I remember the firt time hearing Pete Townshend’s song “North Country Girl” off of his stellar “All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes” album, and thinking “Hey, that sprightly opening guitar riff sounds like one of his older songs.” Was it “Here For More” off of Odds and Sods? Was it “In A Hand Or Face” off of The Who By Numbers? Going back and listening to the songs, it seems like, to a certain extent, ALL of them! Even the Keith Moon penned tune “Waspman” features those familiar, jangly notes!
One day I was talking to my co-worker (and fellow WHO fanatic) Jim, and I told him, “Hey you wanna know what I consider the signature Townshend Guitar Lick?” Telling him about the four songs with those signature chords, he thought about, ran the songs through his head, and laughed, “Hey, I think you’re right!” HAHAHA
Have a Listen for yourself!
PS, Don't get me wrong- I Freaking LOVE these chords, Pete Townshend's Guitar work must be my favorite in ALL of Rock 'n' Roll, and DAMN, just listening to these clips, I think I gotta hear more-Howsabout the entire clip of "In A Hand or Face", such KILLER chords!!
