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Day In The Life by Jeff Beck
Day In The Life
Capo:no capo
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 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..
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-------------------------------------------------------------|
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version 2
Capo:no capo
Here is most 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 well enough. 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,
delay, and the DigiTech Whammy is a must for the orchestral transition
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 show only some of the bends, hammerons, slides etc because they're so
numerous and are evident enough from knowing how to play to begin with...
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-------4-8-9-8-6-4-6-8787878-----|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-(1:01)------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------11----13----11-13---------------------------|
B--------------11----11----11-------11------------------------|
G------11-----------------------------------------------------|
D--13---------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------9------------11-------------11-13----11-13-----11------|
B----11---11-9-7-9------11-------11-------11-------11---11-9---|
G-11---------------8----------11----------------------------11-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D-(1:26)-------------------------------------------------------|
d---------9---------------------------------------------------|
B------11----11---9------9--11-10-11-10-11-10-11-10-11-10-11--|
G---11---------------11---------------------------------------|
D-theyhadtocountthemall---------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-(1:40)------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10-11--16---19--------19-----------------------------------|
G-the-AL-BERT-HALL----19----19--1516151615161516151615161516--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------then-distort-------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|
B-------------------dive-echoe--------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|
G-----------------& harmonic bends----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|
D--8989898989--------whammy?----------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|
G-------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|
D-(1:59)-----------------------------(2:24 2d guitar comes in-|
not shown)
d-11-11-11-11-11-----------------------------------------------|
B-11-11-11-11-11--14-13-11--------------------------------13---|
G-11-11-11-11-11--14-13-11--13-15-13---13-1515-1313-1515--13---|
D-11-11-11-11-11--14-13-11-----------13-------------1515--13---|
G-11-11-11-11-11-(pull-off----------------------------15--13---|
D-(2:31)-----------2:35)----(^begin-whammy)--------------------|slide
2:38 down
d---------------------------------------------------15--------|
B---131515131513--13--------131515131513--1315------15--------|
G-13131515131513151315----1513151513151315131515----15--------|
D-13------------15--15----15------------15----15--------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-(2:47)------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------|
B-1315-13151315-13151313B----------------131515151513--13------|
G-1315-13151315-13151313B-1515-1313------131515151513--13------|
D---------------13--------1515-1313------13151515151315131515--|
G-------------------------1515-1313------slup--------15--1515--|
D-(2:57)-------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-131515-13-1513----13------16ring-16-1413----13141618ring--|
G-131515-13-1513----13----------------sldn15----------------|
D-131515-13-1513-15-13--------------------------------------|
G-ham------------15-slide-----------------------------------|
D-(3:09)-------------down-----------------------------------|
d------------------------8----12----------------------------|
B-18-20-18-16-20B18-16---8----12----------------------------|
G------------------------8----12----------------------------|
D------------------------8----12----------79-13-11-97-97----|
G------------------------8----12------9-11-----------9--11--|
D-----------------------3:27-sldn-------?????fast????????---|
d-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-8--6-4--6-1---2---4---2-4---------------------------------|
G-8--6-4--6-1-3---3---3-----3-------------------------------|
D-8--6-4--6-1----------------------4-8-9-8-6-4-6-1-88ring---|
G-8--6-4--6-1-----------------------------------------------|
D-(3:44)----------------------------------------------------|
d---11--13--11-13-------11----------------9-----------------|
B-11--11--11-----11-------11-9----------11-11-9--9-11101110-|
G-----------------------------11------11-------11-----------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-(4:03)----------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-111011101110111011-15-19B-------19B----101110111011-------|
G------------------------------19B---19B--------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------8------------|
B-111211121112----then whammy, distort,---8------------|
G------------------harmonic bends,--------8------------|
D-----------------pure attitude-----------8------------|
G-----------------------------------------8------------|
D----------------------------------------(4:56)--------|
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