can anyone give me the opening chords of salt of the earth - the intro? thanks

EA/EA/B7/B/ The E-chords are half notes, B7 and B full ones (is that the right expression?!)

You need to tune to open E. These are just the very basic shapes, mostly barred with the 2nd and 3rd finger. Listen to the record to get the phrasing etc...

1)-0
2)-0
3)-5
4)-5
5)-5
6)-5


1)-0
2)-0
3)-0
4)-0
5)-0
6)-4

1)-0
2)-0
3)-0
4)-0
5)-0
6)-0

1)-0
2)-0
3)-8
4)-7
5)-7
6)-7

1)-0
2)-0
3)-7
4)-7
5)-7
6)-7


slide up to 12th...

1)-0
2)-0
3)-0
4)-12
5)-12
6)-12

Are those chords upside down?

6 is low wound E string.

thanks - greatly appreciated

How do you tune to open E????

It´s a very easy song, but it´s great.

mrrockandroll Wrote:
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> How do you tune to open E????


From standard tuning, you tune the 5th and 4th strings up a tone, and the 3rd string up a semitone.

1)-e
2)-b
3)-g#<<
4)-e<<<
5)-b<<<
6)-e



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2006-12-29 18:44 by His Majesty.

That seems awkward to play fretting the lower strings and keep the higher strings open. But I'll give it a try.

Koen Wrote:
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> That seems awkward to play fretting the lower
> strings and keep the higher strings open. But I'll
> give it a try.

If you watch Keith play acoustic during the early stages of Sympathy for the Devil in the film One Plus One you see how he does it. He uses the 2nd and 3rd fingers mostly.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2006-12-29 21:13 by His Majesty.

I don't have that footage, but I guess he uses the 2nd finger for the top two strings, and the 3rd finger for the middle two strings.

Koen - let me know how it sounds if you get a chance to try it. I'm going to give it a shot this weekend. I've always had trouble figuring out how to play the intro - but it is such a cool sound the way keith does it.

Koen Wrote:
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> I don't have that footage, but I guess he uses the
> 2nd finger for the top two strings, and the 3rd
> finger for the middle two strings.

Yeah, here's the footage.

from rock and roll circus songbook
I think he uses the 2,3 & 4 fingers to play the slide

He doesn't fully bar the first chord and he also does the sus 4 thing for the first part of the B/7th fret part.

another way to play it



but I think "his majesty" is right, Bsus is played at the seven fret
because it's easier to slide down to the 12 fret