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Roger Light


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Post  Posted 2 Mar 2011 5:33 am    
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Anyone have this tab worked up. I just came across this version of the classic song and have got to figure this into out. We do this song about every time we play, but my intro is pretty boring compared to this!! Was this "Cowboy" Eddie Long on the recording? Don't have any info as I purchased on iTunes. Thanks
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Clete Ritta


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Post  Posted 3 Mar 2011 3:50 am    
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Great version of a great song!
Im working on my C6 these days, so this was a good intro to try and learn!
Its not note for note, but pretty close.

On my setup:
LKR lowers 5 a whole and raises 10 a whole.
RKL raises 3 and 7 a half.
A = Pedal 5, raises 10 whole, 9 half and lowers 5 half.
B = Pedal 6, lowers 6 half and raises 2 half.

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Roger Light


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Post  Posted 3 Mar 2011 5:27 am    
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Thanks Clete! I really love the sound of C6 stuff, but just havent spent nearly the time on it I should have.
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Joseph Barcus

 

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Post  Posted 3 Mar 2011 5:37 pm    
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roger for the intro do this, strings 8,6,5 3rd fret hit those slide up to 5th fret, now push both pedals and hit strings 5,6,7. you will hear what I am saying, now go to the 8th fret strings 5 & 6 slide to 10th fret apply both pedals slide on up to the 15th fret, now go to the 17th fret slide back to the 14th fret then back to the 17th fret that will be the intro for you
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Joseph Barcus

 

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Post  Posted 3 Mar 2011 5:44 pm    
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Tab:

1________________________________________
2________________________________________
3________________________________________
4________________________________________
5__3~~5__5a__8~~10a~~15__17a~14__14~~17a_
6__3~~5__5b__8~~10b~~15__17b~14__14~~17b_
7________5_______________________________
8__3~~5__________________________________
9________________________________________
10_______________________________________

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Glenn Thompson


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Post  Posted 3 Mar 2011 8:33 pm    
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I believe Cowboy Eddie plays a 12 string. Would be hard to duplicate his intro exactly on a 10.
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Joseph Barcus

 

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Post  Posted 3 Mar 2011 8:42 pm    
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it was done on the E9th neck for sure.
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Clete Ritta


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Post  Posted 3 Mar 2011 10:25 pm    
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I like your intro Joseph.
Here's a link to the intro I attempted to tab.

Joseph Barcus wrote:
it was done on the E9th neck for sure.

Im not so sure, because those low notes just arent on an E9 neck with 10 strings. To me, his sound is very C6-like on the intro, and why I attempted to find those notes by ear using standard C6 tuning and pedals. My S12 is an EXT E9 now, and I dont have the C6 pedals on it. Sad
Its not hard to play on C6 effectively, but its absolutely beautiful, regardless of what he played it on! Very Happy

Glenn Thompson wrote:
I believe Cowboy Eddie plays a 12 string. Would be hard to duplicate his intro exactly on a 10.

Does he play an E9/B6 U12 by any chance? That may shed some light on this.

Hey guys, Im new to C6 too, and just got my first D10 last year, so any seasoned C6 players out there check my tab to see if I am in the ballpark.
I also posted my very first vid on YouTube here so you can hear and see the tab I posted above.
Of course my timing is bad and Im playing from memory, which isnt too good either. Laughing

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Joseph Barcus

 

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Post  Posted 4 Mar 2011 12:42 am    
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I agree it could be C6th I will give it a spin around the block when I set ole red back up.
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Clete Ritta


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Post  Posted 4 Mar 2011 1:09 am    
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Joseph,

You and Roger have undoubtedly played this song many more times than I have even heard it in all its different recorded versions since it was written. Its a timeless classic for sure.

This is from another thread on Eddie Long:
Rick Nicklas wrote:
...I have never heard anyone master the Universal-12 tuning like this guy (he brings the E9th and B6th together so beautiful and blends them so natural). I am surprised that I have only heard of him just within the last year...

I second that opinion! Also the bit about not knowing about him until recently. Embarassed
Eddie does indeed play an E9/B6 U12 and it says a lot about the sound of this intro.
There are lots of cool C6 sounding things on E9 too, but the U12 can really cover that base pretty completely without switching necks. It really is perhaps the best of the two tunings and copedents in one guitar. Ive been contemplating putting my Ext 12 back to the E9/B6 setup for just those reasons. That 9th string D does get in the way of B6 tuning on a U12.

It was only after I began playing a U12 a couple of years ago that I considered a D10.
I purchased both the U12 and D10 from forum members here, for the good times. Wink

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Adam Moritz


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Post  Posted 4 Mar 2011 6:22 am    
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Clete nice job on the youtube video. Short and sweet and gives a little more insight into your tabs! This is what's so amazing about the PSG. 10 string, 12 string, E9, C6, Uni, Combos, positions, strings... etc. The combinations are frankly endless. I have to try and play on my 3x4 E9 emmons setup what others play on C6 or what-not. And this forum does an awesome job of letting people show how they do this! I am not sure, but I think Cowboy Eddie Long plays a Uni12 BMI.
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Lee Baucum


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Post  Posted 3 Nov 2012 12:19 pm    
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I jazzed up Joseph's E9 tab a bit, adding a note on the 8th string.

L=Half-step Lower
R=Half-step Raise

The three chords played before the final D chord, on fret 17, are played over an A in the bass. It gives you an A13 with a flat 9 (I think!).

