Why this riff is actually BRILLIANT! (BLUR)

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There's a little more to this riff than I thought! Let me show you why Song 2 by Blur is definitely an EPIC RIFF!
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  • @jwec9867
    @jwec98672 жыл бұрын

    The solo over the slowed down Song 2 sounded almost like Pink Floyd was doing a cover of it. (Specifically David Gilmour.) I'd love to get a full cover.

  • @BigEdWo

    @BigEdWo

    2 жыл бұрын

    it sounds completely awesome. does anyone know the trick how to set the delay? is there even a trick? tap tempo? i think i have never achieved such a nice tone yet.

  • @bronsoncarder2491

    @bronsoncarder2491

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BigEdWo I'm no expert... But, from what I've seen in the past, the dotted eighth note delay is king. lol As for how specifically to dial that in... Not super sure. lol

  • @dcarpenter85

    @dcarpenter85

    2 жыл бұрын

    Was just about to comment this same thing when I saw your commend haha. Totally felt the Gilmour vibes.

  • @jwec9867

    @jwec9867

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BigEdWo Try the Andertons sound like Pink Floyd video. There may MAY be more than one. I'm not sure though. However, they could get you closer.

  • @discocat2500

    @discocat2500

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha that's exactly what I heard too!

  • @holistic_dan
    @holistic_dan2 жыл бұрын

    Can we just stop to appreciate how brilliantly researched, written and edited Paul’s videos are? Masterful.

  • @razmatazz9310

    @razmatazz9310

    2 жыл бұрын

    And then remember how shitty his titles are.

  • @garychisholm2174

    @garychisholm2174

    2 жыл бұрын

    And so smooth.

  • @user-mj5zd3he8g

    @user-mj5zd3he8g

    2 жыл бұрын

    I remember watching him way back when and have re-discovered him recently and so glad I have.

  • @johncollins5552

    @johncollins5552

    Жыл бұрын

    Just when you think Paul can't get any better, he does 🎸 I saw Blur play this in 1998 in Dublin and it was great but the crowd was weird full of young teenagers, the good thing was it was easy for me to walk through the crowd and see Graham with only 5 people in front of me, I think he noticed I was more into the few earlier songs than the kids who couldn't dance to anything that wasn't parklife! He digs into the older songs with more enthusiasm and looks real bored during parklife, he always uses a Rat for sure, it's not just for the song 2 video 😀

  • @superschmolz

    @superschmolz

    Жыл бұрын

    I sent his Top 80 video to my step-dad, his response, What a talent!

  • @petersavereux61
    @petersavereux618 ай бұрын

    Graham Coxon has made so many off-the-wall unconventional, awesome riffs/solos/progressions. Awesome player and writer.

  • @jimsanger
    @jimsanger Жыл бұрын

    The biggest thing people miss is the distorted bass guitar which is a huge part of this track. As much as I love Graham, Alex is a very underrated bassist

  • @niceone1swe

    @niceone1swe

    10 ай бұрын

    Alex writes about this in his book too, There's No Other Way

  • @nicolagenga3922

    @nicolagenga3922

    10 ай бұрын

    When I used to play it with my band, 20 years ago, I just strummed an Ab chord (A shape with a bar at 11th fret) for the whole chorus, while the bass guitar did the distorted riff part. It sounded fine and close to the original.

  • @benfoster1018

    @benfoster1018

    9 ай бұрын

    There's two bass guitars on the recording, if I'm not mistaken

  • @jimsanger

    @jimsanger

    9 ай бұрын

    @benfoster1018 Yeah I think you're right. One for the lows and one distorted and eq'd like a guitar

  • @The_Copper_Element_Itself

    @The_Copper_Element_Itself

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah i felt a heavy chest pain as a begginer bassist when he mentioned "playing the GUITAR one octave down with distortion" for the sound

  • @scheggia
    @scheggia2 жыл бұрын

    Graham Coxon is one of the most underated genious of guitar: nothing as it seems with him, there's always a tricky, some spicy chords...

  • @PJBonoVox

    @PJBonoVox

    2 жыл бұрын

    The riffs in "there's no other way" deserve a video all of their own.

  • @dustystarr2297

    @dustystarr2297

    2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely!!!!

  • @ieatlegos

    @ieatlegos

    2 жыл бұрын

    Him and Johnny Marr are in my supergroup of weirdo genius guitarists.

