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Fret Filings - (Anne's Blog)
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
THE HOLLIES
Topic: Riff-In-A-Jiff

Drawn from the 1971 album Distant Light, the single "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" actually had more success in other countries than it did in The Hollies' native UK. There the song topped out at #32 on the charts. In the US it reached #2, while it was a #1 chart-topping hit in both Canada and Australia. Tabbed here is the Intro.


THE HOLLIES - "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)"     (A. Clarke/R. Cook/R. Greenaway)

https://www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret/annesblog/varriffs.txt


Audio (studio version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIRHTBvZRzU

Live:


Posted by planet/zerofret at 12:01 AM EDT
Updated: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 3:55 AM EDT
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
SASS JORDAN
Topic: Riff-In-A-Jiff

There was no sophomore jinx for Sass Jordan. Her second album, Racine (1992), produced five singles and won her Billboard magazine's Best Female Rock Vocalist award for 1992. The last of the singles released from the album was "Who Do You Think You Are". Tabbed here is the guitar solo.


SASS JORDAN - "Who Do You Think You Are"      (S. Jordan/R. Neigher)

https://www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret/annesblog/canriffs.txt


In the menu below, scroll to the Racine album and click on it. "Who Do You Think You Are" is Track #4:


Posted by planet/zerofret at 12:01 AM EDT
Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2012 3:12 AM EDT
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Monday, May 21, 2012
DOUG AND THE SLUGS
Topic: Riff-In-A-Jiff

Drawn from Doug and the Slugs' debut album Cognac And Bologna (1980), "Too Bad" was the band's most successful single, reaching #20 on the RPM Top 100. The song also appears on the 1993 greatest hits compilation Slugcology 101: A Decade Of Doug and the Slugs. Tabbed here is the Intro.

DOUG AND THE SLUGS - "Too Bad"      (D. Bennett)

https://www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret/annesblog/canriffs.txt


Promo video:



Posted by planet/zerofret at 12:01 AM EDT
Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012 3:13 AM EDT
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Monday, March 12, 2012
INXS
Topic: Riff-In-A-Jiff

Drawn from the multi-platinum selling album Kick (1987), "Need You Tonight" became INXS' most successful charting single. Tabbed here is the Intro and Verse.


INXS - "Need You Tonight"      (A. Farriss/M. Hutchence)

https://www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret/annesblog/varriffs.txt


This video shows a good close-up view of the main riff being played (shown right at the beginning of the song):


Posted by planet/zerofret at 12:01 AM EDT
Updated: Monday, March 12, 2012 3:04 AM EDT
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
LEE AARON
Topic: Riff-In-A-Jiff

The song "Powerline" comes from the 1987 album Lee Aaron. It was also the title track of her 1992 greatest hits album Powerline: The Best Of Lee Aaron (pictured). Tabbed here is the Intro.


LEE AARON - "Powerline"      (L. Aaron/J. Albani/J.L. Turner)

https://www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret/annesblog/canriffs.txt


Audio (better clarity than the video below):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxU7MBuoAQE


TV performance (played to studio version of the song):



Posted by planet/zerofret at 2:50 AM EST
Updated: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 3:49 AM EST
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Sunday, October 2, 2011
THE PRETENDERS
Topic: Riff-In-A-Jiff

Recorded in July of 1982, not long after the death of lead guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and the firing of bassist Pete Farndon, "Back On the Chain Gang" would become one of the Pretenders' most successful singles. The song was recorded by an interim line-up; Rockpile guitarist Billy Bremner and Big Country bassist Tony Butler joined Chrissie Hynde and Martin Chambers for the session.

The single was released in the Fall of 1982, and became a Top 5 hit in both the US and Canada, while charting at #17 at home in the UK.

The song was included on the band's next full album, Learning To Crawl, released early in 1984. Bremner and Butler played on a couple of other tracks, as well, but the bulk of the album was recorded by the band's new permanent line-up, which had Robbie McIntosh on guitar and Malcolm Foster on bass. The album went platinum and reached the Top 5 on Billboard.

Tabbed here is the Intro.

