John Frusciante breaking my hands in 1991

[@drdre4397]

When the notes on the tab turn into the sound you know and love, that smile happens with everyone. I'll never forget learning this.

[@Finn_DeGreef]

Sad drum noises*

[@robinstratigakis7395]

[@obmal_pytan]

Those are not the notes but frets. The one who knows the notes doesn’t require to learn the tabs

[@MaddoxMelton]

@@obmal_pytanyou’re still playing notes

[@pizaaas1812]

​@@Finn_DeGreef😂

[@ThatGuy-zx8kw]

Ultimate guitar tabs back in the day were game changers

[@gamete4375]

Half the time they weren't right.

[@Abonodi]

Yeah but the transition was HUGE! You could actually hear every "number" and the melody. Before ultimate guitar I learned by ear and oh god was that wrong.

[@HamGabriel]

no they werent. worst shit in the world.

[@jrkersey5792]

Oh you’re so young.the O.G. was tab universe

[@GinjaNinja4200]

I had binders full of ultimate guitar tabs I printed out. At that point it nightclub just been easier to read sheet music lol

[@thingsknown7099]

I would always feel so good showing my friends the 13 seconds I learned of a song. And they would be like nice!! Play the rest!! “ oh shoot I’m not that far yet” and never learned the rest before moving on. It’s a fun adult project to go learn the full songs of your childhood

[@BlackBeavisThataIsntReallyBlac]

Haha I still do this

[@js7003]

Glad to see im not alone haha

[@yoie9692]

It’s better to learn the whole song really. I did the same thing but now when I do learn a song I always try to play the whole thing Instead of the main riff, opening riff or like half the song

[@BlackBeavisThataIsntReallyBlac]

@@yoie9692 what songs u learnin

[@brianobrian9334]

Yeah I just barely give a crap enough to learn my favorite riffs from songs here and there.

[@FlipFIicks]

as a new guitarist i must say this video is how it feels to learn anything haha

[@nickfunkhouser550]

dude, i've been playing five years now and I still feel this way lol. it's the best feeling, especially when you get sucked into it

[@303HOBO]

As I’m sure you both know it’s all about that repetition. Just work on getting those cord shapes down and transitioning smoothly from one to the other. They don’t call it muscle memory for nothing. You could’ve learned a song and go back to it months later thinking you forgot it but just like your fingers do the work and it’ll come right back.

[@misguidedangel6550]

You don't t know how lucky you guys have it with the internetl Try learning to play when there was no internet

[@Amity907]

@@misguidedangel6550I always think about my parents generation who learned guitar before tape decks even were common! Imagine not only learning by ear, from a vinyl record you had to go buy, but going through the trouble of “rewinding” everytime

[@MrMOGHammer]

@@misguidedangel6550we had Guitar World magazines though

[@frusciantegeartone]

And then Snow came along

[@cringyman213]

As a drummer... snow and Under the bridge are prob some of the easiest💀

[@LiquidSun62]

​@@cringyman213Nobody's ever gonna lose their mind watching you play anything by the Peppers on your drums so its all good

[@SagaciousFrank]

​@@LiquidSun62, what are you talking about, Chad Smith's drumming for the Chili's and other bands is excellent.

[@LiquidSun62]

@@SagaciousFrank Sure, but is it impressive tho?

[@chikechovis2499]

​@@LiquidSun62hes not fruciante or flea thats for sure

[@aritomiblog]

The thing is in 91, no internet yet, no txt files with tablature, the only source was the official transcription book which said you needed a capo for the intro. Years later, I managed to watch a concert video on a PAL VHS, and found out how J. Frusciante was playing it.

[@outtascope]

But there WAS GFTPM. I clipped every tab section out of every issue for years and had a tab book better than anything you could find in a music store. I so miss GFTPM, even if "Under the Bridge" never made it into an issue.

[@snickers6125]

Totally inaccurate. That was way cleaner then your first attempt and you know it😂

[@JacobGivens]

Yes yes, it's true! HAHA!

