Wow! You just made the cool yet tough riff sound absolutely simple. I'm an intermediate guitar player, this tutorial is one of the best on You Tube and the Web. Thank you for sharing this. Simply brilliant!
Hey Dave Munoz I agree that I talk too much sometimes. LOL ! If you look in the description you'll see links to navigate to different parts of the teaching video quickly.
this is an excellent breakdown of the chords use in the song. however, for me the difficult part is not the chords nor the tempo picking (with patience and practice it can be nailed down relatively easily); the difficult part is the _stamina_ to keep that tempo. watching live performances by John doing this _while_ singing backing vocals is mind-blowing to watch...every time.
Keeping up the tempo is the challenge for sure Dexter. I like it a little slower than RHCP plays it but that's a personal preference. Playing this riff and singing is a challenge. I can do it but when performing solo I usually skip the riff and play the chords while singing. Have you seen my cover? Here you go. th-cam.com/video/I8M7ehEadlo/w-d-xo.html
This is fantastic! Thank you so much! Keep doing what you're doing, because no one else out there does. I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say that we really appreciate it.
Thanks so much for your comment! New developments coming soon for Quail Studios! We have videos in process, plans for expansion, etc.. We'll keep you all informed and also how you can help.
Hello, I've always loved this song but would always fail to play it and I'd always get so disappointed in myself, but now I have hope to one day play it up to speed thanks to you! Thank you so much for putting in the time to teach us this song!
Yes, thanks! The song is actually in G# minor with chords, E major (inversion), B major, F# Major etc. Super difficult with a barré at the 4th fret at 108 bpm??...or around that speed?😫. Playing with capo at 4th fret makes it a lot easier 👏👌ie the E minor shape you play is shifted two tones up to G#minor, same and much easier. But to get it up to 108 bpm for 5 minutes needs STRICT alternate picking and very relaxed wrist action. Also 2nd and 4th beats are accented! A triplet demisemiquaver hammer on👌.John Frusciante not only keeps up the speed, plays for over 5 minutes (very tiring for wrist muscles) and provides backing vocals👏👏THANKS AGAIN FOR A MOST PERCEPTIVE TUTORIAL👏Fantastic musical analysis!
The original is played at around 104bpm on a Stratocaster, very fast with strict alternate picking. This is slower probably at around 90bpm? Still good.
Just to let you know, this is not a beginner's song. But it is OK for you to work on it. I'm just letting you know just in case you get ideas about giving up later on. thanks for learning and striving, and doing the hard thing! Take care! Hal
You my good man have jusy earned yourself a new subscriber! Thank you for this very helpful tutorial. Not many videos show how to play it very well like you do nor do the tabs. Thank You
Just heard the song on thr radio and I remembered your tutorial, which drives me to learn the song in your version with the kapo, thanks a lot from a fan of yours in Germany, Heidelberg,
I'm struggling to with the intro I was wondering if you could do a video just for the riff so you can go into extra detail step by step! I love this song and it was this video that has inspired me to start guitar properly! I've got the hang of everything else just struggling with the intro. Thanks so much!!!!
You are the definitive "keepin it simple" guitar dude that saved me from struggling further with this song "capo" free. Thanks so much for making this video and freely sharing your knowledge with us all. Its like you said, none of the tabs indicate using a capo. I'm still not at 100% of the speed but pretty close and enjoying it.
Very good Jarrod, I love playing this song this way. I have been criticized for not being true to the way that John Frusciante plays the song without a capo. For beginners and intermediate players it may be impossible to play this song without a capo. John definitely has a great, distinctive sound when he plays this song, and he is fast too. All that repetition without missing a note! Amazing! There are some slide sounds that we cannot get with a capo but this is a great place to start. Thank you for the comment!
Well those people should put themselves out there and see how they like the internet criticizing their hard work. You even start out saying this isn't how the tabs all show it, and that you found it easier to play this way!! Bottom line is your video made it possible for me (and I'm sure many others) to play the song. It sounds extremely close to the real thing. No one that has heard me play it can tell the difference and I fully enjoy playing the song now rather than than fighting a losing battle trying to learn without a capo. Cheers!
The original is played at around 104bpm on a Stratocaster, very fast with strict alternate picking. This is slower probably at around 90bpm? Still good.
