I am constantly astounded by your ability to capture every nuance of a song. I have been playing almost 30 years and teaching for the last 5, and yet I still find myself absolutely captivated by people like you who can bring such eloquence and precision to your lessons. Your format is perfect and I love the background info you include. Keep it up. I'm a fan for as long as you keep posting.
Thanks a lot Gary. It really just comes down to the amount of time one is able/willing to put in to learn the parts as they were played. I mean no one is going to nail anything 100% but getting it as close as you can I think is important. These songs are so much a part of all of our lives I think it's only right to honor and respect them by playing them as accurately as possible. Cheers Andy
Couldn’t agree more guys. Thanks a lot Andy, I get excited for all of your lessons but every time you post a Rolling Stones lesson I just about jump through the roof. Nobody on the internet nails these parts like you do. Hope you know how much we appreciate it. Your last couple stones lessons were can’t you hear me knocking and brown sugar. I pretty much got em down now and it makes a huge difference from when I was playing them wrong over the years. Being able to nail that CYHMK opening riff just like how Keith did on the record brings me such joy. rock !! 🎸
Thanks bud. I spend a ton of time on the lessons just because I really want to get it right! Maybe you already support the cause...but if not, have a look here sometime: www.shutupandplay.ca/donate.html Cheers Andy
When you say it's in open G, i didn't doubted it a second Cause how can you be wrong man, because you never are. & i saw the Live versions of the song with keith plays it with the capo on the 5th fret in open G. You've got the best ear, most subtle and easy way of teaching. i can't imagine I'm learning songs with so much perfection and the accuracy just like the record. The best teacher and player on entire UA-cam. Please keep up the good work.
When I play this in open-E with a capo at 8 (OK, open-D with capo at 10, but whatever) I swear I can hear that high C (C5) that he mentions at 14:35 (and said by Michael M. in a previous post) - which leads me to believe this is what was played on the album rather than open-G. But bottom line: Thanks for this and a million other pieces I've learned from this guy.
Well. Keith Richards IS my all time guitar player. Grew up on The Stones. Learned to play in 1976 on their music. HOWEVER, all of this done on standard tuning. Of course you can hammer out Brown Sugar et al in standard tuning, along with most of their tunes, but this song is one of the greatest songs of all time, and never sounds good unless you go to open G. This one tune HAS to be played this way. Frustrating because I never drilled down into it when I was younger and developed with it. So . . . 2 of each guitars by my side now just because of this great song. You teach it so so well, my friend. Thank you. 🙏🏼
5:00 Great observation that "Keith doesn't fret E2 .." this would lead one to believe he has migrated from open G (DGDGBD) to to open G6 tuning (DGDGBE) (or XGDGBE in this song) . Imagine playing the same song a couple hundred times a year for 50+ years He can play it many different ways in order not to get bored with it. Standard, open E, Open G, open G6... Pick your fav! I like the one that sounds the best myself 🙂. THANKS so much for all the great tutorials Shutup and Play - Guitar Tutorials.
Thank you for showing the open E tuning as well. I’ve been playing jumping Jack flash in open E so it’s nice to go back-and-forth between these two songs.
Anytime I want to learn a song I come here because everybody else will be playing it wrong and then I fire up my guitar. It’s amazing how many songs are taught wrong. And I think I’ve learned them all ha ha but now I found you. It feels like getting taught by the actual people who wrote the song.
Open G versus Open E : There is a documentary on youtube regarding the recording and production of the Let It Bleed sessions I had listened to a while back. The person interviewed who said he was present during recordings stated that the studio version of the Acoustic track on You Can't Always Get What You Want was done in E Tuning. He followed this statement adding however, that he noticed that Keith had always played live using G Tuning. My guess would be this is accurate given Gimme Shelter was written in E Tuning as were other previous compositions. I have found using the G tuning, I was able to come up with some guitar voicings to replicate the Piano driven bridge section where there is no acoustic and the bass walks from A unto G before returning to the main structure. Hope this info may be useful.
This is an excellent tutorial. As for which tuning Keith used on the album version, I don’t think in there can be much question that he used open-E. If you listen carefully, you can clearly hear the C at the top of the C chord. If he had been in open-G capo’d the 5th fret, this would be a G at the top of the chord, unless he played that C with his pinky up at the 10th fret, which is awkward and very un-Keith. So he has to be in open-E. All that said, he plays it live in open-G, so that’s perfectly authentic as well, just a little different sounding than the album version.
