I think these are the songs in open G. I have some doubts, what do you think?

Street Fighting Man
Stray Cat Blues (I think its standard tunning, Four Flicks version in open G)
Country Honk (maybe in open G)
You got The Silver (keith in slide open G in No security tour)
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Jumping Jack Flash (original in standard tunning?)
Honky Tonk Women
Brown Sugar
Sway
Wild Horses
Can't You Hear Me Knockin'
Rocks Off
Rip This Joint (this is in open G, Voodoo tour in standard)
Shake Your Hips
Casino Boogie
Tumbling Dice
Happy
Turd On The Run
Ventilator Blues
All Down The Line
Stop Breaking Down (voodoo version in standard)
Soul_survivor
Silver Train (open G?)
Hide Your Love (I think it’s in open G)
If You Can't Rock Me
Luxury
Fingerprint File (Mick only in open G?)
Hand Of Fate
Hey Negrita
Crazy Mama (Mick in open G)
Honky Tonk Women
If You Can't Rock Me
Happy
Tumbling Dice
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (only 75-76 tour in open G)
Some Girls (Mick in open G?)
Before they Make Me Run
Where The Boys Go (Maybe in open G)
Down In The Hole (Maybe)
She’s so cold (A bigger bang tour version in standard)
Start Me Up
Black Limousine
Tops
Undercover Of The Night (Live only Mick in open G)
Tie You Up (The Pain Of Love) (maybe in open G)
Wanna Hold You
Too Tough
It Must Be Hell
One Hit (To The Body)
Hold Back (maybe in open G)
Sad Sad Sad (Mick in open G)
Mixed Emotions (Mick and Keith)
Hold On To Your Hat (maybe in open G)
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Little Red Rooster
Highwire
Love Is Strong
You Got Me Rocking
Sparks Will Fly
I Go Wild (mick and keith)
Baby Break It Down
Like A Rolling Stone
Low Down
Too Tight
Don't Stop (Mick & Keith in open G)
It wont take long
Back of my hand (mick in open G slide)
She saw me coming (maybe?)
Let's sspend the night together (Bridges To babylon tour in open G)

I've only looked at this briefly but Sway, Rocks Off and Hey Negrita are not played in open G but in standard tuning. At least I;ve never known them to be played in open G.

whoa star star! that's a lot of list-work huh??
heh heh; now i need to know what fret the capo (if used) is on in each of these...yiiikeess...lol
aside from the 3 chrism mentions, any of those incorrectly attributed to open G?
also, if anyone knows...did they ever record a song in any other open tuning?
like the similar slightly darker 'open D' for example?

Chris,

Sway is actually, in the Bigger Bang tour, played in open G. keith's guitar is the one he used back in 75-76 tour.
Original Rocks off is played in open G. Four flicks version is in standard.
Hey negrita: keith plays in open G. Same 5 string guitar.

I think "Prodigal Son" is in open D.

star star 1 Wrote:
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> Chris,
>
> Sway is actually, in the Bigger Bang tour, played
> in open G. keith's guitar is the one he used back
> in 75-76 tour.
> Original Rocks off is played in open G. Four
> flicks version is in standard.
> Hey negrita: keith plays in open G. Same 5 string
> guitar.

Your list did not make the distnction as to which versions of these songs were played in open G. The original studio cuts are in standard tuning, especially the original version of Rocks Off. The low E string is very much in evidence. However feel free to play them any way you wish!

Original Rocks Off is played in open G with the lower E on...

Right faraway eyes, ROCKS OFF original is played: DBGDGE. Not a sctrictly Open G.

>> did they ever record a song using any other open tuning? <<

yep - they've used open D and open E as well, at least in the studio.

If you only look at studio versions from you list, all are open G except:

Street Fighting Man open D
Stray Cat Blues open D
Country Honk standard
You got The Silver open D or E (I think open D with capo on third fret)
You Can't Always Get What You Want open E
Jumping Jack Flash open E
Rocks Off standard tuning
Hide Your Love standard tuning
Fingerprint File standard tuning
Where The Boys Go standard
Down In The Hole standard
Tie You Up standard
Don't Stop Mick standard, Keith in open G

Mathijs

ChrisM Wrote:
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> I've only looked at this briefly but Sway, Rocks
> Off and Hey Negrita are not played in open G but
> in standard tuning. At least I;ve never known them
> to be played in open G.

