What's this riff?
October 14, 2011 12:34 PM Subscribe
Can you help me identify this guitar riff? I have a feeling it might be Roy Harper, but I can't find the track (and I haven't heard it for 30 years...)
It's a great, simple riff, and one of the first things I ever learned to play. Open D (000232) then slide that three-finger chord shape up five frets to G, then down a couple of frets to F, then back to open D.
The strum is: [D] Chang! Chack-ka-chang! / [G] Chack-ka-chang! / [F] Chack-ka-chang! / [D] Chack-ka-chang!
Anybody? Thanks!
It's a great, simple riff, and one of the first things I ever learned to play. Open D (000232) then slide that three-finger chord shape up five frets to G, then down a couple of frets to F, then back to open D.
The strum is: [D] Chang! Chack-ka-chang! / [G] Chack-ka-chang! / [F] Chack-ka-chang! / [D] Chack-ka-chang!
Anybody? Thanks!
Yeah, very Townshendesque. Something from Quadrophenia, I bet.
Let me meditate on it a bit.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 6:17 PM on October 14, 2011
Let me meditate on it a bit.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 6:17 PM on October 14, 2011
Quadrophenia - "Sea and Sand" has a choppy 1-4-3 progression at the end, but it's A-D-C, not D-G-F. Could that be what you're thinking of?
posted by ZenMasterThis at 7:25 PM on October 14, 2011
posted by ZenMasterThis at 7:25 PM on October 14, 2011
Response by poster: It certainly is a Townshend-type riff, but it isn't The Who, I'm sure of that. Thanks for the suggestions.
posted by MinPin at 1:54 AM on October 15, 2011
posted by MinPin at 1:54 AM on October 15, 2011
Okay, this is driving me crazy, because I know it. I'm sure I own it. I'm thinking seventies, possibly prog-band, or maybe Jethro Tull... might be one of the Yes/Genesis type acoustic things or possibly, as you say, someone like Harper... that era, I'm sure. This is going to kill me because I just played your riff and I KNOW IT. God damn. I will think on this some more. I sure hope someone puts us out of our misery if I can't bring it to mind.
posted by Decani at 5:18 AM on October 15, 2011
posted by Decani at 5:18 AM on October 15, 2011
Response by poster: Hi Decani, you're in the right area... Back then, I was listening to lots of Tull and Genesis (but I'm sure it's not either of those bands). Just going to have to listen to lots of prog till we crack it :-)
posted by MinPin at 5:35 AM on October 15, 2011
posted by MinPin at 5:35 AM on October 15, 2011
Best answer: Got it! Well, I've got the one I'm thinking of!
Supertramp: Give a Little Bit.
Specifically, here:
posted by Decani at 5:52 AM on October 15, 2011
Supertramp: Give a Little Bit.
Specifically, here:
posted by Decani at 5:52 AM on October 15, 2011
As you see, it's not exactly as you wrote it down, but it's those chords and that's what your description put me in mind of.
posted by Decani at 5:54 AM on October 15, 2011
posted by Decani at 5:54 AM on October 15, 2011
Response by poster: Could be! I can't listen at work, but I'll report back as soon as I can :-)
Thanks
posted by MinPin at 6:20 AM on October 15, 2011
Thanks
posted by MinPin at 6:20 AM on October 15, 2011
Response by poster: Decani, you're astonishing. That is the song, and that's the riff. I remembered it so hazily (I would have been very hazy when I heard it, of course) and I had the key sig entirely wrong, but you recognised it. Quite amazing. Thanks :-D
posted by MinPin at 3:15 PM on October 15, 2011
posted by MinPin at 3:15 PM on October 15, 2011
Glad it was the right one, because it gave me half an hour of hair-tearing yesterday. :-)
posted by Decani at 3:59 AM on October 16, 2011
posted by Decani at 3:59 AM on October 16, 2011
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Don't have a guitar in had to try it, though
posted by nicktf at 1:13 PM on October 14, 2011