Alice In Chains - MTV Unplugged - The Riffs

[@bloxsy_]

Gone but not forgotten.

[@grungekid1539]

I just realized it's also Layne too. 18 years......

[@tahaakhlaq84]

Indeed

[@santiagovivaszea24]

18 years without Layne...respect, great video

[@MrBurchy]

Died the same day, but different year obviously, as Kurt Cobain. And also the same day of the year as the birthday of Pearl Jam's guitarist Mike McCready. Bit of an important day in Grunge.

[@bloxsy_]

I didn't know it was Mike McCready's birthday too! Very strange.

[@finbah5706]

I can hear the first bass notes from Nutshell, from unplugged show, clear as day in my head as you strum. Acoustic bass BAAHH BAHH BAHHH BUMPP Ba BUMMMH

[@jiks99]

Truly an underrated bass player

[@alexberube5269]

I love playing nutshell. I'm a relatively shitty bassist but it's easy and sound great

[@johntorres532]

Yeah totally agree can here the bass lol

[@johnnyhunter]

Charlotte the Harlot Really glad I barely had to scroll at all to find this comment. First thing that came to my head 🤘🏼👌🏼

[@orbit1894]

You missed a note though

[@neverenough71]

Jerry Cantrell is so under rated as a guitarists.

[@bloxsy_]

And songwriter.

[@drivelikejoewho]

@@bloxsy_ and singer.

[@puppetmaster8551]

Amazing guitarist but what makes him super special is he’s one of the best songwriters ever. Overall just an incredible musician, sings/crushes on guitar/amazing lyricist and overall just genius composer.

[@Duane57557]

A true renaissance man

[@DaveTaste]

No he's not underrated. He's highly rated.

[@facundosimonetti5203]

Everyone in this comment section is talking about Layne (who I love and admire) but you're actually honoring Jerry Cantrell, he wrote like 95% of the riffs here. Anyway great vid mate

[@bloxsy_]

It was the anniversary of Layne Staley's passing recently, but you are absolutely right, these are mostly Jerry's riffs he's great songwriter and guitarist. And thanks.

[@facundosimonetti5203]

@@bloxsy_ Oh yeah I didnt notice you uploaded 3 days ago, I'm dumb.

[@MrSHowVIdeo]

@@facundosimonetti5203 lol

[@celestineofthestars]

@EndofMusic everyone's honouring legends. You don't need to bring negativity into this whole mix.

[@Mickeymouse7727]

Bro do you know the tuning here? Is it eflat?

[@Whatruacop97]

"I wish I could hug you all, but I'm not gonna". - Layne Staley

[@Kittensandpuppies123]

Scary how haunting some of the riffs sound even on an acoustic, power of great song writing!

[@DavidNguyen-wf1qt]

its from... unplugged

[@T0pMan15]

Winston Leg-Thigh it’s all about interval choice. Darker sounding intervals like minor 2nds, flattened 5ths, minor/major 6th etc

[@markf5220]

@@T0pMan15 2nds do be kinda spooky tho

[@T0pMan15]

@@markf5220 yeah bro check out Phrygian mode

[@clementvallat8116]

I think it was Keith Richards who said that any really great song have to sound amazing unplugged. I think I agree with that.

[@Danilofs1591]

00:27 WeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEE...

[@DCouts]

...chase misprinted liiiiiiiies

[@briandavis6043]

@@DCouts weeeee face the path of time

[@SilverburstT]

Brian Davis annnndd yet I fight

[@infinite_ammo]

@@SilverburstT yet I fight this battle all alooonee

[@johntorres532]

Lmfao funny when everybody chimes in with some lyrics

[@koturaljkoroler5052]

In my opinion, best unplugged live album and concert ever...

[@jordanpummell6528]

I like nirvanas unplugged a lil bit better

[@OGGOAT23]

@@jordanpummell6528 same here..although aic is not far behind

[@andtreww]

You guys are for getting pearl jam

[@shayneb6159]

100% agree

[@ericrenquist6494]

It makes me sad to see Layne without his teeth. I cant make it very far into the show.

[@Reeeawr]

It’s strange how you can miss someone who you’ve never even met...

[@varminttank]

Kazoo Gal almost all songs have the same cords in them just different patterns

[@Reeeawr]

Justin Lauramore what’s that got to do with anything lmao

[@TheAlbinoSquad]

Imy

[@SilverburstT]

Justin Lauramore ok?

