One of the hardest easy-sounding riffs ever written.
@xiscogg
4 жыл бұрын
played with a capo it's much easier
@tashaffin
4 жыл бұрын
Amen. I can play it at 60% speed right now on Rocksmith. You can't just move the chords somewhere easier either. If you don't get that sweet acoustic squeak from sliding positions, it just doesn't sound the same.
@beamthedeer
4 жыл бұрын
Message in a Bottle fits that bill, too. It seems easy to play, and then you go to try it, and it's like the gym for your fingers.
@vinniesmyyth334
4 жыл бұрын
@@tashaffin tune the d string up a whole step, should be able to play it im power chord positions
@GooseGumlizzard
4 жыл бұрын
@@vinniesmyyth334 but in the picture he's actually doing the stretch
@elchristian
4 жыл бұрын
The song doesn't exist without this riff.
@porcupinecraig
11 күн бұрын
Shows how selfish some people are. The fact that Sting took all the credit is a real crime. Sting and Mick Jones should write together.
@blahplayhard4092
8 жыл бұрын
Such a great haunting ambiance. You don't have to play a hundred notes a second to make a legendary track, kids.
@KermitTheFud
8 жыл бұрын
Just look at Gilmour, one of the greatest players of all time
@musicmatti
5 жыл бұрын
Yes but the Add9 stretches are also not that easy to play
@charlesdodimead4580
5 жыл бұрын
yea, except this chord progression is fucking nuts... even crazier to play on the guitar
@dannyvine3605
5 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but the chord progression is simple. The verse is a rip-off from "stand by me"! Sting even made that point. The guitar parts for the verses are difficult because of the added 9th notes. As a straight rhythm guitar with chords it is easy.
@riccardogastaldi5642
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. A legendary song and riff with 4 chords. A genius.
@jstodalk
Жыл бұрын
I read Andy Summers autobiography One Train Later, and he wrote that he had the guitar part to Every Breath worked out and rehearsed before he came to the studio, but he nailed it in one take, and every person in the studio broke into applause after he was done.
@LightningJackFlash
Жыл бұрын
There is something udescribable to me when the second guitar line comes in at 3:12 it gives me chills.... Amazing...
@ludwik7326
4 жыл бұрын
I've always felt like his guitar was the secret weapon of the band. Hate it or love it, it sounds like nothing else
@stringtheoryguitars4952
3 жыл бұрын
Anyone who hates Andy's playing in The Police can go #%$@ themselves.
@bijibadness
2 жыл бұрын
hate it? hate it?? I'd like to know who could possibly hate this???????????? man. some people hate this?? The Police??? actually, my Brother. man. some people, man.
@ludwik7326
2 жыл бұрын
@@bijibadness I wanna make this clear, I love it, however there are always people who hate something for the sake of hating it, that's a shame
@jwilthil
2 жыл бұрын
I totally agree! His playing was the main reason i got into Police music. Such ambient, haunting, and original chords.😊
@moonboot.
7 жыл бұрын
I love that main riff to death. It's so beautiful and eerie at the same time. Even without the lyrics, it somehow gives off a creepy, stalker-y vibe
@nathanc.nguyen5181
3 жыл бұрын
IKR
@85geoffm
2 жыл бұрын
Fits the lyrics perfectly.
@myriam2068
2 жыл бұрын
@@85geoffm right, the lyrics are also stalker-y
@shikaku_
Жыл бұрын
"I'll be watching you"
@UnderneedOficial
8 жыл бұрын
And that´s how you get the inspiration to write "Titanium"
@producer.james1
3 жыл бұрын
Another fantastic song
@cagethefoxtrick3852
3 жыл бұрын
Even the tone is the same
@danh5150
9 жыл бұрын
I'm a huge, huge fan of isolated tracks such as this. Obviously the whole song is a masterpiece, but as a musician it's great to be able to hear the individual band members work their magic. Thanks for posting!
@totesmgoets5324
4 жыл бұрын
Same
@747heavyboeing3
2 жыл бұрын
Is the song played the same length time??
@BlueBeeMCMLXI
Жыл бұрын
You can't do that in your head from the ARRANGEMENT?
@Polizonte82
Жыл бұрын
Best guitar riff of all times, i'm a Punker, a Headbanger, but Andy Summers was The man with this Masterpiece.
@vincenttallarida6861
7 жыл бұрын
The man deserves co-writing credit for this one.
@Burnwash
6 жыл бұрын
No.
