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Topic: Night Life Learning Leavitt |
Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 31 Oct 2013 3:42 pm |
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Sound Clip and Partial Tab.
I always found learning more effective by taking things in small bites.
My arrangement of Night Life can be played on the
standard Leavitt 6 string set up or the 8 string as noted on my partial tab below.
Give it a try....
Link to Night Life:
http://picosong.com/quuz
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 31 Oct 2013 5:25 pm
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Roy, I so admire your playing and arranging. For this one song, for my personal taste, it's the sound of those intro chords played as full, rich chords that really makes the tune. So in this case, to just suggest them doesn't quite give my ear what it craves. Otherwise, terrific job.
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Mike Ihde
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 31 Oct 2013 9:11 pm
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Beautiful. Sure, you can't get the typical low notes but that's why God made bass players. I love what you're doing with the tuning and I'm sure Bill would be thrilled as well.
Mike |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 31 Oct 2013 10:09 pm
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| ROY, as always, your beautiful touch and tone blows me away! Just plain gorgeous ! |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 1 Nov 2013 2:45 am
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Thanks Doug, Andy, Mike, Keoki! 
The focus here is to give people an opportunity to experience the Leavitt tuning with just a few simple
tuning adjustments (if your set up is presently C6th.)
Roy
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 1 Nov 2013 4:37 am
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Nice going, Roy. The holy grail pedal steel intro, nailed.
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Kurt Kowalski
From:
Kendall, NY USA
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Posted 1 Nov 2013 4:45 am
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Yup!!! That is my Pal Roy!!!!
Take it away Roy!!!
Luv it as always.
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 1 Nov 2013 6:40 am
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Roy, I just listened again. Nothing is missing. Don't know what I was talking about. You totally nailed it.
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Jim Williams
From:
Meridian, Mississippi, USA - Home of Peavey!
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Posted 1 Nov 2013 6:53 am
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Ray, what do you see as the strong points of this tuning, say in comparison with C6 on the lap steel. I have an extra little Rogue lap that I'm thinking of tuning down to this to give it a try on.
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Mike Ihde
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 1 Nov 2013 8:25 am
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Jim,
This tuning, invented by my friend Bill Leavitt, allows you to play complex 3, 4 and even 5 note chords usually impossible on the lap steel and you never have to use a slant.
Listen to some of my recordings here...
http://mikeihde.com/pubs.htm |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 1 Nov 2013 9:22 am
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Jim,
What Mike said above. If you listen to his playing
by following the link he gave, you will hear a big difference from C6th.
It is not as strum friendly but does have other advantages as he pointed out.
By all means tune up and try it. My Night Life sample above may give you a first hand introduction and a "feel" for it's sound?
On another matter I can give you some suggestions in regard to your tab re: Beyond The Sunset.
email me direct.
Roy
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 2 Nov 2013 6:06 am
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| nice as always roy! the leavitt tuning is just so cool. |
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Chris Templeton
From:
The Green Mountain State
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Nate Hofer
From:
Overland Park, Kansas
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Posted 6 Nov 2013 8:04 am
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| Super nice intro! Makes me wanna hear a full arrangement. |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 6 Nov 2013 10:53 am
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Thanks a lot Nate, Chris, Bill Mike N.
This is a link to the full song with
my CG Guitar and Leavitt Steel...
http://picosong.com/qEGX
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