It's like you read my mind.. was listening to this song yesterday and thought I'd go looking for a tutorial... I forgot and then you uploaded this today! Love your videos, you have to be the most in-depth and knowledgeable guitar lesson content creator on YT
Shutup & Play - guitar tutorials Thanks SO much for the personal reply, it means the world to a guy like me to hear from you. Take care and if you ever feel like doing an in depth tutorial of the verve lucky man both acoustic and electric parts
I saw her today at the reception A glass of wine in her hand I knew she was gonna meet her connection At her feet was a footloose man You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes well you might find You get what you need And I went down to the demonstration To get my fair share of abuse Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration If we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse" You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes well you just might find You get what you need I went down to the Chelsea drugstore To get your prescription filled I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy And man, did he look pretty ill We decided that we would have a soda My favorite flavor, cherry red I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy Yeah, and he said one word to me, and that was "dead" I said to him You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes you just might find You get what you need You get what you need--yeah, oh baby I saw her today at the reception In her glass was a bleeding man She was practiced at the art of deception Well I could tell by her blood-stained hands You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes you just might find You just might find You get what you need You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes you just might find You just might find You get what you need
Best lesson on this iconic Stones anthem by a country mile.So brilliant in his vocal and visual teaching. Finally after years of trying to get this sound like the original I have just about mastered it.Thanks so much Andy. Where can I find your website, please?
Thanks for doing Stones, I just love all the music on Beggars Banquet and Sticky Fingers, think it was the best stuff they ever did. Your Acoustic work is fabulous, please keep up the great work.
Do you live in So Cal? I used to sing in bands n this was my signature song. Made countless ppl be moved to tears as it had done in college when I first heard it.. beautiful tutorial.
awesome tutorial. I just watched them live and Keith does a walk down 4th string 7th fret to the 9th fret 5th string-then to 7th fret 5th string then last ending with open 5th string. Then you are right back into your chord progression again just like your 3 different ways of picking in between your chord progressions. But I saw Keith loves those chunky run-downs different from Ronny Wood. I'm sure there are more ways that they both trade off on. But I got it from them live 1990. I don't want to put youtube address here, because it will bring up the vid here. But if you do not believe me. check for yourself. it's a live show 1990 and it is unmistakable that they hardly play the rhythm at all. Keith and Ron both do solo's through most of it. little short riffs to accent. But you do the correct rhythm awesomely. you never mess up a rhthym. you are always Aces on perfection. Great job. if there is a cover to learn I go straight to you. you know them all to perfection. You have one of the best tuned ears I have heard & seen on UA-cam. Love the Shut Up & Play Vids
Nice job it sounds beautiful. I remember those days. I didn’t know about Charlie not playing. Interesting. You are right. Being a big fan of the Beatles, Stones Doors etc. Let it be and let it bleed. It was so obvious they were hanging together. Hey Jude You can’t always get what you want, soft parade, Atlantis, crimson and clover etc. John called them sing a long songs. When asked about a Ringo song he said that was a ring a long.
Came across this today, great job! Love the way you show the subtleties, very cool. Any chance you could shed some light on the middle eight? I've been playing this one for a while, in open G, capo on the 5th like you show, but I just can't seem to "hear" exactly what is happening there in the middle section. I also watched your lesson on Wild Horses, equally great. Thanks a lot!
Some song by The Byrd's in their three guitar glory would be beautiful and informative. I k ow there are some video of Roger Mcguinn himself playing but you do such a great job on your videos and to see the songs taken apart and put back together would be fantastic. Hoping for Turn! Turn! Turn! Thanks again.
Excellent and SPOT ON. 99.9% of UA-cam clowns who think they're guitar players & teachers get this song wrong. You nailed it. Perfect tutorial. Two Thumbs Up... !👍👍👍👍👍
Beautiful & virtually exactly accurate as always ! .......for the longest time(nearly 20+yrs), I was one of the only people(from my group/click/area/etc) that I was aware of, that knew the tuning & capo trick for this tune. edit so, It was in an early 90's Guitar/Music mag I read it was open E capo 8(& I can't recall if it was K.R. himself revealing this) & I can't supply a reference....I like your G/5 version better anyway. & If you've seen Keith do it like that, I'd just stick with it. They are both literally the same exact thing just string shifted. I doubt the most trained ear could tell the main difference of string gauge. edit #2 & whatever kind of horn it is that comes in just after the acoustic guitar comes in & before the singing starts, sounds so beautiful. Its only a few bars but the note selection is so cool you must either just sing them or have someone play it on anything that can sustain(had a violin buddy & even that was sweet). This tune is absolutely an acoustic/acoustic intro staple imo. & I'm typically into more Advanced/Complex stuff generally speaking but that does not necessarily a good song make. This tune is Still one of my all-time favorites. Its a Valid candidate for song of the century imho. & Great post, THANKS
Realcygnus -- That horn sounds like a French Horn to me.. Very well done, of course.. A lot of REAL musicians back then who spend hours on hours learning music, so that later, they could go create their OWN music.. :)
I thought it might be, I'm no expert & there are many that sound similar too.....you just can't beat real instruments, especially when they are properly selected for their parts !