[@ammbr]

LMAO

[@zedohsan1390]

LMAO

[@mikesmeltzer6921]

If it’s anything like me and it’s one of the first songs you learned you can’t even play it badly because you played it so many times because for a period of time it was legit all you knew lol. I’d have to sustain a serious head injury to forget some of the first songs I learned lol

[@caseyhamm4292]

it’s hard to fake being a master. it’s impossible to fake being a beginner

[@kimark0]

Bro nailed every new guitarist's reactions after getting the lick right for this song in the 90s! I remember this f*cking awesome feeling when I got it right! :D

[@michaelcave2771]

Literally me

[@nykola331]

fuck yeah!!!

[@sic6664]

That's me after 20 years of playing.

[@alecminnis]

I learned this song on tabs back in 2005 was a tough learning curve but made my fingers flexible enough to learn harder songs. Keep pushing the envelope guys.

[@jobiazgarza9571]

that four fret hand span is the key for many great guitarists - it is how they bring in unexpected notes onto a normal chord and make it cool.

[@hanburgundy4317]

Yes and no. You can just play different shapes to achieve the same notes. Not the same tone and voicing, though.

[@carlpanzram7081]

Unexpected notes? Isn't it just a D major chords?

[@xyzyzx1253]

Some of the greats (vai) encourage you to work beyond that initial standard of 4 frets, especially with higher areas of the neck, Where in theory you can play interval jumps of a fifth on one string with minimal stretching. It’s also a great way of increasing your wing span and legato phrasing options, But I think that’s really advanced and niche, but definitely something they do in their solos

[@SmedleyButlerII]

Try a five fret spread. There’s some beautiful chords that spread five frets. Mute the top E, bar A-G with your index and B and E with your pinky. Sounds great in several spots, but especially higher up the neck

[@TheBestIlusions101]

Can confirm

[@Incog2k6]

Learning this and "Every Breath you take" as a beginner guitarist will totally break you, lmao.

[@chadcoady9025]

That song breaks intermediate guitarists too....I'm there

[@greatbingus]

One song that is surprisingly easy to learn is the dueling banjo song from deliverance, learning that is gonna make you (opposite of break you), it teaches you some nice basic chords and how to move them and make turn them into simple medleys like it's a great place to start

[@ruigebeer]

i've been playing for thirty years. Every breath you take still hurts my fingers.

[@davidmichaels307]

Saw the Andy Summers on Rick Beato's channel, he plays it a way easier way.

[@markm7d2]

I disagree. Those Police riffs are way more difficult when you think both vocalist and guitar are one person only

[@spaceburger80]

My equivalent riff (i.e., played incessantly until parents lost their shit) was the chromatic descending riff right before the main riff of “For Whom the Bell Tolls”. That riff reverberated throughout the house for weeks until… I learned the opening to “Sanitarium” 😂

[@johnanthonymotherfckingfru8085]

I relate to this wayyyy to much 😂

[@ianbruce3961]

yes

[@mikethomas6187]

I had a similar moment with the song “Have a drink on me” such a catchy riff tho couldn’t help myself 🤣🤣

[@alex_is...]

Happened to me with Harvester Of Sorrow main riff lmao

[@spaceburger80]

@@alex_is... The single note “melody” line!!! My family fucking HATED ME for a solid 2-3 years before I moved off my Might Met kick 🤣 Killer riffs all over that tune!

[@x1plus1x]

I've been playing 30 years and my Under the Bridge still sounds and feels just like this.

[@thehermit2923]

The best feeling ever is saying hey I wish I could play like that then buying a guitar and after trying and trying and trying more you finally hear that song come from your guitar and your fingers nothing like it.

[@TheSparkIdea]

Dude. Spot on. Crazy how universal that is

[@dairydog228]

This is too funny😭 only so many songs can feel like your breaking your hands when you learn them☠️

[@user-kj3og4eb7i]

What a kind gesture that is! Thank you for helping an elderly person.

[@robbiedigital79]

Sometimes what tab omits is context like: make C shape barre chord. All of a sudden things became easier

[@remoheadz7359]

I'm an idiot. You changed my life, seriously.

[@JacobGivens]

Yep. At age 13 I couldn't connect the dots. But years later I'd figure it out!

[@TonyHawkTuah]

I always played the chord without a barre. It's easier for me.

