The best grunge guitarist

@joycesanders4898

3 жыл бұрын

..absolute. 🎸🖤🤘

@slimmmshaney5695

3 жыл бұрын

Jerry and AiC were much more than just grunge, he's one of the best ever

@jackpowell6913

3 жыл бұрын

By a mile

@AmonRa1081

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed....Next to Kim Thayil.

@BonaldDrump

2 жыл бұрын

@@AmonRa1081 Kim Thayil, Jerry Cantrell and Stone Gossard are amazing guitarists!

Jerry is probably one of the most talented and creative guitarists I’ve ever seen. He’s no Steve Vai but he’s pretty goddamn amazing for a grunge guitarist. He’s really so much more than that.

@liquidbraino

Жыл бұрын

He plays with more heart than Steve Vai; more soul. I love Steve Vai as a technical player but not quite as soulful as Cantrell.

@rsbreth

6 ай бұрын

He's almost instantly recognizable just from his tone - killer shit! kzread.info/dash/bejne/X5V5ysOkXcvPgNo.htmlsi=b-H-bbUZjvtwmGLg

@Naughtforeye

6 ай бұрын

​@@liquidbrainoJerry smashes most people with sheer emotional weight and heaviness of his monolithic riffs and songs.

@JojoFryrocks

2 ай бұрын

@@liquidbrainoI wouldn’t recognize a Steve Vai ‘song’, riff or lick or his tone if so heard it, whereas I’d know Jerry’s tone in under a second. I wanted to get his wah pedal but it’s like $200 and that’s a bit much for me sadly!

Fun fact. Layne Staley actually wrote Angry Chair, and it’s cool how he heard the “tension and evil” of moving up to the minor 6th from the 5th. He was vibing, and feeling it. Super simple riff, and hella cool how he did it. Side note another god tier riff layne wrote was I don’t know anything from Mad Season’s record.

@juancepeda1903

Жыл бұрын

Love " I don't know anything" riff

@berkmustafaoglu9020

10 ай бұрын

I think Mad Season is where Layne’s voices really shines, cus they play in E

Jar of Flies is one of the best albums of the 90s. Well, it is one of the best albums ever.

@Trojanarchist

5 жыл бұрын

other than black gives way to blue :))

@raywark1136

5 жыл бұрын

I was at Michigan State studying engineering. We did so many projects with Jar of Flies in the background.

@edyoung4450

5 жыл бұрын

First EP to open at 1 on billboard

@YukonDemon

2 жыл бұрын

No question, a fantastic album, but when it comes to Alice in Chains, Facelift and Dirt were hands down my favorites.

@rfunk8198

2 жыл бұрын

Facelift is awesome too!

Time Stamps: #1 0:55 Drop D Chord Bends #2 1:44 Extended Drop D Chords #3 2:28 Walk Down Squeals #4 3:15 The Cantrell Chord #1 #5 4:08 Wah Trills #6 4:58 Bleeding Bends #7 6:03 Funk Leads #8 7:01 Man In The Talk Box #9 8:04 Over Bends #10 9:03 Reverse Rakes #11 9:38 Behind The Nut Harp Sound #12 10:05 The Devils Interval #13 11:03 The Cantrell Chord #2 #14 12:10 Wah Octaves #15 12:52 Double Stop Bends #16 13:46 Minor 6 Dissonance #17 14:51 Slow Low Bends #18 15:13 Chaos Leads #19 16:26 Melodic Overdubs #20 17:27 Circular Lead Motif #21 19:18 Legato #22 20:27 Thumbed Slash Chords #23 21:17 Finger Picking #24 22:32 Self-Harmonizing

@manolomunozsantillan9496

4 жыл бұрын

0:55 We die young is not tuned in drop D, it's D standard

@pavlazar

4 жыл бұрын

@@manolomunozsantillan9496 i think it's drop D# they never played in D

@unplayedpiano7039

4 жыл бұрын

Man. We Salute. Wow.

@BigMuff75

4 жыл бұрын

I think this is like spoiling the Video.

@BlackacreDoe

3 жыл бұрын

@@pavlazar Drop C#

Jerry Cantrell is also the lord of arpegios with open strings. No one else does it that mystical way he does. I mean "I can't remember", "Love, hate, love", "The devil put dinosaurs here", "Jesus hands". Real awesomeness! And also he's one of my very favorite composers and musicians. His solos on "Low Ceiling" and "Breath on a window" are extremely soulful. He never gonna put a rubbish solo stuff like most skilled guitarists do. He's skilled, but he's so musical! I realy love the way he does! By the way, thanks for video!😉

The Dirt album ... all I will say is “ Wow “ is you love Grunge or 90s music and you haven’t listen to the “ Dirt “ album yet ... stop whatever you are doing and listen to it right now ... you’ll thank yourself after ....