I love this version. Check it out... This version sounds exactly like the Chili Pepper's version in many respects. Most people won't be able to tell the difference unless they listen to you and then RHCP side by side.
It's not that hard without a capo. The real trick to it is to finger pick it rather than flat pick it. It's much easier to get it smoothly up to temp that way.
made it so easy, like, I just started playing two months ago, and I think I can play this riff already (if I give time to it) and I can play the chords without any trouble. Well done
This is a kind of intimidating riff, and the way you explained everything (strumming too!) was really super helpful! Thanks for the awesome tutorial, liked and subbed. =)
nice 👏 I still think the strumming accents would be more crisp on acoustic exactly as you play it here, or maybe its just me getting used to this version. Thanx for replying!
Thanx a lot fr such an amazing lesson. The usual method is no doubt good but your clever idea of capo is amazing. It made things really easy and properly suitable for acoustic guitar. It's also easy to sing along with it now. Thank you so much :)
Thank you for this easier way of playing this, I've been practicing the regular tab for the past day and this way makes way more since. I still want to learn the chillipepers version in the future tho.
Lately I've been posting an example of the songs that I teach ahead of the video guitar lessons. I'll have to go back and do this one. Thanks, David, for letting me know you value these recordings. I'll put this one on my list right now.
thanks Jared! "the other guys".. could that be Justin Sandercoe, or Marty Schwartz? Those guys have been on TH-cam since the very early days. If you share my videos that will help. Also, I have a different slant to my teaching and have not churned out so many classic songs that they have so far. Perhaps in time I can get to 100,000 subs.. Working on it. ;)
It's a good way to play it and it sounds a little different, but still good. I believe it's really a good exercise to learn the original and also learn to sing over it.
Are you talking about the part at 2:29? You pluck the open D string, then hammer at the 4th fret with the 3rd finger (left hand). That's how we get the first two notes of the D chord. Or.. you could pluck the open D and the pluck the 4th fret if you can't do the hammer right now. Practice the hammer. Let me know if that answers your question. Give me a time on the video if I've guessed it wrong.
You are welcome. If you don't know if this channel is working or not you haven't looked around very much. Why don't you subscribe and comment a little more and see what happens? Hal
Espetacular! Estava pensando em tocar essa música em minhas apresentações. Com o capotraste a música fica excelente no violão. Muito obrigado. Thank you so much!
Maybe I should do a song video for Snow? In my next videoed practice I'll do it. I do have videos where I play the whole song. In the past TH-cam's algorithm calls me out because they say I'm covering a song. There is no way to dispute that and so and I have to share ad revenue with someone. I've been ignoring that lately and just doing whatever I want because ad revenue is really not that profitable anyway. That's one reason why I have a Patreon page. www.patreon.com/quail_studios Check out the song playlist that we have. th-cam.com/play/PLhI97quE-W-LSYbA903P6TrPBxl0PtMB-.html or cover song playlist - th-cam.com/play/PLhI97quE-W-Kj5WZUicTCQT4rNpDF1LRR.html
Hi Seb, of course I teach other songs. Do you mean pepper's songs? Search my channel to find out. I have Can't Stop Intro, Under the Bridge, and Scar Tissue.
![Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow [Hey Oh] [Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/p0vM9iINl28/mqdefault.jpg)
Wow! You just made the cool yet tough riff sound absolutely simple. I'm an intermediate guitar player, this tutorial is one of the best on You Tube and the Web. Thank you for sharing this. Simply brilliant!
Thank you for this comment and your insight!
Wow,, 👌👏👏
reverse your name and you become pearl jam
Awesome. So much easier than other versions out there. We are not all advanced guitar players but we all LOVE this song!
Great comment Keith.
So truth Keith.
So true 😬✌🏻
Hey Dave Munoz I agree that I talk too much sometimes. LOL ! If you look in the description you'll see links to navigate to different parts of the teaching video quickly.
+Quail Studios Tutorials Thanks :)
分かりやすい！Snow好きだからこれみながらギター練習してみようかな
Putting this into google translate, and I like this comment. Thank you very much!
Hal Stead
Thank you for translating this!
I'm still a guitar beginner, but someday I will be able to play this song
@@MrRunrun904 Great! Good luck and don't give up.
