John Frusciante blew my mind (again) 😱

[@nakamaka162]

Laughed my ass off when Frusciante said it was just a coincidence

[@PaulDavids]

I know! My best guess is he just tuned by ear, hitting that perfect major third, instead of trusting a tuner like us mortals ;-)

[@dettonijr]

Would it be so popular if it was tuned correctly. Who knows. Does this mean he plays live with the right tuning?

[@VanillaWahlberg]

@@PaulDavids I absolutely tune by ear AFTER tuning with a tuner. Even though it says it's perfect pitch it never rings out right to me. I usually have to tune slightly down on higher note strings to get it to strum perfect. :)

[@rohankshetrimayum1049]

@@PaulDavids haha right 😂👍

[@huhndaking777]

so cool :D

[@mikek860]

How crazy is it that both Rick Rubin and John Frusciante watched your breakdown?! Congrats!!!

[@360.Tapestry]

crazy. but not that crazy. paul is one of the foremost guitar players/teachers/influencers on youtube. anyone on youtube who's ever searched anything about the guitar has to have come across one of his videos even if they didn't click on it - including some of the top recording guitarists ever

[@joshmdmd]

have you ever heard of the six degrees of separation?

[@subrosa4792]

Congratulations! Two legends are talking about your video!

[@RobsMods40]

John was told by his guitar tech, who asked him if it was intentional. John may have watched it since Rick brought it up, but at the time of this interview he had not.

[@-Pol-]

Let’s not overlook that Paul has awesome lighting and video editing chops too.

[@leodivine]

Just imagine Frusciante - watching Paul's epic detailed breakdown of Scar Tissue's B string tuning - and being like 'huh... I guess I was out of tune' 😅

[@leodivine]

​@@formaiaguitar I don't get the impression from my comment that I thought he did ✌️

[@limoncr5205]

@@formaiaguitar but he was aware of it

[@silvermediastudio]

@@leodivine Perfect response to nonsense.

[@eliodecolli]

@@leodivine as a matter of fact it might come across that way because of poor wording I guess

[@NickB-md1oy]

Rick Rubin watched it not frusciante. Still amazingly cool

[@fil4648]

That's what i love about rock music. The attitude about it. Fuck what's right, it sounds good to me. Frusciante is one of the goats.

[@BrofUJu]

This isn't really just rock. It's just equal tempermant is out of tune. And orchestra would just naturally play these notes at these ratios

[@MrPFMneto]

Stop explaining!! Bro wants the "attitude" and the "feeling", bro! Rock n roll, riiiiight? ​@@BrofUJu

[@ecab992]

@@MrPFMnetoI mean yeah, there’s value in experiential learning that cannot be found in a book. And vice versa, each one has its place

[@yeh2756]

Yesssssss

[@meorsotheythought2095]

Bro the greatest producer of all time and one of the greatest guitarists of all time wach your videos that’s pretty cool

[@Zeno58897]

It's called natural tuning and it dates back (not that is has disappeared, but in modern music we use a different tuning) to before Bach wrote his "Wohl temperierte Klavier". It is still used in baroque and Renaissance music. It allows a group of players to tap into each others overtones and gives an angelic felling and body to the music

[@WJ1333]

432 old vs 440 new

[@joalco3]

Wow congrats Paul, I cant imagine how delighted you were to hear Rick Rubin watches your videos

[@florkgagga]

And Rubins voice, and the reverence to a guy taking apart a guitar part, wow, so, uh, smile-inducing?

[@skeeterbodeen8326]

When ur work is recognized by ur idols, there’s no better feeling. Congrats Paul.

[@pedrofortes542]

It must be a delight for Rick Rubin to watch Paul's videos 😊 😂

[@coolybrewster2661]

I calibrated the scale in my checkout lane to weigh by using what i thought was a 1 lb weight? But it was actually a 1 kilogram weight. I was basically giving everbody banana and apples at half price.

[@s_u_l_f_u_r]

His smile at the end is like he was acknowledged by a childhood hero. That was kinda wholesome lol.

[@connornichols6019]

This is a total normal thing we do in the band and orchestra world! Thirds are 14 cents flat and 5th and 14 cents sharp. Each player adjusts to what they hear! So cool to hear frusciante using it!

