Originally Posted by: ddiddler

Humour me

E string. 3,6,8,3,6,9,8[/quote][p]That's the single note version of the main riff from Smoke On The Water.

Originally Posted by: ddiddler

now I should be able to play A 3 and A 4,3 but there is an audible step change.

[p]I'm assuming you mean you are trying to play the C & D-flat from the riff on the A string instead of the E string. But it doesn't sound right?

[quote=ddiddler]

can move this down to A and D strings and no step change.

I'm not sure what you are trying to say here. Maybe that you can transpose the riff up a 4th to the A string & the notes are right?

It sounds like either your intonation on your E is off, or the action might be too high making the higher fretted notes slightly too high in pitch.

Is that what you are getting at?