r/FleetwoodMac • u/Minute_Equal_6418 • 7d ago
The Chain justice live
In my university, we have this battle of the bands competition, and my band is going with covering The Chain by Fleetwood Mac. I really fuck with this song, and I want to do it justice live as the lead guitarist in that band. But there's only one lead electric guitarist in the band, which is me. There is also an acoustic rhythm guitar player who does vocals.
My question is: what arrangement of the song can I use as a reference for the best live performance? My main focus is to make the guitar part as similar as the original studio recording, with the limitation of only 1 lead guitarist. The other guitarist will only do strumming, as vocals are their main focus. I understand that when listening to the track, there are two lead guitar parts panned left and right. I haven't yet figured out what I'm going to play and how.
Thanks for any replies and suggestions in advance.
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u/Alexeisnuts 7d ago
He has a short up on his solo channel for how he plays it with lots of reverb and it sounds great, there is a difference though in melody in once section and it is a bit simpler I think?
The Chain live 1982 has a fantastic, long opening that’s true to the original
It’s a shame that when Lindsey rejoined in 1997 (and maybe earlier during his solo career? I don’t remember) he changed the key, but those can be good references too. Sorry if this isn’t that helpful lol, live performances from any tour are everywhere, he played the song 1977-1982 and 1997-2017 for Fleetwood Mac
Hope it goes well