Why do so many play this riff wrong #5 | John Frusciante

In this video we meticulously analyze the verse from the song Under The Bridge. We go into detail that make Frusciante's playing unique and make sure we get as close as possible to the original.

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Hi, my name is Paul Davids! I am a guitar player, teacher, producer, and overall music enthusiast from the Netherlands! I try to inspire people from all over the world with my videos, here on YouTube.

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[cosmiccomedy]

Frusciante is one of the most influential guitarist in the last 30 years. An indisputable genius and probably the greatest redemption story in all of music. The depths he pulled himself out of is beyond me. The ultimate inspiration for me.

[reigndrops]

Frusciante is by far my favourite guitar player because
-he is part of RHCP
-created some of my favourite riffs
-helped me in my guitar class to get a 99 (through his song)
-helped cure my depression

[urgx]

Because John played this riff 100 different ways live, that's why

[RealReado]

Without stating the obvious about your incredible musicality Paul, your video production and personality are soooo far beyond anything else on YouTube.
A true delight to watch your videos - keep doing what you do brother.

[krishmaheshwari]

John frusciante inspired me to pick up the guitar and I have been loving it ever since.

[easye]

The fact that he created that stuff in his early 20's is really impressive.

[jakep]

I was backpacking around Europe when I first heard 4 guys with acoustic guitars in Madrid playing Otherside for a crowd of 100 or so people. I fell in love. I've been teaching myself guitar for 9 years and even started playing gigs with people. John Frusciante changed my life for the better. I will never be completely content with my skills but I wouldn't have it any other way. It's amazing how something as simple as a melody can inspire you to pick up an instrument turn your boring life into one full of chasing riffs, calloused fingers, sweating all over your pedal board, and always pushing yourself to new limits. Thank you John.

[benyoung]

Still blows my mind that John was 19 when he composed this progression. It's a perfect accompaniment to Anthony's lyrics.

[bdoyousef]

I'm a simple man, I see John Frusciante, I press like.

[Nemo-xwfq]

It's just crazy. This song is awesome and everytime I think I mastered this song I learn I'm still playing an minimalized version. Frusciante is a genius

[leonik]

The guitar in this song is like a beautiful painting. Intricately woven embellishments and such an iconic intro. It reminds me so much about how Hendrix used to play like the guitar is an extention of his body and same with john fruscinate. Amazing how someone can channel so much emotions through only 6 strings

[remychadwick]

Frusciante is responsible for turning around my childhood aversion to playing music and I learned guitar by trying to play his songs for 3 years. The guy has a legacy

[danielhellenes]

Fruscinating, but can you play a bridge while being Under the Guitar?

[joshuatorres]

This song was probably the most inspirational song for me in my guitar playing. I learned the song on tabs, but this video opened a new doorway to me about the song, thank you so much for making this video, Fruciante is my favorite guitarist.

[PutingPinoy]

Who else was so deeply affected by Under the Bridge when feeling alone or isolated?

And then later you realized it was about a drug addict overdosing. A musical and storytelling masterpiece.

[kowalchuk]

You’re an amazing player. I’ve dedicated my life to learning Frusciante and the like. Good job man. Your tone is spot on as well.

[felipecaredona]

every video i see on youtube that says "Frusciante" has an amazing acceptance, do more man, he is the best guitar player in the last 30 years.

[OPTIONALWATCH]

I have to consider Frusciante's style very important. The style is totally different than what others play. He's like a melting pot of styles that he made into his own. As soon as I heard him play for the first time, I fell in love with the style.

[PrecursorLegend]

It may seem silly, but I’ve been studying and learning this song for over 2 years since I first started playing guitar. I’ve found that it’s a great way for me to gauge my overall progress because while the basic structure and chords aren’t “hard”, getting all the nuances perfect is incredibly difficult. Obviously I play and learn plenty of other things too, but I continue to keep this at the top of my repertoire. Also, it’s one of my favorite songs and a main reason I picked up this instrument in the first place.

[tephros]

These types of character studies of individual songs are incredibly helpful. Your last point about learning songs, and it being less about note-for-note memorization but as a learning tool. Spot on!