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    Quote Originally Posted by dcoventry View Post
    You can't always get what you want......it's a nice one on mando.
    That's what Im learning right now. The 'Stones have a lot of stuff that will transfer over quite nicely for me, because I know most of their stuff by heart and the Keefs G tuning is sort of a natural for transferring to the mando. FActory Girl, Street Fighting Man, there is a lot of great old stuff. I dont want to pigeon hole myself just playing rock oriented stuff, but if you are just starting out, its a good way to get familiar with the instrument.
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    When playing "You Can't Always Get What You Want" try opening the D-string on your C chord (making it C9?) two strums before going to F...Sounds sweet!

    I've recently become obsessed with Stones songs on my GDAE tenor guitars...Having the A barre at 2, the B & B7 barres at 4, the E "double barre" (1-2-2-4) at one, and that big, fat open D chord make many Stones songs sound awesome in this tuning (better than they sounded on my 6-string IMHO!).

    BTW, does anyone know for sure the three notes that follow the two B chords in the riff of Jumping Jack Flash? Playing around with this the other night I found that E->F#->A (all played on the D-sting @ 2->4->7) sounded right to me, but I don't think this is how I learned it on the 6-string all those years ago. Thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ed Goist View Post
    ...snip...
    BTW, does anyone know for sure the three notes that follow the two B chords in the riff of Jumping Jack Flash? Playing around with this the other night I found that E->F#->A...snip...
    Ed <-- Playing through the Stones catalogue (British spelling used on purpose) until further notice.
    Woodshedded this song tonight for several hours and came up with a pretty close rendition on the GDAE tenor guitar. For the riff, I settled on:
    Power B X2 --> E --> F# --> Power D
    Below is the complete tab/chart for the studio version of the song.
    Enjoy!

    Jumpin' Jack Flash, The Rolling Stones
    GDAE Tab & Chord Chart
    (Sounds best on longer scale GDAE instruments)

    Main Riff
    E|-------------------------|
    A|----------0-----0-----0--|
    D|--4-4-2-4-0-2-4-0-2-4-0--|
    G|--4-4--------------------|


    BAD X3
    BBB
    ("Watch it!")
    Main Riff X6
    BDAE X2
    BB
    Main Riff X6
    BDAE X2
    BB
    BEDC# (play the E, D, & C# chords as descending barre chords)
    BBB
    Main Riff X10
    BDAE X2
    BB
    BEA X 15 (to fade)

    Notes:
    * Vamp and "flutter strum" the lines of multiple B-chords
    * Build solos out of the B-minor pentatonic scale (B, D, E, F#, & A). It's no coincidence these are the notes in the main riff.
    * When in doubt, ask yourself, WWKD? ("What would Keith do?")
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    As a Brian Jones / Mick Taylor era 'Stones afficiando, They can be seen/heard playing the riff a few ways, as I'm sure you know. When Mick Taylor played it live, he was standard and Keef was open G. Not sure how it works out for mandolin, but not really relevant. What is, is that Ed Goist is my new mando hero. Thank you Ed, Really . . . Making the stuff I know by ear/heart more accessable to my mando and I has moved me about 5 rungs up on the Darwinian Ladder of mandonicity. Thanks again for taking time to post this great stuff !!

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    umm.... "we kick 'em to the curb cuz they look like Jagger"????
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    Here's a version of "You Got The Silver", all acoustic, that's not a bad video. Their version is brilliant on their cd, but this'll have to do. No mando, but it's easy to see how it fits...


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    Quote Originally Posted by ed goist View Post
    bedc# (play the e, d, & c# chords as descending barre chords)
    x 4
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    Quote Originally Posted by dcoventry View Post
    You can't always get what you want......it's a nice one on mando.
    But sometimes you can get what you wish for! Since doing Rolling Stones songs in the 60's (As Tears Go By) in one of my first bluegrass bands along with my brother playing banjo in the New Deal String Band which were no strangers to doing Stones songs bluegrass style (there one LP was even on the Stones label) I've decided to check off one more item on my "bucket list" and go see the Stones live this month in Washington, DC. I even up the thrill to get front section tickets so I will at least be able to see them on the stage.
    This may be the last time they do it live together plus digging up the old Stones guitarist Mick Taylor for this 50th Anniv. Tour is a real plus to go this time. While I don't expect them to whip out the mandolin for "Love In Vain" you never know. Each show they do a different song as voted on that day by the people going and they bring out a special "superstar" guest for each show. I've heard they are bringing out Eric Clapton for this one which is their last North American show.

