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His Majesty
It's possible that Keith and Brian may have played JJF using open E tuning at the NME Poll Winners concert in 1968. Brian's fingering positions suggests he at least was in open E tuning.
The r&r circus was in standard tuning and every version I have heard since then has been open G with capo at 4th fret.
I don't think Keith's ever played SFM or YCAGWYW in open D/E live.
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with sssoul
>> there's pictures of him doing backup vocals <<
>> Keith plays his Custom Les Paul on ALL pictures I have ever seen of the '68 NME gig <<
there aren't many photos of the performance, though, are there
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His Majesty
I disagree that they show Keith's in standard because he appears to be barring with his first finger, like Brian, with his other fingers off the fretboard, and in the last pic posted he's doing that weird 3rd finger on the bass strings/pinky fretting the high e string.
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Mathijs
I don't know -that last pic doesn't look like fretting of an open tuned guitar to me.
I'll look up some more pictures.
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LA FORUM
But isnt that for open G, the live open-tuning?
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Mathijs
I don't know -that last pic doesn't look like fretting of an open tuned guitar to me.
I'll look up some more pictures.
Mathijs
But that is a very common Keith thing to do for open E/D. Fretting the bass strings with the 2nd and 3rd fingers whilst fretting the high E string with his pinky, it's all over JJF and Stray Cat Blues. You can also see him use this during the One Plus One film.
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His Majesty
1-5 < pinky fretting high
2-x
3-x
4-5 <
5-5 < - combination of 3rd and 2nd fingers
6-5 <
The very first chord in JJF is like the above only it's at the 7th fret.
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scottkeef
If Brian is playing JJF in the first photo in the standard tuning barred at the 7th fret part of the riff is played w/middle 4 strings hit open "barred". also if you will review the stones 65 appearance on Ed Sullivan "Little Red Rooster" is played in standard tuning G(see Keith) and Brian is playing slide in standard tuning(by playing middle 4 strings again). So like Mick T. I guess Brian didnt have to be in open tuning to play slide.
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His Majesty
1-5 < pinky fretting high
2-x
3-x
4-5 <
5-5 < - combination of 3rd and 2nd fingers
6-5 <
The very first chord in JJF is like the above only it's at the 7th fret.
You sure? JJF indeed is:
1-7 < pinky fretting high
2-x
3-x
4-7 <
5-7 < - combination of 3rd and 2nd fingers
6-7 <
But on your picture I see:
1-5 < pinky fretting high
2-5 <
3-5 <
4-5 < - combination of 3rd and 2nd fingers
5-5 <
6-5 <
Mathijs