[@polkaputo3226]

this is why i hate tabs. just tell me the damn chord progression

[@hermestrismegistus3417]

The day I realised the intro is essentially just "C" and "E" I knew I had truly stopped being a noob.

[@user-jb7le4ws5o]

Your videos are like a ray of sunshine on my feed.

[@stevereid8645]

Jesus, this brought back so many memories lol.. great video

[@RobManser77]

I started guitar in 1995, and back then you either had to work it out for yourself, ask a friend, or wait for a magazine to feature the song and print the tab. You could also watch the original guitarist if you managed to video tape the music video from the TV, but that was pretty unlikely. When the internet became a thing it was extraordinary! The idea you can just look up a song's tab... wow.

[@spaceburger80]

Slayed it… absolutely slayed it. #We’reNotWorthy!

[@ruffhausmalinois]

I'm feeling saucy

[@davidwujczyk3037]

I was born the same year this gem was released 😁 song never gets old

[@scorpionwins6378]

1991 was an amazing year my bro. BSSM an absolute banger of an album and my favorite of the Peppers entire discography. 🔥🔥🔥🌶️🌶️🌶️

[@michaelhiraman1176]

This is me when learning bar chords 😆

[@kaGRAF94]

😂😂😂😂

[@houstonswisha143]

The best thing I did when learning bar chords was utilizing my thumb properly. Instead of focusing on pushing down extremely hard with your barred finger let your thumb do most of the pushing from the back. Master having clean full fret bars with no extra sounds, then add in the extra fingerings at the end as you progress. Bar chords are simply the distinguisher between amateur and intermediate as it allows you to play up and down the fretboard. Good luck and have fun & always practice clean! Heavy Distortion in practice will cloud your progression, when you play clean you truly hear the areas you’re messing up in!

[@JacobGivens]

Definitely. Got my guitar when I was 12 and it was a struggle during early 90's grunge. So many bar chords! Now my hand is frozen that way. haha

[@mightypopkorn]

​@@JacobGivensi also start playing since i was 12

[@phatmatt1297]

I feel you man. this song racked my fingers for years. I finally got it like 20 years later and it still made me just as happy. totally worth it

[@seanstuhr2660]

Never forget my first G chord. I knew it was possible after that. Never stopped.

[@user-zq6ro7vx7v]

😮OMG!!! YESS!! I swear that was the first I thought it was a note but maybe it was cord LOL. But it was the first thing a boyfriend to try to teach me on his guitar long time ago. Anyway I feel so validated by your comment, cuz that's what I was telling everyone for years😂😂😂😂

[@ericsanders5357]

..as a new guitarist in '91,..hearing that intro literally changed my life(as relates to playing...and every other way to if I'm being honest)..🤘🎸🖤👏💘

[@jordy0nline]

the hardest thing I ever learned but also the first song too, so I got over a learning hill 😭

[@henryr.schrader7520]

Nah Panteras domination solo is the hardest

[@philmedeiros2497]

@@henryr.schrader7520 hardest thing HE learned

[@calummckenna9642]

@@henryr.schrader7520 not that hard of a solo tbh. Plus he was on about the hard song HE knows, not you hahaha??

[@taco6658]

@@henryr.schrader7520 there isn’t even a solo in under the bridge

[@henryr.schrader7520]

@@taco6658 I said domination not under the bridge

[@taylorroman]

My exact reaction when I first played in on a Spanish style guitar when I was 10. Instantly fell in love

[@psychedelicsoul3260]

Literally my exact reaction everytime😂

[@videosfromallan]

Oh man, this brings me back!

[@satevo462]

I learned the beginning when I was a teenager. I learned the rest 20 years later. And let me tell you, break this song out at a small party, around a fire perhaps, and you've got them all in the palm of your hand. I love playing this in front of people and making them sing along badly.

[@lorimulkey8423]

I am one of those people who love to sing along badly! 😅

[@satevo462]

@@lorimulkey8423 And I love you for it.

[@HolidayInGuantanamo]

This song and Wonderwall!😂

[@satevo462]

@@big.muscles.ohyeah Brother, I FEEL your pain.

[@Eaon69]

But when you finally hear the correct sound....such a great feeling

[@CarpeDiem23]

This is hilarious, especially face impressions 😂 I stay away from rhcp songs 😉

[@mr.noride7226]

Put quotations around song titles “I Stay Away” lol!