[@anom3778]

Why is it strange

[@diamondhead5432101]

Alice in Chains has always ruined me. The music was so deep and emotionally charged I had a hard time connecting with it even though it moved me back in the 90s. It took me down deep almost depressed to me and at the same time my younger brother was heavily addicted to drugs so it has added a lot to that feeling for me. He was heavily into Alice in Chains so I think that affected me as well because their music was so connected to drugs that he used to listen to it so much that it was just too much for me to play even though I was touched by the music. So whatever I hear this music it just takes me back and it just fills me up with so much from back that I can only take it for so long I have to walk away from it. Also the fact that the singer died from a drug overdose it's just wears me out. By the way, my brother made it out alive and it was a miracle and he was heavily into heroin at the time along with many other drugs. Having almost died a few times. He's now a very robust 43 year old man, 6-5 230. What's a daughter and a girlfriend and her children in the home that he bought and has a good job and has been alcohol and drug free now for I believe 10 years. Congrats you bro I love you and talk to you soon. ( He learned how to play the music on guitar and can play a lot of these songs. He sings along with it too and has played on Facebook as well.)

[@leonelpuga7812]

AIC was also hard for me to listen to because of the addiction me and my best friend had while listening to them...

[@grungefever1813]

For me it doesn’t depress me are anything but I can relate to there music like I can with Nirvana there songs have so much meaning to it where there is at least one nirvana are aic song you can relate too

[@husnushepherd]

do Stone Temple Pilots

[@Lolotrash]

yeah

[@4everfree]

You'll have to wait until the anniversary of Scott's death.

[@maximodomiguez4079]

Yes please!

[@chip9649]

Yess

[@somealternativestuff9578]

YES PLEASE!!!

[@Hayden-pp2dy]

“Brother” has got to be one of the best Unplugged riffs ever

[@mattthorne9645]

Anyone else drop an F bomb after the first line of sludge factory every time they hear it, no matter what?

[@daviscovers5231]

Yes

[@sepronioruiz-valuroso6715]

FACKKK!!!

[@zachrembrandt1978]

as in farted? I can't remember but quite possibly

[@mattthorne9645]

@@zachrembrandt1978 ah-boo

[@revalone3944]

@@zachrembrandt1978 😐

[@Hayden-pp2dy]

No Excuses is literally one of the only happy AIC songs like dang that’s why I love this band. You don’t need to sound happy and upbeat all the time to have good music

[@WJL91]

And Heaven Beside You is quite up beat I think!

[@Papagiorgio153]

Over Now is pretty upbeat as well

[@ragegamer21p14]

@@Papagiorgio153over now is kinda upbeat with a dark undertone and sad lyrics

[@Papagiorgio153]

@@ragegamer21p14 lol all of their sings have dark undertones. I Stay Away can be added to the list as well.

[@livshehi4106]

rip layne staley👼😭

[@JeffreyHexagon]

Liv Shehi and mike starr... :(

[@livshehi4106]

JeffreyHexagon and kurt cobain, chris cornell and scott weiland😖

[@kooskansloos4834]

Man, this unplugged album. Works both well in winter with candlelight or in summer with a campfire. And a drink. I love it.

[@raphinhax4]

finally i see someone start "nutshell" in the right way! in the unpluged version it starts at "E"! nice video!

[@benholzer1649]

jerry Cantrell is amazing songwriter

[@bobbyscarfo2544]

Layne, Chris, Scott, Kurt, Andy.... the list is endless of fallen musicians and singers that left us. The late 80s early 90s music scene from Seattle was my "Camelot"..... I'm 54... these guys were my peers, and without question perhaps the greatest time in music history. These guys were not only contemporaries, but close friends that encouraged one anothers success in the industry. They were like a band of cool dark angels roaming the planet, burying one another along the way....I wish I could turn the clock back to 1989 to warn them of the dangers ahead.... but I can't..... so instead I'll thank them in words by saying..... through your music you all unknowingly saved so many lives, including mine..... I'll always be grateful....... thanks for the vid..... very well done my friend.

[@DaveTaste]

Shannon too ❤️

[@dez5k]

I'm not a singer, I never have been a singer, but I immediately started sing at 00:27

[@nickmorris2039]

Ed Davis WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@dominiquevaldesvaldes4603]

Ed davis me too

[@joeroganofficial5433]

I sang for everyone one

[@memorymeltstudios4128]

did the same for 3:36

[@horrorinfusion]

This made me realize how easy these riffs are yet how iconic and genius. I write songs in this tuning but never get the hang of good riffs.

