Boot Heel Drag(intro; verse; bridge)

Ricky Davis · From: Bertram, Texas USA

After tabbing several parts of this song for different folks; I put it all together for most of the song; just add however many verses or bridges to play it as the whole song. It is in the key of A; and it is a modern version of this classic; played on the C6th pedal steel.



(Intro)


1.____________________________________________________|


2._______0______0_______0_______0___~16(6)~~~~___4(6)~|


3._5~6______9______13______16_______~16~~~~~~~___4~~~~|


4._____6______9______12______16_____~16~~~~~~~___4~~~~|


5.__________________________________~16~~~~~~~___4~~~~|


6.__________________________________~16(6)~~~~___4(6)~|


7.__________________________________~16~~~~~~~___4~~~~|


8.____________________________________________________|


9.____________________________________________4~~~~~~~|


10.___________________________________________________|



(Verse)


1.__________________________|________________________|


2.__________________________|________________________|


3.______9_7_________9_7_____|____9_7_________9_7_____|


4.______9_7_7___7___9_7_7___|____9_7_7___7___9_7_7___|


5.__________7(5)7(5)____7(5)|________7(5)7(5)____7(5)|


6.______9_7_________9_7_____|____9_7_________9_7_____|


7.__________7___7_______7___|________7___7_______7___|


8.__________________________|________________________|


9._2~4______________________|2~4_____________________|


10._________________________|________________________|



1.________________________________|______________________________|


2.________________________________|______________________________|


3._____14_12___________14_12______|_____9__11~~~~12___11~~~~12___|


4._____14_12_12___12___14_12_12___|___9_9__11~~~~12___11~~~~12___|


5.___________12(5)12(5)______12(5)|_9_9__________________________|


6._____14_12___________14_12______|_9___9__11(6)~12(6)11(6)~12(6)|


7.___________12___12_________12___|___9__________________________|


8.________________________________|_9____________________________|


9._7~9____________________________|______________________________|


10._______________________________|______________________________|



1._________________|____________________________________|__________|


2.________________9|____________________________________|__________|


3._11____9_____9__9|_____9__11~~~~12____11____12~~~~~~4_|___9_9___9|


4._11____9_9___9__9|___9_9__11~~~~12____11____12~~~~~~4_|_9_9_9_9_9|


5._________9_9_____|_9_9______________________12~~~~~~4_|_9_____9__|


6._11(6)_9___9_9___|_9___9__11(6)~12(6)_11(6)_12(6)~~~4_|___9_9___9|


7._________9_______|___9________________________________|_9_____9__|


8.___________9_____|_9__________________________________|__________|


9._________________|____________________________________|__________|


10.________________|____________________________________|__________|


(Repeat Verse)



(Bridge)


1._____________________________________________|


2._4(6)~~9__9~~~~12___|_12____16(6)_12____9____|


3._4~~~~~9__9~~~~12(L)|_12(L)_16____12(L)_9___9|


4._4~~~~~9__9~~~~12___|_12____16____12____9___9|


5.____________________|_______________________9|


6.____________________|_______________________9|


7.____________________|________________________|


8.____________________|________________________|


9.____________________|________________________|


10.___________________|________________________|



1._________________________________________|


2.________________________16(6)_12____9____|


3._9~~~~12__12~~16____16__16____12(L)_9__9_|


4._9~~~~12__12~~16____16__16____12____9__9_|


5._______________________________________9_|


6._9(6)~12__12~~16(6)_16(6)______________9_|


7._________________________________________|


8._________________________________________|


9._________________________________________|


10.________________________________________|

                                                      (TAG)


1._____________________________________|___________|________________|


2._____________________________________|___________|___________16(6)|


3._____9__11~~~~12____11_____12~~~~~~~4|___9_9____9|_14_15_16__16___|


4.___9_9__11~~~~12____11_____12~~~~~~~4|_9_9_9_9__9|_14_15_16__16___|


5._9_9_______________________12~~~~~~~4|_9_____9__9|___________16(6)|


6._9___9__11(6)~12(6)_11(6)__12(6)~~~~4|___9_9____9|___________16___|


7.___9_________________________________|_9_____9___|________________|


8._9___________________________________|___________|________________|


9._____________________________________|___________|________________|


10.____________________________________|___________|________________|

Ricky

[This message was edited by Ricky Davis on 17 May 2002 at 10:00 AM.]

Bud Harger · From: Belton, Texas by way of Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Ricky, thanks.

Your generousity and willingness to share your considerable knowledge is very much appreciated. This is a great instrumental.

I have been working on it since John Steele posted his questions and you responded to him. John also answered some of my questions about main verse. Now I have it all in one place.

I hope we meet someday. Thanks again,

Bud

Ricky Davis · From: Bertram, Texas USA

No problem Bud; glad to do it.
Ricky

Rick Barber · From: Morgan Hill, Calif. USA

Ricky,
Thanks. I'll try this one too.
Rick Barber Carter D10

John Steele (deceased) · From: Renfrew, Ontario, Canada

Hey Ricky, thanks.
As you know, I've been booting this tune around a bit for the last couple of weeks,
when I taught myself the first chorus, I figured it out like this:






1-------------------------------|


2-------------------------------|


3------------~~7(7)--7----------|


4--------------7(7)--7-----7----|


5--------------7(5)--7(5)--7(5)-|


6--------------7-----7-----7----|


7-------------------------------|


8-------------------------------|


9-------------------------------|


10--6(5)~~7(5)------------------|

I put the little ~ mark before the first chord to indicate mashing the pedal.
I wear 4 picks too, but do you think that sounds alright, or is it too "non-original"?
-John

Ricky Davis · From: Bertram, Texas USA

Hey John; it will work, but I rarely take my foot off the volume pedal to play the split between the 5th and 7th pedal; it is just too much motor skills for me(ha......
It is certainly the right notes as the way I tabbed it; but without moving the bar is the difference I suppose. I play it on the no-pedal steel; which is very original; but when I play it on the pedal steel; I do try and keep it sounding like there are no pedals enguageing; but that's just me. I like to play it on the pedal because of the bigger chords in the flat 7th position; with out the Suspending note of the 5th string; which is inharent on the no-pedal steel. But I really really like the original sounding instrumental when there are more pieces in the band; other than just me and Dale. Sounds good to me.
Ricky

John Bresler R.I.P. · From: Thornton, Colorado

Ricky:

This is really good stuff. I play it on C6th like Pete Drake used to, but had never tried it on E9th. This will really add to the variety and sound on an extended instrumental.

JB

John Bresler R.I.P. · From: Thornton, Colorado

Ricky:

I'm sorry - I feel stupid. This is on the C6th neck!!! I didn't read it thoroughly enough and also, pedals 5,6,7 are on the other neck.

JB

Ricky Davis · From: Bertram, Texas USA

Hey John; no problem, I get thrown between the two myself.
Ricky

Doyle Huff · From: Broken Arrow, OK USA

Mark and Ricky. I talked to Herb Remmington about this song and he said he did it on a C#minor tuning. It can be done on E9th using the A pedal to get the C# note. With the A pedal down, tune the B (10th) string to a low E to get the bo-wa. He also did it in A. This way of playing it gets close to the orginal sound. Herb has this out in one of his course. I just want to sy to Ricky, you're doing a gteat thing for the steel guitar and players doing these tabs.

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