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Riff Tone

Eleanor Rigby

The Beatles

Guitarother1960s

Original Gear

GuitarNo guitar used (riff section performed by string quartet)
AmpN/A
PickupsN/A

Amp Settings

gain0
bass2.5
mid3
treble3
reverb0
presence2.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1966. The main riff and rhythm section of 'Eleanor Rigby' by The Beatles features no guitar; all instrumentation is performed by a double string quartet (violins, violas, cellos) arranged by George Martin. No electric or acoustic guitar is present in the original studio recording for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)
dry and close-mic'd string soundpercussive and staccato bowingno guitar timbre presentno amp colorationno effects colorationclassical string arrangementtight and articulateno sustain from electric guitarno pick attackno palm muting

Difficulty

The original riff section of 'Eleanor Rigby' contains no guitar; all parts are performed by strings, so there is no guitar difficulty to rate.

Sources

Who inspired you to start playing guitar? - RedditAll content Archive | March 2023 | MusicRadar

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