I believe that the Let it Bleed album was when Keith transitioned from using a lot of open E to using open G. It is possible that he used open E for the recording but I would not bet on it.
I have a copy of guitar world acoustic from March 2003 it t all about Keith , along with songs briefly transcribed. “You can’t always get what you want “ , is transcribed open E capo 8 th. I’ve kept it all these years . It’s part of my open tunings bible.
Hey Kevin, thanks for that. I actually saw that article but couldn't find anywhere where Keith is actually saying it was open E on 8. Seems it's just whoever wrote the articles opinion. Cheers
I play drums and I have this old acoustic sitting around now I want to go buy a capo. But I am just staring at the detail that you have on that! I do the same thing with my snare drum and high hats searching for how not to cutter up the canvas.
This is SO great, thanks! I always played it in open E, but think it works great in G, as well. The only reason I think that Keith did it on Let It Bleed in E is because I think of Sticky Fingers as the open G album and Let It Bleed as the open E (gimme Shelter, You got the silver, Let it Bleed) album, but this is purely conjecture!
I always heard the same thing. Earlier on Beggar's Banquet he played in E on Street Fighting and Stray Cat. On Sticky fingers he was playing in Open G. I read he had been exposed to it from Ry Cooder but I am sure he was listening to all the old country blues cats before that.
Such a Fantastic Song! That Guitar 'Part' that you are Playing is 'Spot On', and Completely 'Sets' the 'Deeply Contemplative and Melancholic TONE', for the Whole Song 'THEME', and 'really Allowed Mick's Voice' to Shine. Their Early Stuff is my Favorite all the way up to 'Let It Bleed', which was a 'Masterpiece'. It 'sounded' like you were 'Harmonizing' the 2 'Version', when you have that 2nd Video Clip in there, is that 'possible'? Also, What Brand of Acoustic is that? The Tone is 'so Pure'. Thanks, I've 'always' wanted to play this song 'Live'.
I would love a lesson on "how kind of you" by Paul McCartney off of his album "chaos and creation in the backyard", I haven't found a good way anywhere and I think you would give the best lesson.
I respect your accuracy and ear; can you please help me out with the short, weird instrumental bridge on this song? The bass notes are: A, B, C, D, and then G, but the chords are really hard for me to pick out! Maybe Dm, C (clashes with the B in the bass?), F, D and G?? I can't find any lesson on youtube that gets this part right!!
I've come to realize it may have been Jimmy Miller that was secret sauce in those classic mick taylor mach 11 stones albums that rocked our souls ...well mine anyways.... watchin yer vids is always enlightening....thank you sincerley
yes indeed a talent wasted away by too much substance abuse one look at the great Jimmy Miller will open your eyes on Wikipedia or some of the great interviews as to what he accomplished with many bands.. should be as famous as to Johns Brothers Glyn and andy
If you look at the video "Reeling in the years archive version of this song played live" Ronny Wood is playing with a capo on the 8th fret. Just some info. Great lesson.
This is great! Do you know what the chords are in the little bridge section after the "Mr. Jimmy" verse and chorus. Have never quite figured that part out. Thanks!
Keith wasn't playing in G yet at this period. The first time you hear him play G is on the 69 tour after they recorded Let It Bleed. It's E on the record (which you can see on reelin in the years)
OK. Of course what you're offering is an opinion which is great but what I'd really like is to get confirmation from a credible source...do you have any links? In this video from Reeling In The Years, he's clearly in open G. You can see he's capoed at the fifth fret: ua-cam.com/video/K0qnt5rTCoo/v-deo.html
Shutup & Play - guitar tutorials Youre right, I remembered the capo being on the 8th in that video. It sounds like E to me, but I dont have any evidence. It would have been the first recording of G though, and there are a few E songs on that album. I dont know though, keith usually played along on tv the same way he recorded, so it could be G
Hey Andy, Live, as you know, he has always played it in Open G on acoustic. On the "Let It Bleed" album, the song is recorded Open E. I don't know of any article on this.
Hey tweed, yeah it seems to be the conventional wisdom...but my thing is I can't seem to find a legit source that nails it down! Most things these days you can find out in a couple of minutes on the "information super highway" (remember when people used to say that haha!) but I just can't find anything on this. Cheers Andy
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Can you make a jumping jack flash lesson? There's a lot controversial about de album tunning and riff. I like de open E tunning but I don't know...something don't match for me.
Firstly great lesson, quick question (which probably will show how much of a noob I am), but when you tune the guitar in open G, is it with the capo on, or do you tune it without it and then add the capo? Thanks
I know that Keith Richard really liked playing in open G, and I think I remember having read somewhere that he played open D way back, but outside of this post I have never read anything about Keith Richard ever playing open E. Not saying that he never did, just that I'm not familiar with any information that would lead me to think that he had . . . I'm going with open G.
