Talk:Sweet Child O' Mine

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Contents 1 Poem or love letter? 2 Intro Riff? 3 Intro Riff Really Was a Joke 4 Flat pack? 5 D Mixolydian

[edit] Poem or love letter?

In the article, it says Sweet Child O' Mine is a poem written by Axl. But according to VH1's Behind the Music, it was a love letter written by Axl. So which is correct, a poem or love letter? --Snkcube 23:42, August 26th, 2005

Thats a toughy, it sounds like both to me--Ecwnet 01:45, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

If only we can get an official source...--Snkcube 09:25, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Intro Riff?

I had heard (I think the source was VH1's BTM but I could be wrong) that Axl and Slash were at a Music/Guitar shop, f--king around, and Axl was doing something stupid/crazy so Slash played a "circus riff" to accompany Axl. That was how the riff was born. Am I wrong about this? --Jpawloski 19:32, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Intro Riff Really Was a Joke

If you look at one of VH!'s metal specials, one of the episodes was about Guns N' Roses and Slash did say that he made it as a joke.

[edit] Flat pack?

This page doesn't mention the chillout cover version by Flat Pack, if someone could add that..

[edit] D Mixolydian

I think as interesting side not you should mention that although transcrided in the key of D Major (which has two sharps F# and C#) it is technical in the key of Gmajor (1 sharp F#) with the tension on D major making the song in D Mixolydian mode. This substanciated by the fact there isn't a C#dim chord or even a single C# in the entire song. also all the solos are in E minor.