SLASH EXPLAINS HOW TO PLAY "WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE"

This video taken from Nikki Sixx interview with Slash, Nikki know as a one of glam rock bassist in Motley Crue band, and Slash is a one of great guitarist in Guns N'Roses band. Thank you for watching and don't forget to subscribe if you like it..!! #janurkaliz #guitarist #gunsnroses

[@magiccheeseball]

that's got to be the best intro to any Hard Rock song in history

[@enderplayxd4566]

Thunderstruck from ACDC my friend🤟

[@Apollo_ApoIIo]

Anastasia

[@justthisguyyouknow42]

I mean, there's a lot of great intros but this is definitely in the top 5 or 10!

[@dylanbarnes9015]

@@justthisguyyouknow42definitely not lol. Great but definitely not top 10

[@TheKevinGHutton]

I think its the greatest opening to an album. One of the greatest albums ever recorded too.

[@genaroayala8100]

Slash is a national treasure.

[@YinWhoo-zx2sz]

Gary Moore and The Edge are better.

[@irishwanderer4206]

Yessir❤

[@irishwanderer4206]

​@@YinWhoo-zx2szthe egde u2 make ya wanna go sleep man

[@floraleyes1009]

@@YinWhoo-zx2szlmao whether anyone agrees with your comment or not it doesn’t mean he’s not a national treasure

[@jdmhbeats]

British legend

[@saintdamien8290]

This riff is amazing. Definitely not as simple as Slash makes it out to be. Lol. Slash was definitely one of the few that truly made me pick up a guitar. Thank you Slash.

[@hanburgundy4317]

Very easy. 6 note walk down, pick each note twice except for the last two (one two, one two, one two, one two, one, one). Throw on reverb, then tinker with it until it resounds before the second pick, i.e. so that it sounds like each note is picked three times with the last two sounding like they're picked twice (one two three, one two three, one two three, one two three, one two, one two - or, pick reverb pick, pick reverb pick, pick reverb pick, pick reverb pick, pick reverb, pick reverb).

[@minnesotajack1]

@@hanburgundy4317 So one of those notes is actually the echo of a note already played? I’ve been trying to pick them all and it’s pretty tough getting them all in at that speed

[@BrettEPierce]

@@minnesotajack1 Yeah, you can hear the delay/echo he's using on this video. Just those 6 decending notes, delay set to quarter notes with several repeats.

[@wesdavis8797]

@@BrettEPierce That's not right. On the recorded song the delay is only on those first two notes before the riff starts. He has a tiny bit of delay here but the sound comes from the open E which he explains here. He's playing the descending riff but between each note he's picking that open E. It's really freaking hard to do it.

[@darkmaster450]

I don't hear that open E at all 😮 I made mine sound similar unplugged so maybe if I play it with a delay, it'll sound similar but I really can't hear it despite this video

[@done611]

His nonchalant composure and humility blow my mind. He's awesome.

[@silkroad1201]

God I fuckin love Slash. Coolest dude on the planet

[@martinrosevipseduce]

FUCKING LEGEND FOREVER

[@bluegryp]

That title would go to Keith Richards but I’d say Slash is a close #2.

[@stephenhurd1489]

Slash isn't real bro. Like Santa Claus

[@deangullberry5148]

​@@stephenhurd1489LIES!!! I saw him in a mall once...

[@mikeeby8520]

Saw an interview where the guy asked Slash what he’s doing when not on the road. He said- “Taking guitar lessons”. He complimented this jazz guitarist that was giving him lessons and really opening up his playing and composing on the guitar. So cool 😎.

[@willjstevens]

It never gets old.

[@kennethdennis40]

Not true my high school was the tigers and I heard this so much to the point it makes me want to vomit. Slash is still a Bad MF though.