One thing about Cantrell that sets him apart from other metal (or grunge) guitarists is his honesty and simplicity. He does a lot with one note yet it sounds heavy and huge. He also has a lot of texture in his riffs and compositions which became the core sound of Alice in Chains. His solos are pretty tasty too.

@laurent1678

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect tone too

@sn1ffy85

2 жыл бұрын

hahaha!!! "honesty"? How the fuck does someone play with "honesty"?

@maximilianodelrio

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I love how he overdubs to make it sound very heavy and full, it's like Alex lifeson's guitar on rush.

@ermonski

Жыл бұрын

@@sn1ffy85 What I meant was many guitar players just want to play fast for the sake of playing fast, or try to incorporate as much modes into a solo as much as they can. Cantrell does mostly pentatonic scales and as per this video incorporates his own techniques to express himself as to not make basic licks and riffs sound generic. I know my statement doesn't make sense but.. .yeah.

@liquidbraino

Жыл бұрын

​@@maximilianodelrio Well Jerry borrowed a lot from Ty Tabor and Ty borrowed a lot from Alex Lifeson.

Jerry Cantrell is the reason i started playing 27 years ago, and I’m looking forward to seeing him play this summer with AIC and Korn.

@mackhomie6

4 жыл бұрын

yuck. good God, Korn?

@Sachiels

Жыл бұрын

@@mackhomie6 seriously?

@harrisontownsend910

Жыл бұрын

How was it.

Cantrell is really just some kind of guitar God.

I also listen to a lot of Alice in chains during my long depression. The mtv unplugged album was my favorite but Jar of fly is a close second. Nirvana, radiohead and Smashing Pumpkins also made some good depression music.

@danegonzales5651

4 жыл бұрын

Wow going through some numb rough shit as well and I've never appreciated the Grunge scene as much as I do now. Hope you're doing better, pal.

@fackauff6038

4 жыл бұрын

Why does this kind of music have to be associated with depression. The time when I was listening to AIC, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and STP the most was actually a really happy time in my life.

@thefakengx3839

3 жыл бұрын

Ian Linder Radiohead head makes ya more depressed ya bugger

@cuteasxtreme

2 жыл бұрын

@@fackauff6038 let’s say good music for strong emotions

@michaelsteven1090

2 жыл бұрын

@@thefakengx3839 haha..made my night your comment

Man I knew Jerry was a great guitarist just as far as the riffs and music go, but his technical aspect is also insane with the effects, little techniques, and nuances in his playing. He really has alot going on in these seemingly simple songs. Definitely feels like a daunting task to try to learn some of these songs

FINALLY A PROFSSIONAL WHO TRULY UNDERSTANDS JERRY CANTRELL AND HIS UNIQUE SOUND. you just earned a new subscriber

@juancepeda1903

Жыл бұрын

me too

Facelift is my favourite AiC album. So many of those choruses just hit you with this huge wall of sound, huge chords and some really great vocal performances from Layne that I think aren't as present in the later albums.

@rangerdoc1029

2 жыл бұрын

I'd put it up there with Back in Black as one of the greatest albums ever.

@harrisontownsend910

Жыл бұрын

A buddy of mine listened to this record and thought it was amazing, and we're talking about a metalhead getting blown away by a Grunge record.

Amazing video, thanks! Jerry Cantrell is a wonderful guitarist and often gets overlooked because he's not that flashy or technically apt, a shame though since his riffs and solos always fit the vibe of the song and build on the main riff or vocal lines. One thing that's debatable in your video: around the 14 min mark you refer tot Angry Chair and the dissonance: Layne Staley actually wrote that song on his own and played rhythm on the track as well. Rock on!

Really great video you made here. Jerry's music saved my life literally when I lost my mom dad and step dad in 5 month... Jar of flies was my savior as well and especially whale and wasp... Go interesting ....I have thought that song through and through and I wonder if it's sort of an homage to Ann and Nancy Wilson's dog and butterflysince they are friends and have played together so many times... I really think it is . I will find out one way or another... Anyway I try and explain how dark music and dark lyrics kept me from suicide but I fail to understand myself ..music is therapy & ALICE in chains my doctor!!! Thanks for your great videos

Jar of flies’ nutshell song reminds me of my dad. I thank him everyday for bringing me up w/ such good music.

