Re: Riff Metallica borrowed/stole from Black Sabbath

[agerweck@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Andrew Gerweck)]

Andrew Gerweck (agerweck@nyx10.cs.du.edu) wrote:
: I don't know if anyone's noticed this before, but the first lead guitar 
: riff in For Whom The Bell Tolls (Ride the Lightning track 3, 1:17-1:48 
: into the song) is the same riff as the lead riff at the very end of Jack 
: the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots (Paranoid track 8, 5:42-end of song) 
: with a different start note.  I don't know if Metallica stole this riff, 
: if this has been pointed out before, whether it's just coincidence, or 
: what.  I just noticed this today and thought I'd point this out.  I've 
: included the guitar TAB of the two parts (done by me) to help better 
: illustrate.

: For Whom the Bell Tolls

: (Repeat)
: e ----------------------
: B ----------------------
: G --12----11--------11--
: D -----14----12-14------
: A ----------------------
: E ----------------------

: Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots

: (Repeat)
: e --5-6---5------
: B ------8---6-8--
: G ---------------
: D ---------------
: A ---------------
: E ---------------

: You should be able to see that it's the same riff but you just start at a 
: different note in the repetition. the riff has been moved to the first two 
: strings but if you move it to the 3rd and 4th strings it's the exactly 
: same riff as in Metallica (but three frets higher).  I hope you 
: understood, it's kinda hard to explain (listen to the CD).
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:         Andrew Gerweck | "White collar conservative flashing down the street,
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Sorry, posted to the wrong group and I can't cancel it.
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        Andrew Gerweck | "White collar conservative flashing down the street,
agerweck@nyx.cs.du.edu |  pointing their plastic finger at me."   - Hendrix