What is an iconic guitar solo that should be played note for note?

[Spidey2112]

Comfortably Numb.

Most definitely.

 

[Bugspray]

 

[10emmanuel]

wind of change - scorpions

 

[Gilmourisgod]

Comfortably Numb. Like most Gilmour solos, it stands by itself as a complete piece of music that cannot be improved upon, only belabored. Saw this tour, BTW, sounded EXACTLY like this in massive auditoriums, best sound system I've ever heard.

 

[turf3]

Honestly, I'm not seeing anything mentioned here that strikes me as holy.

Recuerdos de la Alhambra, maybe. Things like that were written to BE played the same way over and over. That's what classical music IS.

But I can't support the "embedded in amber" approach to African-American improvised music. As Lester Young said, "Why be a repeater pencil?" Yeah, my version might not be as good as "THE" record. But it's mine. At the pay rates I'm pulling down, I'm doing it for the art anyway.

When Taylor Swift's band contractor calls me for a position on her show, yeah, then I'll play the same six note solo night after night - if the pay is as good as I expect it is. Till then, I'm going to stay with the fundamental ethos of African-American improvised music.

 

[P-Belly Evans]

Hold on, hold on, this is TALKBASS. Let's have it proper. A fantastic bass solo, looped for an hour by a lunatic genius.......



aaaaahhh that's better...

See....wait for it, wait for it....wait for it



Unconditional love for all present

 

[buldog5151bass]

25 or 6 To 4

 

[PennyroyalWe]

Living on a Prayer

 

[PennyroyalWe]

Fred Durst?


Lil Wayne?

They're retty good, but no Nick Jonas.

 

[nnnnnn]

And...would THIS be one of them?:

No. I like Lowdown, and had heard it a few times in the last month because I was trying to learn the bass part, but had to listen to it again just now to even remember how the guitar solo goes.

If the solo in a cover version has the same general vibe I doubt most audience members would pick up on any differences. And even if it were deliberately significantly different I think that could work fine and I doubt you'd have people walking out in protest.

 

[Pocket Dave]

Both solos....

Beat me to it.

 

[chadds]

Hairway to Steven.

 

[Danny O Danny]

Two come to mind:

Goodbye to Love by The Carpenters. The original power ballad.


Creep by Radiohead

 

[Snaxster]

Another example, from ten years prior:

Yet another example, from another decade or so prior. The inimitable Hubert Sumlin had it all, including the sound:

 

[Holdsg]

Jessica

 

[White Beard]

I would like to say first off, that I don't believe in note-for-note... but it is useful as a learning tool for ear training and transcription.

Buuuuuuuut...

Having heard/seen this song live so many times in the 90's, it's kind of disappointing not hearing the original.

Also, totally not iconic.

 

[sears]

None. The original artists often don't play it note for note either.

this is the true true... except for "Hot For Teacher"

 

[ga_edwards]

If you can sing it, then play it right.

 

[51PRI]

No. I like Lowdown, and had heard it a few times in the last month because I was trying to learn the bass part, but had to listen to it again just now to even remember how the guitar solo goes.

If the solo in a cover version has the same general vibe I doubt most audience members would pick up on any differences. And even if it were deliberately significantly different I think that could work fine and I doubt you'd have people walking out in protest.

 

[Pings Bass]

So What

... Oh wait, that's a trumpet solo