[legoman]

Bach: Toccata & Fuge

 

[rickfri]

A few more

Wagner - "Ride of the Valkyries"
Copland - "Fanfare for the Common Man"
Strauss - "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (this one is a little bit of a stretch, you have to disregard the first 15 or 20 seconds of drum roll)
Cream - "Sunshine of Your Love"
Doors - "Light My Fire"

 

[Helmut]

While AC/DC is not my fav, eastsidemetalhd got it wit Back in Black. If there was a game show that only played first cords of music that I know I would win.

 

[BMG]

Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
Beach Boys - Fun Fun Fun
Them - Gloria
Thirteenth Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me

 

[scottpaul_iu]

Can't believe I didn't see this one posted:

Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water

Others I like

Purple - Comin- Home
Rainbow - Stargazer, Power, Death Alley Driver
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Megadeth - Holy Wars, Peace Sells, Symphony of Destruction
Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever, Stormtroopin', Stranglehold
Eagles - Hotel California, Life In the Fast, One of these Nights
Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way, The Confessor
UFO - Lights Out, Doctor Doctor, Rock Bottom
Sabs - Heaven and Hell, Neon Nights
Ozzy - Crazy Train, Over The Mountains
Jeff Beck - The Pump, Freeway Jam
Thin Lizzy - Boys are Back in Town, Thunder and Lightning
Tommy Bolin - Post Toastee, Shake the Devil

 

[aeberbach]

Led Zeppelin again - "Over the Hills and Far Away"
Red Hot Chili Peppers - "I Could Have Lied"

two songs that made me buy a guitar.

 

[Hirsch]

Quote:

Originally posted by rickfri Okay, I'll bite. Is there a conspiracy not to mention Beethovens Fifth? Arguably, the most famous opening notes ever written.

I've got to confess I don't know the lyrics to the Fifth.

 

[Audio Redneck]

Kansas - "Dust in the Wind"
Dire Straights - "Money for Nothing"
Dire Straights - "Walk of Life"
Grover Washington, Jr. - "Just the Two of Us"
Christopher Cross - "Sailing" (at the point the guitar comes in)
Three Dog Night - "Joy to the World"
Most Elvis songs - "Jailhouse Rock" for starters

and God please for give me -

Billy Ray Cyrus - "Achey Breaky Heart"

(ya'll didn't say anything about us having to like it, right?)
(and personally, Weird Al's version is better)

 

[davidcotton]

How about Guns and Roses (or as a fave dj of mine used to call em Bums and Toasties

) Sweet Child o mine?

Cheers...

 

[aeberbach]

I forgot...

"Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie

 

[skippy]

erasure - a little respect

okay, maybe a whole generation can't recognise it but at least i can.

 

[HappymaN]

U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
U2 - With Or Without You

Radiohead - Paranoid Android

 

[JML]

Neil Young -- "Cinnamon Girl"

 

[Dusty Chalk]

Lo, Skippy, when come back, bring PIE!!! (Love the new icon.)

An addition to my list: Neil Young -- "Hey Hey My My (Into the Black)" (the hard one) Quote:

Originally posted by rickfri Okay, I'll bite. Is there a conspiracy not to mention Beethovens Fifth? Arguably, the most famous opening notes ever written.

I'll take the fifth. (Sorry, someone had to.)

 

[zoboomofo]

The Kinks - You Really Got Me/All Day And All Of The Night

Smashing Pumpkins - Today, Disarm
Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It (drums)
more GnR - Welcome To The Jungle
The Clash - Train In Vain / Garbage - Stupid Girl (drums)
Beck - Loser
Van Halen - Dance The Night Away
White Zombie - More Human Than Human

(not really the guitar so much as vocal chords)


(much applause for the mentions of Metallica - Nothing Else Matters and Pearl Jam - Jeremy and just about every other classic rock tune)