@shanesixx
6 жыл бұрын
Al Dentay why not? The guitar work on this song is just as iconic as the vocals
@paulquast4004
6 жыл бұрын
Sting wrote guitar part as well.
@alankuhlman8550
6 жыл бұрын
Andy came up with this sound to what Sting had so he does deserve some credit for it.
@featherinthewind333
6 жыл бұрын
Paul Quast no he didn't, they were stuck, sting said to summers "go make it your own", and a while later summers came up with the iconic added 9th riff
@rexkask6339
9 жыл бұрын
This truly brings out Summer's technical genius, i think i may enjoy this isolation more than the complete song.
@JoshShuman
7 жыл бұрын
He did this on the first take...brilliant.
@85geoffm
2 жыл бұрын
The riff fits the vibe of the lyrics so perfectly.
@ferabra8939
6 жыл бұрын
Andy Summers came up with the riff. Try and imagine the song without it. It's still a cool song, but my guess is it wouldn't have had such an impact.
@Ixions15
5 жыл бұрын
it would sound really creepy
@lucioetchamendi6362
5 жыл бұрын
I can't
@sujalgautam9761
3 жыл бұрын
Andy didn't write this riff sting did
@Andy_Hendrix_9842
Жыл бұрын
@@sujalgautam9761 Andy wrote this riff.The riff Sting wrote was message in a bottle.
@sponymickael6720
8 жыл бұрын
andy summers is a genius and prodigy of guitar good song forever andy
@1171karl
6 жыл бұрын
And has big hands. Have you tried playing Police songs? Ouch!
@sponymickael6720
6 жыл бұрын
Yes i know play every breath you take
@taotuhao5969
4 жыл бұрын
@@1171karl Its not that band if you root your pinky and middle finger through each chord pair and then just move you index finger. I initially did it the hard way until I found an easier way to play it.
@danfuerthgillis4483
2 жыл бұрын
@@taotuhao5969 Since I have small hands I prefer to do the full stretch and keep the index finger bar planted so this way I do not miss any chord changes and lose track of the palm muting pick attacks. I know Andy uses the index finger move mode but it does not work for everyone.
@thomasnelson5758
3 жыл бұрын
One of the most underrated guitarists of all time. edit: everyone so angry that I call him underrated lmao. Does he get mentioned in the same sentence every time by everyday people as Hendrix, Fripp, Clapton, Page, etc? He doesn't and he should. That's underrated.
@maxhenry9724
Жыл бұрын
Stop with the underrated crap. He isn’t at all underrated. He is highly respected and copied.
@BlueBeeMCMLXI
Жыл бұрын
He is worth millions, and beloved by people the globe over. If that's under-rated ...
@Sorrocasharked
10 ай бұрын
and to add on to your edit, he is highly overshadowed by Sting and Copeland in terms of popularity. He doesn't get as much praise as he should in terms of his contribution to the band.
@TravisBickle1973
10 ай бұрын
@@Sorrocasharked Kind of like how Alex Lifeson of Rush is overshadowed by Neil Peart and Geddy Lee. 3 piece bands always have that one underrated guitarist
@jodypage6840
3 жыл бұрын
Even at the height of all the tensions and fallings out between the band members apparently when Andy Summers finished the first take of this riff he got a standing ovation led by Sting
@philiphalpenny9761
7 жыл бұрын
Love the echoey feel. Adds enormously to the onimous atmosphere.
@styleomatic
5 жыл бұрын
When he hits that bridge... whoa. Andy is such a badass.
@sibsbubbles
8 жыл бұрын
it's beautiful just how clean this sounds all by itself. thanks again man for sharing this.
@MsAussie83
8 жыл бұрын
I wonder if he used ADX Trax Pro from Audionamix. Or did he perhaps obtain the master track?
@willenribeiro1010
6 жыл бұрын
I wonder how he did it too...
@peacelord
5 жыл бұрын
Not only does this sound clean, but you need fingers like Stretch Armstrong to play this.
@CaesarDarias
10 жыл бұрын
Yes, Ben. He did it in one take. Andy tells the story in his book, "One Train Later," which is really a great read.
@bertronics2
8 жыл бұрын
Stright up: Andy Summers is a genius!
@conorsmith8551
3 жыл бұрын
Funfact : Was actually sting that wrote the guitar for this one I'm fairly sure
@tfchin23
2 жыл бұрын
@@conorsmith8551 Not true. Sting wrote the riff for message in a bottle. Andy wrote the riff for Every Breath You Take.
