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Jim Saunders
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Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
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Posted 21 Feb 2022 6:34 am |
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This is not steel, but related and great musicianship. Anton Karas playing a Zither with all 10 fingers and thumbs at work. Chet Atkins does this later on guitar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2ZWcwy12lk |
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Joe Krumel
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Hermitage, Tn.
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Posted 21 Feb 2022 7:09 am
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| What a great song. Haunting. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2022 7:51 am
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I have that song tabbed out for E9th. 
Erv |
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Jim Saunders
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Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
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Posted 21 Feb 2022 12:02 pm Third Man Theme
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| This is reminiscent of ragtime piano with the melody, rhythm, and bass line all together. Could this be the beginning of Travis picking? |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 21 Feb 2022 4:57 pm Re: Third Man Theme
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| Jim Saunders wrote: |
| This is reminiscent of ragtime piano with the melody, rhythm, and bass line all together. Could this be the beginning of Travis picking? |
No doubt it helped, but the real roots of this style are trenched in the left-hand rhythm patterns of ragtime piano. These were quite unique and became popular around the turn of the 20th century. And in the 1920's, the style was adapted on guitar, mostly by Black blues players like Charlie Patton. Years later, the style came to full fruition with players like Doc Watson, Joe Maphis, Hank Thompson, Scotty Moore, and of course, Chet Atkins. |
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