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What are they? I'm not looking so much for instrumentals or even hot solos...there are zillions of those. I'm looking more at those special instances where guitars are used in particularly resourceful and inventive ways to take a song to a higher plane.
My choice: "And Your Bird Can Sing"--Beatles. Just ask yourself if you've EVER heard anything that sounds even close to that track.
Runner Up: "Statesboro Blues"--Allman Bros. Sublime.
Honorable Mention: "All Along the Watchtower"--Hendrix. The best at his best.
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'Hotel California' - Eagles
The way the two guitar parts compliment and play off each other is pretty amazing.
"How Soon is Now" - The Smiths
Johnny Marr obsessively came up with an immediately recognizable and unique guitar intro that drives this song.
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Beck's Bolero--Jeff Beck
Stranglehold--Ted Nugent
Comforably Numb--Pink Floyd {David Gilmour}
Little Wing, Voodoo Chile---Jimi Hendrix
Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven--Led Zepplelin {Jimmy Page}
Hocus Pocus ---Focus {Jan Akkerman}
Rock Bottom---UFO {Micheal Shenker}
Soulshine--Allman Brothers {Warren Haynes, Dickey Betts}
Europa, Soul Sacrifice---Santanna
Reelin' in the Years--Steely Dan {Larry Carlton}
And yes....FREEEEEBIRD!!!!
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Unfortunately I don't think there is such a thing as the best guitar song ever. But I have bunches that I like.
Here's a few that are way off the beaten path.
Backdoor Romeo, or You and Your Friends - both by T-Ride. (actually the whole album is insane).
A Day In The Life - Jeff Beck's instrumental version.
Always With You Always With Me - Joe Satriani
name any AC/DC song
The Oaf, or Ladylike - Big Wreck
Inside Your Mind - Carolines Spine
I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick
3 Day Funk - Badlands
The Stroke - Billy Squire
Make The Dirt Stick - Chris Whitley (well, pretty much anything he did)
Heavy - Collective Soul
Eye of the Hurricane - David Wilcox
Telegraph Road - Dire Straits
Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson
Get the Funk Out - Extreme
Shut Up and Play Your Guitar - Frank Zappa
American Idiot - Green Day
Suzi Suicide - Imperial Drag
Dogman - King's X (anything they've done really)
Moonlight In Your Blood - Lillian Axe
Lakini's Juice - Live
Home - Marc Broussard
Laughing Stacks - Michael Lee Firkins
Liar - Moke
Sex In A Jar - Mourning Widows
Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy - Mr. Big
Bulldozer - The Mustard Seeds
Fall Apart - Numera
Jangle - Poundhound
Hijacker - Preston Reed
From Mercury To Texas - Protein
Out Of My Head - Puddle Of Mudd
'39 - Queen
Operation Mindcrime - Queensrÿche
Stick It Out - Rush
anything by Shawn Lane has insanely amazing guitar playing.
Burden In My Hand - Soundgarden
Tumeni Notes - Steve Morse
Life By The Drop - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Down - Stone Temple Pilots
Modern Day Cowboy - Tesla
There's actually a lot more that I could add, but I'm trying to avoid overly famous bands.
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I always thought Blackbird by the Beatles was a really pretty guitar song.
The guitar strumming on Dylan's "It's alright Ma, I'm only bleeding" made for an effective delivery too, imo.
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Scott, you're dead on about "Blackbird", I've seen so many people BUTCHER that song...that's some stellar fingerpicking.
Another one that comes to mind now is "Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits.
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Another one that comes to mind now is "Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits. Man, how could I have forgotten THAT one - it's only one of my all time favorites. Must have been in an acoustic mind set.  If you do a search on youtube for "Dire Straits" and "Sultans", there is an early video of the performance of this song. Just amazing... Thanks for the reminder, bc Scott
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Here's a few that are way off the beaten path.
Lakini's Juice - Live
Jody
I love this song. Although I hate videos, the video for this song is also pretty good. The beginning showed a bunch of cigarettes on top of an amp head. The cigarettes were bouncing around, jumping due to the vibration associated with a cracked amp. Visually it was really cool.
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"Best"?
I don't know.
Favorite(s):
"Marquee Moon" - Television
"I'm Your Man" - Richard Hell & The Voidoids
"Calvary Cross" - Richard & Linda Thompson
just about anything by Stevie Ray Vaughan
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"In A Big Country", and many other Big Country songs...very inventive guitar work by Stuart Adamson & Bruce Watson.
Just about any U2 song... The Edge is a master of invention!
James Honeyman-Scott's guitar work on the first two Pretenders albums.
Everything Michael Hedges ever played!!!
