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 RUclips. 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.
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
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
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
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!!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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!
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
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!
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 👍
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
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..
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
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.
That one video where John very slowly plays through the parts of under the bridge is what made me play the guitar. I needed to be able to create that sound for myself.
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.
That riff reminds of my younger years. when things were easier... i was discussing this song with a kid at school when i first heard this song on the radio when it first came out. i think i was in grade 5. around 11 years old. oh man, wish i could go back
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
You are by far the most captivating teacher out there. You made me realize, i already got the melody in my head! what i need is to know how, to combine "Fret with Head" ;) TY SOOOO MUCH Paul
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.
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.
I‘d kill to have your right arm. The way you kinda not move your wrist but still have incredible fine control of what the pick does to the strings. So much control and steeze. Hard to put into words. I come back to this video every once in a while just to see that technique in action on the up beats =D
I’ve seriously skipped watching every guitar video of this song until now. your teaching style is superb! By the way, if you’re ever in L.A. I’ll take you to that bridge!
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’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
I remember watching him play this on a couch on some video ages ago when I was learning this song and was completely stuck. I figured out him playing the chords in the second inversion (though I had no idea what it was called) and started playing like that and it stuck with me all my life. Dude is so influential and IMO one of the best ever.
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.
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
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 !
Without stating the obvious about your incredible musicality Paul, your video production and personality are soooo far beyond anything else on RUclips.
A true delight to watch your videos - keep doing what you do brother.
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
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.
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
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
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..
“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 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.
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 😥
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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
“If it looks easy you are probably doing something right” thanks Paul definitely gonna start telling that to my students!!
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...
I've been working on this song for years. One of the best tutorials I've seen. Great job. Keep up the great videos!!
I've been playing this song for years and I still learned a lot from this video. Thank you.
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!
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.
Such a good teacher! Paul’s breakdowns of music makes things so clear.
This song is such a staple for anyone who wants to learn to play in this style. Great vid
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 have to watch the moment I see John Frusciante in the title! Awesome work man!
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.
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
I haven’t seen anyone else but John play that so perfectly faithful to the original sound.
What the f**king amazing quality of the video and the tutorial! My hat's off!
This song and my experience learning it on the guitar changed my life forever. Big thanks John! Welcome back to the band!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
I appreciate your patience and how obvious your love for the material is. I enjoy your videos and content, thank you!
“Very gently hit that like button”... The difference between guitar and bass is evident here
Casper S� S L A P P
difference between guitar and sellouts*
I love how wholesome you are dude. Great channel and great work. You are also an excellent guitar player!
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 describe John as pure musical genius!
So as you channel, Paul
Keep it coming, we like it!
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.
Paul - you’re simply one of the best!
You and Guthrie Trapp are my top RUclips destinations; I learn so much.
From NYC: Thanks dude 🎸
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.
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.
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.
Thank you bro! 😎 amazing stuff great video really worth it , you nailed it 🙏🏼 straight forward to the point , cheers
Is this being recommended to me because john frusciante is back with the peppers?
Thought the same.
Yes
Yes
Same bro!!
Yes
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!
Probably the best guitar video on youtube
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!
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...😕
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!
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!
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
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
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
What a classic song by the Chili Peppers. Thanks dude for the nostalgia. 🤙
The best breakdown of this song on the net.Super detailed on chords and picking.
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.
Really great video, I watched John showing how to play this but could never get the rhythm right. Thanks man you’ve made my day
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!
That one video where John very slowly plays through the parts of under the bridge is what made me play the guitar. I needed to be able to create that sound for myself.
I feel like I should have paid for all this great info. gold!
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.
Good guy Paul, hints he's gonna dis bad players, actually gives the best verse tutorial of Under the Bridge on YT.
I hit the like button as lightly as possible. Nicely done Paul 👌🤟👍
Greatest Outro Ever: John Frusciante RHCP Don't Forget Me (Live at Reading & Leeds Festival) boo-yah! 🤘
That riff reminds of my younger years. when things were easier... i was discussing this song with a kid at school when i first heard this song on the radio when it first came out. i think i was in grade 5. around 11 years old. oh man, wish i could go back
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
You are by far the most captivating teacher out there. You made me realize, i already got the melody in my head! what i need is to know how, to combine "Fret with Head" ;) TY SOOOO MUCH Paul
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.
I caught them live the year john came back. John did a whole solo set where he played some covers it was the most amazing thing I've heard played
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.
Dude, your videos are wonderful. You can see the level you expect from yourself in everything you do. Hats off Paul
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
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!
You're so cool. That was nice to listen and I'm enjoyed to watch...
Frusciate a genius.
This channel is great! ✌
Thx 😉👌
I‘d kill to have your right arm. The way you kinda not move your wrist but still have incredible fine control of what the pick does to the strings. So much control and steeze. Hard to put into words. I come back to this video every once in a while just to see that technique in action on the up beats =D
"I've always been a lazy bugger at heart" - Tony Iommi
I’ve seriously skipped watching every guitar video of this song until now. your teaching style is superb! By the way, if you’re ever in L.A. I’ll take you to that bridge!
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 😂
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
Paul is one of my favorite RUclipsrs. 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..
I remember watching him play this on a couch on some video ages ago when I was learning this song and was completely stuck. I figured out him playing the chords in the second inversion (though I had no idea what it was called) and started playing like that and it stuck with me all my life. Dude is so influential and IMO one of the best ever.
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.
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.
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!✌
This was one of the first songs I learned when I first approached the electric guitar. Damn it is a sweet tune
9:02 "He's clearly difFRUSCIATING" hehe
Ive been working on this for so long and you just helped me so much thank you, 6 months in and i can play this nearly perfect now.
You need to collab with Dave Simpson 🎸
It's beautiful to be able to pull it apart and really see what's going on.
Amazing .
Beautifully done Paul.🙏
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
Bedankt Paul, een hele duidelijke en fijne uitleg. Fijn dat je elk alles langzaam laat zien en voor doet. Ik ga weer verder oefenen :)