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I read in another topic that this song was played in an alternate tuning and capo. Can someone post tablature for this song and the proper tuning/capo position?

Issac, I've always played it starting off in F#m, standard tuning.
Could be a different take on it though.

As I recall, the track was played live without capo's. A lot of open string stuff - as in "Dolphins Smile". The Ric 12 gives the illusion of being higher up the neck. A wonderful recording, one of my favorites, and a superb bass 'solo' by Chris Hillman. Actually the whole track is one long bass solo...

> ...a superb bass 'solo' by Chris Hillman.

My favorite thing about that most excellent solo is hearing the amp volume rattling the drum snares during that little break...MAAA-GIC.

You just don't hear that kind of cool stuff on records anymore...

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I'll have to give a listen. I don't recall that. Check to see if it is on the CD collection.

Buddy, if you like snare rattling, there's a great section of it in Jack's solo on 'Candyman' from Tuna's second album.

What I've always done (At least for the intro) is G string 4th fret, B string open, and High E 2nd fret. So you have two "B" notes, and one F#, and played sort of "Double time roll" When Crosby's chords come in, this may indeed be open tuning, I've never gotten it actually. I'm then hearing a C# sus 2nd before that signature lick. The ONLY way I've been able to play "Everybody's been burned" and make it sound right, is drop D, capo 2. Six string on the intro here of course (Burned) Thanks! Christian Bryan

Chris, once again in everyday English please? Just kidding - I'm impressed. The C# sus 2nd really got me - but then again that belongs on the Kinks Forum, LOL...

Crosby is the one doing the opening notes; McGuinn
is doing the big chords...

Thanks Don! I always like to be straight with this stuff. Best, Christian

I've always played the intro to "Renaissance Fair" as a b minor chord finger-picked at the seventh fret on a six-string.

Can anyone tell me what McGuinn's opening crashing chords are? I've never been able to figure them out. Thanks!

Heres a link to the tab as published in Guitar Player a few years ago...both guitars are capoed at II. The 12 string is in in drop D for the chords.

As much as Ive messed with this it sounds right

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The Guitar Player tab is exactly the 12-string tuning that I was referring to in my comment about The Byrdz on the tribute band thread.

Paul Kantner plays "Somebody to Love" in dropped D capoed at the second fret on a 12-string to this day. I've always wondered whether David Crosby and Paul Kantner shared the tuning when they lived together on the houseboat in Marin County in '62?

That's great, Don. Thanks very much for posting that!

Heres a link to the tab as published in Guitar Player a few years ago...both guitars are capoed at II. The 12 string is in in drop D for the chords.

Don, that link is gone. Would you still happen to have that tab available, please?