A "Beautiful" Lesson by Dj ASHBA

[MrAppolo777]

I used to be pissed on DJ cs of the fact that he took the place that Belonged to Slash, without even listening his music and how he could play, but lately i've started to listen to his Tunes and i feel very sorry for judging him cs of that and i understood that he is an A class musician and a monster class guitarist and i love playing his stuff cs not only they are beautiful but very good for upgrading the guitar playing. Sorry D for wrong thought ur music proved me wrong!!! U rock bro!!!

[nezraal]

Ashba, ditch Axl and find yourself a better vocalist. Axl sounds like garbage now :) better yet make a band with slash hahahaha.

[AngelWithScars]

how kool do you look! \m/ ....I'll anwser that! VERY!

[XxfeliaxX]

he's 1 of the coolest dude

[KahZvn]

dj ashba Melhor do melhor do MUNDO

[StephenBrownGuitar]

Rock'in.

[awesomeguitardude97]

learning this song on guitar, is a one way ticket to... ASHBALAND!!!

[wawy539]

wow ashba you're the best!

[SuperGrungeFreak]

fuck man this band is fuckin amazing honestly they are all i listen to these days theyve got such amazing fucking music it truly blows my mind

[ericclaue]

Damn DJ, is that ring finger double jointed?? I about broke mine trying to mimic!! :D Anyhow, thanks for showing me how its done, and now I know I cant do it! :)

[undefinedlilith]

DJ ASHBA is the golden guy of GUNS N' ROSES. He is PURE GOLD.

If I were dying and if I had only time enough in my life for a guitar solo, I would listen to the Ashba solo in THIS I LOVE (GUNS N' ROSES).

[nost300]

DJ Ashba I have 14 years and you are my inspiration to play guitar and learning guitar, you medeu a reason for me to take my guitar from the closet and begin to want to touch you and thank you for G, N, R to come here in Brazil thank you DJ Ashba

[Bazzguit]

Can you put the tab? :$

[larabret]

I'm your biggest fan here in Brazil and a while you will be the best guitarist of all time you have for me is the beautiful and the best man + guitar

[levizinhorodrigues]

Very smoth and criative licks. Nice.

[VicVancy]

i love you jay

[rajon69]

Nice video but it's kinda funny, i just watched his solo in sweet child, n he couldn't play the fast part of the slash. There was dome other guy tonplay that part. Lfmao!!!!!!

[DeadpoolMMA]

@rajon69 or the fact gnr now as two lead guitarists and are splitting the solo? like iron maiden do when they have solos

[Guitarvesa]

@rajon69 Or maybe they just split the solo so that no one gets to play it alone...I'm pretty confident that a pro guitarist can PLAY nearly anything. Creating new riffs and solos - that's the hard part =)

[MegaMiketheone]

Thanks DJ Ashba. I will definatly try that out. If you get this could you do a video about how to do your solo in Accidents can happened. It's such a good song. (sure you have heard that before.) But in all seriousness could you plz. ,,,, I love yah man ! Tell Nikki and James that I say "waz up " :):):)

[Sinatra011]

Dear Lord.. what kind of guitar is he playing? D: its beautiful! I must know!

[GoDpsMusic]

@Sinatra011 It an Ovation! Check out our site, we carry them!

[jessiquinha70]

i love this video !

i see all the time

[destiny2343]

its not fair!! why couldnt i ever meet someone like him! ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!

[DannyGurlA7X]

I seriously need to know who does his tattoos, they are 6 shades of amazing.

[gabrielsg2008]

guys, stop hating. He's doing what he likes, which is playing guitar. Stop comparing him with Slash. Slash's style of playing is unique, and so is Ashba's.

[kaydargen]

hot.

[Laeviatin]

Really wish i could do that for a living like them :)

[surfz247]

Cool guy.

[HurricaneSparky]

Wow, that intro is a lot more complicated than it sounds.

