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Topic: Steel Guitar Rag - Tempo? |
Sonny Jenkins
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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 27 Feb 2023 1:52 pm |
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| what was the original tempo, BPM, of Steel Guitar Rag ,and what speed do you play. |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 28 Feb 2023 3:53 am
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I think most of the steel guitar "originals" we're familiar with put it around 90-100 bpm. Seems like the more modern pedal players play (or played) it around 110-120, and I usually played it there, or a little faster. The song it's based on, "Guitar Rag" (by Black bluesman Sylvester Weaver) was probably the slowest at around 70-80 bpm, though his timing gained some speed as he went on. 
Here's a link to that version, recorded 9 years before Leon McAauliffe's (most famous) version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plsT3v5tlg4 |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 28 Feb 2023 5:56 am
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| I always played it "Bluegrass speed" (fast). |
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Dennis Detweiler
From:
Solon, Iowa, US
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Posted 28 Feb 2023 6:13 am
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Steel Guitar Rag and Wipeout as fast as possible to get it over with.
Bob White had the right idea when he combined the two and came up with Steel Guitar Wipeout.
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