@conorsmith8551
2 жыл бұрын
@@tfchin23 oh apologies, thought he wrote this
@tfchin23
2 жыл бұрын
@@conorsmith8551 no problemo !! Either way, it is an amazing riff.
@insaneconqueror5421
4 жыл бұрын
3:15. I never noticed in the complete song.
@Sebas-pu1mr
2 жыл бұрын
I did
@Antonivs
Ай бұрын
I dit it... It's in the mix
@65alphonso
2 жыл бұрын
Andy Summers cemented his position as one of the greatest guitarists! Eternal stuff!
@BlueBeeMCMLXI
Жыл бұрын
Love how the sounds from position changes on the strings get caught by the effects... sounds like whispering. Keeping the arpeggiated sequence at tempo all the way through is a bigger challenge than players may think.
@txdrmr
6 жыл бұрын
Love the fret noise! Perfect for this song. All three of the members are freaking amazing, master musicians. Stewart Copeland is one of the reasons I play drums and love to beat the hell out of the snare. This is so good!
@TMoody
2 жыл бұрын
Dude is a straight up genius. This track alone made him a millionaire.
@GringoMuchachos
9 жыл бұрын
Veri nice and rich chorus sound, slapback delay plus repeat delay (3 to 4 time), compression and doubling, i forgot it!
@juleeez628
4 жыл бұрын
and palm muting
@derekstocker6661
8 жыл бұрын
Must be one of, if not the best known guitar backings there is and really fantastic, well done Andy, a most memorable sound.
@pjirwin1661
9 жыл бұрын
most hooking riff ever
@isaacverellen2749
3 жыл бұрын
Have you heard Message in a Bottle? Sorry, I don't mean anything by it.
@maryland_ball6001
3 жыл бұрын
A forever riff. So unique and beautiful people that will be listening to (and playing) it forever.
@bijibadness
2 жыл бұрын
this is just perfect. this is the best riff from the 1980s. bam. my favorite, anyway. I don't know or really care about defining what's "best". who's to say. not I. but this is . . . this is perfect. he made a great song something else. this is the reason the song's got a billion views. okay, that's not true. this is the reason the song got, like, 200 million of those views. how's that. this is the reason Puff Daddy owned the year 1997. so much here.
@davym007
2 жыл бұрын
Andy is an incredible very talented player
@LilyIglesias
2 жыл бұрын
1:25 this gives me chills every time 😍😍😍😍😍
@marsha-madness-super-badness
Жыл бұрын
Oh wow, it sounds more beautiful isolated.
@steve2866
6 жыл бұрын
Timeless masterpiece
@bikashranjanparida7116
6 жыл бұрын
That's why he is Andy Summers.
@IntergalacticDildo
10 жыл бұрын
This is a real gem! Thank yo so much for uploading!
@inversion66
10 жыл бұрын
The amp here is all but certainly a Roland JC120. The chorus on my circa 1980 JC60 makes a similar sort of white noise.
@megavega4
9 жыл бұрын
Tim Gueguen Not even close. He tracked with his Marshalls... and used A Roland analog chorus. Why use the effect on an amp when you have a pedal board full of killer effects?
@GringoMuchachos
9 жыл бұрын
Tim Gueguen I confirm, Andy Summers use a Roland JazzChorus JC120 for records sessions of Synchronocity album. www.mixonline.com/news/profiles/polices-every-breath-you-take/365310
@Adamfront
6 жыл бұрын
There is nothing quite like the chorus on a JC 120, particularly when the amp is turned op loud.
@alyssacropley
9 жыл бұрын
So so so beautiful
@_6079SMITH
9 ай бұрын
Think about it for a second. They are almost at the point of throwing this song in the bin as it wasn't working, then Sting turns to Andy and says "go on then make it your own" then Andy lays down this and the studio errupts. Now that's synchronicity for you. Genius.
@GCKuss23
5 ай бұрын
I could listen to that outro forever, so beautiful
@valyusha98
3 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful, I’ve been hooked all day
@puggers77
2 жыл бұрын
absolutely sublime xx
@mutt8553
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite part are the dynamics. The slight alterations in the palm muting and the slides make it sound beautiful
@paolo-1283
Жыл бұрын
Do you know how to set the delay to get the doubling sound? i know there's a slight chorus but what about the delay setting? a lot of people cover this but wasn't able to mimick the doubling sound.