It looks like he's got the Adamas 1581-KK, Kaki King's acoustic guitar model. ;D

[Pash091]

slash is slash and dj ashba is dj ashba... guys, stop to compare them, everybody's different..... if everybody had the same style, it would be sooo boring

[1958NikkiSixx]

@RobMeere I know :3

[1958NikkiSixx]

@metaldark6 Yesh he was :D

[RobMeere]

@1958NikkiSixx He kinda still is.

[metaldark6]

wait isnt ashba in GNR?

[cameronb5241]

Ballad of death lesson would be brilliant!

[Talaria7]

you need to do a ballad of death lesson dude.

[boookis]

the intro makes me think of everything! it really gets to you! Dj,you rock!

[johndominate]

ashba=king of rock



[luisfaial]

@johndominate ashba= king of rock - SLASH= GOD OF ROCK

[timjessa1]

slash is awesome, BUT, this dude is killer too !!! i like slash with guns, but ASHBA fuckin rips with SIXX A.M.

[alextay21]

SLASH RULESS!!!

[MasterKarlKani]

@alextay21  SLash is the god of rock 4-ever not ashba ;P

[gsclayton]

cover ashba youtube.com/watch?v=U0EW2H2_lw­c

[TheAmberAmazing]

good dj

[kelpiedamadelamanece]

OH MY

FUCKING GOD

I LOVE YOU

[Talaria7]

Dude whats the finish on your black les paul from ballad of death

[kipitchi]

Cool n' Generous...

[FrnkEzee]

omg..feels like im streching my hand apart LOL! that riff kills my hand haha! Great stuff though!

[TheRockPoint]

Well i'm sry, but slash still is the best.

[MasterKarlKani]

thanks dj ashba this is a great lesson for my ear ^^

[SergeiErin]

yeah! Darren Jay Rocks

[T0mk24]

can you do a video where you teach the ballad of death?

[Estranged68]

Welcome to Guns N' Roses!!!!

[RhapZodYwtf]

im play guitar too :D but best you

[yourownmonster]

Hey DJ, i need the tabs, please! Greets from Germany!

[UndyingWolf25]

@yourownmonster

guck doch bei ultimate guitar ob du da was brauchbares findest =)

[XxXStormyRainXxX]

I'm currently a tattoo apprentice, and by the time I do legit tattoos I really hope you leave some skin left over for me to work with xD

[MissCazz13]

u r awsum Dj. thanks for taking the time out for us, with lovexxx

[XHairXMetalXMagicX]

i caught his guitar pic at guns n roses the other night!

[RMmusiczone]

looks like idiot but he is talented really talented.. :)

[bigboyamr]

dude u suck :D syns is way better than u even slash is better than u :D u suck !!

[iSlash96]

goth...

[jehovahuponyou]

Are those real tatoos or are they stick on? I see one of the stick-ons you have is of a Battle Flag - are you in the KKK? Is that a Tetterson guitar? Do you use drugs? Have you ever taken another person's prescription drugs? Do you like Meth or Cocaine better? Do you have a hamster in your colon? Can you play 'Dead Cow Blues' without using your hands? If someone shit in your Martin violin would you violate them? When did you arrive from Mars? Do you speak Banglaquostia? Rope burn sux!

[phazonmangowarlord]

@jehovahuponyou so many damn questions dude! not sure he can answer them all! mind fuck!

[jehovahuponyou]

@phazonmangowarlord - WELL, let him answer one, at least.

Now your turn Phatolemangoeatlard: "Do you eat what you shit or shit what you eat?".

PS - May I remind you it is hard to fuck what is not there.

[MrChriss666]

it was rlly cool of this guy to take the time to make a lesson.

[primaSSater]

fantástico

[sortajan]

if he looked any more like a pussy he would have to sit down to piss. more importantly, he's had the perfect opportunity to take tips from bumblefoot. if he's sharing the stage with ron, he'll fucking need them.

