A cover of the Red Hot Chili Peppers by CoachGuitar

Being a musician at CoachGuitar is above all a passionate one. This cover of the magnificent “I Could Have Lied” of the “I Could Have Lied” of the very heart, because it represents a piece that is both simple in its structure and incredibly powerful in its melody. This combination is the essence of what fascinates us so much about music and we wanted to share it with you by trying to offer you a cover faithful to the original work.

2 guitars, one voice

Each of the two guitarists (Didier and Antoine) plays the main theme on the same score except for the final or an arpeggio accompanies the strumming on the last measures. Each of the guitarists also made one of the two solos of the song with their own styles and touched, while the singing part is performed by Bassem, a coach who swapped the guitar for the voice once is not customary. The acoustic guitars used have a very different tone, clear sound and perfect harmonies for the Gibson SJ 200, while the Taylor GS Mini offers a much more round and felted sound. The electric guitars are respectively a Fender Stratocaster for the first solo, and a Fender Telecaster for the second.

Effect pedals and attack for solos: the Frusciante sound

Reproducing the sound of guitarist John Frusciante on the album Blood Sugar Sex Magik is not easy, but some info allows you to get closer to it. We can first mention the special touch of Frusciante, with a very “messy” attack on this song. Grab a flexible mediator, mallead your arpeggio by attacking loosely and choke the derailed strings in the movement: we're already approaching!

The effects, meanwhile, fit into the set up of the rest of the album: a clear guitar base with the triple combo Chorus + Flanger + Compressor and a well-calibrated overdrive for the “grim” side. If you are interested in the guitarist, there are plenty of topics on the web.

It's beautiful and easy to play

Technically, I Could Have Lied lets himself be tamed. The main theme requires softness to be in the mood but it will fit in a few moments. The same applies to break/chorus, in summary all the acoustic guitar parts of the song. As far as solos are concerned, it's all about interpretation. If the structure is readable enough it will take time to understand the nuances of the transitions and constantly juggle between attack and softness to stay in unstable balance. In the end I Could Have Lied is an iconic piece of the Red Hot in full possession of their creativity, a centerpiece of the album that raised them to the top, and it is a sincere tribute that the team pays them through this cover. HRCP Forever.