Finally Jerry getting some love! One of my favorites. Hardly anyone covering Jerry thank you so much!

@the92project

5 жыл бұрын

I cover Jerry 😉

This needed to happen Jerry is a king

Jerry should watch this. Amazing

Cantrell is the prototype of a economic genius. He has a really flashy solos (eg lying season, grind, and few others), but the interesting about him and what makes him one of my favorite guitarist is his unique ability to creates atmspheres with simple riffs. Would, man in the box , it ain't like that are three of many examples of "economic" riffs that impact immediately. Cantrell is a monster creating riffs and is a master of that particular sludgy, dark, heavy and in other moments beautifully mellow sound that makes Alice in Chains one unique and influential band. Of course the sui generis voice of Layne is unmatched and his harmonic blend with Cantrell voice made the trademark of AIC, but the Cantrell guitar work is outstanding. Cantrell is the perfect example of talent and creativity that doesn't need to shred 200 notes per second to be a trascendental and monstrous guitarist, even though he can actually play fast. The more complicated not equals the better music

Alice In Chains helped me get thru hard times too! Band made a huge impact on my life. Love them so much.

I know I’m a year late but I was able to name every single song and this made me love them even more..they’re my favorite band of ALL time

I’ve been watching your videos over the last several months and I can’t believe I haven’t seen these earlier, since it’s been years you’ve had them out. Anyways, I love all your videos and you are a great teacher and you explain guitar playing so good. AIC have also got me through my teenage years and the band always have a special place in my heart.

Love what you have explained here. Digging into Cantrell magic. Bring us more!

thanks for this video. i thought it might be some throwaway thing where you basically just play recognizable cantrell licks but you went really in-depth and not only showed how to emulate each technique but how and why its used. and as a 19-year-old, i have definitely gone through spans of my life where ive listened to the same Cantrell or AIC EP/LP every single day just to keep me alive.

These 25 minutes were so fascinating, You are are playing beautifully. I've learned a lot from this video Thank you 🤟🎸

The quality of this video is appreciated. Thankyou!

Thanks so much for making this. Really great analysis and illustration of some of Jerry's signature techniques. It gave me some new insights and will be good for many trips to the woodshed...

'Dirt' was the album that got me through..Thank you AIC for getting me through life, as well. Great video, as always!

Great lesson. Jerry is one of the most distinct contemporary guitarists IMO, and I love AiC and his solo stuff.

I love Jerry Cantrell’s use of staccato picking the best it sounds so sick. Can you do one on Billy Corgan sometime? I always feel like he is carving me up with his bends and he does these crazy sounding harmonics in a lot of his songs

Awesome video!! Thanks for breaking down some of the sickest licks for us. You rock dude

AIC-Nirvana-Soundgarden; You should do Mike Mcready next! Great guitarist and song writer for the remaining of the big four

@joycesanders4898

3 жыл бұрын

...Kim Thayill(spelling wrong, but you know him...)

@thefakengx3839

3 жыл бұрын

Joyce Sanders ok so you’re mr obvious 😂😂😂

Love the shirt. 😊 And the lesson. 😎 Man, I miss the 90's!! 😭

@jerrycantrell9822

2 жыл бұрын

@Elisa hello, how are you doing it is nice meeting you here.

Wonderful video!! I love AIC and Jerry's guitar inspires me. I've never even tried to play much of their stuff though, so this is just fantastic to watch, I'm very inspired now!

That 2nd "Cantrell Chord" is one of my favorites. Though I first heard it from Rush, and then Dream Theater, so Rush might claim ownership here.

@jayditzer2082

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah that voicing is all over Rush's "Xanadu."

@stevejon381

5 жыл бұрын

Alex Lifeson used it a lot in the Hemispheres track.

@timbacon1074

5 жыл бұрын

Yes used it a few times as well. And possibly old Genesis. Great stuff!

@brucewaldrop2933

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly...learned this on Xanadu as well as the break before the solo on "The Trees". I''ve always heard it referred to as the "Lifeson chord"

Jerry is truely a legend of ominous rock. This video made my day! Well done 🤘

Thank you for making this video! It answers a lot of questions I had about Jerry's technique

I loved this. Alice In Chains is one of my favorite artists, and Jerry’s amazing guitar style is one of the reasons! I think Jerry would approve!

Love how you analyze some of my favorite guitarist techniques man .... so awesome bro 👏🏻... thank you

This is a great video about an underrated guitarist who had more impact then I think many realize!!!!🙏🙏🙏

the details you put on your lessons is amazing, like you can expose the dark sound perfectly

Always enjoy your videos. Simple and to the point, always.

