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Topic: Poor Poor Pitiful Me |
C. Eric Banister
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Scottsburg, Indiana, USA
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Posted 2 Jul 2022 6:42 am |
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| Anyone know of any tab for the Terri Clark version of Poor Poor Pitiful Me? Particularly the solo break. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 2 Jul 2022 6:52 pm
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| Hey Eric, is that solo steel on Terri's version? I thought that was guitar....I'll have to hunt it up and listen to it online. |
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Jim Fogarty
From:
Phila, Pa, USA
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Posted 2 Jul 2022 7:31 pm
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I just listened and it's probably lap steel. I didn't hear any pedal work. Paul Franklin is credited with pedal and lap steel on the album.
Might even be slide guitar.....but I don't remember Brent Mason doing a lot of that. |
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C. Eric Banister
From:
Scottsburg, Indiana, USA
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Posted 4 Jul 2022 8:34 am
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| Thanks guys. I initially thought it was lap steel. Most of the live clips her guitarist plays it as a non-slide solo. When she did it on the Opry last year, Tommy White played all the parts on steel. I guess I'll just pick one and dive in! |
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George Biner
From:
Los Angeles, CA
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Posted 4 Jul 2022 2:57 pm
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I've been coincidentally listening to that track lately -- it's a great sounding track. I do suspect however that Terri's vocals are auto-tuned but I can't prove it - if so, yeech, she's a great singer and doesn't need that.
I always thought that the solo is a regular guitar with a lot of bending -- I'll have to go back and compare versions but isn't it a clone of the Waddy Wachtel solo from the Linda Ronstadt version? Waddy never played steel that I know of.
And it's cool cuz it has lots of cowbell!
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 5 Jul 2022 11:33 am
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My bad Eric. I just assumed you were asking about pedal steel. Didn't really read your post very well.
Still haven't listened to the Terri cut, but Paul with a little edge, on lap steel makes sense for the tune. |
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C. Eric Banister
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Scottsburg, Indiana, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2022 6:14 am
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No problem at all, Jerry.
The more I listened to it, comparing it with Tommy Whites' take on the Opry and the Waddy original, the more I leaned toward pedal steel because as I work on it there are a couple of quick slides that can be done on lap steel, but sounded smoother to me with a pedal. So I took a shot and message Mf. Franklin on the forum and he said that he indeed played pedal steel on the track! |
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Chris Tarrow
From:
Maplewood, NJ
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Chris Tweed
From:
Cardiff, Wales, UK
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Posted 13 Aug 2022 9:40 am
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| Using my untrained eye, Tommy's finger movements at the end of the break don't seem to match what is being played. Now I'm confused. |
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C. Eric Banister
From:
Scottsburg, Indiana, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2022 5:26 am
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I suspect that on that video the person has overlaid the original recording over the video. I think that is why it says "Unofficial Hybrid" in the title.
However you can listen to that episode of the Opry on their Soundcloud page and t sounds like pedal steel to me. |
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Bryce Van Parys
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 2 Sep 2022 12:21 pm
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I play that break on pedal, but it sounds like a slide guitar to me. I've thought about switching, but I hate to switch guitar/steel more than I need to.
I think it was recorded before autotune was a thing. Wikipedia says autotune invented in 96, but wasn't released until 97. Terri recorded this in 96. We do other Terri Clark songs, I think she's just a great singer..
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kevin ryan
From:
San Marcos, California
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Posted 6 Sep 2022 1:47 pm
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Tommy played Pauls solo spot on, no surprise! Great tone!! I wonder what his distortion pedal was? I think you are right about the overlay of the original.
Last edited by kevin ryan on 7 Sep 2022 2:35 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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kevin ryan
From:
San Marcos, California
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Posted 7 Sep 2022 9:01 am
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Here's that solo, not perfect but close.. I play it slow so you can figure it out without tab..
https://youtu.be/g9OT3nJ9q98 |
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C. Eric Banister
From:
Scottsburg, Indiana, USA
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Posted 7 Sep 2022 5:11 pm
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| Thanks, Kevin! That was great. |
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kevin ryan
From:
San Marcos, California
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Posted 13 Sep 2022 4:00 pm
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| No problem, love that solo... |
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