  • @Superdelphinus

    @Superdelphinus

    2 жыл бұрын

    Charmless man next please :). Actually, parklife is another example of a deceptively simple blur riff that almost nobody plays properly

  • @alexkerr5804

    @alexkerr5804

    2 жыл бұрын

    Blur - this is a low and blur - chemical world have great guitar work

  • @Zzzeeetttaaa
    @Zzzeeetttaaa2 жыл бұрын

    “Song 2’ was about the simplest thing we’ve ever done, and the quickest. Dave set up two drumkits and he and Graham played them both at the same time. The loud guitar in the chorus is actually a bass going through a home-made distortion box. The whole thing was done in about fifteen minutes.” "Bit of a Blur". Alex James

  • @lawyerbt

    @lawyerbt

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's what I always thought it was. I know the guitar was still playing in the chorus, but I felt that most of what I was hearing was the bass. Paul's video was helpful to fill in a few subtle things going on with the guitar, though.

  • @Durmomo0

    @Durmomo0

    2 жыл бұрын

    I had always heard about the bass as well but I have no idea where I had heard it.

  • @holliswilliams8426

    @holliswilliams8426

    2 жыл бұрын

    Alex seems like he would be unbearable.

  • @heter0flexual623

    @heter0flexual623

    2 жыл бұрын

    I KNEW IT WAS A BASS

  • @ArthurStephenHicks

    @ArthurStephenHicks

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think I saw a recent interview with graham coxon where he said it was a bass through one of those battery powered marshall amps.

  • @davlor86
    @davlor8611 ай бұрын

    I feel like Blur is such an underrated band, it’s not just song 2 their most amazing song, beetlebum, tender, girls and boys are absolutely bangers too

  • @pjhunton

    @pjhunton

    10 ай бұрын

    I adore tender and again its another one that the little flourishes on the guitar really make it and it becomes so much more fiddly to play but Im slowly getting there. I remember now why I used to listen to them constantly while I was at college.

  • @TheLunarnotes

    @TheLunarnotes

    9 ай бұрын

    How are they underrated? They’re one of the most celebrated UK bands, they just played Wembley

  • @gman5218

    @gman5218

    9 ай бұрын

    In the US maybe. In the rest world they been huge since early 90s. Same with Oasis Americans think everything started at wonderwall

  • @berndschreiber1167

    @berndschreiber1167

    9 ай бұрын

    @@gman5218 Not being successfull in the USA, that's more of a compliment, isn't it.

  • @alexmacleod3728

    @alexmacleod3728

    8 ай бұрын

    Not in the UK they weren't

  • @earlduffy
    @earlduffy Жыл бұрын

    Loved that solo you threw in there! Incredible!

  • @dhabu9017

    @dhabu9017

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh hell yeah; it was a great mini-example of what you can do over a good riff/progression. Enjoyed it, would be happy to see more of it or like it.

  • @keithhinchcliffe4377

    @keithhinchcliffe4377

    Жыл бұрын

    He apologized; yet I was so disappointed he stopped.

  • @cobrasys

    @cobrasys

    Жыл бұрын

    I wish Paul would do a cover of Song 2 and add that solo at the end, it'd be epic.

  • @FIVEPANCAKES

    @FIVEPANCAKES

    Жыл бұрын

    Show off 🤣

  • @theshuriken

    @theshuriken

    Жыл бұрын

    nah it ruined the spirit of the joke and punk rock

  • @Ben__David
    @Ben__David2 жыл бұрын

    6:08 for everyone who wants to hear that amazing solo again

  • @allc4ps

    @allc4ps

    2 жыл бұрын

    MVC for sure

  • @Superdelphinus

    @Superdelphinus

    2 жыл бұрын

    Unpopular opinion, but anyone plays solos like that over a coxon riff should be thrown in jail

  • @johnnyhammer

    @johnnyhammer

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Superdelphinus You're absolutely right, that is unpopular!

  • @durv13

    @durv13

    2 жыл бұрын

    loved it .

  • @emremokoko

    @emremokoko

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if it was improv. :)

  • @ShallieDragon
    @ShallieDragon2 жыл бұрын

    Honestly, a lot what makes that riff hit so hard comes from the bass tone. The fuzz guitar mixes with the growly lows of the bass to make this giant wall of sound. It's one of those situations where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

  • @tomfrost2600

    @tomfrost2600

    2 жыл бұрын

    For the recording, Blur also used a bass guitar with a miniature guitar amp to get that explosive sound on the chorus. the mini-amps literally kept blowing up when trying to get that sound.

  • @01blaval

    @01blaval

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly my thoughts. Def a bass with distortion there…

  • @Christopher-md7tf

    @Christopher-md7tf

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just wanted to write pretty much the same thing. You can try to get the riff to sound as massive as possible, and still, you'll never get there just with a guitar because the distorted bass drives the whole chorus and has the biggest part in the mix.