[@memphiskash]

was gonna bring this up. i've had instructors get super anal about those intervals hittin exactly right😂😂😂

[@kmill31415]

Justly intoned 5ths are 2 cents sharp, not a full 14. Twelve-tone equal temperament turns out to have fairly good fifths! Something I've noticed is that even when people tune by ear, major thirds aren't a full 14 cents, but something a bit less. I looked at spectrograms of some barbershop quartet recordings once, and on big in-tune chords the major thirds were more like 3-10 cents flat. One reason might be that being any flatter than 13.68 cents sounds worse than having thirds that are a bit sharper.

[@shawnvomund8017]

5ths should be 2 cents sharp, actually. 14c is too much. Not to be that guy, sorry.

[@tabor503]

how do you do it?

[@araomipoy]

wutttttttt

[@_SliK_]

The B string being detuned at 0:35 reminded me of Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Game’.

[@CG-yf4qi]

Exactly. Immediately thought that as well

[@Dreoilin]

The little hands like - dad it's my turn! 👍💯

[@4seiken-594]

My son always does this when I play 😂 Problem is it sounds like crap cuz I usually use distortion 😅

[@benas_st]

@@4seiken-594 what are you on about, he's performing his famous avant-garde noise rock piece!

[@Eralen00]

@@4seiken-594 thats cool man, you should encourage it! get him his own guitar and let him make some noise

[@4seiken-594]

@@Eralen00 I will when he's old enough, kid just turned 1 year old a month ago 🤣

[@marcosplaystheguitar4770]

I loved it!

[@javeduddin]

That's awesome. Highlight for me was the little hand reaching up to the guitar

[@crdrost]

I can hardly play guitar, but when I am practicing, and my daughter comes over and tries to play with me, it absolutely melts my heart

[@muratyol7]

When you tuned that B string to -14 it sounded like the beginning of Chris Isaak's Wicked Game.

[@Bisirsky]

Ahhahah, that's what it was 😁

[@isbjorn_cl]

Same 😂

[@Postbalogna]

Came here to say this

[@MattSeesGray]

Had to rewatch the video just because of this comment. 100% sounds like Wicked Game lol

[@eamonno9]

That I believe it played by playing the B and dropping the whammy bar

[@maplemondays863]

This was so wholesome from start to finish, then the little kiddie at the end. I just can't, been having a rough time recently and this just warmed my heart. Thank you 😊

[@Fonkemman]

I used to tune my guitar with Scar Tissue when I don't have a tuner (in the old times before smartphones) because it is an easy riff to match the tuning. Now I know why it always sounded bad afterwards, except for that one song 🤣

[@johnfrusciante6514]

🤣

[@baronrogers806]

​@John Frusciante John actually bent it in

[@seanwalsh999]

Thats funny, of all the songs to tune to, you had to pick that one, too funny, thanks for posting.

[@PigmaStatiX156]

Funny shizz

[@jaysonbortz3420]

There are different temperaments for tuning that do sound more organic or maybe pleasant is the right word but since the equal temperament is pretty standard you sound out if you use them

[@evdawg7757]

John is undoubtedly one of the most unique guitarist to walk earth. My top 10

[@Rushscored4]

Copied Jimi and Hillel

[@liamjenkins244]

@@Rushscored4 John Frusciante moved on from copying Hillel & found his own thing very quickly. He joined a band as an 18 year old & made it world famous by the time he was 21.

[@evdawg7757]

@@Jimbob-hp6ud this man has made headlines since the mid 80’s.. that far back you could open a book and know this.

[@evdawg7757]

@@Jimbob-hp6ud now you say??? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@michaelvenezia9673]

what happened to river

[@caseywilson7768]

Some of the highest quality guitar content on KZbin. I'm not surprised at all. Congrats

[@Rangoooooo]

I love this whole short. The respect, the enthusiasm, the expertise, and the fun at the end with your kid playing with the guitar strings. Makes me a proud dad.

[@raf4097]

Paul going on this whole breakdown about how scar tissue is slightly out of tune and John’s just like “wait it was out of tune???” 😭

[@diatonicdelirium1743]

Frusciante didn't 'de-tune' the guitar, he simply tuned it to make it sound good - 'cause he is in tune with his guitar (I'll show myself out).

[@someguy2744]

It boils down to the guitar being an imperfect instrument - even when you tune the strings perfectly, when you start playing it, it will sometimes sound out of tune as opposed to a harp or piano - the solution to this is a True Temperament Guitar (the frets are not perfectly straight, - but squiggly) Paul has a video on that as well. Steve Vai as well.

