Learn these songs by The Arctic Monkeys with Fret Zealot
The Arctic Monkeys are one of the first bands who found major success via the internet. Formed in Sheffield, England in 2002 by friends Alex Turner, Matt Helders, and Andy Nicholson, The Arctic Monkeys put out their debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not in 2006. It became the fastest-selling debut album in UK chart history. When it was released in the U.S. a month later, it was the second fastest selling for a debut indie rock album in America.
The Arctic Monkeys’ style has been described as many genres, including garage rock, alternative rock, indie rock, and psychedelic rock. Frontman and guitarist Alex Turner said in a 2012 interview that he and his friends were influenced by Oasis, and that he also listened to a lot of The Eagles thanks to his mother. Turner also cited hip-hop acts like Outkast, Eminem, Wu-Tang Clan and Roots Manuva as inspiration.
You can learn these Arctic Monkeys songs with Fret Zealot:
The organ chords used in this 2007 track are the same from the soundtrack for “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly”. It has frequently been used as a closer for the band’s live shows since its release, and the song found new popularity on TikTok in 2022.
“Do I Wanna Know” sounds similar to the band’s 2012 song “R U Mine?”, although it’s more downtempo. Turner uses a Vox 12-string electric guitar to play it live.
The lyrics for “I Wanna Be Yours” are based on a poem by the same name, written by John Cooper Clarke in 1982, which is frequently taught in schools in England and read at weddings. For the band’s 2013 album AM, lead singer Alex Turner adapted the poem into a song that embodied the overall paranoia feel of the album.
Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High
The third single from the Arctic Monkeys fifth studio album, AM, “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High” was described as an “R&B rock” “blues rock”, and “funk rock” song. Released in 2013, it was the band’s first top 10 single since “Fluorescent Adolescent” in 2007.
This 2007 hit is often mistakenly called “Brainstorm”, but the spelling is no accident. The titular subject of “Brianstorm” is a real person named Brian whom the band met backstage at a Tokyo gig, and that “When he left the room, we were a bit in awe of his presence. So we did a brainstorm for what he was like, drew a little picture and wrote things about him.”
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