HELP What Key for steel guitar rag

Kenny Foy · From: Lynnville, KY, USA

Can anyone tell me what key STEEL GUITAR RAG is most commonly played in on C6th and E9th and would any one have any tab for it. TANKS A BUNCH Kenny Ray Steelin Away 'N' Ky

Barbara Hennerman · From: ** R.I.P. **

I play it in E. I used to have the tab but not sure where it is at this time. Good Luck!

Reggie Duncan · From: Mississippi

I play it in E on E9th.

Joey Ace · From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

E almost always.

That's why I sit up and listen if it's done in a different key.

[This message was edited by Joey Ace on 24 March 2002 at 08:03 AM.]

Steven Knapper · From: Temecula Ca USA

I'm in the E group on E9. Hi there Mr. Duncan, long time, no hear!! Kenny, my teacher wrote it out in tab, I can scan it and get it to you. The problem is trying to read it.
Steve

Colin Goss · From: St.Brelade, Island of Jersey, Channel Islands, UK

I guess I am a bit different. I play it in A then modulate to C, return through the E and finish in A. I think Tom Brumley did it this way.

Rainer Hackstaette · From: Bohmte, Germany

I used to play it in Eb on C6. When I tabbed it from an old Jimmy Day record, the turntable was probably running a bit too slow.

Now that I have tuned all my C6 necks to B6, I play it in D.
Almost all instruction material for beginners/intermediate players include a version of the Steel Guitar Rag. Contact Scotty or Jeff Newman or Herby Wallace.

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Bill Myrick · From: Pea Ridge, Ar. (deceased)

Question for you who play it on the "E" neck ??? Where do you get the down progression of notes at the 6th measure (I think) In other words ; I can start it out in "E" pedals down and get the first 5 measures straight across but then I have problems finishing what I'm calling "the down progression" of notes (the same ones as the last measure of the verse )
thanx -

Joey Ace · From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Don E. Curtis has an excellet version of SGR on his first CD. It's in E. Starts on the E9 neck, changes to the C6 neck.
There's some neat banjo-type rolls on the E9 second section of Don's arangement.

Bill, I don't start with pedals down. I play it mostly open, no pedals, Start on the fifth string open, hammer-on to 2nd fret, then 4th string open, hammer-on 4th string 2nd fret, slide to 4th fret...

A nice variation that sounds a bit C6ish is to play the first part on the 5th fret with the Es lowered. All the notes are there at the 5th fret. You have to hit the A pedal briefly once

[This message was edited by Joey Ace on 24 March 2002 at 08:09 AM.]

Roger Edgington · From: San Antonio, Texas USA

I usually play it on the C6th neck in E and modulate to C and back to E again. I think it's a Buddy Charlton arrangement more or less.Like many others my age, I learned to play it on a 6 string lap steel in E.

Steven Knapper · From: Temecula Ca USA

Yeah, that hammer on stuff Joey is talking about is not written on the Tab I will try and get sent today. I will try and remember to write a few notes about how to paly it.
Steve

Ernie Renn · From: Brainerd, Minnesota USA



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[This message was edited by Ernie Renn on 24 March 2002 at 11:44 PM.]

Frank Parish · From: Nashville,Tn. USA

Bb on C6 and Eb for the E9

Bob Carlson · From: Surprise AZ.

Bill Myrick,
If you start out in E, pedals down, aren't you playing it in A?.

Bob.

Mark Tomeo · Posted 25 Mar 2002 7:27 am

Please don't play SGR at all - anybody - ever again.

Bob Carlson · From: Surprise AZ.

Mark, i'll 2nd that.

Bob.

Bob Allen · From: Apache Jct, AZ, USA

I've played the steel guitar rag for fifty plus years, and I play it in the key af E in the E9th and in C6th I didn't know anyone played in any other key.Bob.

Joey Ace · From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

That's what I meant Ernie. Thanks.

Nick Reed · From: Russellville, KY USA

I've always done it in "E".
Nick

Bill Myrick · From: Pea Ridge, Ar. (deceased)

Bob--- Sorry I didn't explain myself well -I meant pedals down over 7th fret to have a "pedals down" E .

[This message was edited by Bill Myrick on 26 March 2002 at 08:04 PM.]

Bill Myrick · From: Pea Ridge, Ar. (deceased)

However--it doesn't have the authentic "rag" sound as what you are all talking about. I need to work on my bar work more I can see that.

[This message was edited by Bill Myrick on 26 March 2002 at 08:07 PM.]

Bill Stafford · From: Gulfport,Ms. USA

Eb mod. to Db for last time around.

Herb Steiner · From: Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064

Ranier
Jimmy played it in Eb on C6. It used to drive the Alvin Crow band nuts when he'd sit in because we did it originally in C, and then I started doing it in E. Alvin is a Bob Wills kind of fiddler and didn't dig Eb too much

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I do it in E, California style, and recorded a version of it on my new album. There's a tab book and rhythm track CD available also.

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Roy McKinney · From: Ontario, OR

{Roger Edgington

I usually play it on the C6th neck in E and modulate to C and back to E again. I think it's a Buddy Charlton arrangement more or less.Like many others my age, I learned to play it on a 6 string lap steel in E.)

OK, how do you accomplish the modulation from /E/C/E/???

Rainer Hackstaette · From: Bohmte, Germany

Herb,
thanks for the info on Jimmy Day. You really made my day! I was beginning to feel kind of strange for not playing it in E, but in the company of Jimmy Day I feel quite comfortable ...

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