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Luke Yanders


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Post  Posted 3 Jul 2024 4:29 pm    
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Looking to see if anyone knows how Paul Franklin does the lick (which I hear him do a decent amount in other songs) in "Someday" by Alan Jackson in each chorus right after he sings "and she said it's too late" at 1:48 mark in the below link. Been bugging me for a while. Can anyone help?

https://youtu.be/8QAa59bMDqQ?si=G6igp7hmBEpWuwTx
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Dale Rivard

 

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Post  Posted 4 Jul 2024 7:35 am    
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Hey Luke, I'm not at my guitar but this is what I'm hearing: 10th fret, A & B pedals down & lower the 2nd string a whole tone. Play strings 2 & 6 then slide down to the 9th fret releasing the 2nd string lower as you go. Then, as those 2 strings continue to sustain, slide to the 8th fret. Then, lower the 2nd string a whole tone. This section is done without restriking the strings, just hitting them once at the beginning then using sustain. Then, at the 8th fret, play strings 5 & 6 with the B pedal only. Finally, as those strings sustain, release the B pedal to bring it to the C chord(most of the lick is played over the G chord).
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Jon Light


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Post  Posted 4 Jul 2024 8:45 am    
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I am often wrong about how great players play what they play but I am often satisfied with my own results (but ALWAYS glad to be corrected and to learn).
This is what I do with this phrase. I may sustain through the whole thing or I may re-pick at some point inside it for accent/phrasing.

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Luke Yanders


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Post  Posted 6 Jul 2024 2:19 pm    
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Thank you both for your replies! These are right on point! Another version of this lick is played on "Lost In A World Without Merle Haggard." Below YouTube link at 3:03. I would venture to say the lick using the 2nd string lower is ideal for this one. I believe he raises his 2nd string up a half step when his bar reaches the 3rd fret (2 frets below the closed D chord position. If your 6th string lower is on the same lever as your 2nd string raise, this will not work. I believe Paul does not have the 6th string lower on his setup. Let me know what you think. Such a great ride on this one.

https://youtu.be/3vTvWEnPBqo?si=GmITtT3MUSQO7Maw
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Dale Rivard

 

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Post  Posted 10 Jul 2024 4:51 pm    
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I believe you're right on with your thinking Luke. Paul has talked about not having the 6th string lower on the same lever that raises strings 1 & 2. He raises string 7 which gives him similar moves. He lowers string 6 on his 4th pedal but not independent of strings 5 & 10. I believe every set up has compromises & each player needs to decide how they will play certain things based on their set up. Or, their set up will evolve depending on their musical direction.
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Paddy Long


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Post  Posted 6 Aug 2024 3:23 pm    
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Paul has a half step on his 7th string raising the F# to G then G# ....to achieve the same thing as the 6th lower with the split G.
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Adair Torres


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Post  Posted 24 Aug 2024 6:12 am    
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Nice lick..
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Post  Posted 26 Aug 2024 5:17 pm    
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Luke Yanders wrote:
Another version of this lick is played on "Lost In A World Without Merle Haggard." Below YouTube link at 3:03.

https://youtu.be/3vTvWEnPBqo?si=GmITtT3MUSQO7Maw
All the E9 tricks in one video. Dang. Really pretty.

I'd pay some bucks for a tab of this. It would be a brilliant study.
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