Best tutorial I've seen so far on TH-cam. Most videos exclude at least one good detail but you managed to include everything. Love this song too!
0:54 Play at 1.5 speed. Thank me later
sebastian cuello nooooooo play it at 2x
What’s with this sassy Lost child? Hmm maybe 1.75 ? 🙂
1.75
@Zachary Kariotis Thanks for watching!
Never thought I'd find enough hours to learn my daydream rockstar song, feeling reinvigorated
Hi Jenn, have I seen you around here before? You look familiar. Thanks for listening and learning. :) Hal
Congratulations! 👊
She does look familiar, looks like my second wife.
How many times I been married?
Once 😏
@@stefanagha3248 Awrite calm down ben
Thanks! It's great to have you on board!
this is an excellent breakdown of the chords use in the song. however, for me the difficult part is not the chords nor the tempo picking (with patience and practice it can be nailed down relatively easily); the difficult part is the _stamina_ to keep that tempo. watching live performances by John doing this _while_ singing backing vocals is mind-blowing to watch...every time.
Keeping up the tempo is the challenge for sure Dexter. I like it a little slower than RHCP plays it but that's a personal preference. Playing this riff and singing is a challenge. I can do it but when performing solo I usually skip the riff and play the chords while singing. Have you seen my cover? Here you go. th-cam.com/video/I8M7ehEadlo/w-d-xo.html
I've never been happier clicking on a video.
This comment made me smile SAMI
What a wicked lesson...didn't think I was anywhere near a tune like this...thanks a lot mate..take work but possible!
This is so great to hear! Take care and work hard! :)
Gracias por venir y ver! Vives in el Peru? Espero que vamos a hacer algo más que te gusta. Tal como Under The Bridge?
That is a real guitar lesson! Thank you for revealing so many tricks.
You help me learn that song in 20min and I would've never learned it that fast without your video.
Wow, that's fast. I'm glad the video helped. :)
This is fantastic! Thank you so much! Keep doing what you're doing, because no one else out there does. I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say that we really appreciate it.
Thanks so much for your comment! New developments coming soon for Quail Studios! We have videos in process, plans for expansion, etc.. We'll keep you all informed and also how you can help.
Hello, I've always loved this song but would always fail to play it and I'd always get so disappointed in myself, but now I have hope to one day play it up to speed thanks to you! Thank you so much for putting in the time to teach us this song!
Yes, it is easier to play this way for sure. It is actually the same chords as the original recording.
@@quailstudios I've already got it up to speed and I feel so accomplished, this is why I always have a capo ready. 😁
I love that this song is much easier to play now. I’m not even that awesome at the guitar yet and I was already tryna learn hard songs
Hello! Love your comment. Thanks! Keep it up, don't give up!
Yes, thanks! The song is actually in G# minor with chords, E major (inversion), B major, F# Major etc. Super difficult with a barré at the 4th fret at 108 bpm??...or around that speed?😫. Playing with capo at 4th fret makes it a lot easier 👏👌ie the E minor shape you play is shifted two tones up to G#minor, same and much easier. But to get it up to 108 bpm for 5 minutes needs STRICT alternate picking and very relaxed wrist action. Also 2nd and 4th beats are accented! A triplet demisemiquaver hammer on👌.John Frusciante not only keeps up the speed, plays for over 5 minutes (very tiring for wrist muscles) and provides backing vocals👏👏THANKS AGAIN FOR A MOST PERCEPTIVE TUTORIAL👏Fantastic musical analysis!
The original is played at around 104bpm on a Stratocaster, very fast with strict alternate picking. This is slower probably at around 90bpm? Still good.
@@tuftyaurelius9062 Thanks for watching Tufty. I do like it a little slower. You have good observations BTW. Thanks for watching and your support.
You know, i started to play guitar 4 days ago, and this song is SO hard... But I don't give up, I continue learning.
you managed to play the song? :)
Just to let you know, this is not a beginner's song. But it is OK for you to work on it. I'm just letting you know just in case you get ideas about giving up later on. thanks for learning and striving, and doing the hard thing! Take care! Hal
This aint no beginner song at all. lol
MightyMiMi we will never know
Man you litteraly make millions of peoples proud because they finally play Snow correctly ;)
Thank you for watching!