[@houstonswisha143]

from the age of 13 70% of all I’ve learned were rhcp songs lol just a pure obsession with John’s work. Aside from Snow they aren’t too hard, try Lenny by SRV and you’ll be playing for weeks just getting the tone right. Little wing as well, learning the tabs to songs isn’t the hard part but mastering the tone and attack really makes a huge difference

[@MiguelCyc]

@Roe Jogan you don't understand John Frusciante work. If you think that fast playing is good playing you know nothing.

[@GuitarNTheCar]

@Roe Jogan JF is a genius. It has nothing to do with how hard or easy, it's the arrangement of the notes and the awesome melodies that come from his brain. He's an artist.

[@andrewt3977]

@Roe Jogan salty because you can't play like him. He has more feeling in one singular note then you have in your entire life of playing

[@Dman0625]

I love your videos out of all of my shorts I see please keep them coming

[@99temporal]

This is clearly me trying to reach the harmonics from portrait of Tracy without muting the sound of any of the strings Damn you, Jaco

[@xxnycbradxx]

You captured this perfectly!

[@lukemoore7921]

Litterally me playing ocean eyes for the first time 😂

[@nazaxprime]

And then videos existed for everything. Man, learning guitar in isolation, without a guitar was a brutal experience.

[@pandadoublexl]

And then you realise you could have just put a capo on the 2nd fret

[@rabvek]

That’s how I always play it. Sooo much easier that way 😂

[@laistab1916]

As someone thats played guitar for years it does indeed bring this kind of joy when it goes well !

[@jochem420]

when playing the first D, dont make a whole barre, only put your index finger on the second fret and it becomes alot easier

[@Eden-n1u]

You are destined for great things in the entertainment industry.

[@PurpleLuvEyes]

YES RHCP REALLY RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS REALLY AWESOME KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE LORETTA

[@ryanweinburger135]

The intro to this song was a huge breakthrough for me when it came to learning arpeggios and basic hybrid picking

[@yentles777]

This was 100% me!! Under the bridge was the first tune I ever learned and I practiced it nonstop until I got it. Once I did, I felt so accomplished, like I could do anything! Love the video!❤

[@freddycrow9383]

I still have a couple of print out it’s from MX TABS I printed at the library back in the day ! Thank you for taking me back ❤!

[@ChristopherAndersonPirate]

I remember in like 2002 my step brother learning to play guitar by nonstop practicing this song for weeks and weeks and then months. Eventually he played it flawlessly but I just remember him practicing this constantly

[@DonRush]

Holy shit, that is my beginning as a guitar player. You hit me in the chest with this one!

[@number1whyfilesfan]

One of the most iconic guitar licks in American history ❤

[@oliverjameshall2288]

Those first few notes are the 90s distilled for me. So many memories.

[@thanhxuanchu3827]

That clean tone ❤

[@Ned_M94]

Priceless moment

[@PONY3113]

The expressions 😂😂😂 had me rolling!!😂😂😂

[@user-nw7ow4cu1z]

You're going places, keep it up!

[@DrMurdercock]

always amazing when the tab clicks and you hear the song you been working on

[@gabe638]

nothing better than that first time u put it all together

[@chris101ward]

Frusciante is my favorite guitarist, hands down.

[@clarajoni2118]

😂😂😂😂😂hilarious, cool and funny...I've seen it many times 😂😂best wishes always 🙏

[@ariamibarra7219]

Amo tus videos saludos desde México!!!

[@bri4579]

Just started learning bass a few weeks ago and the "😮" face is spot on.

[@AntonChestnut]

Yeah brother! I remember that one too. We're getting old, Fru is still killin it though. Sweet Strat you've got there bro! Cheers

[@KangaDrew92]

One of my favorite songs to play still 15 years later 😎

[@KingPapaNoodle]

This my dude! This is the Grade-A content I need in my life hahaha

[@felipesalazar6366]

Dude this situation hits a lot of nostalgia hahahajaja ty

[@SubparLoki]

I smiled watching this, I just looked up the tab like an hour ago and this hits so hard

[@leeodocerrado]

This is the best video I saw in my life.

