It may not sound like it but there is a pedal steel amongst the racket of the brief guitar solo in this song, according to the liner notes of the Some Girls album. Here I play Ronnie's steel part along with my own backing track of three other guitars, bass and drums. Apparently there were four guitars plus the pedal steel just for the solo according to my copy of the Rolling Stones Guitar Anthology. Ronnie's steel part is a cinch to play.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Great care and effort has been expended on trying to ensure that the steel part is accurate. However there is always a risk that what I am demonstrating could be wrong in terms of note, in terms of position of the steel bar, in terms of which strings are plucked. I could have been suffering from slight deafness on the day of recording or I was feeling off because the wife was nagging me again. This video represents the best that I could do after researching the original recording and any available footage. Unless I was standing right next to the player and videotaping the performance, there’s no way I can accurately say for certain that what I play is perfectly accurate to what the original player did. Do not assume my demonstration as the final word, cast in stone-like. I could be wrong. Nobody is perfect, least of all me. Viewers should exercise caution when watching the video and they would be well advised to check for themselves against the original recording and any associated footage. I may be playing it wrong but you may be playing it right. Isn’t this fun, learning things together?
