Girl Afraid by The Smiths

Girl Afraid by The Smiths | Guitar Lesson

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Thought I'd finally attempt one of Johnny Marr's most elusive and tricky guitar parts, Girl Afraid.
Tab and backing track can be found on my Patreon page (pay what you like): / anyonecanplayguitar
Hi 00:00
Play-through 00:34
About the song 02:02
Intro 03:42
Main riff 07:11
Rest of the intro 9:27
Verse 15:01
Chorus 17:50
Gear 21:05
Bye 22:58
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@IrishBog 3 жыл бұрын

This is the Mount Everest of learning Smiths tunes.

@jerrydelcannon9458 3 жыл бұрын

Correction - Adrian is the Mt. Everest of all the best tunes including the Smiths!

@simdoyle 3 жыл бұрын

It has got the best Sherpa leading the way though.

@simdoyle 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adrian. Total magic.

@dermot51 3 жыл бұрын

Nearly impossible to play

@Hexenhammer 2 жыл бұрын

I subbed to you specifically because of this comment.

@asims1066 3 жыл бұрын

In case anyone is wondering, one of the main reason Johnny liked to tune up was that he would go into the studio to lay down guitar tracks and find that Morrissey had sung all over the places where his more intricate guitar parts were supposed to go. So Johnny started tuning up to carve out his own part of the frequency spectrum. Job done

@teodelfuego 3 жыл бұрын

@@LordDenning_ yes, I think you’re right. I had always heard that Johnny tuned up to match Morrisey’s vocal range. I could be wrong

@insalinity5558 2 жыл бұрын

Yep - that’s pretty much what he stated in his autobiography. He went up in order to get out of Morrissey’s way and find a tonal space for the guitar. Just as well too, because unlike the conventional rhythm players of the time he was also carrying the melody through his voice leading approach. It’s part of what made his style really quite unusual for the period.

@leonardjohnny67 5 ай бұрын

Typical Morrissey being a prick

@PalmerEldritch47 3 жыл бұрын

I understand you don't want to get labeled as "that Smith's guy", but this video really made my day.

@edgarsnake2857 3 жыл бұрын

Great work Adrian. I was part owner of a vintage guitar shop in the Boston area and Johnny Marr would come to our shop every time the Smiths (and later, on his own) were on tour. We had a reputation for having a great selection of 'How to Play' books. Johnny was particularly interested in Jimi Hendrix books. He was always great to deal with and loved to talk about American and British rock and pop music.

@TrevorStark 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! More of The Smiths would be highly appreciated.

@barberoriley5059 3 жыл бұрын

Adrian, your music taste is impeccable. Seriously seriously cool musical palate, lad. Keep up the good work. You’re an extremely humble and likeable teacher, and easily one of the best on here. Respect 👌🏼

@paluma8590 2 жыл бұрын

signed

@patrickdutrevis1899 3 жыл бұрын

Many Smiths fans see Girl Afraid and William it was really Nothing as the Holy Grail of Johnny’s guitar parts. Both your rendition of Girl Afraid and your pedagogical skills are breathtaking !

@luisfernandoenrique 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness. Keep them Smiths tunes coming please!!!

@kennique7634 3 жыл бұрын

You know you’re something else when you casually drop the fact you learned/transcribed ‘girl afraid’ in one week...

@Proutt 3 жыл бұрын

List of national treasures to be preserved at all costs: -David Attenborough -Adrian of ACG That’s it.

@mcbrodz1663 3 жыл бұрын

Johnny marr too

@linsayspence7070 2 жыл бұрын

And Andy Rourke 👍

@jameswright6059 2 ай бұрын

One of my fave smith's song; thanks Adrian for meticulously working through it - fantastic job.

@josemariaramirez6017 3 жыл бұрын

This is for me the most difficult song to play. I really appreciate your lesson. Love the way you play The Smiths songs. Great teacher. I’ve learned to play a lot of songs with you. Thanks a lot for this.

@ourkid2000 3 жыл бұрын

Johnny's finest work. How old was he when he did this? Sheesh......absolutely insane

@itheuserfirst3186 3 жыл бұрын

19 or 20?

@Chrishagen 2 жыл бұрын

And nobody sounded remotely like this before either! JM is a genius.

@mvxwelldemon 2 жыл бұрын

Hatful of Hollow came out about 12 days after Johnny’s 21st birthday so he recorded it while he was still only 20 years old….what an asshole 🤣 who does that

@Chrishagen 2 жыл бұрын

@@mvxwelldemon Jimmy Page, Adele, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Bob Dylan… all in their early twenties or younger for many of their classic recordings. Lots of young “assholes” in pop music😁.

@mvxwelldemon 2 жыл бұрын

@@Chrishagen i’m aware my man! although everyone you named wasn’t really getting noticed till around 22+….Adele doesn’t exactly shred on a guitar either so i’m not counting her lol

@josh8078 3 жыл бұрын

Man thanks for all the great lessons !