[@400_billion_suns]

@@someguy2744 Pianos have the same tuning problem because they’re also tuned to equal temperament (actually to be precise, they’re tuned with stretch tuning, where it gradually gets more sharp or more flat as you approach the ends of the keyboard). So, even on a piano this interval will not sound “perfect.” That said, guitars have that same problem plus another one: the fret spacing isn’t always perfect, so they end up with additional errors beyond what’s already there from equal temperament.

[@someguy2744]

@@400_billion_suns I did not know that. Thank you for sharing.

[@brmbkl]

@@400_billion_suns i thought strectch was the opposite of equal tempered

[@levibaker_music]

I remember watching that video. I actually leave that string tuned this way now. Sounds good with a lot of riffs I like to play.

[@andydixi]

Paul's reaction is similar to the delight of a child who guessed which hand was holding a candy. Priceless emotions!

[@rarerockk]

Do you really think he would film his reaction before having seen Frusciante's reaction for the first time, so technically before he knew he had the intention for this vid? It's all click bait acting lol And if you believe he did, then you seem to be a person that buy's in willingly some fake stuff.

[@dannyg5040]

These days I'm just so tired of hearing people talk about kids.

[@Its.Bronni]

Fun fact (I’m a professional musician): major thirds aren’t always in tune because we use what’s called equal temperament, which means that chords of different keys are never exactly in tune because it’s all based on averages to make it easier to switch keys. If you’re tuning by ear on guitar and you have a really good ear, you might tune the B string a little low to get the “perfect third” depending on your ear. I’ve noticed this because I tune a lot by ear and am always off by a little when I check with a tuner. I never knew this about Scar Tissue and it’s crazy to hear confirmation of this crazy problem from one of my favorite guitarists!

[@grzegorzmermer]

Love that little hand at the end!

[@jonny2wavy942]

Wish they had a whole podcast series cause each one was a gem

[@pollypupspueppchen]

I guess, you were granted a place in the Olymp by the other gods of guitar-music!

[@andreachiodi9577]

Rick's chats with John are insane.. so cool man! So cool you are part of it

[@PerezBroz-p5o]

I always feel like a guitar is slightly out of tune with itself depending on where you play certain strings. No matter how much I intonate the guitar I have yet to play a guitar that I don’t here this disparity. John did this out of intuition. Absolutely amazing that Rick Ruben saw your video and talked about it with John, so epic.

[@MiguelCyc]

Yeah, it was a nice moment hearing that they were talking about your video!! Amazing moment.

[@varaan_music3472]

Well deserved validation by these two heavyweights! Loved your video! Congrats to your family! Peace and Love

[@datphot]

Absolutely insane to think Rick Rubin watched your video. Congrats!

[@bquan69]

That's why I'd be psyched

[@someguy2744]

But how did Frusciante immediately know it was Scar Tissue.

[@xavierrhcp13]

​@Some Guy cause his guitar tech told him about the video. In the podcast he says "yeah, my guitar tech told me about it recently"

[@someguy2744]

@@xavierrhcp13 Thanks for telling me. I did not know that.

[@xavierrhcp13]

@Some Guy it's a really cool listennif you haven't checked out the episode. A few times, JF goes into his infamous cryptic stories about voices/spirits. Those were Rubins favorite parts, and so were mine. 😅

[@craigjackson4276]

Yeah man, love to see you being recognised by some of the finest artists and creatives out there! Your videos have taught me a lot on my musical journey so far, props to you dude! 🤙

[@cosmiccomedy7394]

that was one of my favorite videos of yours Paul. I had a feeling that it was something that John didn't necessarily do on purpose. I really love the scar tissue riff. It has such an original sound.

[@christopherdixon3805]

That original video has stuck with me ever since I watched it, and I'm really glad it made it's way back to Frusciante. Awesome work as always Paul!

[@strejdaRadar]

OH MY GOD PAUL that is so awesome! ♥️ I’m so happy for you!

[@DustinVogel1989]

Real comment

[@AnWyMyles]

What a feeling having other peers recognizing your work ❤ Great stuff as always 😊

[@kojam1]

Eddie Van Halen did that years ago with the B-string. I grew up on VH but didn't even know that. I eventually was doing it too and was so surprised when I read Ed had been doing it for years. I just always thought that my guitars were crap and that's why it wasn't in tune. LOL

[@Tomislav_B.]

Yes. It's impossible to play intro "Running with the Devil" without slight alterations in tuning of 2nd and 3rd string.