@mutt8553
Жыл бұрын
@@paolo-1283 Unfortunately I do not. And agreed, that delay is incredibly hard to mimic. It repeats once but almost sounds like reverb, it’s very subtle and doesn’t immediately sound like another note. Wonder if Andy has said how he set it in an interview or something similar
@contateste7239
Жыл бұрын
@@mutt8553 I think he just make some Overdubs and the parts were selected for create this feeling (ambience).
@thelook32
2 жыл бұрын
This just goes to show that a masterpiece isn’t necessarily a thousand overdubs and blazing solos!! So simple but yet so good!
@bodhisattwachanda3436
7 жыл бұрын
when ever i heard this song..I close my eyes & it tooks me to a dreamy world....really love this song till death...
@TheOneAndOnlyJay.P
4 жыл бұрын
This is the first song I learned on guitar and it was hard and took a while but I damn sure love this song. Now I know the whole song by heart.
@prodbytarantino
Жыл бұрын
Nah you’re goated for this thank you, from 10 years later😫🙌
@IanLeoTV
6 ай бұрын
Andy Summers did this in one take, got a standing ovation from everyone in the studio. He is a genius
@mickaelspony8095
5 жыл бұрын
a legendary song , andys summers best guitarist forever
@kevinlong1296
6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful just beautiful😢
@Davidbmr1970
3 жыл бұрын
All three hit their parts so dead on. The most perfect record since Yesterday.
@roan46
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Michael for sharing this isolated track. I've been practicing the notes carefully and has been very helpful for me. Indeed, i noticed some specific notes that i couldn't listen to before because of the original mix of the whole song. Two thumbs up!!. Regards from Santiago, Chile.
@carlosmatos9848
6 жыл бұрын
This song completely wrecks my hand every time I play it :)
@pduronhamiltonarch
4 жыл бұрын
seriously! I can only practice it for 5-10 minutes at a time
@mickaelspony356
3 жыл бұрын
Andy has big hand 😊
@Ricardo-cl3vs
Жыл бұрын
Why? Those are simple chords.
@carlosmatos9848
Жыл бұрын
@@Ricardo-cl3vs I was still learning to play it al the time, lol. That was five years ago, the stacked fifth chords took a little getting used to at the time.
@Ricardo-cl3vs
Жыл бұрын
@@carlosmatos9848 Okay, fair enough, I completely missed that your comment was five years old.. 😉
@jakerau8804
5 жыл бұрын
Great song by a great band.
@peacelord
5 жыл бұрын
That fade in at the end is really nice
@anthonyglennmollicasr.425
4 жыл бұрын
Andy is the man!
@danielpawlowicz5961
5 жыл бұрын
absolutely great...!!!
@bryanhernandez2045
Жыл бұрын
So simple but beautiful
@Owen_plays_music1049
6 жыл бұрын
1:24 Wow, i wasn't ready
@capidepaz351
4 жыл бұрын
El tema es de Sting pero sin duda el sonido POLICE lo crea Andy Summers. Inconmensurable musico.
@JohnnyBeane
9 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!!
@johnweaver1019
6 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful guitar intro
@johnathans9816
8 ай бұрын
That slide sound is so amazing
@thereelbowtieguy595
8 жыл бұрын
superb musicianship
@jean-renepirlet7726
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, the doubling is the key here
@joelsotelo6609
2 жыл бұрын
Espectacular,debe ser la grabación de estudio de la banda xq se puede notar el audio de la canción de fondo. Quizás sea el auricular 🎧🎧 del guitarrista...me encantó..
@dennisbrill5336
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome guitar 🎸👍🎶
@robbiefazle7802
3 жыл бұрын
This sounds like heaven.
@mortest59
3 жыл бұрын
How can this Sound so perfect
@therichieboy
3 ай бұрын
Andy Summers was the narrow but important difference between great songwriting and songs that are impossible to forget.
@wolfgang4136
6 ай бұрын
He is one of the most underrated players. He’s amazing
@mortest59
3 жыл бұрын
Bring me back to the 80s
@angelofarroni9305
2 жыл бұрын
Ciao Andy. Ovunque tu sia, sei nelle mie cuffie, nel mio cuore, ✨✨✨✨❤️
@conorsmith8551
3 жыл бұрын
Coolest guitar riff ever. One my favourite to play. Soon as I can afford a fender Jaguar I'll be picking up guitar again
@txpooldoc
10 жыл бұрын
Awesomeness! Saw your post on reddit.
