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Topic: Maria Elena C6th Solo Lap Steel |
Roy Thomson
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 14 Mar 2005 1:56 pm |
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I have added this real nice song to my list of tabs and MP3's for those interested in learning the C6th tuning.
It is not recording studio quality but is clear and done slowly.
Here is the link: http://members.cox.net/loveridehd/Maria%20Elena.mp3
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 14 Mar 2005 4:08 pm
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Ooooh Ron, sooo sweet.One of my fav. tunes and so well played..thank you for sharing it with us..Tell me Buddy, are you using a high G? Kinda sounded like it.I'm just learning steel.Been playing reg. guitar for bout 60 yrs. and now that I'm no longer commited to making other people happy,I am devoting ALL my energy to the steel. God Bless Jerry Byrd.
Once again thank you..Just steelin away..P.J. |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 14 Mar 2005 4:16 pm
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Hi Papa Joe,
Glad you are into steel guitar now. Go for it! 
I do not use a hig "G" on that cut. The tuning is standard six string C6th:
Low to High:C-E-G-A-C-E
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 14 Mar 2005 10:10 pm
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Roy;
Very nice tone! I guess I'll have to do a little more ‘woodshedding’!
Infact, I don't play that tune at all, but; I have the recording to listen to and I guess I'll have to get started on that one! Sounds great! Everyone is lucky though, because; I can't dubb more than a 30-sec. WAV-Attachment and I don't know how to post it here or I'd do it with another tune or two on C-Diatonic! I'm sending a home-made Cassette-Tape of Instrumentals to Ray Montee tomorrow, but; I don't think my quality would be anywhere near good enough to Post either! I don't have a PC, so; I'm rather limited. I was lucky to hear your attachment with my unit!
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“Big John” Bechtel
’49-’50 Fender T–8 Custom
’65 Re-Issue Fender Twin–Reverb Custom™ 15” Eminence
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Mark Davis
From:
Bakersfield, Ca
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Posted 15 Mar 2005 12:25 pm
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Roy that was simply beautiful.
What brand of lap steel do you use you got great tone and feel. |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 15 Mar 2005 12:43 pm
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Hi Mark,
Do you know Andy? He's from Bakersfeild too.
That recording was done on the back neck of my Carter D10. I selected 6 strings and tuned to standard C6th. Some of the guages
were wrong and the strings too "taut" but I
did it anyway.
I appreciate your response.
Good luck to you.
Roy
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Les Anderson
From:
The Great White North
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Posted 15 Mar 2005 12:55 pm
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| What a beautiful solo song from every direction for a steel of any kind. |
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Mark Davis
From:
Bakersfield, Ca
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Posted 15 Mar 2005 1:53 pm
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Thanks for the extra info!
Saw Andys name in the thread about the new Fender lap steel. I'm sure we will get together at some time I gotta get another steel have a kit coming soon so will be back in the steel saddle soon!
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 15 Mar 2005 3:57 pm
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That was really beautiful Roy. I had heard that tune many times and never knew the title. That guitar sounded super, but I'll bet you would have sounded as good on any guitar you had around the house !!
BILL |
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Les Anderson
From:
The Great White North
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Posted 15 Mar 2005 6:34 pm
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You have that tune to tabs Roy?
E-mail me with a price list. That would sound beautiful on my D8.
By the way, I have been to NS at least a dozen times or more and I have no idea where Wolfville is? Please clue me in.
Les
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(I am not right all of the time but I sure like to think I am!)
[This message was edited by Les Anderson on 15 March 2005 at 06:39 PM.] |
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George Rout
From:
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 15 Mar 2005 7:00 pm
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| Real SWEEEEEEEEET, Roy. As they'd say in Quebec, "C'est magnifique"!!!! |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 15 Mar 2005 7:07 pm
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Thank you all.
Maria Elena is a beautiful song. I first heard it performed by Los Indos Tabajaros
who made it a world wide hit back in the 70's I beleive.
Les, the information on my Tablature and the costs is in the Tablature Section of the Forum. There is a list there of the songs
I have available and Maria Elena has just been added this week.
Roy |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 15 Mar 2005 7:11 pm
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Les, I almost overlooked your question about my home town.
Wolfville is a small University community, Home of Acadia, in the Annapolos Valley about an hour's drive from Halifax, the Provincial capital.
Thanks for asking. |
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