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Topic: Serendipity Steel |
Dom Franco
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Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Posted 3 Jul 2006 4:23 am |
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Serendipity: to make discoveries, by accident and sagacity, of things not in quest of...
Over the last few weeks, I have had the opportunity to play with some very talented musicicans. Inspired by each others playing, we really played our little hearts out, taking lots of solo breaks.
Several times I reached for a note, but because I had a pedal engaged or was on the wrong fret, an unexpected pitch was sounded. In one particular case the two notes I played were just awesome and led me into a solo that I had never dreamed of.
This "serendipity" seems to happen to me much more often on Pedal steel than on non-pedal steel. Although I have been playing over 40 years, sometimes I have no idea what I am doing, I only know what key we are in, and I go to a fret that "should" work.
Does this happen to you guys? Or am I the only one who fakes his way through some songs?
Dom Franco |
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 3 Jul 2006 5:23 am
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Mistakes are, for me, a path to a new idea.
It seems when I'm able to access my subconscious, the unexpected happens. |
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Charles Curtis
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Posted 3 Jul 2006 5:24 am
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| I think that it was the late "Jerry Byrd" that said, "no two people play the steel guitar alike". I believe that one motivator that attracts me to the psg is using so much of my body to play. To me it can be a sensual thing, if you will, and when it all comes together and I hit a "hot" lick, to me it's quite a sensation. I also believe that the longer one plays, and becomes more familiar with the instrument, then ones' ability to find "musical riffs" increases proportionately, although some get there quicker than others. I am reminded, recently, when Bud Harger posted a lick in the "Tab" section, and I was amazed. The great thing about this "Forum" is the exchange of ideas. Incidentally have you heard the "riffs", C-6th, by Randy Reinhard in the song, "Bubbles In My Beer"? |
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