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Topic: Sultans of Swing.- C6 Lap Steel Guitar. |
Mike A Holland
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United Kingdom
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Posted 29 Jan 2018 8:02 am |
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My latest YouTube upload- Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits!
Recorded with Flamenco guitar, Bass and programmed drums backing.
Play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y62UPlpN54k
Hope you enjoy,
Mike |
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James Hartman
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 29 Jan 2018 8:26 am
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| Nice arrangement, Mike. You keep picking choice classic rock tunes that wouldn't have occurred to me as steel guitar material. Cheers. |
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Mike A Holland
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 29 Jan 2018 8:50 am
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| Thanks James. I was just going through my old back catalogue and seeing what is possible to work on the Lap Steel. It is my way of assimilating C6 tuning! |
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Bill Groner
From:
QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 29 Jan 2018 10:23 am
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Awesome job Mike! Love that song even more now! 
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Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40 |
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Joe Elk
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 29 Jan 2018 2:41 pm
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I liked that! Generally I like old time Country.
Joe Elk Central Ohio |
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Chris Templeton
From:
The Green Mountain State
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Posted 29 Jan 2018 2:58 pm
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Nice, Mike, I heard flavors of Chris Isaac's "Wicked Games". That would be a nice song to do.
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 29 Jan 2018 8:28 pm
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Wow............awesome playing with great touch and tone.
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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David Matzenik
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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 30 Jan 2018 1:11 pm
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Sweet and smooth playing. I guess you practiced that a bit.
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Bert Farroach
From:
Netherlands
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Posted 31 Jan 2018 2:29 am
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Great Mike ! Never thought this was possible. . . 
But C6 keeps surprising me . . |
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Mike A Holland
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 31 Jan 2018 5:05 am
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Thank you all for your kind comments.
Bert, I am finding that there is a lot of possibilities for this tuning even on a 6 stringer if you are willing to take the time to find them. I still find it much easier thinking in conventional guitar tuning but slowly I am getting my head around these 6th tunings...........I hope!
David, I had played that tune so many times in my younger days that it should have been a breeze......it was not  !
One thing I would like to add: The making of backing tracks takes such a long time and especially for me, programming drum tracks. How I miss not having a band! But it was great to break out the Flamenco guitar and play the rhythm guitar. I had a freak thumb injury a couple of years ago that made me step back from working as a Flamenco guitarist(Much better now). I did feel that the guitar added something to the flavour of this tune. |
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