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Post by Ripper on Apr 21, 2007 9:38:13 GMT -5
As a spin off from Vonfrenchies question, why does Keith Richards only use 5 strings?....cant handle that sixth huh?
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Post by vonFrenchie on Apr 21, 2007 9:43:24 GMT -5
or is he too drunk to handle the sixth? " Open G tuning riffs are a staple of the Keith Richards style. This figure uses the tuning to generate a solid rock rhythm figure made of characteristic big chords. It is a five-string riff played on the upper strings of the guitar. Keith removes the sixth string (low E) from his Tele to facilitate chord work in this tuning." www.vintageguitar.com/fretprints/details.asp
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Post by lunaalta on Apr 22, 2007 6:09:12 GMT -5
I heard that he broke one many years back and hasn't got around to fixing it yet ;(
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Post by lawrencedesigns on Apr 22, 2007 16:56:04 GMT -5
Aw c'mon guys. There is a simple answer. In Open G tuning the fifth string is always the root note in a barre. So the "detuned" 6th string would just flop around and would usually have to be muted. Try it. It's fun.
Keeth Lawrence
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Post by ChrisK on Apr 22, 2007 22:26:29 GMT -5
Oh, I thought that it was because most of us have only 5ive 5ingers per hand.
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