Miserlou (A6th Lap Steel)

Andy Volk · From: Boston, MA

Miserlou - A6th Lap steel (same as C6th: GECAGE tuned down)

Here's my arrangement of this classic middle eastern tune.
I was inspired by Dick Dale's surf version and even more, by
forumite Jody Carver's incredibly cool version recorded with
Johnny Cucci back in the 50's. Jody did a fingerpick rake across
muted strings alternating with chord stabs that added a unique
percussive background pad for Johnny's lead guitar. Here, the
steel carries the entire melody but I use Jody's string rake
tedchnique (with my thumpick) when the melody sustains over
two bars.

Jody Carver's lick:






        Mute all    Rake (r) with finger pick toward your body followed by thumb pick in the other direction (32nd notes)





                                          [-3-]


E---| |------x------------r----------r------7-7-7-------|


C#--| |------x-------------r--------r-------7-7-7-------|


A---| |*-----x--------------r------r--------------------|


F#--| |*-----x---------------r----r---------7-7-7-------|


E---| |------x----------------r--r----------------------|


C#--| |------x------------------r-----------------------|





--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------





Intro: Bass (with steel playing  percussive lick above)


                                  (h)   (h)                             (h)   (h)                  


G---| |*-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |


D---| |*-----------------|--------2--3--2--3--|-----------------|--------2--3--2--3--| |


A---| |------2--2-----2--|-----2--------------|-----2--2-----2--|-----2--------------| |


E---| |---0--------------|--0-----------------|--0--------------|--0-----------------| |


                                                                                         





(part A)





           E                 E                  E                 E                      


E---| |---------------------|-----7--8--10--8--|-----7-----------|-----------|


C#--| |------------7--8-----|-----7--8--10--8--|-----7-----------|-----------|


A---| |*-----7--8--7--8-----|------------------|-----------------|-----------|


F#--| |*--------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------|


E---| |------7--8-----------|------------------|-----------------|-----------|


C#--| |---------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------|


                                                                                         





      E                 E                  E                 E                           


E---------------------|-----7--8--10--8--|-----7-----------|-----------|


C#-----------7--8-----|-----7--8--10--8--|-----7-----------|-----------|


A------7--8--7--8-----|------------------|-----------------|-----------|


F#--------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------|


E------7--8-----------|------------------|-----------------|-----------|


C#--------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------|


                                                                                         





   F                       F                E                 E                          


E------8--7--8--7-----|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|


C#-----8--7--8--7--8--|-----10--8--10--8--|-----7-----7-----|--------------|


A------------------8--|-----10--8--10--8--|-----7-----7-----|--------------|


F#--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|


E---------------------|-----10--8--10--8--|-----7-----7-----|--------------|


C#--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|


                                                                                         





   F                 F                 E  Glide               E                               


E------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| |


C#--8--7--8--7-----|-----8-----8-----|-----7--4--3-----|-----------| |


A---8--7--8--7--8--|-----8--8--8--8--|-----7--3--2-----|-----------| |


F#-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| |


E---------------8--|--------8-----8--|-----------------|-----------| |


C#-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| |


                                                                                         





   E                 E                 E                                                 


E------0--0--0--0--|-----0--0--0--0--|-----0--0--0-----0-----0--|


C#-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------|


A------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|


F#-----------------|-----5--6--8--6--|-----4--5-----5-----5-----|


E------------4--5--|-----------------|--------------------------|


C#-----3--4--------|-----------------|--------------------------|


                                                                                         





   E                             E                                                       


E---------0-----0-----0-----0--|--------0-----0-----0-----0--|


C#-----------------------------|-----------------------------|


A------------------------------|-----------------------------|


F#-----------------------------|-----5-----6-----8-----6-----|


E------------------4-----5-----|-----------------------------|


C#-----3-----4-----------------|-----------------------------|


                                                                                         





   E                          F                    F                 E                   


E------------0-----0-----0--|--------------------|-----------------|--------------|


C#--------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------|


A---------------------------|-----3--2--3--2-----|-----2--0--2--0--|--------------|


F#-----4--5-----5-----5-----|-----------------3--|-----------------|-----2--2-----|


E---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------|


C#--------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------|


                                                                                         





   E              F                    F                 E                               


E---------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------|


C#--------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------|


A---------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------|


F#--------------|-----5--3--5--3--2--|-----3-----3-----|-----------|


E---------------|--------------------|--------1-----1--|-----1--0--|


C#--------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------|


                                                                                         





   E                               (part b        A                                   


E------------1--0--------1--0---| |--------------------------------|


C#------------------------------| |--------------------------------|


A------------------------------*| |--------------------------------|


F#-----------------------------*| |--------------------------------|


E------1--0--------1--0---------| |-----------------------5--5-----|


C#------------------------------| |--------------------------------|


                                                                                         





   A                       G              G                          F                   


E------------------------|--------------|--------------------------|-----------------|


C#-----------------------|--------------|--------------------------|-----------------|


A------------------------|--------------|--------------------------|-----------------|


F#-----------------------|--------------|--------------------------|-----------------|


E------5--5--5--5--4--5--|-----7--7-----|-----7--7--7--7--5--7-----|-----8--7--8-----|


C#-----------------------|--------------|--------------------------|-----------------|


                                                                                         





   F                 E         E                    F                                    


E------------------|---------|--------------------|-----13--12--13--12--10--|


C#-----------------|---------|--------------------|-------------------------|


A------------------|---------|--------------------|-------------------------|


F#-----------------|---------|--------------------|-------------------------|


E------11--10--11--|-----12--|--------------------|-------------------------|


C#-----------------|---------|--------------------|-------------------------|


                                                                                         





   F                              E           E              F                           


E------12--10--12--10-----------|-----8--7--|--------------|-----10--8--10--8--9-----|


C#------------------------------|-----------|--------------|----------------------8--|


A-------------------------------|-----------|--------------|-------------------------|


F#------------------------------|-----------|--------------|-------------------------|


E-------------------------------|-----------|--------------|-------------------------|


C#------------------------------|-----------|--------------|-------------------------|


                                                                                         





   F                 E                 E                                                 


E------7-----7-----|-----------------|------------| |


C#--------8-----8--|-----------------|------------| |


A------------------|--------8--7-----|-----------*| |


F#-----------------|-----------------|-----------*| |


E------------------|-----------------|------------| |


C#-----------------|-----------------|------------| |

[This message was edited by Andy Volk on 25 May 2002 at 05:34 AM.]

[This message was edited by Andy Volk on 28 May 2002 at 06:17 AM.]

Jody Carver · From: KNIGHT OF FENDER TWEED

Andy
It looks more complicated than it is,,I myself could'nt do it again,,beginners luck I guess,,,,,thanks for the plug,,appreciate it.

Andy Volk · From: Boston, MA

Don't sell yourself short, pal! That pick clip percussion you used on Miserlou and Brazil was very effective and quite original - at least I've never heard any other steel player use it. In the late 40's, early 50's, a bongo drum effect was popular with some stndard guitar players like Tal Farlow & Herb Ellis who slapped the guitar body at the 15th & 12th fret to simulate the two bongo drums. Tal said he got the idea from Philadelphia where it was kind of a local style done with lots of intricate variations. Anybody know of any other steelers who used the pick click percussion effect?

Jim Smith · From: Midlothian, TX, USA

Bob Stone · From: Gainesville, FL, USA

Thanks for the Tab Andy.

Aubrey Ghent uses the pick-click percussion--as well as just about any other technique he can find to get tonal colors out of his 6-string lap (Dobro tuning).

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