The best music video of 2013 (a must see)

[Renton]

I wouldn't call John F's work on Under the Bridge virtuoso in the least, but it was certainly an iconic song for guitar, and being able to play Under the Bridge reasonably well is pretty standard for any guitar player moving into intermediate level who is a fan of rock music. Jerry was a Racecar Driver on the other hand probably less than 0.2% of bass-players can play. Trolling aside, SAHW did pretty well especially considering she sang while playing. I just wasn't that big a fan of her voice.

[MadMojoMonkey]

I wouldn't call John F's work on Under the Bridge virtuoso in the least

There were a few guys I used to jam with that could play the piece in a perfect rendition, and I saw much virtuosity in those, usually private, performances.

I never got my chops up to play it through perfectly. There are some weird things he did with alternate fingerings which change 2 or 3 times within a measure just to accommodate the extra embellishments which make every repeat different. There are chorded slides and half muted sections... It really demands you know all the basic sounds and tricks with a guitar to pull it off.

I agree that it's not a "Virtuoso" piece, a la music theory, especially in presentation as a punkish pop-rock song. I.e. it's no Andres Segovia, but that's comparing apples to orange flames on a hot rod.

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