And btw Jody, good call on "'39" ... Brian May certainly is one of the most creative guitar players ever!
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Joni Mitchell "All I want" NOTHING sounds like that especially with that beautiful voice accompanying it.
Gloria Estefan "Steal your Heart" from the Destiny CD. Beautiful melody and spanish guitar from one of her studio musicians.
Stephen Stills (CSN&Y) Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
That guitar with those harmonies are magic
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"Mr. Tambourine Man" by the Byrds needs to be on my list. The first 10 or 20 seconds of that record instantly created a whole sub-genre of rock music. It is an example of a simple guitar riff elevating a song.
"You Really Got Me" by the Kinks is another example of the same. I really think Dave Davies' riff on that record planted the seed of metal music and all the power-chord rock that followed. Without "You Really Got Me," there would not have been a Led Zeppelin, and without LZ, there would not have been metal.
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"You Really Got Me" by the Kinks is another example of the same. I really think Dave Davies' riff on that record planted the seed of metal music and all the power-chord rock that followed. Without "You Really Got Me," there would not have been a Led Zeppelin, and without LZ, there would not have been metal. You mean Black Sabbath had nothing to do with it? Jody p.s. - it's all perspective, no one path is correct.
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You mean Black Sabbath had nothing to do with it?
Of course not. But Zep's first album preceded Sabbath's by at least a year, maybe two. The influence is obvious. Just as, I believe, the Kink's influence on Zeppelin is obvious.
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"Graceland" by Paul Simon has some pretty great playing on it by whoever the guy he had on there from South Africa. Actually, he's all over the place on the whole record. Great stuff.
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I agree that the Kinks were pioneers as TrumanCoyote states, but the Who was doing the same things at the the same time as the Kinks, and yes both groups long preceded Black Sabbath AND Led Zeppelin.
I remember reading an interview with Jimmie Page in some teen magazine back in about 1966/7 where he was still in the Yardbirds, but they were making changes and he was already discussing a new band he was going to form where they were going to take Blues tunes and crank up the volume and "modernize" them. I cannot remember what other band members he mentioned in the article, but I don't think he had all them identified yet, for his new band. At the time, I think he might have called it "The New Yardbirds," or something along that line. I wish I could recall exactly how he described his idea for the band, but my recollection was that he pretty well spelled out what Led Zeppelin was to become.
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Some of this is hearsay, but according to legend, the band was to be comprised of Page, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon from the Who, and Terry Reid on vocals. Moon's famous reply was the band would go over like a "Led Zeppelin." Zeppelin actually played their first gigs under the name of "The New Yardbirds"
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Sure, Mark Knopfler has got some incredible riffs, i.e. Sultans of Swing, etc, but I actually appreciate his slower, quieter stuff even more. Every note he plays is like a specific color added to a painting, in just the right place, no more and no less. He is perhaps the most tasteful, understated guitarist who continues to make an impact today.
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Sure, Mark Knopfler has got some incredible riffs, i.e. Sultans of Swing, etc, but I actually appreciate his slower, quieter stuff even more. Every note he plays is like a specific color added to a painting, in just the right place, no more and no less. He is perhaps the most tasteful, understated guitarist who continues to make an impact today. "Romeo and Juliet"
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HA!!! Romeo and Juliet is a DOBRO song (or more accurately, a National guitar song).
I guess that still counts in the "guitar song" category though. Even though it is a different animal.
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HA!!! Romeo and Juliet is a DOBRO song (or more accurately, a National guitar song).
I guess that still counts in the "guitar song" category though. Even though it is a different animal. Oh yes, it is a National Guitar. Were it a Dobro, I would not have mentioned it. But his technique is basically the same as it is when he plays his Strat... more of a fingerpicking thing, but not different enough to call it "a different animal" I don't think. Many use open tunings on all sorts of guitars. We'd have to eliminate the entire Rolling Stones catalog, if open tunings were not allowed!
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Just thought of another. Anyone remember "Hot Smoke and Sassafras" by the Bubble Puppy? Late '60s, I think. They actually have it up on CDBaby - first 2 minutes anyway, which I think is most of the song http://cdbaby.com/cd/bubblepuppyScott
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I like David Gilmour's work of Pink Floyd, understated perfection. Also think Clapton's Layla is a classic riff, and anything during his Cream years. And I like Kurt Cobain's playing, very unique. And don't forget about Prince!
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My name is Mike and I like to play guitar and I like to play the keys and I like to write music and I like to write long run-on sentences that use the word 'like' a lot! http://www.myspace.com/mikeredwine
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Every single one of the people mentioned here has to nod to Chuck Berry. He really was the first guitar God.
