Halloween | Siouxsie & the Banshees | Guitar Lesson

[@alejandrohualdez5550]

You can never have too much McGeoch!!!

[@gregorystoner4708]

You really love to play songs most guitar videos that guitars won't do it's all ways like AC/ DC Led Zeppelin and so on thank you for being different

[@nightwing9637]

😂 so true if they’re gonna play anything from “goth” or anything from this smiths-esc genre it’s just like heaven

[@brownie4032]

Exactly this dude does some good shit

[@ivorlongshot]

Absolutely love John Mc's riffs, he was a great creator of music and sad that he died so young.

[@p.n__]

That verse riff was absolutely impossible for me to play one year ago. even with my long spider fingers. Tried it off and on throughout the months to no avail. Came back to this video though out of curiosity, and whaddya know, I can play it now. That is the magic of practice

[@drelbow]

incredible lesson as always, your playing is excellent and you inspire me to try these. McGeoch was a genius and so underrated.

[@PalmerEldritch47]

My favorite guitar channel by far. I love 80's post punk, and I love rockabilly. Please, more McGeoch and Johnny Marr!

[@SSRT_JubyDuby8742]

I absolutely love John's work, in the past I've played "My Tulpa, Rhythm of your Cruelty and Philadelphia ". Thanks to you I can also now play "Shot by both sides " though I have yet to play it live. A joy to add another one of his lines to my list. A wonderful lesson as always. On my marmalade Halloween night I shall be annoying everyone with Bela Logosi's Dead. All the best, keep them coming 😎🎸✅

[@nightwing9637]

💀the longest song ever

[@braciole7667]

John's stuff is definitely no joke to follow and very unusual chord voicings. So thankful for you choosing this tune, never could figure out it's entirety by ear.

[@malcolmhead2852]

Adrian thank you You’re one of my favourite teachers on KZbin because you have my tastes in music and explain things so well Thanks to your clear instruction I’ve had a lot of fun learning from you Even though I’ve been playing many years I It’s taken me two years

[@malcolmhead2852]

To get Spellbound smooth Now have this charming man and Headmaster ritual and Kid off pat amazingly I could do this stretch and play this now I’ll practice it to get it proficient I would not have learnt this stuff so well without you I have trouble figuring complicated stuff out by ear but when it’s explained it becomes clear Thanks again for this I still listen to juju regularly The only other guy as good as you on John McGeogh is Guedzilla!

[@joebowles06]

Awesome song! Juju is such a classic.

[@jefft5854]

This is way beyond my guitar level, but as usual your videos are so inspiring that I'll try to play part of it. Thanks and happy halloween ^^

[@BigDawg588]

How about now?

[@bruceeggers100]

Still waiting guy!

[@jefft5854]

@@bruceeggers100 Waiting for what?

[@bruceeggers100]

@@jefft5854 for you to post a video of you slaying on guitar! i found it pretty tuff, how did you make out?

[@PK-gi2qh]

Fantastic song. What a riff. Love everything about it, and then when Souxie sings it comes all together.

[@MirandaYardleyYT]

Great video, John McGeoch is timeless, thanks for going through this track in such detail.

[@martynspooner5822]

Another brilliant lesson as usual. I personally cannot get my hand around it on my acoustic but loved it regardless . Am always amazed how you work this all out Thanks again

[@biglog63]

Suddenly... Lockdown just got a whole lot more bearable! Saw McGeoch play this live on the Ju-Ju tour Adrian and have been looking for tabs on it for nearly 40 years. I love you! 👌

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

This is probably my favourite McGeoch part and seeing the hand shapes required, it appears I was right to chose this. We are the cool kids to recognise his genius when most people aren't aware of his influence

[@andrewcornelius9729]

You’ve just made my week! Thanks man

[@christopher-yw5lh]

I just found your site by accident and cannot express how excited I am to learn lessons based on songs I love rather than the typical annoying classic rock. I got this album in the 7th or 8th grade in the late 80s, and never looked back. Also I just watched a live version of this from 81 to confirm the crazy chord shape. This should definitely make me a better player :).

[@brendan1522]

Man i could sit and listen to you playing John McGeoch stuff all day, you are quite brilliant 👏 i just wish i could start to learn how to play but am 61 now and maybe am too late, thanks for all your playing...Brendan

[@incredibledisc]

If you’re struggling with that big stretch try this. Instead of fretting the 7th on the B string why not try fretting the 2nd fret on the high E then the third fret then back to the 2nd? It sound closer to the tone of the original than the cheat method shown. On a side note - just watched a live clip of the group playing the song and couldn’t believe how fast they played it!

[@fabiopunk1661]

Definitely too difficult for me to learn and practice, but your lessons are so well made and clear that is nice just to watch and listen to you Adrian.

