OK, any fool can strum a rhythm, but a few guitarists know how to play something really complicated while making it sound simple. Like Clapton on Lay Down Sally, or Mark Knopfler on The Walk of Life, or Lindsay Buckingham on Riannon. Pretty much anything by Merle Travis or Doc Watson or Mississippi John Hurt cannot be replicated by mere mortals.
Speaking of rhythm, my favorite rhythm guitar parts of all time are probably in Aretha Franklin's Chain of Fools and Bowie's Golden Years. Awesome.
Finally, any idiot with a Fender Strat and a Marshall stack can play a long guitar solo that would shamelessly ape Carlos Santana or David Gilmour. It takes a real pro to play a short solo that knocks your socks off.
In no particular order, here are some great SHORT guitar solos that make a statement in 30 seconds or less:
1. Scottie Moore on Elvis's Mystery Train
2. Eric Clapton on Badge (probably my alltime favorite)
3. Robert Fripp on Bowie's Scary Monsters
4. Joe Walsh on Life in the Fast Lane
5. Brian May on Queen's Crazy Little Thing Called Love (another awesome short masterpiece)
6. George Harrison on Something
7. Paul McCartney (yes that's right) on Taxman
Any others to add?
Speaking of rhythm, my favorite rhythm guitar parts of all time are probably in Aretha Franklin's Chain of Fools and Bowie's Golden Years. Awesome.
Finally, any idiot with a Fender Strat and a Marshall stack can play a long guitar solo that would shamelessly ape Carlos Santana or David Gilmour. It takes a real pro to play a short solo that knocks your socks off.
In no particular order, here are some great SHORT guitar solos that make a statement in 30 seconds or less:
1. Scottie Moore on Elvis's Mystery Train
2. Eric Clapton on Badge (probably my alltime favorite)
3. Robert Fripp on Bowie's Scary Monsters
4. Joe Walsh on Life in the Fast Lane
5. Brian May on Queen's Crazy Little Thing Called Love (another awesome short masterpiece)
6. George Harrison on Something
7. Paul McCartney (yes that's right) on Taxman
Any others to add?
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