You my good man have jusy earned yourself a new subscriber! Thank you for this very helpful tutorial. Not many videos show how to play it very well like you do nor do the tabs. Thank You
Tabs take time. Thanks for everything! Subscribe, comment, cool.
Thank you so much! The best lesson in all internet about this song. Using the capo helps a lot. I finally could play this song!!
André Nóbrega Very good André !!! I love hearing about success!
You can play this song without a capo the same way I play it here. It will be in a different key than the original. That's a good way to play it too.
Just heard the song on thr radio and I remembered your tutorial, which drives me to learn the song in your version with the kapo, thanks a lot from a fan of yours in Germany, Heidelberg,
It's so great to hear from you Bernhard. Thanks for the comment and the support!
you are great man! i am a bit of a beginner so this made things about 10 times easier 4 me. thanks!
+Damon Jackson
Thanks Damon.
not am I only am I impressed with the quality of your teaching, but your playing and singing are very nice as well
I'm struggling to with the intro I was wondering if you could do a video just for the riff so you can go into extra detail step by step! I love this song and it was this video that has inspired me to start guitar properly! I've got the hang of everything else just struggling with the intro. Thanks so much!!!!
1:36 is the breakdown of the intro
You are the definitive "keepin it simple" guitar dude that saved me from struggling further with this song "capo" free. Thanks so much for making this video and freely sharing your knowledge with us all. Its like you said, none of the tabs indicate using a capo. I'm still not at 100% of the speed but pretty close and enjoying it.
Very good Jarrod, I love playing this song this way. I have been criticized for not being true to the way that John Frusciante plays the song without a capo. For beginners and intermediate players it may be impossible to play this song without a capo.
John definitely has a great, distinctive sound when he plays this song, and he is fast too. All that repetition without missing a note! Amazing! There are some slide sounds that we cannot get with a capo but this is a great place to start.
Thank you for the comment!
Well those people should put themselves out there and see how they like the internet criticizing their hard work. You even start out saying this isn't how the tabs all show it, and that you found it easier to play this way!!
Bottom line is your video made it possible for me (and I'm sure many others) to play the song. It sounds extremely close to the real thing. No one that has heard me play it can tell the difference and I fully enjoy playing the song now rather than than fighting a losing battle trying to learn without a capo.
Cheers!
Wow you are very accurate
and a very good player
Thank You keep up the good work
Thanks Ajay. I'm still making videos. :)
Thank u so much uncle , its easy
Take the capo off and play it without. Easy fix.
Nice
De nada! Gracias por venir y ver!
feels like I'm cheating. hehe
Yea, I know.
It is cheating! Having said that, I'd never try the "proper" version on an acoustic - so thumbs up!
andrew paul u are
Who cares
The original is played at around 104bpm on a Stratocaster, very fast with strict alternate picking. This is slower probably at around 90bpm? Still good.
Thanks so much for this tutorial, easy to follow and sounds really good with the capo!
Wow! Very nice Tutrial. Now I can play this song, thanks ;)
Hey Nils, thanks
My mind is completely blown away! This is a perfect tutorial! Thanks
I am totally inspired by the way you play! And your beard is awesome!!!!!!
Thanks, LOL!
this inspired me to shut the TV off last night and pick up the acoustic and learn it. Thanks for the motivation - and the lesson, too:)
Cool. TV is not worth watching. Haven't watched it for years. Playing music is healing for the soul.
I love this version. Check it out... This version sounds exactly like the Chili Pepper's version in many respects. Most people won't be able to tell the difference unless they listen to you and then RHCP side by side.
You are my best tutor to let me play this wonderful riff...
Wunderbar!
German! Danke!
That Am little trick on the tag is amazing, sounds so good, I bet can be incorporated into other melodies..
Thanks Frencesco for your input and support. :)
Awesoeme :) !!!
Thanks!
Quail Studios Tutorials it's the easiest way to play this amazing song!!! thank you :)
The first person I've ever seen using an acoustic with this riff! Thank you!
Thanks. I like playing acoustic guitar. Didn't think about playing it on my electric. I have performed it solo for years on acoustic.
It's not that hard without a capo. The real trick to it is to finger pick it rather than flat pick it. It's much easier to get it smoothly up to temp that way.
Well, I think it depends on who is trying to learn this song. For a real beginner it's a little tough. I agree with you about the fingerpicking.
