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Topic: Boot Heel Drag(intro; verse; bridge)
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Ricky Davis
Moderator From: Spring, Texas USA
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posted 21 September 1999 05:18 PM
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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
Member From: Temple / Belton, Texas
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posted 22 September 1999 06:22 AM
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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
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Ricky Davis
Moderator From: Spring, Texas USA
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posted 22 September 1999 11:00 AM
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No problem Bud; glad to do it.
Ricky
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Rick Barber
Member From: Morgan Hill, Calif. USA
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posted 24 September 1999 08:58 PM
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Ricky,
Thanks. I'll try this one too.
Rick Barber Carter D10
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John Steele
Member From: Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
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posted 28 September 1999 01:14 PM
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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
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Ricky Davis
Moderator From: Spring, Texas USA
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posted 28 September 1999 10:41 PM
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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
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John Bresler
Member From: Medford, Oregon
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posted 01 October 1999 03:08 PM
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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
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John Bresler
Member From: Medford, Oregon
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posted 01 October 1999 03:13 PM
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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
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Ricky Davis
Moderator From: Spring, Texas USA
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posted 01 October 1999 06:17 PM
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Hey John; no problem, I get thrown between the two myself.
Ricky
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Doyle Huff
Member From: Broken Arrow, OK USA
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posted 17 May 2002 07:47 AM
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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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