Tab:

1________________________________________
2________________________________________
3________________________________________
4________________________________________
5__3~~5__5a__8~~10a~~15__17a~14___14~~17a
6__3~~5__5b__8~~10b~~15__17~~14___14~~17b
7________5_______________________________
8__3~~5______8L~10~~~15__17R~14R__14R~17
9________________________________________
10_______________________________________
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Lee Baucum


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Post  Posted 3 Nov 2012 12:29 pm    
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Here is a redo of the tab, showing what the bass player can play under the chords:

Tab:

1________________________________________
2________________________________________
3________________________________________
4________________________________________
5__3~~5__5a__8~~10a~~15__17a~14___14~~17a
6__3~~5__5b__8~~10b~~15__17~~14___14~~17b
7________5_______________________________
8__3~~5______8L~10~~~15__17R~14R__14R~17
9________________________________________
10_______________________________________
 __E__F#_G_______________A____________D__



By the way, I have the lyrics and chords in WORD format, if anyone is interested. Shoot me an email and I'll send it back as an attachment.
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Glenn Thompson


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Post  Posted 4 Nov 2012 8:38 pm    
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Here's another E9th version...not exact but close:

1________________________________________________
2________________________________________________
3________________________________________________
4__________________________10___14______14---12___
5___3---5___5A______10--10A________14_____14---12___
6___3---5___5B___10B_________________14__14---12B__
7___3---5___5____________________________14---12___
8___3---5___5_____________________________________
9________________________________________________
10_______________________________________________
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Lee Baucum


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Post  Posted 5 Nov 2012 10:18 am    
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Glenn - I like that. I really like the D6 add 9 on the 12th fret. You can even add the 3rd string to the strum.
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Duane Becker

 

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Post  Posted 10 Nov 2012 11:38 am    
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Here's my shot at the intro. First of all, its a U-12 which sounds different then a regular 10 string. The U-12, especially when using the bass strings sounds fuller and richer.
With that said, it is still possible to come close on a 10 string. Just using strings 5, 6, and 8, doesnt sound full enough. You can also use string 9 too.
On the tab that I've posted, the RKR is the knee that lowers the 9 string D to C# and the word rake indicates using the thumb to rake across the strings to play more strings then with the normal three picks. If you rake the strings with thumb, make sure you do so quickly and even.
The last chord is the D major 7 and make sure you hit the 9 string too.


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GaryL

 

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Post  Posted 20 Jan 2013 2:08 pm     For The Good Times
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Clete, it looks like you are on the right track. I'm not that good on the 6th neck, but this one has me hooked. This intro was apparently done on the B6th and should be reproduceable on the C6th. I believe that Jamie does the song in A Maj. I start on the 2nd fret of my C6th neck and rake the lower strings with the 6th pedal engaged (G or G7.) Going up the neck to the 11th fret, I resolve it at the 9th (A.) I don't have it exactly and will be noodling around with it for a while.
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GaryL

 

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Post  Posted 22 Jan 2013 5:36 pm     For The Good Times Update
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I put out some bad info in my last post concerning this intro. On closer examination, what I meant to say was I've been learning this on the C6 using p7 between the 7th and ninth frets for the first part of the intro. I initially said start at the 2nd fret (wrong.) When I get finished, I'll tab it.
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GaryL

 

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Post  Posted 4 Feb 2013 6:27 pm     For The Good Times
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I'm having trouble with my scanner, but this is what I came up with on the C6th:
Strings 5,6,8 at the 7th fret with p7
Strings 5,6,8 at the 8th fret with p7
Strings 4,5,7 at the 7th fret with p7
String 5 at the 7th fret with p7
String 4 at the 7th fret with p7
String 3 at the 7th fret with p7
Strings 2 and 3 at the 7th fret no pedal
Strings 2 and 3 at the 9th fret no pedal
String 1 at the 9th fret
Strings 2,3,5 at the 14th fret with p7
Strings 2,3,5 at the 14th fret release p7
String 1 at the 14th fret.
(not perfect, but close)
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Clinton Damron


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Post  Posted 4 Feb 2013 9:34 pm    
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I'm looking for tab for Jamey's version of Lead Me Home if anybody can help me out.
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Lee Baucum


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Post  Posted 28 Nov 2013 7:08 pm    
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I decided to revisit this song. Here is another way to play it using the standard E9 tuning. The first tab requires the ability to lower the 9th string a half step. If you don't have that, use the second tab.

The notes under the tab are for the bass player.

These are the chords:

Em7
F#m7
GMaj7
A7(flat 9)
D6(add 9)

Tab:

Tab:

1__________________________________________
2__________________________________________
3__________________________________________
4_______________________________________ 17
5__3___5___5A__8~~10A~~15__17A~14___17A__17
6__3___5___5B__8~~10B~~15__17~~14___17___17B
7_______________________________________ 17
8______________8L~10~~~15__17R~14R__17R_ 17
9__3L__5L__5_______________________________
10_________________________________________
  _E___F#__G_______________A_____________D


Tab:

Tab:

1____________________________________________
2____________________________________________
3____________________________________________
4__________________________________________17
5____________5A__8~~10A~~15__17A~14___17A__17
6__5B__ 7B___5B__8~~10B~~15__17~~14___17___17B
7__5____7__________________________________17
8________________8L~10~~~15__17R~14R__17R_ 17
9____________5________________________________
10_5____7_____________________________________
  _E____F#___G_______________A_____________D
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Russ Wever

 

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Post  Posted 11 Jan 2014 9:43 pm    
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This E9 tab offers the counterpoint in the first three notes.

Notes in parentheses are optional but will broaden the sound
of the voicings: Just play the string below and lengthen the
thumbstroke to get both notes via the thumb.

An alternate choice for the two pickup notes, depending on your
tuning temperament could be to play, with the B & C pedals down,
strings 5, 6 & 9 at the fifth fret and then strings 5, 6 & 10 at the
seventh fret.

A, B & C are pedals. R & L indicate
raise or lower with a knee lever.


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