The best one note musical stuff.

Blazer · January 3rd, 2007, 10:01 AM

In reaction to my short solo thing, let's talk about one note solos and songs or songs in one chord.

One note solos: I guess there are plenty of those around, Niel Young's "Cynnamon girl", Lindsey Buckingham on Fleetwood mac's "The chain", Pete Townshend on "I can see for miles" name them.

One note songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO7uBSY-znY
"Early to bed" by the GREAT band Morphine.

One chord songs:
Plenty of those, Talking Heads for example "Girlfriend is better" and "Once in a lifetime" Or the Beatles' "Tomorrow never knows"

Johnny Glow · January 3rd, 2007, 11:21 AM

On Radiohead's The Bends album there is a fantastic one note solo on Just (you do it to yourself).

hollowman · January 3rd, 2007, 01:14 PM

Gotta be the Ramones one noter on "I wanna be Sedated" Clearly the best one note solo (1/16ths at a time!) of all time

Larry F · January 3rd, 2007, 02:13 PM

Beethoven's 5th Symphony, first movement, development section. You feel that he's tried to say it with all the ammunition he has, but then has to boil it down to one note to get his message across. It's very touching and you really feel for him. In comparison, how many one note solos seemed unearned?

J-man · January 3rd, 2007, 02:25 PM

The riff to Zep's Immigrant Song, F sharp all the way. :)

Heather Anne Peel · January 3rd, 2007, 03:10 PM

Townshend's E note solo in " I Can See For Miles". That's the most effective one, anyway. I also dig the "Eminence Front" riff, but that's a hammer-on riff, so it probably doesn't qualify. The main riff in "My Sharona" by The Knack is a lot like a Zeppelin riff, and it too hovers around one note (albeit played in octaves) for quite awhile.

Ryan · January 3rd, 2007, 06:28 PM

Obviously Tenacious D's "One Note Song."

No, I'm just kidding.

Roli · January 3rd, 2007, 06:54 PM

Well, if you bend it just a little bit, it's not the same note anymore.

Califiddler · January 4th, 2007, 03:33 AM

Antonio Carlos Jobim's "One Note Samba".

January 3rd, 2007, 10:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Blazer Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,570	The best one note musical stuff. In reaction to my short solo thing, let's talk about one note solos and songs or songs in one chord. One note solos: I guess there are plenty of those around, Niel Young's "Cynnamon girl", Lindsey Buckingham on Fleetwood mac's "The chain", Pete Townshend on "I can see for miles" name them. One note songs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO7uBSY-znY "Early to bed" by the GREAT band Morphine. One chord songs: Plenty of those, Talking Heads for example "Girlfriend is better" and "Once in a lifetime" Or the Beatles' "Tomorrow never knows" __________________ "I reject your reality and subsitute my own." - Adam Savage, Mythbusters

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Larry F Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Iowa City, IA Age: 56 Posts: 2,667	Beethoven's 5th Symphony, first movement, development section. You feel that he's tried to say it with all the ammunition he has, but then has to boil it down to one note to get his message across. It's very touching and you really feel for him. In comparison, how many one note solos seemed unearned? __________________ larry

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J-man Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Wales/Scarborough Age: 20 Posts: 6,374 9 Photos	The riff to Zep's Immigrant Song, F sharp all the way. :) __________________ Write a wise saying and your name will live forever. - Unknown "The large print giveth and the small print taketh away." - Tom Waits

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Ryan Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Age: 21 Posts: 113	Obviously Tenacious D's "One Note Song." No, I'm just kidding. __________________ "I don't get my generation, that old school beat was my salvation."

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Roli Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ¤ Hungary ¤ Age: 30 Posts: 1,646 5 Photos	Well, if you bend it just a little bit, it's not the same note anymore. __________________ How I Play Fingerstyle Guitar - blog for rookies and not so rookies - with videos now!

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Johnny Glow Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Just down the coast from San Francisco Posts: 170 2 Photos	On Radiohead's The Bends album there is a fantastic one note solo on Just (you do it to yourself).

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hollowman Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kansas City Age: 44 Posts: 533	Gotta be the Ramones one noter on "I wanna be Sedated" Clearly the best one note solo (1/16ths at a time!) of all time

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Heather Anne Peel Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Nowhere Age: 45 Posts: 3,000 3 Photos	Townshend's E note solo in " I Can See For Miles". That's the most effective one, anyway. I also dig the "Eminence Front" riff, but that's a hammer-on riff, so it probably doesn't qualify. The main riff in "My Sharona" by The Knack is a lot like a Zeppelin riff, and it too hovers around one note (albeit played in octaves) for quite awhile.

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Califiddler Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: California Posts: 992	Antonio Carlos Jobim's "One Note Samba". __________________ "In the fiddler's house, all are dancers."