Phil Manzanera - The Story of the 'No Church In The Wild" Guitar Riff + Guitar Tutorial

[@BloodMilkSky1969]

Phil is a fucking genius...very underrated

[@TallshrewFishing]

The riff we hear at the beginning of the video is different to what Phil demonstrates. The final two notes are a hammer-on on the D string: open D to E.

[@macadoo2530]

Guessing Phil got some pretty fat checks thanks to the Jay z/Kayne tune. Good for him. Legendary guitarist.

[@TheRealFriar]

I don't think having a riff sampled gets you paid a cent. Not sure if laws have been changed to give a writer, what, a percentage based on how long the sampling is? Hehe.

[@macadoo2530]

The author of the song that was sampled/used to create another song gets paid. You cannot use a composition published by another artist without permission.They used the 'k scope' track without permission. Manzanera is currently suing for unpaid royalties.There is no 'magic number' that allows use of 2 or 3 seconds of a copywritten piece of music. It's the music 'business'. Nothing is free.

[@jk4675]

@@TheRealFriar he gets paid for it

[@naderomiller8557]

Still getting them. Brilliant....

[@PotrzebieConolly]

Phil wrote "I then called Universal, who handled my publishing, and told them all about the phone call. “Oh yes we know all about that,” came the matter-of-fact response, “we’ve been speaking to them about it for weeks.” “Without bothering to mention it to me?” Ignoring my apparent naivety, he once again confirmed that they didn’t need my permission. “But I think you’ll be happy with the outcome,” he said, and went on to tell me that they had negotiated a one-third share of the publishing revenue. “And as a matter of fact, you’ll probably earn more from this than either Jay-Z or Kanye West.” ... "Who knew that I would earn more money from a short guitar riff that I wrote one evening on a sofa in front of the telly in 1978 than I ever earned in the entire 50 years as a member of Roxy Music? Thank you, Kanye West, thank you Jay Z, thank you Virgin and Universal, and thank you to the capricious mistress that is rock’n’roll."

[@davidcopson5800]

I was on KZbin and this little gem came out of the blue. There should be more of Phil talking about his guitar work.

[@bobbyvoltage7171]

One of my favorite guitarists and one of the main reasons I built and own a Firebird.

[@ratcat7668]

You are a bloody legend Phil - I love everything you have ever done!

[@charlesnolan7602]

THE 1978 Phil Manzanera album "K-SCOPE," is a brilliant tour de force album!

[@Romany1111]

That's one of the reasons Phil's also known as "El Magnifico" by David Gilmour and his audiences.

[@awesome_lord13]

Wow he’s a legend

[@stingaling]

Top riff, top song, top guitar, top bloke. In summary: top.

[@johnorlandi6042]

The fact he knew 88keys did that is awesome

[@joshuageorge7246]

Thank you for being part of my absolute favorite song of all time. Thank you!

[@TallicaMan1986]

This is a bad ass guitar riff.

[@gordonsmith33]

it all makes sense now!!!!

[@livefromplanetearth]

very nice

[@barnyg6804]

Listen carefully to Roxy music and your hear his influence coming through

[@Twirlyhead]

The hardest part of playing that riff is not going bonkers by the end of the song. Play it once - oooh, nice riff; play it a few times - hey, powerful oldtime blues feels good; play it for the entire song - arrrghh, nooooo ! I'm in repetitive riff Hell, my fingers are no longer my own !

[@lilithai2020]

has any written out the tab for this?

[@cosmicdrifter287]

rock legend,alright.

[@rommix0]

The harmonica was from 10cc eh? I wonder if was originally an invention by Godley and Creme. It would make sense as they also created the gizmotron.

[@rodrigoogirdor]

A genius!

[@RokhartMusic]

Very interesting. Thanks✌️

[@FolkIceCream]

can anyone tell me what me means by "play it in a" ?

[@shepardwallace5300]

the key of A perhaps

[@Twirlyhead]

Yes, lots of people can.

[@roadgrimes]

I think the reason he said that is that on the song "no church in the wild" the riff is slowed down so it's in a lower key than the original riff, which is in the key of A. (A little late I know but I couldn't help myself lol)

[@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG]

Hey Phil! How about ending 40 years of me pulling my hair and and show us a definitive Pyjamarama! I can only find one instance online showing your hand on the fretboard...(and I can't quite resolve it to reality....) Thanks.

[@homelesscentaur]

My friend says he unlocked it, he said it is in a different tuning-I think it was Nashville tuning. Not sure if Phil played it that way live

[@davidcopson5800]

I couldn't sleep a wink last night thinking about your comment.

[@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG]

@@homelesscentaur Oh, duh! Thanks.

[@MummyNapkin970]

Kenye West

[@sega62s]

What is the gradiant x? A reverb tank?

[@barnyardstory]

I think he said, "Ingredient X", or he meant the unknown part.

[@sadlymusic]

I admire as he use play guitar, above all as he did in Roxy group, of which i saw some concerts by Bryam Ferry.. I get also some rarity (i believe) in vinil, played by him.. (When i say a ambum with his collaboration, as guitarrist, i use buy it) Now i may say to be a composer (amatorial), but i created the best melodie in music, including also some really nice intro for guitar, as was usual in beat era (for exemple, in my "La pioggia su di me", in guitar version), of which i come from as sensibility (i have also written a piece "Tonight", here uploaded (Tonight - Sergio Paliotti), so fit for sentimental sensibility of Bryam Ferry (also my "last moment - Sergio Paliotti", may be considered the best sad melodic music of any time).. However i'm happy that he release new job as musician, of which i'll take in count careless.. Bye

[@beatlesman369]

"kenya" lol

[@Janko1972]

I love Phil''s playing. I don't think he ever found the right vehicle for his work. He should do theme songs and soundtracks for ITV dramas. This particular lick would sound great leading into a hospital or mystery drama. Everybody else is playing scales or melodies. Also, advertisers could save a lot of money using his stuff for Car Adverts and such instead of paying royalties for 40 year old rock tunes. Check out the guitar work on TV Comedy "Last Man Standing". It is phenomenal.

[@mikearmstrong1796]

Fuck me at least get his name right Phil

[@theplourde]

Yeah and let me guess he’s suing for royalties because that few seconds of guitar didn’t get cleared properly by Ye or Jay?

[@VoluntaristJAM]

I read somewhere where he said he made more in royalties from their cover than he'd made in the previous few decades combined!