Personally I prefer open d/e used in the early 60s recordings. Possibly it was Brian using open d/e and keef always used open g - I think that’s likely. Brian was the man who had the magic sound under keef. Keef takes all the credit for Brian’s underlying sound. In street fighting man , jumping jack and ycagww I think I can hear Brian tuned to open d/e. Keefs standard or open g only. Enjoy your lessons thanks.
I’ll add something here. Apparently there is the Kieth 5 string guitar. Someone did a tutorial, playing it as you do but, he used a 12 string no low E and the only shadow string was on the high E hence a double high G in the tuning. Since having a set up like that is a real PIA I thought how about what you’re doing but tuning the high E up to G rather than down to D. You get a double bass and don’t have to mute the low string. I did it after going through your lesson and thought it sounded cool.
I’d have to say open E and capo at the 8th fret is closer to the record because of the high C you hear when he’s strumming it. Your way, in open G, the highest note you hear is G when strumming. Listen to the original recording-there’s the high C at the 8th fret in the background.
wonderful tone, and lesson...and you it appears you're using 2 different Taylors during your performance thing...what models?...they both sound great...also, hey man, what's your name?
Thanks Andy...I'm not a gear head per se, but as part of my old job ( I was a touring Guitar Tech for 20 years based in Nashville) I had the chance to speak to lots of players and their techs about their gear... I also used the Nova System for a while for Reverb and Delay, but it was simply too much to lug around considering I only used 2 effects out of the myriad it is capable of...I've become a fan of the Poytune after using Peterson for years too...I've been using a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and swapped out the 12AX7 preamp tube for the 12AT7 to cut the output to a manageable volume level, but I'd love to give the Egnator a fair shot...I've heard great things about it from many players, and your recommendation is big too...I bought a used 2007 Gibson Les Paul Studio in Vintage Mahogany ( they call it Worn Brown) and installed Seymour Duncan 59's which make it 'sing', along with a Fender Highway One Strat, completely stock. D'Addario NYXL 10-46 strings to me, sound and feel great, stay in tune better, and seem to last and last. always enjoy your take on these songs as well as your lessons. Thanks man.
I am constantly astounded by your ability to capture every nuance of a song. I have been playing almost 30 years and teaching for the last 5, and yet I still find myself absolutely captivated by people like you who can bring such eloquence and precision to your lessons. Your format is perfect and I love the background info you include. Keep it up. I'm a fan for as long as you keep posting.
Thanks a lot Gary. It really just comes down to the amount of time one is able/willing to put in to learn the parts as they were played. I mean no one is going to nail anything 100% but getting it as close as you can I think is important. These songs are so much a part of all of our lives I think it's only right to honor and respect them by playing them as accurately as possible. Cheers
Andy
Couldn’t agree more guys. Thanks a lot Andy, I get excited for all of your lessons but every time you post a Rolling Stones lesson I just about jump through the roof. Nobody on the internet nails these parts like you do. Hope you know how much we appreciate it. Your last couple stones lessons were can’t you hear me knocking and brown sugar. I pretty much got em down now and it makes a huge difference from when I was playing them wrong over the years. Being able to nail that CYHMK opening riff just like how Keith did on the record brings me such joy. rock !! 🎸
Thanks bud. I spend a ton of time on the lessons just because I really want to get it right! Maybe you already support the cause...but if not, have a look here sometime: www.shutupandplay.ca/donate.html
Cheers
Andy
Gary Hayes well said and I couldn’t agree more.
What he said! 👊
When you say it's in open G, i didn't doubted it a second Cause how can you be wrong man, because you never are.
& i saw the Live versions of the song with keith plays it with the capo on the 5th fret in open G.
You've got the best ear, most subtle and easy way of teaching. i can't imagine I'm learning songs with so much perfection and the accuracy just like the record.
The best teacher and player on entire UA-cam.
Please keep up the good work.
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Cheers, Andy
I am always so impressed by your attention to subtle details faithful to the original recordings. Always makes your renditions sound right. Thanks.
Great guitar players have a way of making simple patterns sound amazing and keep the listener engaged.....this guy is that in spades ...great lesson
When I play this in open-E with a capo at 8 (OK, open-D with capo at 10, but whatever) I swear I can hear that high C (C5) that he mentions at 14:35 (and said by Michael M. in a previous post) - which leads me to believe this is what was played on the album rather than open-G.
But bottom line: Thanks for this and a million other pieces I've learned from this guy.
You’re consistently making THE best tutorials on UA-cam....thanks!
Andy, Hope your feeling better. I love just listening to you play. You put in so much detail when you play. Thank you !
