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Topic: A Wound Time Cannot Erase Leavitt 8 String |
Roy Thomson
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 17 Jan 2008 5:38 pm |
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I strung up a Leavitt extension today and
made a country recording of "A Wound Time Cannot
Erase".
From high to low:G--Eb--D--C--Bb--G--E--C#
This is the one used by Bill Hatcher..{ Bill correct me if I am in error please }
It's crazy, weird but somehow it seems to come together. 
I have the tab for this and will include it with
any who purchase my Leavitt 1 or Leavitt 2 courses
now and in the future...on request.
roythomson@eastlink.ca
Oh Yes and thank you Bill for introducing me to
this set up..you are amazing man!!
Link to A Wound Time Cannot Erase..
http://www.freefilehosting.net/download/3afk1
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 17 Jan 2008 10:05 pm
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Roy. That is one of the best things you have posted here! I am going to have to work on getting a nice tone like you do.
Do you think that the Eb and G on top is a good way to go? What are some of the chord and melody combinations that sort of jumped right out at you when you tried it?
I really would like to pursue a 10 or 12 string guitar extended up some more. I might add an F between the Eb and G and then a G# and an A. This would give even more melodic possibilities along with the wealth of chords the Leavitt offers. |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 18 Jan 2008 11:16 am
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Hi Bill,
I like the high G and the Eb. One of the grips that
I used in my clip was 1,3 and 7 or Root, five and six combo. New major triads strings 1,2 and 5. Also 2,5 and 6.
I look at fret 12 as my home base and there I have the full C9th. Drop to fret 9 and I have a cluster
C major triad plus the major 7th, Dom7th, sixth and
some interesting strums are possible leaving out string 7. I printed out the fretboard today and
the two extra strings really expand on the many possibilities while maintaining the integrity of the
original tuning.
I already played with A and G on the bottom so
I can set up a ten string tuning on the back neck of
my Carter. Will stay here for a while however.
I like your ideas and all you are doing. It's ground
breaking steel guitar and I hope you stay with it.
Very exciting.
At some point I want to get back to pedal steel.
I feel kind of bad about that,,,but this experimentation is so very interesting and satisfying
musically. I know you have the fever and know
that of which I speak. 
Roy
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 18 Jan 2008 11:18 am
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sorry double post
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Bill Hatcher
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Posted 18 Jan 2008 1:01 pm
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Very good Roy.
I never played the pedal steel well enough to ever want to get back to it!! I do have some 6 string pedal guitars that I am going to put some time into this year. Blues, rock and enough county to get by with.
My long range goal is a 12 string leavitt with plenty on the top......I did say long range. |
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