Rebel Rebel by David Bowie | rhythm and solo
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An electric guitar lesson on how to play “Rebel Rebel.” by David Bowie.
We got some very sad and shocking news this week that David Bowie, one of the great singer/songwriters of our time had passed away. He was a unique individual and a true artist. He will be missed, but his music will live forever… I’ve been meaning to do this song for a long time but just haven’t gotten around to it. Now seems like an appropriate time… It’s a killer lick that Bowie came up with here. I always thought that it was Mick Ronson’s contribution to the song, but in doing some digging I found out that although Bowie came up with the lick it was perfected and played on the album by Alan Parker. Here's an excerpt form this article about that: Alan Parker played the riff on the record, using a Les Paul standard and a Fender reverb amp with a single Wharfedale speaker. He later said Bowie had about three-fourths of the riff down when he played it for Parker on an acoustic guitar: he told Parker to make it a bit more Rolling Stones. Parker replayed the riff on his electric, adding some clang and bends (Bowie credited Parker with the three final notes of the riff: Ab, D and E). Its godfather was Keith Richards, who’d made a lifetime habit of compelling two-chord riffs; its target was Mick Ronson, who Bowie seemed to be trying to outdo. I had a lot of fun making the demo for this song. I hope you enjoy the video. Cheers Andy |
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