[@bongjovi4928]

Everybody including John knows this from VH

[@patrickhook4424]

Yeah, but the Ramones did it before

[@kojam1]

@@patrickhook4424 Of course! They're graduates of Rock'n'Roll High School!

[@castilloismael007043]

So now I also got to worry about cents when learning guitar 💀

[@YoVariable]

@@reidjames4638 actually, one whole step is 200 cents and a half step is 100 cents. A quarter step (unplayable on guitar, only through bends), is 50 cents.

[@shawnmcvey7789]

Depends on the guitar, a some guitars are hundreds of thousands of cents🙃

[@marksutherlandjr.2121]

That feeling when you know your videos impact those at the VERY TOP of the music hemisphere!!

[@EagleProductionsMK]

I'm gonna start sobbing! Frusciante's among us :D

[@unclepodger]

AMOGUS???????

[@sheikyerbouti8879]

Frusciante's humongous :D

[@bowlofnuggets]

jon susciante

[@CounselingCoachDavid]

My man! Well done! Bet this was super cool to hear about.

[@hippiejesusman]

pauls third leg started playing in the end there

[@MightyJoeNolan]

Love this interview series w Rick and John

[@RedBeardReaper]

That is the definition of epic. To get a reference from two legends. Absolutely epic

[@troynichols9788]

Seriously one of the best KZbin channels out there. Regardless of this being a guitar channel, the way you approach your craft, and then deliver content, is so compelling enjoyable to watch.

[@debajitpalchoudhury1571]

"Dad you can't play, let me show now ." 😁

[@rsteel1138]

You deserve all this credit from the artists you cover. Just watched the Paul Simon response aswell. Keep it up 🎉

[@JoeZUGOOLA]

In the video Johns guitar is broken. I always loved that.

[@BaronVonQuiply]

The slide solo on the broken neck is a particular highlight of the video

[@R_Euphrates]

I'VE BEEN LEARNING THIS SONG AND THIS JUST MADE MY DAY!!!❤❤❤❤

[@evilotis01]

ha i was just talking about this today bc of Adam Neely's B vs Cb video!

[@DjVanillaGuerilla]

So happy for you man. Must have been exciting for you to hear this. Congrats man!

[@launiz]

This is obviously obvious, but it actually means, that Rick Rubin and John Frusciante watched your video. And btw found it “fascinating”

[@johnnyrosenberg9522]

People are easily fascinated these days. It doesn't take much to blow some people's minds.

[@INCAnitysy]

Sweet ending haha those little fingers will one day also play the guitar

[@WhiteCranK]

oh don't take this for guaranteed ;)

[@imposterinparadise9448]

Congrats brother! Well deserved!

[@jorgecastillo2391]

This is why frusciante is one of the best and most underrated guitar players to ever live. He literally took an out of tune string and made it into a “happy accident” instead of a mistake, and the end result was one of RHCPs most iconic songs/rifts

[@WMDistraction]

Honestly what likely happened is he tuned it by ear mid-recording. I play trombone, so I know these random tuning things cuz I have to *and* can feasibly act on them. It sounds more in-tune to a musician even if it’s technically flat in the 12-tone system.

[@ryanguffy4739]

Great advice! Gave me some new ideas on using triads to layer over the accoustic rhytmn parts.

[@BobGnarley.]

It's a pretty well known trick. EVH also uses it in tons of songs. It has to do with microtones and the fact you dont get those intervals on a guitar. It's also why if you have a keen ear - your guitar will often sound out of tune on the B string even when the tuner says it is perfect. Try playing EVH "feel your love tonight" then try playing it with the B tweaked slightly flat. You will see

[@sunkmanitutankaowaci2733]

You make a great point, I often feel like a D chord is slightly out of tune even tho the tuner says the strings are in tune. Of course intonation can be a bit tricky as well

[@bapewizard]

Well said. I love your understanding of music theory and guitar knowledge

[@toddsmith1658]

Good work! Got a legend talking about your work👏🏼👍🏻

[@myownchannel247]

Fascinating 🎸

[@LuciensMusic]

When Rubin talks about you, you reach instant icon status,lol

[@WakeMikey]

No way he was 14 cents flat on recording on purpose. Thanks for making videos with intelligent content instead of trying hard to look cool or chicks using boobs for views.

[@Jay-we2ek]

That's not what he's saying. John played it "slightly out of tune". He didn't measure any cents flat. The bloke making the video measured that.