"Sway" studio is in standard? How is the C-Csus part of the riff played in standard tuning?

Beelyboy Wrote:
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> whoa star star! that's a lot of list-work huh??
> heh heh; now i need to know what fret the capo (if
> used) is on in each of these...yiiikeess...lol
> aside from the 3 chrism mentions, any of those
> incorrectly attributed to open G?
> also, if anyone knows...did they ever record a
> song in any other open tuning?
> like the similar slightly darker 'open D' for
> example?


Well, You Can't Always Get What You Want was recorded in open 'E'...

Some guitar parts are in open 'D' tuning.........heck there's loads!

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What about SFM live?I think it's open G but just where does the first chord lie?Is it the sixth fret?Where does the capo sit?I regularly study their tracks.I always give in to TAB books and internet TAB as I have no ear what so ever for music.

cc Wrote:

> "Sway" studio is in standard? How is the C-Csus
> part of the riff played in standard tuning?

Focusing on the studio version only, I believe Mick's part does indeed use open G tuning, but perhaps Mick Taylor plays in standard?

I haven't listened to the song/played along on guitar for years though.

it's my understanding, tho i could be wrong, and am primitive and self taught and not a very knowledgeable musician...that taylor almost always, if not always, plays in standard...more of a pallette for his considerable painting skills?
whereas the open tunings...while totally spectacular and full of rich harmonics and overtones and undertones, for riffs and rhythms...seems, at least to me, to be kind of tough to work out minor pentatonics or other familiar 'scale' patterns from which lead guitarists usually assemble their parts...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2007-04-01 10:56 by Beelyboy.

star star 1 Wrote:
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> Right faraway eyes, ROCKS OFF original is played:
> DBGDGE. Not a sctrictly Open G.

Really? I didn't know that. A slight dissonant tuning that. I suppose its possible but the song is played easily enough in stadard tuning. I



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2007-04-02 04:06 by ChrisM.

ChrisM Wrote:
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> star star 1 Wrote:
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> > Right faraway eyes, ROCKS OFF original is
> played:
> > DBGDGE. Not a sctrictly Open G.
>
> Really? I didn't know that. A slight dissonant
> tuning that. I suppose its possible but the song
> is played easily enough in stadard tuning.

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Beelyboy Wrote:
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> it's my understanding, tho i could be wrong, and
> am primitive and self taught and not a very
> knowledgeable musician...that taylor almost
> always, if not always, plays in standard...more of
> a pallette for his considerable painting skills?
> whereas the open tunings...while totally
> spectacular and full of rich harmonics and
> overtones and undertones, for riffs and
> rhythms...seems, at least to me, to be kind of
> tough to work out minor pentatonics or other
> familiar 'scale' patterns from which lead
> guitarists usually assemble their parts...


You're right, although Keith plays the solo on Honky Tonk Woman in open G tuning. It's not impossible to play lead in open G tuning, it's just not so easy if you haven't practiced the scales in open G....

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ChrisM Wrote:
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> I've only looked at this briefly but Sway, Rocks
> Off and Hey Negrita are not played in open G but
> in standard tuning. At least I;ve never known them
> to be played in open G.


Umm... Sway and Rocks Off are definately in open G.

JaggerFan Wrote:
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> ChrisM Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I've only looked at this briefly but Sway,
> Rocks
> > Off and Hey Negrita are not played in open G
> but
> > in standard tuning. At least I;ve never known
> them
> > to be played in open G.
>
>
> Umm... Sway and Rocks Off are definately in open
> G.

No, Sway is open G, Rocks Off is standard tuning.

Mathijs

Mathijs Wrote:
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> JaggerFan Wrote:
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> > ChrisM Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > I've only looked at this briefly but Sway,
> > Rocks
> > > Off and Hey Negrita are not played in open G
> > but
> > > in standard tuning. At least I;ve never known
> > them
> > > to be played in open G.
> >
> >
> > Umm... Sway and Rocks Off are definately in
> open
> > G.
>
> No, Sway is open G, Rocks Off is standard tuning.
>
> Mathijs


Okay. Rocks off is a lot easier to play in open g then.

How do you get the dark tone in F# in the opening riff with openG? Rocks Off is clearly played in standard tuning.

Rocks Off is in Open G, with low E on, I think.

no

There's also:
I don't know why (I love you baby)
Jiving sister Fanny
downtown Suzie
I'm going down

All great tracks!