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Topic: Good tunes in B11th other than Sand and How dya do please |
Kevin Brown
From:
England
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Posted 30 Apr 2010 9:03 pm |
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| Id like to play more tunes in B11th once Iv retuned for how dya do on stage, could someone recomend another tune/s other than Sand please. |
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Kay Das
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 30 Apr 2010 10:02 pm
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Kevin,
Not a Hawaiian tune, but I recently recorded "Wicked Game" on a B11 steel.
Kay |
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Kevin Brown
From:
England
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Posted 30 Apr 2010 10:20 pm
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| Thanks Kay, great tune and well played ! I guess im really looking for some historic info on the tuning and trying to dig out more 'classic' renditions of its use, lets see what comes up ! Its mainly for use with my string band so it needs to swing like **** |
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David Soreff
From:
North Las Vegas, NV
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Posted 1 May 2010 12:31 am
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Mapuana
Rainbows Over Paradise
Hana
Ports of Paradise
Sweet Lei Lehua |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Drew Howard
From:
48854
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Posted 1 May 2010 7:53 am
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| Tony Locke used this tuning with Wayne Hancock to great effect. |
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S.M. Johnson
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 1 May 2010 7:53 pm JERRY BYRD recorded a fine instrumental in B11th
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A fun song "STEELIN' the CHIMES".......... is done in B11th tuning. The chimes portion is done in what sounds like A6th while the middle verse and chorus, sounds like it's in C6th.
Great tuning |
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Edward Meisse
From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 1 May 2010 9:44 pm
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Get a fakebook. Play through as many of the songs as you can in B11. Problem solved big time. B11 is a very versatile tuning, especially if you look for slant possibilities. You ought to be able to play about anything on it.
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John Allison
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 3 May 2010 5:07 am
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Kevin, when ever I've played around with a B11 (or D11 derived from C6 instead of A6) I always end up finding the side of the tuning and that fit's right into the minor vamp and viper swing sound. If I get a chance I'll try to look for some examples or even try to post a little sample.
Shame I missed you when you were in town, by the way.
Cheers
J A
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John Allison
Allison Stringed Instruments
Austin, Texas
www.allisonguitars.com |
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Kevin Brown
From:
England
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Posted 3 May 2010 11:33 pm
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| Thanks guys, well I never expected such a great response, more than enough there to keep me going, John best wishes with your lap venture, tried em at Dallas, very impressed. |
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Anthony Locke
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 7 May 2010 6:06 am
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Thanks for the compliment Drew.
B11 is great. Extremely versatile. It's especially great for playing swing and jazz tunes, aside from the obvious Hapa-Haole tunes. I've found that picking out the melody of whatever song i'm trying to learn, on single note first, helps. You will quickly find what grips and positions will work for doing chord melody, and B11 is great for that. Just take your time with it and have fun. |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 7 May 2010 9:29 am
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OK, I give up...
| John Allison wrote: |
| I always end up finding the side of the tuning and that fit's right into the minor vamp and viper swing sound. |
...what's 'the side of the tuning' and 'the viper swing sound'? Those are intriguing words!
And, what's a fakebook?
B11 is like the runt of the tuning litter, everybody ignores it but it turns out to be a wonder for someone who loves it. |
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Edward Meisse
From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 7 May 2010 10:10 am
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A fakebook is a music book. It usually has a thousand or more tunes outlined in bare bones form-melody and chord structure. It's a great way to learn alot of tunes quickly.
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 7 May 2010 10:24 am
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RON ... Back in the days when dinosaurs roamed in my back yard,
musicians kept "fake books" under-cover as they were highly illegal. However, over the years many forms of fake books have surfaced .. they are a great source for finding literally hundreds of songs. A more 'modern' system is via the Net. |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 7 May 2010 11:00 am
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Thanx, Ed, I'll assume they come only in written music form?
| George Keoki Lake wrote: |
| A more 'modern' system is via the Net. |
Hmmm..., where can I find one of these 'fakewebs'? Not that I need more tunes to work on... |
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Jack Aldrich
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 9 May 2010 11:29 am
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The books are called "Real Books". You cna find the online version at:
http://www.realbook.us/Default.aspx.
I have an iPad that I bring to piano gigs and get the lead sheets from there. |
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