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Beast of Burden - the opening chord...
Sep 16^th, 2009 at 8:10pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edBtLEgjHgU&feature=related

i don't who this guy is, but this is the it!
this song has eluded me for literally decades....
that opening chord was so sublime and i tried every which way...
but i should have known that, being Keith, it would be this simple.
its keith's soulfulness that makes him so great.

My favorite Stones song of all time: lost love, pain played to a great soulful riff that just keeps soaring....

the perfect example of Mick taking a song from Keith's basic riff and turning it into something so musically sublime and emotionally complex.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tRdBsnX4N4&feature=fvw

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Re: Beast of Burden - the opening chord...
Reply #1 - Sep 16^th, 2009 at 9:40pm

To really get it precisely, you should probably play the B triad in the seventh position, like he does, but mute the fifth string and play the bass note with your thumb. Also, rather than playing the C#m in the fourth position, trying it in the ninth: x-x-11-9-9-x. And then do a hammer-on from an E (x-x-9-9-9-x) to an A (x-x-11-9-10-x).

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texile Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 935	Re: Beast of Burden - the opening chord... Reply #2 - Sep 17^th, 2009 at 2:07pm sounds good Mel, but i don't know what the fuck you're talking about.... I'd have to see you do it/ ninth....x-11-11...huh? sounds like math to me, but i'm sure you know what you're talking about.
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Mel Belli Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,298	Re: Beast of Burden - the opening chord... Reply #3 - Sep 17^th, 2009 at 3:59pm Maybe I ought to take the plunge and put something up on YouTube. ... Still don't have a Facebook account. I figure, by this point, what would be the point?
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Mel Belli Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,298	Re: Beast of Burden - the opening chord... Reply #4 - Sep 17^th, 2009 at 4:41pm All right, Tex, here ya go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-WFfLKFzwk
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GotToRollMe Rocks Off Regular Offline 'soft and freaky' Posts: 1,918 Gender:	Re: Beast of Burden - the opening chord... Reply #5 - Sep 17^th, 2009 at 5:20pm Sublime is definitely the perfect word to describe this song. I got a kick out of seeing you play the opening on YouTube as well, Mel. Wish the Stones would give it a go sometime. Don't think I've ever seen them play it live.
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texile Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 935	Re: Beast of Burden - the opening chord... Reply #7 - Sep 17^th, 2009 at 6:51pm excellent Mel, you're doing the bass note with the thumb.... my problem was getting the full sound of the opening B - because i ended up in the same place. but the hammer-on sound so fluid.... thanks.
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stonedinaustralia Rocks Off Regular Offline wake up crackers or we all through!! Posts: 859	Re: Beast of Burden - the opening chord... Reply #8 - Sep 17^th, 2009 at 7:29pm Mel Belli wrote on Sep 17^th, 2009 at 4:41pm: All right, Tex, here ya go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-WFfLKFzwk cool Mel - i was hoping you would do a little intro piece to camera tho
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PartyDoll MEG Rocks Off Regular Offline Just one drink from your lovin' cup Posts: 3,125	Re: Beast of Burden - the opening chord... Reply #9 - Sep 17^th, 2009 at 7:55pm Good one Mel (I know nothin about the guitar-LOL)!! Maybe when you get your Bruce interview you can get a little video too?!! Beast of Burden... ahh how I love that song
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Mel Belli Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,298	Re: Beast of Burden - the opening chord... Reply #10 - Sep 17^th, 2009 at 9:02pm stonedinaustralia wrote on Sep 17^th, 2009 at 7:29pm: Mel Belli wrote on Sep 17^th, 2009 at 4:41pm: All right, Tex, here ya go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-WFfLKFzwk cool Mel - i was hoping you would do a little intro piece to camera tho Just getting warmed up here!
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Re: Beast of Burden - the opening chord...
Reply #11 - Sep 18^th, 2009 at 6:23am

Mel Belli wrote on Sep 16^th, 2009 at 9:40pm:

To really get it precisely, you should probably play the B triad in the seventh position, like he does, but mute the fifth string and play the bass note with your thumb. Also, rather than playing the C#m in the fourth position, trying it in the ninth: x-x-11-9-9-x. And then do a hammer-on from an E (x-x-9-9-9-x) to an A (x-x-11-9-10-x).

Right bro', in the seventh position

BTW: someone of us could make a video!

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Mel Belli Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,298	Re: Beast of Burden - the opening chord... Reply #12 - Sep 18^th, 2009 at 9:50am PartyDoll MEG wrote on Sep 17^th, 2009 at 7:55pm: Good one Mel (I know nothin about the guitar-LOL)!! Maybe when you get your Bruce interview you can get a little video too?!! Beast of Burden... ahh how I love that song Still not holding my breath!
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Tumbled Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 1,206 Gender:	Re: Beast of Burden - the opening chord... Reply #13 - Sep 18^th, 2009 at 10:10am When I heard those sweet opening lines of that song at Philly in 2002 I thought it was bliss. that show is on "ronnie smokin" Pignose Records PGN 005. I can't locate Pignose anymore. what happened to him? I have practically destroyed the cd from overplay. its only on my ipod now.
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