Tu te la poses la putain de question : pourquoi SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL et pas SATISFACTION! Mais oui pourquoi bordel de merde? Tout simplement parce qu'à travers ce blog je veux te faire plaisir mais également ME faire plaisir, c'est de l'égoïsme, merde alors et tu vas pas me pêter les couilles.
Je vais te faire une fiche technique à tomber par terre, juste histoire de te détendre, prend une Corona dans le frigidaire si tu veux.
Ce titre nous le devons à Mick Jagger en personne. La mélodie est soutenue par Keith à la basse (bien joué ce petit côté salsa démoniaque) et Nicky Hopkins au piano, presque épileptique, et le solo inégalé et certainement inégalable n'a pas pris une ride en presque 40 ans!
Tu es un peu déçu, je le vois bien à ta mine déconfite, tu t'attendais à un article où, avec mon style percutant, j'allais mettre en valeur le mystère qui entoure le titre. Et bien non. J'ai laissé tomber le folklore.
En revanche sais tu que Jean-Luc GODARD dans son documentaire ONE+ONE a filmé les Stones lors de l'enregistremnt de Sympathy for the devil. On y découvre le processus de crétion de A à Z. Avec toutes les hésitations des musiciens, les erreurs, fausses notes, contre-temps... On peut se demander si les Stones donneraient leur accord aujourd'hui pour un tel film?

Toujours est-il que ONE+ONE demeure un prodigieux document musical où l’on entend naître les riffs du solo à venir alors que Keith Richards gratte négligemment sa guitare durant une pause. Un must pour mieux comprendre le groupe.
Les paroles :
Yow, yow, yow!
Yeah, cunt, uh, cunt, uh, huh!
Please allow me to introduce myself I'm a man of wealth and taste.
I've been around for a long, long year stole many a man's soul and faith.
And I was 'round when Jesus Christ had his moment of doubt and pain.
Made damn sure that Pilate washed his hands and sealed his fate.
Pleased to meet you hope you guess my name.
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game.
I stuck around St. Petersburg when I saw it was a time for a change.
Killed the czar and his ministers Anastasia screamed in vain.
I rode a tank, held a general's rank.
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank.
Pleased to meet you hope you guess my name, oh yeah.
Ah, what's puzzling you is the nature of my game, oh yeah.
I watched with glee while your kings and queens fought for ten decades for the gods they made.
I shouted out, "Who killed the Kennedy?" when after all it was you and me.
Let me please introduce myself I'm a man of wealth and taste.
And I laid traps for troubadours who get killed before they reached Bombay.
Pleased to meet you hope you guess my name, oh yeah.
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game, oh yeah, get down, baby.
Pleased to meet you he you guess my name, oh yeah.
But what's confusing you it's just the nature of my game.
Just as every cop is a criminal and all the sinners saints.
As heads is tails just call me Lucifer 'cause I'm in need of some restraint.
So if you meet me, have some courtesy have some sympathy, and some taste.
Use all your well-learned polities or I'll lay your soul to waste, mmm, yeah.
Pleased to meet you hope you guess my name, mmm, yeah.
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game, mmm, mean it, get down.
I tell you one thing, you're afraid.

La guitare :
First solo
E-12-------------------------------------12-----------------------------------------------
B-------15(p)12-------------------------------15(p)12-------------------------------------
G-------------------14(b)(p)12-------------------------14(b)(p)12(v)----------------------
D-----------------------------------14(h)---------------------------------14(h)-----------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------15(b)-------------------------------------------------
G-------12--14-14(b)----------12--14-------------------------------------------------------
D-14-----------------14--------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----17(b)---17-----15(b)-------------------17(p)15------17-----17(p)15---17---15-----------
B---------------------------17-----------------------17-----------------------------17------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------15--17---17(b)17--15--17(p)15-----------17(b)17-17-15-17-15(b)-----------------
B--15(h)17---------------------------------17-----17-------------------------------17-------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------15-17-17(b)17---15-17--15---------------------
B-----17--------------17---17-17-17-------17------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-15(b)----------------15--17---15(h)17(p)15------------------------------------------------
B---------17--15--17--------------------------------17--17----------------------17----------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Second solo
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--14(b)14(p)12----------------------14(b)14(p)12------------------------------------------------------
D----------------14--------------------------------14--------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------14(b)14(p)12----------------12-14-14(b)-----14----12-14-12-----------------------------------------
D--------------------14--------14----------------------------------14-------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--12-----15------------------------------12-----12---------------------12-----12------------------------------
B------------15-------------------------------------15----------------------------15---------------------------
G------------------14(b)14(p)12----------------------------12--------------------------12(b)-------------------
D--------------------------------14------------------------------14---------------------------14---12----------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------12-------15(b)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------12-------------------------------------------------15(b)(hold)---------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--14------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------17(b)---17---15-17---15(b)------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----(15)-------(15)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------14(b)14(p)12----------------------------------12-14--14-12-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------14------------------------14-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ensuite la Basse :
Introduction
2x
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|7---------------|5---------------|----------------|7---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
Main riff
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|7-7-7--7-7--7-7-|5-5-5--5-5--5-5-|4-4------4--5-6-|7-7-7--7-7--7-7-|
E|------7----7-7--|------5----5-5--|----5-55--------|------7----7-7-7|
Variation (mixed in with the main riff randomly)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-------7-6--76--|-------5-4--54--|----------------|----------------|
A|7-7-7-7----7--7-|5-5-5-5----5--5-|4-4-4-4--44-5-6-|7-7-7--7-7-75-6-|
E|----------------|----------------|-------5--------|------7---------|
"Pleased to meet you..."
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|7-7-7--7-7--7-7-|----------------|-----------4-567|7-7-7--7-7--7-7-|7-7-7--7-7------|
E|------7----7-7--|7-7-7-77-7-7777-|7-77-7-7-7------|------7----7-7--|------7---4-5-6-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------7-6--76--|
A|----------------|-----------4-567|7-7-7--7-7--7-7-|7-7-7------7--7-|
E|7-7-7-77-74-5-6-|7-77-7-7-7------|------7----7-7--|----------------|
On commence par le début :
le morceau a été enregistré entre le 04 et 11 juin 1968 au studio Olympic à londres. Tu veux le nom des ingénieurs du son pas de souci : Glyn Johns, Eddie Kramer & Gene. Le producteur : Jimmy Miller.Trop fort Magiclilive. La date de sortie de l'album? Yes It's possible : le 05 décembre 1968 en Angleterre et le 07 décembre pour les USA.
Paru sur l'album Beggars Banquet of course.




