Gene Watson ( Fourteen Carat Mind ) intro youtube

[Joseph Barcus]

I want to take the time to thank Graham reid (rebel) for taking this intro and slowing it down for me. hope that its useful for someone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_o_6Bzelvw

[John Lacey]

Joe, I think that the third note and the fourth note in should be a tone higher. The first notes on that are: E,F#,A,C#. which are components of the A chord, which is the underling chord being played on the first bit of that steel intro. In the middle section, bar 2 of the steel solo, the notes are: G,G#,B,G#,G,F#,E,C#,B,E. As for the last section, it sounds like it's twinnned with the guitar and it's notes would be D,E,D,B,D. with the harmony being approx. a third above. Just my take on it, could be wrong but don't think so. If I've confused you with scripted notes, I could figure it out on steel and tab it, but I've never submitted tab on the forum before. It's funny, I've played this song a thousand times but never worked on it to get it right. Maybe this'll force me to nail it down.

[Joseph Barcus]

thanks for your input I am not around the guitar at the moment to try that out but I will bet youre right about it. Im still trying to get the ears to hear that stuff. please if you could give the tab a try.

[Dick Sexton]

Joseph, Is this close to your version?
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... carat+mind
I did this some time ago in my Beginners Notes...ds

[Joseph Barcus]

John you are 100% correct and I will have to figure out a way to revise my posting on you tube, dick yours works well for the main melody with out any twining with the guitar. I will post a tab of how Johns doing it the steel and guitar are twining the whole ending thats why some of the notes seem odd.

[Joseph Barcus]

John if you dont mind check the very last one for me it all sounds great but I cant feel that last one dedbd part Joe

[Joseph Barcus]

Key of F
1_________________________________________
2_________________________________________
3_________________________________________
4_______________13________________________
5___________13a____13a_13____13a_13_______
6_______13b_______________13________13____
7____13________________________________13_
8_13______________________________________
9_________________________________________

1___________________________
2___________________________
3___________________________
4_______8___________________
5_7a_8a___8a_7a_8___________
6_________________8b_____8b_
7____________________8______
8______________________8____
9___________________________

not sure of the last part heck its just 4 notes lol

[John Lacey]

"John if you dont mind check the very last one for me it all sounds great but I cant feel that last one dedbd part Joe" Joe, you have to seperate the harmony notes from the melody notes. They are just straight eighth notes coming in on the 3rd. beat of the 3rd. bar. I did them on the same fret as most of the other riff, think it was the 7th. fret in the key of E.

[Joseph Barcus]

thanks john you are very helpful. joe