tft3323 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Anybody tabbed JT's version? I think Dylan's recording is an open or alternate tuning, but I am not sure if this one is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 The chords are the same as the Rolling Thunder version just capo 1st. Rolling Thunder Revue version (1975) Standard tuning GThey sat together in the parkBmAs the evening sky grew dark,G7 She looked at him and he felt a spark C /b Amtingle to his bones. C /b Am'Twas then he felt alone G D Cand wished that he'd gone straight G Am GAnd watched out for a simple twist of fate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 was the SNL version, where jeff seems to have got the lyrics a different tuning to the Blood on the tracks one?. i thought that was in open E tuning (or D with a capo on 2nd fret) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Lots of good info for that song here: http://dylanchords.info/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Here is the best version of this song, IMHO: Simple Twist of Fate - Bob Dylan Open D (D-A-d-f#-a-d') Capo II or Open E (E-B-e-g#-b-e') No Capo Chords: E 054000 Emaj7 044000 E7 034000 A 020120 Am xx5450 B(ii) x42000 A' 020100 (Aadd9) B11 x02120 B11' x02100 (B7add11) E They sat together in the park Emaj7 As the evening sky grew dark, E7 She looked at him and he felt a spark A A' tingle to his bones. Am 'Twas then he felt alone E B(ii) A A' and wished that he'd gone straight E B11 B11' E And watched out for a simple twist of fate. They walked along by the old canal A little confused, I remember well And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burnin' bright. He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train Moving with a simple twist of fate. A saxophone someplace far off played As she was walkin' by the arcade. As the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was wakin' up, She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate And forgot about a simple twist of fate. He woke up, the room was bare He didn't see her anywhere. He told himself he didn't care, pushed the window open wide, Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate Brought on by a simple twist of fate. He hears the ticking of the clocks And walks along with a parrot that talks, Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailers all come in. Maybe she'll pick him out again, how long must he wait Once more for a simple twist of fate. People tell me it's a sin To know and feel too much within. I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring. She was born in spring, but I was born too late Blame it on a simple twist of fate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tft3323 Posted January 11, 2008 Author Share Posted January 11, 2008 Thanks to everyone for your replies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 SNL version? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmacomber68w Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Here is the best version of this song, IMHO: Simple Twist of Fate - Bob Dylan Open D (D-A-d-f#-a-d') Capo IIor Open E (E-B-e-g#-b-e') No Capocode] ive been trying for a while to get the tuning right, are you sure either of these tunings are correct? I tried for 30 minutes, and i can kinda hear that famous simple twist of fate groove, but one of the e, b, or g (well, e, b or g in standard tuning anyways) strings seems off, and ive been tinkering but I can't find the exact sound, any help? Anyways I gave up with this for now and learned love minus zero trying to build my dylan chops Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 ive been trying for a while to get the tuning right, are you sure either of these tunings are correct? I tried for 30 minutes, and i can kinda hear that famous simple twist of fate groove, but one of the e, b, or g (well, e, b or g in standard tuning anyways) strings seems off, and ive been tinkering but I can't find the exact sound, any help? Anyways I gave up with this for now and learned love minus zero trying to build my dylan chops Pretty sure it is correct. I usually use the Open D capo II configuration (less tension makes me feel better). I think the key for getting the groove is to ignore the 6th string and emphasize the walking bass notes. This progression is the key:E x54000Emaj7 x44000E7 x34000A x20120 Also, I tend to travis pick this tune. You may want to try that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Also, I tend to think that the A that is played leaves the 5th string open so it sounds as Asus2: 020100...with more open strings it sounds cooler. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmacomber68w Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 i'm starting to get it, dumped the guitar pick for this tune it helps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seanpark Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 ive been trying for a while to get the tuning right, are you sure either of these tunings are correct? I tried for 30 minutes, and i can kinda hear that famous simple twist of fate groove, but one of the e, b, or g (well, e, b or g in standard tuning anyways) strings seems off, and ive been tinkering but I can't find the exact sound, any help? Anyways I gave up with this for now and learned love minus zero trying to build my dylan chops Hey there, In any standard triadic open tuning (open d/g/c or any whole/half step up or down) you have to figure out how you want your third tuned. (f# in D, b in G, e in C, etc...). If you'll be playing on the string a lot, tune it for a perfect fifth on the third fret. (So you fret the f# up to an A note and tune to all D and A--very easy to tune). If you'll be leaving the third open a lot, tune it as sweetly as possible (or to the mood of the song). Usually, you'll want to tune the third to slightly less flat of an equal temperament third (the one your KORG tuner would say). This is the overtone third. It harmonizes with the other strings better. Give it a shot in all yr open tunings, it's very noticeable. -Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I thought most of Blood on the Tracks was Open G tuning? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I thought most of Blood on the Tracks was Open G tuning?I believe every song is open E or D, except If You See Her, Say Hello which is standard tuning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 I believe every song is open E or D, except If You See Her, Say Hello which is standard tuning.This is correct, but I think Tangled up in Blue is also standard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 This is correct, but I think Tangled up in Blue is also standard.Right Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 This is correct, but I think Tangled up in Blue is also standard. Right It may be on the album, but I play it in open D (or E). I think it sounds best that way. Open D is Blood on the Tracks after all, and it gives the song the right feel. Even if its technically in standard tuning on the album. I thank the stars above for dylanchords.info. That place is heaven wrapped in bacon. That site gives the open D/E tuning for Tangled Up in Blue (as well as standard tuning). As well as tabs for every other Dylan song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 I thank the stars above for dylanchords.info. That place is heaven wrapped in bacon. That site gives the open D/E tuning for Tangled Up in Blue (as well as standard tuning). As well as tabs for every other Dylan song.Oh, yeah that's my holy grail. Also has Beatles/Lennon solo/McCartney solo/Harrison solo. Can't get enough of that site. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Oh, yeah that's my holy grail. Also has Beatles/Lennon solo/McCartney solo/Harrison solo. Can't get enough of that site. Whoa, what? You just blew my mind. That page also has Beatle tabs? I never saw that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Whoa, what? You just blew my mind. That page also has Beatle tabs? I never saw that.On the top left of the page, there's a link to Lennonchords mirror. It'll take you to these:Lennon Solo & Beatles tunesMcCartney Solo & Beatles tunesHarrison They're not as detailed as the Dylan pages, just chord changes. But at the end of each tab there is a quote from an interview concerning each song such as: NOTE: "[This song was one I wrote when I had first beenintroduced to pot. I'd been a rather straight working-classlad but when we started to get into pot it seemed to me to bequite uplifting. [...] So [it] is really a song about that,it's not to a person." (Paul McCartney, 1997) NOTE: "[...] A gun magazine was sitting around and the coverwas the picture of a smoking gun. The title of the article,which I never read, was 'Happiness Is A Warm Gun'. I took itas the idea of happiness after having shot somebody. Or someanimal. [...] Oh well, by then I'm into double meanings. Theinitial inspiration was from the magazine cover. But that wasthe beginning of my relationship with Yoko and I was verysexually oriented then. [...]" (John Lennon, 1980) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmacomber68w Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 For what its worth, here is pretty simple standard tuning way http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omw9RyzgHTA I enjoy both Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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