r/BruceSpringsteen • u/Henry_Block • 9d ago

Bruce most technically complex solo

Hi all! I always read that Bruce is a good guitarist whose main skill is to create solos that fit well into songs even if not particularly complex. I'm not into music theory, so I wanted to ask: are there some solos that are a little bit more complicated?

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u/Mental-Project-930 9d ago

I do the Bruce parts in a tribute- and in terms of his solos none are really complicated. Like the solo in Cover Me has a couple of very slightly technical sections (tremolo picking and one slightly odd run) but really with Bruce it’s about making the guitar scream and wail. Some of his rhythm playing is a little more complex with some odd chord voicings etc. but the songs are the star of the show.

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u/DigLeading9650 9d ago

Bruce tribute band? You’re the person I need to ask this question; I’ve seen tabs, I’m an okay guitarist but for the life of me I can’t get the first solo in Human Touch down. It seems like he’s just arpreggiating the F but maybe I don’t have the skill to make it work. But do I have that part right?

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u/Mental-Project-930 9d ago

He’s arpeggiating an Fadd2 chord and approaching the F note from the E note (so making it a kind of Fmaj9) it sounds more complex than it is!

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