[@puppetmaster8551]

Jerry Cantrell one of the best songwriters ever an an absolute riff god, has written some of the best riffs ever and the large majority of them he did while still keeping them simple

[@walshy2116]

The tone of your guitar is exactly like it

[@christianhustad7055]

walshy it’s called tuning😂

[@MrNojam4u]

@@christianhustad7055 nahh his EQ and gain and everything is similar too. Just how the guitar sounds in general is close to what the guys used on stage that night.

[@Ralien666TV]

Half tune standard is all you need!

[@Peskyjooba]

Dude that was outstanding. I watched your nirvana unplugged cover too. PLEASE do a pearl Jam unplugged one

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks!

[@2010SickBoy]

Pearl Jam, please

[@joandrumz3176]

Ya, Pearl Jammm

[@RobertCardwell]

This was an excellent idea. I didn't know I needed it.

[@carcar54]

Love you're videos man you make me want to still pick up a guitar

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks man, go for it!

[@Morani27]

I think Over Now it's one off AIC most beautiful riffs.

[@MarineMike77]

I absolutely love Nutshell!! One of the most underrated bands of the 90's.

[@williamseifert169]

Literally no one thinks AIC is underrated, bro.

[@kazkaz3379]

Any chance of summa di full length versions? Frogs, Over now, Sludge Factory and Heaven beside you in particular. Cheers.

[@bloxsy_]

Yes, maybe one or two in the future. Thought it'd be easier to put them in one video.

[@kazkaz3379]

@@bloxsy_ It'd be muchly appreciated 😋 technically can do it on me own, can't be bothered, though these pieces deserve to get learned by heart. Cheers

I absolutely love Alice In Chains's riffs

[@codymeyaard8732]

When you realize Nutshell is the same chords as Polly by Nirvana just slowed down...

[@jacobmuhlenkamp4257]

Cody Meyaard Em, G, C, D is pretty standard in music

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Not the same

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

@@jacobmuhlenkamp4257 em7 and cadd9

[@alienedbla1333]

Wonderwall lmao

[@sp5nky]

Mr.SmithGNR Smith I thought it was C/Dm

[@saml7627]

Your top 10 Soundgarden riffs?

[@bloxsy_]

Yes, could do that for another video.

[@saml7627]

@@bloxsy_ Awesome

[@jonn443]

Love it... Jerry Cantrell is an underrated guitarist and song writer. RIP Layne Staley

[@gusgarcia4884]

I don't think he's underrated at all. He gets his credit for his music. It's just his music and style of playing guitar is kinda dark and not really the mainstream of radio airplay although it has its fair share of top 40 songs. He's one of my favs cause of the lack of high speed solos. If I wanna hear lightning fast guitar I'll pop in some yngwie malmsteen. Their mellow stuff is mellow...and their harder stuff is hard. But not too hard. Cantrell has paid his dues in the rock world.

[@derekcarrillo7276]

En paz descanse, layne staley Te extrañamos mucho

[@ZipZaps-v4d]

:(

[@Coach_House_Sound]

I love this, cures my quarantine depression😂

[@bloxsy_]

Glad I could help!

[@rhabdob3895]

I love Alice In Chains. I mean I looooovvvve the music. But it is in no way a cure for depression. It’s like relapse fuel.

[@Coach_House_Sound]

Rhabdo B if you understand anything about depression you’d know that being able to connect with a musician through your own interpretation of a song makes you feel less isolated as you share a common struggle with another human and likely a larger group of humans. The expression of the difficulty of the human condition through art is one of the most uplifting, uniting aspects of humanity for those who can understand it.

[@904jagzsuck5]

No kidding just got a new Guild today gonna be working on these! Peace & love from Jax Fl!

[@avocadodip2157]

Rip mike rip layne oh and Jerry’s a master mind. These riffs are amazing

[@1968rus]

Oh man please make an entire version of "Down in a Hole"

[@waynekerr8003]

If you close your eyes and listen carefully you can hear layne

[@MacDaddySam]

God I felt that bass in Nutshell just from my memory. it's so impactful to the song

[@skalzangotsal4318]

Favorite band... One of the best mtv unplugged ... Along with Nirvana and Pearl jam.