  • @Snandra66

    @Snandra66

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tomfrost2600 I believe that's referring to the Come As You Are-esque bass overdub, the main bass track sounds pretty standard in depth and fullness while the "lead" bass has a really nasal quality to it that def sounds like a tiny practice amp like a Marshall MS-2

  • @tomfrost2600

    @tomfrost2600

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Snandra66 no it’s definitely song 2. I literally used to play in a band with Graham’s nephew - he told me that’s what they did to get that sound. Had the pleasure of meeting Graham too, lovely bloke

  • @jameshamilton5703
    @jameshamilton57032 жыл бұрын

    The guitar part on Boys and Girls is great as well. The way it comes in halfway through the first verse is genius

  • @no-rq7fp

    @no-rq7fp

    Жыл бұрын

    man Blur is so underrated it's a shame most people can only think of this song when asked abt them

  • @Cosmopavone

    @Cosmopavone

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@no-rq7fp Blur is underrated only in Usa

  • @fellamilad

    @fellamilad

    11 ай бұрын

    @@no-rq7fp I certainly don't think of 'Boys and Girls'!

  • @AquarianAgeApostle
    @AquarianAgeApostle Жыл бұрын

    Alex James's understated distorted bass underlining the riff that bridges the tune to the outro is what really puts this tune into the next level. For me Alex James is possibly one of the greatest bass player ever. Being able to make beautifully crafted melodies, while maintaining a stand out air tight rhythm section is a rarity for bass players in a 4 piece electric analogue music band. Only a few come to mind, and Alex James is one of them. Coxon is a fantastic guitarist too. Him, John Squires and Johnny Marr are the best of the late 80s and early 90s British popular music scene.

  • @janetstreet7264

    @janetstreet7264

    Жыл бұрын

    I completely agree with you!

  • @deletebilderberg

    @deletebilderberg

    8 ай бұрын

    Stephen Street was responsible for the bass effect.

  • @wilbertcook5076
    @wilbertcook50762 жыл бұрын

    The slow down solo version….MAN THAT SOUNDS AWESOME

  • @cesarv2804
    @cesarv2804 Жыл бұрын

    Man turned a Blur joke into a Pink Floyd epic.

  • @jj9749

    @jj9749

    19 күн бұрын

    Turned a blur epic into a pink Floyd joke

  • @poppat22
    @poppat22 Жыл бұрын

    Graham Coxon was a genius. I especially like the guitar part of 'There's No Other Way'.

  • @trystandavies2469

    @trystandavies2469

    9 ай бұрын

    such a cool song to play on guitar. Chemical World is another one

  • @warlockboyburns

    @warlockboyburns

    4 ай бұрын

    RIP Graham Coxon

  • @randomcringeyyoutuber6750

    @randomcringeyyoutuber6750

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@warlockboyburnsGraham Coxon is still alive, dude

  • @saultfry501
    @saultfry5012 жыл бұрын

    Blur is a bunch of musical geniuses put together.

  • @martinavizcomm
    @martinavizcomm2 жыл бұрын

    6:09-6:33 was just beast!! Do some more looped soloing like that please!! Absolutely loved it!!

  • @chrisbauman2562
    @chrisbauman25622 жыл бұрын

    Such a sick song. The two note power chords played on the higher register of the guitar is so unique. Normally ppl don't play chords or riffs up high,more first or second position. My older brother use to rock this song on a fender twin and a squier, awesome memories

  • @boejudden9011

    @boejudden9011

    2 жыл бұрын

    Post punk bands: *Am I a Killing Joke to you?*

  • @DMSProduktions

    @DMSProduktions

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@boejudden9011 AHHH HAHAHAH! NICE 1!

  • @night_fiend6326

    @night_fiend6326

    2 жыл бұрын

    Heaps of Post Punk, Gothrock and Datkwave bands do that. It is just usually with a lot of delay, reverb, flange and chorus.

  • @jacobgutierrez864
    @jacobgutierrez8642 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love Blur, I might not have picked up an electric guitar if it wasn't for Graham Coxon

  • @comedyfish

    @comedyfish

    Жыл бұрын

    Agree him and Adam Devlin made me learn guitar at uni

  • @BadObsessionMotorsport
    @BadObsessionMotorsport2 жыл бұрын

    Terrific video Paul. Your little solo sounded awesome.

  • @JamesChurchill3

    @JamesChurchill3

    Жыл бұрын

    A BOM comment here? Who let you two out of the shed?

  • @liquidsofa
    @liquidsofa2 жыл бұрын

    Song 2 is a song that spoke to me instantaneously. It commanded my attention from the first moment I heard it. Sometimes a song comes along that just hits you like a crossbow bolt.

  • @jeantimmermans9516
    @jeantimmermans95162 жыл бұрын

    we really need a full version of that solo! love it

  • @redmed10

    @redmed10

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes less is more.