[a7xman12345]

hes a beast

[heni54]

Awesome x3

[yayah102]

im trying to learn some songs on bass.. until i actually tried to learn songs by S:A.M., i didnt realise how difficult Nikkis playing actually is, well, for me.

also, i havnt been able to find any accurate tabs...

[GCMALIVE]

sos un grande .. y humilde.

[KretaAlexandra]

Dj ashba is the best!

[angus4life]

I like his style,but most of all,DJ ASHBA seems nice and down to earth.

You Rock Darren Jay !!!

[FairlessSWE]

@angus4life Yeah, he just looks so awesome, and love his tattoo on his chest :D

[romania3color]

ashbaland =))

nice lesson

[MrNelsinho1]

and the tabs?

[juliemusic87]

great video ash

but ill get back to you in 2020 when i can do this

met you in belfast before the show yous where the best

really had best night was my dream to see gnr

but i want your balck glittery guitar!!

Julie!

[francescamarra]

suonamiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[UndyingWolf25]

what guitar does he play? :) it looks really nice :D is it an ovation?

[chazman800]

Dude WE have seen you, PLAY.....you could play yer geetar with MY pinky finger, two miles away lol KEEP THIS BAND GOING MAN!! So nikki is 62 he still rocks lol j/k

[basketballgod2342]

whoa hold up. I'm reading the comments and I have to ask. Are you seriously the GNR guitarist on the Chinese Democracy tour? Because if you are, I feel obligated to tell you how ridiculously talented you are! I saw you in Hamilton, Ontario in January of this year. I live in Chatham, which is like 4 hours south of Hamilton, and my grade 12 math exam was the following morning. By the time you got on stage, I had 9 and a half hours until my exam. I can't even begin to express how blown away I was.

[MisterGodfather1]

MAN HE IS A AWESOME NICE GUY!

[Schulting]

does anyone have the tabs of this intro like ashba plays it ?

please let me know if someone has

[TigerLord15]

he is awesome live

[chaseprimus]

Does any body have the Tab for this piece? I can't figure out what he is doing after he jumps to the third fret. Thanks!

[TAVERNESxMUSICWORLD]

DJ ASHBA FROM GUNS N' ROSES!!

[terrorwilds666]

@TAVERNESxMUSICWORLD DJ ASHBA FROM SIXX A.M.!!!

[CarlosTevezNR1Fan]

@terrorwilds666 from both

[Miscione9]

@terrorwilds666 he wasnt in Guns N roses at the time now hez gonna say from gnr if itz a gnr thing and sixx am if itz a sixx am thing. hez from both

[octobermadison]

Bro i love the shot of the room....if guitar playin doesn't work out, u def. got a career in film. Ha....! thanx man. I love the whole album

[MrSilverDany]

thanx for coming to puerto rico!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vladamirrr]

sorry, im not a guitar expert, far from it, but this sounds too basic for a guy u call a legend, ive listened some of his other stuff, and he doesnt know a lot of stuff, and sound a bit weak to me

[nessia18]

@vladamirrr You can't ever ignore the basics for anything. Everything is based on basics like with drumming if you don't know how to properly hold your sticks you can't ever play the harder stuff. Some of the best guitarists still just play the basic chords and build upon them. If you could have asked Les Paul he probably would have told you the same thing. And I'm no expert, or even a guitarist, but I've been around enough guitarists that will tell you the same damn thing.

[BellumSacrumBellum28]

@vladamirrr A guy who actually tells the truth. The guy is far from a great player. Just amazes me how somebody gets a little exposure and their called "great". This guy is nothing more than a basic guitar player. No more. I watched the video of his solo from GnR and I said to myself, Shit, I could play like that my first year of playing.That was 36 years ago, and I'll absolutely guarantee you I can shred all over this tatooed girly boy.

