Blood Money Riff vs Marian Riff

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It's the same guitar riff? i think it's exactly the same
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Husek wrote:It's the same guitar riff? i think it's exactly the same
don't think so (from a guitarist point of view)
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similar.... pretty much same notes, different timings, ordering.
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nodubmanshouts wrote:similar.... pretty much same notes, different timings, ordering.
taking that reasons we can say the same about bass guitar riffs from 81 - 85.
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nodubmanshouts wrote:similar.... pretty much same notes, different timings, ordering.
agreed, but that goes for 75% of the early Sisters stuff (and 95% of the post 2000 songs :lol: )
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Apart from different chords, rhythm and progression, there are similarities.

Instead, try comparing Alice & Body and Soul. Or anything written after 85...
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Sumarizing we can say it's all the same, except for the differences?
Thanks for that discovery! :lol:
The similarities are called "style" if I'm not mistaken. You recognize a Sisters tune during the first three bars for that reason.
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Or Wasteland?
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Karst wrote:Or Wasteland?
wasteland isn't marian cover :eek: :lol:
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lachert wrote:
Karst wrote:Or Wasteland?
wasteland isn't marian cover :eek: :lol:
...And neither is Blood Money.

Wasteland on t'Mish Resurrection CD featured a blantant Marian riff in it, IIRC :lol:

BTW it must be easy to play 'cos even I have learned it and I'm a drummer...
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nodubmanshouts wrote:similar.... pretty much same notes, different timings, ordering.
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Norman Hunter wrote:Wasteland on t'Mish Resurrection CD featured a blantant Marian riff in it, IIRC :lol:
Yeah, but the same bloke wrote them both so it's probably allowed.

And he used it again a few times after that too.
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