The guitars, which-let's face it-are everywhere on this track, are the canvas on which the song's story is so vibrantly painted perhaps the guitar high point is the fine interplay between McGuinn's Rickenbacker and White's Martin during the song's emotional breakdown section.
It combines McGuinn's trademark electric 12-string picking with White's top-notch acoustic work-with a bit of White's electric B-bender Tele thrown in for good measure. (Untitled) | 1970 | Main Guitarists: Roger McGuinn, Clarence WhiteĪlthough it's not the first track that comes to mind when considering a list of the Byrds' finest guitar tracks, "Chestnut Mare," an epic song about one tenacious man's quest to capture a very special horse (so special that "she'll be just like a wife"), is actually a perfect choice. To catch up with McGuinn, Crosby and Hillman, visit, and .Įditor's Note: Even though Roger McGuinn went by his birth name, Jim McGuinn, prior to 1967, we will refer to him as Roger for the remainder of this story. The songs are presented in no particular order.įor more about the Byrds, visit their official website.
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If you'd like to find out more about White, who was killed by a drunk driver in 1973, be sure to check out Ode to the Original B-Bender, Clarence White of The Byrds and Kentucky Colonels.īelow, we revisit 10 of the band's greatest guitar moments, taking their entire official output-including recently released archival live albums-into consideration.
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