I Can't Help it if I'm still in love with you

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Terry Dalhover
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I Can't Help it if I'm still in love with you

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Does anyone have tab for Linda Ronstadt's version of " I can't help it if I'm still in love with you?
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Erv Niehaus
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I don't know how close my version is to Linda Ronstadt's version but I do have an E9th tab for this song. :D
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Post by Tommy Mc »

I think this should get you somewhere close to the intro and solo.

I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You
Ronstadt version, E9 tuning, key of B

INTRO:
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SOLO:
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John Ely
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Tommy, that tab just made a lot of things fall into place for me. Thank you!
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John Ely (but I'm not THE John Ely who played with Asleep at the Wheel).
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Post by Erv Niehaus »

You don't see many arrangements written in 5 sharps. :whoa:
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Post by Tommy Mc »

Erv Niehaus wrote:You don't see many arrangements written in 5 sharps. :whoa:
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It's where Linda sang it on the recording I have. Not my favorite key either.
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This thread has been very helpful to me. Thank you for posting it.
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Post by Ron Funk »

Dan Dugmore's solo on Linda Ronstadt's original version is an all time pedal steel guitar Classic.
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Post by Daniel Gartland »

Huh? According to the studio album cover it was Sneaky Pete playin steel
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Oops

Forum jail for me!

Please send CDs so I have Steel music to help pass the time.
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Post by Jerry Overstreet »

You're probably thinking of Blue Bayou on Ronstadt's later album Ron that featured the iconic steel parts as played by Dan Dugmore.

The Heart Like a Wheel was one of my early records that I had access to and played it to death. I remember being inspired early on before I even started trying to play steel by listening to Sneaky Pete on I Can't Help It. I always tried to mimic it when I had the chance to play it and can still hear that break in my head.
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