  • @asmrvirgin
    @asmrvirgin2 жыл бұрын

    Paul, I've been following your Channel for a couple of years now. Those almost 3M... fokin well rocking deserved, man! Hat´s off! 👏 ✊

  • @deandarvin553
    @deandarvin553 Жыл бұрын

    Never, ever, ever EVER apologize for putting down a solo like that

  • @reicollaku9311
    @reicollaku93112 жыл бұрын

    I listened to that solo like 10 times already. I would love if he did a cover of this song.

  • @HMcQ7891
    @HMcQ78912 жыл бұрын

    Graham Coxon is an alien guitar genius. The licks for tracks like "Charmless Man" & "Chemical World" are puzzleboxes for your fingers.

  • @peteskyrunner4845

    @peteskyrunner4845

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. Love his style. I got a Blur song book years ago as a present and learnt Charmless Man, such a great song to play with all the tricky bends and hammer ons/pull offs.

  • @luisduarte9020

    @luisduarte9020

    2 жыл бұрын

    Charmless Man is one of the "seems so simple but there's so much here" best guitar tracks ever...

  • @aikighost

    @aikighost

    2 жыл бұрын

    Love his solo albums. So much little known greatness in there.

  • @FCB-ez4fl

    @FCB-ez4fl

    2 жыл бұрын

    I really like Blur but often felt the musical style restricted him. He would have been great in an indie band.

  • @luisduarte9020

    @luisduarte9020

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@FCB-ez4fl slightly disagree, "blur" and 13 were experimental, and with those two they got out of the britpop category and (at least for me) proved their worth as a band. And, seeing how think thank turned out, I think that shift in the musical direction was guided by Graham

  • @THIRTYONEFILMS
    @THIRTYONEFILMS Жыл бұрын

    The most enjoyable music theory and breakdowns on the internet. I'm always smiling ear to ear. Lovely work

  • @janetstreet7264

    @janetstreet7264

    Жыл бұрын

    I really respect Rick Beato, as well.

  • @crundi
    @crundi Жыл бұрын

    I read somewhere that Blur used a Lovetone Big Cheese fuzz pedal for a number of their tracks. Lovely pedals.

  • @adamhammond6390
    @adamhammond63902 жыл бұрын

    This is great! As a teenager in the late 90s we covered this and luckily had 2 guitar players. Distorted bass took care of the low end with one guitar playing the (inverted) power chords and the second guitar playing the A flat pedal note. It sounded epic! All the tabs missed this!

  • @memento4940

    @memento4940

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lies 😂

  • @illwill9396

    @illwill9396

    2 жыл бұрын

    Prove it buddy

  • @LUR1FAX

    @LUR1FAX

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I tend to stay away from tabs unless there's some chord or part of the song that I can't figure out by ear. For solos I find that watching people play them is helpful if I can't figure them out.

  • @CottidaeSEA

    @CottidaeSEA

    Жыл бұрын

    @@LUR1FAX Yeah, some tabs are decent, but holy shit do they miss stuff at times, and some are just blatantly incorrect. Then there's also the lack of time signature, poor representation of various notes, etc. Then there are some who have actual music notation with tabs along with them, those are usually better. They can still be wildly incorrect, but at the very least provide more crucial details that basic tabs miss.

  • @simontemplar3359
    @simontemplar33592 жыл бұрын

    holy crap! the slowed down version sounds INCREDIBLE! And I already love Blur, but the slowed down version demands attention! So good! thank you for this!

  • @blampfno
    @blampfno Жыл бұрын

    I said 'woohoo' more times in this video than any other video.

  • @ArtIsMySin19
    @ArtIsMySin192 жыл бұрын

    So much fun breaking down iconic songs like this. I've heard some of these parts but actually learning the chords with their appropriate names and the layering it all together it's so satisfying :) plus no need to apologize for that incredible solo on top of an iconic riff

  • @clyntonbreen906
    @clyntonbreen9062 жыл бұрын

    I also liked the chords in their song Coffee & TV. Very complex sound, very cool.

  • @20centurygirl21
    @20centurygirl212 жыл бұрын

    graham in particular or blur in general are super underrated, i can't say more, they are geniuses

  • @BendyDH

    @BendyDH

    Жыл бұрын

    Blur may have lost the 90s British rock rivalry to Oasis but Damon Albarn got the last laugh with Gorillaz, genius musician all around

  • @dootpooter4740

    @dootpooter4740

    Жыл бұрын

    I can't respect anything written in 4 4

  • @candlewickheart

    @candlewickheart

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dootpooter4740 okay music elitist

  • @candlewickheart

    @candlewickheart

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dootpooter4740 well ok then buddy. Thank you Jewish people for 4/4 music. 😄

  • @dootpooter4740

    @dootpooter4740

    Жыл бұрын

    @@candlewickheart whatever. The avg person can't even count 3/9 because they are stuck in 4/4 and you're over here thanking the people responsible for limiting your human experience. OK GOODGOY!

