The Cure | Play for Today | Guitar Lesson

[@tuto_usine_hh]

Robert Smith is a excellent guitarist not by his technic but with his creativity. all its parts are always falsely simple I love it

[@acpg]

Agree! His technique's not too shabby either - he's really tight and accurate on this track.

[@vw9659]

Very fond memories of the Seventeen Seconds tour in 1980. Maybe 5 encores if I recall correctly . We wouldn't let them leave. One of the best concerts I ever saw.

[@kevinsmith5318]

Saw the Cure play this entire album in an Edmonton, Alberta bar back in the early eighties. Unforgettable. Also unforgettable was that there were more bar staff than audience members.

[@station2station544]

haha. Awesome memory. I had that experience with the Flaming Lips in 1987 in South Carolina. We ended up helping them move their gear into their van afterwards.

[@nansenscat9315]

Wow you’re so lucky!

[@kevinsmith5318]

Station 2Station i would have loved to have hung out with the Cure back then and probably could have in retrospect but in my eyes they up there with all the big bands and therefore unapproachable. Over the years i discovered that Robert Smith is a lovely man and probably would have accepted an offered beer.

[@charlottesometimes4207]

Quelle chance !!!!!

[@73Goodfellow]

Was that at People’s Pub?

[@kimbergbi1]

I recently bought a JC22.... game changer! It made all of my 80s alternative dreams come true!

[@p.n__]

@@phineus8397 It's an amp

[@jonathannagel7427]

Phineus Freek - Roland “Jazz Chorus”, a 2x10 or 2x12 amp/speaker cab that has a dedicated “chorus/vibrato” input, used on many of The Cure’s early albums, and I’m sure a lot more: I’d venture to guess Siouxsie & The Banshees (who Robert Smith has collaborated with), Tears For Fears..?

[@celticgibson]

I have the JC120. It's amazing

[@hadeseye2297]

@@jonathannagel7427 The Cult. She Sells Sanctuary or The Rain. ;)

[@latontolog]

Nice! This is probably the paradigmatic "Robert Smith playing a Jazzmaster" song for me, the guitar is so skeletal and percussive and bright.. What an amazing bass track too, and let's not forget Lol on the drums, sounding like the world's punkiest drum machine.

[@everpuremusic]

That was about the last time in the history of the band, where Lol was musically useful in any way... ;)

[@johnnyguitar7921]

lol

[@Luxarium]

@@everpuremusic gallup smith tolhurst, such an iconic lineup

[@andrewlupton2426]

Great stuff Adrian. I think some people unable to see beyond the makeup, etc., overlooked The Cure and failed to see the true genius in Robert Smith's guitar playing and songwriting. They've influenced so many bands, look at all the greats who've covered them.

[@10julesmusic]

yep 100% - I think a lot of guitar muso's got into them after Reeves Gabrels played session guitar at Glastonbury - certainly a lot of my guitar mates that never understood my obsession with Smith and John McGeoch suddenly "got" the Cure. Reeves was somehow a rock frat "blessing" that made it ok ( for straight laced rockers ;- ) to say the Cure are cool, without blushing or feeling a little uncomfortable. Guitar nerds are often incredibly conservative and I think this is why Adrian's channel is so compelling as it breaks down a lot of barriers as to what has cultural value - sorry got a deep there lol!

[@kiaora12]

Robert Smith rarely gets props for being a great guitar player. Truth be told, he was very inventive, hugely influential and wrote memorable guitar melodies that stick in your head. He also played and toured as the guitarist for Siouxsie and the Banshees for a time and can be heard on their live album Nocturne.

[@sven488]

thanks, thats such a nice fun fact!

[@kuriousoranj]

"Jumping Someone Else's Train" is a great one to play - perhaps one day? 👍👍👌👌

[@ericlecuriste]

As a Cure fan for more than 30 years : this is perfect ! Nice work mate !!

[@ajax74]

Finally! A guitar lesson that does this song justice. Thank you Adrian!

[@HunterS0502]

just about the most insanely clean bright jangly guitar tone in any song ever

[@davidonion4150]

You have gotten much better with your pinky finger these days. 2022, I just went back in your lessons to learn this one over again. I seem to do that more and more as I progress in my GenX years. Thank you for all that you do.

[@dansinclair5011]

Holy crap, I was literally looking up this song tutorial this morning hoping you would have done it and lo and behold you have uploaded it TODAY! Thank you so much Adrian.

