Here is a big chunk of Jeff Beck`s live version of the Beatles` a day in
the life. My guitar was tuned to open G (DGDGBD) the first time I listened
to the song, and I found that it worked quite nicely. More than that, this
tuning allows you to at least approach the wide-spectrum, thick, distorted
harmonics that Beck uses to mimic the orchestral qualities of the original
song. If you can boost the lows and highs, without adding much distortion
as a result, do it. Use a moderate amount of reverb, plenty of sustain,
some distortion, and the DigiTech Whammy is a must for the orchestral tran-
sition parts--I`ve been using either the 3rd Up/4th Up or 4th Up/5th Up
Harmony settings, but I`m new to this Whammy stuff. I would find it hard
to believe that Jeff uses a Floyd-Rose on this particular song. If you have
a DigiTech Whammy, check it out and let me know what you think--any advice
at all would be much appreciated. I use a BigMuffPI for distortion, which
also provides just enough sustain to work. I can`t tell for sure if Jeff is
using delay or technique, but the effect is present...what do you think?...
enjoy.
One last thing, and I gotta say this out of respect for Beck--for anyone
who is unfamiliar with Jeff Beck`s music, and especially his performances,
now is probably the best time to hear his stuff...his shows are among the
best and his studio stuff gets better and better.
(Disclaimer: I may not have a clue as to how this is actually played, so
the strictest criticism is welcome. Bends, hammerons, slides etc are evident
enough from knowing how to play to begin with...plus, I`m lazy..)
d-------------------------------------------------------------
B----2---4---2-4----------------------------------------------
G--3---3---3-----3--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------4-8-9-8-6-4-6-1-8-8----------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------
B----2---4---2-4----------------------------------------------
G--3---3---3-----3--------------------------------------------
D-------------------------4-8-9-8-6-4--------4-8-9-8-6-464----
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
d--19slide----------------------------------------------------
B--19-down-----2---4---2-4------------------------------------
G--19--------3---3---3-----3--------4-8-9-8-6-4-6-1-88--------
D--19---------------------------------------------------------
G--19---------------------------------------------------------
D--X----------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------
B----2---4---2-4------4-2-------------------------------------
G--3---3---3-----3--------3-----------------------------------
D---------------------------4-------4-8-9-8-6-4-6-8787878-----
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-(1:01)------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------11----13----11-13---------------------------
B--------------11----11----11-------11------------------------
G------11-----------------------------------------------------
D--13---------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
d-------9------------11-------------11-13----11-13-----11-----
B----11---11-9-7-9------11-------11-------11-------11---11-9--
G-11---------------8----------11----------------------------11
D-------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-(1:26)------------------------------------------------------
d---------9---------------------------------------------------
B------11----11---9------9--11-10-11-10-11-10-11-10-11-10-11--
G---11---------------11---------------------------------------
D-theyhadtocountthemall---------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-(1:40)------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------
B--10-11--16---19--------19-----------------------------------
G-the-AL-BERT-HALL----19----19--1516151615161516151615161516--
D-------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------then-distort-------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----
B-------------------dive-echoe--------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----
G-----------------& harmonic bends----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----
D--8989898989-------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----
G-------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----
D-(1:59)----------------------------(2:24 2d guitar comes in--
not shown)
d-11-11-11-11-11----------------------------------------------
B-11-11-11-11-11--14-13-11--------------------------------13--
G-11-11-11-11-11--14-13-11--13-15-13---13-1515-1313-1515--13--
D-11-11-11-11-11--14-13-11-----------13-------------1515--13--
G-11-11-11-11-11-(pull-off----------------------------15--13--
D-(2:31)-----------2:35)----(^begin-whammy)---------------slide
2:38 down
d---------------------------------------------------15--------
B---131515131513--13--------131515131513--1315------15--------
G-13131515131513151315----1513151513151315131515----15--------
D-13------------15--15----15------------15----15--------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-(2:47)------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------
B-1315-13151315-13151313B-------------13B-1515131513--13B------
G-1315-13151315-13151313B-1515-1313---13B-15151315131513B15----
D---------------13--------1515-1313-----------------1513B15----
G-------------------------1515-1313-----------------15---15----
D-(2:57)------------------------------------------------------
d@@@@@@@@@@@@@@I`ll try to finish this soon@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
B
G
D
G
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