Jar of Flies is downright amazing. That open E reverse rake you featured is one of my favorites from AIC. Didn't know how Cantrell did it. Thanks so much for a great artist spotlight!

My all time favorite guitar related series on youtube. The amount effort you put into videos is amazing. I've mentioned this on every video, but you should cover Josh Homme at some point. And, Billy Corgan! I can't imagine how much work these videos take. But, just know these are seriously so helpful.

So true mate. I think the amount of people Alice helped, healed or guided would be unreal. Brilliant stuff. And brilliant video, appreciate your time and effort going In to it :)

This video series of guitarist techniks are so amazing! Thanks!

Rad lesson man 🙌🏻 Jerry is top 5 for me. Huge inspiration to my style of playing.

Awesome video - I've always like Jerry's style but this analysis has given me a new respect for him! Gonna try some of these out...

Beautiful beautiful tone 👌 really nice heavy chunky Rhythm guitar sound And really smooth Texture to the lead tone. Amazing videos 👍

Dude 2 years late, but I love you for this. Alice in Chains is my favorite band of all time and Jerry inspired me to pick up the guitar. They definitely got me throught the worst times of my life. Still listen to their whole Layne-era discography and their unplugged show religiously at least once a month.

Thanks man. Great lesson! JoF n Dirt got me through some difficult times back then as well. Great albums.

ive heard in an interview jerry saying all the bendy songs were layne, like angry chair was all him.

@yaboiwarp

5 жыл бұрын

Not at all. I also watched that interview with Lars. He referred to it in a context Layne writing Hate to Feel and Angry Chair as Duvall wrote his first bendy AiC song which is "So Far Under". Apart from those all the bendy Tony Iommi influenced AiC songs are written by Cantrell. Cantrell has expressed his love for Iommi's dark bends multiple times and he utilized that in a lot of AiC stuff.

@EDAR96

5 жыл бұрын

Layne only wrote Angry chair and hate to feel. He also said if anyone didn’t like his playing to blame Tom Morello as he’s the one who taught him to play

@djhatgaysm420

5 жыл бұрын

The only songs Layne wrote were Angry Chair, Head Creeps, and Hate To Feel. Jerry was saying in that interview that each member to write guitar ever for Alice In Chains have now written a bendy riff, since William wrote So Far Under. Jerry wrote PLENTY of bendy riffs with Alice.

@Christian-vq8rd

5 жыл бұрын

Jerry has talked about "Dirt" (the song) showing off his bends to a friend.

@rmk6444

4 жыл бұрын

There’s more than just that interview where Jerry talks about the songs Layne wrote. Angry Chair, Hate to Feel, Head Creeps..👌

mind blowing, i had to play that "whale & wasp" part at least 7 times , it was so good... thanks for such an amazing video bro!

Amazing video thanks! This was exactly what I have been looking for. Love your teaching style. Subscribed!

It’s awesome to see Jerry Cantrell getting the recognition he deserves. Phenomenal guitarist and songwriter.

Your best video yet. Thank you.

Awesome video! Jerry is amazing! Definitely an original player and great song writer! Now you should do a video on his tone, amps, guitars, thanks man

This is excellent! I really appreciate you sharing this knowledge, now I can play some of Jerry Cantrell's music and start to really understand his sound!

Great video man, I learned a ton. Thank you.

Your guitar tone is fantastic. And thanks for all the research and effort you put into these videos. I imagine it’s a lot of fun at times but can also be tedious. However, I bet it really improves your playing too. It’s like a masterclass. Thanks again. 🤘 P.S. thanks for the emphasis on riffs/writing too. Maybe do one on Hetfield specifically?

thanks for sharing. It´s great for learning Jerry´s techniques.

Dude I love this video, thanks for putting it together.

Thanks for putting this together. I am in a job trip, but I don't see the time I get back home to include some of these techniques to my playing. Keep with this great work!!!

I agree with the fact that Jerry and Alice helped me going through some of the most hard times of my life. Thank you for that.

It was the dirt abum for me in 9th grade 🤣. But every one of their albums was amazing All of Alice's stuff is a half step down, standard or drop d. . And an interesting fact, Lane actually wrote the guitar rhythm to Angry chair. Great vid!

The Angry Chair riff was written by Layne. It's one of the few Alice songs he wrote by himself without Jerry.

