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Ricky Davis
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From: Spring, Texas USA

posted 07 October 1999 06:59 PM     profile     
I tabbed the song out in C#, just like the way Tom Brumley played it at that time. Now Tom and myself both lower our 5th string a half tone; so these days the 5th string note on the 2nd fret goes down chromatic; and you can do it with the knee lever or moving the bar back a half step. There have been alot of twist and turns added to that solo through the years; and Peggy was the closest I've seen; but still there was a variation in her sound file. I couldn't read your tab Peg; because it got jumbled up somehow. Anyways; to be so bold and over confident like I get sometime; Tom Brumley was my neighbor and teacher in the early '80s and showed me exactly how he played it at the time; but I did have to go back and listen to the recording to freshin' my memory; cause I'm guilty of variation too. But here it is:

Key of C#
1._______________________|
2._______________________|
3.____9b~~9__7____~9__~9_|
4._______________________|
5._9__9a~~9__7~a__~9__~9_|
6._______________________|


1.________________________|
2.________________________|
3._4b_~7___4b~2b__2b~~2__2|
4.________________________|
5._4a_~7___4a~2___2a~~2__2|
6.________________________|


1._____________________________|
2._____________________________|
3._2__2~~__2~~~~~_2~1b~2_2~1b~~|
4._____________________________|
5._2__2~2a_2~2a~2_2~1~~2_2~1~~~|
6._____________________________|


1.____________________|___________|
2.____________________|___________|
3.____7~~9__9b~9__7___|___________|
4.___________________9|_9~~~~~___9|
5._7__7~~9__9a~9__7__9|_9a~9~~___9|
6.___________________9|______9b__9|


Ricky Davis

[This message was edited by Ricky Davis on 10-07-99]

Al Udeen
Member

From: maple grove mn usa

posted 07 October 1999 10:55 PM     profile     
Hi Ricky! Did you know that Brumley tuned his 9th neck to Eflat open for string breakage reasons? also he cut Together Again with a Fender 1000? Bucks band tuned all Instruments to Eflat open! Your Friend Al Udeen
Al Udeen
Member

From: maple grove mn usa

posted 07 October 1999 11:36 PM     profile     
Ricky! Sorry for my stupidity! Having Tom as your teacher, naturally you know all this stuff ! Al Udeen P.S say Hi to your Boss!!
Ricky Davis
Moderator

From: Spring, Texas USA

posted 08 October 1999 12:16 AM     profile     
Hey Al; good to see you over here in this area. I told Dale howdy for you as I was talkin' to him, while reading your post; ain't these things great. Anyways; yeah Tom hated his sound then; but I thought that guitar sounded great. Come to think of it; Tom never likes his sound; and I never know why; he is so hard on hisself; but that's what makes him so perfect in our eyes. So when are you gunna grace us with some pure steel tab knowledge. If you haven't figured this posting the tab thing yet or don't want to; no prob. But if you need help; ask and I will send you details on how to write and post it on here. I would love to learn some Al Udeen licks.
Ricky
rmason
Member

From: Caracas, Venezuela

posted 08 October 1999 04:41 AM     profile     
Hi, Ricky

Yep, found what I was missing in your
tab; sorry to put you to so much trouble
but as explained earlier, it's really
been eatin' at me.

It's the part in your first line of
tab that shows the 7~a.

Also, later, the drop to the first fret
which I hadn't found correctly by myself and
for which I spent two days making my new
vertical knee. I like it better the way
Tom played it originally but it's a whole
lot easier with the lever and of course
I just may find some other uses for it.

Thanks again to all.

------------------
Rod Mason


Ricky Davis
Moderator

From: Spring, Texas USA

posted 08 October 1999 04:35 PM     profile     
Great Rod; glad to hear that. Glad I could help out. I also found some things out for myself in re-workin' the song out and that's what it's all about. I love to learn things out about my playing; and it mostly happens when I'm trying to help out a fellow steel player. I love that.
Ricky
Anders Lindby
Member

From: Island of Gotland - Sweden.

posted 10 October 1999 03:58 AM     profile     
I must agree,that 7~a thing Rod was talking about missing sounds more like it,
i have always gone from fret 9 to 8 with no pedals

1------------------
2------------------
3-----9b~~9~~8-~9--
4------------------
5--9--9a~~9~~8-~9--

But Rickys 7~a thing sure sounds better,
Thanks Ricky for posting this here for all to see.
Anders
Ricky Davis
Moderator

From: Spring, Texas USA

posted 10 October 1999 01:11 PM     profile     
No prob. I always try and listen the the highest note in a lick or phrase; and that will usually tell me the position for the other notes. Just a little "Food For Thought"
Ricky
Lynn Kasdorf
Member

From: Leesburg, Virginia, USA

posted 11 October 1999 11:28 AM     profile     
That lever that drops the 5th string B is handy for Together again, but it is really handy for a 7th (or 9th) sound, 2 frets down from open.

Another way to look at it- it is flatting the V of the open chord, which gives you a cool II9 chord, just like the pedal 5 on C6.

And with pedals down, it flats the third- so it is a nice way to go major to minor (of course, you could just as well slide up 1 fret, come off the pedals, and push the D lever (lowering E's) for the same effect.

Ricky Davis
Moderator

From: Spring, Texas USA

posted 11 October 1999 01:40 PM     profile     
Hey thanks Lynn; that is a perfect description of the way at looking at that change on the pedal steel.
Ricky
Chris DeBarge
Member

From: Boston, Mass

posted 24 October 1999 06:25 PM     profile     
Ricky,
this section the imaginary words:...my tears...)

3._4b_~7___
4._________
5._4a_~7___

I do as:
3._4b_6b__
4.________
5._4a_5a__

I know it's a bar slant, but I find it much smoother for me and my guitar than jumping the 3 frets and letting off the pedals, which I can never seem to do fluidly. Anybody else do it this way?

Chris

Ricky Davis
Moderator

From: Spring, Texas USA

posted 24 October 1999 08:33 PM     profile     
Hey Chris; that is cool. I do the same thing pal; except I lower my 5th string a half tone; and you can get the same voicing at that 6th fret, using it.
4b~~6b

4a~~6a(L)
I also play it more like the way Peggy tabbed it on that part.
4b~~7~~6b

4a~~7~~6
Also; I inquired to Graham about the Loretta Lynn song you reqested. Don't know if he has it or not; maybe you can send it to him Chris. Long time no see. How is the Fender?
Ricky

Chris DeBarge
Member

From: Boston, Mass

posted 27 October 1999 01:24 PM     profile     
Ricky,
Yeah, I'll try to send a wave file to Graham, that lick is fast and tough!

The Fender's a loveable ole' curmudgeon, still having fun with it, nothing else gets that sound...except maybe a REALLY old Sho-Bud...hmmm. Nah, I'd better not, the wife is already mad at me for having too much junk! We can never win can we?

Ricky Davis
Moderator

From: Spring, Texas USA

posted 27 October 1999 05:48 PM     profile     
Chris; just do like I do, and sell something else to get that next something you want. Makes since don't it. Well somethings I wish I didn't sell; but I am always happy for the trade off.
Ricky

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