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Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 26 Jun 2015 9:21 am

Here's another one for the new lap steel song book. A6 tuning, 6 strings, basic melody, classic Country. Hope you like it.

https://soundcloud.com/doug-beaumier/wa ... eel-guitar

Steve Roesler · Post by **Steve Roesler** » 26 Jun 2015 10:21 am

Hi, Doug

Sure enjoyed the new upload; always find your arrangements and playing clean and helpful to those of us who are still squeezing our tonebars across the room.

All the best,

Steve

Joe Elk · Post by **Joe Elk** » 26 Jun 2015 11:15 am

All Right!!!!!! Doug One of my favorite songs. A whole better with no pedals.
Joe Elk

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 26 Jun 2015 6:18 pm

Thanks for listening!

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 27 Jun 2015 2:35 am

It's the usual perfect Beaumier intonation,smooth execution and impeccable blocking. The fabulous tone of that new Rickenbacher adds a whole new layer of goodness.

Parenthetical note: I just noticed for the first time that "Waltz Across Texas" has a line that's identical to "I do hope that doggie's for sale" from "How much is that doggie in the window?"

Mark Kocon · Post by **Mark Kocon** » 27 Jun 2015 5:27 am

Doug,
I emailed you a week or so with a few questions about lap steel, I have a Sierra 8 coming next week. I like to know if your coming out with an 8 string book? Your "Ghost Riders in The Sky" just gets me.
Mark

Rick Bernauer · Post by **Rick Bernauer** » 27 Jun 2015 8:18 am

Doug - thanks for posting. I've got both of your previous books and I'm looking forward to the release of the next one.

Steve Cunningham · Post by **Steve Cunningham** » 27 Jun 2015 8:55 am

Sounds great Doug...I really like the tone when you go to the lower register.
Have you tried playing your Ric through any dirt?

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 27 Jun 2015 9:22 am

Thanks for the replies. The lap steel is a pre-war Ric bakelite. It's the guitar version with a round neck, and a raised nut on it.
Steve, I'm playing through a black box, a volume pedal, and a reverb. I haven't tried any distortion with this yet, but I'm sure it would sound really good.
Mark, no plans for an 8-string book at this time. Thanks for listening.

C. E. Jackson · Post by **C. E. Jackson** » 27 Jun 2015 10:04 am

Nice, Doug. I like A6 tuning. Thanks for posting.

C. E.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 29 Jun 2015 5:13 pm

Thanks for listening, C.E.

George Keoki Lake · Post by **George Keoki Lake** » 29 Jun 2015 9:44 pm

Very nice Doug ..... amazing what can be composed using only 2 chords !

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 29 Jun 2015 10:34 pm

Thanks, George. Yes, there have been quite a few two chord hits, like Jambalaya, Tulsa Time, Memphis. Chain of Fools by Aretha Franklin only had one chord!

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 30 Jun 2015 1:21 am

... and there have been many Rap hits that have no chords!

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 30 Jun 2015 7:30 am

Ah yes, Rap Music... what an oxymoron!

Paul Seager · Post by **Paul Seager** » 30 Jun 2015 8:03 pm

Ah yes, Rap Music... what an oxymoron!

Ah c'mon Doug, have you never been tempted to get some of those classic NWA tunes down on steel? It would certainly inspire an interesting discussion on tunings!

Bosse Engzell · Post by **Bosse Engzell** » 2 Jul 2015 11:10 am

Nice, goooood sounding Ric. The book is maybe not so far away?? Be back to you.

Bosse in Sweden

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 2 Jul 2015 11:31 am

Thanks, yes, 16 songs this time, 3 tunings: C6, A6, B11. The songs are all recorded and I'm mixing them now. The tablature is completed. I need to finish mixing and mastering the songs and then mix the 16 backing tracks. And do a cover, and a few inside pages. I'm not going to release the song list yet, but if you check my soundcloud page... most of the songs I've posted there in the past year or so will be in the new book. Thanks for asking.

Jeff Spencer · Post by **Jeff Spencer** » 9 Jul 2015 4:14 am

Another cracker Doug. Look forward to the book too mate.