[@kostaspapas797]

I am 43 and now i listen Cure for first time....🙏🙏🙏🎸🎸🎸🤘🤘🤘

[@garyrobinson1974]

I had to give this one a 'like' simply for the tshirt introduction. 😄

[@vincentribeil3832]

Listening to this tune for more than 30 years, and learning guitar for less than a year. Thanks so much for this amazing tutorial. It will surely expand my skills while enjoying an amazing song. 🥰😍🤩

[@janwilson9485]

Another incredible tutorial - wonderful choice of material. You have become my main motivation to keep picking up the guitar and learning. Please keep up with the Cure tutorials I know they arent technically challenging but Robert Smith has quite an odd guitar style that I love but often struggle to unpick . Thanks again for your out put its varied and wonderful.

[@tonymarshall9662]

Jesus mate you nailed that!!!! Sounds great

[@Grunfeld]

Grinning from ear to ear at the opening harmonics -- this is wonderful! Thank you 😎👍

[@handmadeindustrial]

I’ve been on a Cure binge lately. Hearing songs for the first time and I’m 44. Doesn’t hurt I just scored a mint 80s jc120 for $250!

[@redwhitewolf]

I've been playing acoustic for 2 years but this intro tells me I need an electric. I will always adore Robert Smith and the Banshee's McGeoch's guitar playing, they pull me in like no others.

[@robertocaba5915]

Same here, I cannot get the intro with my acoustic either, played for 2 years too.

[@mediamunchin]

This was the perfect guitar tutorial-comprehensive and easy to follow. Thank you!

[@thomassmith5349]

Nice, sounds spot on! I wouldn't mind seeing you do A Strange Day as well.

[@rockingjoh]

I just want to say that you explained it excellently. Thank you so much. Your channel ist great!

[@aaronbrown4199]

I know it’s a guitar vid. But that bass line is lovely.

[@sagig72]

FANTASTIC!!! Please make more of The Cure songs!

[@billydelacruz1500]

Awesome Adrian! Soft spot for this era! Pictures Of You one of my all time favorite songs! This period of post punk/ new wave good to satisfy all the ladies requesting more danceable songs lol! Cheers!

[@georgebyrne4087]

Saw them in the Stokvishal in Arnhem 1980 even had a bootleg of said gig quite an amazing band❤

[@pettysouvenir]

I thought I couldn’t love your channel more...

[@mauroconi1285]

15:55 I always LOVED this

[@jboyxd6573]

Love this guy he’s the best

[@Seventeen_Seconds]

Remember the first time I ever heard this song, I must have been about 9 years old. I quickly asked for a guitar for Christmas and still playing the cure over 30 years later

[@Hhenriette]

Well done @ACPG. Great sound and awesome rhythm track. Yes I remember that tour as well @TW. In Paradiso, Amsterdam. Their sound person had created an awesome sound!! Just Beautiful.

[@benwinch5338]

Man, your song choices are so tasteful. Slint, Raw Power and now this. Nice work brother.

[@nimrodbong8173]

A lesson on I wanna be adored please

[@pavelstrnad1212]

I could not thank you more for this great staff Adrian! All your tutorials are just perfect and so helpful. Have became the sucsriber as of today and just do hope you will find the time to keep doing this for years to come! There are a lot of videos on how to play various things on youtube but too often you can feel from the very beginning that the player strugles to match exactly what he tries to cover while in your lessons is obvious that every note you play, the rythm & feeling match the original simply perfectly. Wish you all the best and cannot wait for your other videos!

[@arthurveldhoen3932]

Another great Jazzmaster/Roland JC song is the instrumental Another Journey By Train.

[@MrBHBjr]

Excellent!!! This is my favorite song off of Seventeen seconds.

[@resofactor]

You rock man. Always had problem figuring out those harmonics and strum patterns.

[@THEQueeferSutherland]

Heeelllllls yes! You have the best channel because of your tastes, gear and methods of teaching. Speaking of requests, I can never figure out the proper way to play Richard Hell and The Voidoids - Blank Generation.

[@steveholderness1450]

Just about my favourite ever song! Thanks Adrian.. 👌🏻

[@chrisandersen5635]

Well done mate. There were a couple spots that always befuddled me a bit, you're spot on. Cheers.

[@davidmurphy4844]

That last be weird chord is rather like the one in " Alone Again Or" by Love moving from the two fretted notes then to the F# major by adding the barre. Great video again!

[@celticgibson]

I have the JC120 from 1987. It's still killer today as it was when I bought it back then.

[@victorcustodio3300]

Hi, I'm from Brazil and I'm learning how to play thanks to you! Love your videos!

