guitarist, RCHP magical playful sound is once again complete (freakin awesome Black Summer!)
Because John played this riff 100 different ways live, that's why
Did I get it right? Let me know.
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SNL high out of his mind might still be my favorite
You fkin right. There's no one version. The title of the video isn't good. If a beginner play under the bridge in an other frusciante way why should he learn this one?
That's entirely true! To me it's just fun to get really close to the studio recording. I'm not judging anyone that plays it differently in one way or another. I really don't care :) About the title: yeah, it is the name of the series. I might change it to something more friendly. The word 'wrong' is a bit strong...
@@PaulDavids no offense dude
The fact that he created that stuff in his early 20's is really impressive.
John's a real real genius.
He learned guitar in a different way than most the more you study him. His parents bought him a chord book and he literally memorized it....the man is truly a walking dictionary of chord knowledge with a heavy emphasis on triads. Watch his live jams once...he can transition so easily out of major based chord progressions to minor and back ....and it always sounds natural.
@@lunardelight absolutely! I feel like John learnt guitar the way piano prodigy’s learn, all theory and perfect and then found is artist style and just grow incredibly from there.
All the great tunes are from first albums and youngins. Try to name 5 huge songs that weren't written by pre 25 year olds. Or even 1.
This is laughable. Maybe in your pop billboard world of music
John frusciante inspired me to pick up the guitar and I have been loving it ever since.
Same
Same here, this exact song, 13 years ago
Same dude. Same.
Same
Same
Without stating the obvious about your incredible musicality Paul, your video production and personality are soooo far beyond anything else on UA-cam.
A true delight to watch your videos - keep doing what you do brother.
I was backpacking around Europe when I first heard 4 guys with acoustic guitars in Madrid playing Otherside for a crowd of 100 or so people. I fell in love. I've been teaching myself guitar for 9 years and even started playing gigs with people. John Frusciante changed my life for the better. I will never be completely content with my skills but I wouldn't have it any other way. It's amazing how something as simple as a melody can inspire you to pick up an instrument turn your boring life into one full of chasing riffs, calloused fingers, sweating all over your pedal board, and always pushing yourself to new limits. Thank you John.
“If it looks easy it means you’re probably doing something right”
Laughs in John Mayer
Science Class best line in the whole video
If it looks easy, you're doing something right...or you're on a lot of heroin.
I'm a simple man, I see John Frusciante, I press like.
I thought you said single man
ミライ that, my friend, is very much true as well 😂
You're so corny...it's not even funny at all. John Frusciante ain't that great, he's just one of the Jimi Hendrix or SRV copycat !
@@brucechavez9535 SRV is complete copycat of Hendrix. Frusciante at leas does more creative stuff than just sit in standard blues-only zone like SRV.
@@gabelogan56 Frusciante ain't shit, ok??? Where the fuck is he now??? He's nobody ! Shove that to your knucklehead !
Still blows my mind that John was 19 when he composed this progression. It's a perfect accompaniment to Anthony's lyrics.
It’s very similar to pachelbel’s canon, a very common progression
Same age as me and I just am starting to pick up guitar 😥
Fruscinating, but can you play a bridge while being Under the Guitar?
Daniel Hellenes this isn‘t Davie504!
@@Marekki2202 No, but they clearly play the same instrument
Um... Davie504 SLAPS BASS!!! Not guitar, even though he knows how to play one, he prefers to, SLAP THAT BASS!!! Watch out, or he will SLAP YOU!!!! LOL...
@@jhowe5571 SLAP LIKE IF YOU WANT ME TO PLAY UNDER THE BRIDGE UNDER A BRIDGE
@@jhowe5571 r/whooosh
Frusciante is responsible for turning around my childhood aversion to playing music and I learned guitar by trying to play his songs for 3 years. The guy has a legacy
Who else was so deeply affected by Under the Bridge when feeling alone or isolated?
And then later you realized it was about a drug addict overdosing. A musical and storytelling masterpiece.
Not me.
Not me.
🤣
Y’all should start a hashtag: #notme
That's the beauty of music a lot of the time the melody and lyrics can be open to interpretation. You can relate to it however you see fit or feeling at the time of listening.
Dude, the song isn't about that...
JOHN FRUSCIANTE IS BACK TO CHILI PEPPERS DUDES
Duuuuuudeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I haven't played guitar in several years. I just picked up a telecaster yesterday! Dude inspired me to pick it back up again.
I use to say that many guitarists play the right notes, but Frusciante plays the magical ones.
