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What is an iconic guitar solo that should be played note for note?
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to me, personally, these two are slices of heaven. will never hear either without a smile on my face. hope whoever tackles these gives 'em respect...
duane allman's outro slide solo:
and rick vito's work:
duane allman's outro slide solo:
and rick vito's work:
Performing note-for-note is the kind of entertainment for which tribute bands exist. Otherwise, it's the player's choice, perhaps with some influence from the BL or the gig. The question here is whether the player is good at music, and capturing the spirit of a solo and/or playing something original are both ways to answer the question.
That is one of many absolutely correct responses.
Another is Chicago's "25 or 6 to 4."
Comfortably Numb.
This right here is the one I thought of immediately. In my opinion, this has got to be the greatest guitar solo of all time, and to not play it note for note, at the exact tempo is an absolute injustice.
Queen "We will Rock You." I remember that VMA broadcast where Joe Perry farted and fell down into a bucket of pudding instead of playing that solo properly. Embarrassing.
There are "iconic" guitar solos that are more due the player than the notes. Anything Hendrix, SRV etc…..these can't, and shouldn't try to be, replicated. Rarely even by the original players.
Then there are melodic solos like Sweet Child O Mine, Stairway to Heaven and the outro of Brick in The Wall….these are more like a composition and shouldn't be improvised. If it's a solo that people sing-along to you should try to replicate it
Something like the intro to Sultans of Swing is melodic and should be replicated, but the outro solo should and can be improvised..
Note: Talking cover bands here, if you're just doing a cover in an originals band no rules apply.
Then there are melodic solos like Sweet Child O Mine, Stairway to Heaven and the outro of Brick in The Wall….these are more like a composition and shouldn't be improvised. If it's a solo that people sing-along to you should try to replicate it
Something like the intro to Sultans of Swing is melodic and should be replicated, but the outro solo should and can be improvised..
Note: Talking cover bands here, if you're just doing a cover in an originals band no rules apply.
A wild guess: the OP thinks the solo is crucial in the song linked in the opening post, means to ask the band's guitarist to learn it note for note, and is hoping for support.
My suggestion: maybe suggest to the guitarist to play the first couple of bars note for note and improvise the rest.
My suggestion: maybe suggest to the guitarist to play the first couple of bars note for note and improvise the rest.
