mc2 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 The old "less is more" concept.While driving around listening to a USB drive I kept a couple thousand songs on, "Down By the River" by Neil Young and Crazy Horse happened to pop up. That solo starts off with the same note played nearly 40 times. It has to be one of the best, if not the best, uses of a single note in a solo.What other songs make great use of same note solos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feynman Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I don't know if it's completely accurate, but I learned the I Wanna Be Sedated solo as a string of open Es. It seems to work well even if it's wrong, and it's one of the few solos I can almost get through without too many mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2 Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 http://www.last.fm/music/Ramones/_/I+Wanna+Be+Sedated+-+Remastered+Album+VersionYep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 If I'm going to do a one-note solo, I think I would chose F#.Largely because it isn't part of the d minor scale, which is the saddest of all keys, I find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamersaur Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 First one to come to my mind was a Neil Young song as well - Cinnamon Girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duplex Dave Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 The title of the post makes me think of the one note master Neil Young, but BB King gets some single note bone tone that I really dig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie G. Moseley Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 In a mid-'90s interview, Lesle West recounted:"Let me give you a story about 'tone and style': A long time ago, I went to a club in the Village called the Cafe Au Go Go when I was first starting out. In fact, it was the week I first saw the Cream at the Village Theatre...There was a jam session at the Cafe Au Go Go; Elvin Bishop was there, Bloomfield, Clapton, Hendrix, and B.B. King, too. Hendrix plugged into his pedals and played everything he knew around a twelve-bar prgression. Everybody got up and played every lick they ever knew in about 30 seconds.Then came B.B. King's turn, and of course, he wasn't a 'speed demon' but he had a certain style. He hit one note, got it to feed back and sustain, and held that note throughout the entire progression.The place went absolutely crazy! Now, if that's not 'saying it', I don't know what is!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 There is a difference between "one note" and "one fret".Sometimes I see people blurring or ignoring that difference.Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savethematches Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I use it as a weapon. Play the highest note on the guitar in a very staccato, robotic fashion. It's a good way to get revenge on obnoxious audiences, especially if you do it for 20-30 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
django49 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 On the BB King single note reference......There seem to be many such stories from people (inc SRV) that felt compelled to impress the master with their speed, number of notes, etc, then "learned" from the one perfect (and perfectly placed) note.Sorta related (I reckon I have relayed it before).......Several years ago, Buddy Guy was headlining at the Long Beach Blues Festival. He did a demo of all sorts of "technique"......."Jimi Hendrix? Yeah, I can play all that shit!" (and proceeded to show he could.....Strat into a Marshall and all).BUT, the band started off a blues and when it came time to solo, he played ONE note. And he played it over multiple choruses, God knows how many bars of 12. He held that note, bent it, sustained it, played off/controlled the feedback. Since he bent the crap out of it, maybe it was not TECHNICALLY one note. Unforgettable! May well be he got that from BB.As BG seems compelled to say at least once every show........"I'm gonna make it so funky you can smell it!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2 Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 I just came back from a friend's house, a guy who has done evictions for me for years. His two daughters both work at The Paramount on Long Island. I think the older one is a manager. She actually went to college on a violin scholarship. The other one also is a musician.When I was just there we were talking about some of the recent acts that played The Paramount. Billy Joel did a surprise concert last week and they were saying how the Governor (Cuomo's) and other big shots had box seats. But I was most impressed that his 19 y.o. daughter had been most taken with BB King...marveling that he was 88 y.o. and still playing and said that she actually cried when he played. There is still hope in the world when you hear a kid say that, while still talking about all the current bands on tour.HERE ARE SOME MORE SOLOS I FOUND THAT HAVE ONE NOTE SECTIONS:The WhoThe Who - I Can See For Miles - YouTube► 4:24► 4:24www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0iqg2UanEcNov 1, 2012 - Uploaded by The Best Of - Home Of Classic MusicSubscribe to The Best Of for more classic music history, videos and playlists: http: //bit.ly/WdJ36u ...The Melvin'sMelvins - If I Had An Exorcism - YouTube► 3:07► 3:07www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8a44EQdOJ8Jun 10, 2008 - Uploaded by brian5655Melvins Bullhead If I Had An Exorcism. ... Melvins - If I Had an Exorcism - live 1992by ...The CoastersThe Coasters - I'm A Hog For You Baby - YouTube► 2:01► 2:01www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGn9TNsXECQApr 6, 2013 - Uploaded by Jarski J.The Coasters - I'm A Hog For You Baby. Jarski J.·559 videos. Subscribe ...Robert FrippROBERT FRIPP Exposure - YouTube► 4:27► 4:27www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzFsDQeTUT4Feb 2, 2010 - Uploaded by mebear88ROBERT FRIPP Exposure. ... 26:14. Watch Later Prog Review 100: Exposure - Robert ...Fleetwood MacThe Chain - Fleetwood Mac - YouTube► 4:47► 4:47www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1iuSmZHcwYJan 15, 2010 - Uploaded by VirtualMusicGoddessINTRO FREE VERSION - NO INTRO CAN BE VIEWED HERE: http://youtu.be/ XAqdnACpud8 ...The Policehttp://www.last.fm/music/The+Police/Message+In+A+Box/Bring+On+The+NightKatrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine - YouTube► 3:49► 3:49www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPUmE-tne5UMar 11, 2009 - Uploaded by emimusicOfficial video of Katrina & The Waves performing Walking On Sunshine from the album ...YArdbirds. Jazz are blueshttp://www.last.fm/music/The+Yardbirds/_/The+Nazz+Are+Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragan Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Don't forget Antonio Carlos Jobim "one note samba" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 This is a two-note, or maybe three-note sax solo (by Clarence Clemons), but it gets kudos IMO for brevity: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m chops Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 The emperor heard about Kakua when he returned to Japan and asked him to preach Zen for his edification and that of his subjects. Kakua stood before the emperor in silence. He then produced a flute from the folds of his robe, and blew one short note. Bowing politely, he disappeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Much ado about nothing? Sure sounds that way to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polara Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Getting off the PURE topic - but this is the HFC after all - there are/were some players who can/could so an awful lot with a few notes though brevity, phrasig, taste.BB King as notedMiles Davis. I don't think he had the pure CHOPS of, say, Gillespie but man just listen to how he solos. His first solo in "So What" off Kind of Blue is famous for the clam about 14 bars in but it's a great example of how to say a lot by saying littleAhmad Jamal. The man can play the piano but is a fierce minimalist. "Poinciana" live off But Not For Me he has a couple choruses with just a note or two, and the beauty is in making you WANT that next oneNot a lot of minimalist rockers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armitage Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I don't know if it's completely accurate, but I learned the I Wanna Be Sedated solo as a string of open Es. It seems to work well even if it's wrong, and it's one of the few solos I can almost get through without too many mistakes.Back in the day, I asked my buddy to help me figure our this really weird solo. I told him I just couldn't figure it out... so he sat down all serious, started the tape for a few notes... found it... listened intently to the rest and got all pissed off at me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disturber Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 This is one great thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakeboy Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Angus 's first solo in TNT. Perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragan Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I try & limit my solos to 12 notes or less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfun75 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 The aforementioned "Cinnamon Girl" is the one I always think of. Neil is a master of less is more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadroller Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 ... are easy for beginners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veatch Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Not so much a solo as a groove. 3:20 to about 4:15: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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