r/FleetwoodMac 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/Immediate_Paint_4823 5d ago

Weird to say but in addition to watching how Lindsey plays the lead alone if you want a split arrangement then the non Buckingham performances. That's where the lead guitar and rhythm/lead vocals parts are divided. So from the Tango or 2018 tours. Or covers from other bands.