  • @StinkyWizzleTits
    @StinkyWizzleTits Жыл бұрын

    I always liked the way Charmless Man by Blur was written. The whole song is the same kind of elaborate guitar part but played twice. So if you learn the guitar part and then play it twice, that's the whole song. Im sure theres more going on but thats the way I hear it.

  • @Official_KC

    @Official_KC

    Жыл бұрын

    Charmless Man is one of the best showcases of how Graham Coxon's brain works. Never in a million years would I have thought of that guitar part of the piano melody. He's extremely underrated in the guitar world, I gotta say.

  • @NoahNobody
    @NoahNobody Жыл бұрын

    Yep, I could hear all these parts. The Blur guitarist is great. One of my the progressions is on "There's no other way".

  • @kylebarlow2977
    @kylebarlow29772 жыл бұрын

    Graham Coxon underrated 🎸 hero. A British Frusciante

  • @DavidSmith-nk2rc

    @DavidSmith-nk2rc

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello Kyle. How are you doing?

  • @DenerWerb

    @DenerWerb

    Жыл бұрын

    Now that's a nice analogy

  • @EVILJAMARR
    @EVILJAMARR2 жыл бұрын

    I remember being 18 and figuring all of this out in my bedroom in those early days. Ahh, memories. Never tuned down, stumbled on the inversion from watching them live. I was always able to appreciate the Aflat screaming in the background, but didn’t want to believe they’d use overdubs in the studio! Haha it was fun being so naïve.

  • @aelahn

    @aelahn

    2 жыл бұрын

    the live videos are so hazy and a blurry (no pun) mess that I dont know how come people always talk about being able to figure out stuff from them.. for me most of the time things are indistinguishable

  • @KIllerOfBacon
    @KIllerOfBacon Жыл бұрын

    This is why Graham Coxon is one of my favorite under rated guitarists. His noodly fingers made some weird chords I’d never heard before as a young guitar player that were exciting to decipher. I still don’t have several songs down cause he’d also layer in so much. 💗

  • @anne_4_u
    @anne_4_u Жыл бұрын

    I just love how this guy is totally vibing with what he's doing

  • @Jeg08.
    @Jeg08.2 жыл бұрын

    Grahm coxon is one of my favorite guitarists and literally is underrated. Parklife and song 2 aren't the only gold riffs.. "bang" - "there's no other way" & "shes so high" have some of the greatest riffs ever.. imo

  • @isadoralindqvist7519

    @isadoralindqvist7519

    2 жыл бұрын

    Damon came up with the song 2 riff actually, but graham finished it

  • @RayyanKhanRayyanKhan

    @RayyanKhanRayyanKhan

    2 жыл бұрын

    Beetlebum too

  • @isadoralindqvist7519

    @isadoralindqvist7519

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RayyanKhanRayyanKhan sweeet

  • @RayyanKhanRayyanKhan

    @RayyanKhanRayyanKhan

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@isadoralindqvist7519 Not sure if Damon did it and Graham finished that, was replying to Lockheed above regarding great Blur riffs. Beetlebum isn't talked about enough.

  • @isadoralindqvist7519

    @isadoralindqvist7519

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RayyanKhanRayyanKhan damon wrote it as a dem

  • @patrickfoster4586
    @patrickfoster45862 жыл бұрын

    I'll never forget the first time I heard this "joke". It was as if someone reignited the powerful energy we lost when Cobain died. I loved it then and still do.

  • @finismalorum9746

    @finismalorum9746

    2 жыл бұрын

    American, huh?

  • @ReasonStudios
    @ReasonStudios2 жыл бұрын

    This is next level KZread. Kudos Paul!

  • @CrymsonNite
    @CrymsonNite Жыл бұрын

    I don't know music at all, but playing guitar hero and rock band really made me able to hear and appreciate different parts of a song more.

  • @jobhabraken445
    @jobhabraken4452 жыл бұрын

    Great video again Paul! I had honestly no idea there were so many layers in that awesome riff. Absolutely love the solo!!

  • @robertpaul934
    @robertpaul9342 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff. Graham also plays one (of two) drum kits on this track. Set up in the studio opposite each other and played together live, then a section of the drum track was looped. It’s a pretty clever bit of production all round.

  • @elborbo7315
    @elborbo7315 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely awesome!!! That constant pedal note is so inviting to hear the song even more!!! From Crete in Greece, a big applause!!!!!

  • @MarkAlbertoImage
    @MarkAlbertoImage Жыл бұрын

    That was such a fun video. Thank you! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @kennethguitarfiend4493
    @kennethguitarfiend44932 жыл бұрын

    Graham is an underrated guitar genius.

