What are your favorite guitar song intros?

[michaelhigh]

Whole Lotta Love

 

[holyman772]

So many Zep tunes make the cut. Many already listed and so many more that belong. Also,

Edison’s Medicine - Tesla
Crazy Train - Ozzy
Unchained - VH

 

[pmdclassics]

China Grove
Doobie Bros

 

[1973BuickGS]

I rarely listen to The Smiths anymore, but I still consider Johnny Marr one of the greatest guitarists of all time.

Two excellent intros from his days with The Smiths:

This Charming Man

How Soon Is Now? (someone already posted this because it's fantastic)


Andy Gill's intro for Gang of Four's To Hell With Poverty


Alex Kapranos' intro for Franz Ferdinand's Michael


For a lengthy intro, I always loved what Arctic Monkeys did with the first minute of A Certain Romance.

 

[Erik Tracy]

Sabbath has been mentioned, but specifically - I really love "Thrill of It All" from Sabotage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLeWw0QW_OE

 

[tubed]

The Rolling Stones
Gimme Shelter
1972

Richards Intro/Taylor ripping.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7vLY-kZsAI

 

[Mystic]

Sabbath has been mentioned, but specifically - I really love "The Thrill of It All" from Sabotage.

"Hole In The Sky" (live versions) for me.

 

[Mystic]

A couple from Humble Pie, especially live:

I Don't Need No Doctor
Stone Cold Fever

 

[Axe Elf]

Ten Years After - I'd Love To Change The World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLJMC0RuXR8

DOH! Love that song! Surprised I din't think of it. In fact, I thought about dropping Alvin Lee into my foursome of artists I would invite to a back porch jam session.

 

[Axe Elf]

The vid kinda clips the intro a little, but it's still pretty unmistakable.

Placebo - Nancy Boy

 

[BurnBabyBurn]

I like the flamenco guitar introduction to the Doors song 'Spanish Caravan'.

 

[Farmhand]

"Peace Frog", by The Doors. I'm not a Doors fan, but that's a great sounding guitar part.

 

[QRanc]

Almost every Josh Homme riff could be listed in here. But, I'll second an earlier recommendation for Regular John

 

[BlindBoyGrnt]

Lots of Faces numbers such as "Miss Judy's Farm", "Stay with Me", and for a more rootsy number, try "Ooh La La".

A more popular number is "Maggie May", but I like that one for the mandolin break by the guy from Lindisfarne.

 

[comish4]

INTRO, s

My woman from Tokyo Deep Purple

 

[marqueemoon]

This is my all time favorite. You can hit stop before Morrissey starts singing if you want.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzexP58si0w

 

[maddog37]

Listen to "Intro" to Sweet Jane.

Lou Reed - Rock n' Roll Animal

Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter on guitar.

Listen to it very loud.

That would have been my response. I used it as my intro for a radio program I had a few years ago in Rockland, Maine. Station is WRFR-LP.

 

[loopstick]

Status Quo - "Pictures of Matchstick Men"

 

[guest110]

As others have mentioned, this is the probably the best intro I know of or have tried to emulate. Try playing it without wrinkling your face; impossible as the bends are sick:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5lwyBnJEnA


Larry (Mr. 335) played it through a classic Fender Deluxe on the studio recording:
http://www.mr335.tv/?channel=steely&videofile=mr335/steely/steelyrig

 

[BlindBoyGrnt]

Status Quo - "Pictures of Matchstick Men"

I haven't heard that since 1969. Had the 45.