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    Well, they COULD bring Ry Cooder out for "Love In Vain," and a few others. I read somewhere that at the time he was asked to join the band, but turned them down. What a difference that would have made!
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    Was out camping and singing around the campfire with a bunch of families a last week and a little five-year-old girl requested "Ruby Tuesday." Quite a surprise request from such a little one, but her name was Ruby and her parents play that song for her on the stereo at home, apparently. It works out quite nicely on mandolin with acoustic guitar . . . and a recorder, too, if you must. And bowed bass, if you've got one.
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    Jumpin' Jack Flash"
    Used to play this one, (even used/taught the riff as an example in some of those "Rhythm Mando Bootcamps" I used to do 10 years ago). 2 options - the first one probably has a little more punch because you're not up the neck so far; the second example is probably closer the original guitar riff, albeit both are an octave higher. On electrics, the second one is just a punchy.

    Main Riff
    E|-----------------------------|
    A|--2---2---o---5-o---5-o---5--|
    D|--1---1---2s4-7-2s4-7-2s4-7--|
    G|--4---4----------------------|

    You can ghost in a (less prominent) open "A" while you slide 2>4 with the first finger (play 5-7 with the ring/middle). You can hit the 11(F#) with the A-D (7-5) doublestop, or you can let the hammer-on 11 continue to ring while you hit the 7-5

    E|------------------------------------|
    A|--2---2---------5--------5-------5--|
    D|--4---4---------7--------7-------7--|
    G|--8---8---9s11-11--9h11-11-9h11-11--|


    You could use the 4-1-2 B in the lower example. You can slide on the first 9>11 which changes your position with the slide, or you can go directly to 3rd position and use the hammer-on instead.

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    Hi all

    I just play along with the songs. Absolutely love the idea of "paint it black" on mandolin! going to give it a bash tonight!

    Happy playing or is that mando rocking?

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    Dead Flowers and Prodigal Son. Both excellent on mandolin!
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    How about that intro to Gimme Shelter? That would be interesting in mandolin. I think it would have just the right tone/quality.
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    Should have shown them how its done!
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    One more thought... my band used to do Can't You Hear Me Knockin'. I sang it and played harmonica during the jam at the end (I took the saxophone parts mostly since we didn't have a sax). I think that mandolin would be great during this song. Especially during the "choppy" parts at the beginning and using lots of tremolo picking during the jam at the end. Could be a real rouser!
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    Quote Originally Posted by benjamin35 View Post
    How about that intro to Gimme Shelter? That would be interesting in mandolin. I think it would have just the right tone/quality.
    This is great fun to play, and sounds great.

    It's based on the walk-down C# --> B --> A. Use the "A major barre chord shape" (2-2-4-5) and arpeggiate the chords (play them as single notes. So, play the individual notes in these chords:

    C# = 6-6-8-9
    B = 4-4-6-7
    A = 2-2-4-5

    Walk up, then walk back down, spending just a half-measure on the notes out of B during the walkdown.

    This isn't a perfect replication but sounds pretty good and is instantly recognizable once you get the timing and rhythm down.

    Oh, and if you have tremolo on your amp or a pedal, set it at about 2:00 and you're there!
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    Did anyone already mention Let It Bleed?
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    Yeah, when I heard that it made me wonder if Kesha knows who Mick Jagger is . . .
    Never mind that, who the hell is Kesha?
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    'No Expectations' is a fun one, easy chords & solid foundation to play around with your solo's.
    The cover by Yonder Mountain is also excellent when you want to turn up the tempo.
    Quick search online will give you the chords.

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