You’re onto something there.... a lot of people learn the notes, but they never learn to play them right. I thought no you run into that a lot when say classical players try to play John lee hooker blues... it’s just simple pentatonics right???
@@user-qr7ee2cp4y
Its not about playing the right note, it's about the context created by all the surrounding notes. That's what makes those magical notes magical.
John Fruciante has got to be the greatest guitarist in the past 30 or 35 years easily
Yes , Frusciante is a REALLY Great Guitarist , but also some other Players are "Gods"
But, it's true that he knows which notes are "magic" ..
Especially the chords in the outro of "Under the Bridge" This is SOOO masterful and beyond compare!!
It's not what you play. it's what you don't play.
I have to consider Frusciante's style very important. The style is totally different than what others play. He's like a melting pot of styles that he made into his own. As soon as I heard him play for the first time, I fell in love with the style.
every video i see on youtube that says "Frusciante" has an amazing acceptance, do more man, he is the best guitar player in the last 30 years.
“Very gently hit that like button”... The difference between guitar and bass is evident here
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difference between guitar and sellouts*
The guitar in this song is like a beautiful painting. Intricately woven embellishments and such an iconic intro. It reminds me so much about how Hendrix used to play like the guitar is an extention of his body and same with john fruscinate. Amazing how someone can channel so much emotions through only 6 strings
John Pattituci plays a 6 string..
I would add that the riff should flow from C#m to A, with no gaps in the sound. The way his hand seems to slide along the fretboard so easily while the guitar fills the song is magic. Great video.
It may seem silly, but I’ve been studying and learning this song for over 2 years since I first started playing guitar. I’ve found that it’s a great way for me to gauge my overall progress because while the basic structure and chords aren’t “hard”, getting all the nuances perfect is incredibly difficult. Obviously I play and learn plenty of other things too, but I continue to keep this at the top of my repertoire. Also, it’s one of my favorite songs and a main reason I picked up this instrument in the first place.
Same here Im always coming back to this song it’s like a never ending challenge lol
Same here.
If one day I can play it perfectly with all the nuances that John uses, I'll be the happiest man alive.
it's such a beautiful song.
It's just crazy. This song is awesome and everytime I think I mastered this song I learn I'm still playing an minimalized version. Frusciante is a genius
This song was probably the most inspirational song for me in my guitar playing. I learned the song on tabs, but this video opened a new doorway to me about the song, thank you so much for making this video, Fruciante is my favorite guitarist.
These types of character studies of individual songs are incredibly helpful. Your last point about learning songs, and it being less about note-for-note memorization but as a learning tool. Spot on!
I've been working on this song for years. One of the best tutorials I've seen. Great job. Keep up the great videos!!
You’re an amazing player. I’ve dedicated my life to learning Frusciante and the like. Good job man. Your tone is spot on as well.
Such a good teacher! Paul’s breakdowns of music makes things so clear.
What the f**king amazing quality of the video and the tutorial! My hat's off!
I've been playing this song for years and I still learned a lot from this video. Thank you.
Paul you are a beast of a player, well done! I watch all of your videos. As in every Frusciante video I have ever seen, noone can simulate the magic of John. It's just not possible. It's the way his fingers move on the freatboard, his dynamics, his immaculate tone...Man, it's another thing...But kudos for showing us the analysis of that masterpiece.
Is this being recommended to me because john frusciante is back with the peppers?
Thought the same.
Yes
Yes
Same bro!!
Yes
Frusciante went to GIT before joining the Chile Peppers. It shows in his playing. They teach you all about chords and voicings. Deliberate ways to play and not by chance. He knew exactly what he was doing when he wrote that.
Dude, I have known how to play this song for years and this video was the last key to making it perfect. A little practice of adding a few “upstrokes” to my original way of playing it and now its perfect. It also makes sense because in the music video, I notice John picking upwards on the strings. Thanks a lot for showing the right way of playing the studio version of this song.
I've tried to learn the guitar twice...the first time, every time I picked up my guitar I expected absolute perfection, I expected every note to sound clean and perfect and I struggled because that's ultimately an over the top expectation. So I gave up, I put the guitar away and never played again. I tried to sell the guitar and no one bought it so it sat in my attic...
