i know this has been posted numerous times, but i think i have found a decent tab for this song...any suggestions on amp settings for that classic sound on the album? i have a guitar research t30 tube amp and strat. thanks

noone?

The studio recording was probably a Vox tube amp (AC30?) on very high volume, where the power amp distorts. That, or a fuzz box, or a combination of the two. Guitar was probably a Gibson Les Paul. Anyway, with your settings, use the bridge pickup, use some kind of "British" or "Marshall" or "Vox" or similar setting if that's some kind of modeling amp you got, and crank up the distortion, preferably with a Marshall kind of sound, and crank up the treble and midrange.

Les Paul Custom through Treble Booster through VOX AC-30.

At least, that's how Keith recorded it.

Mathijs

You said you had a tab, but here is another one, that I made myself several years ago, when I didn't think it was a waste of time to transcribe a solo like that note by note... And it's even crazier to actually attempt to play such an improvised spontaneous thing note by note. But I'm pretty sure the tab is 95% correct, and there's definitely nothing wrong about picking up the most important phrases, to get the hang of the thing and then improvise from there.

Keith's solo has never sounded better than it did on the studio version. I think he outplayed himself there. The version on Ya-Ya's is cool too, but nowhere near the studio version in speed, sharpness, uniqueness, etc.

Anyway, happy pluckin'!

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SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL (Jagger/Richard)

Tuning: Normal, EADGBE

Chords:

E (022100)
D (101212111010)
A (x02220)
B7 (797877)

b = bend
h = hammer on
p = pull off
r = release
\ or / = slide
~ = long note or let ring (sometimes with slight bend)
v = slight vibrato
| = simple divider between licks (just to make it easier to read)


INTRO/VERSE:

E D A E
Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste
E D A E
I've been around for long, long years I've stolen many man's soul and faith
E D A E
I was around when Jesus Christ had his moments of doubt and pain
E D A E
I made damn sure that Pilate washed his hands and sealed his fate


CHORUS:

B7 B7 E B7
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name, but what's puzzling you, is the
B7
nature of my game


FIRST SOLO:

When listening to the record these notes shouldn't be too hard to figure out.
The let ring-signs are simply just indicating that the note should be played
longer. The ending, the slide-down thing, could be anything...
This is probably best when serving as a basis to improvising the solo.
Three hyphens between the numbers marks

e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------|----------------
B|---/(15)p12-----------|-/(15)p12-----------|--------------|----------15b---
G|------------14b-12----|----------14b-12----|-------12-14b-|-------12-------
D|-------------------14-|-----------------14-|-12-14--------|-12-14----------
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------|----------------
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------|----------------

e|---17b-17-15-----|-17p15----15-17-15----15----|----15-17-17b-17-15-17-15-------
B|-------------17~-|-------17----------17----17-|-17-----------------------17~---
G|-----------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------
D|-----------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------
A|-----------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------
E|-----------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------

e|------15-17-17b-17-15-17-15~-----|--------------|----15-17-17b-17-15-17-15~--
B|---17------------------------17~-|-17--17-17-17-|-17-------------------------
G|---------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------
D|---------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------
________quickly________
e|----------15-17-15-17-17------------------|
B|-17-15-17----------------17v~-17v~--------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------14\----|
A|-----------------------------------14\----|
E|-----------------------------------12\----|


SECOND SOLO:

This solo fades out with the song at the end, making about two minutes.


e|-------------|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------
B|-------------|-----------|-(15)p12-----------|-----------------------------
G|---14b-12----|-14b-12----|---------14b-12----|----12-14b-14-12-14-12-------
D|----------14-|--------14-|----------------14-|-14--------------------14----
A|-------------|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------
E|-------------|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------
_unclear..._
e|---12----------|-12----------|-12----------------|-12----12-|---------
B|------15-------|----15-------|----15-------------|----12----|-17v~----
G|---------12----|-------12----|-------12----------|----------|---------
D|------------14-|----------14-|----------14-12-14-|----------|---------
A|---------------|-------------|-------------------|----------|---------
E|---------------|-------------|-------------------|----------|---------
____percussive_____
e|---17b-17-15-17-15~-|----------------|----------------------------------
B|--------------------|----------------|----------------------------------
G|--------------------|-(12)h14b-12----|-------12-(14)\--(14)\--(14)\-----
D|--------------------|-------------14-|-12-14-----14\----14\----14\------
A|--------------------|----------------|----------------------------------
E|--------------------|----------------|----------------------------------
_____percussive!_____
e|-----------15-17-17b-17-15-|-17b-17v~-|---------------------|-----------
B|---(15)h17-----------------|----------|---------------------|-----------
G|---------------------------|----------|-14-14-14---14-14-14-|-----------
D|---------------------------|----------|-14-14-14---14-14-14-|-----14----
A|---------------------------|----------|---------------------|-14b-------
E|---------------------------|----------|---------------------|-----------

e|-------------|-12b-------------|-12v~-12v~-|----15-17-17b-17-15-17-15------
B|-------------|-----15----------|-----------|-17-----------------------17---
G|---14b-12----|--------14-12----|-----------|-------------------------------
D|----------14-|--------------14-|-----------|-------------------------------
A|-------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------------------------
E|-------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------------------------

e|---17b-17-15-17-15----17-15----|--------------------
B|-------------------17-------17-|-15p12--------------
G|-------------------------------|-------14b-12------- [Percussive sound
D|-------------------------------|--------------14---- before end]
A|-------------------------------|--------------------
E|-------------------------------|--------------------

[End of fade, end of song]

Sorry about the messy lines in the tab, but they'll line up if you display it with a fixed-width font, like Courier New.

....... lieb, are you sure??????

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