[AJstar9]

@BellumSacrumBellum28 why you didnt make it,dj rules

[AJstar9]

@BellumSacrumBellum28 thats why nixxi sixx and axl both want you in there band.lol hes great and the bc cd was the best cd in last 10 years

[AJstar9]

@vladamirrr nixxi sixx and axl rose both like him,so he dont care if you do.lol

[Jacetheace333]

legend in the making

[eclobas]

hey man...you are good, i ¨m a guns and roses fan and you do a lot of good to the band...you are a very very nice player,see ya.

[burl0721]

this guy has alot of tattoos

[Slash950]

@burl0721 yeah, it's a little bit strange

[RafaelHLogrado]

I totally love this intro, it's so ... i can´t even describe it!

It's just a beautiful intro

and this is a beautiful lesson ;)

cheers

[BurningOver666]

i love how all these people are talking shit when they have no clue what their talking about yes slash is a good player and so is dj people are entitled to like whoever they want more just shut the fuck up and enjoy the music stop talking shit cause no one cares about what you have to say

[robertofly3000]

slash= legend of rock...

DJ-ASHBA= FUTURE ROCK GOD!!

[susanitapoker]

@robertofly3000 SURE

[daniel10Riquelme]

Ashba Is Guns Fukin Roses

[colongil]

FAGGOT

[FabzJ24]

My god ashba you are awesomeeee! i saw him when he came to venezuela w guns, what an amazing concert! You Guys rock! And DJ you are so fuckin hot!

[diablo9333]

YEAH DJ IS SMART ENOUGH TO USE A MAC

[MrLucasMaia]

Ashba's tattos are awesome ! haha

[nikkisullybabi]

i love dj he is so talented

[guitarmasterdean]

@nikkisullybabi i think he shouldnt of even did any work with axl

[MrsJamila123]

Do you know how much you are beautiful...I believe in you man and thank you for your life and this gift...

[apocolypticacrazd]

omg sexy i love you DJ

[musicking8608]

i cant tell wha are the notes he dropped down to?

[V3xify]

Hes in D, A, D, G, B, E

[FFOKCUFUY]

buy life is beautiful on itunes : 1.29$

buy heroin diaries :  39.00$

buy ephiphone accoustic : 400.00$

realizing u know jackshit bout music and still can't play it after 3 mths cuz of sausagefingers : f**g PRICELESS!! haha

Thx for the great song and the lessons though

[steven240sx]

Thanx dude, little hard on the fingers at first. Love playin' it as much as listening to it!

[MrSenkuma]

his rule and u suck

[chazyland]

you are very nice, i love the ballad of dead ..i wainting 4 your next album on gnr or sixx:am :D

[dupdeedoomdoom]

it sounds better slow..lolz..buhh uts still rad to the boner fast..lolz

[elohinShekinah]

this guy just know one song? He miss bends...in Guns n Roses...he can't reach the righ notes in bends....the Slash's most used art...how can he take his place???

Sorry Ashba, you're not bad...but man...seriously...you're not supose tu be among the great ones.

[LPUX262]

your kidding right?? this guy is great at what he does

[serena2190]

that guitar is SUPER RAD!!! not as rad as u DJ <3

I can so watch his videos all day and never get sick of them

[forklite]

HIDEOUS BOB LUVS U BOYS!!

[deadroseify]

hey is there gonna be another album ashba?!

[SkillBillyGuitarist]

'bout time someone showed these kids how to play that intro....Saw Sixx A.M. in Monyage, PA, last year...awesome show. Hope to hear more from y'all. Heroin Diaries was the best album released since "Diary of a Madman". To live through addiction and make something beautiful out of the experience...THAT'S talent. PEACE

[badassclass]

That was elegant Dj.

[PhoxBr]

someone have tabs for this?

send me please

[rythmmonster]

hmmmm....perhaps a little floods influence????