Well. Keith Richards IS my all time guitar player. Grew up on The Stones. Learned to play in 1976 on their music. HOWEVER, all of this done on standard tuning. Of course you can hammer out Brown Sugar et al in standard tuning, along with most of their tunes, but this song is one of the greatest songs of all time, and never sounds good unless you go to open G. This one tune HAS to be played this way. Frustrating because I never drilled down into it when I was younger and developed with it. So . . . 2 of each guitars by my side now just because of this great song. You teach it so so well, my friend. Thank you. 🙏🏼
Played it for years. Watched Keith play it. It's in open G, capo 5th.
00:06 Open G/capo on 5th fret
14:52 Open E/capo on 8th fret
Which sounds best? Great lesson thanks 🙏🏼😊
Open G, way better.
Sounds SO PURE - almost sounds like horns are in accompany as well
5:00 Great observation that "Keith doesn't fret E2 .." this would lead one to believe he has migrated from open G (DGDGBD) to to open G6 tuning (DGDGBE) (or XGDGBE in this song) . Imagine playing the same song a couple hundred times a year for 50+ years He can play it many different ways in order not to get bored with it. Standard, open E, Open G, open G6... Pick your fav! I like the one that sounds the best myself 🙂. THANKS so much for all the great tutorials Shutup and Play - Guitar Tutorials.
K.B exactly right. After 50 years
Fantastic! I think you’re the best teacher on UA-cam
I never heard that pull off at the beginning before until you played it and I had to go listen. Yep, it's there. :)
Thank you for showing the open E tuning as well. I’ve been playing jumping Jack flash in open E so it’s nice to go back-and-forth between these two songs.
Anytime I want to learn a song I come here because everybody else will be playing it wrong and then I fire up my guitar. It’s amazing how many songs are taught wrong. And I think I’ve learned them all ha ha but now I found you. It feels like getting taught by the actual people who wrote the song.
Used to play this in 1970 ---in open tuning --very badly ---now I,m over 75 ---your open G version is superb !
Apparently I can always get what I want. Thanks for another great Stones lesson!
Open G versus Open E : There is a documentary on youtube regarding the recording and production of the Let It Bleed sessions I had listened to a while back. The person interviewed who said he was present during recordings stated that the studio version of the Acoustic track on You Can't Always Get What You Want was done in E Tuning. He followed this statement adding however, that he noticed that Keith had always played live using G Tuning. My guess would be this is accurate given Gimme Shelter was written in E Tuning as were other previous compositions. I have found using the G tuning, I was able to come up with some guitar voicings to replicate the Piano driven bridge section where there is no acoustic and the bass walks from A unto G before returning to the main structure. Hope this info may be useful.
This is an excellent tutorial. As for which tuning Keith used on the album version, I don’t think in there can be much question that he used open-E. If you listen carefully, you can clearly hear the C at the top of the C chord. If he had been in open-G capo’d the 5th fret, this would be a G at the top of the chord, unless he played that C with his pinky up at the 10th fret, which is awkward and very un-Keith. So he has to be in open-E. All that said, he plays it live in open-G, so that’s perfectly authentic as well, just a little different sounding than the album version.
This is definitely the best lesson out there for this song. Love it Andy.
Your lessons are probably the best on UA-cam. I have learned SO much from you. Thank you!
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It's like you read my mind.. was listening to this song yesterday and thought I'd go looking for a tutorial... I forgot and then you uploaded this today! Love your videos, you have to be the most in-depth and knowledgeable guitar lesson content creator on YT
Bubbles! Haha, thanks for the kind words! Cheers
Andy
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Thanks SO much for the personal reply, it means the world to a guy like me to hear from you. Take care and if you ever feel like doing an in depth tutorial of the verve lucky man both acoustic and electric parts
I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she was gonna meet her connection
At her feet was a footloose man
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes well you might find
You get what you need
And I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration
If we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse"
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes well you just might find
You get what you need
I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescription filled
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy
And man, did he look pretty ill
We decided that we would have a soda
My favorite flavor, cherry red
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy
Yeah, and he said one word to me, and that was "dead"
I said to him
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need
You get what you need--yeah, oh baby
I saw her today at the reception
In her glass was a bleeding man
She was practiced at the art of deception
Well I could tell by her blood-stained hands
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need
Best lesson on this iconic Stones anthem by a country mile.So brilliant in his vocal and visual teaching. Finally after years of trying to get this sound like the original I have just about mastered it.Thanks so much Andy. Where can I find your website, please?
You are awesome dude you’re easy to follow your clear concise and make it-easy to learn guitar 🎸
Thanks for doing Stones, I just love all the music on Beggars Banquet and Sticky Fingers, think it was the best stuff they ever did. Your Acoustic work is fabulous, please keep up the great work.