@AllenGarberGuitarFun
10 жыл бұрын
Jean Rene is correct...the real meat of the sound is in the doubling. The delay, reverb and the compression with chorus is icing on the cake, but the doubling is the absolute key. The main track is obviously one take, but the outro overdubs and the bridge overdubs are obviously seperate passes.
@gerPzoidberg
10 жыл бұрын
You mean he doubles the whole riff since the beginning? Or you refer to minute 3:11? I think the whole riff is doubled: once with palm muting and then with a softer sound
@allengarber8108
10 жыл бұрын
I mean that there is Automatic Double Tracking and and a delay where the repeat is almost the same level as the original note throughout the whole song.
@gerPzoidberg
10 жыл бұрын
***** Thank you
@AllenGarberGuitarFun
10 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome...I hope I explained it accurately. This is what my ears tell me and it isn't 100% fact, but that is my take on what I hear in the recording...
@gerPzoidberg
10 жыл бұрын
garbeaj You explained it perfectly. I was looking for a answer like that long time ago. This is one of my favourite riffs from my favourite band and i've always wondered why it sounds so good. So thanks again.
@victorartestv
Жыл бұрын
Exellent ..!!
@belturbet4
11 ай бұрын
That arpeggio riff made the track iconic.
@BolsaChicaRadio
7 жыл бұрын
From what I can hear, Summers tracked about two or three different guitars or patches from the same guitar on this recording. All three were added here on this mix.
@JesperSalama
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. There's three 3 tracks of guitar. (The main riff was played on two guitars, 1 and 2, heard in the left and right channels) Guitar 1 also played the distorted chords at the chorus. There's another guitar heard here (3) playing the same chords which ends playing at 1:46. There's a harmonic played at 1:47, played by guitar 1. Guitar 2 plays the riff occuring after the chorus. You can hear guitar 1 join guitar 2 at 1:49-1:50. Guitar 3 joins again at 3:11. And so the song wraps to a close. Beautiful arrangement overall!
@BolsaChicaRadio
3 жыл бұрын
@@JesperSalama Indeed, ALL your observations are pretty right on. BCRadio
@renderizer01
3 жыл бұрын
Cool stuff. Thanks. On a sidenote: I don't know why or if it's really just my perception but there seems to be an overabundance of photos showing Andy playing that stretchy root/5th/add9 chord from Message In A Bottle. It's omnipresent when people are having to pick a photo of Andy playing the guitar.
@bandana.guitarist
5 жыл бұрын
Absolute genius
@anasalomao3691
2 жыл бұрын
Essa guitarra não toca ela fala. Sensacional. 🎸🔊
@therealsunshine725
3 жыл бұрын
I can't take this riff out of my head
@henrykkwinto4324
5 жыл бұрын
my favorite parts are accidental slides when chord changes
@james6234
5 жыл бұрын
Its not very accidental, Its just callused fingers moving on the strings when transitioning to the next chord.
@gtamediaproductions1
2 жыл бұрын
What can I say? No words.
@haysfordays
Жыл бұрын
Lord...the B section.....unreal hugeness. Hugh Padham at the board.
@OkumuraMakoto0305
4 жыл бұрын
カッコいい流石80年代
@chordcaster
7 жыл бұрын
sounds like he got mad and threw the guitar through the window (1:22)
@leewhitworth9142
7 жыл бұрын
Believe me, while learning this song I was close to doing that, lol. Damn stretch between strings is unbelievable.
@spamsingles5948
5 жыл бұрын
@@leewhitworth9142 I play this with a capo, cos I hate the stretches
@thedude-jb7wx
4 жыл бұрын
@@leewhitworth9142 Watch him live on things like this. Guitar players are not doing the things most think, they make it easy then people think oh theyre Gods they do these stretches. Andy Summers is a very basic but smart guitar player. He is not doing that stretch.
@williamfriar6295
Жыл бұрын
Those little squeaks are the real MVP.
@speigel222
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing this. It's so dope. Do you have anymore?
@irmadezepeda9747
Жыл бұрын
❤
@jhonlynch5754
3 жыл бұрын
❤️🎸
@str-tf6vd
7 жыл бұрын
ああ、ああ、ああ。ああ、ああ、あぁあ、最高、、、。
@paolo-1283
Жыл бұрын
Does anybody know how to set the delay to get the doubling sound? i know there's a slight chorus but what about the delay setting? a lot of people cover this but wasn't able to mimick the doubling sound.
@Vichedges
2 жыл бұрын
It’s bullshit he didn’t get writing credit. The song wouldn’t have been what it is without that lick.
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