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Topic: B11 variation - Waipio Beyond the Rainbow |
Steve Atwood
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Tom Campbell
From:
Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 5 May 2016 5:26 am |
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I like B11 so much I put it on my pedal steel using an O pedal and my A pedal to get the necessary pulls for a 7 note B11.
Try B11 playing "Canadian Sunset" it's a terrific tuning for this song. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 5 May 2016 7:28 am
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I use a low B for my 6-string version of B11th, Doug, but sometimes also lower string 6 to C#. The question never even occurred to me before. Let's just say the spirit of B11th hovers over the tuning even when there's no B! 
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Steve Atwood
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 5 May 2016 11:25 am
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Tom, Thanks for suggesting Canadian Sunset. I've never heard it before - nice! Here's a good version of it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6VTlLTdNrY
Andy and Doug, you were all over this thread! No disrespect intended - your work is great - I appreciate all you contribute, but I think everybody knows about your books by now. We still need more arrangements. And I was looking more for something new that might fit into this tuning with the high F. I've never seen that variation used and this song just happens to lay out really well in it - lots of slides possible from one position to the next. Maybe listening to this song someone might be reminded of something similar. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 5 May 2016 1:04 pm
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Point taken, Steve, and no disrespect felt. The high F is an interesting choice. How about ...????
Moonglow
Tunes with Ragtime chord progressions like Walk Right In and Alice’s Restaurant
One Mint Julip
Beautiful Kahana
Manor Des Mes Reves (Django's Castle)
Stolen Moments
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Steve Atwood
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 5 May 2016 4:51 pm
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Doug, I'm sure your fans, including me, would love to see you do a video of that.
Andy, Thanks for the suggestions. Your familiarity with different kinds of music is amazing. I found some videos and they're all fun to listen to, but the only one I would attempt would be a simple version of Beautiful Kahana.
This has been an interesting diversion into Hawaiian music again and learning how to use my new recording interface. Time to get back into the classical pieces I've been working on for a year on my 12-string. Haven't practiced in three days and I have to keep at it. |
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John Ed Kelly
From:
Victoria, Australia
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Posted 5 May 2016 6:45 pm
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Sounds interesting!
Can some one post a 6 string version please? low to high.
ta,
jk |
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Keith Glendinning
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 5 May 2016 11:25 pm
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Hi John,
The common B11 tuning for 6 String is: Lo to Hi : C# D# F# A C# E. The Lo C# can also be tuned down to B. Andy Volk uses both tunings in his book "18 Arrangements for B11 Tuning".
Keith. |
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John Ed Kelly
From:
Victoria, Australia
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Posted 6 May 2016 7:20 pm
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Thanks Keith.
I will probably muck about with the B11 and make it a higher or lower chord depending on what my current string gauges will permit.
I already broke my top top F string last week (on another guitar) by injudicious experimenting. |
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Jack Aldrich
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 7 May 2016 10:38 am
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I learned Jules Ah See's B11 from Alan Akaka. From low to high it's: B F# B D# F# A C# E. The bottom 5 strings are B7, and the top 4 strings are an A6. Jerry Byrd's B11 is similar, replacing the 6th string B with a C# and the 7th string F# with an A. IMHO, Jerry wanted to play more notes with the fundamental A than Jules's tuning. I play the Jules tuning - it gets some fantastic low chords for tunes like "Sand" and "Mapuana".
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Andy Costigan
From:
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Steve Atwood
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 10 May 2016 8:04 pm
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Tony's incredible. You have some nice videos too Andy -- in B11?
I remembered the list of Jerry Byrd tabs from Scotty's Music (don't know if they're still available since Scotty passed away):
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=167860&highlight=slippery+elm
10 are in B11:
Carefree
Crossroads to Paradise
Hana
Harbor Lights
Mapuana
Rainbows Over Paradise
South Sea Moon
Sweet Lei Lehua
Waipio
Rhythm of the Islands
I have Roy Thomson's version of Mapuana and Kuu Maka, maybe he has others. |
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Andy Costigan
From:
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Posted 12 May 2016 9:06 pm
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thanks Steve. the only tune I play in B11 is "Midnight, the Stars and You". I've spread myself thin trying to learn songs in lots of tunings. Al Bowly's version from 1934 is beautiful too. great piano! and strings!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ9aT-Wa_tE |
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