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Topic: Fleetwood Mac's Albatross on the Lap Steel |
Chuck S. Lettes
From:
Denver, Colorado
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Posted 14 Apr 2020 9:46 am |
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I listened to a lot of early Fleetwood Mac back in the day and always felt that Peter Green was one of the best in his time. I thought you might enjoy a personal favorite, Albatross, a Peter Green/ Fleetwood Mac tune, arranged on my Ricky frypan.The tune has a kind of a British surf beat to it. (ha!) Hope all of you are healthy and hunkerin' down.
Chuck
https://chucklettes.com/music |
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Jim Mckay
From:
New Zealand
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Posted 14 Apr 2020 11:53 am
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Lot of work gone into that one Chuck. Very nice.
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Shaun Marshall
From:
San Rafael California, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2020 3:29 pm
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Many Thanks for posting this Chuck.
Just about a month ago my neighbor heard me play'n Sleep Walk and Blue Train on my lap steel and told me he thought Albatross would be a great steel song to do. You beat me to it! This tune sounds like it was almost made for steel guitar.
Cheers,
Shaun |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Will Houston
From:
Tempe, Az
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Posted 14 Apr 2020 5:26 pm
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| Nice take on that one Chuck. |
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Chuck S. Lettes
From:
Denver, Colorado
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Posted 14 Apr 2020 6:29 pm
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Thanks, guys. I always liked that tune, and it's nice to interpret it on the lap steel. Shaun, I have a rhythm track that I could send you if you want to work on the tune. Doug, you're right about the delay. Whenever I work on surf or dreamy stuff, that's my go to effect. Nice gloves on your avatar, by the way.
Chuck |
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Garry Vanderlinde
From:
CA
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Posted 15 Apr 2020 1:59 pm
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| Nice Chuck!, love your touch and all the echos and harmony. Are you in C6? |
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Shaun Marshall
From:
San Rafael California, USA
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Posted 15 Apr 2020 3:15 pm
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Hello Chuck, I would love to get the rhythm track. My neighbor will be so stoked when he hears it on steel coming from my apartment. My email is shaunhm@gmail.com
By the way, I'm still loving that tab you posted many years ago in Steel Guitar World Magazine for "The Rose". That melody fits so well on pedal steel. Thanks for all the inspiration Chuck! |
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Chuck S. Lettes
From:
Denver, Colorado
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Posted 16 Apr 2020 6:47 am
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Thanks! Garry, good to hear from you. Yes, I'm using a C6th tuning with the high G, perfect for this arrangement. Shaun, I'll email you the rhythm track that I used. I found it on a web site, but the site is long gone. I really enjoyed being on the staff for Steel Guitar World. Thanks for remembering.
Chuck |
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Michael Butler
From:
California, USA
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Posted 16 Apr 2020 3:26 pm
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peter green one of my favs as well as that song! beautiful work chuck.
if i may, could you send me the backing track. it will take me a long time to get even close to what you did but, ironically, i was thinking of trying this song about a month ago. that is until i heard the original and heard what was really involved.
thanks,
mikeB
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