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most emotional/amazing guitar chord or riff

musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited June 2008 in Other Music
I am not talking about the ocean or stairway or sweet leaf

i am more talking about a song where a little guitar chord or riff conveys mountains of feeling.

an example would be the shins, pink bullets. that guitar melody is meloncholy to the hilt.

or

mayonaise, when the electric guitars start in, how the guitars basically moan
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  • BrainofdzBrainofdz Posts: 1,617
    Grounded-Pavement
    Broken Chairs-Built To Spill
    Comfortably Numb-Pink Floyd
    Black-Pearl Jam
    "Stunned by my own reflection, It's looking back, sees me too clearly and I swore I'd never go there again, Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down,down,down"

    When you see me on the street, yell out "FAVO!!!"

    I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
  • 88keys88keys Posts: 151
    radiohead33 wrote:
    mayonaise, when the electric guitars start in, how the guitars basically moan

    I love how Corgan uses the feedback of his guitar in this song... genius.
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Every second of Maggot Brain by Funkadelic.
    Every second of Sunshrine by James Blackshaw.
    Every second of Storm by Godspeed You! Black Emperor

    The greatest single note ever played on a guitar is at 3:56 of Purple Rain by Prince.
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  • CollinCollin Posts: 4,931
    Brainofdz wrote:
    Comfortably Numb-Pink Floyd

    When I read the thread title this is what I thought of as well.
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  • boroff89boroff89 Posts: 786
    Stevie Ray Vaughn- Lenny, the version from Carnegie Hall, where he plays that gorgeous string of climbing high notes.
    It makes much more sense to live in the present tense.
  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    baker street(foo fighters version)
    I will be what i could be
    Once I get out of this town


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  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Every second of Maggot Brain by Funkadelic.

    This is the song to show Drangonforce fans how emotional guitar solos can be. ;)
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  • Joe2TheRevengeJoe2TheRevenge Posts: 904
    Limp Bizkit - "Nookie"
    You can't spell "dumb" without DMB
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    This is the song to show Drangonforce fans how emotional guitar solos can be. ;)
    :) absolutely.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Brain Of EBrain Of E Posts: 499
    Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
    Pearl Jam - Nothing as it Seems
    Down in the hole, Jesus tries to crack a smile beneath another shovel load.
  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    I instantly thought of Mayonaise when I read the title - say what you will about Billy Corgan, but that guy came up with the most spine-tingling guitar tone I've ever heard.

    I'll also agree with Comfortably Numb and Wish You Were Here. Others that really strike me are:

    River Of Deceit - Mad Season
    The little guitar solo from Foo Fighters' Best Of You, so simple, yet so effective.
    I would also include the bass line from Crime Scene Pt. 1 by the Afghan Whigs - absolutely spine-chilling when it kicks in about the one minute mark, in fact the same could be said for the guitars too: http://media.putfile.com/Crime-Scene-Pt-1
  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    Warning Sign - Coldplay

    love how the opening chords sound...
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  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    I would also say most of Sigur Ros' back catalouge, they can convey so much with so little effort.....
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Jimi - Little Wing
    SRV - Lenny
    Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
    Prince - Purple Rain
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  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    Long Road
  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    PJGARDEN wrote:
    Long Road

    Now you're talking! Can't believe I forgot that one.
  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    88keys wrote:
    I love how Corgan uses the feedback of his guitar in this song... genius.


    I'm not a Pumpkins fan, but that song is perfection.
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  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    Add November Hotel too!!
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    I agree with Mayonaise

    Also I would add:

    River of Deceit
    Scar Tissue
    Wish You Were Here
    Footsteps/Times of Trouble
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  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    Mad Season- Wake up
    Eric clapton- Wonderful tonight (Absolutely adore the live versions of this)
    Cream- white room- that solo is sick! :D
    Pearl jam- Indifference, listening to a live version now, and just amazing guitar sound on this. I've got tingling down my spine
    Toadies- Tyler and I burn
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  • BrainofdzBrainofdz Posts: 1,617
    While My Guitar Gently Weeps
    "Stunned by my own reflection, It's looking back, sees me too clearly and I swore I'd never go there again, Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down,down,down"

    When you see me on the street, yell out "FAVO!!!"

    I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
  • jonbond1779jonbond1779 London, UK Posts: 1,641
    Jimi - Little Wing
    PJ - YellowLedbetter
    PJ - Present Tense
    "Bring it back, to the clean form. To the pure form"

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  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    red mos wrote:
    Mad Season- Wake up
    Eric clapton- Wonderful tonight (Absolutely adore the live versions of this)
    Cream- white room- that solo is sick! :D
    Pearl jam- Indifference, listening to a live version now, and just amazing guitar sound on this. I've got tingling down my spine
    Toadies- Tyler and I burn

    Cream - white room!!!!!!!!!!!! Forgot about that one too. I have to add November Rain too. I'm not a big GNR fan but wow!! I love that song.
  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Every second of Maggot Brain by Funkadelic.
    Every second of Sunshrine by James Blackshaw.
    Every second of Storm by Godspeed You! Black Emperor

    The greatest single note ever played on a guitar is at 3:56 of Purple Rain by Prince.



    I think Alex Lifeson's solo (and the subsequent lead in to the final chorus) in The Camera Eye is pure perfection.
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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    facepollution wrote:
    I instantly thought of Mayonaise when I read the title - say what you will about Billy Corgan, but that guy came up with the most spine-tingling guitar tone I've ever heard.

    How about Soma? There are multiple jaw-dropping sections of that song. The intro trippy part, the 40x overdriven kick-in....it's just awesome.
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Machine Gun, first long note of the solo.
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    River of Deceit
  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
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    Phish - Bathtub Gin (8/17/97)

    Starting at 7:32, and really kicking in at 8:02. The jam goes from meandering/directionless noodling to mind boggling. I swear it's one of those moments where an artist/band just gets 'it', whatever 'it' is. 4-5 minutes of sonic bliss. Tell me that section of the jam isn't on some other plane. The interplay betwen the guitar and piano is just beautiful. It gives me the chills every time (especially at the 12:35 mark when it crests and just explodes).
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  • VINNY GOOMBAVINNY GOOMBA Posts: 1,819
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    Machine Gun, first long note of the solo.
    EXACTLY!
  • GrasshopperGrasshopper Posts: 137
    "Tears in heaven" lead-Clapton
    "man of the hour" transition to the bridge-PJ
    "killing in the Name" main riff-RATM
    "f-stop Blues" Jack Johnson
    "Pleasure and pain" Ben harper
    "Sweet child O' mine" solo build-up-GNR
    "voodo Chile" when it swithces from the intro to the main riff-Hendrix
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