[@Iwontreadyourreply]

You know what does get old? That dudes fucking haircut 😂

[@Vegeta_1990]

​@@Iwontreadyourreply🤡

[@The_Man_In_Black]

⁠@@Iwontreadyourreply why would he change it at this point… plus he would probably look strange with a different hairstyle at this point the hair suits him it’s his signature hair now

[@boardsaith5591]

the epitome of keep it simple, a stonking tone and a simple riff turns into one of the best intro's of all time

[@jtluns9]

It’s not simple though, if you look up sheet music for it even a lot of that will be incorrect cause there’s so many little in between plucks you barely hear but makes it sound just right

[@boardsaith5591]

@@jtluns9 just keep practicing buddy, eventually certain riffs come as naturally as breathing 👍

[@jorgemartinez42069]

​@@jtluns9It's the delay pedal that does all the work of those "in between" notes. The song is in 4/4, but like The Edge made famous in U2, Slash used the trick where the echoes repeat in 3/4 in a sense (triplet delay). This creates a very rhythmic effect where the repeats happen on the "off-beats," and it makes something that is incredibly easy to play and on the beat sound much more rhythmically complex.

[@Gcssdvnkloiutesc]

@@boardsaith5591yet if you post yourself playing this song or any song, I’d bet everything I own you play virtually everything wrong. People who believe guitarists like slash or even Kurt Cobain are “simple” just know how to play most of the right notes or chords, but not the right timing, or dynamics, or feel , etc. I’ve only heard smells like teen spirit intro riff played correctly by someone other than me or Kurt , maybe once in my life. The other 100 times it was played wrong.

[@boardsaith5591]

​@@Gcssdvnkloiutesc smells like teen spirit, take a walk 🤣

[@farelaudio6360]

Guns N Roses should hire him

[@firefarmer6287]

yeah they should

[@peixe_aquatico]

hahahahahaha

[@photondebuger45]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 😂😂😂😂 LOL

[@Elliot_Quads]

Really !?Thats crazyyy

[@cafre289]

JAJAJSKSJSVNHNH

[@goforthe1948]

The crowd is usually so quiet when they start that song because they want to hear every note ...amazing.

[@Emi_li3b]

When I went to their show in Montreal the crowd went quiet just to hear it, the coolest thing ever.

[@jorgedj3910]

If you pay attention it has an air...influence run like hell by pink floyd. .from the album the wall. 

[@roberto3262]

And then start cheering when Axl's scream starts. Because nobody wants to hear that 😅

[@bennybonez]

One of the most Iconic riffs in Rock History. Slash is one of my heros.

[@soapalot]

‘Slash explains fuck all.’

[@G_K_B_S]

Hahah right he like I just do this😮

[@jeffchoma8677]

He actually does explain it.. but explaining and doing are two different things on guitar. A thing simply explain can takes years of toil to do

[@hotman718]

He explained it. It's a melody pedaling on the open E. Now playing it is different story

[@davekern1076]

@@hotman718 lol ya...pedalling the open "E". Not "B" which is what he is ACTUALLY playing. I love Slash explains nothing videos lol.

[@hotman718]

@@davekern1076yeah B

[@darrellmortensen9805]

Ive met slash a few decades ago. Omg he was bored stiff n a little bit anxious. I told him a funny story about myself. He totally relaxed. Slash needed a good side aching laugh. Immensly helped him. Im a part time road musician with a so called regular job. We swapped bad motel n hotel stories.

[@thomascunningham2919]

You should never name-drop the people you’ve met. Burt Reynolds taught me that lesson.

[@walshy2116]

@@thomascunningham2919Bob Johnsonbaugh our local 6 news anchor told me the same thing. How uncanny.

[@castleanthrax1833]

​@@thomascunningham2919 😂😂😂

[@ArmandoParedes-vp9zh]

If that is true You are si lucky

[@WolfStory]

@@thomascunningham2919 Lol nice

[@TroyStafford69]

This is why I play hairband music. Slash is the best of the best

[@minnesotajack1]

That’s the thing about hair band music. To be a guitarist in the genre, you had to have a complete mastery of the instrument. Along comes Cobain with his rudimentary skills, and the “best” lead guitarist of grunge (Pearl Jam) had a modest collection of pentatonic licks that could be copied by anyone in their first year of playing.

[@chucknorris5476]

Such an iconic sound

[@TOCC50]

Best opening ever

[@dbdb703]

Good to see Nikki is finally getting a lesson. Pretty soon he might actually be able to play one.

