A feature in March 2010 issue of Guitar Techniques
There’s a feature on John in the March 2010 issue of Guitar Techniques, titled Rock Out With Frusciante. The magazine is mostly dedicated to novice and intermediate players and contains fully-explained guitar lessons and should improve everyone’s playing; so I assume that this will delight those who are struggling to play. There’s a short introduction to Red Hot Chili Peppers’ history, an update on John’s departure and a short analysis of his playing, followed by almost two pages’ worth of example tabs.
You can see the scans on their individual pages by clicking on each thumbnail, or view the whole album here.
Here’s a teaser:
Frusciante’s playing has always leaned havily on sparse, syncopated funk lines, but he also has an impressive sense of melody and has performed many memorable guitar parts on Chili Peppers’ albums. He is also an accomplished improviser, with many of the band’s gigs featuring extended sections of improvisation. Frusciante is far more at home with the Hendrix style of vintage rock playing than the technical prowess of players like Steve Vai, although he has said he is a fan of listening to highly technical guitar players. As well as a successful career with RHCP, Frusciante has also recorded several solo albums.
I have typed out the whole article and you can read it as text only by clicking here.
Many thanks to Rebecca who battled her demon scanner in order to help out with this! Please, do check out her RHCP forum, The Chili Source.
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A page where you can order the magazine
July 2006 John feature in Guitar Techniques – how to play The Zephyr Song
The other recent magazine appearance – Guitar World, March 2010
