The Skids A few guitar riffs

[TheAmericanbornscot]

how did you tune it? can u forward me an email of this(there's no good skids tabs or bc for that matter)?

[neilfunn]

@TheAmericanbornscot Same as Stuart did with the Skids, just tuned two down: D,G,C,F,A,D basically instead of E,A,D,G,B,E which is the standard tuning.

[TheAmericanbornscot]

@neilfunn but is there a way for you to tab guesswork and forward it on email?

[vespasianlegx11]

sounds good to me mate stuart was one of the best

[altroval]

This stuff is fantastic. Stuart Adamson has got to be one of the most under-appreciated guitarists ever, and I find it amazing that he wrote this stuff when he was barely out of his teens and had only been playing guitar for just a couple of years.

Great job with these riffs!

[TalkToTheBody]

well done, great suff

[steadyed]

quality mate  bravo

[reniisgod]

Ahhh Masquerade...what a tune!

[punkrockenpunk]

can u tell all the songs you have played riffs for

[Coppertunes]

@punkrockenpunk

0:00 Circus Games

0:33 Masquerade

1:37 Charade

2:42 All The Young Dudes



[edwardfirth49]

I think that's beauty, have you done any more ?

[sailintonothing]

Really good to hear , nice sound too, loved the skids, big country, raphaels, music to my hears that mate, ,, stay alive.

[shaftsbury94]

really crunchy guitar sound,r.i.p. stuart, and good old john peel who gave them national coverage in the early days.

[neilfunn]

Bang some on dude. More Skids stuff the better ;-)

[youthfulpunk15]

that a yamaha sg i have a blue metalic 1978 they dont make them like it anymore no comparison to the sound when im banging out into the valley or the saints are coming

[sduddy]

pretty cool

[louisfin]

well cool,,, how do u get that sound?

[soiyamoto]

thanks...brill

[rrr2407]

fucking brillant my old pal

[timj41]

Hey there,

any chance you could work out the tabs for Blood and Soil? I cant find them anywhere, mebbe you could even post a video as I am sure you would do Stuart proud,I know I am asking a lot

[HCLivess]

GO""""""!!!!!!!! MAN GOOOOOOO

[Dex2772]

ps get a new outfit!!

[Dex2772]

you should get a job with the skids/big country bruce!!

[Dex2772]

pretty cool though Brucee!!!!

[COB666666]

Gr8. I can play most of those but maybe you're a bit better. Skids and Stuart were one of the kind.

[mmmurdoch]

f*ckin! ace !!! well done !!! would love to see more, perhaps- into the valley & yankee dollar?? wow ! you got my eyes wellin up ! love watchin stu crankin up the deep green sg esp new years eve @ barras on video "harvest home" tears stream doon my face everytime "come back to me adamson, days are far too long" well done neil!!!! you have done stuart an all of us proud !!

[neilfunn]

I've got a few more chins than Bruce lol. I'm not Bruce mate, just a humble fan. Thanks for the compliment though...

Hi Smid btw.

Cheers: Alan C.

[smid27]

deffo not bruce mate, its a skids fan,check out his devils decade solo.whats the 'does no one have a brain mean'?

[Dex2772]

does no-one have a brain?

[Dex2772]

i think thats Bruce watson???? me thinks..

[jono243]

yeeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[timj41]

amazing sustain, I believe they weigh a ton though but are cheaper than a gibson, underrated just like Stuart was, sadly

[blade0954]

absolutely outstanding,love it,great,thanks

[finn64]

TOP OF THE BILL!

[thepiper14]

excellent . i try and try on my ibanez ar 200 and still sound shite . livin in fife just isnt enough to match the greatness of stuart adamson but guy on vid is pretty damn close . cheers mate . theres an army of us still love his music . and damn fine people too , never met a bad yin .

[chrispools]

"theres an army of us still love his music"

Couldn't agree more m8.

[bigcountry7618]

Well played,spot on.

[ni66o]

That is great - superb one m8

[JimiRayYng]

holy to the high, Masquerade, Masquerade !!!

