Song ID (If you can call it a song)

Can you recognize any of these classic rock pieces from their air riffs? They're all very well known, and while it may not seem like it now, you've probably air riffed some of them yourself. They go in order of increasing difficulty.

Hint: try saying them out loud to someone, and take care with enunciation.

1]
medium speed, hard, loud:
Bamp Bamp Bammm
Bamp Bamp Babbammm
Bamp Bamp Bammmmm Bamp Bamm!

Bamp Bamp Bammm
Bamp Bamp Babbammm
Bamp Bamp Bammmmm Bamp Bamm!
 
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2]
fast, hard, loud
Chkadoo Bandant dant da dedant dant danh!
Bandant dant dan dedanh!
(Doodle-oodle-oodle-oodle)
Bandant dant dan dedant dant danh!
Bandant dant dan dedanh!
Weeaaroo!
Baddladah daddle-daddle-adah daddle-daddlat daddle-adah
Wee war waddle-adah daddle daddlat baddl adah
Boodle-ado daddle daddle-ado daddle dah tadlioop dah doo
Boodle-ado daddle daddle-ado daddle dah tadlioop dah doo!
Warh warh warh warh warhwah waddleyawoo!
 
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3]
as fast as possible, hard, loud
BoodleOodle-oodleoodle-oodleoodle-oodleoodle Boom Chkoom Ch-chkka-oom chkoom Booomboomboomboom Chk*
Bupbupbah bah bah
Bupbupbupbah bah!
Bupbupbah bah bah
Bupbupbupbah bah!
 
4]
as slow as possible, soft, quiet
Bdoom bdoomp
Bdoom bdoomp Bedoomp bdoom bdoomp

Bdoom bdoomp
Bdoom bdoomp Bedoomp bdoom bdoomp
(shhk-tktk)
Bdoom bdoomp
Bdoom bdoomp Bedoomp bdoom bdoomp
 
5]
Fast, soft, quiet
Jng dng dng dng dng dng dng dng Jng dng dng dng dng dng dng dng
Jng dng dng dng dng dng dng dng Jng dng dng dng dng dng dng dng
Jng dng dng dng dng dng dng dng Jng dng dng dng dng dng dnnng
As fast as possible, harder, louder
JngDgdgdgdgdgdgdgdg dnnng Dng dng dng JngDgdgdgdgdgdgdgdg dnnng
JngDgdgdgdgdgdgdgdg dnnng Dng dng dng JngDgdgdgdgdgdgdgdg dnnng
Very hard, very loud
JELMMMMMMM!
JELMMMMMMM!
 
5]
Fast, soft, quiet
Jng dng dng dng dng dng dng dng Jng dng dng dng dng dng dng dng
Jng dng dng dng dng dng dng dng Jng dng dng dng dng dng dng dng
Jng dng dng dng dng dng dng dng Jng dng dng dng dng dng dnnng
As fast as possible, harder, louder
JngDgdgdgdgdgdgdgdg dnnng Dng dng dng JngDgdgdgdgdgdgdgdg dnnng
JngDgdgdgdgdgdgdgdg dnnng Dng dng dng JngDgdgdgdgdgdgdgdg dnnng
Very hard, very loud
JELMMMMMMM!
JELMMMMMMM!
Sabbath's Paranoid? It certainly starts off like it.
 
Sabbath's Paranoid? It certainly starts off like it.
I would have riffed that as

Slow, loud, hard:
Jangg jangg jangg jaddle-addle-oodah
Jangg jangg jangg jaddle-addle-oodah...



You've started off with the hardest, #5, but OK.
Pronounce it exactly as written.
And quiet and fast.
Say it out loud.
 
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5]
Fast, soft, quiet
Jng dng dng dng dng dng dng dng Jng dng dng dng dng dng dng dng
Jng dng dng dng dng dng dng dng Jng dng dng dng dng dng dng dng
Jng dng dng dng dng dng dng dng Jng dng dng dng dng dng dnnng
As fast as possible, harder, louder
JngDgdgdgdgdgdgdgdg dnnng Dng dng dng JngDgdgdgdgdgdgdgdg dnnng
JngDgdgdgdgdgdgdgdg dnnng Dng dng dng JngDgdgdgdgdgdgdgdg dnnng
Very hard, very loud
JELMMMMMMM!
JELMMMMMMM!
Forgot all about this.

Pinball Wizard.
 
2]
fast, hard, loud
Chkadoo Bandant dant da dedant dant danh!
Bandant dant dan dedanh!
(Doodle-oodle-oodle-oodle)
Bandant dant dan dedant dant danh!
Bandant dant dan dedanh!
Weeaaroo!
Baddladah daddle-daddle-adah daddle-daddlat daddle-adah
Wee war waddle-adah daddle daddlat baddl adah
Boodle-ado daddle daddle-ado daddle dah tadlioop dah doo
Boodle-ado daddle daddle-ado daddle dah tadlioop dah doo!
Warh warh warh warh warhwah waddleyawoo!
Frankenstein.
 
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