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Andy Volk
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From: Boston, MA

posted 25 May 2002 05:32 AM     profile     
Miserlou - A6th Lap steel (same as C6th: GECAGE tuned down)

Here's my arrangement of this classic middle eastern tune.
I was inspired by Dick Dale's surf version and even more, by
forumite Jody Carver's incredibly cool version recorded with
Johnny Cucci back in the 50's. Jody did a fingerpick rake across
muted strings alternating with chord stabs that added a unique
percussive background pad for Johnny's lead guitar. Here, the
steel carries the entire melody but I use Jody's string rake
tedchnique (with my thumpick) when the melody sustains over
two bars.

Jody Carver's lick:

         Mute all    Rake (r) with finger pick toward your body followed by thumb pick in the other direction (32nd notes)
                                           [-3-]
E---| |------x------------r----------r------7-7-7-------|
C#--| |------x-------------r--------r-------7-7-7-------|
A---| |*-----x--------------r------r--------------------|
F#--| |*-----x---------------r----r---------7-7-7-------|
E---| |------x----------------r--r----------------------|
C#--| |------x------------------r-----------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro: Bass (with steel playing  percussive lick above)
                                  (h)   (h)                             (h)   (h)                  
G---| |*-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |
D---| |*-----------------|--------2--3--2--3--|-----------------|--------2--3--2--3--| |
A---| |------2--2-----2--|-----2--------------|-----2--2-----2--|-----2--------------| |
E---| |---0--------------|--0-----------------|--0--------------|--0-----------------| |
                                                                                          
(part A) 
            E                 E                  E                 E                      
E---| |---------------------|-----7--8--10--8--|-----7-----------|-----------|
C#--| |------------7--8-----|-----7--8--10--8--|-----7-----------|-----------|
A---| |*-----7--8--7--8-----|------------------|-----------------|-----------|
F#--| |*--------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------|
E---| |------7--8-----------|------------------|-----------------|-----------|
C#--| |---------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------|
                                                                                          
       E                 E                  E                 E                           
E---------------------|-----7--8--10--8--|-----7-----------|-----------|
C#-----------7--8-----|-----7--8--10--8--|-----7-----------|-----------|
A------7--8--7--8-----|------------------|-----------------|-----------|
F#--------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------|
E------7--8-----------|------------------|-----------------|-----------|
C#--------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------|
                                                                                          
    F                       F                E                 E                          
E------8--7--8--7-----|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|
C#-----8--7--8--7--8--|-----10--8--10--8--|-----7-----7-----|--------------|
A------------------8--|-----10--8--10--8--|-----7-----7-----|--------------|
F#--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|
E---------------------|-----10--8--10--8--|-----7-----7-----|--------------|
C#--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|
                                                                                          
    F                 F                 E  Glide               E                               
E------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| |
C#--8--7--8--7-----|-----8-----8-----|-----7--4--3-----|-----------| |
A---8--7--8--7--8--|-----8--8--8--8--|-----7--3--2-----|-----------| |
F#-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| |
E---------------8--|--------8-----8--|-----------------|-----------| |
C#-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| |
                                                                                          
    E                 E                 E                                                 
E------0--0--0--0--|-----0--0--0--0--|-----0--0--0-----0-----0--|
C#-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
A------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
F#-----------------|-----5--6--8--6--|-----4--5-----5-----5-----|
E------------4--5--|-----------------|--------------------------|
C#-----3--4--------|-----------------|--------------------------|
                                                                                          
    E                             E                                                       
E---------0-----0-----0-----0--|--------0-----0-----0-----0--|
C#-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A------------------------------|-----------------------------|
F#-----------------------------|-----5-----6-----8-----6-----|
E------------------4-----5-----|-----------------------------|
C#-----3-----4-----------------|-----------------------------|
                                                                                          