[@gedaom]

Nikki is taking bass lessons, blues guitar lessons, plays piano, and has written many of Motley Crue's songs, (around 50), wrote music and lyrics.

[@dbdb703]

@@gedaom Yeah, that's why they have to play a tape when they are live. He has lost ALL credibility. He should just take all the money he fraudulently earned and go away.

[@gedaom]

@@dbdb703 they use tape for other things, like a cello in a ballad, or other music parts, but they do play live

[@_M.Silva_]

@@dbdb703 that's such a terrible boomer take. Although it depends on the genre and the band itself, there's tons of bands that plays live that goes back for more than 50 years up until now uses tracks to add ambiance, body and more to their sound. They're not a band that plays on their garage, they play on huge stadiums and venues and great audience experience is one of the goals. Therefore they need to use tracks for better production quality on their live shows. You clearly have no idea what you're talking about.

[@PNW_Sportbike_Life]

Yea, the dude is a complete FRAUD.

[@user-uy5ml4gq8s]

One of the greatest guitarists of all time

[@E30Tylerrr]

Honestly, whos better than slash?

[@slickmeleon69]

I mean, he's definitely one of the guitar players of all time

[@justbubbles_]

Girl, byee​@@slickmeleon69

[@hmwr0h]

@@E30Tylerrr I greatly admire Slash, but Ritchie Blackmore is superior to me.. And Brian May is god.. The GOAT..

[@WolfStory]

I would say your correct if we're talking living guitarists. If not, then Eddie Van halen hands down.

[@fernandosalas8589]

Man I wish I had that talent

[@chrisesquibel13]

Just practice literally anybody can get good at any instrument if they practice, some progress faster than others but if you stick with it and stay dedicated you can become great, I never knew I was good at playing music till I started practicing at 19 now I’m 22 and I can play 7 different instruments pretty well

[@Visual_Writer]

Practice.

[@davidBarrel]

Slash never explains, he just play. I don't know how he got to compose those arpegios as he always miss the note he is saying with what he is playing or at least he is unsure about the scale .

[@UmbilicalNightmare]

@@davidBarrel just by hearing

[@davidBarrel]

@@UmbilicalNightmare naah, there is alwas a method, a form of developing your music call it scale or whatever, even gipsys have thir method

[@fictionalreality1010]

That SCRATCH! ❤ WE love you Slash!

[@TOCC50]

Kurt Cobain

[@JeremiahDaniel1995]

Slash never looks like he gets old lol

[@MadmanDS]

Sunglasses and hats age slower 😅

[@rman52]

Drank keefs blood.

[@Ishbu101]

If you see him in good lighting and with no shades, hat or filter he def looks his age

[@ericaallen9971]

It's the melanin

[@Febreze872]

NIKK AND SLASH!!!!!

[@fhowland]

I couldn’t help but smile. Legend.

[@OliveiraLuiz22]

NINGUÉM toca essa música melhor do que o próprio Slash. Nenhum dos ex-guitarristas do GNR conseguia extrair este som, fiel ao original.

[@WelcomeToTiltedTowers]

Existe muita gente que consegue tocar com uma técnica superior a do slash(buckethead por exemplo), mas ninguém toca igual ele🤫🧏‍♂️

[@user-lv2uq9lp6r]

Just seen this live twice. Never gets old. This riff sends chills down my spine

[@rafaelsantiago6047]

Living legend.

[@slickmeleon69]

Yeah, probably top 3500 guitar player all time

[@tommi_marsetio]

That legendary intro was Slash's magixxx. No one could play as original as him

[@jajangmustofa128]

Nikki sixx .motley crue..🇮🇩🤘👍

[@JorgeNoriegaRH]

Everyone is talking about Slash who is great by the way, but man... Mr. Nikki Sixx is another legend. Never seen these two together before.

[@iriamarkes]

If we close our eyes, we will know that it is he who is playing, his timbre is unmistakable, a signature.... Unique!!!

[@Kidgloves1984]

Slash is a phenomenal composer!

[@KidGloves2112]

Are we related?