  • @jimmyfuntime4378
    @jimmyfuntime43782 жыл бұрын

    Paul, that was a phenomenal video. Your content is always outstanding but something magical in this breakdown. And that solo at the end... more of these breakdowns!

  • @Tenzen06
    @Tenzen06 Жыл бұрын

    I've discovered your channel a few weeks ago and it's a blast. I kinda stopped playing during my PhD and now i'm trying to get back to it as a routine during the writing phase, and watching you take so much pleasure is really motivating. Your energy is amazing and it makes me excited for guitar once again, so thank you.

  • @-Batou-
    @-Batou-7 ай бұрын

    Figured this out quite recently and it changed everything ... I'm glad to see ppl noticing it !

  • @terencecarter7793
    @terencecarter77932 жыл бұрын

    The distorted bass really thickens up the sound and the little bass slides Alex James does in the outro are fantastic too. Great breakdown of the guitars!

  • @ProgrammedForDamage

    @ProgrammedForDamage

    Жыл бұрын

    Not everyone picks those slides up too. When we used to play it as a warm-up when rehearsing I'd play the slides and the guitarist was like "I like what you did there" and I had to tell him that they were always there in the original. He just never noticed them.

  • @BulletDrummer
    @BulletDrummer2 жыл бұрын

    Paul, I feel like you’d love to dissect Blur’s track ‘No Distance Left To Run’. Non-standard tuning, lovely bluesy chords, and some very Coxon licks.

  • @LandonCahow
    @LandonCahow2 жыл бұрын

    Damn! Not only was that an amazing breakdown, that slow version play at the end that you had the audacity to apologize for was incredible! I was sad that it ended so soon. Must. Have. More!

  • @TimRobertsen
    @TimRobertsen Жыл бұрын

    The distorted bass guitar is what really gives the song that extra punch

  • @andytraverse
    @andytraverse2 жыл бұрын

    Graham Coxon used those 'inversions' on lots of blur songs, way back on the early albums, even on clean guitar sounds, he's a very talented musician.

  • @Whiplashed

    @Whiplashed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Basic stuff man

  • @JustinLesamiz

    @JustinLesamiz

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Whiplashed But not really.

  • @petekay67

    @petekay67

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Whiplashed true, it's only rock n roll but we like it ....

  • @SolamenteVees
    @SolamenteVees2 жыл бұрын

    Graham, Damon and the crew are brilliant. Thank you for the analysis...

  • @weaponsofmaskprojection6780
    @weaponsofmaskprojection67802 жыл бұрын

    I thoroughly enjoy and appreciate your ability to pick apart so many different iconic and unappreciated

  • @EddyBlock
    @EddyBlock Жыл бұрын

    I always heard something “more” than just the normal chords without tuning down and just played it like that so very cool to see you pick up on all the cool details of this “easy” looking but so much fun song!

  • @oldmanfran5523
    @oldmanfran55232 жыл бұрын

    As a Smashing Pumpkins fan, I love listening to songs with different layers and try peel them back. There's something new to grab your ear when you re-listen the song. Great video as always. So much joy from music!!

  • @alexandrebier4581

    @alexandrebier4581

    2 жыл бұрын

    dude man. we should be friends

  • @oldmanfran5523

    @oldmanfran5523

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sure. You seem to be a gentleman of impeccable taste

  • @jonathanbates5025

    @jonathanbates5025

    2 жыл бұрын

    Billy and his stage band.

  • @joshs1533

    @joshs1533

    2 жыл бұрын

    Johnny Marrs layers in The Smiths is a great example of this too.

  • @robertpaulchampagne27

    @robertpaulchampagne27

    2 жыл бұрын

    Man Billy Corgan…talk about a very underrated guitarist. I absolutely love the distorted and heavy guitar sounds in Mayonaise and Cherub Rock

  • @Heisenbinks
    @Heisenbinks2 жыл бұрын

    Love those inverted 5th string power chords! I always called them weezer chords cause they use it in loads of their songs but I also found it to be a staple in punk/hardcode and doom/sludge genres

  • @ThePopShopStudio

    @ThePopShopStudio

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah I was going to say this video could be 5 seconds long and just say they used Weezer chords. Or Bach...

  • @TheHardDark
    @TheHardDark Жыл бұрын

    Paul, I am watching your videos FOR YEARS now, never commented, but always liked them and enjoyed watching. I am nearly 30 now, playing the guitar for 23 years. You are leaving me mindblown and speechless so often, it's crazy and it's awesome. So I just want to say thank you for your awesome work, I learned A LOT and I am still learning a lot.

