The Most EMOTIONAL RIFF In History?

Johnny Marr is the King of creating music through his feelings. Learn about the full story behind Johnny Marr's most emotional, favourite Smiths riff and how to play it on the guitar!

The Riff Is by The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt Somebody Loved Me. It's a beautiful + melancholic guitar riff that will defiantly keep you challenged for a while. Lots of open strings with stunning rub and clashing notes. Amazing chord progression too!

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[keiranbradley]

I've always thought "some girls are bigger than others" is probably my favourite Marr tune, there's just something so magical about it, he has blessed us with many amazing tunes.

[nobodyanderson]

Suffer little children has a haunting pattern, beautiful and sad. Johnny Marr was just a young man, gifted guitarist.

[Renav]

Believe it or not, this is the only video in YouTube that analyzes a The Smiths chord progression this way. And it was great! Hope you do more videos like this

[mariabernadettebredfeldtle]

The way Marr sings with his guitar is otherworldly

[skate]

Very iconic and underrated riff that no one really talks about. Thanks for loving music and sharing.

[boffam]

This record came out when I was in my first year in university. There was a woman in my dorm I had a huge crush on…I made a move on her and she shut it down right away, which was fine, and we stayed friends. Anyway, she had a breakdown of some sort and had to go home (for good it turned out), and this song was the soundtrack to that for me…

[KAOS-rzlb]

What i love about the smiths is that even their energetic songs have that strong touch of depressive melancholy in it
like for example "I want the one i cant have" and "What she said" off of the meat is murder album

[michaelolz]

The solo right at the end of the song is soooo cathartic also. One of my favorite songs from The Smiths.

[shaft]

I've always loved "Back To The Old House" on acoustic from Hatful of Hollow sessions,
the Jensen Session version of "Pretty Girls Make Graves",
"Well I Wonder ", "Meat Is Murder " and the maudlin mandolin of "I Wont Share You".

[mheberling]

A girlfriend bought this cassette for me back in 1988 and remains one of my most favorite records. Especially this song.

[DroomSpook]

One of my favorite things to play along with “Some Girls are Bigger Than Others”.

[rocklee]

There’s a light that never goes out.
Back to the old house.
Those two songs hold a special place in my heart🖤🖤

[LuckyFruitRacing]

I've never looked at Smiths guitar parts as being either riffs or chord progressions. With only 3 instrumentalists in the band for most of it's existence, Johnny created incredibly rich guitar parts that in a live setting served multiple sonic purposes without requiring any backing tracks.

[BeatPoet]

Great job! Learning the triads unlocked Johnny Marr (and Bernard Butler) for me. All those sparkling notes and beautiful arpeggios are suddenly right under your fingertips. It's like magic!

[tonyvieyra]

@riffs and rythm you found my video!!!! Cool that someone was able to pull the riff from my video

[powereire]

Alice in Chains - Nutshell must be one of the most emotional riffs out there

[jaykarimi]

My absolutely favorite Smiths song & one my fav all time songs. A true heart wrenching classic. Playing our feelings into existence is/should be the goal of all of us musicians. Thank u for this video. U got a sub.

[blackstonepros]

It’s gorgeous and original. But also has a tinge of influence from 10cc” I’m not in love”

[lilliwieland]

i was thinking about this song the whole day because it kind of fits my situation. i’ve been dreaming about being in a relationship for the last three weeks. just reminded me of the song

[antalantal]

Great video! Thanks! JM ranks among the best rhythm guitar player and songsmiths that ever strummed a chord on this planet.