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paulywaul
Great man ... keep at it. Good on ya, wish I could do that on gitar, I'm gettin' there VERY slowly ............ !!
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Mathijs
The intro as you play it is not correct. The album version:
5 5 x 7 7 7 | 5 5 x 7 7 7
6 5 x 7 7 7 | 6 5 x 7 5 0
x x x 7 7 7 | x x x 7 5 0
x x x 7 7 7 | x x x 7 5 0
x x 7 x 7 7 | x x 7 x x 0
Live on most tours (except '78 for example) he played it like:
3/5 3 5 5 3 o
3/5 3 5 5 3 o
x x x 5 5 3 o
x x x 5 5 3 o
x x x 5 5 3 o
On the album version I have always expected the intro to be in standard tuning, while the guitar that takes over as soon as the vocals come in is in open G. The D chord in the intro might also be played as standard D on the second fret.
Mathijs
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paulywaul
Great man ... keep at it. Good on ya, wish I could do that on gitar, I'm gettin' there VERY slowly ............ !!
...so is Ronnie!
(as I place tin hat firmly on head and await concerted backlash).
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alimente
However I tend to agree with one reviewer of Bridges who, when the album came out, wrote: "Too Tight" is a rocker with the best melodic quality since All Down The Line.
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liddas
I think the album version sounds more like this
x x x 7 7 7 | x x x 7 7 7
6 5 x 7 7 7 | 6 5 x 7 5 0
7 7 x 7 7 7 | 7 7 x 7 5 0
x x x 7 7 7 | x x x 7 5 0
x x 7 x 7 7 | x x 7 x x 0
Actually the "6" is a hammer on "5>6"
At least, this is how I have always played it!
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marcovandereijk
I remember to have read an interview with Keith somewhere (was it Guitar Player?) where he stated he deliberately had his guitar out of tune for the introduction of All down the line on the album version. Can anyone confirm this?
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Doxa
I dig it, man.
If you master Berry's idea, there will be a limit how far you can go still being faithfull to the idea. The name of the limit is "All Down The Line". I think the song is the ultimate rock and roll song according to the formula of Chuck Berry.
To an extent, and through the 70's they tried to transform their music into different direction, but as far that sort of basic 'rolling', Berry inspired music is concerned, they never sound so fresh,hot and inspired again. Songs like "You Got Me Rocking" or "Rough Justice" are boring, unnecessary and degenerated replicas if compared to "All Down The Line". That song is the Rolling Stones in its absolute peak (and "Rocks Off" is not far...)
- Doxa
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Doxa
I dig it, man.
If you master Berry's idea, there will be a limit how far you can go still being faithfull to the idea. The name of the limit is "All Down The Line". I think the song is the ultimate rock and roll song according to the formula of Chuck Berry.
To an extent, and through the 70's they tried to transform their music into different direction, but as far that sort of basic 'rolling', Berry inspired music is concerned, they never sound so fresh,hot and inspired again. Songs like "You Got Me Rocking" or "Rough Justice" are boring, unnecessary and degenerated replicas if compared to "All Down The Line". That song is the Rolling Stones in its absolute peak (and "Rocks Off" is not far...)
- Doxa
I don't agree too much. Line is a true highlight of Exile, fair enough. But musically speaking, it is quite far away from the Chuck Berry model.
Of course there are licks and tricks here and there that come from Berry's playing, but that is it.
It is one of those songs that - for me - come directly from Keith's excited exploration of the possibilities of an electric guitar tuned in open G. If you compare Line as is on Exile to the acoustic early version of the same, you will see that the idea does not come from the classic Barry r'n'r pattern. He had this chord progression and melodic line, and made it immense by developing it "horizontally" along the neck of the guitar - enhancing chord changes, beat and dynamics by alternating barre chords high on the neck and the huge sound of the open g, or with his great down stroke palm muted percussive work on the low G string.
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p.s. Star Star, the studio version, is one of the stones greats rockers.
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marcovandereijk
I remember to have read an interview with Keith somewhere (was it Guitar Player?) where he stated he deliberately had his guitar out of tune for the introduction of All down the line on the album version. Can anyone confirm this?
I don't think it was deliberately, but indeed the G string is slighly out of tune.
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Mathijs
The intro as you play it is not correct. The album version:
5 5 x 7 7 7 | 5 5 x 7 7 7
6 5 x 7 7 7 | 6 5 x 7 5 0
x x x 7 7 7 | x x x 7 5 0
x x x 7 7 7 | x x x 7 5 0
x x 7 x 7 7 | x x 7 x x 0
Live on most tours (except '78 for example) he played it like:
3/5 3 5 5 3 o
3/5 3 5 5 3 o
x x x 5 5 3 o
x x x 5 5 3 o
x x x 5 5 3 o
On the album version I have always expected the intro to be in standard tuning, while the guitar that takes over as soon as the vocals come in is in open G. The D chord in the intro might also be played as standard D on the second fret.
Mathijs
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Mathijs
The intro as you play it is not correct. The album version:
5 5 x 7 7 7 | 5 5 x 7 7 7
6 5 x 7 7 7 | 6 5 x 7 5 0
x x x 7 7 7 | x x x 7 5 0
x x x 7 7 7 | x x x 7 5 0
x x 7 x 7 7 | x x 7 x x 0
Live on most tours (except '78 for example) he played it like:
3/5 3 5 5 3 o
3/5 3 5 5 3 o
x x x 5 5 3 o
x x x 5 5 3 o
x x x 5 5 3 o
On the album version I have always expected the intro to be in standard tuning, while the guitar that takes over as soon as the vocals come in is in open G. The D chord in the intro might also be played as standard D on the second fret.
Mathijs
Funny,you told me (in Dutch) it's not important to copy the RS exact if you want to play them and no you talk like this.
The intro might not be correct,the feel of this guy(as far as the intro is concerned) is ok.