[@philh27]

Fantastic analysis, Adrian. And as others have suggested, John McG was and is, The Man.

[@incredibledisc]

Put me in the “McGeoch, you’re having a laugh” camp!

[@AlexG-ok1zc]

thank you for demonstrating and teaching all of this excellent music!!!!!!

[@alanmcgowan8767]

Cheers Adrian another cool lesson

[@tylerfetherston3208]

Your videos are so great! Wow, so glad I found your channel. Really quality content for learning all kinds of sweet songs. Thanks.

[@terryjuffs9447]

Thank you, happy Halloween Adrian

[@tobig.9562]

Thank you for your wonderful channel, it really re-sparked my love for playing the guitar. Great choice and taste in Music! I cant Imagine how many requests you receive. Mine would be Plan 9 channel 7 by the damned, one of my favourites since i can think.

[@nickchops1058]

Double great choice.

[@MercurialToys]

John's playing always sounds easier than it is. Thank you for figuring this out, always loved this song. A little Halloween torture for the fingers. Love hearing the flanger effect too, I have a soft spot for flanging.

[@MercurialToys]

Got to the end of the video, and seen you only used a chorus pedal. lol You got a nice swirly effect out that.

[@acpg]

Yes, not exactly sure what he would have used. Chorus sounded best to me, but always think there's a bit of a crossover with flange and chorus, both do a similar job.

[@davidgerrard8661]

I think they Sound more complicated than they actually Are? Interesting

[@MercurialToys]

@@davidgerrard8661 There's some truth to that too. There's isn't any shredding here, but rhythmic changes are hard to keep fluid playing through the whole song. I'm still working on it as of this evening. Lol

[@chriswareham]

Oh yes! Just going through your videos that I hadn't watched before and saw you'd covered this as well as Spellbound. This is not only my favourite Siouxise song but also my favourite John McGeogh guitar part. I tried working out the arpeggio part before and failed miserably so I'm definitely having a play of this later :-)

[@aladdinsane3523]

Another great Banshee riff! Happy Halloween!

[@issamabreu8547]

Thanks for the great video. Could you do one for The Banshees' Paradise Place? I cant find any tabs for that one.

[@carloscoll5249]

This is one lesson I have been hoping for a long time. I am a huge fan of Mc Geoch . I think his arpeggios in particular, were genius. I tried your lesson on "spellbound", but it was just too hard for me. Somehow, I feel I can learn this one, I will be up late nights trying. Bye the way, I was so inspired by your videos, that I bought a fender player series jazzmaster. I know its not the real jazzmaster pick ups, but it sounds awesome to me. I would love to see you review that guitar. Maybe next Halloween, you can do the song Halloween by the Misfits. Cheers

[@astronomy7911]

That strumming in Spellbound is too fast for me, would love to be able to play it.

[@borreguitosdenube]

Love your videos and your music taste!! Thak you!

[@Molluscful]

Excellent stuff again, Adrian. Thanks.

[@alleygh0st]

just wow

[@alleygh0st]

thanks. I learned it

[@steviox]

Good work fella!

[@The_Macaroon]

Wonderful again. Bearing in mind how unusual and difficult to play John's stuff is, how do you think he came up with it? Like nothing else at that time. Whereas theres lots of players that came later were clearly influence. Where did John get that style from

[@secallen]

G-d only knows

[@viaxartes2899]

❤❤❤❤❤❤temazo gracias lo saqué mirando lo q haces muy bien explicado . Esos acordes disminuidos le dan un toque oscuro . Si analizas el arpegio da un Re 7 mixolidio y en el Do parece con 4# y 11# muy loco ❤. Me encanta todo lo que hizo Mc Geoch con Siouxsie simplemente genial y obscuro ❤

[@67mck95]

Thanks for another excellent effort

[@jjordan370]

Can you post the equipment you used to get the tones?

[@julianandrews6025]

I saw Siouxsie and the Banshees at the Royal Albert hall in the late 80s beek a boo tour i think. They were excellent did quite a bit of the scream. Also saw The Cure at Wembley Kiss me tour. About the same time..happy days all in black lol

[@secallen]

Fantastic job. There is one bit of overdubbed guitar on there too (starts at 2:26 on the original recording). Goes like this (string+fret): E0 E7 G5 E0 E5 G7 (repeat)

[@chrisforbes]

So great!!! Thanks for this!

[@indieguy81]

What's the effect you're using? Flanger with low depth? Whatever it is you nailed his tone perfectly. Thank you so much for this! I'm trying to work on that crazy reach now!

[@laithal-janabi9345]

Loved John McGeoch's Banshees work. Continuing the Punk theme please could you do a tutorial for Sixteen Again by Buzzcocks?