@danrobinson6481 Жыл бұрын

One of the most thorough and complete guitar lessons I've watched on yt. Helps that it's a cracking tune too. Thank you sir!

@matthewgale6766 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant tutorial. Your videos have been a sheer joy to watch and learn from this past year. Thank you!

@MrWierdwildstuff 3 жыл бұрын

Dude i think you're as close to nailing this as Johnny himself. Love your stuff, especially when you do The Smiths. Bravo!!!

@BeatPoet67 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo! This is so beautiful and so full of melancholy. Thank you.

@jourdanredden3190 3 жыл бұрын

Man, you doing this tutorial is a dream come true. This song has always been a mystery to me.

@allenkriesman5085 2 жыл бұрын

Without this video, I would have never been able to play this song. Amazing job and you describe things at a perfect pace. This is now the most difficult song I can play ;)

@joshs1533 3 жыл бұрын

Your method of teaching is brilliant and you've made it possible breaking down such a tricky song!

@realsquirrelhours565 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorites to play and this rendition sounds stellar!

@neilhutchison3338 3 жыл бұрын

Truly great tutorial Adrian. Like gold dust really. As a long time Smiths and Johnny Marr fan I’ve waited a LONG time for this. Respect. And Thank You!

@luissoares9929 3 жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this for a while! Thank you!

@davidbier7518 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Fantastic job there on a really intricate piece!

@dooleyfan 3 жыл бұрын

I salute you, Adrian, for figuring this one out. I have been a huge Smiths fan since 1984, but all my attempts at playing them never worked out because there was just so much going on there. You have broken the proverbial elephant into bite sized chunks.

@davidhoban3825 3 жыл бұрын

This is an incredible coincidence!! I only thought this week if the guy with glasses, who brilliantly covered The Smiths 'Back to the Old House' had given a lesson on this song and now lo and behold it's here.. Astonishing and thanks!! 😊👍

@XLBiker13 3 жыл бұрын

What you accomplished is nothing short of remarkable. Wow. Thank you.

@antalantal2366 3 жыл бұрын

Finally, you analyse what I deem being the best guitar part ever composed by Johnny Marr when he was in that glorious band. Thank you!

@pellecoveringsongs 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT playing and Great video!!! Love it! And of course love this song!

@lorka6365 2 жыл бұрын

I’m not yet brave enough to tackle this song although I mastered Some girls are bigger than others, but I keep coming back to this video just to hear your rendition of the song…perfection, hearing all the guitar parts clearly without the vocal overlay

@robertodagamapaes1657 3 жыл бұрын

You are great!!! That’s the one I was waiting for ! It’s going to take time but I appreciate you!

@robsierra516 3 жыл бұрын

A gift indeed! Thanks for sharing

@garynightingale9215 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! I've shied away from this one for years - gonna give it a go now! Thanks for doing this :)

@enriqueosorio3731 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Adrian!

@SSRT_JubyDuby8742 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely glorious, one of my favourite Smiths songs and I am really looking forward to learning it, as I have with every Smiths that you have done. I am going to attempt to do this with the band, although it might end up not possible in a three piece, which is what we are. Damn Johnny and his layering! 😎🎙🎸✅

@martynspooner5822 3 жыл бұрын

Have no idea how you manage to work these out it is far beyond my capabilities but I am so pleased you do. Thanks for sharing with us mere mortal guitar players.

@edababak 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this lesson. You’re amazing teacher!

@wenjun4536 3 жыл бұрын

Probably my favourite riffs in a Smiths song

@simongray3966 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Awesome lesson

@zaido1986 Жыл бұрын

Amazing, thank you for this great lesson!

@Bodyknowledge77 3 жыл бұрын

Oh the rapid melodic guit joy! It's pretty sweet to know two of my favorite Smiths compositions (this and Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now) were conceived just miles from me in NYC.

@IrishBog 3 жыл бұрын

That’s right. Which hotel was it ??

@Bodyknowledge77 3 жыл бұрын

@@IrishBog The Iroquois Hotel I just discovered. I occasionally used to check out guitars on 48th st (it's not what it used to be) where Johnny got the Gibby he used to compose this with.

@LiamDarden 3 жыл бұрын

Just what I needed. You and your channel are treasure in the wasteland of guitar lessons.

@GaylordBonnafous 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite Smiths songs!

@descendingforth 7 күн бұрын

The hardest smiths guitar track by far!

@wsurfn 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!!!!!! I was always proud of my crappy self taught version, now it is time to play this right.

@blurryface480 2 жыл бұрын

Your taste in music is amazing!

@jaedii7287 3 жыл бұрын

Man this is great! Thank you so much dude, this goes so indepth it's perfect!

@peterek933 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I've been thinking that I could play this one for years. Learned it from a smiths tab-book. Turned out I had to relearn most of it :)

@glamracket1328 3 жыл бұрын

This sounds great. Was following someone else’s tutorial, but this is way better. Great job. Can’t wait to get stuck in.

@finnstraintime 3 жыл бұрын

This is very well done!

