Emmons: "Wichita Lineman" - Pt. 1

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Frank Freniere
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Emmons: "Wichita Lineman" - Pt. 1

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Here’s a stab at transcribing Buddy’s seminal performance of “Wichita Lineman ” from the 1970 album “Suite Steel” with a 3x3 setup.

If you can lower your 6th string a half tone, you can make the transition from G to Gm in measure 5 at the 3rd fret, which is going to be lot smoother than what I did here – but, hey, not everyone has that change.

Click HERE for the entire song.

Click HERE for the audio to the tab below.


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Added 1/17/2021: Here's the intro for "Lineman" using the 6th string whole-tone lower (I call it the "G" lever in a 4x4 setup).


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Thanks, Frank..great job as usual!
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man, made my day.
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Love this song. Thanks!
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God bless you brother!! Working on it now!
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Great.. thanks Frank
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Thank you so much, Frank! I've been wanting this!!
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Another beautiful tab. Thanks, Frank
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Wichita Lineman Tab from Suite Steel

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Hi Frank and fellow players,

This thread and post is pretty old - any chance you still have the entire song tabbed out? The "click here" link below has expired. I'd also be willing to pay a fair price for the time put into it.

Thanks!
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Post by Frank Freniere »

Hey William -

Log in, do a Search in Tablature using keyword “lineman” and you should be able to access all the tabs you need.
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Wichita Lineman Tab from Suite Steel

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Thanks a mil. I found 'em. For others, here they are:

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtop ... ht=wichita

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtop ... ht=wichita

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtop ... ht=wichita
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Post by Michael Sullivan »

This is awesome, thank you Frank for sharing this.
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wichita lineman sound files

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Has anyone found another source for the soundbytes...the old links are expired on picosong.
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