[@ExpTube1969]

sounds so dark...

[@ziggypop79]

Excellent. Jar of Flies has always been my favourite, especially Rotten Apple, Nutshell, I Stay Away. The heavy stuff doesn’t do as as much for me.

[@jennyguitar]

How am I just seeing this now? This is amazing!!! Really good job I love alice in chains Laynes voice was mesmerizing ❤ and jerry is an awsome guitarist 🤟

[@mstripling86]

I've always loved nutshell, one of my favorite songs, rip Layne

[@val7887]

Amazing work, you should do some tutorials. Love alice in chains, the 5th of April is a sad day for grunge♥️

[@marciosecco6309]

Brasil ❤️♥️😍❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@bloxsy_]

Obrigado!

[@Kambodrambo]

One of the best albums ever

[@Hiergibtesnixzusehen]

When that album came out, I was 14 and skipped school on that day, just to buy it 😄 Today I am 39 and still listen to it, almost every day. God damn it, times flies fast....

[@andreiandrey9584]

Me: Mom, I want to listen to *TO LIVE IS TO DIE* Mom: We already have *TO LIVE IS TO DIE* at home *TO LIVE IS TO DIE* at home: 2:20

[@rosecarmichael9727]

Makes me too sad. Especially starting with Nutshell.

[@bluesksc1]

This is the way you produce a video... no long pointless intro or bs just jumps right in. Thank you! Got yourself a new sub.

[@megalomaniak1]

Espectacular!!!....muy buen video bro...saludos de chile....:)

[@miguelbuet]

some mistakes on would? and nutshell... but good!

[@nilaymishra1827]

2 best unplugged albums nirvana and Alice in chains 🤘🤘

[@Jwask23]

Thanks for this. I wake up and 2 am from yet another nightmare. Turn on my youtube and see this video. This video brings back so many memories. Gotta go watch tge show now. Been a while since ive watched it.

[@elwolf8536]

Not gunna lie I wish thay was a bit more down in a hole. nicely done though.

[@kaleb.metzger]

Hey, man. Nice strummin'. You played some stuff I have yet to learn... I love that album. I offer you humble advice, though. You would be SO much better if you developed a really strong vibrato. If you already have, this little snippet doesn't show it, and I give you my apologies. Keep jammin', My guy.

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks man, appreciate the advice.

[@kaleb.metzger]

@@bloxsy_ No problem! After watching this video, I checked out your other content. You play really well. I could never sing & strum at the same time. When I try, I get confused and feel like I'm having a stroke... Keep putting out dope ass content, dude.

[@ethanclark3491]

This unplugged concert was so damn amazing.

[@hhhforce]

Do KISS unplugged, please (even that was not made with acoustic guitar)

[@shortygado9478]

I can literally play all these too haha sick man i legit play them every single time i pick up my guitar 🤘

[@SYN30STM]

Wish you wouldve put the chords at least. Some are obvious but some is like, is he playing what I think hes playing? Lol

[@bloxsy_]

I know some people watch these vids to learn the songs, so I'll take that on board. Cheers.

[@joset814]

Please what guitar are you using?

[@christianbarros1580]

You play the guitar, my mind plays the rest.

[@evakrissance]

Can someone show the chords for each of the songs lmao

[@moscowgonzo4721]

Great! You did 2 of 5 greatest MTV Unpluggeds Will you do the other greats? Pearl Jam, Korn and Stone Temple Pilots?

[@alexandrenarcz9666]

Melhor unplugged mtv de todos os tempos. Parabéns pela correta execução.

[@pentomaniaco69]

BR FÃ DE AIC LOCALIZADO❗️

[@jordanwall2355]

Man all of these are great, you know they’re good songs when they sound good unplugged as well

[@mattrustad424]

Awesome stuff! So glad I subscribed to your channel

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks for subscribing man.

[@leandrosouza8720]

Época boa do Grunge....salve Alice in Chains!

[@ralphington8441]

Over now sounded and looked cool, I’m gonna have to learn that one 👍

[@lukehilliard7530]

Do the Pearl Jam mtv unplugged next! This video was amazing. I love mtv AIC I use to listen to it everyday in school.

[@bloxsy_]

I may do more Unplugged albums.

[@HandlerRezeiofficial]

I bet the last one you recorded was "Over Now", cuz of the unusual tuning. :-) Anyway, good job! Keep it up!