[@Case_]

Been playing this a bit differently for years as I've learned the song literally just by listening to it and watching Robert play on horrible quality (from today's perspective) VHS videos, and I guess I got some things slightly wrong. I'd say the way you play it is more accurate in some parts, but some of those "embellishments" are somewhat different IMO. But who knows. And it's not like Robert has played it exactly the same way throughout the years either. And it's a song to play and enjoy anyway, not an exact mathematical study ;) Won't probably be able to change the way I play it after all these years, but very nice lesson and still learned some things, so thank you from a lifelong The Cure fan.

[@PM-xt4zi]

You sound a bit butthurt that you've been schooled on how to play it properly. Adrian has nailed it 100%.

[@RobertGaming1]

Can you do 10:15 Saturday night by the cure guitar lesson

[@rashmore7237]

Brilliant Adrian. Thanks for all the alternative songs you do.

[@simoncolvex]

Great job. Nice to see it played with accuracy. Hopefully more to come?

[@patrickdutrevis1899]

Thank you Adrian for this great tutorial! As a long time Cure fan I’ve been playing this song over and over again. But there were always some beats I thought I hadn’t really figured out quite right. Now you’ve provided all the details I had missed. Thanks a ton! Sound wise, I guess you’ve come quite close. I use a Jazzmaster (MiJ with ‘65 American vintage pickups) through a JC40 with the addition of an EHX Electric Mistress to add a very subtle Flanger that is almost everywhere on 17 Seconds. Last but not least, I’d be glad to watch a tutorial of The Drowning Man from the Faith album. I think there are many strange, incomplete chords in it, with lots of open strings, which goes to show how creative and peculiar was Robert Smith guitar work at that time.

[@ziggystardust1798]

One of my favorite ever Cure songs and Roberts writing and playing is always so inspiring

[@salubrious]

Adrian, I'd never thought you'd do it! Mega thanks for this one, mate.

[@JSwa1981]

Love to see a deep dive into Push

[@frozone8126]

This is my favorite song by them. Thanks for teaching me how to play it.

[@DennisMC1974]

Love you man you're my favorite guitar teacher online 😊😎🎵🎹

[@dylanclancy5396]

Some more blur lessons would be amazing, there are barely any on KZbin

[@trickfall8752]

Great track, really looking forward to trying this one.

[@gaycha6589]

Nice harmonics there. True to original

[@bloodflower2141]

Awesome lesson and amazing tone.. Just wondering what amp and pedals you were using in this video.. Cheers

[@SSRT_JubyDuby8742]

3rd time lucky, I guess you found the cure. Nice one Adrian, you nailed it 😎🎙🎸✅, I watched it 1st time around, hence the quick reply

[@acpg]

Thanks Julian! Yes, weird technical issues, but should all be OK now.

[@joshpeters3888]

Ever fancy doing a lesson on suede?

[@thomshrike]

This is amazing, thanks! I've been playing this song for more than 30 years and now I realize there was still a couple of emblishments that I had missed. Other Cure songs with smart details: The Drowning Man and The Figurehead. I'd also appreciate any insights on The Kiss and All I Want, as there are so many guitar layers and pedal effects that it is difficult to figure out exactly what guitar is doing what.

[@DorianDeLuca]

Absolutely outstanding video.

[@musicoftheordinaryboy6473]

Dude you're the best!!! Cure and Smiths 🎉 Can you do Apart??

[@mikek1348]

Would you ever consider The Pretender's "Message Of Love"?

[@jomission5793]

hell yes dude, I was singing like crazy

[@blackbeansmatter1280]

Such a classic. Nice job.

[@gregsandifer2398]

Great job on this . !

[@renevandertorre6911]

Hello Adrian. I am always looking forward to you're lessons. Especially your choice in some forgotten oldies. My request is Michael Kiwanuka cold litte heart. Greetings from Rotterdam (Netherlands)

[@samaloe4624]

Can anyone explain me where C major at 12:33 chord came from please? Thanks in advance.

[@BeatPoet67]

Lovely spectral guitar...

[@soniasunday6914]

Thanks a lot for this great tuto on a great song !

[@chester9206]

Great sounding track

[@mvieira5802]

Wonderful class. Please, share the pedal set used in this song. thanks!!!

[@rolandayes6481]

Great stuff. You are very precise and I love the Cure!

[@frecciaceleste1969]

Hi Adrian another great lesson, I know you've done a few smiths songs, I'd love you to do heaven knows I'm miserable now, I've yet to see a comprehensive lesson on that song yet

[@blakeingleby1039]

Thank you great lesson. Any chance of doing A Strange Day lesson?