Do you live in So Cal? I used to sing in bands n this was my signature song. Made countless ppl be moved to tears as it had done in college when I first heard it.. beautiful tutorial.
Whatever you’re using to record audio, it’s amazing.
Thanks for all the great lessons. I would love to see your take on playing “Street Fighting Man” in open D.
awesome tutorial. I just watched them live and Keith does a walk down 4th string 7th fret to the 9th fret 5th string-then to 7th fret 5th string then last ending with open 5th string. Then you are right back into your chord progression again just like your 3 different ways of picking in between your chord progressions. But I saw Keith loves those chunky run-downs different from Ronny Wood. I'm sure there are more ways that they both trade off on. But I got it from them live 1990. I don't want to put youtube address here, because it will bring up the vid here. But if you do not believe me. check for yourself. it's a live show 1990 and it is unmistakable that they hardly play the rhythm at all. Keith and Ron both do solo's through most of it. little short riffs to accent. But you do the correct rhythm awesomely. you never mess up a rhthym. you are always Aces on perfection. Great job. if there is a cover to learn I go straight to you. you know them all to perfection. You have one of the best tuned ears I have heard & seen on UA-cam. Love the Shut Up & Play Vids
Best version on UA-cam
Thank you!
Nice job it sounds beautiful. I remember those days. I didn’t know about Charlie not playing. Interesting. You are right. Being a big fan of the Beatles, Stones Doors etc. Let it be and let it bleed. It was so obvious they were hanging together. Hey Jude You can’t always get what you want, soft parade, Atlantis, crimson and clover etc. John called them sing a long songs. When asked about a Ringo song he said that was a ring a long.
Came across this today, great job! Love the way you show the subtleties, very cool. Any chance you could shed some light on the middle eight? I've been playing this one for a while, in open G, capo on the 5th like you show, but I just can't seem to "hear" exactly what is happening there in the middle section. I also watched your lesson on Wild Horses, equally great. Thanks a lot!
What a great lesson. Thanks from Liverpool, England.
Some song by The Byrd's in their three guitar glory would be beautiful and informative. I k ow there are some video of Roger Mcguinn himself playing but you do such a great job on your videos and to see the songs taken apart and put back together would be fantastic. Hoping for Turn! Turn! Turn! Thanks again.
Excellent and SPOT ON. 99.9% of UA-cam clowns who think they're guitar players & teachers get this song wrong. You nailed it. Perfect tutorial. Two Thumbs Up... !👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for providing this lesson on an iconic song!!! Great tone coming from your guitar!
Beautiful & virtually exactly accurate as always ! .......for the longest time(nearly 20+yrs), I was one of the only people(from my group/click/area/etc) that I was aware of, that knew the tuning & capo trick for this tune. edit so, It was in an early 90's Guitar/Music mag I read it was open E capo 8(& I can't recall if it was K.R. himself revealing this) & I can't supply a reference....I like your G/5 version better anyway. & If you've seen Keith do it like that, I'd just stick with it. They are both literally the same exact thing just string shifted. I doubt the most trained ear could tell the main difference of string gauge. edit #2 & whatever kind of horn it is that comes in just after the acoustic guitar comes in & before the singing starts, sounds so beautiful. Its only a few bars but the note selection is so cool you must either just sing them or have someone play it on anything that can sustain(had a violin buddy & even that was sweet). This tune is absolutely an acoustic/acoustic intro staple imo. & I'm typically into more Advanced/Complex stuff generally speaking but that does not necessarily a good song make. This tune is Still one of my all-time favorites. Its a Valid candidate for song of the century imho. & Great post, THANKS
Realcygnus -- That horn sounds like a French Horn to me.. Very well done, of course.. A lot of REAL musicians back then who spend hours on hours learning music, so that later, they could go create their OWN music.. :)
I thought it might be, I'm no expert & there are many that sound similar too.....you just can't beat real instruments, especially when they are properly selected for their parts !
I believe that the Let it Bleed album was when Keith transitioned from using a lot of open E to using open G. It is possible that he used open E for the recording but I would not bet on it.
Alan it is open E but either would work
I have a copy of guitar world acoustic from March 2003 it t all about Keith , along with songs briefly transcribed. “You can’t always get what you want “ , is transcribed open E capo 8 th. I’ve kept it all these years . It’s part of my open tunings bible.
Hey Kevin, thanks for that. I actually saw that article but couldn't find anywhere where Keith is actually saying it was open E on 8. Seems it's just whoever wrote the articles opinion. Cheers
I play drums and I have this old acoustic sitting around now I want to go buy a capo. But I am just staring at the detail that you have on that! I do the same thing with my snare drum and high hats searching for how not to cutter up the canvas.