[@crisslastname9417]

Dig the Halloween decorations!

[@massimoolla1692]

you are great and very good,. I await the lesson of Candyman from SIOUXIE AND THE BANSHEES

[@johnconroy9900]

Thanks

[@tonewife]

now do Night Shift :)

[@Vampire_Nightshade]

Yesss or monitor!

[@astronomy7911]

I'd love to see 92 degrees, very underrated Siouxsie song.

[@mattpdrt7799]

Hi Adrian, Great job once again. In the future, will you ever be doing a lesson about Sleater kinney? That would be amazing

[@vw9659]

Great stuff. For another McGeoch 'challenge', try the solo on Israel.

[@elshuffles]

great stuff Adrian

[@whssy]

So not as difficult as "Spellbound" then! Seriously though - thanks for these. I used your Spellbound video to learn how to play it while I was waiting for my tobacco sunburst SG1000 to arrive from Japan so it could be the first tune I played on it. Will be picking up a JC120 in a couple of weeks. I can't even dream of playing these with a pick. Finger picking only from moi.

[@Rowen170]

1:03. That chord sound. Believer - anyone know what I'm referring to?

[@elfhermie]

Any chance you could do a one-man guitar lesson for "Kiss Them For Me" by Siouxsie & the Banshees? I'm a bit stumped on how to do that song justice and retain the pop quality and fullness in sound of the original with just myself on guitar. Thanks in advance if you can help.

[@JtotheP68]

Aargh, I’ve dislocated my little finger, thank you!

[@aaronbrown4199]

bit of Bauhaus this Halloween? dark entries.

[@ivansime9127]

Amazing as usual any chance of more Radiohead songs in the future maybe ok computer tracks or in rainbows? :)

[@andrewpaton6075]

now let's have some …..Damned !!

[@alejandrohualdez5550]

I second that Sir. How about Smash it Up part 1&2?

[@Ronno4691]

Let's....Feel The Pain...!

[@parsanouran9378]

Could you make a guitar lesson for the happy house or candyman by the siouxsie and the banshees?

[@CurrieNerd]

That stretch isn't so bad on a slightly shorter scale. Can just about grab all of them in one go on 24.5"

[@kevg1569]

Will give this a go, but might have to cheat on that stretch....would be great to learn Israel if you get the time. Cheers

[@billwaller4993]

Thanks for this. John McGeoch is a legend. He also played a similar style poly-rythm hammer-on lick on Israel. If you could work that out for us please? ; )

[@zaxxx1975]

I dont have thin fingers for fast solos but i got strong ones! I love a good srretch n anything by the Johns

[@Lutzilla_]

whats about "candyman"? i would appreciate that :-)

[@Movementoffear]

What type did pedal / preset is used for this?

[@toshalazarus]

Yes!!!!

[@наваливалюме-с3з]

Good channel,hello from Russia

[@wpgheldar]

My pinky, ouch!

[@ST-xg3gy]

Dream Syndicate..."Halloween"?

[@cubistblues]

Amazing tune. I wonder if Adrian is a Karl Precoda fan?

[@mukhumor]

Anything by SATB.

[@Iomhar]

Wouldn't a Dead Kennedys or Sonic Youth Halloween Special be more apropriate?

[@ST-xg3gy]

The Cramps

[@louistracy6964]

These chords sound like they were used on the first album too, The Scream. John McKay should get some credit.

[@alleygh0st]

Current Affairs - Object & Subject check it out

[@cubistblues]

There's a really easy way to play the chiming part without the big stretch but also playing it in the same area to maintain the tonality. After hitting the B string on the 7th fret, instead of going to the high E on the 3rd fret (the crazy stetch) simply slide your pinky up one fret to the 8th fret and then slide straight back to the 7th fret to complete the figure. You can actually get it pretty much identical to the recording that way.

[@Daytripper51]

Didn't know Halloween was celebrated in England.............or did I?????

[@njuham]

Has been at least the last 20 years or so, I'd rather have chlorinated chicken from across the pond than this nonsense.

[@ST-xg3gy]

Seriously?

[@njuham]

@@ST-xg3gy doesn't seem to be doing any harm to Aussies either, the problem obviously is the portion size...USA is a litigation society.

[@dougiem1]

Us Celts we’re celebrating Halloween before the USA was a twinkle in a Vikings eye

[@saintcaprinus5658]

And I thought spellbound was a bugger to play. No wonder Robert Smith struggled.

[@macshebly4330]

Drop the D string semi tone and the E one tone and play it easy.

[@henrywood351]

Is it me or the guitar looks big for him? Lol I think he’s short or idk lol