  • @MrMejIT
    @MrMejIT Жыл бұрын

    Lovely dissection of this. Will appreciate this riff even more now. Thx

  • @GGuitar
    @GGuitar Жыл бұрын

    That solo at the end 👌👌🔥🔥

  • @peterevans8598
    @peterevans85982 жыл бұрын

    Paul Davids = The ultimate “forensic” riff expert - genius ! Bravo Paul !

  • @Dreyno

    @Dreyno

    2 жыл бұрын

    Him and Adrian on Anyone Can Play Guitar are the best for learning how stuff was really played.

  • @rasputinsliver3196
    @rasputinsliver3196 Жыл бұрын

    Sweet breakdown and analysis of that whole sound. Loved it! And your jam at the end...nice.

  • @JoeSmith-zv4ic
    @JoeSmith-zv4ic2 жыл бұрын

    Your talent never ceases to amaze me. Loved the solo. Love what you do, keep up the outstanding work

  • @offset5989
    @offset59892 жыл бұрын

    Coxon called the chorus "the Weezer chord" during an interview with That Pedal Show (I think!) Definitely some Buddy Holly vibes.

  • @MaxPrehl

    @MaxPrehl

    2 жыл бұрын

    wait, there's a weezer signature chord?

  • @CallMeBigWorm
    @CallMeBigWorm Жыл бұрын

    Finally glad someone cleared this up. Cause I've always played it in standard tuning. However I was unaware of the F sharp and A at the end. Otherwise I was actually playing it right with the inverted chords. I seen them live in 1999-2000 and watched them from the 4th row.

  • @mimilini1
    @mimilini1 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for breaking this epic song down! I’ve loved this song since the very first time I heard it, back in the 90’s. I knew it was special but you’ve just shown me why!

  • @JordanSmith-lk9nn
    @JordanSmith-lk9nn Жыл бұрын

    I use to watch your videos whilst learning guitar for the first time as you were always engaging, a while later, I'm still here for these types of videos that are so intelligent and educational for the musicians mind! Keep it up Paul, spread your wisdom.

  • @daveguest6393
    @daveguest63932 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the vid! Billy Corgan used those inversions all the time to create those heavy chorus' (along with 1000 overdubs) I could always hear that high pedal note, but never the high F chord. Thanks again!

  • @bruce1106
    @bruce11062 жыл бұрын

    This is absolutely terrific! On a related note, would love to see you dissect the intro to Blur's There's No Other Way 😁 I'm 100% confident you'd find all the subtleties to make it sound perfect.

  • @josefsuti8115
    @josefsuti81152 жыл бұрын

    You are so refreshing, thank you Paul.

  • @daniel030570
    @daniel0305706 ай бұрын

    Absolutely clever and reveling, thank you

  • @Mr.Nabil.Belhaj
    @Mr.Nabil.Belhaj Жыл бұрын

    I keep coming back to this video just to listen to that slowed down version solo, it gives me goosebumps, too bad you haven't decided to do a long version

  • @xXdroogle13Xx
    @xXdroogle13Xx Жыл бұрын

    Power chord inversions sounding an octave lower is something I myself accidentally found while learning “It’s my Life” by Bon Jovi, and I remember thinking to myself, “huh, there’s gotta be a way to use that for a riff” and now here I find this video telling me I was right. Love your videos, they always cement and connect the stuff I already have in my brain in new and interesting ways.

  • @robovac3557

    @robovac3557

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey man, just so you know your comment about Bon Jovi is public. You might wanna edit that out. Looking out for a fellow bro is all. I ain't no hero.

  • @49zeph

    @49zeph

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s my life is so fire

  • @kevincarmon2639
    @kevincarmon26392 жыл бұрын

    You are having so much fun.....good job.

  • @christophergrundy4424
    @christophergrundy442424 күн бұрын

    Incredibly interesting and useful insights - hats off to you sir and thank you for posting 👍

  • @userdeleted4723
    @userdeleted4723 Жыл бұрын

    Descendents does the same with a lot of their power chords, “I’m the One” is an amazing example of it

  • @_drewplays
    @_drewplays2 жыл бұрын

    This video is great because as a touring punk musician I feel like punk gets overlooked on any complexity but this type of riff is exactly what happens all the time. Thanks

  • @mikusshebus
    @mikusshebus Жыл бұрын

    I have in fact picked up on the different chords that made such a layered sound, but never knew what they were til you broke it down!! Thank you so much

  • @cybermanne
    @cybermanne Жыл бұрын

    Epic!!! Love that little solo as well.

  • @spudvader
    @spudvader2 жыл бұрын

    The released song is also just the demo that they done. Graham Coxon is for sure a guitar hero, his guitar work sounds so simple but there is always more going on than you think.

  • @adamsteelproducer
    @adamsteelproducer2 жыл бұрын

    Nice Paul! I wanted to add though, most of the real power on the chorus comes from a very heavy bass distortion driving the mids forward, but since we’re not used to hearing bass drive, our ears combine it with the guitar to imagine the guitars being even more crazy than they are!