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This is SO great, thanks! I always played it in open E, but think it works great in G, as well. The only reason I think that Keith did it on Let It Bleed in E is because I think of Sticky Fingers as the open G album and Let It Bleed as the open E (gimme Shelter, You got the silver, Let it Bleed) album, but this is purely conjecture!
I always heard the same thing. Earlier on Beggar's Banquet he played in E on Street Fighting and Stray Cat. On Sticky fingers he was playing in Open G. I read he had been exposed to it from Ry Cooder but I am sure he was listening to all the old country blues cats before that.
Great sound! It does not matter what chords you play, it alwayscsoubds great.
Another great lesson - thank you Andy.
Not 100% sure what's right but open E sounds best to me after playing both ways. Loving you lessons though mate!
Such a Fantastic Song! That Guitar 'Part' that you are Playing is 'Spot On', and Completely 'Sets' the 'Deeply Contemplative and Melancholic TONE', for the Whole Song 'THEME', and 'really Allowed Mick's Voice' to Shine. Their Early Stuff is my Favorite all the way up to 'Let It Bleed', which was a 'Masterpiece'. It 'sounded' like you were 'Harmonizing' the 2 'Version', when you have that 2nd Video Clip in there, is that 'possible'? Also, What Brand of Acoustic is that? The Tone is 'so Pure'. Thanks, I've 'always' wanted to play this song 'Live'.
Love your version --sounds exactly like the original --!
Thank you very much for your wonderful lessons.
Thanks for watching!
I would love a lesson on "how kind of you" by Paul McCartney off of his album "chaos and creation in the backyard", I haven't found a good way anywhere and I think you would give the best lesson.
Spot on! Thanks so much for the lesson.
The open E version on the 8th fret sounds more like the album to me . Johnny G
I agree, Rose!
Awesome mate! Another great lesson!
Terrific as always.
This is the best --OPEN G with 5 TH FRET CAPO --thankyou !
I respect your accuracy and ear; can you please help me out with the short, weird instrumental bridge on this song? The bass notes are: A, B, C, D, and then G, but the chords are really hard for me to pick out! Maybe Dm, C (clashes with the B in the bass?), F, D and G?? I can't find any lesson on youtube that gets this part right!!
I've come to realize it may have been Jimmy Miller that was secret sauce in those classic mick taylor mach 11 stones albums that rocked our souls ...well mine anyways.... watchin yer vids is always enlightening....thank you sincerley
yes indeed a talent wasted away by too much substance abuse one look at the great Jimmy Miller will open your eyes on Wikipedia or some of the great interviews as to what he accomplished with many bands..
should be as famous as to Johns Brothers Glyn and andy
If you look at the video "Reeling in the years archive version of this song played live" Ronny Wood is playing with a capo on the 8th fret. Just some info. Great lesson.
you mean keith? anyway, he did record it in E
This is great! Do you know what the chords are in the little bridge section after the "Mr. Jimmy" verse and chorus. Have never quite figured that part out. Thanks!
Keith wasn't playing in G yet at this period. The first time you hear him play G is on the 69 tour after they recorded Let It Bleed. It's E on the record (which you can see on reelin in the years)
OK. Of course what you're offering is an opinion which is great but what I'd really like is to get confirmation from a credible source...do you have any links? In this video from Reeling In The Years, he's clearly in open G. You can see he's capoed at the fifth fret: ua-cam.com/video/K0qnt5rTCoo/v-deo.html
Shutup & Play - guitar tutorials Youre right, I remembered the capo being on the 8th in that video. It sounds like E to me, but I dont have any evidence. It would have been the first recording of G though, and there are a few E songs on that album. I dont know though, keith usually played along on tv the same way he recorded, so it could be G
Playing it in open G makes it just sound so grand. Keef is a genius and making simple shit sound so great haha
This is the iconic part but I'd really like to play the other guitar part. Do you have a video on that?
Great lesson!!!!! Just wondering Andy if you added a little bit of the brass notes (trombone?) in the audio????
He has such a handle on the material but its really hard to follow. This is fantastic. I’m trying to slow it down to understand all the detail.
Hey Andy, Live, as you know, he has always played it in Open G on acoustic. On the "Let It Bleed" album, the song is recorded Open E. I don't know of any article on this.
Hey tweed, yeah it seems to be the conventional wisdom...but my thing is I can't seem to find a legit source that nails it down! Most things these days you can find out in a couple of minutes on the "information super highway" (remember when people used to say that haha!) but I just can't find anything on this. Cheers
Andy
It would be nice to record it with two acoustics, with both tunings. ( hint ha ha )
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Nailed it!
Thanks for the lesson you're the best!
You the man!
That's Awesome.Thank you..thank you..thank you!
Thanks Migl. I put a lot of time and effort into making these videos. I like to keep them free for those that can't afford it, but if you can, please support what I do. Cheers, Andy www.shutupandplay.ca/donate.html
You nailed it!