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My name is Mike and I like to play guitar and I like to play the keys and I like to write music and I like to write long run-on sentences that use the word 'like' a lot! http://www.myspace.com/mikeredwine
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No disrespect to Chuck, but I suggest you listen to Charlie Christian before you deem Chuck the first.
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"Hot Smoke And Sassafras", Thanks Scott. I forgot about that song after all of these years but now it is as fresh as ever in my mind. Also Knopfler may be underated but he was rubbing elbows with the likes of Chet Atkins. If you got the nod from Chet than you must be ok. As long as we are going back in time (Chuck Berry) don't forget about Ike Turner (The father of rock and roll) and Merle Travis who wasn't too shabby either.Ben
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And btw Jody, good call on "'39" ... Brian May certainly is one of the most creative guitar players ever!
Hey Kester, I knew I liked you! And you beat me to it, good call, Jody. That is a terrific guitar piece. Brian May also created some breathtaking guitar on "A Winter's Tale" and "Bijou" which weren't hits, so I don't know if anyone here has heard them, but I've never heard anything more gorgeous on guitar in my life. I also like Brian's acoustic version of "Love of My Life," although I'm more partial to the piano version--the guitar is what they used in concert. Glad Mike(redwine) mentioned "Layla" too. I was surprised that wasn't more at the top! (yes, I do listen to more bands than one... really truly) Linda
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Third rate romance Low rent rendezvous.
The Amazing Rhythm Aces.
I'd sell my soul to play like that. Or to write a song that is that good.
Tom
PS Honerable mention to "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" by Willie.
Interestingly both songs charted at the same time.
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Hello, All!
One of my TOP favorite guitar songs:
Green Grass and High Tides -- by The Outlaws
Hot For Teacher -- by Van Halen
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One of my absolute favorite guitar songs is "My Sharona" by The Knack. I think I wore the grooves off the "Meet the Knack" album
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Mystery Train....and everything else Scotty Moore runs through his Echosonic amp.
Junior Barnard was playing rock riffs long before there was rock and roll... in Bob Wills music of all places.
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Sweet Home Alabama
anything at all by brian may and queen..
I ain't superstitious" jeff beck on the truth album
Chuck berry didn't take much from charlie christian, actually..chucks major influence was the guy with Louis Jordan...you cna hear him playintg virtually all of the chuck berry signature licks back in the 40's when chuck was still a hairdresser..
Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen...whew!
Those guitars still make me hard all over!
Steel guitar rag by joe maphis..more notes per second than yngwie could even think of...
where's my friggin' guitar?
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Blue Sky - The Allman Brothers Band
Still Got the Blues - Gary Moore
City Magic - Les Dudek
Freeway Jam - Jeff Beck
I Know a Little - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Reelin' in the Years - Steely Dan
Shenendoah - Tony Rice's version of this will have ya trying to pinch licks...
I'm with ya Bob, where's my guitar?...
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Bob,
I am with you on the the guitar player in Louis Jordan's band. I always felt Louis Jordan was doing rock-n-roll in the 40s before it had a name. But I have heard recordings of Charlie Christian from the 30s where he was definitely using the multi-string bends, the very element that helps define what we are all familiar with Chuck Berry's playing.
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I'm with you, Jack..Charlie was doing that stuff..but..I think chuck heard alot more of louis jordan and t bone walker...but..i agree..it was charlie christian that first got water from that well...
Moker..Tony Rice! Now THERE'S a friggin' great guitar player!
Doc Watson on crack!
Jeeez!
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Man...I could talk guitar players all damn day and never get tired..
I just got mine out of the case and I'm stumbling thru some riffs...Jeeez..I really suck!
I used to be pretty damn good....
Now I sound like I got boxing gloves on..
practice, practice, practice
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Jeff Beck, I'm Going Down...supreme stratocaster abuse.
Ladykillers load dice on me, behind my back while imitators steal me blind
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Another great one is "Soul Man". If I'm not mistaken, Steve Cropper played guitar on both the Sam & Dave and the Blues Brother's versions.
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It's probably won't resonate with most of you, but if any of y'all are Yo La Tengo fans (even heard of them?), their song "Pablo and Andrea" has, IMHO, the greatest guitar solo of all-time.
It's not a stunning display of virtuosity, if that's what you look for. But rather, the solo sort of emerges, organically from the guitar figure that plays throughout the song and takes it somewhere else. Transcendental.
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I like "Child In Time" by Deep Purple.
The song builds and does'nt get boring even at it's long length.
It's not really guitar dominant. But it jams and has a nice solo and speeds up lightning fast toward the end, even though it's mostly a slower song.