@bronsongilpin9413

Жыл бұрын

yes, layne plays it live at the unplugged show too which is pretty cool

Great Video !! Jerry is one of my heroes ! Thanks for this Man ! Always making good stuff ! Greetings from chile

One of my favourite guitarists! And great job!

Great video, thank you so much!

Loved this video. This guy really points out what makes Cantrell amazing. I never felt comfortable trying playing his stuff until watching this. Thank you

@hammer033

4 жыл бұрын

oh PS, Sap is amazing. don't forget about it :)

Yessss!!! I love these videos sm they help my solos!! And much love for Jerry!!

KZread did me a massive favour, as this video turned up in my recommended feed. Great video, and I subscribed. I'm in the same age group as Alice in Chains and have been into them since the start. I was fortunate to see them play live twice. The first time was on The Dirt Tour at Brixton Academy. They started with Nutshell, which they played backlit behind a curtain. Then the curtain went down and they went into A Little Bitter with the band behind the net and Layne caught in it. As luck would have it there's a video of the gig. Quality isn't great but.... It was an incredible gig, one of the best I've ever been to. Layne was an incredible singer and charismatic frontman. He even played an SG rhythm guitar on Angry Chair. I remember he used a combo, but I can't recall what it was, only that it was quite modest. Saw them again on the Black Gives Way to Blue tour, again at Brixton. It was really good, but I mourned for Layne to be totally honest. No disrespect to William (he's really good). It's just the uniqueness that Layne bought to the band. I've always loved Jerry's playing and his riffs. Anyway here's the KZread link kzread.info/dash/bejne/l6Blw7h_Z8iwZKg.html

Incredible video, really informative thank you very much.

This is an incredible video man, first video I have ever watched from you I’m subbing 👍

been listening to them since i was 14 still rock them all the time. sweet video and playing!

Right now I'm learning to play and sing MITB at the same time. Thanks so much for this lesson man!

I've learnt a lot from this, thank you! 🤘

great video,thank you!

Cool breakdown on their unique sound, lot of 90's guitarist were comming up with some epic sounds with a minimalist approach it seems, stone temple pilots was another that comes to mind. Gotta love the chords of the 90's

Jerry is the reason I started playing about 3 years ago. Alot of riffs were simple enough to the point where I had the confidence actually try to learn them. They also sounded so damn cool that I felt like I’d really accomplished something, I wasn’t just sliding around Power chords.

Awesome lesson, thanks a lot!

Definitely my favorite guitarist/songwriter etc. Great lesson. I don't know of any other group that captures emotion as melodically as AIC has, although mostly shadow & melancholy.

Thanks for this. My favorite guitar player.

Jerry Cantrell and Ace Frehley are two of my guitar heroes. (And apparently Ace was one of Cantrell’s heroes.) I am wayyyyy far from reaching the level at which your technique videos can help, but I am certainly saving them for later. Somehow I imagine these players, decades before KZread tutorials, weren’t “thinking” and “analyzing” but your videos are a huge help for us mortals.

Super cool lesson! I really enjoy your stuff:)

Thank You for doing this bud Just subscribed! Jerry is such an underrated guitarist! Please do a Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age vid! Would love to see you tackle some of his desert rock stylings along with the Homme Scales!

@ashrafrahman9392

4 жыл бұрын

Please Please Please

your vids are absolutely outstanding

Jerry Cantrell = my hero ! Thank you this is an awesome vid ! Love love love 🎁

Awesome. Thanks for doing this. All hail the Rifflord!

let’s be real, we all have a favorite AIC album kinda, but all of them are really awesome. Jar of flies for me but I love all of them equally

Great lesson! Jar of flies is one of my all-time favorites. Please do a lesson on "Don't Follow".

This is awesome, elbow deep in an AIC phase. Thank you!

I enjoyed the hell out of this video. Very instructional, interesting and inspirational (all at the same time)

I loved this video, thank you.

He actually takes the low F# off to make an E when he plays Rooster. Makes it sound even cooler with the root notes going from F# to E to A to E again.

Heyyy I imagine you're a bit younger than I am, but YES you totally nail what I felt through my teens into 20s with everything from VH to early Metallica to Steve Vai/Tony MacAlpine/Joe Satriani to Soundgarden & ALICE..(I was 18 when Facelift came out, and a year or two before that I discovered the then "small" Seattle 'grunge' band Soundgarden...I 1000% appreciate you putting these videos together...I hope my kids today use this AMAZING music the same way we did to get through tough in challenging times in their lives...

Awesome. Thank you dude! I love Jerry and AIC man. Great music and poetry. Like a 1990s Doors.

awesome video man