Twilight Blues performed by Dick McIntire F#9

Jesse Pearson · From: San Diego , CA

This Dick McIntire piece is on electric 6 string in F#9 or C#m7 tuning since the lower 5th and 6th strings are not being used. F#9 = Low F# A# E G# C# E High. C#m7 = Low E B E G# C# E High. The upper 4 strings of F#9 and C#m7 are the same notes. You can learn the phrasing (which swings like crazy) off the CumQuat records lable "Royal Hawaiian Hotel" CD (audio recording is below the tab, thanks Rick Aiello). I used a chop shop phrase sampler to record copy the tune and transcribe it note for note. If you have any questions about the tab, feel free to email with them. jwhillbilly@hotmail.com

Some of the voicings can be made fatter on some of the 2 note groups (3rd and 4th box's of tab on the first page), it's up to you. I myself put everything in 3 note groupings now instead of 2 on the 3rd and 4th box of tab, first page (I'll fix it later). I need to get the girls I jam with to scan and repost the picture of the tab, lol. Enjoy!

Here is the corrected tab that Scott pointed out. This replaces the 3rd Box of Tab on the first page:






---7--7--------5-4-3---12--10-8---------4-5----------------


 ---6--6---3--5-5-4-3---11--10-8-10-9-8--4-5-5--0-3-3-2-1---


 ---5--5---3--5-5-4-3---10--10-8-10-9-8--4-5-5--0-3-3-2-1---


 ----------3--5------------------10-9-8------5--0-3-3-2-1---


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This Tab replaces the 4th Box of Tab on the 1st page by changing all the 2 note voicings to 3 note voicings which I like better.



--10-8-10-8--6-5-4--3------1----------------------------


--9--8-9--8--6-5-4--3-3-1----1-0--4-3---3-4------4------


--8--8-8--8--6-5-4--3-3-1----1-1------4-----4-3----2----


----------------------3-1----1-1------------------------


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Here is some more corrections that Scott nailed  (page 1, box 3 towards end, they sound right to me):





[tab]


4--5--1----------------


4--5--1--1--3--3--2--1-


4--5--1--1--3--3--2--1-


---------1--3--3--2--1-


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Jesse, have you considered the above for the last phrase on page 1 box 3?

This below sounds better to me for the beginning phrase of box 4 that follows:



10--8--10--8--6-----------------


9---8--9---8--6--8--7--6--3--1--


8---8--8---8--6--8--7--6--3--1--


-----------------8--7--6--3--1--


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[This message was edited by Jesse Pearson on 17 May 2006 at 09:52 AM.]

Jesse Pearson · From: San Diego , CA

Here's a quick chord progression for twilight blues. It's in 8 measure progressions, 4/4 time = A,A,B,A (by Sol Hoppii):

|F |C#aug |F F#|G7 |C7 |C7 |F |C7 Caug|

|F |C#aug |F F#|G |C7 |C7 |F |F GmAb|

|A7 |A7 |D7 |D7 |G7 |G7 |C7 |C7 |

|F |C#aug |F F#|G |C7 |C7 |F |C7 |(1)

Repeat: // (second time through)(2)|F |F | end...

*This is the stuff Jerry Bryd cut his teeth on and I can see alot of things JB ended up doing coming from the playing of Dick McIntire. JB's "Steelin the Blues" has some trick bar tech that I can see in "Twilight Blues".

[This message was edited by Jesse Pearson on 27 December 2005 at 11:33 AM.]

Rick Aiello · From: Berryville, VA USA

Jesse ... got your email ... here it is

Twilight Blues

Courtesy of Cumquat Records

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Aiello's Cast Steel Guitars

My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield

John Pelz · From: Kettering, Ohio, USA

Cool tab, Jesse -- thanks for posting it! I'm looking forward to checking it out.

MUSICO · From: Jeremy Williams in Spain

For us "playing nonpedal on pedal" types.

The tuning is unusual, but only the 1st 4 strings are used.
E
C#
G#
E
so just hit the A pedal on your E9 and use strings 456 and 8

Jeremy Williams
Barcelona Spain

Bill Creller · From: Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)

Great tune by Dick.. The single note work is the best part, like the old Hawaiians played. Most players these days seem to want to play more harmony notes or strums, which is OK if its what they are into. This tune seems great like Dick plays it.

Jesse Pearson · From: San Diego , CA

Thanks for all the comments and observations, I think this Tab is really starting to turn into a good performance piece.

[This message was edited by Jesse Pearson on 30 December 2005 at 11:46 PM.]

Scott Thomas · Posted 31 Dec 2005 10:40 pm

4--5--1----------------
4--5--1--1--3--3--2--1-
4--5--1--1--3--3--2--1-
---------1--3--3--2--1-
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Jesse, have you considered the above for the last phrase on page 1 box 3?

This below sounds better to me for the beginning phrase of box 4 that follows:

10--8--10--8--6-----------------
9---8--9---8--6--8--7--6--3--1--
8---8--8---8--6--8--7--6--3--1--
-----------------8--7--6--3--1--
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Not trying to be the "tab police". Just want to contribute my thoughts, and hope it doesn't annoy you.

I like the beefier 3 note voicings same as you for those passages. I think that's what he's dong, but it isn't always easy to tell. But it does add consistency throughout that whole section.

Happy New Year! (I hesitate to post this on New Year's Eve, it betrays the fact that I have nothing better to do than sit in front of the computer, reading SGF with my frypan on my lap, learning Dick McIntire. What a steel guitar geek!!!)

Jesse Pearson · From: San Diego , CA

Scott, good work! yea, your way sounds right and I'm re-writting my tab. This tuning is so simple but yet you gotta get your ear used to it. I'm gonna re-write the finished product in Power Tab like Craig uses, man thats clean.

Don Kona Woods · From: Hawaiian Kama'aina

Jesse says:

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