I got a six string lap steel and i am interested in the e 13th tuning. can yall help me out? I want to play rockabilly, old country and western swing type stuff. Are there any special scales or anything like that? also what kind of steel and tuning did hank williams' steel player use? thanks
Ryan
E 13th
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There really aren't enough strings on a 6 string to get the full E13 tuning but ... Don Helms hardly ever played his two lowest strings on those Hank Williams records. Using this high E6th tuning, you can play all of his parts: <font face="monospace" size="3"><pre> G#
E
C#
B
G#
E </pre></font>This is a very high tuning for a lap steel. It's the same intervals as the standard C6th, but raised by four half-steps. All of the songs in Don Helms' tab book of Hank Williams songs can be played with this tuning.
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E
C#
B
G#
E </pre></font>This is a very high tuning for a lap steel. It's the same intervals as the standard C6th, but raised by four half-steps. All of the songs in Don Helms' tab book of Hank Williams songs can be played with this tuning.
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<small><img align=right src="http://b0b.com/b0b.gif" width="64" height="64">Bobby Lee - email: quasar@b0b.com - gigs - CDs
Sierra Session 12 (E9), Williams 400X (E9, D6), Sierra Olympic 12 (F Diatonic)
Sierra Laptop 8 (D13), Fender Stringmaster (E13, A6)