You also have to consider that he wrote it 30 years ago, and won't have played it much since The Smiths broke up

Everyone messes up often. That's why there's such a thing as rehearsal. By the time we get to hear any finished record or performance I'm sure the performer has fucked up numerous times. Johnny Marr is no different.

+Ray M. (Zzzq0_epzzz) and its like they say, the very best make it look easy. you watch this and say "hey! cool arpeggios, I'm sure I could belt that out!" and then you grab your guitar and feel like you need A LOT more practice!

@@bonkersllama won't have played it much? The guy plays it every time he performs live.

Mister Sifter what do u mean lol

+Abc5Pop OKAY NOEL

+blindingsun shut up LIAM

Just shut it the fucking lot of yeees.

I was simply quoting

WE ARE NEVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER

@Ronnie McColl Cheers Ronnie, next time I'm talking about guitarists I'll ask you and not the two internationally known guitarists

@Ronnie McColl Overrated?

@Ronnie McColl Is everything okay at home Ronnie ye miserable bastard

That’s the problem, he’s a shite songwriter and a shite guitarist

ネオン noel is great songwriter no one can even argue, and i think his playing matched the band really well, they weren't about being virtuosos they were just pure rock and roll, some power chords and pentatonic solo at the end.

he is human, and needs to be loved, just like everybody else does.

dang it! i was going to comment this, lol

@Frank Serpico a river the colour of lead?

@Frank Serpico well there's another smiths song for you

Morrissey noellllll

Ill never be as good as Blur or The Smiths fook. Noel no talent Galagher

@@patriciosotelo9007atrocious comment he’s miles ahead

@@jdmhbeats his guitar playing is basic

Alfie Henshall Really? That's amazing

Adam Dxvxii yes! Johny mentions my old band in his book 'SET THE BOY FREE' .

that, sir, is amazing

You are lucky guy

Imagine being able to tell your children you taught one of the greatest guitarists ever how to play some songs. Wow

Fer Abra its still pretty much the same today its totally obvious if some cuts a guitar lead together. The notes blend together when playing which would be pretty much impossible to cut on a pc , also autotune is for vocals not guitar.

FLORIDA Actually, I have used autotune on guitars with very good results. Today you can move things around to tighten up a performance, or comp a guitar solo from many takes very easily, which could be done on tape, but it was time consuming and studio time was a luxury. In the 80s one had to actually play well. With a genius as Marr I guess recording was pretty straightforward.

i guess thats true but hacks have always been in the music industry , there's is alot of good guitarists today such as mac demarco who uses multi-tracking, a guess i wish people would give newer music more attention than constantly talking about the smiths or the beatles don't get me wrong both a great bands but its over exposure kinda steals the potential audience from newer artists in the same vain.

FLORIDA I do agree with you that there is a lot of contemporary talent. That doesn't take away from the fact that Marr is a total genius and I like him and I'm commenting on his video.

+FLORIDA we don't want new artists, it's all been done.

He's the reason why I stopped haha.

Cockshield, I know, I'm at this stage sometimes either :)

cockshield best post ever! Smiths songs are the hardest.

Same here, Morrissey inspired me to start singing too.

he's the reason I remain a bricklayer

The same chords as Live Forever!

The chords that form the basis of it *are* simple chords, that's the point he was making. The genius of guitar players like Marr is taking something simple and augmenting it to create something unique.

@Ronnie McColl please do elaborate

TheGalwayFarmer he’s playing simple chords for the rhythm and playing triads for the lead.

What are the two chords after Aminor?

that is a fantastic way to think

Matías Moine ii

It's actually a trick so we don't realize he is an alien

In his book, he says the opposite actually

So THAT'S why.....

The impossible thing happened

not even close.

more like greatest pop riff

Relax

Nothing to my ears will ever catch my attention like the start of that song

@@dragon___ Pop?? Since when are the Smiths pop? They were literally from the british indipendent rock scene, pop has the weirdest meaning to many people. Do you mean more or less accesible?

You should look up Congolese Soukous guitar styles. That's where Marr got his inspiration. So, technically, he didn't think of it either!

***** yes but even knowing that could you still come up with a cool song? I doubt I could.

+Levi Wilson He didn't, he confirmed that in an interview when the interviewer asked him about the reference people made.

+Eider Down I doubt you could either.

Completely agree, but I guess that shows what areas we are neglecting no? It's safe to assume you most likely play lead more-so, if you were a rhythm player you might give more attention/creativity to rhythm and you'd probably naturally start moving around. I know that me personally I need to start playing more rhythm, also it helps to grab an acoustic or even a clean electric or nylon classical and fingerpick some rhythm/lead to get you in the feel for making rhythm/riffs and melodies. You can also do simple bass notes on the lower strings and just drone them so you can practice making riffs and melodies higher up on the neck while droning a bass note (which kinda acts like a chord in this regard cuz you can play the leads over it) and if you need to tune the lower strings differently to make droning the bass for your chord progression easier feel free- allll that said, I agree, it's still genius and I dunno about you but I still wouldn't be coming up wirrh something like this

Great Interview! :)