[CCarolina09]

Dj .. you are so beautiful and hot, I love you

Kisses for you

[mrsstantookie]

YOU GUYS NEEEEED TO GO BACK TO TORONTO

[olhamorram]

world

[ladydjdark]

...sono davvero curiosa di vedere in video i nuovi Gn'R...nel nuovo tour con DJ !!! secondo me saranno fortissimi, speciali... spero ke qualcuno li metta su You tube. ciao! ^_^

[jungle85]

non farci rimpiangere Robin Finck !

comunque mi sembra un ottimo chitarrista.

[ladydjdark]

..DJ sarai fantastico!!! I GnR troveranno con te quella magia che cercavano...Ashba for ever!!!

[axla9]

guns tour for spain, please

[ladydjdark]

Grande...grande DJ ASHBA!!!!!!!.. un chitarrista favoloso!!!....Ed insieme a Nikki Sixx e James Michael... i migliori di tt i tempi!!!!

[08Alessandro08]

Can you send me the tabs plz??

You're amazing!

[Limemannen]

say hi to nikki from me ashba :D

[Stbastard1992]

working hard on the next album! hell yeah! i love sixx am! (L)

[Mocabean82]

that album hasn't left my truck cd player in almost a year. we listen to it daily.

[Statharos123]

ti sourgelo pire pali o axl gamw ton antixristo mou mesa? :(

[androckbel]

welcome to the jungle dj.......lol

[androckbel]

guns n roses rules !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ROCKNROLL1002]

dude this guy fucking rules

[2bmc]

wow that's not how he plays it on the record. he adds some extra notes in here. but its the same chord progression obv.

[thegoogoo]

Dude, taking your time out to do this for people, I think is f*cking killer!! You rock!

[joeperryandslash]

It helped me little...

[brandybemyname]

kewl..hes also in six am if you didnt know..hehe

[joeperryandslash]

ok... XD

[luvlordoftherings]

I tried, It was pretty hard

[frankluvspie]

what a great help

[karamia68]

Deadlyobsession18 lol you have a stupid name and trying to be scary, huh? Coward

[Taurrass]

deADlyobsession18, are YOU still alive? I thought you walked in front of a truck...

by the way, this guy isn't gay, so stop wishing dude

[DeadlyObsession18]

omg his ass is fucking hot...I swear to god if he wasn't taken..

[karamia68]

Deadlyobsession18 is really 40 years old and 500 lbs. and always wishing you were didem, forget it, you will never have someone like this guy....slobo

[OzzySixx1]

DJ Asba, dude, you kick ass for doing this!!

Can't wait for new Sixx: A.M.

[NothingMore75]

oh my ashba! i love this dude!

[RiseAgainstOne]

This guy is so hawt and he's was one of my influences to start playing guitar 6 years ago.

[JohnVoland]

man, u're one of the best guitarist i've seen lately, but seriously you should skip the whole "lessons" thing. i picked the whole song by ear when the album came out, but for beginners, the ppl who actually will look up these lessons, u hardly explain anything at all.

[xltdio]

welcome in gn'r

[sharkee14]

thats so pretty

[jem66666]

I hope they do release another album

[TheIcpjugglo]

me to sixx am is the best band ever

[jimson626]

it was just a soundtrack to the herion diaries like for example a soundtrack to transformer.

[sixthell]

Man you sould make your Own intructional DVD!!! you are very good!, please make one!! :D

[14edthegreat18]

wow one of the greatest guns n roses lead!

[BristleCity91]

yah hes definitely fantastic.. but we all love slash too much! but i respect him, buckethead, robin finck and bumblefoot.. it's not easy to do slash's job! they bring an awesome new sound to guns n roses as well..doesn't mean i prefer the new gnr line up...the classic is still by far the best...but the current line up is amazing!

[rainydayjade]

its is a beautiful lesson ..

[TheCandleBurns]

0Mg, "they're working hard on the next album?" are they releasing another?? 8D that would be AMAZING

[goaiden1]

thx man