Prince - Let's Go Crazy Rhythm Guitar Tutorial

[@daniellehall9679]

Please don't let all the criticism discourage you. A year ago, you could hardly find any Prince guitar tutorials, and what there was was way off, even to my ears. I don't know if what you're playing is identical to how Prince played, but it sounds very good to me. A huge thanks to you.

[@thejaseguitar]

Danielle Hall Thank you Danielle, and don't worry 99% of the messages I get from people are very positive and friendly. I don't know how right I am, I don't suppose anyone other than Prince or those in his band ever does. But hopefully sharing how I've interpreted a song will be useful to someone :)

[@cool_cat007smoove3]

Danielle Hall Well said

[@nami7_7_72]

Prince would be proud that it’s so hard to replicate his sound ☺️

[@itguy8900]

Good comment. Many trolls

[@OfficalMCC]

MY EARS ARE MESSED UP BECAUSE OF YOU

[@daniellehall9679]

Please don't let all the criticism discourage you. A year ago, you could hardly find any Prince guitar tutorials, and what there was was way off, even to my ears. I don't know if what you're playing is identical to how Prince played, but it sounds very good to me.

[@christianconnett]

One of the best tutorials that I’ve seen! Just now stumbling upon this! Great job!! 🎶🤘🏼

[@borhaptrash5454]

Thanks for the tutorial! I always struggle when it comes to playing prince... his songs are a nightmare to play, so insanely difficult! This really helped me a lot

[@Blackeyedbeaver]

Nice job, Mr. Reed. I bought the "Best of Prince" song book and all I can say is, when it came to transcribing "Let's Go Crazy," the folks at Hal Leonard were having a bad day. A REALLY bad day. Thanks again.

[@markburrows1563]

Thank for this...maybe some of the people who knock this could put together videos that show how Prince who often varied how he played things would do it properly.....what...no takers? What a surprise....once again, thanks for putting the time in.

[@thejaseguitar]

You're welcome Mark :)

[@jesse_cole]

Oh, I gotcha. Since Prince played things differently live sometimes, no one is allowed to criticize a guy failing to play basic chords under the guise of a "tutorial." Thanks for the insight...

[@freexband]

On the live videos and in the movie Purple Rain, it looks like the main riff is F# to B-Bsus4. The lead riff is F# chord to b-c-c# notes which can be confused with the E-E6 riff you play here. Overall though, you have the BEST Prince guitar lessons I've ever seen anywhere in my life!!! Thank you!

[@thejaseguitar]

It's a tricky one. I know what you mean about the B over the word 'Crazy' which in our band the keyboard player plays and I leave space for before playing the E. Likewise with the B C C#, with the bass playing those notes. I've seen him play it live a few times and each time play it a bit differently. Hopefully these videos are helpful for people working out a song or learning guitar, but they are just an interpretation on one way of playing it. Everyone will find what works best for them :)

[@TheWillisShow]

Been looking for this for so long! Awesome!

[@andrewah15]

Thanks for uploading this. It’s a great song to learn. Prince is fantastic!

[@RoccoAntonelli]

Jason - I just stopped by to let you know what a GREAT teacher you are. Your ear, your teaching style and the ease of learning are utterly fabulous. Thanks for being out here in the KZbin Universe, I appreciate you. Lakeland, Florida, USA.

[@cricketemu4050]

Love your Prince tutorials. Thanks so much, could never work them out on my own.

[@thejaseguitar]

You're welcome :)

[@carminep.5960]

if you listen to the song closely, there are two endings to the main riff

[@memyself4ever1]

Excellent work. looking forward to the solos of this song!

[@thejaseguitar]

+memyself4ever1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3jclauBeJKkjqc

[@davettdave820]

Excellent as always. Thanks.

[@STEMPY65]

Great lesson ,great player, and great teacher..thank you I've been trying to get this song down for a while

[@jeffries1232]

Hey mate thanks for the help brother, big help...Appreciate you making a video ,trying to work the intro out myself but i'm still learning .Love the ibanez got one too...

[@thejaseguitar]

Love my Ibanez! Great guitars :)

[@johnsavage9785]

Thanks again for all the prince lessons. I love your version of how come you don't call me.

[@leedreddcocozza6437]

Love it Jason, thanks our kid!

[@mastertimb]

Thanks Jason!

[@parisdblack1711]

Thanks for the lessons! Could you do tutorials for 7 and 17 days also by Prince?

