Tuned to open E (EBEG#BE). Sounds a little bit like he used a 12-string on this, but I cant tell.
Jumping Jack Flash (second guitar part) – Rolling Stones
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Ha ha… spot on! Great job
I need to learn this song fast..this is the BEST tutorial I have seen…nice work, thanks..
That’s how I play the song (and solo), as well—only I figured it out in "standard tuning". I got sick of hearing cover bands in clubs not playing this song properly—bastardizing those amazing guitar parts.
Nice job.
I saw an interview where Keef said one guitar was tuned to open D (so strings aren’t as tight as open E) and the other guitar was in Nashville tuning. That what gave the illusion of a 12 string
tune to open E, but flat, so Eb Bb Eb G Bb Eb
Hi Privetricker, Great lesson and tips as always. I’ve been playing somewhere around EBEEBE and that’s nice as well. Best wishes.
Forget about standard pitch if you’re going to play pop music. Bands tune all over the place, even though they’re still tuned to the EADGBE intervals. They manipulate the tape to change the pitch, they tune to a singer’s range, they do all kinds of things. If you’re going to play along with recordings, you’re going to go up and down from standard pitch constantly.
First off, I am a huge fan of your work. Quick question. I notice that you are playing it in Open-E. Whenever I try to play it in Open E along with the original recording, it sounds like I am in the wrong key. I’ve started playing it in Open E flat (tuned to Open D, capo first fret) and that sounds about right. So my question is how are you getting yours to sound right while playing in Open E?
Pretty sure it’s Brian, though he didn’t use an electric.
Does keith play this part?
Just fantastic.
it’s actually a nashville strung acoustic (the higher set of six strings from a 12 string set) recorded into a POS tape recorder which distorted very warmly. Hence why it sounds like a 12er. 🙂 Fantastic version you have here.
in the book of keith he is telling that jumping jack flash was recorded on a acoustic guitar. I never new that before.
can u do a leson on this ?
I like it
Ok Thanks appreciate it. Unfortunately its not my decision in band to choose Key since Im not singing it. Will give it a shot otherwise standard tuning will have to do. Thanks for the response.
I’d probably use open A. But then, I wouldn’t play it in E to begin with.
If I wanted to play this in key of "E" what open tuning would I use? can u demo?
Thanks for doing this video! Love that little bit played under "but its alright now, I fact it’s a gas…" but I could never get it right.
I checked the original against my piano and opening chord seems to be sharp of Bb and flat of B. AFAIK he recorded the two rhythm guitars on a tape and the rest was added to that, so maybe he mislaid his tuning fork and it just happened that way.
One rhythm guitar was strung with 12str octaves on bottom 4 strings (Nashville). I think tuning to E(b)5 sounds closer to original on one guitar but is actually mimicking the effect of this Nashville tuning on the original mix.
Doesn’t matter much to me , as long as I can play a song one way or the other..Anyway you are my favorite" teacher," I ‘ve learned many songs I was diyng to be able to play.one day.Thank you.
Teachers aren’t always right. I’m a "teacher" and I can teach things incorrectly. In fact, some of my videos do exactly that.
Hello, I bought the Dvd play the rolling stones -Lick library, the teacher uses that tuning that Vasicist mentions.
Sounds good too.
Keith has talked about his tunings during the Beggars Banquet period many times, and he’s always referred to open D and open E. I’ve never heard him mention tuning to a 5th chord.
Other players on youtube say the tuning for the original was open Eb 5th tuning. (Eb, Bb, Eb, Eb, Bb, Eb)
I guess that would be pretty similar to what you did, except for no major third and you’d play everything up a fret.