I picked up my guitar about a year and a half ago and I've been learning ever since, there's highs and lows but this time I stick with it, I'm much better and the only thing I changed this time was just to remind myself to have fun. Guitar isn't about perfection and I have learnt that now...now everytime I pick up the guitar I'm no longer frustrated...I'm excited, happy and grateful :)
Rock on my dudes and keep pushing guitar as a journey not just a destination 👍
Your comment is so refreshing dude. Keep on playing!
Good on you mate!
it was reading "john frusciante" on the title and liked the video instantly
And then he called frusciante lazy...
Made me like frusciante more than i already did
same mannn
He is back :')
You do realise Frusciante already made a video explaining how to play this song? And this dude is just repeating what Frusciante said in this video... but fanboys and trends... I guess
This laziness concept applies to so many things in life..! The best teachers I’ve had they used to put it in a different way, which helps cleaning the bad connotations that the word “Lazy” carries: “LAZINESS IS A SCIENCE”. I remind this to myself every once in a while, it has been nice to hear it again here!
Greatest Outro Ever: John Frusciante RHCP Don't Forget Me (Live at Reading & Leeds Festival) boo-yah! 🤘
2:21 Verse 1
2:42 First embellishment
5:03 Verse 1, 3-layers
6:41 Bmaj lick
8:55 C#m lick
10:25 Amaj lick
11:29 Slow demonstration
There's is so much Hendrix in that, but John adds a different flavour to it.
It's almost like a chill, layed back Hendrix.
Al Alison that’s probably the best description of Johns playing the I’ve seen 👍
"There's" or "there is", not both.
Paul - you’re simply one of the best!
You and Guthrie Trapp are my top UA-cam destinations; I learn so much.
From NYC: Thanks dude 🎸
Interesting that you interpret the Emaj7 at the verse end as adding suspense. I've always thought it sounds like a relaxing break before the chorus. Great video as always.
ak342593 suspense because your ear wants it to resolve
@@pacificdrumma Exactly. It does not sound like an ending. It has to go somewhere.
This song and my experience learning it on the guitar changed my life forever. Big thanks John! Welcome back to the band!
Frusciante is the king of nuances that make a big difference. I am trying to get every little detail of a lot of songs from Blood Sugar Sex Magik and Stadium Arcadium and I think it's a good think to improve your playing. I think his funky rhythms are just brilliant like the bridge of Hump de Bump and the chorus of Charlie.
I describe John as pure musical genius!
So as you channel, Paul
Keep it coming, we like it!
I have to watch the moment I see John Frusciante in the title! Awesome work man!
I love how wholesome you are dude. Great channel and great work. You are also an excellent guitar player!
Well this ought to make Dave Simpson happy as a clam.
Good old Dave Simpson, check out his John Frusciante lessons, and don’t forget his Rory Gallagher and Hendrix lessons - another great channel like this one
He needs cheering up at the mo....:-(
@j77 check out his channel....his Mrs left him...😕
I hit the like button as lightly as possible. Nicely done Paul 👌🤟👍
I saw John Frusciante and I just clicked. Did anyone see his video at the Ramone’s tribute?
Felix Scott Yea definitely he is awesome. Wonder how his Guitar Skills are today...since he went more into electric music genre.
I saw that, it's awesome to see him again
@@niclaslbng just as good if not better, it's still all over his electronic productions, listen to Ratiug and Guitar both onto PBX.
@@niclaslbng his electronic tracks are full of guitars, layered pieces, solos.
Seeing a video of John in 2019 just a few days ago is such a treat to all of his fans. I'm just glad he's doing well.
This song is such a staple for anyone who wants to learn to play in this style. Great vid
I appreciate your patience and how obvious your love for the material is. I enjoy your videos and content, thank you!
Probably the best guitar video on youtube
that song was very important to me in younger years, think I‘m going to listen to it more often the next days.
Paul, I get so much improvement by randomly running into your videos - thanks so much.
I tried to learn it when I just had a year of guitar and it was hurting my hand so much. Now I think I do it quite well. This this the kind of song that makes you progress
That’s exactly how I felt about learning Snow. Once you have enough practice, it’s nice to look back and see how far you’ve come.
@@1337saucebro So true. That is also why Frusciante's songs are so interesting to play. They're always challenging.
I play very much like John. He and Hendrix are two of my biggest influences. You should break down the solo in the song could've lied. Very interesting solo in many ways and absolutely fun to play.
Paul is one of my favorite UA-camrs. Jimi and Johnny are two of my favorite guitarists. Under The Bridge is one of my favorite songs. 🎸🤘🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤️
Thurman Juan this my favorite comment. Just cus..
It's so good to see someone playing this song correctly for a change.
