David Gilmour’s long intro here may just be the most beautiful moment in the entire Pink Floyd catalog, as Rick Wright frames it with just the right sustained synth chords. And of course, it ends on those four echoed notes that promise a memorable trip ahead. 26: Ricky Nelson: Hello ...
George Harrison All Things Must Pass, Cloud Nine, Living in the Material World 10,275 votes Though often overshadowed by his famous bandmates, George Harrison's contributions to the Beatles – and to the world of music as a whole – cannot be overstated. As a guitarist, he crafted memorable...
George Harrison Harrison wrote one of the Beatles' earliest openly political songs in 1966's "Taxman" and one of their prettiest late-period tunes in "Here Comes the Sun." But his songwriting legacy was sealed for good when Frank Sinatra declared "Something," the group's second-most-covere...
6. George Harrison WhenGeorge Harrisonstrummed his first chordduring the Beatles’ historic appearance on the Ed Sullivan show 44 years ago, he became the catalyst for theelectric guitar’s metamorphosisfrom stringed instruments to tool of teenage liberation. And, as the folks at Gretsch and Ricke...
“It’s All Right now” when the inspiration for the opening chords struck. “The riff was basically me trying to do my Pete Townshend impression,” Fraser recalled. “I actually wrote the riff on piano and then Paul Kossoff transposed the chords to guitar, and he did a helluva job, ...
From the most intense and brilliant large-scale, dramatic structures (such as Sweeney Todd or Assassins) to the lightest of melodies (A Little Night Music), and from the simplest of chords (Into the Woods) to the most dense harmonies (Follies), he has it all. He is clever without tricki...
Allan Holdsworth was known for his work in British jazz fusion and progressive rock where he applied his advanced skills in music theory, largely around scales and chords. Most of the guitar greats cite him as an influence, with most agreeing that he's the most interesting player ever. Most...
George Harrison’s spiritual yearning led him to “Long, Long, Long” and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” featuring a guest guitar solo from Eric Clapton. Even Ringo Starr contributes his first original, the country-tinged “Don’t Pass Me By.” The Beatles tried a little of...
“In Spite of All the Danger” is one of the first songs recorded by The Quarrymen, then composed of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, pianist John Lowe and drummer Colin Hanton. The song was written by McCartney and Harrison and is the only song to credit the two alone. It...
3. B.B. King His distinctly slow string bends and deep vibrato influenced some of the most popular guitarists of all-time, including George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page. Among his several hits were the songs “Please Love Me,” and “Woke Up This Morning.” In his heyday, ...