Best opeth solo

[TheButcher]

Definitely The Funeral Portrait

i'm learning it right now

That solo is amazing!

 

[deliverance]

Windowpane absolutely.

agreed, one of my favs.

 

[CF87]

Without a doubt Funeral Portrait.

 

[deliverance]

that was gay.

 

[dorian gray]

The one where mike goes "beeblebeeble dooh dooh dooh nah nah" and then goes "OOOOOOHHHHHH." It gives me the feeling that my ass is being tickled by ants.

are you 12? just asking.

 

[Botfly]

are you 12? just asking.

Not too much older, honestly.

no, seriously though, probably the "A Fair Judgement" solo, because not only does it have the feeling, but it's fairly technical too. I think it's alot better than the Windowpane solos.

 

[deliverance]

but you're 13, so who cares?

 

[Botfly]

Somebody out of their mind, I suppose.

Besides, what are numbers anyway? They are meaningless and do no justice for anybody.

 

[affinityband]

Im glad someone as young as himself likes Opeth. it is a mature band to like, its not the most easy listening of stuff admitley.

 

[Rekkr]

Eh... I liked Opeth since I was 13. I'm about 16 now.

 

[[KOTNO]Narrot]

rekkr! join the opethBB - group at audioscrobbler!

 

[Don Corleone]

the blackwater park solo...the one that has a middle-eastern tune to it. i guess it's on an arabic scale?

 

[Falling_Demon]

I would have to say last deliverance solo or the frist solo in windowpane

 

[Metalloid]

I love all the ones mentioned above, but one that hasn't been mentioned that I absolutely love, is the Benighted solo.

 

[cthulufhtagn]

the blackwater park solo...the one that has a middle-eastern tune to it. i guess it's on an arabic scale?

harmonic minor scale

 

[Mantraschism]

@Don Corleone: Traditional Arabic music does not have scales. Only those Arabic songs which borrow heavily from Western music use scales. Real Arabic music uses maqqamat, which are very different from scales. They are impossible to play on a guitar or any instrument Opeth has used. Trust me, I did an entire project for my Arabic class on this subject. ~_~ Arabic music theory is fucking crazy. T_T


Anyway, my all-time favorite Opeth solo is the second solo in Windowpane. God DAMN that solo cries. If all Damnation had was that one solo, it would have been worth buying still. I have my doubts that they'll ever record a better solo. I LOVE playing this song.

My second favorite Opeth solo would have to be the first one in Godhead's Lament. I love the way it sets up the melody for the 'Searching my way to perplexion' verse. Really beautiful.

I love the solos in The Funeral Portrait, too. These are the only other two Opeth solos (besides Windowpane's) that I know how to play. It was actually the second solo from this song that convinced me that I ought to practice sweep picking again.

 

[Saber Rider]

Deliverance(both)
Harvest
Ending Credits
A fair Judgement

Never cared much for Opeth solos though. I'm too Petrucci- spoiled.

 

[[KOTNO]Narrot]

mantra, that's quite interesting! i always thought that arabic music had scales but in just another way but with 1/4 note steps and such...

...would you mind going into detail about it? i am highly interested...

 

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another of my favorites which has not been mentionned is the amen corner.

 

[Botfly]

Wow, funny how one deliberately retarded post has me pinned as a 13 year old. Gotta love how things happen.

*edit* and oh, I misread the above posts, that's what you get for skimming.