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-------4-8-9-6-4-6-8787878-------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------11----13----11-13---------------------------
B--------------11----11----11-------11------------------------
G------11-----------------------------------------------------
D--13---------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------15----------14---------------------------
G-----15-16-15-16-13----11-13-------15------------------------
D--16-------------------------13------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------
B--------14-16----14-16---------------------------------------
G-----15-------15-------15------------------------------------
D--16---------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G-----15-16-15-16-13----13----15161516151615161516151615161516
D--16----------------16---------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------
B-----19--------19-------------------------------------then---
G--19--------19----19--15161516151615161516-----------distort-
D--------------------------------------------8-9-8-9-----&----
G------------------------------------------------------whammy-
D-------------------------------------------------------------
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