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Topic: Steel Guitar Goes George Harrison |
Kay Das
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 27 Dec 2017 11:54 pm |
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"My Sweet Lord" from George Harrison, my favourite Beatle.
https://soundcloud.com/kay-das/my-sweet-lord
This is my arrangement with steel guitar lead comprising West Coast (Steelocaster A6 and C6) and Charvel-Jackson (open Dmaj acoustic) steel guitars. The other major instrument featured was the Roland E-09 sampler, with its variety of timbres (orchestral strings, pizzicato, organ, sitar, shehnai, harp, and gamelan) to substitute the different ethnicities implied in Harrison's original for this non-verbal arrangement.
Kay
Last edited by Kay Das on 19 Sep 2018 11:22 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Stephen Abruzzo
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Philly, PA
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Posted 28 Dec 2017 12:48 pm
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Very nice arrangement....nice orchestration. But mostly, some fine steelin'.
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Mike A Holland
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United Kingdom
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Posted 29 Dec 2017 6:30 am
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| Lovely arrangement and playing Kay........anything by a Beatle is fine by me! |
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Joachim Kettner
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Posted 29 Dec 2017 7:31 am
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Very nice!
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Chuck S. Lettes
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Denver, Colorado
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Posted 29 Dec 2017 7:58 am
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Very nice, Kay. Always good to hear what you have been working on.
Chuck |
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Kay Das
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 7 Jan 2018 4:14 pm
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Chuck, Joachim, Mike, Stephen,
Grateful for the appreciation. George Harrison did much to awaken interest in slide and steel guitar artistry....but there as not been a strong follow-up in pop/ rock music since..with exceptions like David Gilmour... can you remember others (non- Hawaiian, non-country)?
Happy, Melodic, Musical New Year to all!
Kay |
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Stephen Abruzzo
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Philly, PA
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Posted 7 Jan 2018 6:28 pm
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| Kay Das wrote: |
Chuck, Joachim, Mike, Stephen,
Grateful for the appreciation. George Harrison did much to awaken interest in slide and steel guitar artistry....but there as not been a strong follow-up in pop/ rock music since..with exceptions like David Gilmour... can you remember others (non- Hawaiian, non-country)?
Happy, Melodic, Musical New Year to all!
Kay |
Some fellow......last name Lindley...maybe. 
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Four Pettingills and a Clinesmith Aluminum. Fender Blues Junior. Quilter Mini-101. |
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Andy DePaule
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Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 7 Jan 2018 11:19 pm Very good
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Hi Kay,
Very good rendition you've done here. Got the feel of the song down perfect.
Best wishes,
Andy
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Inlaid Star Guitar 2006 by Mark Giles. SD-10 4+5 in E9th; http://luthiersupply.com/instrument-gallery.html
2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project. |
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Steven Meyrich
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2018 10:33 am
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| Lovely! |
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Kay Das
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 19 Jan 2018 10:35 pm
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Steven, Andy,
Thank you for the appreciation. George was the best of the Beatles at introducing new cultural flavours into their music.. while the others excelled in other areas.
Kay |
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David Mason
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Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 20 Jan 2018 2:04 am
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| When I was just starting out playing slide, this and a few other tunes made a big impression on me. I was already inside of Miles Davis and the real Indian music and western classical... but Harrison made the overt statement that you could play SLIDE GUITAR pretty and tasteful and all. I came at everything sideways, no country steel at all. And at that time, it appeared as though the lessons of Saint Duane got lost and "slide guitar" was FOR playing "Tush" and "Slowride" and "Rocky Mountain Way." Harrison gave me permission to NOT play da blooz. |
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Kay Das
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 12 Apr 2018 8:27 pm
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David,
Sorry for this late reply as your reply had vanished under my screen.... just happened to notice it as I was dialing up Chuck Lettes' nice version of this tune.
George Harrison is my favorite Beatle, not least because he was probably the best guitarist within the Beatles, but also that he was different. He did actually compose a bluesy, east-flavored number called "Marwah Blues"...
But "My Sweet Lord" remains my favorite Beatles tune.
Kay |
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Andy DePaule
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Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 20 Apr 2018 5:20 pm But it was you
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| Kay Das wrote: |
Steven, Andy,
Thank you for the appreciation. George was the best of the Beatles at introducing new cultural flavours into their music.. while the others excelled in other areas.
Kay |
Hi Kay,
I agree with this But it was you I was referring to. Your playing is very smooth and tasteful.
If memory serves me right I think George was the first Beatle to venture to Nashville?
Maybe it was there he got the idea for smooth sounding slide guitar?
Also remember an album from the 60's... Maybe it was called Chet Atkins picks on the Beatles. Whatever the name it was a good one.
Another favorite recording is Joe Goildmarks Beatle songs album. He also does a great job (On pedal steel) of getting the feeling of the tunes down well.
Many Beatles tunes seem to be well suited to steel guitar.
Anyway, you did that tune justice in every way possible. Hope you post some more in the future.
Best wishes,
Andy
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Inlaid Star Guitar 2006 by Mark Giles. SD-10 4+5 in E9th; http://luthiersupply.com/instrument-gallery.html
2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Kay Das
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 19 Sep 2018 11:22 pm Steel Guitar goes George Harrison
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A new version of My Sweet Lord, mastered by a cdbaby complimentary offer called Cloudbounce, who are associated with EMI Abbey Road. Fittingly.....
https://soundcloud.com/kay-das/my-sweet-lord
My favourite Beatle...
Kay
PS: Thanks to Doug, Andy, and others for previous responses, apologies fo ratios late acknowledgment. |
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Nic Neufeld
From:
Kansas City, Missouri
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Posted 20 Sep 2018 4:35 am
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| Kay Das wrote: |
George Harrison did much to awaken interest in slide and steel guitar artistry....but there as not been a strong follow-up in pop/ rock music since..with exceptions like David Gilmour... can you remember others (non- Hawaiian, non-country)?
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In my case I'd have to say it was Steve Howe of Yes...his use of steel guitar on tracks such as "And You and I" and the ethereal "Soon" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGtjr-U5bT4) were some of my first at least conscious exposures to steel guitar. Also Skunk Baxter's pedal work with Steely Dan, although I didn't put two and two together and realize it was steel guitar until later, although it is obvious!
George H had a naturally melodic knack for the slide...although for me, his influence is primarily getting me into sitar and Indian classical music. That's probably a very common story, though!
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David M Brown
From:
California, USA
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Posted 21 Sep 2018 7:01 am
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| Nic Neufeld wrote: |
In my case I'd have to say it was Steve Howe of Yes...his use of steel guitar on tracks such as "And You and I" and the ethereal "Soon" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGtjr-U5bT4) were some of my first at least conscious exposures to steel guitar. |
Although I was also into Hawaiian and Western Swing, the Yes music was a big part of my youth!
Thanks for reminding me of Howe's fine rock steel playing. |
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