Apr 27, 20 crossroads is a 1986 musical dramedy film starring ralph macchio, joe seneca and jami gertz, inspired by the legend of blues musician robert johnson. Macchio,s classical guitar solos were apparently played by classical guitarist arlen roth. Guitar duel from movie crossroads steve vai and stevie ray vaughun in the crossroads movie guitar duel by. Well acted, especially by seneca, ably directed and with a brilliant score by ry cooder this is a top film.
Crossroads is the soundtrack to the 1986 film starring ralph macchio, joe seneca and jami gertz, inspired by the legend of blues musician robert johnson the film was written by john fusco and directed by walter hill and featured an original score featuring ry cooder, arlen roth and steve vai on the soundtracks guitar, and harmonica by sonny terry. Eugenes trick bag crossroads guitar tab by steve vai with free online tab player. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Arlen roth was ralph macchios guitar tutor for the film and played many of his pieces. The movie s riveting guitar duel succeeds, not just thanks to steves mechanical precision, but also his relentless creativity, deftly weaving classical themes into a crowdpleasing format that would thrill just as mightily at any rock concert, even today. Crossroads is a 1986 american comingofage musical drama film inspired by the legend of blues musician robert johnson. In the 1986 movie crossroads, which starred ralph macchio, his blues guitar solos were played by ry cooder. Fusco was a traveling blues musician prior to attending new york universitys tisch school of the arts, where he wrote crossroads as an assignment in a master class led by the screenwriting giants waldo salt. Guitar tablature pdf transcribed by dave whitehill. Crossroads is the soundtrack to the 1986 film starring ralph macchio, joe seneca and jami gertz, inspired by the legend of blues musician robert johnson. Steve vai vs ralph macchio epic guitar battle youtube. If youd ever listened to the devil went down to georgia, by the charlie daniels band, then you may catch a whiff of deja vu with the movies final fifteen minutes, the electrifying cuttin heads guitar duel between eugene and the devils champion, jack butler steve vai.
Ive still got the guitar from the film, along with many special other things they did for me, such as a special crossroads strap, etc. The movie s heart is of course the guitar duel at the end, where steve vai makes a prominent appearance. The young actor was determined to actually play the guitar in the movie. Crossroads tab by steve vai trilha 1 distortion guitar. The big scene at the end features a guitar duel between eugene and a devilishly good heavy rock guitarist played by steve vai, the prize being willies soul. Of course, its the famous descending diminished fours lick. With ralph macchio, joe seneca, jami gertz, joe morton.
Steve vai played both sides of the guitar duel while acting as jack butler, the devils guitarist. With that in mind, the original guitar duel was recorded. It was a slide guitar duel between myself and ry cooder made much more sense than this heavy metal nonsense. Due to a contract dispute, roth wasnt credited in the movie. Crossroads and its unsung guitar hero, arlen roth guitar world. Steve vai played his parts of course as well as the final classical shred piece that won the duel for the karate kid. According to roth on his website, the final duel was arranged from parts played by him, steve vai, ry cooder and bill kanengiser, who did the classical playing throughout the film. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1986 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. Now, however, thanks to a fairly new youtube channel called digil music tabs, it just got a little easier to pull off. Steve vai also appears in the film as the devils guitar player in the climactic guitar duel. Near the end of the 1986 film crossroads, eugene martone played by ralph macchio has a guitar battle with jack butler played by steve vai. These being the movies, a suspension of disbelief is a must. And it contained a nugget of vais unforgettable guitar movie magic that practically leapt from the screens and demanded our attention.
The devil informs him that he will, only if martone can defeat his champion in a guitar duel. Vai also appears in the film as the devils guitar player in the climactic guitar duel. Crossroads 1986 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ralph macchio portion of the crossroads guitar duel. Ralph macchio, joe seneca and jami gertz were all very believable in their parts. Crossroads and its unsung guitar hero, arlen roth guitar. This is also known among guitarists as a headcutting duel or simply as cutting heads.
Me, ry, vai and bill, all part of the same guitar solos. Duel from crossroads tab by steve vai guitar, bass, and. He wanted the same kind of scene written into the movie. Ry cooder played all slide guitar throughout the movie and in the dueling scene.
