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theimposter
Anybody know the slide tuning for the original album version? My guess is it is open of some sort, G or E, since Keith wasn't a terribly experienced slide player and I find slide in standard tuning to be more difficult.
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theimposter
Anybody know the slide tuning for the original album version? My guess is it is open of some sort, G or E, since Keith wasn't a terribly experienced slide player and I find slide in standard tuning to be more difficult.
Haha, Keith wasn't a terribly experienced slide player is an understatement!
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terraplane
It's open E with a capo on the first fret or open D with a capo on the 3rd fret (same thing really)
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theimposter
Thanks 71Tele, and I agree with the rest of you guys. But he DID do some pretty good stuff on slide for that album. Was LIB the only Stones record where Keith played all of the guitars?
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terraplane
I think his slide playing is pretty cool on this track. "Instinctive" is the best way to describe Keith's playing. I love the first notes where he slides up and down the low E string. And what's with Jagger's acoustic guitar track? Sounds like the first half second is clipped off the beginning.
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bolexman
I always figured this song was in the key of "kick ass"
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scottkeef
I thought "Midnight Rambler" was very cool. The slide work is pretty simple but the entire song was kinda stripped down,huh? Maybe thats what makes it so fierce and menacing. Now I know the gold standard was set with the live version from Ya Ya's where it evolved into an outright rocker and if you made me choose I would go with that one BUT there is something special about the studio track to me that keeps me going back again and again for a listen.