Canadian Sunset - Playing along with BE's rhythm-track

Pete Burak · Post by **Pete Burak** » 26 Oct 2018 3:01 pm

This is "Canadian Sunset" from Buddy Emmons Swing Series.
I am playing along with the rhythm track.
As usual, it never comes out exactly as planned!... but...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvRne1D ... e=youtu.be

Rich Gardner · Post by **Rich Gardner** » 26 Oct 2018 3:35 pm

Nice!

Paul Wade · Post by **Paul Wade** » 27 Oct 2018 5:56 am

great job pete

love it man

p.w

Christopher Woitach · Post by **Christopher Woitach** » 29 Oct 2018 7:08 am

Pete is getting ready for a great set at the SWSGA show in Mesa - I can guarantee itâ€™ll be burning!

John Alexander · Post by **John Alexander** » 29 Oct 2018 11:38 pm

Nice job Pete!

George Duncan Sypert · Post by **George Duncan Sypert** » 30 Oct 2018 8:46 am

Pete that was really cool. Haven't seen you since long ago in Phoenix. Hope you are doing well. I really liked your performance of that song.

Gives me something else to work on when I have the time.

George

Rick Schacter · Post by **Rick Schacter** » 3 Nov 2018 5:26 pm

Very nice, Pete! ðŸ‘

James Leaman · Post by **James Leaman** » 8 Nov 2018 9:39 am

Awesome!

Bryan Daste · Post by **Bryan Daste** » 8 Nov 2018 11:29 pm

Very cool! What steel are you playing here, Pete?

Pete Burak · Post by **Pete Burak** » 9 Nov 2018 7:14 am

That is an 80's MCI S12U 8x5 that I bought off of Craigslist recently.
It sounds really great and is super fun to play.
I think it has to do with being 24" Scale???
Fits me real well.

I play a chord that uses P5+P6+P7 at the very end of the Bridge, at 1min-45sec, and again at 2min-50sec.
I think it's cool because you go from the open 4-chord position, to a three-pedal-er that drops/raises 4 adjacent strings affectd by P5+P6+P7.
I call it... An Augmented Diminished Chord, ha ha!

I'm serious

Also, one thing I have found about learning these old Standards from the BE Swing Series is, I can play along with other famous versions of the song on YouTube (easy to transpose to the different Keys once you know the song).
I was playing Canadian Sunset along with the Keely Smith Big-Band version, and, as a big Louie Prima & Keely Smith fan, that is fun for me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c41vpv4pfSM

The Buddy Emmons version starts at 22min 30sec:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq95k_zGqFk&t=1579s

Also, In this live RedNeck Jazz version, Buddy plays this song using both necks!... and, I need to get an EBow!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9G5k92Ppw4
Which is a great for playing on The Universal Tuning

I play those long slides in E9.
Then is goes right to P5 with E's lowered, etc...

One more!....
There is some great Buddy Emmons Steel playing on this excellent recording/version!
Redneck Jazz Explosion Version of Canadian Sunset:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgte3xl0cEY

Miles Lang · Post by **Miles Lang** » 16 Nov 2018 3:38 pm

I love those Redneck Jazz Explosion recordings. I wish there were more.

Tom Campbell · Post by **Tom Campbell** » 17 Nov 2018 10:39 am

Is this rhythm track till available (anywhere) or possibly one similar to it (Canadian Sunset)?

Pete Burak · Post by **Pete Burak** » 17 Nov 2018 10:44 am

The Rhythm Track can be bought along with the Course from Jim Palanscar at Steel Guitars of North County.
I got mine at a convention back in the day and it is on Cassette. It is on CD now.