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Topic: Beginner Repertoire |
Thomas Alexander
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 31 Oct 2019 2:48 am |
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If you could name 5-10 steel guitar tunes that should be in every beginner's repertoire, what would they be?
I pick up songs pretty easily by tab but want to develop my ear. I just worked through Big City (the first song I've done entirely by ear), so anything around that difficulty level would be perfect. |
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Patrick Fleming
From:
South Dakota, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2019 6:21 am
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As a Beginner myself I have been learning steel by learning songs and then breaking down parts from the songs into small licks that can be modified and placed where ever I see fit.
For Me Anything with Ralph Mooney or Tom Brumley is Gold!
Here is a short list:
Above and Beyond - Buck Owens
Together again - Buck Owens
Rainy Day Woman - Waylon
Buckaroo - Buck Owens
A couple Non-Country Tunes:
Dead Flowers - Rolling Stones
You Ain't Going Nowhere - The Byrds |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2019 7:24 am
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| Bud's Bounce |
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Bobby Nelson
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Ronnie Boettcher
From:
Brunswick Ohio, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2019 7:59 am
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Cold Cold Heart
D I V O R C E
Wild Side Of Life
Farewell Party
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Sho-Bud LDG, Martin D28, Ome trilogy 5 string banjo, Ibanez 4-string bass, dobro, fiddle, and a tubal cain. Life Member of AFM local 142 |
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Fred Treece
From:
California, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2019 8:06 am
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| It’s kind of fun at first figuring out a song or two on your own, but there are methodical approaches to learning that will probably be more productive in the long run. I started 3 years ago with the Winnie Winston book and mp3’s of the tunes and lessons in it. I don’t regret a minute I spent on it. |
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Kevin Fix
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2019 1:35 pm
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| Huey land material for sure. Hello Darlin, Linda On My Mind. Easy tunes. Steel Guitar Rag. |
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Rich Gardner
From:
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2019 4:01 pm
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Here are a few I've worked up on pedal steel:
Birth of the Blues
Canadian Sunset
Can't Help Falling in Love
Harbor Lights
I Left My Heart in San Francisco
Last Date
Sleep Walk
Teardrop
How High the Moon
Nowhere Man
White Cliffs of Dover
Red Sails in the Sunset
A Song of Old Hawaii |
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Thomas Alexander
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 12 Apr 2020 10:14 am
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| Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I hope to work through these during the quarantine. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 14 Apr 2020 4:37 pm
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Danny Boy
Greensleeves
Cold, Cold Heart
Aura Lee (Love Me Tender)
I Love You Because
Four Walls
Sunday In Dixie (When They Ring Them Golden Bells)
I Love You So Much It Hurts Me
For The Good Times
La Golondrina (Singing Strings)
Faded Love
All of these are normally played pretty slowly, so learn them slow, first. As you progress, you should learn to speed them up into swing-tempo...or even faster! 
Playing songs at different tempos adds variety and lets you use your imagination to re-invent and expand old sounds. Cold, Cold Heart at around 110-120 BPM makes a great break song - and it's one that everybody knows. |
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Bill C. Buntin
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Posted 15 Apr 2020 6:59 am
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