The Smiths - "Suffer little children" guitar riff

Playing Johnny Marr's main guitar riff from the Smiths' "Suffer little children", the final track on their 1983 debut album. This has always been one of my favorite Johnny Marr riffs. It's hauntingly beautiful and poetic (a perfect match to Morrissey's sad lyrics). And it was certainly one reason why I took up guitar. I learned this directly off the record, but I'm afraid I don't do it justice here. I'll keep working on it.

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• smiths
• morrissey
• johnny
• marr
• suffer
• little
• children
• guitar
• riff
• cover
• indie
• pop
• rock

[rodhoces2]

Brilliant. Tell me something... ¿standard tunning?

[marrzipan]

@rodhoces2, yes, standard tuning, capo at 2nd fret.

[londonemski]

That's lovely. Thanks for posting. Nice guitar - looks like an Epi pickguard - what is it?

[marrzipan]

Thanks, it's an Epiphone Broadway. Not a typical "Smiths guitar" by any stretch, but works for me. :)

[celtgoddess22]

As always, the best Smiths melody ever. After hearing this clip, though, after many years , I spent lots on a guitar and amp to just to feel the thrill of repeating this riff. Magnificent.

[marrzipan]

ha, totally agree.

[Bronwen68]

Such a haunting song if you know the story behind it--Marr was showing his genius when he wrote this moving riff. You played it very nicely--thanks for sharing!

[simionTheOne]

sound brilliant.. & yea i know exactly what u mean in the discription

[reptilicus975]

lovely...keep it up :)

[GelGsound]

Exquisite.

[andyb7366]

Great cover, well done.

[Renegademaster15]

It's all right except one bum note in there

[BothofUs4]

something sounds off, I think you're doing it wrong.

[legallucy]

Wow.  lovely job. THIS is why I love Johnny Marr.

[SilentLD]

very very well done - sounds sooo much better on a Rik 330-12 though :)

[69ulrika]

Beautiful....... simply beautiful.

[mariachisRus]

SWEET guitar bra........!