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Topic: Ray Price's "Night Life" on lap steel? |
Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 2 Jul 2007 10:30 am |
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I received a good question today.
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Just wondering if anyone has ever attempted to play "Night Life" on a lap steel. I'd like to do it on an 8 string. This is one of my all time favorite songs. Tuning?
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I haven't tried the song myself, but listening to it, I think there would be a lot of slanting and jumping around the neck to do it justice.
What do you think?
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Dave Harmonson
From:
Seattle, Wa
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Posted 2 Jul 2007 11:49 am
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| I worked out a version of it on 8 string C6. No slants. I don't really ever tab anything out so I can't fully explain it here, but I use mostly the same positions that I'd used on the C6 pedal steel version. It's a great tune what ever it's played on. |
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Mike Black
From:
New Mexico, USA
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Posted 2 Jul 2007 11:56 am
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Last edited by Mike Black on 13 May 2011 6:29 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Michael Johnstone
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Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 2 Jul 2007 1:02 pm
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| It can be done easily on the Joaquin Murphey C6/A9 complete with all the chords.You could also get to it almost as easily on the Junior Brown C13 or Tom Morrell's E13. You need at least one tritone in there somewhere. |
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Dave Burr
From:
League City, TX
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Posted 2 Jul 2007 2:00 pm
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Reece and Bobbe do a smokin' version of "Night Life" on the "Superslide Slide Off" DVD. Reece plays his single 12 and Bobbe plays a double 8 (straight C6 i believe).
The DVD is available here on the forum, but is showing "Temporarily Out of Stock".
http://pedalsteelmusic.com/video.html
Scroll down to the 3rd item from the bottom.
Last edited by Dave Burr on 3 Jul 2007 5:09 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Bobbe Seymour
From:
Hendersonville TN USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 2 Jul 2007 8:17 pm
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No, I play all the "Night Life" chords without slants, but do not hesitate to use any method possible to get the correct harmonies anywhere on any song. Slants are not to be avoided if they are necessary, just not necessary on this song, with eight strings. I do it with four string chords, the eight string neck is not a disadvantage at all on this tune.
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Dave Harmonson
From:
Seattle, Wa
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Posted 2 Jul 2007 9:24 pm
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| Hey Mike from N. Mexico. Yep I've been called Country Dave for a good 35 years or so. I've been called other things I can't say on the Forum, too. Which Walter are you referring to? |
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Mark White
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 3 Jul 2007 12:29 am
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| Bobbe, are there more copies of the 'Super Slide Off' on the way? I don't see it in b0b's store or your website either. |
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Gary Boyett
From:
Colorado/ Lives in Arizona
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Posted 3 Jul 2007 3:25 am
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Here are the chords from Cowboylyrics.com:
Night Life |
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Dave Burr
From:
League City, TX
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Posted 3 Jul 2007 5:08 am
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| Sorry Bobbe. I guess I was thinking about a different song. I edited my last post so as not to confuse anyone. |
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