While trying to understand what the guitars are playing exactly - fingering tuning etc (antibody figured it out yet?) curiosity grew on who and when came up with the whole idea. Was it there from the beginning?

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F sharp minor innit? I think it is.

I think the first hit before the F# is a kind of B power chord, but over A# bass. Something like (low to high) x-1-4-x-x-x. Creates an interesting tension.



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It's been a while since I've played along with it. I'll grab the acoustic tomorrow and have a run with it.

Something like:

F# - Dbm7 - F# - Dbm7 - B



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Open G:
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Standard tuning:
video: [www.youtube.com]

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liddas
While trying to understand what the guitars are playing exactly - fingering tuning etc (antibody figured it out yet?) curiosity grew on who and when came up with the whole idea. Was it there from the beginning?

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Vintage question for Dandelion Powderman &/or Mathijs...

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MelBelli
I think the first hit before the F# is a kind of B power chord, but over A# bass. Something like (low to high) x-1-4-x-x-x. Creates an interesting tension.

FYI, this is the same shape Keith plays in the intro (it can be done on the bottom two strings, too, obviously, as follows: 6-9-x-x-x-x).



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I'll go back and listen, but I seem to remember, on live versions, Mick Taylor landing on a B flat/A sharp note on the third string with his fills during that bridge. It's the third of F#, so it sounds perfect. And with Keith playing that note on the bottom of the chord, he creates an inversion -- which makes it sounds like there's movement to the F# when he plays it a second time. Hope that makes sense!

I am sorry I can't contribute using proper language: I am completely self taught!

In any case, there are two guitars that are quite prominent in the mix. There may be others, but two stick out: one panned to the left and the other center/right.

The one on the right sounds way better than the other. I think this was overdubbed at Sunset Sound Studios.

My guess is that the guitar on the left plays an F triad at the 11th fret, then some "Sympathy for the devil" licks to end on a C#m triad at the 9th fret.

I am quite positive this guitar is standard tuning (you can hear some embellishments on the high E string when on the C#)

At some point I think I hear a phaser effect added. Could it be to cover some mistake?

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