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Day In The Life

Jeff Beck

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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-------------------------------------------------------------| @@@@@@@@@@@@--I'll finish this later--@@@@@@@@@@@@
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