Smoke on the water riff and solo

[submarinom7]

10 points!

[starryian007]

Sir, you are one talented fella!

[anonymouslolxD]

Damn you did this solo justice! I really like Ritchie Blackmore, my favourite solo of his has got to be Child in Time.

[photodandrea]

altro moscio

[sqwuade]

Nice job! Are you playing the solo w/ all rhythm pickup? I always thought that amazing tone Blackmore got was from the rhythm pickup. Love this solo, it's one of the most tastefully done guitar solos ever!

P.S. My cat's name is "Richard Blackmore" (He's all black)!

[atomicozz]

Awesome!

[RCbeastly]

After watching it again - it looks like Blackmore picks the low sting with the pick and plucks the high string with his finger. Unique style. He does the same thing in the '73 live video.

[RCbeastly]

It's true that Blackmore played the original riff with his fingers, but if you watch the California Jam video, he uses a pick with upstrokes.

[MinningAround]

@RCbeastly Somewhere I read that he fingerpicked classical style for the recording and upstroked a pick for '73 Live. Awesome solo. A real classic. Such great phrasing and tone. And very well played bijitbora.

[ChronoCrusade08]

That´s very nice! amazing playing

[mrmalade]

smoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooke on the waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaater.

thank you.

[gillou960]

c'est plutôt pas mal, mais le solo n'est pas du tt dans le rythme!!

[AMDfreak27]

yes but what im saying is it's picked not strumed.

[LucasHergus]

Esse é facil demais --'

[qommoq]

good job. Ignore these wankers here who want you to do gay guitar posing. Blackmore wasnt the type to do it either.

[AMDfreak27]

it's a picked riff, but not a bad job...

you got to feel the music in your bones... and this looks like you feel nothing

[FiberMania]

AMDfreak27: So what? Everybody feels the music differently. He sounded alright to me!

[TheSicilian88]

he actually played it with his fingers not a pick

[DarthBond11]

pick, you can see him like moving the pick in his finger in the beginin of the vid

[MultiBadSinger]

i can play the riff lol

[Jmlmud]

the delay is way off time

[ehudy]

dude, its fake..

[linkinpark2coldplay]

goooood job but show emotion... ritchie blackmore did

[henryjhonmoore]

facke nob

[Geralt133]

Guy below is right! :) Some emotions! :) Have fun dude! That's what music is all about. Either way, your grate guitarist.

[pometalguit]

good but you're just playing! HAVE FUN when you play!

[whooots]

nice. Is there a reason why you don't pick the riff, like Ritchie?

[gillan5]

At that time Ritchie had no effects at all! He just playd very, very loud. The combination of Stat, Marshall stacks and the loudness is perfect.

[5targazer]

after listening to millions of performances of this riff I go back to the original Ritchie's record and wonder how amazingly aggressive he plays it with his right hand using fingers but not a pick

[bijitbora]

It's nice to know, there are some (very few) people still, who think b4 they comment. Like you, my friend. It's not a game against Blackmore, it's "trying to appreciate his mastery in a small way by trying to pick it up myself". Helps me understand the psychology of the composer. Amazing solo .. seriously. Should not jam over it. Won't do justice to the legend. Awesome composition and damn tough to play ditto

[iaminlovewithdeath]

@5targazer i play with my finger as well i find it hard with pick to hit to strings

but thats just me

[5targazer]

@iaminlovewithdeath Good! We used to cover this thing and I loved live records a lot, we followed DP in raising tempo then I saw Blackmore picking two strings and it was a challenge for me so I did the same! then I found out he started to add a bass G note between the main riff fifths and again I copied it. But some time passed and the simplicity, powerful fingerpicking and angry slowliness of the studio version amazed me more than RB's fastest solo. Do not loose tastiness when develop skills

[captainpaok]

ººº

[Wiesi93]

nice...but next time look sometimes in the camera and smile :P

AND! stand up..

yours here is cool...if your standing you can perform much better and then you gett 120% of the coolness you have had here :P

[mukhindenis]

soap

[Devilwarriar]

Your finger movements are great

[ERICBALLAND]

Génial. Super bien interpretée. 5*****

[shllapatan]

this vid sucks playing lame guitar lame i mean a squier c'mon man the headstocks is as big as half of the guitar lame vid

[guitarloverandlost]

wow... he uses squier, so what?

[mgalbu]

The '70s big Strat headstock is the way to go. All Ritchie Blackmore guitars have it, as well as (obviously) Yngwie's and Jimi Hendrix'.

In fact, Blackmore and Malmsteen Strat signature series (Ritchie's new for 2009!) both feature the large '70-style headstock. That's how a Strat should look like to me, even if it's a Squier, big deal.

[Link0t]

if you judge someone by the kind of guitar they have then you're a fool. maybe that's why some kids think all they have to do is pose and hold an expensive guitar to fool everyone into thinking they're musicians.

[cloudybum14]

wow that was ausome and that guitar is very cool:D

[memmnock]

very good and tight

[dpwhoaerozep]

well done you are brilliant!!

[JAMESLeadGuitarist]

led990 When your dumbass could play this than you can say its easy. For now keep your mouth shut.

[alonsomoscolosco]

you look retard

[BurntCatMedia]

Irony.

[paul7from7ukr]

seriously

[celer1ty2]

Too much distortion.

[MudPie34]

wow you make that look SO easy

[led990]

thats cuz it is

[Alfstrawwiz]

is tht a fender guitar?

[ak47dragunov]

squier

[ten8goa]

the simplest songs are the hardest ones to do PERFECTLY. The clarity and precision are outstanding

[darkcentury21]

you look bored

[LedKenji666]

smoke on the water...would you be bored?

[willeejr]

very good but can stay better in the 1:23/1:25, the rest was perfect.

[Stevesk0011]

i agree

[clueless9112]

u look enthused

[rhylenk]

good job

[MetallisticA]

SWEET!

[strikeatic]

it would be kinda funny if you fucked up the main riff lol...your rock dude...big fan of all your videos

[ledzeppelin112]

.....

[crolling]

well done mate

[stefk123]

Tab?

[PrinceNick]

You'v played well and notice you'r using a Squier too. You'd just goto add some emotions.. =D

[Chrispix777]

that was my brother. he's a nob.

watch ac/dc riffs electric.

[garypipi]

awesome