C6 TAB Lapsteel Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller

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Bert Farroach
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C6 TAB Lapsteel Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller

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Hi lapsteelers !

Serious job this time ... can I play Moonlight Serenade on a six string lapsteel?
It took some weeks to find out, and to learn to play it reasonably.

Slants are a nice challenging part of lapsteel, but now I entered the area of 3-tone slants! :eek:
In theory most of the time it's not possible to play 3 notes at a pure pitch in a slant position.
But by practicing you can find an avarage chord that sounds good enough for most ears (I think :wink: ).
My version of this arrangement is here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58clNiz ... e=youtu.be

As always, if you want to give it a try, just email me, and I'll send the complete PDF
and the backing track, for free.
(although a little donation is welcome, but that's up to you)

Take care with the virus, all the best to you,
Bert

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Keith Glendinning
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Post by Keith Glendinning »

Another “cracker” Bert.
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Barbara Berg
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Guess who. Yup you guessed, send me a copy too! Thx Barb
Supro 1956, Rick 1946, Fender 1956, BR9 Gibson,Galveston steel Resonator. On my tombstone, Pardon me if I don't get up!
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Regina Miller
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Post by Regina Miller »

Great slant exercise for the bar hand. I like the song.
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Evelyn Leith
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Post by Evelyn Leith »

Thanks Bert, another great tab.
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Post by Hubert Konrad »

One more great Tab for Non-Country-Steel.
Thenks Bert and keep up your fine work.
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Post by Francisco Castillo »

Hi.

How do you play this?

5
4
4

can't seem to figure how to slant.
am i missing something?

Thanks!
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Post by Bert Farroach »

See my first comment, Francesco.
A lapsteel is not a piano.
You have to "tune" your notes yourself, just like a violin player ...
So with these three notes, think of 4-5-7 of your scale, and try to come as close as possibl ;-) e.
Luckely there's something before and something after, don't fixate on the moment ...
Good luck!😉
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Post by Francisco Castillo »

Man, you hit me hard with that one...

Been playin music for +/-30 years and now everything seems to be fallin apart... but no! I will work hard on this one, and luckily overcome the new challenge.

Thanks a lot for this great lesson.
Need to listen with my inner ear, not with my eyes......
There's some kind of mental block that tells you a priori "it won't work" cause we're educated that way, i think.

Sorry if I overextended in my words, but i greatly appreciate your advice.

Maururu rahi
Iorana.
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Post by Bert Farroach »

I didn't mean to confuse your world, Francisco.
In fact as a player I feel a beginner,
but finding out things by yourself creates new views! :)

Just try, after a few weeks it'll be in your fingers.
By the way, another one to work on in this same idiom could be Mood Indigo.

And . . . coincidence or not . .
Just a few weeks ago I was filling my time with carving aerated concrete ... :eek:
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Post by Randy Hellstern »

I find it easiest to use a finger-pull rather than a slant for that chord:

5
4
4

I keep the bar on the 4th fret and pull the 3rd string with my 4th finger, raising it a 1/2 step.
A little awkward at first, but it gets easier with practice
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Post by Bert Farroach »

I tried Randy, but until now ...😐
I'll give it another chance..!
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Post by Randy Hellstern »

Hi Bert.
I messed around with string pulls playing resonator.
It's a little easier with lighter string gauges.

By the way, could I get backing tracks and tablature from you?

Thanks! I really appreciate the work you put into your arrangements. Fun to play!
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