THE PRETENDERS - "Back On the Chain Gang"      (C. Hynde) 

https://www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret/annesblog/varriffs.txt

Audio (studio version):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzWNY1zwrjY


Posted by planet/zerofret at 3:05 AM EDT
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Friday, August 12, 2011
THE TEA PARTY
Topic: Riff-In-A-Jiff

The tag line on the home page of The Tea Party's official website proclaims: "No politics...Just Rock and Roll." I guess that reflects the state of affairs for the long-established band (broken up, but currently reunited), who have in recent years found themselves sharing a name with a somewhat controversial U.S. political party. Perhaps a lot of ultra right wing political types have mistakenly surfed into their site expecting Sarah Palin, but getting sitars, tablas, and overdriven Les Pauls instead? 

The song "The Bazaar" comes from the band's third album, The Edges Of Twilight (1995), and is also included on their greatest hits CD Tangents: The Tea Party Collection (2000). It contains both defining elements that the band is most noted for: their world music (particularly Indian and Eastern) influenced sound and their use of alternate tunings. "The Bazaar" is played in Open G5 tuning (all strings tuned to either G or D). Tabbed here is the guitar riff from the Intro. To play just the riff, you can simply tune the A string down to G (rather than doing a full retuning), since the whole riff is played on one string. Or you can even play it in Standard tuning, but it will be in a different key from the recording, of course.

THE TEA PARTY - "The Bazaar"       (The Tea Party)

https://www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret/annesblog/canriffs.txt


Posted by planet/zerofret at 4:13 AM EDT
Updated: Friday, August 12, 2011 4:14 AM EDT
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Friday, May 13, 2011
STREETHEART
Topic: Riff-In-A-Jiff

Streetheart's 1979 album Under Heaven Over Hell, the band's second release, contains some of their best-known hits. Continuing the success of their debut Meanwhile Back In Paris (1978), UHOH achieved platinum status in Canada.

"Here Comes the Night" was one of three singles drawn from the album (two of which were cover songs). Written in 1964, the song was first a hit for acts such as Lulu (in 1964) and the Van Morrison-fronted Them (in 1965). A number of other performers have also covered it.

The album marked the debut of John Hannah as Streetheart's guitarist (replacing Paul Dean). Tabbed here is Hannah's guitar solo.

STREETHEART - "Here Comes the Night"      (B. Bern)

https://www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret/annesblog/canriffs.txt

Audio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNjbbVQ6mTo   

Posted by planet/zerofret at 3:20 AM EDT
Updated: Friday, May 13, 2011 3:21 AM EDT
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
AC/DC
Topic: Riff-In-A-Jiff

AC/DC's 1990 album The Razors Edge (a title in search of an apostrophe Smile) is often cited as a big "comeback" album for the band. Recorded in Vancouver, BC, the album was spectacularly successful, achieving multi-platinum status in several countries. It charted at #2 in the U.S. and #4 in the UK. Singles released included "Moneytalks" and "Thunderstruck". The latter was characterized by its pedal tone laden main riff, which is tabbed here.

According to The Story Of AC/DC: Let There Be Rock, this signature riff was inspired by a studio trick Angus Young learned from his older brother George, a producer whose credits include some AC/DC albums. The technique involved playing a guitar with the strings taped, with the exception of one string (in this case, the B string).

It's hotly debated among guitar-playing AC/DC enthusiasts how this riff is actually played. I detail those various ways on the riff page itself, so I won't get into it here. Suffice to say, you need a pretty good picking hand to play this riff well, although it can be played without using your picking hand barely at all (as Young demonstrates in the official promo video for the song, posted below).

AC/DC - "Thunderstruck"      (A. Young/M. Young)

https://www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret/annesblog/varriffs.txt




Posted by planet/zerofret at 3:15 AM EDT
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
BRYAN ADAMS
Topic: Riff-In-A-Jiff

Cuts Like A Knife (1983), Bryan Adams' third studio album, was the release that brought him breakthrough success in North America. While that success didn't come quite as quickly elsewhere, the album did eventually gain a foothold in overseas markets, as well. The album went platinum in the US, and triple platinum in Canada, charting at #8 in both countries.

The title track was the second single released (after "Straight From the Heart"), and also made a good showing on various music charts -- #12 on Canadian RPM, #15 on Billboard, and #6 on Billboard Rock Tracks. In Canada, "Cuts Like A Knife" was the album's highest charting single.

Tabbed here is Keith Scott's guitar solo from that song.

BRYAN ADAMS - "Cuts Like A Knife"      (B. Adams/J. Vallance)

https://www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret/annesblog/canriffs.txt

Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VZhSkREYBc 

Posted by planet/zerofret at 12:01 AM EST
Updated: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 3:05 AM EST
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