essexbasscat Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 If you grew up anywhere near a guitar in the 1960's and 1970's, you'll have heard the riff to House of the Rising Sun. Everyone learned it, most didn't play it properly, but we all paid homage. RIP Hilton Valentine, thanks for the riff of a lifetime 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 I remember seeing Graham Gouldman on Songwriters Circle saying he was obsessed with the chord progression of House of the Rising Sun and decided he would be "heavily influenced" by it when he wrote For Your Love that was recorded by The Yardbirds! RIP Hilton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 I remember people playing it okay apart from the F chord which was always a struggle for a beginner, especially on a guitar with a high action like most starter instruments were in those days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Yep - regardless of your music genre, if you learned 6 string you learned Hilton's HOTRS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 And I guess it earned that ultimate guitar accolade - to be banned from guitar shops! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 On 31/01/2021 at 11:40, Nail Soup said: And I guess it earned that ultimate guitar accolade - to be banned from guitar shops! In baseball, great players sometimes have their numbers retired. (Jack Robinson's number -- 42 -- is retired throughout the Major League.) Perhaps, in future, guitar shops might take a similar approach. "Oi! None of that -- that riff's retired! Show some respect!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Here's Dr May paying tribute on a very vivid (and slightly out of tune) Red Special. He's done another video explaining how to play the guitar part, and how tricky it is to get it right. He's still a very humble musician. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Nice to see him nearly cracking up near the end. I always imagine Eric Burdon stealing Chas Chandler's dinner money... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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