@hughcronshey3202 3 жыл бұрын

Ok. I’ve watched the into/play through a couple of times and the timing is impeccable. I’m not sure I’m brave enough to try it.

@bryanjohnson5453 3 жыл бұрын

Well the rest of my days activities are now on pause! Every girl afraid tutorial on youtube pales in comparison to this great job as usual. I would love to see This Night Has Opened My Eyes next. There’s a few parts I just can’t get down

@mikericciuti5996 3 жыл бұрын

one of my favorites--thanks!

@jasonbrown1987 3 жыл бұрын

An absolute belter such a great one cheers

@fduffer 3 жыл бұрын

Dude that's amazing!

@MrFabthefabulous 3 жыл бұрын

Wahou ! Amazing... Whish I could play this song one day. Adrian, you're my favorite... and a GREAT guitar player and teacher.

@mikestephen5856 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for being such a wonderful teacher....again!

@regularnimnule9715 3 жыл бұрын

Marr is a genius. Brilliant lesson Adrian.

@ianshields8539 3 жыл бұрын

Awsome, always wanted to learn this. Cheers.

@ST-xg3gy 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! The great Johnny Marr, none better!

@Mudplucker 3 жыл бұрын

Another top tune and great tutorial cheers 🍺

@user-ek6dg4gs9w 3 жыл бұрын

I love ur smith tutorials

@mariapais4666 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! I’m a begginner but I’m looking forward to being able to play this song!🤩

@samuelbarcella7951 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Adrian!💚

@m.d.zakhenderson6742 3 жыл бұрын

Revenge of the nerds! You’ve done a great job, as always. Thanks for taking the time to do this for us.

@darrenseymour7568 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! hats off to you!

@LowWinterSun01 Жыл бұрын

Great work man 👏 👏

@TSkateUS 3 жыл бұрын

can we have this happen more than once a year? these tutorials are the best

@ggapp1 3 жыл бұрын

yessssssss!!!! Thanks, amazing lesson

@Dave-ug9bh 3 жыл бұрын

Great lesson cheers Adrian

@mattreid859 3 жыл бұрын

Blinkin' flippin' great! A classic early Smiths tune and a personal favourite from younger days. I've been trying this off and on for a while - fingerstyle (easier than picking?) but haven't been able to suss the finer points you've explained. Cheers- thanks for sharing this.

@simoneyre3646 12 күн бұрын

Absolutely fantastic.. brilliant love this song 🎵 ❤️ ..

@IndieRocknRollRadio 3 жыл бұрын

I’d love to hear Adrian play this with the guitar god, Johnny Marr. Impressive detective work on one of my favorite Smiths riffs.

@MercurialToys 3 жыл бұрын

After years and years of hearing about Jazz Chorus amplifiers, I finally bought one. Just the little JC22 model. I was kinda preparing myself to be disappointed having not played one before. I have to say it's the most glorious clean I've ever had the pleasure to play. Even inspires you to play different. I'd highly recommend for you to get one on your bucket list, especially with the type of music you like to play.

@jdivision79 3 жыл бұрын

Love it. Thank you ❤️

@londoncalling1757 3 жыл бұрын

Adrian your the coolest nerd on the circuit, especially deciphering this tune 👌

@jagercaster 3 жыл бұрын

I love Smiths. Thank you mate.

@pickelnose 3 жыл бұрын

Love you! More smiths 🥰 aaaaand more the cure!

@LuigiForte 3 жыл бұрын

This video came out on my 37th birthday. Thank you Adrian for this!

@DennisMC1974 Жыл бұрын

Sounds Great Mate!😎🤟🔥🎸

@cwks3510 3 жыл бұрын

YESSSSSS.....a jazz master, the Smiths, and ACPG!

@davidonion4150 3 жыл бұрын

Wow- this is very difficult. JM is the man.

@ltay5005 3 жыл бұрын

You, are amazing!! Thank you.

@jacksonfingerland 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Learnt the chords in the 90s never got my head around the actual details though

@brycesterling947 3 жыл бұрын

FINALLY!!! YES THANK YOU

@robertoestebanmoreno6996 Жыл бұрын

AWESOME!

@CAP21 3 жыл бұрын

BRAVO 👏. Take bow Adrian. You earned it 👍🍺

@fishfullness 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome lesson Adrian - can't wait to try (and fall a little short ;) )

@arizona_rockabilly9288 3 жыл бұрын

Yes more smiths please!! You should do this night has opened my eyes next! Awesome bass line in that song too!

@jacobgutierrez864 3 жыл бұрын

I was always amazed at how intricate and amazing this song was... lookin forward to see how you tackle it. Love these videos! :)

@matthewpollard2843 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE YOU ADRIAN. my favourite songs are William, What Difference and then probably Sheila Takes a Bow, however, Girl Afraid is probably at the top of anything The Smiths, Morrissey or Johnny Marr ever produced............I think I am going to have to throw money at you, as I have literally no other way to show my undying gratitude....