    E                          F                    F                 E                   
E------------0-----0-----0--|--------------------|-----------------|--------------|
C#--------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------|
A---------------------------|-----3--2--3--2-----|-----2--0--2--0--|--------------|
F#-----4--5-----5-----5-----|-----------------3--|-----------------|-----2--2-----|
E---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------|
C#--------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------|
                                                                                          
    E              F                    F                 E                               
E---------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------|
C#--------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------|
A---------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------|
F#--------------|-----5--3--5--3--2--|-----3-----3-----|-----------|
E---------------|--------------------|--------1-----1--|-----1--0--|
C#--------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------|
                                                                                          
    E                               (part b        A                                   
E------------1--0--------1--0---| |--------------------------------|
C#------------------------------| |--------------------------------|
A------------------------------*| |--------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------*| |--------------------------------|
E------1--0--------1--0---------| |-----------------------5--5-----|
C#------------------------------| |--------------------------------|
                                                                                          
    A                       G              G                          F                   
E------------------------|--------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
C#-----------------------|--------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
A------------------------|--------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
F#-----------------------|--------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
E------5--5--5--5--4--5--|-----7--7-----|-----7--7--7--7--5--7-----|-----8--7--8-----|
C#-----------------------|--------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
                                                                                          
    F                 E         E                    F                                    
E------------------|---------|--------------------|-----13--12--13--12--10--|
C#-----------------|---------|--------------------|-------------------------|
A------------------|---------|--------------------|-------------------------|
F#-----------------|---------|--------------------|-------------------------|
E------11--10--11--|-----12--|--------------------|-------------------------|
C#-----------------|---------|--------------------|-------------------------|
                                                                                          
    F                              E           E              F                           
E------12--10--12--10-----------|-----8--7--|--------------|-----10--8--10--8--9-----|
C#------------------------------|-----------|--------------|----------------------8--|
A-------------------------------|-----------|--------------|-------------------------|
F#------------------------------|-----------|--------------|-------------------------|
E-------------------------------|-----------|--------------|-------------------------|
C#------------------------------|-----------|--------------|-------------------------|
                                                                                          
    F                 E                 E                                                 
E------7-----7-----|-----------------|------------| |
C#--------8-----8--|-----------------|------------| |
A------------------|--------8--7-----|-----------*| |
F#-----------------|-----------------|-----------*| |
E------------------|-----------------|------------| |
C#-----------------|-----------------|------------| |

[This message was edited by Andy Volk on 25 May 2002 at 05:34 AM.]

[This message was edited by Andy Volk on 28 May 2002 at 06:17 AM.]

Jody Carver
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From: The Knight Of Fender Tweed~ Dodger Blue Forever

posted 27 May 2002 06:33 PM     profile     
Andy
It looks more complicated than it is,,I myself could'nt do it again,,beginners luck I guess,,,,,thanks for the plug,,appreciate it.
Andy Volk
Member

From: Boston, MA

posted 28 May 2002 04:26 AM     profile     
Don't sell yourself short, pal! That pick clip percussion you used on Miserlou and Brazil was very effective and quite original - at least I've never heard any other steel player use it. In the late 40's, early 50's, a bongo drum effect was popular with some stndard guitar players like Tal Farlow & Herb Ellis who slapped the guitar body at the 15th & 12th fret to simulate the two bongo drums. Tal said he got the idea from Philadelphia where it was kind of a local style done with lots of intricate variations. Anybody know of any other steelers who used the pick click percussion effect?
Jim Smith
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From: Plano, TX, USA

posted 28 May 2002 05:26 AM     profile     
quote:
Anybody know of any other steelers who used the pick click percussion effect?
Buddy Emmons!
Bob Stone
Member

From: Gainesville, FL, USA

posted 28 May 2002 06:44 AM     profile     
Thanks for the Tab Andy.

Aubrey Ghent uses the pick-click percussion--as well as just about any other technique he can find to get tonal colors out of his 6-string lap (Dobro tuning).

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