What a legend to still reply after 8 years! Great lesson m8!
Hello Raghav, I'm still here creating content and interacting with my online supporters. thanks for being here. Hal
@@quailstudios happy to know that!
No doubt, best guitar teacher on TH-cam...subscribed...
Roberto Đopa Ha ha! Thanks!
made it so easy, like, I just started playing two months ago, and I think I can play this riff already (if I give time to it) and I can play the chords without any trouble. Well done
Cool. I love to hear comments like this. :)
Awesome lesson, I used to play it in a different way, but this one is much better
This is a kind of intimidating riff, and the way you explained everything (strumming too!) was really super helpful! Thanks for the awesome tutorial, liked and subbed. =)
Wow! This is great. Glad you are here with us!
I wish you would do a cover version of this, I keep coming back here, not for learing, just to listen. Its outstanding 👌
Will this work for you? th-cam.com/video/I8M7ehEadlo/w-d-xo.html
nice 👏 I still think the strumming accents would be more crisp on acoustic exactly as you play it here, or maybe its just me getting used to this version. Thanx for replying!
That's a killer trick to play this difficult song ... thanks for taking the time to teach it !!!
+Tom Caneschi
Thanks Tom. I'm so glad that you like the video!
awesome ! THANKS!
Great! Thanks!
Holly shit . Where were you all this time . Omg . I can now finally play this song like its nothing. Thank you sir .
Hi Bikesh, I've been right here for years. :) In fact, this video is 5 years old. Glad you finally found me.
Great lesson. I was able to play this along with you straight off the bat . I am intermediate and play a Blueridge BR 60 Acoustic.
Very good! Thumbs up for your Blueridge.
Greetings from Ukraine. Very impressed with your guitar play-style . It is understandable and accessible explain all of my favorite songs. Thank you!
+Александр Шевченко
Thank you! Glad that you are watching and are here with us.
Clever! Really well done and easier for not-skilled guitar player.
Thanx a lot fr such an amazing lesson. The usual method is no doubt good but your clever idea of capo is amazing. It made things really easy and properly suitable for acoustic guitar. It's also easy to sing along with it now.
Thank you so much :)
Thanks for being here with us! Glad you liked it!
This is amazing thank you for providing such great instruction! You are a wonderful guitar player!
This is exactly how lessons should be given. Thanks for this!
Just found your channel. Love the Snow lesson. Subscribed!
Absolutely wonderful lesson I honestly thank you for uploading this.
+matthew moore
Thanks Matthew. You are welcome.
The tag is absolutely beautiful!
You like the Tag that much. Cool. Thank you Kritischer. :)
Thank you for this easier way of playing this, I've been practicing the regular tab for the past day and this way makes way more since. I still want to learn the chillipepers version in the future tho.
Personsl challenge month after month after year continues, but Hal your rendition is the best on youtube. Please post the entire song. Thanks Hal.
Lately I've been posting an example of the songs that I teach ahead of the video guitar lessons. I'll have to go back and do this one. Thanks, David, for letting me know you value these recordings. I'll put this one on my list right now.
Keep losing my way as in the strum pattern but making progress memory full reboot;) Additonally added embellishments to the string picking.
Good job Thank'you
Thanks!
Yes, Awesome find !! Love this tune and this makes it super easy!!
Kudos Friend!! Thankyou
You're welcome Glen!
This will be the first song I learn on guitar! Excited! Thank you!
:) Great Margie!
very well done - made a complicated-sounding piece simple and effective! Keep it up, we older folk are not as quick as we used to be!!
Thanks, will do, Norman. I appreciate your comment. :)
Bro, you are the BEST!! I loved this video, just thanks and greettings from Colombia
Gracias Jose por este comentario. ¡Me encanta!
how are you not famous? this tab and lesson is INSANE!
Am I not famous? LOL The hard core guitar players are mad at me for using a capo. Oh well.
i meant how do you not have waaayy more subs? the other guys suck and have nearly have 1m subs
thanks Jared! "the other guys".. could that be Justin Sandercoe, or Marty Schwartz? Those guys have been on TH-cam since the very early days. If you share my videos that will help. Also, I have a different slant to my teaching and have not churned out so many classic songs that they have so far. Perhaps in time I can get to 100,000 subs.. Working on it. ;)
i love how you get straight to the point. good job man.