[@mightyV444]

Really well done, thank you! 😀👍

[@garybratton7756]

Yay, more early cure...excellent! I think the recent JC-40 is pretty nice, but nothing compares to the old ones. I’ve got a ‘76, Robert Smith used a 4x10 JC-160 of a similar vintage in the early days. Keep up the good work, Adrian. Love these vids! P.S. Can I make a special request that you mention which channel you’re using on the Vox (or is it safe to assume you’re on the normal channel)?

[@deaddoll1361]

Nothing compares to the size and weight of the JC-160 either. Although I'm slightly envious, I'll make do with my JC-40

[@Rxgnarok]

Great video. Could you do One Hundred Years by The Cure ? Has some amazing guitar work in it

[@franciscorinaldi3688]

great job!! I love the chords in this song, thanks

[@jordanjohnston91]

I would like to second a previous commenters request for Let’s Make Some Plans by Close Lobsters. Just a wonderful song. Thank you!

[@mikelumbreras4903]

Thanks for this Cure upload. I am big fan of your channel and I was wondering if one day you can play My recurring dream from Crowded House. Regards.

[@catcrime5415]

I just discovered you the last days and I really admire your guitar skills and your work you put in here to help others. I'm about to get my first guitar and I really want to reach this The Cure and Joy Division, 70s 80s postpunk sound. Are you using Boss Flanger pedal for this song? Thank you and stay safe!

[@mtsn]

amazing tone!

[@tomscotland]

Speaking of requests, Adrian... Let’s Make Some Plans - either close lobsters or wedding present versions. Pretty please! It’s a stonking song.

[@khambrelgreen]

Thank you for transcribing this song. This is one of my top five favourite songs by The Cure. To hear you break it down helps me with my guitar playing, I appreciate that. Would you mind transcribing the song Brave Captain by the American post punk band fIREHOSE? It is one of my favorite songs in general. I wish you continuing success.

[@cierokilpatrrick5149]

Did you change your Jazzmaster bridge? I have one and I'm thinking about replacing it b/c it's so noisy.

[@seanlowe6092]

Nice coincidence , i’d just been learning through some of this era too. Thanks for doing this. Nice haunting one to do is ‘strange day’ and 100 years. Since you ask for recommendations for lessons, could you do stone roses ‘bye bye badman’ please or ‘standing here’ the 2 roses songs I just can’t get and no lessons anywhere for either. You have great taste. Thank you

[@only-legitness]

thanks mate, appreciate you!

[@oscarhuertas5105]

Great, could you do a lesson on the cure, if only tonight we could sleep

[@charlottesometimes4207]

🥰🥰 love from France 👍🏼

[@theointhebeanie7008]

Could you look into doing a guitar tutorial on some echo and the bunnymen song’s, specifically the track “crocodiles”

[@djfree5435]

Is that sound a flanger? Also which bridge do you use and is it modified?

[@jaylivingstone6523]

I'd love you to do a cover of From the Edge ofthe Deep Green Sea by the Cure. Great song :)

[@nicholasheath6397]

Hey man, love your videos , have you ever done anything by 80s band eight dayz? Inparticular ‘different worlds’ or ‘what’s so strange about me?’

[@78910_]

a really idiotic question probably, but how come at 0:50 when you go down to the 5th fret it sounds even higher than the 7th? everytime im recreating it through tabs and everything it sounds nothing alike the covers nor the original.. i am confused

[@joel7647]

This is 9 months ago but just in case you haven't got an answer, the entire intro of this song is played with harmonics. So Robert Smith isn't pressing down fully on the strings, he's just lightly putting his fingers on the strings to play a harmonic. (You should probably look for a tutorial on how to play natural harmonics, they are pretty easy to do but tutorials can probably explain how to do it better than I just did haha. There's also a few tips on this exact video too)

[@78910_]

@@joel7647 Hey, you're a life saver. My clueless self still hadn't understood what was happening. Thank you so much (:

[@dragui9932]

So Good !!! Thank you !

[@ramonalatorre8341]

Love the cure. Can you do there song secrets. Cheers

[@tonyfdesign]

So awesome! Thanks!

[@rodrich1644]

Thx. I would love for you to explore some of the licks/riffs from Danial Ash of Bauhaus, Love and Rockets fame. There isn't really anything on KZbin.

[@falconerpdx]

Yes, give us Life in Laralay, Silent Hedges and It Could Be Sunshine!