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Topic: Looking for songs in the key of D |
Neal Berniker
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California, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2010 8:56 pm |
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| I am looking to learn new songs in the key of D for a six string lap steel. Any suggestions would be helpful |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2010 9:40 pm
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MR. Neal, Mr. Bob is right. [just my opinion] Any song can be played in any key. If you have to backup a singer you have to play songs in different keys,to accomadate their vocal range.just ONE example would be [CRAZY].If I play it as an instrumental I perfer the key of A ,for a singer I have played it in C, C sharp,D,E,E flat, etc. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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Mike Neer
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Posted 13 Jan 2010 9:58 pm
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OK, I'll bite: Remington Ride is one--do you have that one? If you're tuned to C6, no problem.
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George Keoki Lake
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Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 13 Jan 2010 10:30 pm
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Frankly, I don't quite understand. Why would you want to limit your playing to the key of D ?  |
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Russ Wever
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Kansas City
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Posted 13 Jan 2010 11:33 pm
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I am looking to learn new
songs in the key of D |
Neal,
D Minor, or D Major?
Or do it matter?
~Russ |
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 13 Jan 2010 11:53 pm
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| If you are just getting into the steel, and feel comfortable in D, just pick a tune and go for it. You didn't mention which tuning you have on there. |
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Steve Norman
From:
Seattle Washington, USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2010 12:35 am
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Crazy Arms, HEY!!!!
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 14 Jan 2010 6:11 am
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C jam blues?
Oh, wait... |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 14 Jan 2010 7:08 am
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| what tuning? style of music? |
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Mark Eaton
From:
Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 14 Jan 2010 7:19 am
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I wonder if Neal is referring to the guitar being tuned to D? As in DADF#AD, low to high.
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Neal Berniker
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California, USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2010 8:32 am Songs in the key of D
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| Guys, forgive my ignorance. What I meant was I have a lap steel TUNED to D (DADF#AD). I am looking for songs that go well in that tuning. I am into country and blues. |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2010 9:17 am
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The D tuning is real good for blues in E. E is at the 2nd fret, and there are a lot of hammer-on and pull-off licks that you can play against open strings. Also, all of the notes at the 5th fret are in the E blues scale. You can play a note at the 5th fret, pull-off to the open string and then hammer-on to the 2nd fret.
Just a few ideas for you to play with.
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 14 Jan 2010 9:54 am
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Get Steinar Gregertsen's CDs, he plays in D tuning.
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John Burton
From:
Manassas, Va
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 14 Jan 2010 11:12 am
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D tuning can accommodate a wide variety of genres and feels .... blues, rock, folk, pop. Are you familiar with Harry Manx and Kelly Joe Phelp's work?
Here are two DVDs that teach some D tuning songs .....
http://www.bobbrozman.com/videos.html#lapslide
http://www.amazon.com/Slide-Guitar-Kelly-Joe-Phelps/dp/B0000776FC
Besides several of my original tunes, some of the cover tunes I play in open D include ...
Dust My Broom
California Dreaming
Sleepwalk
In My Room
Witchita Linema/Lonely Bull medley
Boogie Blues
Sheharazade
I feel Fine
Every Breath You Take
And a few more I can't remember
I also play a couple of tunes in open Dmaj7 - which is reached simply by lowering the 1st string D 1/2 step to C#. Here's a tab for Danny Boy in Dmaj7:
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=174576
D tuning is not so hot for swing and Hawaiian (IMHO) but you'd be surprised how versatile it can be once you dig into it. Hope this helps. |
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Guy Cundell
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More idle ramblings from South Australia
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Posted 14 Jan 2010 12:32 pm
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There's that Christmas Carol "Away in D major"
(better late than never) |
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John D. Carter
From:
Canton, Ohio, USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2010 5:44 pm
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Shame on you Guy. That is too funny!  |
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 14 Jan 2010 6:05 pm
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John Ed Kelly
From:
Victoria, Australia
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Posted 14 Jan 2010 8:52 pm
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''There's that Christmas Carol "Away in D major"
Good one Guy.............that's some typical laid back Aussie humor for yer. |
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Tom Gray
From:
Decatur, GA
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Posted 15 Jan 2010 12:59 pm
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If I had to pick only one song for you to study for a good grounding in playing solo in D tuning, it would be "Look So Good" from David Lindley's album "Win This Record."
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Stephan Miller
From:
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2010 2:16 pm
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+1 on "Looks So Good".
And props to (wise)Guy... I'll be getting a lotta smileage off that one...  |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 15 Jan 2010 2:27 pm
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...and there's the Hank Williams song "D Blues Come Around,"  |
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