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About This Track
“Cliffs of Dover” is an instrumental song by guitarist Eric Johnson which appeared on his 1990 Ah Via Musicom album. Composed in the key of G major, the song was recorded on a Gibson ES-335. The song takes its name from the white Cliffs of Dover along the British shoreline. It also features on the video game Guitar Hero III. “Cliffs of Dover” was voted number 17 in Guitar World magazine’s list of 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.
Cliffs of Dover begins the song with an ad-libbed electric guitar solo, using techniques such as string skipping and hybrid picking. In the solo intro, Johnson does not adhere to any distinct time signature. Drums are then added as the song settles into a 4/4 rhythmic shuffle verse accompanied by a very accessible set of melodies that, throughout the song intro, feature variations (octavations for example) on the main chorus. The outro or coda then recalls freestyle mood and timing of the ad-libbed intro.
While he did indeed compose “Cliffs of Dover”, Johnson does not take full credit, saying “I don’t even know if I can take credit for writing ‘Cliffs of Dover’ … it was just there for me one day … literally wrote in five minutes … kind of a gift from a higher place that all of us are eligible for. We just have to listen for it and be available to receive it.”
Guitar World
Cliffs of Dover begins the song with an ad-libbed electric guitar solo, using techniques such as string skipping and hybrid picking. In the solo intro, Johnson does not adhere to any distinct time signature. Drums are then added as the song settles into a 4/4 rhythmic shuffle verse accompanied by a very accessible set of melodies that, throughout the song intro, feature variations (octavations for example) on the main chorus. The outro or coda then recalls freestyle mood and timing of the ad-libbed intro.
While he did indeed compose “Cliffs of Dover”, Johnson does not take full credit, saying “I don’t even know if I can take credit for writing ‘Cliffs of Dover’ … it was just there for me one day … literally wrote in five minutes … kind of a gift from a higher place that all of us are eligible for. We just have to listen for it and be available to receive it.”
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Shouts
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plan5878 wrote:
Wow Great Sound Always Has A Decent Recording
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Gomo612 wrote:
My dad used to play this all the time when I was young. It reminds me of my childhood, and in general is just awesome. I've heard it on the radio the last few years in New York during the countdown on Q104.3 Classic Rock, which always makes me happy.
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LWRICH wrote:
One of Eric's very best original songs!! It really is his signature style and sound at its best, IMHO!!!
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lukasz_pulawski wrote:
purest guitar sound
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Sikorkaaa wrote:
Guitar Hero III ♥
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MIKEH3875 wrote:
takes me back to greater,simpler and much happier times.......
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kbomb001 wrote:
VVV really?
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funmrmmmm wrote:
joe sartiani plays the same tune, whats up with that!
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silversurfer250 wrote:
Kids...don't try this at home.
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lilywildchild wrote:
Fantastic ~ Thanks John!
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bolobull wrote:
killer
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GettingCloudy wrote:
Classic. Blows me away every single time I listen to it...
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WhatsMedicalMJ wrote:
Great Music.
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silversurfer250 wrote:
Johnson talked about this song in an interview with Starpolish: "It was a fluke, it really was. I remember writing that song, and my mom was actually rehearsing, and she said, 'That's a really nice song, that's going to be something.' And I thought, I don't know, it's just another song. But she was real encouraging about it. It was one of those songs that came to me in five minutes, and it almost sounds like it's derived from something else, the melody. But it was just one of those things that happened and by default became a hit. I mean, it's got a nice melody to it and its got joy to it, and I so guess by default it worked out anyhow, although it wasn't a typical climate to embrace instrumental pieces." http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=8044
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reemouu wrote:
I love this song so much.
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rigelthe16th wrote:
sweet! :)
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GregToolson wrote:
2 months takes 2 months to master this song on guitar
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FREESER8 wrote:
one of the best and my favorite songs ever
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zigwire7 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Andy+Zeiger/_/57
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pteronophobic wrote:
One of the best instrumentals ever period.
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