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Topic: 16 Songs for Lap Steel C6, A6, B11 ====@ |
Doug Beaumier
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 13 Aug 2015 2:22 pm |
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Congratulations, Doug! The result of a year's work. This a terrific collection of tunes from a great pro player. Hope you sell many, many copies.
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Jim Newberry
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Posted 13 Aug 2015 3:05 pm
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Thanks for your hard work, Doug!
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Larry Lenhart
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Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Posted 13 Aug 2015 7:23 pm
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just ordered it...really excited to get it ! I have the other two lap steel books and they are wonderful !!
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Andy Henriksen
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Michigan, USA
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Posted 14 Aug 2015 7:12 am
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Is the A6 in the example above considered the standard A6? (yes, I know nothing is "standard" with this ridiculous instrument!)
I've never played that tuning, and, until today, always assumed A6 was the same order of intervals as C6, i.e., 135613 (l-h), but the A6 above is 356135 (l-h).
Interesting...
Also (back on topic), that book looks great! I'm putting that on my Bday wish list for sure. Nice work, Doug! |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 14 Aug 2015 7:44 am
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Thanks, Andy. That 6-string version of A6 seems to be the most common one. A lot of lap steel tunings were derived from other tunings, and are set up so the player can easily change from one tuning to another without having to change strings and without having to raise a string by more than 1/2 step or maybe a full step.
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C6 A6 B11 (no root)
E E E
C C# C#
A A A
G F# F#
E E D#
C C# C# (or B) |
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| always assumed A6 was the same order of intervals as C6, i.e., 135613 (l-h), but the A6 above is 356135 (l-h |
No, the intervals are different, and that's a big advantage. A lot of songs lay out much easier with the 5th tone on top, the full major chord on strings 1, 2, 3, and the 6th on string 4. And some songs work better with the "C6 intervals", as listed above. Tuning A6 to the same intervals as C6 would defeat the purpose of having two different tunings IMO, unless a player needed to play open string licks, songs in the key of A.
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25 Songs C6 Lap Steel / 25 MORE Songs C6 Lap Steel / 16 Songs, C6, A6, B11 / 60 Popular Melodies E9 Pedal Steel |
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Jeff Spencer
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Queensland, Australia
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Posted 14 Aug 2015 3:46 pm
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Just did payment.  the exchange rate hurt but still worth it |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Anders Eriksson
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Mora, Dalecarlia, Sweden
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Posted 15 Aug 2015 2:45 am
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Just sent the money via PayPal.
A millisecond before pressing Send I looked at the amount.
62950 USD
I'm in Sweden and it seems like PayPal doesn't change the decimal comma to point even if you select USD. I just copied the amount from your post...
Anyway I caught it in time (good for me, "bad" for you)
Now it's a waiting game...
// Anders
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Anders Eriksson
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Mora, Dalecarlia, Sweden
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Posted 15 Aug 2015 3:10 am
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| Andy Henriksen wrote: |
| ... always assumed A6 was the same order of intervals as C6... |
I had always assumed the same, never got why one should change from C6 to A6!
But then I got a tab, from a friend, that was for A6. Trying it out on my C6 made no sense to me. Until I realised that A6 was a totally different tuning from C6!
Looking it up at Mr. John Elys web site
http://www.hawaiiansteel.com/tunings/my_tunings.php
made the coin drop!
// Anders
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Frank James Pracher
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Michigan, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2015 5:49 pm
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Just sent payment! Can't wait to get started with the new tunings!
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 15 Aug 2015 8:32 pm
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A couple of guys have said they thought that C6 has the same intervals as A6. I think they are referring to 8-string C6 with high G. That 8-string version Does have the same intervals as 8-string A6, I believe, a minor third apart. There has been some discussion about that on this forum and I think that's what some folks are referring to. But with 6-string lap steel C6 and A6 are different animals, set up differently. Some harmonies and licks are easier to play on one or the other.
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25 Songs C6 Lap Steel / 25 MORE Songs C6 Lap Steel / 16 Songs, C6, A6, B11 / 60 Popular Melodies E9 Pedal Steel |
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Andy Henriksen
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Michigan, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2015 4:59 am
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| Doug Beaumier wrote: |
| A couple of guys have said they thought that C6 has the same intervals as A6. I think they are referring to 8-string C6 with high G. That 8-string version Does have the same intervals as 8-string A6, I believe, a minor third apart. There has been some discussion about that on this forum and I think that's what some folks are referring to. But with 6-string lap steel C6 and A6 are different animals, set up differently. Some harmonies and licks are easier to play on one or the other. |
You are right. I tried 8-string A6th a while back and yes, found it redundant with the C6th I am used to (w high G), so quickly gave up on it. That is where my confusion partly stemmed from. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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John Boogerd
From:
Calgary, Canada
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Posted 19 Aug 2015 8:09 am
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| I love your version of Maori Brown Eyes and, after Pokarekare Ana, this is my favorite New Zealand song. I play (more noise than music so far) 10-string C6th and E9th pedal steel so I will have to find a way to play it on C6th. |
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Michael Greer
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted 20 Aug 2015 2:01 pm
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Doug
Another great book....just got my copy today in the mail and enjoying it already.
...highly recommended.
Kind regards
Mike |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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John Botofte
From:
Denmark
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Posted 20 Aug 2015 11:27 pm
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Just paid for the book as I love your previous tab books. Excited about trying the new tunings, but any suggestions for how to tune the 1st (bottom) and 8th (top) string in A6 and B11 on an 8-string lap steel for possible enhanced strumming or chords in these tunings?
John B
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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John Botofte
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Denmark
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Posted 21 Aug 2015 11:04 am
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Thanks Doug. I got ACEGACEG on my 8-string. Do you think I can safely tune down to F# on the bottom string without restringing?
Kind regards
John
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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