wah wah songs

T and R

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Nov 3, 2001, 11:56:28 AM11/3/01

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I am an intermediate level player and just got a Cry Baby Wah Wah. Can
anyone suggest some songs that use Wah Wah...I'm in to 60s and 70s
classic rock. I know there's some Hendrix and Cream but this is a bit
too hard to master off the start. Any other suggestions?

Thanks
Tom

Dominic J. Pieranunzio

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Nov 3, 2001, 12:10:30 PM11/3/01

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One song I can think of right off the bat that the solo uses a wah wah and
it is really easy. It is the solo in Loverboy's Working for the Weekend.
It is just two notes at a time played with a tremolo style picking (only
pick in time as opposed to the standard method of tremelo picking which is
to pick as fast as you can). You just move the wah wah back and forth
through the frequency range with striking the notes. If I think of any
others I will post again. Is this too easy for you. Not exactly sure of
what you are looking for.
Good Luck,
Dominator!
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Nov 3, 2001, 12:11:07 PM11/3/01

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Theme from "Shaft" ?
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Dan Mandelkorn

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Nov 3, 2001, 1:28:09 PM11/3/01

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How about Bulls on Parade by Rage Against the Machine? "Wah wah chicka wah
wah..."

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Paul D.

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Nov 3, 2001, 1:39:18 PM11/3/01

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"Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" by the Rolling Stones off the "Goat's Head
Soup" album.

Fun and simple song.

DBCooper41

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Nov 3, 2001, 6:16:55 PM11/3/01

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>Subject: Re: wah wah songs
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i think voodoo chile is the classic wah song.
try it. it's not too hard to learn and make it sound good and you'll have a
blast playing it.

Davey Tilt

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Nov 3, 2001, 7:27:29 PM11/3/01

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John A. Mason

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Nov 3, 2001, 8:22:42 PM11/3/01

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bOb

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Nov 4, 2001, 8:57:09 AM11/4/01

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Tom, get anything by Uriah Heep...Mick Box is the master of the wah wah
pedal and uses it extensively. Highly recommended are the classic albums,
Demons and Wizards, Magicians Birthday, and Uriah Heep Live 73 to start
with. But as I said, you can get any album from Heep and be assured there
will be some wah on it by Mick. The solo in the song "Magicians Birthday" is
awesome. It's also some of the greatest classic rock you will hear. They are
STILL touring after over 30 years and are better than ever. Check them out
at www.uriah-heep.com bOb

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Adam

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Nov 4, 2001, 1:00:42 PM11/4/01

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Voodoo Chile by Jimi
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Jon MacManski

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Nov 4, 2001, 7:42:25 PM11/4/01

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The coolest use of wah i've heard is in "No Quarter" by Led Zep...the main
riff uses wah. it's pretty cool.

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Nov 5, 2001, 7:08:55 AM11/5/01

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Black Lassie on Cheech and Chong's "Wedding Album"

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Twip

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Nov 5, 2001, 7:47:28 AM11/5/01

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Ya, just cheap imitations,
The Wah is for voodoo Chile!!
Admit IT!
Just keep after that, listen to SRV's variations on this tune! They bring
shivers to me!!
Keep practicing!!
Well I'm standing next to a mountain!
Chop it down with the edge of my hand...................

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Everett Hickey

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Nov 5, 2001, 4:59:50 AM11/5/01

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Try playing Hendrix's Voodoo Child. It SOUNDS much harder than it is. You
won't sound like him, but you'll get the basics down. It's what I used to
play a wah (I've also got a Crybaby).

One trick I've played around with... dual Wahwah's, in sequence. Allows for
some unusual sounds, but you pretty much need to be sitting down.

T and R

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Nov 5, 2001, 3:47:31 PM11/5/01

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Perfect. Not too difficult and I am a huge Zep fan.

thanks

Larry Cumba

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Nov 6, 2001, 3:13:55 PM11/6/01

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I had forgotten about that song. Thank's for the memory.

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> Ain't Superstitious played by Jeff Beck (wa-wa-wa-waaaaah)
> The Magician's Birthday by Uriah Heep (good luck)
>

Lon Smith

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Nov 6, 2001, 8:29:00 PM11/6/01

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> The Magician's Birthday by Uriah Heep (good luck)

good song>

Piper

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Nov 12, 2001, 12:20:54 PM11/12/01

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Soul to soul by SRV.
Some of the best wah sounds ever.

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David R Bucholz

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Nov 12, 2001, 8:19:31 PM11/12/01

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Ulysses -- Cream

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Nov 12, 2001, 9:07:58 PM11/12/01

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You might check out Tom Petty's "Makin' Some Noise" and "Built To Last"
(Mike Campbell on guitar) from his album "Into The Great Wide Open".
It's more of a 50's sound than classic rock, but still pretty cool.

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georgio

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Nov 12, 2001, 9:25:09 AM11/12/01

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we're an american band..grand funk railroad.

(not sure if it's the tune..but they use lots of wah

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Nov 12, 2001, 10:20:12 PM11/12/01

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Alive by Pearl Jam, Enter Sandman by Metallica and just about anything by
Thin Lizzy. Brian Robertson is the Wah Wah God!

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Jim Anable

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Nov 13, 2001, 5:12:03 AM11/13/01

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Solo in Crimson and Clover (also has liberal use of fuzz and tremelo).

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Nov 13, 2001, 5:11:58 AM11/13/01

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Jim Anable obviously thinks this is important:

wedgeV

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Nov 13, 2001, 7:15:45 AM11/13/01

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On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 04:20:12 +0100, Andrew Silkebakken wrote:

> Alive by Pearl Jam, Enter Sandman by Metallica and just about anything
> by Thin Lizzy. Brian Robertson is the Wah Wah God!

where exactly is a wah wah in alive ?

Andrew Silkebakken

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Nov 13, 2001, 11:18:59 AM11/13/01

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The whole solo is wah! It's one of the songs in Jim Dunlop's wah wah book
on their site. Go to the bottom of this link, there's the white room, Enter
Sandman, Alive and Voodoo Chile

http://www.jimdunlop.com/accessories/

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Al E Neuman

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Nov 17, 2001, 1:33:14 PM11/17/01

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"Wah Wah" by Gearge Harrison .... from the album "All Things Must Pass" and
the live "Concert for Bangla Desh" album

Mike

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