[@thejaseguitar]

I'll add them to my requests list :)

[@mryumish1287]

In the film and other videos, that's not where Prince and Wendy Melvoin are playing the main riff (if you want total accuracy). There's a great moment in the film when Prince walks in on Wendy and Lisa practicing what will become Purple Rain, and Wendy gets miffed and sarcastically plays the Lets Go Crazy riff -- you can hear the subtle differences in the sections after each F#. Otherwise great job!

[@thejaseguitar]

+MRYUMish Thanks. I must watch Purple Rain again. It's years since I've seen it. :)

[@mryumish1287]

+Jason Read just watched it last night (hadn't seen in 15 years or more), else I wouldn't have remembered how to play it at all!

[@thejaseguitar]

+MRYUMish It seems to change watching various live videos. Sometimes he's playing F# in the 2nd position and sometimes in the 9th. I guess it doesn't really matter as it's just a different inversion of the same chord. Prince could play whatever variation he felt like and it would still sound amazing - because he was Prince ::}

[@mryumish1287]

+Jason Read for sure, as long as it's an E it works. Guessing maybe it's played in the 9th to separate from bass and keys and widen the sound a bit. But when u hear Wendy play it in the movie it has a nice funky twang to it up in the higher register. I enjoyed your video tx a lot!

[@foxheadspeed]

+MRYUMish Excellent reference point. Never would have thought of that scene. Would kill for isolated tracked from the album. A guy can dream...

[@PBNG70]

excellent lesson, good teacher and player

[@thejaseguitar]

+PBass Thanks :)

[@Eric-jw5ie]

I love this song

[@Ronniecoltrane]

Great tutorial dude thank you .. x

[@FireitupBedford]

Way to go mate.......

[@thejaseguitar]

B Taylor cheers

[@moparmadness8841]

What an awesome, cool cheery gent. Too many stiff necks teaching out here. You make it fun. Hats off.

[@thejaseguitar]

Thanks Jason! Music should indeed be fun!

[@dogscottiedog]

Any plans to do a tutorial for Alexa De Paris? Just a gorgeous tune to listen to, would love to play some of it.

[@MIKEMOLLET]

Thanks. Love this 🏄‍♂️🌴🌈

[@jimmyrodasmolestina979]

Thank you

[@ahsyaram]

I appreciate all that you do Jason !!! Dont stop !!!

[@waynewatson7373]

Awesome lesson my friend.!!!!

[@thejaseguitar]

+wayne watson Thanks :)

[@theallseeingeyetheobserver7887]

Awesome bro 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@roshunwest1682]

Love it

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Hey cool lesson, like always, what model ibanez is that with the Floyd Rose? Great stuff man!!!

[@thejaseguitar]

I'm not sure of the exact model. I think it's some sort of RG I bought in Japan in '94 :)

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Ok, thank you

[@annastaciaparker2902]

This is awesome!!!

[@edoardovega122]

B() man Thanks for the lessons! Could you do tutorials for 7 and 17 days also by Prince? Excellent work. looking forward to the solos of this song!

[@thejaseguitar]

I think I've done those too. They should be on my Prince playlist :)

[@lorenzodegani6971]

MAGIK SEMPRE MAESTRO OKKKKKEEY FANTASTIKKKKK CIAAAOOOO JASON

[@mlawry115]

🔥🔥🔥

[@memyself4ever1]

Thanks a million.

[@thejaseguitar]

You're welcome. Rest of song coming soon. Trying hard to keep up with requests :)

[@memyself4ever1]

Jason Read Great guitarist.

[@thejaseguitar]

+memyself4ever1 he was awesome.

[@MorrisMillsofficial]

AWESOME!!!!!

[@danielhartle3778]

its F# F# B B. the rest was pretty much spot on

[@thejaseguitar]

Hi, yes those Bs come in the gap between the F# and the E, basically on the word 'crazy'. Normally the keyboard player in our band plays the Bs, or a second guitarist with a clean tone, but I guess I could have included them as an option :)

[@cimerioporinternet5989]

Eso es de cuando Prince decia que le gustaba Jimy Hendrix y los Beatles

[@DarrenGWhite]

Good stuff. How are you getting that tone? I can't quite nail it.

[@thejaseguitar]

+Darren G. White Thanks! 'm going through a small Line 6 modelling amp with a fuzz effect applied and using a wah wah pedal :)

[@kakman1958]

This video would be half the length if you didn't slide up and down the neck after everything you do :)

[@GamezOfWar]

kakman1958 so annoying...he doesn't even nail the chords fast enough to be able to pull it off cleanly.

[@sashabowers6053]

kakman1958 its just a tick calm down

[@Blues4Winter]

GamezOf War where your guitar vid learning/ executing the parts giganticus?