  • @ZoeThePirate

    @ZoeThePirate

    2 жыл бұрын

    Always loved how Alex plays it safe on the first chorus, then turns the bass into a revving engine with all of his slides on the second.

  • @PaulDavids

    @PaulDavids

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Adam! I actually played the bass for this vid through a cranked AC30 (it's not everwhere though) to get that gritty sound. We're reluctant, but all guitarists need to admit that we need the bass to sound heavy haha 🫶

  • @totallykoolyeah

    @totallykoolyeah

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@PaulDavids gimme gimme fuzz bass

  • @williamjverhagen
    @williamjverhagen Жыл бұрын

    Paul, you have a lot going for you. Your playing is stellar. You have a great down to earth personality. Someone that everyone likes personality. I've been watching your videos for years. Thanks.

  • @AnWyMyles
    @AnWyMyles2 жыл бұрын

    Wow just love how you got caught up in the moment and started soloing! AND KEPT IT in the video! I have played on repeat now haha

  • @XanderMohan
    @XanderMohan2 жыл бұрын

    Beetlebum and Charmless Man are the coolest Blur riffs. Just so unique. Coxon is a master

  • @pierovio7882

    @pierovio7882

    Жыл бұрын

    london loves!

  • @XanderMohan

    @XanderMohan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@pierovio7882 i also forgot "No distance left to run" tbf

  • @pierovio7882

    @pierovio7882

    Жыл бұрын

    @@XanderMohan ahah surely, we forgot many ahahah Im a big fan of blur eh eh e h

  • @blacob
    @blacob2 жыл бұрын

    Paul Davids I'd love to hear you break down Beetlebum by Blur. What makes the song so beautiful and melodic yet so dark? PLEASE

  • @JBarbarosa
    @JBarbarosa2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely brilliant..so simple but so effective

  • @mplcausa
    @mplcausa2 жыл бұрын

    It is such a fantastic riff. Such a pleasure hearing your breakdown of it!

  • @thatRyzzle
    @thatRyzzle2 жыл бұрын

    Honestly, in all those years since the song came out, I always thought the guitarist was only playing the so-called pedal note, while the bassist was providing the heavy, grungy, distorted fuzz during the chorus.

  • @seadnamaccasarlaigh279
    @seadnamaccasarlaigh2792 жыл бұрын

    I picked up on the 5th in the bass because when I was learning barre chords when I was 15, I struggled with moving from A shapes to E shapes, so I just barred across all the strings at all times and noticed that the low E string thickened up the A shaped barre chords so much! And so when it came to learning this song, it was just something I was already doing and didn’t think anything of it! I also noticed the pedal note, but not the F power chord! Pedals add so much complexity with very little effort, so it was a thing I really clung too from early on

  • @TimothyHuffGuitar
    @TimothyHuffGuitar Жыл бұрын

    This video is exactly why I love your channel!

  • @mateuszprais854
    @mateuszprais854 Жыл бұрын

    That was amazing, I'm just starting my learning journey, but the additional perspective that your video gives is just melting my heart in a good way and makes me wanna play it.

  • @eddiepullman2745
    @eddiepullman2745 Жыл бұрын

    Paul Davids is a giant among men.

  • @OnyxSkiesXIX
    @OnyxSkiesXIX2 жыл бұрын

    I’m sure someone else pointed it out, but I think as guitarists we are massively underestimating the role the bass plays in how heavy this song sounds. That bass is thick as hell and probably has some fuzz mixed in which makes it sound absolutely massive. Pair that with everything you pointed out and bam! You’ve got the sound!

  • @richardcsomor8262
    @richardcsomor8262 Жыл бұрын

    Oh man, thank you so much!! This is such a great video really entertaining and soo much information passed on in such a natural fashion! As a fellow guitarist for me this really captures that feeling when u really understand a song and why it sounds in a particular way! These tabs more often than not miss just the most interesting parts of a song like this, but that’s okay imo cuz figuring out nuances like this in a song by ear really feel’s like u found that last ingredient that u just couldn’t leave out, and that honestly kinda feels like u wrote it, of course u didn’t but u feel like ur a part of it, and that is amazing to me when u started improvising I was smiling and thinking to myself “you couldn’t hold back” haha and u said sorry but that’s just what makes music such a next level form of communication, it’s a feeling! and once u feel it u just wanna celebrate and share the feeling and that’s exactly why ppl make covers and videos like this and I can’t appreciate it enough cuz theres no better way to teach and inspire ppl to learn music and what makes music great! :)

  • @alejandroantunezdelacruz5095
    @alejandroantunezdelacruz50952 жыл бұрын

    Excellent explanation, Paul!

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