[@flyguyty33]

I was listening to this interview and knew they were talking about you! Congrats man, YOU’VE MADE IT!!!

[@Leo-ws6cp]

That’s so cool! Love you Paul, watched you since I was young!

[@glennwidelko]

Paul ... that you worked that out by ear ... is genius ... thanks for sharing ...

[@paulasanz3320]

That's some passion and detail into it 😍

[@la.autordluke]

John always being insane!

[@32riffs]

Well deserved, you’re the best man 🙌🏼

[@TBCfhjvhhhnbb]

Amazing! Both your knowledge and the fact that John spoke about it!!! Legend! 🎉

[@joeaquilino19]

Your blessed brother❤❤

[@geneleoneii3013]

So many times I've been in musical situations where accidents happen but makes the music so much better

[@sevenstringsamurai]

so cool, i cant imagine how happy you must have been when you heard that conversation :) Well deserved

[@mplcausa]

Oh that’s amazing! Congratulations on having Rick Rubin and John F talking about your video!!

[@kolyadampf7550]

That is so cool! Scar Tissue was one of the first riffs I learned. It’s still one of my favorites. (:

[@lucastavares9850]

You rock man! Really love your work… Keep briging knowlegde and music always

[@rafges3182]

This dude is a genuine man

[@Sanket_Choukate]

Must be a super delightful and proud moment when someone like him recognizes you as a creator. 😊😇

[@ewok_soup]

Any kind of recognition you get makes my day, and this one is a big one. Congrats!

[@madeonearth.]

Beautiful!

[@zacwaremusic]

Hilarious. Love the way that in the end music is a vibration. And that what is deemed out of tune is the vibration we truly need

[@marksutherlandjr.2121]

Paul has a super power. No matter how crappy I'm feeling, for some reason, his enthusiasm is infectious enough that I catch myself smiling with him in his videos. Anyone else notice this? If you hvnt, check, lol. I bet your smiling.. Its AMAZING..

[@michaelzborowskyii4668]

That video stayed with me. It pops into my head from time to time

[@mybestfriendisamonkey173]

That's it bro. You picking up on that is startling man. Love it.

[@robertsacks7995]

Makes perfect sense. In brass ensembles we're always adjusting tuning based on where our note is in a chord: thirds are flat, fourths are bang on, fifths are sharp as all get out.

[@vspa]

that was eddie van halen's secret for his distorted chords that sounded great, steve vai pointed that out when van halen first came out

[@jotruck8581]

Thank you. This helps for understanding ratios 😊

[@daveylee4677]

Proper intonation can be a tricky thing. Jimmy Hendrix used to just ignore or play around it; Neil Young would play an opening chord, make a face, twist a peg, play it again, and say ‘perfect’ although it wasn’t. Beautiful sound is in the ear of the beholder.

[@tosehoed123]

*Sigh*

[@cyrilerbin5470]

Congrats man, pays homage to your great channel. Keep it up Paul

[@Citizen_one]

Well - this tracks. I never understood how I had to stretch and pull on how I griped my chords to make it work. Bravo sir.

[@alexakalennon]

All these years i thought my guitar was broken and my ears went nuts to tune it. ... the bassist was mad at me tuning over and over again . 😄

[@matthall1934]

I remember thinking of your vid when i listened to this interview. You're doing well my man!

[@TrueBlueBoogie]

Paul Davids - I’m always learning something new from you brother. Thank you!

[@liftedmax]

yo omg thank you for this. this is the content we need

[@itsallconspiracy2035]

Good stuff brother 👏👍

[@Mr_Ashley]

Dude that’s AWESOME!! 🤘🤘

[@wea69420]

I've heard of a lot of people tuning their b string down on purpose (Hendrix and EVH are usually mentioned as doing so). I'm honestly a bit surprised it isn't more common, the 2nd and 3rd string major third sounds horrible if you don't.

[@Noillintents]

I’ve found that the slightly lower B string is good for many applications. When I learned that a guitar is never truly in tune all the way down the neck, it opened my mind, right after the aggravation.

[@TheSilverGate]

That cute hand at the end was so sweet ❤️

[@ST-wn7ml]

Loved you as Arthur in Peaky Blinders!

[@BillyPLilly]

I remember that video and I tune my b string accordingly to this day. No matter how well I set my action and carve my nut, file the bridge, the b string can be in tune yet the d on the third fret is sharp. I always drop my b at least 4 cents and get a better match for triads up the neck, it was the one of those guitar secrets that I learned through your channel.