[@waynecaissie9846]

The moment you knew you're going to be a legend 🍻

[@pensyvemusic5867]

This was so spot on! My first 3 "songs" (pieces of songs) were Lateralus, Wish You Were Here, and Under The Bridge. I printed off tabs from a desk top computer, just like those, and did that exact same hand placement. This song messed up my left hand, and Lateralus gave me a messed up shoulder. Baby steps young grasshoppers, the fundamentals are important. If for nothing else correct technique.

[@supersixbravo1610]

That arthritic stretch grown of pain. Perfectly done.

[@dpruittt09]

This is 10000% what I did too when I did try to learn this in early 90s. Nailed it.

[@kizunadragon9]

nothing is better leaning a new song then when it starts to sound like the actual song. the rush of giddyness is real

[@ambarabasti8872]

I had the same experience but with dream theater... Hammer on of 12-14-16-18 with tapping of 20...now my left thumb is in italy and the little finger in China, thank you John 🙏🙏🙏

[@djdimapasoc7988]

This one and Soul to Squeeze were the 1st ever bass tabs I learned back in the days.

[@sesimie]

yes i've been there!! this takes me back!

[@johnhughes3006]

I’m learning this song now and feel both the pain and joy 😂

[@zoso2809]

A friend showed me this chord and learned the whole song by ear. Thats how we did it back then. We shared everything we picked up by ear and picked which ones are closest to the original and had a whole song we picked up by ear

[@BronsonLivesHere209]

When that song came out I had been learning the guitar for about 1-2 years and I knew I had to learn it

[@Mocade333]

Beholding someone holding neck in right hand strangely twists my soul inside out

[@AudibleVisibIe]

We take for granted the things we now think are basic and universal and easy when it comes to playing music.

[@hazuno8028]

relatable! omw revisiting this glorious song 😍

[@a_wretch_like_me9665]

I got this exact feeling learning this song as a young guitarist

[@movingfiber]

Crazy to think this was released 33 years ago! Tabs look wild too!

[@witsmcgee]

Good to know that other guitar players have shared this exact experience with me

[@TheDigitalMurder]

This sent me down memory lane

[@AnotherFacelessDigitalNoOne]

"And all that was left... was a sad, demented claw... for sadly.. none could match the beauty of his own hand"

[@lukejohnson4011]

It’s truly an amazing feeling when you finally realize you can do it too

[@neogain]

Yes, with this Song i learn playing bar chords. This Song was the perfect practice. It took me 1 year to learn the whole Song, but the Side effect is... Now i can Play easily another Song, Just looking in the tabs

[@lukejohnson4011]

@@neogain what’s so cool about learning new songs is that. The more songs you learn, the more chords

[@dusti5954]

That sound unlocking some memories Good old memories

[@GLZEPHEAD69]

This song is a real milestone for guitar players

[@SpacialWisdom9248]

Greatest feeling man

[@Espresso139]

This is great. I remember some tabs on OLGA (maybe even this one) that wrote at the top "CAPO 2. All Fingering Relative to Open Position" So they wrote out the tab based on the notes but it's all crazy stretch chords until you capo 2 and change the pitch of the open string. That was a wild time to learn the guitar. The KZbin videos they have today make it so accessible. You used to have to print off tabs and edit them and then copy to a text document to get something reliable

[@mjt7231]

The pain that was 90s tab books. Kids today will never understand the frustration.

[@tfwnoyandere]

the sound of stretching for the chord, so real

[@spazraver]

Omg that’s exactly how it was! ❤

[@honoriosaragusti3326]

Oke of the first songs i learned in guitar. Loved it.

[@mikek860]

I’ll never forget that feeling of trying to learn that intro as a new guitar player. I’d drop two steps lower to cheat or use a capo. Nailing it as it was intended to be played was a great feeling!

[@mikeg3950]

Learned it out of a guitar mag and I 100% remember that stretch being impossible. It’s funny how muscle memory works. Relatable video!

[@brazzzzz]

Jesus this brings back so much nightmare seeing tab for first time then when that first few notes sounds exactly like the song and you get all excited it’s all worth it

[@jasonzwart2316]

Yup amen brother 😂😂 truly miss the 90s n 80