Georgia On My Mind

Sez Adamson · Post by **Sez Adamson** » 15 Mar 2015 9:10 am

Here's a Pedal Steel version of "Georgia On My Mind".
Hope you like it.

https://soundcloud.com/sez-adamson/georgia-on-my-mind

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 15 Mar 2015 9:25 am

Brilliant! and just gorgeous!

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 15 Mar 2015 10:06 am

Aaaargh! It won't play for me!

Sez is one of the very best players out there. Is it on YouTube, I wonder?

Larry Dering · Post by **Larry Dering** » 15 Mar 2015 10:16 am

Bravo, well done my friend.

Nigel Mullen · Post by **Nigel Mullen** » 15 Mar 2015 11:29 am

I always enjoy your music Sez. As always, BRILLIANT. NM

Rick Schmidt · Post by **Rick Schmidt** » 15 Mar 2015 12:16 pm

Sez...thank you so much for taking the PSG to a beautiful and completely new place!

Larry Lorows · Post by **Larry Lorows** » 15 Mar 2015 6:10 pm

Sounds really good. I like it, a lot. Nice job.

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 16 Mar 2015 3:24 am

I could listen to this all morning.

Neil McCollum · Post by **Neil McCollum** » 16 Mar 2015 3:29 am

Fantastic job, Sez. Your best since 'Misty'!

David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 16 Mar 2015 4:06 am

Great!!!!!!!!!!!

....you knock me out!!!

robert kramer · Post by **robert kramer** » 16 Mar 2015 4:23 am

Sez - Excellent again! Thanks again for sharing your music with us.

Sez Adamson · Post by **Sez Adamson** » 16 Mar 2015 4:37 am

Thanks you, everybody.
I really appreciate your very nice, and positive comments.
This arrangement was a tough nut to crack. Lots of new (to me) technique issues to get on top of. But then these represent the best learning opportunities.

I would like to recognize the invaluable input from Martin Taylor, from the "Artistworks", Internet based Learning Academy. Whilst he does not play the Pedal Steel Guitar, he was able to suggest the most excellent musical ideas for me to work with and adapt. I think we both enjoyed the experience very much.

It is the appreciative comments from you all, that make this such a satisfying endeavour. And now on to the next one.

Sez

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 16 Mar 2015 6:53 am

Sez Adamson wrote:And now on to the next one.

You amaze me with your approach to learning as if it never ends. Hearing your voice in lessons is like reading you,
a clearer approach to learning. You do the most amazing changes, it makes me wonder why anyone would want
to play anything but pedal steel.

I mean, 'You Don't Know What Love Is' is a click away.
Thanks, Sez.

Gary Lee Gimble · Post by **Gary Lee Gimble** » 16 Mar 2015 9:30 am

Brilliant! and just gorgeous!

I'll render my agreement with Earnest......yep yep

Now for you Sez,

new (to me) technique issues to get on top of.

Please Sez, and what technique issues are you referring too?

Sez Adamson · Post by **Sez Adamson** » 16 Mar 2015 10:28 am

Just a couple of specific answers.
1. Roger - If you can't get soundcloud to activate, send me an email and I'll send you an MP3
2. Charlie - Yes, for me, it's just an ongoing process of learning new material, and hopefully I will improve. I don't have too much else to do, and this is a great way to spend my 'retirement'.
3. Gary - I have never played guitar in the Chet Atkins style of the thumb keeping tempo while the fingers pick out a melody with some accompanying notes. I had to learn a bit of this for the first turnaround, and the first middle section. It did not come easily for me. Also in the second middle section, I changed tempo into a 'swing' feel. Hopefully it sounds like a left hand / right hand feel as typically could be played on a piano. Left hand chord 'chips', with right hand single note melody.

I have also made an adjustment to my copedant. In the past, my RKL moved both A's to Bb. I have now combined the Pedal 4 change so that RKL now moves both A's to Bb, through a feel stop on up to B. It's working very well and I am getting used to it. The benefit of this is that it makes available Pedal 4 for another change, and also my Pedal 6b which was a duplicate of my 6a; both being a standard Pedal 6 change. I have put a whole tone raise on string 7 C to D with Pedal 6b. I am about to install a feel stop on this as I can see lots of potential for C to C# to D. Change. Remembering my RKL now goes from A to Bb to B; this will give me a lot of chromatic notes in the bottom strings. I'm working on a new piece that will use a lot of this. Hopefully it will work out. Don't know what I'll use Pedal 4 for yet; but plenty of time to figure something out for it.

Gary Lee Gimble · Post by **Gary Lee Gimble** » 16 Mar 2015 10:47 am

Sez,
Said Adkins-Travis style, or drop thumb, pending who you're chatting with, can indeed be a challenge. And of course, rewarding, as it adds a little something something to your tune De Jour. I have occasionally pondered in this style with some success but never had a chance to use it live. For warm ups, I noodle around with a tune known as Funky Town. The bass line is rather simple and the melody isn't that much more. FT's chord structure is also no where near as what you're use to, but makes for an interesting warm up....

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 16 Mar 2015 12:33 pm

Thanks, Sez, for sending the mp3.

That's pedal steel at its musical peak. I only wish I could find it all on my six-string!

I'm so happy you share your music with us, Sez - it may be humiliating but it makes my day.

John Booth · Post by **John Booth** » 16 Mar 2015 2:00 pm

Outstanding !
Thank you !

Joe Rogers · Post by **Joe Rogers** » 16 Mar 2015 7:52 pm

Sez,

I love your voicings. I have long been a fan of Martin Taylor's version and you nailed it...!!

Hope to see you again soon. I told Murnel he and I need to make a trip on your end now...!! Hahahaa!!

Joe Rogers

Danny Sneed · Post by **Danny Sneed** » 17 Mar 2015 6:31 pm

Amazing and wonderful.

Rick Schmidt · Post by **Rick Schmidt** » 17 Mar 2015 7:01 pm

I also have the A's to Bb to B...half stop on a KL....definitely worth the trouble IMO!

Christopher Woitach · Post by **Christopher Woitach** » 18 Mar 2015 9:38 am

Oh yes! That set of lowers is crucial!

Sez - I am so happy to hear this, not only for your usual exquisite chord melody arrangement, but to hear you stretch out a bit!

When I become frustrated, which is often, I listen to your contributions to remind myself of where my efforts can lead, if I'm persistent. I sigh, and sit down at the steel for more work.

Thank you my friend - you are an inspiration

Christopher Woitach · Post by **Christopher Woitach** » 18 Mar 2015 9:56 am

What was I thinking? I actually go the other way, lowers, and you guys are raising! Brain clearly fried... Hahaha

Paul Haaker · Post by **Paul Haaker** » 18 Mar 2015 12:52 pm

Beautiful as usual Sez!! Thanks for sharing.

Michael Hibner · Post by **Michael Hibner** » 18 Mar 2015 3:27 pm

Sweet!!