sysexguy Posted September 4, 2001 Share Posted September 4, 2001 Whenever I find a song is really not so easy, unless it is being played by a guitar player that loves finger torture (remember an Ovation ad with Al Di Meola where his hand cover 95% of the fretboard for some reason), I immediately suspect that open tunings were used. Many of these examples have been documented in guitar mags however I thought I'd mention two that caught my ears and see what others think. Pinball Wizard - The Who - in open E (E B E G# B E) . The main riff is pretty obvious but so is the little intro that becomes much easier to finger Squonk - Genesis - in DADGAD (D A D G A D). Just play a regular Dsus4 and voila. Any thoughts, Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip_dup1 Posted September 4, 2001 Share Posted September 4, 2001 I don`t fool with those nearly as much as I should. The Verve Pipe and Hole are two of a bunch of bands that can drive you nuts with that. I put together an instrumental that had all the strings except two dropped a whole step, but I rarely play it. One of these days I want to check out the DT-1. I think Korg makes it. You can store a bunch of tunings, or use their presets including DADGAD. This message has been edited by skip on 09-04-2001 at 01:42 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted September 4, 2001 Share Posted September 4, 2001 Just a few.. [*]Dropped D - Fleetwood Mac, Never Going Back Again (Capo 4) [*]Dropped D - Pink Floyd - Goodbye Blue Skies [*]DAEEAA - Michael Hedges arrangement of All Along The Watchtower Are you saying it's easier to play Pinball Wizard in Open E, or that Pete Townshend played it in Open E? The former may be true, but I don't believe Pete played it that way... Anyone else? ------------------ Neil Reality: A few moments of lucidity surrounded by insanity. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mile Posted September 4, 2001 Share Posted September 4, 2001 Hmmmm, now that you mentioned I remember busting my ass of with Knopfler's Romeo and Juliet. I spent lot of time and energy to pick it up note for note (the intro played on resonator). Later, I got hold on the notes. You should see my face when I realized that he has weird tuning: FBbFBbDF!!! And, of course, it's played in the first position... If it sounds god, just play the darn thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Gauss Posted September 4, 2001 Share Posted September 4, 2001 5 strings, open g tuning. can't play the stones without it. -d. gauss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Posted September 8, 2001 Share Posted September 8, 2001 Thanks Mile! That's one of my fav tunes, have to give it a try properly. -David http://www.garageband.com/artist/MichaelangelosMuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbrock1san.rr.com Posted September 8, 2001 Share Posted September 8, 2001 I have a good transcription of Pinball Wizard and I really don't think it could be played in an open tuning. It's one of the few Who songs I know. I remember busting my ass to learn The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin. Then years later I saw it in a book with the proper tuning. I hate kids today http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif...they have every song written transcribed. I don't even think we had tablature in my day. SteveRB Old Timer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted September 9, 2001 Share Posted September 9, 2001 Auuugggghhhh!!! I listed Fleetwood Mac, Never Goin' Back Again in Dropped D, capo 4th fret... Found a transcription that uses similar voicings, but easier to play in CGDGBE, capo 6. It seems to follow the exact note order slightly better than the way I've been playing it for 13 years!!! The basic voicings and key are identical. ------------------ Neil Reality: A few moments of lucidity surrounded by insanity. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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