Dick Sexton
From:
Greenville, Ohio
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Posted 24 Sep 2012 6:58 am |
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You listen to one of the masters and think "How could I ever play that, or like that". We forget, that each, of the biggest names we know in pedal steel, once sat were we sit. Even if they had the advantage of the "best steel players of that time", there to help, show or instruct them and were not where you now in you learning, very long, they still passed through that point in "their" learning curve also. The best that we know, at one point, were rank beginners. So you have had much company in this steel journey.
Why should we try... To play something "Like" one of the top players, when, what he is playing might be played on an instrument set up much different than yours. More knees, pedals, different pulls. Because, it is in my opinion, an important step in the learning process. And yes, even failure is a learning experience.
Lets look at Mr. Franklins intro to Ms. Sears, "Do Me Wrong". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cixiEyfeJSg&feature=related
Here tabbed by our friend Quentin Hickey: http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=219742&highlight=gonna+wrong
And a couple tabbed by me. All three very different, with different feels, that teach something, but are a compromise from the original. None exactly as he played them, obviously.
Using B&C (/=slide into it)
1__________________________________________4-2______
2__________________________________________4-2______
3___________________________________________________
4_1C-4-4C_6C-4C-4__________6--4--4E-4_____________/4E~_
5________________6C-4C-4__6A-4A-4--4____4-4A~____/4~~_
6_1B-4-4B_6B-4B-4_6B-4B-4B____________4-4B~~__________
7___________________________________________________
8___________________________________________________
9___________________________________________________
10__________________________________________________
Using the 7th string 1/2 tone raise. (/=slide into it)
1_______________________________________________________
2_______________________________________________________
3_______________________________________________________
4__4E_4_/6__8---6__4_/4E_______6--4---4E_4_________/6--4--4E~
5_________________________4~_6A-4A-4__4___4-4A~_/6A-4A-4~
6_____4___________4___________________4_4-4B~~__________
7__4____/6G_8G-6G___/4___________________________________
8______________________4~~______________________________
9_______________________________________________________
10______________________________________________________
Try to think of a couple yourself. There in, is the learning...
Last edited by Dick Sexton on 1 Oct 2012 6:13 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 24 Sep 2012 12:50 pm
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Dick, I find this pretty cool too. You can play all of the exact same noted on youre BC pedals combo as the D lever on 5 and 8 and 4 and 5 strings. You get a totally different style lick, pretty neat. More options! The funny part I find with this beast is the more doors you open leads to more doors to figure out!  |
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