I also like "Highway Star" and "Space Truckin".
A lot more to Deep Purple than "Smoke On The Water".
I know Bread is a mellow rock band, but some of those I have noticed have great guitar.
"Fancy Dancer" sounded unique and uncharachteristcally hard for Bread, and I also liked "Guitar Man".
But I could never not leave a post like this without mentioning Blue Oyster Cult's classic, "Don't Fear The Reaper".
I like so many, I would never stop typing.
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I look upon the best guitar song as something that could be played in any genre, and also the interaction with the ebass.
Knocking On Heavens Door - Bob Dylan
Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues (Tried that in an alternative setting and think the right so and so could come along and pull that off)
Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult (They play spooky so well)
Radar Love - Golden Earring
Heat Of The Moment - Asia
Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe (Sounded like an inferno waiting to happen)
Hot Blooded - Foreigner
Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones (Found the unmistakable influence of this riff in "Hot Blooded".
Almost seems symbiotic.
Heroine - The Velvet Underground (Pure Expression)
Do The Strand - Roxy Music
One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx (That unjustifiebly titled new wave eighties band rocked on that)
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Waal..I don't even CLAIM to be a Guitar Whiz Kid, BUT I remember these:
Apache..Jorgen Ingman
Foxy Lady..Hendrix
Nat'l Anthem, Woodstock..Jimi Again!
(Can't Get No) SATISFACTION...Stones
Green Onions..Booker T (& MGs)
Money...Beatles {Wasn't that Guitar AND Piano, Note-for-Note? Cool Effect!)
Cocaine..E.C.
Cryin' in The Rain//All I Have to Do Is DREAM..Everly Bros
KICKS...Paul Revere & Raiders
Run to You..Brian Adams
Urgent..Foreigner
Black Magic Woman..Santanna
That'll do it tonight!
Big Hugs,
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Ok here is my list lol
Do you feel like we do-Peter Frampton
Rocky mountain way-Joe Walsh
Life’s been good- Joe Walsh
I’d love to change the world-Ten Years After
Bloody well right-Supertramp
Institutionalized- Suicidal Tendencies
Loser-Beck
Cowboy- Kidrock
Do do do de da da da- Police
Rock around the clock- Bill Haley and the comets
That’ll be the day- Buddy Holly
Susie Q-Creedence Clearwater Revival
Radar Love-Golden Ear ring
Say hello to heaven-Temple of the Dog
Dissident- Pearl Jam
Under the Bridge- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Girls girls girls- Motley Crue
Can’t find my way home- Delaney Bonnie and friends with Eric Clapton
While my guitar gently weeps-Beatles with Eric Clapton
Tears in Heaven- Eric Clapton
Layla acoustic version- Eric Clapton
My opening Farewell-Jackson Browne
Alice’s Restaurant-Arlo Guthrie
Vincent- Don Mclean
You May Be Right- Billy Joel
Rock an Roll- Led Zeppelin
Hollywood Nights-Bob Seger
Saturday night special, Cutis low and Tuesdays gone- Lynard Skynard
The sky is burning- Bad Company
Roundabout and Owner of a lonely heart- Yes
Crazy on you and coming straight on for you-Heart
Oh well live version- Fleetwood Mac
Tush (or anything else by)-ZZ Top
Take another piece of my heart-Janis Joplin-(I’d love to be able to play that intro!)
Louie Louie -The Kingsmen
Pinball Wizard-The Who
No time left for you-The Guess Who
Takin’ Care of Business- Bachman Turner Overdrive
And the list could go on forever!
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"Friday On My Mind", The Easy Beats (Killer Song too!)
"Inagodadivida", Iron Butterfly
"Turn Turn Turn", The Yardbirds
"I Can See For Miles", The Who
"Gloria", ?
"Pipeline", The Ventures
"Wipeout", The Safaries
"Miserlou", ?
Most Eric Clapton, Roy Clark, and Led Zeplin songs
"I Feel Fine". "And Your Bird Can Sing". "Girl". "Day Tripper". "Revolution". "Blackbird", (etc.) The Beatles
Those just popped into my head. Lots more, of course, from all genres/decades.
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My choice: "And Your Bird Can Sing"--Beatles. Just ask yourself if you've EVER heard anything that sounds even close to that track.
Every time I play that song, I am still amazed over it. It's like they AND their guitars were taking whatever Barry Bonds and other beefed up performers probably took. And then added a touch of shimmering gold all over the track.
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What are the best acoustic beginners songs to play....
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Kathy---Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Tom Petty, and John Mellencamp all have great acoustic songs that are pretty simple.
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