Very good instruction
Dude, you are a fine 'teach'...thanx.
Great stuff as always! Keep rocking!
Can you make a jumping jack flash lesson? There's a lot controversial about de album tunning and riff. I like de open E tunning but I don't know...something don't match for me.
Sounds so good. But I already tuned standard again what a hassle :) I think I need to check out the tuning that last goodbye is in.
Firstly great lesson, quick question (which probably will show how much of a noob I am), but when you tune the guitar in open G, is it with the capo on, or do you tune it without it and then add the capo? Thanks
That's a great question Jean. You should tune it to open G and then put the capo on. You can then make minor adjustments. Cheers
Andy
I know that Keith Richard really liked playing in open G, and I think I remember having read somewhere that he played open D way back, but outside of this post I have never read anything about Keith Richard ever playing open E. Not saying that he never did, just that I'm not familiar with any information that would lead me to think that he had . . . I'm going with open G.
So its all AMINOR SHAPE ON INTRO ? OPEN E TUNING --5 THFRET CAPO ?
Gregg Alluman Come and go blues solo version should be next. 👍
Do you happen to know the four or five chords in the "interlude" portion of the song??
OK OPEN G --CAPO 5 TH ---HAVE U GOT ANY TABS ON THOSE CHORDS YOU ARE TEACHING ? NO NAMES OF CHORDS FORTHCOMING ?
nice job on the intro and nuisances parts
If you have time can you please do 18 and life by skidrow?
Personally I prefer open d/e used in the early 60s recordings. Possibly it was Brian using open d/e and keef always used open g - I think that’s likely. Brian was the man who had the magic sound under keef. Keef takes all the credit for Brian’s underlying sound. In street fighting man , jumping jack and ycagww I think I can hear Brian tuned to open d/e. Keefs standard or open g only.
Enjoy your lessons thanks.
Another great song & another great lesson :) PS...I bought the tab.
I’ll add something here. Apparently there is the Kieth 5 string guitar. Someone did a tutorial, playing it as you do but, he used a 12 string no low E and the only shadow string was on the high E hence a double high G in the tuning. Since having a set up like that is a real PIA I thought how about what you’re doing but tuning the high E up to G rather than down to D. You get a double bass and don’t have to mute the low string. I did it after going through your lesson and thought it sounded cool.
🎵 For more information on this lesson and the TAB: www.shutupandplay.ca/you-cant-always-get-what-you-want--acoustic.html
HI! I am new to your channel.
Would you be so kind as to tell me what model of Taylor guitar you are playing? A greeting from Spain.
There's a link to my gear page in the description box below each video. I list everything I use there. Cheers
@@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials Thank you very much for your quick response. Congratulations for your great work!
So would this sound be "thicker" or compatible with one guitar in open G and one in open E capo'd appropriately?
Great history lesson to!!
Great work.
wonderful stuff, thanks
I’d have to say open E and capo at the 8th fret is closer to the record because of the high C you hear when he’s strumming it. Your way, in open G, the highest note you hear is G when strumming. Listen to the original recording-there’s the high C at the 8th fret in the background.
Agreed. That high C is the giveaway.
Monkberry Moon Delight next please!
Awesome!
What tuning is this on? I’m trying to learn this song but my guitar sounds different from yours. Please help
open e
It sounded terrific! Definitely worth the time to get the licks right.
Yeah for sure the differences between playing it sort of OK and nailing it are very subtle, but the results are so much better. Cheers
Andy
Beautiful
wonderful tone, and lesson...and you it appears you're using 2 different Taylors during your performance thing...what models?...they both sound great...also, hey man, what's your name?
Thanks Frank. There's a link to my gear page in the description box below each video. I list everything I use there. Cheers
Andy
Thanks Andy...I'm not a gear head per se, but as part of my old job ( I was a touring Guitar Tech for 20 years based in Nashville) I had the chance to speak to lots of players and their techs about their gear...
I also used the Nova System for a while for Reverb and Delay, but it was simply too much to lug around considering I only used 2 effects out of the myriad it is capable of...I've become a fan of the Poytune after using Peterson for years too...I've been using a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and swapped out the 12AX7 preamp tube for the 12AT7 to cut the output to a manageable volume level, but I'd love to give the Egnator a fair shot...I've heard great things about it from many players, and your recommendation is big too...I bought a used 2007 Gibson Les Paul Studio in Vintage Mahogany ( they call it Worn Brown) and installed Seymour Duncan 59's which make it 'sing', along with a Fender Highway One Strat, completely stock. D'Addario NYXL 10-46 strings to me, sound and feel great, stay in tune better, and seem to last and last.
always enjoy your take on these songs as well as your lessons. Thanks man.