This is a cover of the Jandek song “European Jewel”, specifically the incomplete version that closes his 1978 debut album Ready for the House.
This was recorded on my phone circa October 2024. I sang and played my electric guitar, tuned to Open D with a capo on fret 2. I’d have tuned to Open E, but I was scared of snapping the strings. Then I used Audacity to pitch the recording up to match the pitch on the original recording.
Some forums say the song is played in standard tuning, but listening to the recording that’s not the case to my ears. I believe the song is played in an open tuning because in the solo, it lingers on an E major chord but Sterling Smith (aka Jandek) occasionally hits a G natural note and the melody notes are all played on the top string.