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Smoke on the Water - too bad so many people play it in the wrong key! So many playing it in A on the E and A strings, how can they not hear they're in the wrong key?
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Oh hell, there are so many.
I think Smoke on the Water is a good bit more recognizeable than Layla.
However, there are tons of riffs that are instantaneously recognizeable by the masses:
Back in Black
You Shook Me
Purple Haze
Aint Talking 'bout Love
Runnin' with the Devil
FREE BIRD
Whole Lotta Love
Sunshine of Your Love
Iron Man
Paranoid
And on and on and on and on and on.......
Mike
p.s. What key are you supposed to play Smoke in? Shit, I always play it A!!
MikeSleep. The sound doesn't collapse to riffs of early eyes either.Comment
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My first LP was Machine Head so I'm thinkin smoke on the water with iron man runnin a close second however sweet home alabama sure is prolific. Purple Haze is an undeniable contender.Last edited by MadJack; 05-12-2006, 04:02 PM."tie two birds together and though they have four wings, they cannot fly"Comment
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Rock you like a HurricaneComment
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its got to be smoke on the water.
A classic thats not been mentioned yet is the riff from Beat it, by Jackson. Whole lotta love is well known in UK because it was the theme tune for Top of the Pops for ages!If you wake up in the morning, it's because Jack Bauer spared your life.Comment
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think you mean sweet home alabama? there really is no riff per se in free bird.Originally posted by MBreininComment
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It's in G, double stops. You can either use open G and D, then 3rd, 5th and 6th frets, or start on 5th fret D and A strings. Or to make it fuller use the R5O 3-string power chords, but Ritchie just played double stops through a Marshall Major 200-watt head.Originally posted by MBreininOh hell, there are so many.
I think Smoke on the Water is a good bit more recognizeable than Layla.
However, there are tons of riffs that are instantaneously recognizeable by the masses:
Back in Black
You Shook Me
Purple Haze
Aint Talking 'bout Love
Runnin' with the Devil
FREE BIRD
Whole Lotta Love
Sunshine of Your Love
Iron Man
Paranoid
And on and on and on and on and on.......
Mike
p.s. What key are you supposed to play Smoke in? Shit, I always play it A!!
Mike
Actually, one that's even easier and more recognizable is probably the riff in Satisfaction by the Stones.Last edited by lerxstcat; 05-13-2006, 09:08 AM.Ron is the MAN!!!!Comment
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The answer without a doubt has to be smoke on the water.Comment
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First one that popped in my head was Whole Lotta Love. The Stones' Satisfaction and Brown Sugar also come to mind way before Layla, as far as I'm concerned.Comment
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If we're really saying "in history", I'm thinking the motif to Beethoven's 5th Symphony would win, at least for Western civilization.Ron is the MAN!!!!Comment
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Dahn dahn dah dahhhhh!"Quiet, numbskulls, I'm broadcasting!" -Moe Howard, "Micro-Phonies" (1945)Comment
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The Ocean-Led ZepComment
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Gee Ron...When you type it it sounds like the wedding march to me:Originally posted by RacerX
Dahn dahn dah dahhhhh
Dahn dahn da dahhhhh
Daahn, dahn dahn daahn dahn dahn daahn daaaahn dadahhhhh!>>--HuntinDoug-->Comment
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Well, the chords and the slide part.......Originally posted by SeventhSon
MikeSleep. The sound doesn't collapse to riffs of early eyes either.Comment
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