So what was the very first note of the very first chord of the very first song of the

[David]

So what was the very first note of the very first chord of the very first song of the very first performance the Mac gave in the United States?

I like hearing about firsts.

[madformac]

12th fret D string tuned to E. (at a guess)

[Sahara]

Originally Posted by madformac

12th fret D string tuned to E. (at a guess)

Uh ..... d'uh!! I knew that.

Where do you guys GET this stuff?!

[madformac]

Originally Posted by Sahara

Uh ..... d'uh!! I knew that.

Where do you guys GET this stuff?!

Well I'm guessing it was either Madison Blues or Dust My Broom, Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, June 7th 1968. But I don't have the setlist so I'm going off intuition here... I'm sure David or chiliD can correct me though. I was 6 years from existence when they played that gig.

[Sahara]

Originally Posted by madformac

Well I'm guessing it was either Madison Blues or Dust My Broom, Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, June 7th 1968. But I don't have the setlist so I'm going off intuition here... I'm sure David or chiliD can correct me though. I was 6 years from existence when they played that gig.

[SteveMacD]

Really, though, if it were an Elmore James tune, it's hard to say what the very first note would have been, as Jeremy may have missed a string, and what should have been, say, a "D" was in fact an "A." There's a lot of variation between what is ACTUALLY played and what is INTENDED to be played when playing a riff involving a full chord (which is the case with those Elmore James tunes).