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Topic: Doug Beaumier's books are wonderful! |
Larry Lenhart
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Posted 3 Feb 2017 9:41 am |
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Just this morning, I was playing along with his courses and I know this has been stated before, but I think it is worth repeating. His 3 books of lap steel tabs are done amazingly well....clear to read, precise, and fun to play the tunes ! His playing of the tunes is a pleasure to listen to in their own right. His backing tracks that come with the books are so much fun to play along with. They have fun beats to the song and to my ears, sound perfect ! He obviously spent many hours working these books up...if you dont have them, you owe it to yourself to purchase them ! I cant say enough about them ! (BTW, his pedal steel book is great also, and he did a speed picking course and a course on using the B,C pedals) We are lucky to have such talent around helping guys like me out !
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Brian Straub
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Connecticut, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2017 10:25 am Doug B
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I'll have to agree. I've been taking lessons off and on for 8 years from Doug and have all his books. Excellent courses including C6, A6 and B11 tunings for non pedal and a great E9 book. Books are easy to follow and precise. A must have.
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Allen Hutchison
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Kilcoy, Qld, Australia
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Posted 3 Feb 2017 1:35 pm
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Doug's the best!  |
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Frank James Pracher
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2017 3:54 pm
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I have to agree.. I have all three of his lap steel books and they're wonderful! Great tunes and something for all skill levels.
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Nic Sanford
From:
Oklahoma
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Posted 3 Feb 2017 6:06 pm
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| I agree. I have two of his books. I'm really enjoying them. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2017 9:58 am Re:
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| Larry Lenhart wrote: |
| Doug Beumier's books are wonderful! |
I second that emotion. |
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Jim Smerk
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2017 10:45 pm
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Doug who??!
I have both C6 books, with the final one to be bought soon....I hope! |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Phillip Vaught
From:
Dallas,Texas, USA
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Posted 9 Feb 2017 6:28 am
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I have all three, really like the last one with a6 and b11 included..
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Jim Williams
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Meridian, Mississippi, USA - Home of Peavey!
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Posted 28 Mar 2017 1:34 pm
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I can't ever pass up a post like this without commenting...Doug's books and arrangements are fantastic. Relatively simple, but they still sound great. I have the first two but need to pick up the third one. The thing that I have learned is that by playing these arrangements, you will learn where a lot of the common harmony notes are, and if you have a bit of an ear for music will soon find yourself "finding" your own arrangements on the steel. Worth every penny of the investment.
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Tod Johnson
From:
Hawaii, USA
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Posted 28 Mar 2017 3:05 pm
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| I got the B11 A6 C6 book first because I wanted to learn How D'Ya Do. I was dubious because before I got it I was trying to learn from videos and didn't know if only tab and CD would work for me without the visuals. After learning the song in one day I went ahead and bought the other two C6 books. There are at least 9 songs in the first C6 book that will be essential for my song list.The 25 more book has not as many for me but has at least 3 backing tracks that will be very helpful. Thanks Doug. |
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David M Brown
From:
California, USA
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Posted 28 Mar 2017 3:08 pm
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| Well I am certainly not above learning more...I ordered the C6-A6-B11 book. |
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Randall Palmore
From:
Albany,TX USA 76430
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Posted 28 Mar 2017 4:41 pm Doug
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| Agreed! Some of the first knowledge gained from Doug was his contributions to the SGW magazine, then the Forum.. all contributions by Doug.. I then decided to learn some C6 non pedal.. six string..His courses were the ticket! They are great! Thanks Doug! RP |
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Miles Lang
From:
Venturaloha
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Posted 28 Mar 2017 7:20 pm
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Doug, do you ever take requests for your next books?
Like, On The Alamo?  |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Paul Miles
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 6 Apr 2017 12:52 am Doug Beaumier's books are wonderful!
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| Couldn't agree more.Got me started and I've never looked back ! |
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 6 Apr 2017 7:20 am
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| ...I have no plans to do any more books at this time. |
If you ever do change your mind, I would like to nominate the following project for your consideration:
Convert the tunes from the classic Emmons Guitar Company BE-E9 course from E9 3x3 pedal steel to 6-string C6.
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 6 Apr 2017 7:23 am
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Doug is a great teacher and a forum treasure. Thanks for all you do for steel guitar, Doug!
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 6 Apr 2017 8:19 am
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Thanks guys, Jack, I have that rare Emmons tab and audio. LP album with unbound sheets of tab, early 1970s. Great music, but the tablature is written in a strange, hard-to-read way. The pedals are labeled 1,2,3 instead of A,B,C and they are written Below the tab lines. And 1,2 are the fingerings and they are written into the tab where the pedals (A,B,C) should be. So it's kind of mind boggling. I have often thought of converting the tab to standard tab and binding it into a booklet. But there would likely be copyright issues. And the audio, the original Big E audio... there would certainly be some issues with copyright there.
As far as converting the music to lap steel, I've tried working out arrangements on 8-string, but something is lost in the translation. So many of those wonderful signature Buddy Emmons riffs with knee levers and pedals can't be duplicated on non-pedal. The songs can be played, the melodies are recognizable, but a lot of the classic Emmons moves are not there on non-pedal steel.
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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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Stefan Robertson
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Hertfordshire, UK
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Posted 6 Apr 2017 8:43 am
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As far as converting the music to lap steel, I've tried working out arrangements on 8-string, but something is lost in the translation. So many of those wonderful signature Buddy Emmons riffs with knee levers and pedals can't be duplicated on non-pedal. The songs can be played, the melodies are recognizable, but a lot of the classic Emmons moves are not there on non-pedal steel. |
I refuse to accept defeat. 
I must find a way.
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Bill Hatcher custom 12 string Lap Steel Guitar
E13#9/F secrets: https://thelapsteelguitarist.wordpress.com
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 6 Apr 2017 9:32 am
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I'm working on a new book of C Diatonic arrangements (that will probably be an eBook only) and it's been an eye-opening reminder of how different tunings configurations offer advantages and disadvantages over one another. Your point is well taken about those Emmons moves that demand pedals, Doug. Early on in my lap steel playing I naively thought I could figure out some of what Ralph Mooney played on my 6th string lap steel. Ha! That was a colossal waste of time - especially when I saw Al Brisco's beautifully done teaching video where he demonstrated Moon's "dancing on the pedals" style.
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Michael Hillman
From:
Boise, Idaho, USA
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Posted 6 Apr 2017 8:15 pm Doug's courses are indeed great!
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I agree totally with what others have said about Doug and his courses - he is great to deal with, and, as a bass player that toys with way too many other instruments, I would have never known the joys of C6 six string lap steel without Doug's guidance.
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