How to Play Jumpin Jack Flash by the Rolling Stones on Electric Guitar

[moodydude66]

Im not the chord police or anything, but Im pretty sure it would sound better played around the B bar chord at the 7th fret, in the same fasion. I beleive the original riff was based around a B chord. one could play along with the cd and let their ears decide. I think keith richards played in an open tunning of somekind. but im not a purist, I just play the way that pleases my ears. rock n roll.

[1234gregor]

The song was originally recorded using two acoustics (for the rythm parts) miked through a phillips cassette recorder. They were detuned to open Eb with capo on fret 1. One acoustic was strung with 12 Str octaves on the lower 4 strings giving the characteristic menacing high tones of the original recording. This set up is more or less unreproducable live which is why Richards usually plays an approximation of it in open G capo fret 4 on stage.

[moviewizard471]

@1234gregor out of curiosity, what was the point of tuning half a step down and then putting the capo in first pos. surely leaving it at standard tuning would have made no difference?

[1234gregor]

@moviewizard471 Dunno, I guess Keith liked the sound better, he certainly spent a lot of time getting exactly the tones he wanted. Two things make a difference: the strings have a little less tension in them, and secondly the capo sounds slightly more like a barred cord than the open nut. So in the intro (B>E>A) and the chorus (D>A>E>B) the E's sound more exactly like the other chords whereas if the E was played open from the nut they would sound slightly different.

[1234gregor]

@moviewizard471 Bit of update on that Q: there is a theory that that Keith's guitars were tuned to E5 (EBEBBE) on this track. It does sound right if you try it. That would involve raising the G string 2 whole steps to B making it nasty tight, possibly break all the time. Solution: detune to Eb or D and capo 1st or 2nd getting better balance o ntensions. Maybe depends on string guage/actual guitar which is best.

[trabongo]

I think there is a little mistake.... the right key is B, isn´t it?

[yappapie]

Keith Richards himself played this in standard tuning early on ,check the version on the Rock and roll circus. He plays it in the key of B at the second fret . That was probably the last time, since 1969 he has playing it in open G with a capo at the 4th fret. Mick Taylor and Ron Wood do play their parts in standard tuning.

[trabongo]

@yappapie i think you're right. At least at the studio version, the key is B. And never ever forget... the opening chord, the introdution that inforrunely they never played since.... the studio version.

[SuperHenk50]

no bien yo dominicaan to nada

[SuperHenk50]

this is i idiot can not play sound terreble

[piddlefish]

@SuperHenk50 he plays about as good as your English grammar and spelling

[armyod0818]

@gedgaz1400 dude go find a vid of Mick Taylor doing an interview. You sound exactly like him. You have the same voice.

[amorelatina]

Went to the website & some weird security page appeared..What is the 1st chord after the 5th & 4th string? It would be helpful if you had the tablature or could send the tablature back. Im a newbie & I cant see where You placed your fingers from the very start

[junfan105]

Very Good lesson,its helped me!

Sometimes 'artygibson' its not convenient to tune your guitar to the original especially if you're just playing the one song in the set.

Anyways, open tuning is for lazy people!

[artygibson]

Yet another version played in the wrong tuning.

[ThePainRemover]

@artygibson

You're an idiot. It is really annoying wasting time reading the comments of morons with the IQ of toast.

[Capillus]

@ThePainRemover You may be calling him an idiot but he is right. This song is played using a DADF#AD tuning and a capo on the second fret (at least on the studio version).

[ThePainRemover]

@Capillus @artygibson Oh durrrrrr. Really!!!!! Anyone with a basic understanding of music knows that. I find it painful, reading comments, yet again, from talentless, creatively challanged morons, who think you can only or should only, play a musical piece one way (the way it was written).

[Capillus]

@ThePainRemover So, you have the ability to know who's talentless without even knowing them. That makes YOU the moron, right? Secondly, the uploader could just have added "live version" or "my interpretation" in the title, so that it wouldn't have been misleading. But, again, judging from your answer, you must be a cerebrally challenged pillock. No worries, I am a psychic and I must tell you that , in the future, the first brain transplant surgery will take place and you'll be the receiver

[ThePainRemover]

@Capillus Ouch... the retort of an eight year old. It is like talking to a wall. I will say it for you again. Now, listen carefully noddy. Anyone with a basic understanding of music knows that the original song was written in open D tuning. So there is no reason why the uploader would need to bother adding "live version" or "my interpretation". Ha ha ha ha ha..... you're a psychic...... Ha ha ha ha ha. Then there was no need for me to write this comment.

[Julgus01]

It's not the good tuning, so it's all wrong, sound uggly like this ...

[MegaFenderdude]

thanks very much !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!