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Topic: "Runnin on Empty" lap tab |
Cody Russell
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Arkansas, now in Denver
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Posted 21 May 2013 12:41 pm |
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anybody have the lap steel tab for David Lindley's solos on Runnin on Empty? I may need to get it exactly right soon.. 
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Ulrich Sinn
From:
California, USA
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Posted 21 May 2013 3:09 pm
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| I think there is a transcription in Stacy Phillips' Complete Dobro Player. |
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Chris Lucker
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Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 22 May 2013 12:00 am
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I do not want to sound negative, but you would be better served familiarizing yourself with the neck, and start out mixing vamping with a little exploration around the chords. You will teach yourself something more useful than the set tab and play something that may or may not be substantially the same, but more satisfying and melodic than if you tried to copy. Go with what you know and build on it. Just do it.
Of all the solos I can think of, what I just expressed perhaps applies the most.
You want to get to the point where, if someone asks what you just played, your reply is, "I can't remember, but it worked."
Noodle around with Mercury Blues too.
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Chris Lucker
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 22 May 2013 6:29 am
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Here's a previous discussion which includes a similar request with no results. If you use open E or open D tuning, you should be able to find the notes pretty easily.
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 22 May 2013 6:40 am
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On stuff where I want it to sound like the record, I just play along with it over and over.
If you have a loop pedal that helps.
There may be a rhythm track out there somewhere on the 'net. |
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Pete Finney
From:
Nashville Tn.
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Posted 22 May 2013 8:08 am
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I'm not usually big on playing someone's solos just like the record, but for this one it's practically a part of the song as everyone remembers it. I got to play the David Lindley role in the band for a multi-artist Jackson Browne tribute here last year and played the solo parts on this one and a few others pretty much note-for-note. The whole show was really fun...
I think it works best in open A (AEAC#EA,low-to-high) which I believe is the tuning Lindley used. It puts almost all the solo parts between the 12th and 17th frets, and as Brad said the notes aren't hard to find; to me it's the phrasing and tone that really make it special. I think it's much easier to play (and sounds better) in the A tuning than trying to play it in the E tuning between the 17 and 22nd fret.
Just my humble opinion of course. |
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Olli Haavisto
From:
Jarvenpaa,Finland
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Posted 22 May 2013 8:34 am
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I copied a few of Lindley`s solos off the records years ago only to find later, on you tube that he NEVER played any of those solos the same way. Some were reminiscent of the original, others totally different....
I don`t think I`ve ever played those things note for note on a gig but learning them gave a good understanding of what his style is about. And many,many great licks....
But,IMO, it`s all about great melodies composed on the spot, really....
Lindley has the mind to do it 
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Cody Russell
From:
Arkansas, now in Denver
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Posted 22 May 2013 9:16 am
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thanks for the responses. I can fake it no problem and that's what I'd rather do. I just suggested the song to my band leader and he said he used to play it and played the solo note for note on bottleneck. He is the 2008 winfield flatpicking champ and is the most precise musician I have ever worked with. Was hoping to easily find a tab for it but I'm pretty confident I can get it close enough. Thanks again!!
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