[@Dannyboysraceshit]

So simple and yet so great. Most of my favorite riffs are simple. Simple and iconic.

[@jamesallen8917]

Very simple riff with a twist genius

[@HarborSite-7]

What a riff. It's so simple but got such a hook. Slash is the man. 😎🤟

[@aderobbo]

The dude can shred.

[@SKULLROCKERSOFFICIAL]

Fucking greatest rock riff off all the time

[@slickmeleon69]

Yeah, not even top million, pal

[@ekkyjagger1454]

Sixx n Slash.... my fave musician

[@LucasPenido]

Goosebumps everytime that rif starts…

[@Snatcher_Catcher]

He looked like he was having a flashback there for a moment. Rock on ! 🤘

[@jeffpodrug8942]

He's awesome. The Paradise City lead is absolutely incredible. We must be connected in some way, because I have a similar style. He's truly comfortable in his own skin. 🤘

[@tooniemama6959]

Iconic. Good music never gets old. One of the best rock songs, ever.

[@briduff78]

Slash Should’ve said “you fired Mick Mars I’m not talking to you bye”….

[@lamf4846]

Why?

[@statik47]

Whoa! Wait! ....What?! Motley Crue fired Mick Mars?! 😳 please tell me you're joking! Please.

[@2011RockShow]

Wish he did but I liked watching it and it's true I've never even given it a try on the guitar. Just dis and it is A monster lick

[@fabioguimaraes8250]

Slash é muito foda, coisa de gênio!!!

[@mariaanasantos6862]

💯👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@lonewolf031]

The man can make that guitar sing like an angel.

[@sucessoetrabalhoacredite9531]

E uma pessoa boa..faz com simplicidade por isso e cativante 😊

[@konradapolke]

A legend learns from a legend!!!

[@F-U-CKYTCensorship]

Who exactly are you referring to? The guy with the wig, the bandana and the flannel? 🤣 Never heard of him. There is only one LEGEND seen here, sir Slash.

[@andreelange2613]

​@@F-U-CKYTCensorship🤘👍

[@fifiandini-tx4ck]

oh my God...

[@phillipstradlin9031]

One of the greatest riffs in rock history!

[@Dubzero946]

I'm so glad we have this interview with Slash and Vinnie Paul.

[@ameliahernandez1116]

Good morning to everybody on youtube

[@JonathanWilder-cg2lx]

Just about every single guitarist gets this one wrong. So in the VERY beginning, there is a delay. You're fretting the 4th fret G string, while alternate picking between the G and B strings a few times, then letting the delay trail off. Somewhere, guitarists got it in their head that the pattern which follows this part (G 4th/2nd fret, D 4th/2nd fret, etc etc) is ALSO played with that delay, and the sound you're hearing is that same delay repeating the notes of that pattern. This is completely wrong. Telltale signs of this was that repeating B drone note in between the notes within that pattern that was never struck in the places it would have had to have been struck in order for the delay to continuously repeat the drone note like that. Also, you can clearly hear in the recording the dithering that's present when the delay is active, then the guitar sound on this part becomes more direct as the delay is switched off. Taking the pattern into context, then realizing it was actually that pattern, but with the open B string struck in between each note...that was the secret. I've tried to explain this to damn near every guitarist I know, only to get met with push back (no, it's that delay, you don't know what you're talking about). Funny how when I play it, it sounds exactly like the record. Even better now that we have a video coming straight from the horse's mouth confirming what I've known all along. It is a difficult picking pattern to master, but once you do, that song becomes so fun to play just for that part alone.

[@jamesragsdale8202]

Thank you so much for this!!!

[@srdove8522]

Very good

[@humbull]

Thanks for the quick tutorial. Trying to get some basic answers from musicians can be frustrating, humiliating, even terrifying! Haha! So many hidden landmines when navigating through a conversation with temperamental fragile ego musicians. It's gotten a lot better since KZbin made guitar tricks and secrets an open source, free use, available to everyone resource. I understand it's like learning how magicians pull off their tricks and then standing in the back of the venue loudly proclaiming that "Oh, I know exactly how he did that." "It's really quite simple." "Here, I'll show you all how it's done," haha! But, so what if there are 20 million guitar players that can play circles around me, they didn't come up with my hook on the one hit wonder song that's still paying my rent after all these years. It's not all about you, Mr. Guitar God, you know who you are, it's about what sounds good to the folks who buy tickets and support our dwindling venues.