I've seen so many people play this song wrong that I began to think I was doing it wrong. But it always sounded so right. (And I've watched John play it like this, although he does mix it up at times).
I'm glad I stuck to this way of playing it. Great video dude, keep it up!
Fruciente changed my love and lead my off a bad path, the happiest day of my life is when I bought my first Stratocaster to be like him
He changed your life but you can’t even spell Frusciante?
@@acemew3255 that's right. Frusiscuante changed my life too.
@@funkymonks8333 lol
Me too man you know Anthony bought him the strat with the rosewood neck that's all beat up
The recent news inspired me to go pick up a telecaster yesterday!
I’ve studied Frusciante probably more than any other guitarist over the last 20 years. I finally got to see John live with RHCP, where I had a front row seat to my guitar hero. He didn’t disappoint…
I love playing Frusciante licks at home just chilling in the studio. I’m inspired by JF more than just about any other guitarist in the world
Good guy Paul, hints he's gonna dis bad players, actually gives the best verse tutorial of Under the Bridge on YT.
I like your videos because the are a tutorial, theory lesson and analysis all in one. Makes it so much easier to get your head round it.
What a classic song by the Chili Peppers. Thanks dude for the nostalgia. 🤙
I didn't know how much I wanted to play this song until watching this video. Thanks so much for this Paul, I love how clearly you explain everything!
The first really difficult thing I learnt to play was Little Wing. Then Under the Bridge came along and it was instantly clear how to play it. So much of John Fruciante, SRV and John Mayer originates from that. You will know it, when you hear it..
Yes agree completely
“If it looks easy you are probably doing something right” thanks Paul definitely gonna start telling that to my students!!
You're so cool. That was nice to listen and I'm enjoyed to watch...
Frusciate a genius.
This channel is great! ✌
Thx 😉👌
The best breakdown of this song on the net.Super detailed on chords and picking.
This song is so much fun to deconstruct and you did an amazing job on that verse. Have you thought about doing the same with the second verse? There are some great variations in that verse that bring in some additional techniques that are a blast to learn.
This video makes your channel valuable, seldom do I see ppl analyze a song this way and this really help us understand how a guitarist think. Thank you so much
Froosh on this track reminds me alot of Mike McCready w/ Pearl Jam on Yellow Leadbetter. Very loose and Hendrix-y, and like this, mostly clean but still played pretty aggressively for a slower song.
Wow, yes. Spot-on. I didn't put that together until now. Awesome connection
This is the song I put as my goal for my first year of focused guitar playing and this lesson really couldn't be better. When I had to think of the most interesting and fun guitar song to learn, it didn't even take 2 seconds to decide Under the Bridge was it. It's so unique and good.
I always consider myself a bang average guitarist but I'm surprised to learn I've been playing this riff right before ever watching this video so there's that.
KillCole same lol but it was still a great video
Me too, it's one of the few songs I know how to play 100% like the original. But that's because I love playing this song, everytime I pick up my guitar
I've studied him for years he plays a Hendrix/smoke on the water style I Love the em7th but once you learn his style it completely changes the way you play watch Navarro play it wrong at Woodstock 94 I'm glad someone is giving John the recognition he deserves show how to play soul to squeeze took me years to figure out right never knew the solo was a steel though would Love to have a conversation with John just about his current influences the man always blew my mind in how he plays and turned me own to so much music
Under the bridge is one of those songs that can truly speak to your heart even without the lyrics. I think we all have a song that we always play when we embrace our guitars, for me that song is under the bridge.
You'd probably have a blast breaking down my playing with how much you pay attention to tones and methods.
I'm considered "lazy" and sloppy
But when I attempt to teach my songs to people they can't do it.
Good video from one Paul to another Paul
This song is literally why I picked up the guitar. I am surprised you skipped the intro, which is the best part. Regarding the intro: In the recording, the high notes on the B string are overdubbed. That is not to say that it's impossible to play it live with the simultaneous notes, but the way the notes ring out until the next chord change is impossible without overdubbing.
I KNEW IT!! it’s so fucking hard to play with the notes ringing out
@@Harrisabd Right?? that goddam hammer on while holding the full chord is impossible unless your fingers are lighting quick lol
@@evangelionl0vr857 I almost want to capo it when we play live and just lightning speed toss it into the crowd once the intro goes into the verse 😂
Yes! Bedankt! I've been stuck playing the bar chords to this tune forever, and was actually diving into inversions this week to try an learn the hendrix'y licks he inserts to add that missing color. And boom here's a video on the exact subject.