It's a good way to play it and it sounds a little different, but still good. I believe it's really a good exercise to learn the original and also learn to sing over it.
+whoispedrocosta I agree.
Thank you soo much when I first heard this song I thought it was soo hard but I found this and my mind was just blown
Yes, that was the whole idea. Take something hard and make it easier but make it sound as close to the original as possible!
Thanks for your tutorials! They are really helpful. I am glad to have stumbled upon your channel.
wow so much simpler then any other tutorials but souds REALY good! thank you!
thanks PaintSnake. :)
Awesome sir... You just eased the song to the beginner level.. Thank You.
You Are welcome!
Are you talking about the part at 2:29? You pluck the open D string, then hammer at the 4th fret with the 3rd finger (left hand). That's how we get the first two notes of the D chord. Or.. you could pluck the open D and the pluck the 4th fret if you can't do the hammer right now. Practice the hammer. Let me know if that answers your question. Give me a time on the video if I've guessed it wrong.
Great instructor! I learned it the hard way but it's nice having a different prospective.
Thank you for your perspective. I appreciate hearing from you. :)
i dont know if this channel its still working but thank you so much.... you´ve helped me a lot
You are welcome. If you don't know if this channel is working or not you haven't looked around very much. Why don't you subscribe and comment a little more and see what happens? Hal
you just convinced me...
That's a perfect lesson, really nice. It's an injustice so little views you deserve minimun 100x more than this =D
Espetacular! Estava pensando em tocar essa música em minhas apresentações. Com o capotraste a música fica excelente no violão. Muito obrigado. Thank you so much!
Olá Eduardo,
De nada! Meu prazer em servir.
Great lesson😃 thanks👍🏼 do you have videos where you play whole song so we can try and play along ??
Maybe I should do a song video for Snow? In my next videoed practice I'll do it. I do have videos where I play the whole song. In the past TH-cam's algorithm calls me out because they say I'm covering a song. There is no way to dispute that and so and I have to share ad revenue with someone. I've been ignoring that lately and just doing whatever I want because ad revenue is really not that profitable anyway. That's one reason why I have a Patreon page. www.patreon.com/quail_studios
Check out the song playlist that we have. th-cam.com/play/PLhI97quE-W-LSYbA903P6TrPBxl0PtMB-.html or cover song playlist - th-cam.com/play/PLhI97quE-W-Kj5WZUicTCQT4rNpDF1LRR.html
Thank you
Do you teach other songs
Thanks again I am so happy
the Grand teacher.
Hi Seb, of course I teach other songs. Do you mean pepper's songs? Search my channel to find out. I have Can't Stop Intro, Under the Bridge, and Scar Tissue.
Yes thank you 😊
Nice I will try them
Thanks man, really good tutorial and easy to learn
You're welcome Giocannetti. Thanks for being here.
absolutely perfect for beginners thank you so much you earned a subscriber
Ah... Thank you. Yes, that is my focus. To help people in their guitar journey. Thanks for your support.
Awesome video! You always show very detailed how you play. Thank you
Thank you Filip for your comment. and you're welcome. :)
Thank u so much,for this lesson..
❤ from India🇮🇳
I Love this lesson, very simple.. Good Job
The only helpful video for those who wanna learn ..thanks mate💙💜
Chiklu this is an interesting statement. I appreciate your perspective. :)
Hey its a great guitar lesson for me
Thanx
HammerOn 😊
Very very good. Best tutorial in youtube so far. Keep it going
That was a clever way of teaching this song.
Thanks dude.
You're welcome. :)
You're welcome. :)
hahaha thanks man, you have like the best tutorials on youtube
Wow, thanks for the comment. That means a lot.
T'es doué, fieu ! :-)
You're gifted, not only as a guitarist, but as a teacher too ! Thank you.
Great job man an easy way and sound exactly, ty for this video
Just got a guitar on July 1st (my birthday) and now I'm learning to play this... it's actually pretty simple
This is so cool to hear. (I don't know what kind of emoticon to insert to express my emotion.) Thanks for your comment!
Hello I'm from Mexico and with you i learn Scar Tissue and now Snow....THANKS!
This is great Luis! Gracias!
So nice! And clear! Right on!
Thanks!