Piano Riff Of Gypsy

Royfan · #1 03-07-2013, 10:26 PM

Looking for someone who knows -

Very curious who came up with the riff that keeps playing throughout GYPSY.

I'm not sure if it's a synth, piano, or guitar playing it.

I was told years ago that it was Stevie's but it's not on any of her demos
of the song.

Does anyone know?

WildHearted · #2 03-07-2013, 10:36 PM

The Fmaj pentatonic riff?

I'm almost sure it was Lindsey.

aleuzzi · #3 03-08-2013, 05:07 AM

That is Lindsey. Although the riff is piano friendly.

Royfan · #4 03-08-2013, 09:54 AM

Hey thanks guys - how do you know for a fact that it's Lindsey?

read him saying it? etc?

The fact that it's played on guitar definitely raises the chance that he came up
with it - but not 100% ..how did you find out?

WildHearted · #5 03-08-2013, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Royfan

Hey thanks guys - how do you know for a fact that it's Lindsey?

read him saying it? etc?

The fact that it's played on guitar definitely raises the chance that he came up
with it - but not 100% ..how did you find out?

Because Lindsey generally arranges all of Stevie's songs in the context of FM.

And he definitely writes his own guitar parts.

RickRobert · #6 03-08-2013, 01:07 PM

Who knows. Even Mick could have written that part since it's literally just a scale going up and down in crotchets.

Royfan · #7 03-08-2013, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WildHearted

Because Lindsey generally arranges all of Stevie's songs in the context of FM.

And he definitely writes his own guitar parts.

Good points - though like the other post said..in this case it's a real simple
riff - And I also wasn't sure because I STILL don't know what sound that is?

I think it may be a Layered sound of Bell sound from 1 of the synths back then.. and Harmonics on a guitar?

Or are you sure that on Mirage it's just a guitar playing it? Cause my guitar
doesn't like that unless of course..I'm playing harmonics..even then not 100% the same..
Very interested to know what's playing the actual riff..

aleuzzi · #8 03-08-2013, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Royfan

Hey thanks guys - how do you know for a fact that it's Lindsey?

read him saying it? etc?

The fact that it's played on guitar definitely raises the chance that he came up
with it - but not 100% ..how did you find out?

I don't know who wrote it (though Lindsey uses pentatonic scales in other later songs) but he certainly played it: the riff is clearly on guitar.