[@inskeeprulerable]

You play these very well. Also, I love your guitar. It's beautiful.

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks!

[@Wozniak_15]

Yeah Alice in chains !!! One of the bestttt rock bands ever. True guitar sounds. True artist.

[@KS-oh9no]

This is excellent Its a wonderful way to pay tribute to Layne

[@Kittensandpuppies123]

Thank you for doing this!

[@James_Hetfild]

Parabéns amigo. Sou do Brazil e adoro Alice in Chains. Quando eu tinha 16 anos eu tirei no Violão todas essas músicas do Acústico do Alice Chains e tocava com os amigos. Saudades. Congratulations my friend. I'm from Brazil and I love Alice in Chains. When I was 16 I took all these songs from Acoustic by Alice Chains on the guitar and played with friends. Miss you.

[@artemisaj1929]

I'm glad you decided to do this in tribute of my favorite band. They truly had the best unplugged. Great job 🤙

[@El.mosquito.]

Spot on, awesome stuff mate! It would be amazing to hear Audioslave and Soundgarden too!

[@malafeevsky]

Does anyone know, what is the model of this guitar? Really love it.

[@bloxsy_]

Blue Moon.

[@gloupigirl]

Love Jerry Cantrell 😍😍🥰🥰 Good job man ! It’s perfect! Hello from France 🤟

[@bloxsy_]

Greetings!

[@mateusrangel4848]

you've already made, 3 nirvana, 2 Alice in chains, now you have to make 1 pearl jam. OBS: you should have stone temple pilot.

[@kooldawg6]

This is still my favorite AIC album as it is so full of emotion and amazing musicianship! Several of those songs I actually prefer over the studio version. I'm just sad I never saw them before Layne passed😞

[@lokonpaae5494]

Man that acoustic sounds awesome, what brand is it?

[@bloxsy_]

It's a Blue Moon.

[@burnnnout]

Do some complete versions,please

[@jonn443]

A lot of people don't know that Jerry starts Nutshell in E in the unplugged version... Good on you. The majority of covers on KZbin don't.

[@renoar5664]

Pearl Jam Unplugged riffs

[@Anythingandeverything197]

Alice in chains are the best grunge band, so much more meaning in their riffs, and the riffs themselves on acoustic are to me the best. Thanks bloxsy for this amazing dedication to a great band with underrated songs

[@patrickmcgurren8993]

Man i use to have the unplugged tab book, can still play most of these, AIC is the best, Jerry and Layne were incredible together

[@jasonsteele958]

The reason that the AiC Unplugged completely destroys Nirvana's is because the band actually transcribed their own music for acoustic. Kurt mostly played covers and a few Nirvana songs he could transpose onto acoustic guitar. Much more impressed with AiC's performance.

[@RobMachado05]

Good memorys pal. Thank you Waiting for silvherchair and Pearl Jam vídeos ! JGD

[@dakotafree5520]

That moment when you give tutorials on whole concerts

[@gabrielcampolina4116]

Incredible, man... 🖤 And this guitar sounds very bealtiful! Which is?

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks man. It's a Blue Moon.

[@derekireland5596]

Really excellent bro thanks for uploading i will be watching ur video closely im currently obsessed with aic unplugged at the moment

[@barthopper]

Great vids! What guitar is this? The martin Road Series DRS1 by chance? Great tone.

[@GroovesAndLands]

Got me wrong is easier when you play the E major with pinky, ring and middle finger. Makes for a smoother slip into position and allows all the triplets to actually ring out instead of picking on muted strings during the chord change up to F# (naming chords as if the guitar was not tuned down to Eb). Give it a try, it takes about 1 minute to get used to, if you're already accustomed to E-shaped barre chords. Not trying to nit-pick, your approach sounds good too! Just something to try out if you feel like it. See what you think!

[@myless.5493]

You might've done this on purpose, I'm not sure, but did you know that you released this on the anniversary of Layne's death?

[@jamiewentworth887]

You missed the best part of Sludge Factory, the chorus is a great run to know.

[@therealjulez7886]

Man u nailed this especially on "Over Now"

[@allantucker4972]

I find myself listening to this unplugged show in the AM's slot lately.. thanks bloxy

[@Augenda]

Plot twist, this was recorded in 1995 and this is what jerry Cantrell got the idea to do the unplugged from