Rodney Shuffler requested this.
"Save The Last Dance For Me"
Pedal Steel Guitar Solo by Ralph Mooney
From the recording by Buck Owens.
Examples for those without the recording: wav and mp3 files
Key of Ab
2/4 Medium Tempo
Pickups on Ab Steel alone measures 1 and 2 , Rhythm comes in at measure 3
Structure:
1 | 1 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 |
1 _______|________________|______________|______________|
2 _______|________________|______________|______________|
3 _______|________________|______________|______________|
4 _______|_____________16_|______________|______________|
5 _______|__________16____|_16--16A-----_|_16--16A------|
6 _______|_16__16b________|______________|______________|
7 ____16_|________________|______________|______________|
8 _16____|________________|______________|______________|
9 _______|________________|______________|______________|
10_______|________________|______________|______________|
2 & 1 & 2 & 1 2 1 2
Ab Db
1 ___________________|___________________|______________________|
2 ___________________|___________________|______________________|
3 ___________________|___________________|______________________|
4 ___________________|___________________|______________________|
5 --16A--16__________|__16A--16__________|__11--11A-__11--11A---|
6 _______________16B_|_______________16B_|______________________|
7 ___________________|___________________|______________________|
8 ___________16______|___________16______|______________________|
9 ___________________|___________________|______________________|
10___________________|___________________|______________________|
1 2 & 1 2 & 1 2
Ab
1 _______________|________________|_________________|
2 _______________|________________|_________________|
3 _______________|________________|_________________|
4 _______________|_____________11-|----------_______|
5 ---11--11A--11_|________________|__________11_____|
6 _______________|_11B_____11B____|_____________11B_|
7 _______________|________________|_________________|
8 _______________|______11________|_________________|
9 _______________|________________|_________________|
10_______________|________________|_________________|
1 & 2 & 1 & 2 & 1 2 &
1 ___________________|___________________|___________________|
2 ___________________|___________________|___________________|
3 ___________________|___________________|___________________|
4 ___________________|___________________|___________________|
5 _7--7A--8A--9A----_|_7--7A--8A--9A----_|_7--7A--8A--9A----_|
6 ___________________|___________________|___________________|
7 ___________________|___________________|___________________|
8 ___________________|___________________|___________________|
9 ___________________|___________________|___________________|
10___________________|___________________|___________________|
1 2 1 2 1 2
Eb
1 ______________________|________________|______________________|
2 ______________________|________________|______________________|
3 ______________________|________________|______________________|
4 ______________________|________11-----_|__11---11_________11__|
5 __9A--9____________11_|________11A----_|__11A--11_________11__|
6 _______________11_____|_11B____________|____________11B_______|
7 ______________________|________________|______________________|
8 ___________11_________|________________|______________________|
9 ______________________|________________|______________________|
10______________________|________________|______________________|
1 & 2 & 1 2 1 2 &
Ab
1 ______________________|
2 ______________________|
3 ______________________|
4 __11______11-----_____|
5 _11A_____11--11A_____|
6 ______________________|
7 ______________________|
8 ______________________|
9 ______________________|
10______________________|
1 2
Note:
All errors in hearing exactly what Ralp Mooney did in the solo midway in the recording are mine. I play - this transciption stuff is hard to do...
Examples equipment:
'77 Sho-Bud Pro II Custom
Seymour Duncan 84-40 amp (40 watt tube amp)
Recorded on portable mini disc player.