[willstrong00]

Fab thanks for this i'll be practising all week to get it right, fantastic.

[skidsok]

well done sounds good made the hairs stnd up on the back of my neck!

[timj41]

Hey, thats excellent.just out of curiosity, what does an SG like that set one back if you dont mind me asking? I cant play but my boy is learning and has a cheap strat copy (although it is quite well put together) Can you do (this sounds like a request) Blood and soil? It's maybe not that hard but Stuart made it sound Fing great in the "rock goes to college" clip would love to see someone else do it justice, certain to get lots of good comments I reckon cos you obviously know your shit backwards

[willstrong00]

I love SG 2000s a really distinctive sound.

They're about £1,195 new...but it may also be worth looking at the SG 1000, which is usually about 200 quid cheaper. I still dont have one tho.

[Deadeye55]

nice! oh yeah! nice! Stuart Adamson the most underrated guitarist ever, great riffs, made me want to pick up a guitar RIP. i`v got an ibanez artist have you? it looks like one, oh well! great vid n1 m8.

[FrancoAC]

Its a vintage Yamaha SG2000, damn fine instrument. I have an old Artist, they're quite similar.

I keep coming back to this video, we inspiring.

[Deadeye55]

Nice 1 Franco gonna keep my eyes open for an sg2000

[FrancoAC]

Great stuff. Them riffs are still exciting 25 years on.

Adamson had a good style. Oh, nice Yamaha SG by the way. ;)

[matelot95]

11/10

[BCband]

Stuart Adamson was a great guitar player and deserves more credit! Excellent video. Thanks!

[spitfiremcguire]

Nice one mate!

[chrispools]

Hairs on the back of the neck!!

[sgtrock]

Well Cool!!!

[rammyrake]

pretty awsum dude

[JimiRayYng]

Holy to the high Masquerade !! Masquerade !!

well done mate, nice tribute.

[paulmichaelwills]

nice stuff

[strummerino]

Ye cannae fuckin beat a Yamaha SG

[allister1964]

You played a fine tribute to stuart adamson.Well done mate!

[sidney001]

nice one,

Great sounding guitar

More please and could show the plucking as well

[droog69]

fantastic stuff -awesome guitar sound and sustain - what fx are you using there?

[sidney001]

Brilliant, really emjoyed that, guitar sounds great, more please!

woman in winter,hurry on boys the olympian and charles would be cool.

[schuberttweakle]

Fanfares in the sky. Masquerade, every credit. wonderful stuff and a great tribute to my favourite guitarist.

[seeingtrees]

ahoy! well done mate :) Crackin'

[smid27]

superb mate,keep the fire burning.smid

[Allyclark]

great video, post some more SA !

[BobMonkfish]

I think Adamson himself used an e-bow to get the bagpipe effect as well. This video is great, because it shows folk how to play these chords as well.

[GallowayHills]

Well done, nice work. Devil's Decade solo next?

[moseleyite]

Nice one! More please!

[yamahasg2000]

Well done fella......sounds cool.

[germo66]

Great playing, great band

Wish I could play like that, but i don't do my SG justice.

Can't wait for the July in Dunfermline.

[neilfunn]

To be honest it's more the room and the camera (a crappy digital camera on top of the amp) Nice amp actually. Orange Rockerverb 50.

[godisatan]

Nice SG not sure about the tinny distortion though :)

[neilfunn]

Thanks. No tabs. Just guess work. I don't think they're far off. The guitar's tuned down two frets (a full tone to D) for Masquerade and Charade btw.

[josesirjose]

Great vid! Awesome skills! Where did you get the tabs?

[neilfunn]

Ahoy. Just a few Stuart Adamson riffs from The Skids. Not saying they're dot on or perfect. A real pain faffing about trying to video myself so it was a case of that'll do or the guitar's going through the f**kin window. So please no guitar geeks telling me Stuart doesn't play the open D string on the Circus Games intro or they can play it faster. All done in good fun and in tribute to one of my heroes.