You must be huge fan of Keef! You got the 5-string, open G tuned, blond body with black pickguard, maple neck telecaster with a humbucker at neck and single coil at bridge! Also very good playing as well!
i am perplexed by this song. i do understand that on the live versions both keith and mick are in open G capo 2nd fret (open A), and ron is in standard tuning. i am a huge fan of keith and open G tuning, and like you, i have a dedicated 5 string telecaster that 'lives' in open G. however on this song i am finding that i am able to play it much better, and much truer to the studio cut in standard tuning, primarily with variations on the open position A and D chords, using the forms:' 654321 654321 xx222xx xx022x xx220xx xx020x xx22000 xx02xx xx22xxx A and A vars D and D vars there's nothing really wrong with what you are playing in open G capo 2 above, but through no fault of your own i am very dissatisfied with the handling of the D chord. i see that you are using both of the 'keith suspensions', but i have to say something sounds 'off' with them, and they become very repetitive sounding when played throughout the song in such a manner. please don't think i'm criticizing your playing, i'm not. i'm just thinking that on this one there's more than meets the eye going on. i'm not feeling like open A alone gets the job done. i'll keep messing around with the various versions, and maybe also see if i can figure out how to post tabs for how i'm playing it in std tuning the comments here. here's a couple tips on how to play minor chords in open G: let's say you want to play F# minor. well, barring all 5 strings on the 11th fret gives you F# major. but if you use Pinky, Ring, and Middle on fret 11 for strings 5, 4, and 3, you can use your Index finger to flat the 3rd of the F# major chord, ie play the 10th fret instead of the 11th on string 2, and now you have an F# minor chord. see below: F# major (open G, fat E string removed ala keith): x,11,11,11,11,11 F# minor (open G, no fat E string) x,11,11,11,10,x jumping to that minor chord shape can be a very tough change to make quickly though here's a simpler and often quicker way to play a minor chord in Open G: let's say you need an E minor chord. for E major you can simply barre all 5 strings on the 9th fret, yes?: x,9,9,9,9,9 this will give you an E minor chord: x,9,9,12,x,x likewise B major would be: x,4,4,4,4,4 so Bm is: x,4,4,7,x,x so the formula is then: x,Y,Y,(Y+3),x,x hey, i realize some of this may look a bit confusing, but if you try it out w a guitar tuned to Open G w the fat E string removed, it should be pretty easy to get the hang of it. good luck, these are two legit and not particularly difficult ways of playing minor chords in open G tuning. enjoy! .
Jack Riddle Thanks! Yeah I may not have it all note perfect but also bear in mind there's three guitars in the song. Live Mick, Keith, and Ronnie are all playing guitar.