[@jesse_cole]

@@Blues4Winter lol. There's always some idiot on these pages defending terrible demos with the old "where's your video?" comment. The complaints are probably from people who wanted to quickly watch someone playing this so that they could learn it without wasting extra time figuring out the licks and chords, but instead, they came across jerkoffs who haven't even got the whole "guitar playing" thing down yet. Call it a hunch. Just "having a video on KZbin" doesn't actually make your opinions more relevant, just as not having one doesn't make your opinion irrelevant. You'll figure that out when you yourself bother to learn the instrument.

[@ronnierreynolds4218]

nice tutorial !!!! checkout Ronnie R Reynolds .Purple Rain ,for ellie ! RIP "Mr Prince" !!!

[@thejaseguitar]

Thanks. I'll check it out. :)

[@charlesphish100]

Hey Jason. I just thought of a song that people would like. Cosmic Slop- Funkadelic- Hardcore Jollies. Do you have donations info.

[@thejaseguitar]

Done it :)

[@zachvarbel]

Awesome lesson, but isn't this illegal? I thought Prince didn't want any of his music being on KZbin, he was very protective over his music! Nice btw!!

[@thejaseguitar]

Hi Zach. Thanks and lessons are fine as I'm not actually featuring any recorded music by the artist in the video - it's just my interpretation of the guitar part.

[@zachvarbel]

+Jason Read oh, ok! My bad!😂 btw, I've been looking for someone to teach this song! Thanks a million! Excellent teacher!

[@thejaseguitar]

+zach varbel No problem at all, and thanks, glad to have been helpful :)

[@amethyst777]

It's a god tutorial, but it's confusing when you slide up and down the neck after every new thing you show us. I lose track of where we are. Other than that, right on.

[@thejaseguitar]

+amethyst777 Yes, I'm sorry. Too many years of playing this one live and flinging my arms about in pretend rock star fashion - I can't help myself!!

[@amethyst777]

I feel that too :D Wasn't trying to criticize it was just hard for me to keep up. You're a much better player than I am.

[@thejaseguitar]

+amethyst777 I'll try and calm myself down in future:)

[@edwinmontgomery1182]

5 years later I see. Constructive criticism that I knew someone else had to have the same problem with the sliding. GREAT WORK! GREAT CHOICE OF SONGS. THANKS!

[@downboys]

Definitely incorrect on several parts here unfortunately.

[@aaronchasemusic]

please elaborate, seems pretty spot on to me

[@MorrisMillsofficial]

Yes Please... he's very accurate 2 me

[@GamezOfWar]

downboys yea man, the constantly sliding up and down makes it sound sloppy as shit.

[@fmackey4966]

If you can do better by all means make your own video!

[@DarkSim77]

Why do you slide up down the neck so much?

[@thejaseguitar]

I only realised I did it after starting to make these videos. It's just something of a habit from playing live. Need to restrain myself!

[@MorrisMillsofficial]

keep sliding bro!

[@thevistanauts3621]

I do that too... who says there's anything wrong with it? No problem!

[@NatureMovies]

This is so bad it's not even wrong, if your ear is that bad, then kudos for the effort. And you have a cool voice.

[@Zartimus]

Uhh no.. I disagree. with. everything. you're. playing. except the F#(and the pre-chorus). Good job on that... Someone should do a study on how we all hear things differently.

[@thejaseguitar]

Vive la difference :)

[@cool_cat007smoove3]

Zartimus No not really. Wendy played the guitar differently from Prince, since Prince could not read music it really didn’t make a difference.

[@gabrieljohannson6777]

Prince could not read music? What? I didn't know that one. (not being a toll here. Is that true?). Respect.

[@jaxon4128]

He sounds like an australian 2D from Gorillaz

[@jimjonescoolimon5618]

that didn't even sound right

[@jesse_cole]

lol. Well no shit.

[@jonulecia5370]

Sure that's not the way prince plays the rhythm guitar but it's another way.

[@jesse_cole]

fumble, fumble, squeak, squeak, fumble...

[@thejaseguitar]

Is that me playing guitar or you having sex?

[@jesse_cole]

​@@thejaseguitar Well, I guess it could be the sound of you trying to come up with a clever comeback...

[@thejaseguitar]

@@jesse_cole Nah, that sounds like this... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fme2q5aMrZeljKM

[@mudb0ner]

the elevation??? R you kiddin' me. It's Elevator man!! Jeezzzz, so annoying..and ur even english

[@davenorman6717]

Thanks Jason !