Source for Open E Tabs?

Jim Fogarty · From: Phila, Pa, USA

Hey,

I've actually acquired a student. Total, complete beginner, so even though I'm not very advanced, I can get him started right. I teach guitar, bass and mando almost full-time now, so I do know how to teach.

Anyway, he's into Lindley and wants to stick with Open E. Since his ultimate goal is PSG, I'm encouraging that.

BUT.....

Most of the lap steel tabs and teaching material I have is C6 based. Does anyone know a good source of Open E tabs and lessons I can share with him, or help guide him through?

Thanks!

Harry Dove · From: Michigan, USA

If you are talking about a six string guitar tuned to an E tuning, I think the most popular would be the E7 tuning. It is the most closely related tuning to the E9 ten string, on a six string guitar. There is a ton of material out there if you look for it by the E7 tuning name. There are a lot of teaching books already made up from Mel Bay, Hal Leonard, etc. that you can order. A few years ago I make up a course using some of these materials and a lot of my own, complete with practice tracks that I created with Band In A Box, for my grandson to learn with. I sure wish I had that when I started out. The E7 tuning is quite versatile.

Andy Volk · From: Boston, MA

I have a bunch of arrangements on my site (www.volkmediabooks.com) in Open D. Open E has the exact same positions - just raise the accompaniment up one whole step. Troy Brenningmyer has some great open d lessons - same deal - just transpose pop one step.
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Keith Aiken · From: North Carolina, USA

what kind of material is in your course?

JB Bobbitt · From: California, USA

Lindley plays a lot in open D with Jackson Browne, e.g.: "I'm Alive" and others on "Love is Strange".

Distinctive sound.
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John Limbach · From: Billings, Montana, USA

I learned on the Oahu PN basic course that gave you a choice of A Maj or E Maj tuning. We used the E Maj. About 3/4 of the way through the course they switched to E7th.

I later obtained the Oahu PT course from Kay Koster. It's billed as "Professional Training" and is in E7th.

Both courses used notation only, no Tab. However, it's easy to convert anything you want to Tab with programs such as Guitar Pro, TablEdit and others.

PN course sample:

PT course sample:

Gary Anwyl · From: Palo Alto, CA

If the student is mainly interested in electric Lindley rather than acoustic you should point him to this excellent Running on Empty solo lesson for Open E by Steve Cunningham. He talks you through the 1st solo note by note. It is very playable by a beginner but mastering it will keep him busy for a long time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcNhldWbmSw

Here is my transcription of Lindley's solos from Running on Empty - both the 1st solo and the outro solo. It's for Open E (even though he played it tuned to Open A).
http://planetgaa.com/tab/Running%20on%20Empty%20Solo.pdf

It's best to learn it by ear to get the phrasing, but if you're new to lap steel it is educational to see how things lay out on the fretboard.

Jim Fogarty · From: Phila, Pa, USA

Thanks Gary, and everyone else!

Iâ€™ll definitely build him up to that iconic Running solo. For right now, I was looking for more dead simple stuff, like folk tunes and easy country.......just to get him started and learning to use the bar and picks.

Iâ€™m kind of being lazy I guess. I HATE writing tabs, but Iâ€™ll probably just bite the bullet. After he gets some skills, Iâ€™ll start him on the more interesting material.

Thanks!

Roger Conant · From: Florida, USA

Hi Jim- I'm an older player (not good) (87) and I've got a bunch of Oahu Tabs which have E/E7/A/C#M tabs. These are seconds of mine and some are a little ragged, but can be repaired with a little scotch tape. I've got a small box full, which I'd gladly give somebody who could use them. A little help on the postage would be appreciated as I live on Soc Sec. If interested, let me know your address and I'll find the cheapest way to get them to you. These aren't lessons but sheet music that can be used as progress allows. If it isn't practical to help on the shipping, I'll send them anyway. Yours in music, Roger

Andy Volk · From: Boston, MA

Here's Lindley's solo on "Brother John" from my "Exploring Open D" book. For Open E, play the same positions and raise the chords a whole step.

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Steven Schwartz · From: Longview Washington, USA

Jim Fogarty · From: Phila, Pa, USA

Thanks so much guys!

I worked out simple Open E versions of "You Are My Sunshine" and "Sleepwalk" that should get him moving up and down the neck and working on muting, plus adding simple chords to melodies. That should keep us busy for a bit, since he's a beginner.

This is fun. I never spent a ton of time on open E, and there's a ton of good music in there.

BTW, Andy......I already snagged some of your Open D stuff (along with C6 for me!).....but check it out. Looks like Lindley tuned up to Open F, live. Sounding great, as always!

https://youtu.be/caiMQzh0dz8

Andy Volk · From: Boston, MA

Lindley mostly uses the same Open E intervals (from the bottom: 1-5-1-3-5-1) but often, tuned up or down 1-2 steps depending on the tune.
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Sebastian Müller · From: Berlin / Germany

Wow, a steel guitar method book in notation only, this is challenging !
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Mark van Allen · From: Watkinsville, Ga. USA

Iâ€™ve got an open E/D course that lays out the logic and musicality of the tuning. Scales, chords, licks and ends with the â€œRunning on Emptyâ€ solo. Should be of great help!
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