The story behind crossroads and its unsung guitar hero. Fusco was a traveling blues musician prior to attending new york. However i believe the writers and especially the director were the most responsible for making this such a good movie. This is crossroads guitar duel by waldodekard on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Crossroads borrows so freely and is a reminder of so many other movies that its a little startling, at the end, to realize how effective the movie is and how original it manages to feel despite. Eugenes trick bag, the updated classical piece at the films climax. Crossroads soundtrack and movie music the 80s movies rewind. Crossroads guitar duel guitar tutorial animated tab. The story however, subjectively, isnt very riveting. Whipping out a superstrat and belting out ry cooders and steve vais solos from the famous crossroads guitarduel scene has been a nifty little party trick since the movie came out back in 1986. The climax of the movie is the guitar duel between eugene and jack butler steve vai.
The ry coodersteve vai crossroads guitar duel jims. Crossroads guitar tab by steve vai with free online tab player. They three together pass through many strange adventures and situations, and the climax is the guitar duel. Duel from crossroads tab by steve vai vai machio 5th. Aug 26, 2017 macchio didnt play guitar going in and had to be taught by guitarist and the films musical consultant arlen roth. The film was written by john fusco and directed by walter hill and featured an original score featuring ry cooder, arlen roth and steve vai on the soundtracks guitar, and harmonica by sonny terry.
As the film progressed, however, the producers were growing less keen on this idea and wanted someone else for the part, much to the disappointment of cooder. Legendary guitar duel from the 1986 crossroads movie. Starring ralph macchio, joe seneca and jami gertz, the film was written by john fusco and directed by walter hill and features an original score featuring ry cooder and guitar virtuoso steve vai on the soundtracks guitar, and harmonica by sonny terry. Feb 14, 2014 steve vai duel from crossroads guitar pro tab with free online tab player, speed control and loop. Crossroads duel song ultimate guitar welcome offer. Eugenes trick bag crossroads tab by steve vai track 1. Steve vai guitar duel on crossroads watch full movie. Duel from crossroads guitar tab by steve vai with free online tab player.
The first track is steve vais part headcuttin duel the second is eugenes trick bag kids part. Dec 19, 2018 perhaps most influential of all was the crossroads tv commercial, which ran with near ubiquity in the spring of 1986. Its the one scene that people will watch repeatedly, although its also the scene, in which crossroads reveals when it has been made. Who played the guitar solo on ralph macchio part in the 1986 crossroads movie. Crossroads suite is a song by steve vai from the album crossroads.
Blues at its best with music by ry cooder and the brilliant guitar duel featuring steve vai. Thank you walter hill and john fusco for such a delightful film. Steve vai explains who played what in crossroads guitar duel. Macchio didnt know how to play guitar prior to taking on the part of a guitarist. Crossroads soundtrack songs and instrumental score music. Steve vai vs eugene nicolo paganini, caprice no 5 crossroads guitar duel by thebachsuite. Crossroads is one of the best films about music that i have ever seen. Ry cooder recorded the slide parts and produced the soundtrack. Eugene is an extraordinary talent in classic guitar, but he dreams of being a famous blues guitarist. Jan 10, 2018 whipping out a superstrat and belting out ry cooders and steve vais solos from the famous crossroads guitar duel scene has been a nifty little party trick since the movie came out back in 1986. This movie, from sonny terrys opening harmonica to the guitar duel is a great movie.
Bill kanegiser did the classical playing throughout, and by the ending duel we were all involved in that music. This is the true crossroads movie not the slapstick nonsense of britney spears who doesnt even come close to joan jett. This movie is the most wonderful tribute to blues ever made. In fact this is ry cooder who plays macchios guitar parts throughout the movie.
The final guitar duel is without a doubt the highlight of this entire film. Crossroads guitar duel guitar tutorial animated tab duration. Together, theyre headed to a place where deals are made. Steve vai, voted the 10th greatest guitarist by guitar world magazine, reportedly composed and performed all the guitar bits in their duel except the slide guitar portions which were courtesy of ry cooder. Steve vai played most of both parts in the climactic head cutting duel except for the blues riffs which were. Macchios guitar work was actually done by steve vai and ry cooder.
Crossroads is well worth checking out for all the guitar scenes sprinkled throughout the movie, but this scene alone would have justified the whole movie. Steve vai and stevie ray vaughun in the crossroads movie guitar duel. The ry coodersteve vai crossroads guitar duel jims world. The film was written by john fusco and directed by walter hill and featured an original score featuring ry cooder and steve vai on the soundtracks guitar, and harmonica by sonny terry. Most mature guitar players, meaning people older than millenials, will most likely already have seen this scene repeatedly.