[@brianchristopher2303]

The Master makes it look so easy, Slash is a phenom on the guitar, definitely one of the greats!!!

[@SAABguyMD]

Love Slash! Absolute LEGENDARY GOAT!!!

[@WilyMoROCKS]

Slash was the highlight of our show.

[@Mike-ep8yy]

That’s basically it lol

[@slickmeleon69]

Yeah, what do you expect? This is like the 3542nd best guitar riff of all time.

[@transformingtallguy]

I love watching him start it live

[@Harppyo]

Hudson Slash é um Show man, 🇧🇷 i loveself be brazilian!

[@Talkbookishwithme]

Hes the best in the world . Gotta love that intro. Im so grateful I got to see guns n roses in concert on the 12th

[@stuartewoldt1513]

Man, can you imagine what it must of felt like when he came up with that riff and then everyone started contributing

[@TheR3gi]

Bruh 🥹🤯

[@castleanthrax1833]

MUST'VE been great.

[@Jason-ws6bp]

I watched an interview, Slash didn't even like it much, he felt like it sounded like carnival music. Then Axl told him and Izzy to play that tune they'd been working on and put the words to it. The "where do we go now" part actually came from them saying that while making the song and not being sure what should be next in the song. I always feel so dumb because I come up with these deep meanings about lyrics in my head and 9 times out of 10 the artist wasn't really trying to say anything, it just made for a good tune lol.

[@Limvolikce]

He knows it !!! I watchem them last year again, great show. Thank you GnR !!!

[@pbj5683]

Seen slash play for three fuxing hours live he is incredible, even whit the tricks just incredible

[@AwesomeEricD]

Can we aske him to play any MC bassline ?

[@williammarlo6155]

I was just thinking of the irony in this video. I’d love to see slash asking to play kickstart my heart and Nikki is all like “so that’s the end of today’s episode” 💀💀💀

[@67woozy]

#metaroast

[@vancevance6864]

Even after he explains it i still don't know how he does it

[@user-tq5ff4ck1k]

I love slash😊! Love how he pops up randomly

[@martinl2108]

Even seeing it I still am mesmerized.

[@robtech341]

Every decent guitarist, back in the day, could play this in like 5 minutes with a delay pedal, really?

[@thekidtrey1949]

A delay pedal 😂 yes he uses one on the record but he still alternate picks like he shows here, the delay pedal is only used to give the riff an echo. The alternate picking part is actually a bit tough

[@Bullet44]

Sure, anyone can play it. If you want to make it sound identical, that's another story. I've been playing for almost 10 years, and in that time, you figure out that there is SO MUCH more to a riff than just being able to play it...

[@EndlngAnthem]

Its not an easy riff. In fact slash himself plays it different from the studio recording. He does the alternate picking part about 6 times in the intro then the last 3 times hes only hitting single strings in the recording. The timing is also difficult because it sounds quicker in the stuido recording than it actually is played, it sounds quicker because they used the delay on an SRV 2000 rack unit. When he plays it live, and even here hes playing it faster than the recording.

[@LewisLivingLife]

Most likely played the riff wrong, and it never sounded like the actual riff, that slash plays

[@EndlngAnthem]

@@LewisLivingLife its a basic riff as far as notes are concerned, it takes a bit of practice to get down. What makes it difficult is the sliding on the initial note (this makes a difference), speed of the alternate picking, delay gear used (roland srv 2000 was used on the recording), tone (a marshall with a 36 mod was used). All of the above are why its difficult to replicate that intro.

[@ashleyjackson8538]

He’s a dude ! 😎

[@MarkPlotkin-df8cn]

Had that tape in 96 been a fan.of gnr ever since ❤😊

[@shawnstatzer95]

Slash certainly knows his place; he can lead when he can teach, and he can follow when he can learn. He is an absolute brilliant musician and person.

