Mick Taylor: Wild Horses

Mick Taylor

Aggh!! I do play this, but I don't have the Mick Taylor version to hand at the moment (only the Stripped version)... so can't hear the lick you're referring to.... Sorry. Is there a copy on the web anyone could point me at??

I've always played it like a memphis scale:

Memphis scale = 6ths, I suppose. I'll try this. It looks right, going from D -> G

I love Mick Taylor's playing. Does anyone know if his third solo album ever came out.

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J the Second

I think that Mick Taylor is the most wonderful guitarist that there is. There is no one who can do a solo like what he played on 'Sway' or even 'Moonlight Mile'.

However, I think you are referring to the electric guitar part. If you are you should know that Taylor only played acoustic guitar on this song. But Keith played both an acoustic track and an electric track.

The notes on that electric track are double stops (two notes intead of three which would make a chord). The notes are:

Place your second finger on the G string at the fifth fret. This is the C note. Slide up to the D note and then with your third finger play the B on the high E string. Slide down two frets and playthe C (on the G string) and the A (on the high E string) and then slide down another two frets and hit the G note (on the high E string). That's it.

If you want to hear Taylor quite well, at the coda where the chords go from C to F and Rischards does a tight little solo you can hear Talor strumming those C and F chords.

Little is ever said about Taylor's rhythms because he is such a strong lead player, outclassing so many of his so-called peers (he clearly has the finest in vibratos and string bends, and he is so very melodic and tasty in his playing). But listen to 'Carol' o 'Little Queenie' from 'Get Your Ya-Ya's Out' and you will hear that he is as strong a rhythm player as he is a monster soloist.

Thanks. Looks like its based on a 6ths scale.

I used to love the B-side of the 'Brown Sugar' single hanks. Looks like its based on a 6ths scale.

I used to love the B-side of the 'Brown Sugar' single [vinyl

Exactly Daniel, I have been lucky enough over the last five years to see Mick and his All Star Blues band at local relatively small venues, the last one a pub. He is an absolutely killer player, best around at slide in a regular tuning. But I must say that his second guitarist, is it Robert Awalha or something like that is a really good player too.

Julian the Second