Speedy West classic arranged for C6 (tab)
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Speedy West classic arranged for C6 (tab)
I've posted the tab and a backing track to a classic Speedy West tune, Skiddle-Dee-Boo, on my blog. This tune was important for me in terms of trying to learn how to think like a steel player. Hope it helps you--I would have killed for this when I was just learning.
http://www.mikeneer.com/lapsteelin/2014 ... ed-for-c6/
http://www.mikeneer.com/lapsteelin/2014 ... ed-for-c6/
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Oh, how I wish I had these resources when I was starting out! Thanks again, Mike.
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Ditto what Brad said. Always loved the music of this era and especially the Capitol recordings by Jimmy & Speedy. And triple what Brad said with Mike's tab of Sol Hoopii's 12th Street Rag. Brozman once tried to teach me to play it in low-bass G (to no avail).
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Mike Neer is a treasure trove for serious lap steel players.
You're quite welcome. My blog has been something that has been really good for me in a lot of ways, and I anticipate in the coming months that I will have a lot of time on my hands which I can devote towards more musical endeavors.
My blog has reached over 300,000 views, which is kind of surprising to me.
My blog has reached over 300,000 views, which is kind of surprising to me.
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Oh, Boy! Another one, Mike? Thank you so much. If I could just find the time to really concentrate on the terrific material you have made available, I'd be making more progress. Thanks to you, however, my rate of progress is much greater. I look forward to digging into this one. Thank you.
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http://www.mikeneer.com/skiddle_dee_boo.mp3
The backing was made with my Michael Dunn Maccaferri style guitar, Kay upright bass, and a pair of brushes and a box.
The backing was made with my Michael Dunn Maccaferri style guitar, Kay upright bass, and a pair of brushes and a box.
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Here's one of his earliest and a favorite of mine
"STEEL STRIKE".........and "Stainless Steel"........
"Truck Drivers Ride"......"Midnight Ramble".....
early day greats in Speedy's career.
"Truck Drivers Ride"......"Midnight Ramble".....
early day greats in Speedy's career.
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Yeah Mike! Is the improv yours or Speedy's?
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I'm pretty sure he's playing the twin 8 string version which would make it a Fender 1000.J Fletcher wrote: There is a clip of Speedy on Lawrence Welk, playing "On the Alamo" on a Fender 800, using the back neck. Anybody know how he had those necks tuned?
The 800 was a 10 string single neck (the 400 was the 8 string single and the 2000 was the double 10 string).
I started a thread on this very subject about 8 years ago:
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=87652
Someone came up with a tuning chart at the end of the thread but it looks like there was a misprint (or Speedy had a modified guitar) as it shows the A# string being lowered to both A and G on different pedals which can't be done - you can only lower a string to one note with a regular changer.