[@mikediaz6783]

I may be cool, but I’ll never be Slash cool

[@Bignfluffy]

Dam right

[@yusufozdemir7318]

Slash and Nikki oh fuck this is so cool bro

[@williamfischer7298]

Loved Guns n Roses concert….Slash & Duff are amazing

[@Chatti16]

So beautifully spoken with such a soft voice 💘

[@jackdempsey9644]

Nikki Sixx is a literal genius. There would be no GnR if it wasn’t for Motley Crue. Nikki Sixx may be a little pretentious at times, but he is a bona fide Rockstar the likes of which the world will never see again. Too Fast For Love and Shout At The Devil are Smithsonian masterpieces

[@user-bo8fp6vc5t]

Shout at the devil🙌🙌🙌

[@ErikMartinez-si9zf]

AWESOME!! TO SEE YOU 2 TOGETHER !! KILLER RIFF.

[@tigerbait2617]

My favorite guitarist, period.

[@jorgedelcarril6850]

El riff que inmortalizó a Slash y a guns n roses..

[@user-yj4zc1yw8b]

He makes it seem SOO easy. He does it so smooth

[@rocknwork]

the great iconic intro

[@slickmeleon69]

I mean, it's definitely an intro, but that's about it. Not even a top 2,000 song all time

[@E30Tylerrr]

So effortlessly 🔥 so glad i got to see him live

[@rickyepps6767]

So much for him explaining how to play it.

[@TheColleen1967]

Love ❤️ you, Slash

[@mariaanasantos6862]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@ChannelEleven59]

Such a great riff. I played it by accident a few yrs ago just riffing. Was so excited when i realized whet it was. Simple but awesome.

[@nicolasboulesteix3972]

I Love all the songs of guns n roses , and the members of group . ❤ .

[@miloviiy]

This man is always in prime era no matter how old he are.

[@jime6688]

I really like Slash. Always have and my ability seems to be within reach of his. AND, he’s the one that influenced me getting a Les Paul.

[@welitonsantos6364]

Mestre nas guitarra 🎸 🎸 🎸 ❤❤❤

[@liberty4all885]

That’s such a bad ass riff. Especially for the intro. I have really never heard anything like it to this day.

[@Matt-ry2zk]

As a music major, it’s really that simple. His Creativity is what makes him a great guitarist

[@martinzehnder5447]

Aguante la pentatónica carajoooo!!! Desde Argentina, la jungla del rock latino.. capo total Slash! Me comí Apetito por destrucción de pibe. Discazo...

[@DarkKnight-wv2br]

I am a Zakk Wylde fanatic..but I realized... Actually.. Slash s guitar skill is super possessive..his riff are memorable.. it hooks everytime where else Zakks super fast and almost computer like.. Zakks hooks marvelous and Slashs are just Brilliant

[@eusebiocanojr]

Slash: "Oh well, there's just an open E....so, it's just like.....ummm". (Proceeds to effortlessly blow everyone's mind). Slash is a legend! So glad I got to see the Illusion tour, Sept 1992, Houston Astrodome. Incredible f**king show!!!!

[@2011RockShow]

He has such talent and always sounds unbelievable with no effort. I would love to know him or someone that likes playing ss much as he does. All night acoustic jams. Every night....

[@dolsonrice9688]

My all time favorite guitarist ... Of all time

[@user-qn8gk8vr4q]

A man at the top of his profession. Cuddles

[@eagledirect]

Jesus, literal chills for that rift!!

[@roisedi7896]

Beautiful and wonderful harmoni 🥰🥰👍👍😎😎🤟🤟

[@doriwilson6991]

That intro riff is one of my favorites.

[@jiM.I.O]

The right hand is often overlooked when people talk about slash but damn so effortless 😮

[@brianmckinney9580]

I waited tables for slash and Duffy in Park City when they played there with a female lead, so gracious, great tipper, great human being.

[@mrjon75]

So dope. The vibe is exceptional.

[@sharonbaulch]

Slash master musician/guitarist. ❤