If you own a strat you have to know how to play little wing and under the bridge .. thats the rule
dimihamuzu but under the bridge was recorded on a Jaguar lmao
Hahaha
🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
lol
Let me play guitar again, after a long time.
And I've only ever played it halfway. Already ordered new strings.Thanx Man n Stay Groovey!
So many play it wrong for two reasons:
1) Are too lazy to study it in detail
2) It's not an easy riff, if you want to include the embelishments...
@UCmEJr1-ZKASGTQO1zGPMvSg I believe that both intro and verse are challenging, at least for an intermediate player...
Yes there are definitely parts in this song that people struggle with for it was the intro and I needed to do it with a capo. It still sounds absolutely fine like that but it's not correct. If I'm playing this song on an acoustic guitar I still need to do it that way. The messed up part is I'm quite good with chords and have always been fast at changing between them. But that part sometimes gives me trouble
@@hitmanhatton i don't think you always have to pinch on the D chord. I know John doesn't. This is what I struggle with the most
Hardest part is the hammer on on the intro if u can hear it
This is a hard song . . I can play songs that sound harder . But in true John form he has a way of making his hardest riffs sound learnable . I struggled with intro but the chords and then hammers in Between . Grrr
Respect to you Paul and other like Robert Baker , you know this is probably getting demonetised and still post it. Top man and top player! 🤘
I learned this song by putting together like 5 different tabs lol
That is how it usually is. Almost no tab on the internet are 100% correct, especially not those who claims to be "perfect"
Lol
I learned it out of a guitar world magazine back in the 90s before internet...I was 17..lol
@@wesleyAlan9179 That was a very good year
@@kswannie ,right on!✌
It’s one of those riffs people over complicate for no reason whatsoever, so people end up getting it wrong trying to find an easier way to play it.
I feel like I should have paid for all this great info. gold!
Thanks so much for taking the time to explain. Sometimes tab can be hard to understand but the way you have broken it down makes so much more sense. Many thanks!
9:02 "He's clearly difFRUSCIATING" hehe
I haven’t seen anyone else but John play that so perfectly faithful to the original sound.
"I've always been a lazy bugger at heart" - Tony Iommi
Thanks for the video! I am happy to see people appreciating John as he is in my opinion one of the best guitarists of all time!
It always fanny to see how all that music theory is applied on simple rifs. I don’t think someone of those guys were thinking about it they are just genius in their own way and it just comes from the inside of their skills. Some guys can put together two chords and it sounds awesome and someone just can’t and no matter how skilled you are that’s it
great Paul it's a pleasure to watch your videos
Please try and play ‘love spreads’ by The Stone Roses. Most badass guitar riff ever that no one has covered correctly!!!
Yes, please do! What a tune that is!
Dude that custom Fender looks and sounds amazing !
I don't think John put so much deliberation himself while writing this song as Paul did deciphering it lol...
Watch the GQ interview with John, he really explains how he plays extremely well
yeah he was probably high so your probably not wrong
@@AdamS235 Thanks
It is never an effort for the artist who create, but of course it requires a critic to break it down
I wouldn't be so sure. John was an extremely hard worker. And in the documentary _Funky Monks_ he talks about creating the BSSM album and how he's never worked so hard on anything in his life. I personally think he practiced his ass off to get this style right.
Paul, i follow you on YT since long ago, and i Ve been Always impressed by the clear and on focus way to explain and teach music.
You are obviously a great player, but nowadays It s not the most distinctive part of a youtuber musician, because there are lots of very good players online.
What makes you very impressive and out of the crowd, Is the very High quality of your lessons.
You are the best teacher online imho, and there's no One better i would like to learn Guitar from than you.
Very impressive, but can You play Under the Bridge while being under the... wait, nevermind c:
@NinjaCloud just dont forget to slap
Yes very cool
so overused and not funny
Oh eme ge
Under the lighthouse? Awesome guitar work not many know about.
awesome video Paul!
You need to collab with Dave Simpson 🎸
How anyone can dislike this video I don’t understand. Mr. Davids you are by far one of the best.
Awesome Video Paul:)
I would enjoy if you would talk about Radiohead in one of the next episodes. I think you will find something by them to do a video about:)
@Tom Everton you that thay have 3 guitar players😅
But I get your point. Still jonnys solos on paranoid android got voted for the 3rd best solo ever. I don't know which magazine it was