Allens POP A TOP

Rick Tyson · Post by **Rick Tyson** » 21 Oct 1999 9:00 am

With Allen Js new CD being released soon, our band leader says he wants to do a few songs from the CD, Pop A Top, Farewell Party Etc. Not having a copy yet & only hearing a few cuts on the radio, I was given the task of kicking of Pop A Top & Farewell Party at last nights practice

So I did it the best I could,,,my way.
The following is my tab for Pop A Top & Farewell Party in case any fellow formites are in the same boat

I think this will work until a real veteran shows me how its really done

Pop A Top,,Key-F E-9th

<pre>
1
2
3 1b 3b~~~~~
4 1~~1 1~~1
5 1~~1a 1~~1a 1a~~~~~~3a~~~~~
</pre>

Farewell Party,,Key-D
<pre>
3
4 12 /
5 5a~~5~~~5a 8~~~10~~~~12a~~~12a/
6 5b~~5~~~5b 8~~~10b~~~12b~~~12b/
7
8 5~~~5~~~5 8~~~10d~~~12

3 10b
4 10c 12c~~~~10c~~~~10~~~~~~~
5 10c 12c~~~~10c~~~~10~~~~~~~
6 12b~~~~10b~~~~10~~~~~~~
</pre>

Rick

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 21 Oct 1999 1:34 pm

Hey Rick; looks good; but on Farewell Party; you need to raise or lower your 8th string on the 8th fret. Here is the way I kick that song off in D.
<pre>
1.___|_______________|___________________10_____
2.___|_______________|____________10~~~~________
3.___|_______________|____________10b~10________
4.___|_______________|_10L~~12________________10
5._5a|_5~5a___8~~10__|_10___12~a__10a~10______10
6._5b|_5~~~___8~~10~b|_10b__12b__________10~b_10
7.___|_______________|__________________________
8._5_|________8L~10L_|__________________________
9.___|_5~~~__________|__________________________
10.__|_______________|__________________________

1._3~~~~~~~~~~~~~_____________
2._3~~~~~~~~~~~~~_____________
3.____________________________
4._3~3c~1/2L~3~3L___3L~3~~4~~5
5.__________________3~~3a~4a~5
6.____________________________
</pre>
Ricky[This message was edited by Ricky Davis on 10-24-99]

Rick Tyson · Post by **Rick Tyson** » 21 Oct 1999 7:56 pm

Ricky, Thanks for the correction

I knew somthing was missing in my Intro
Rick

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 21 Oct 1999 11:45 pm

No problem Rick; that's what I'm here for

No really; keep up the great work.
Ricky

Randy Reimer · Post by **Randy Reimer** » 22 Oct 1999 6:38 am

My kingdom for a printer!!!

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 22 Oct 1999 11:15 am

Hey Randy; you don't have a printer? If you have a fax; I'll fax you anything you like.
Ricky

Mac Lloyd · Post by **Mac Lloyd** » 23 Oct 1999 6:31 am

Rick-
(Both of you)
Thanks, you don't know how long I have been looking to get those right.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 24 Oct 1999 1:45 am

Ricky, the tab shows the 9th string lowered instead of the 8th string. ?????

Rick Tyson · Post by **Rick Tyson** » 24 Oct 1999 9:19 am

Hi Jack
I noticed that too
I just took it as maybe a typo error??
I sure like Rickys version better than mine

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 24 Oct 1999 11:06 am

OOps your right guys; a typo. Should be 8th string on 8th fret; I'll try to go back in a correct it; for those that are printing it.
Thanks guys. Ok; I got to it and it's been corrected. Have fun.
Ricky[This message was edited by Ricky Davis on 10-24-99]

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 24 Oct 1999 11:20 am

Actually; it wouldn't of been all wrong; because the 9th string lowered on the 8th fret would be an "A" note(the 1) and then up a whole tone it would become a ninth inversion of "A"; which all works. The reason I'm saying that is because this is just the way I play the intro; and it's not the original way it was played; so you can adlib your own inflections in a solo; and that typo mistake actually works within the chord structure>cool!! But; that's not what I ment to put down;so I corrected it. Now; I did just finish tabbing out the original intro and break; by Lloyd Green; sang by Gene Watson; and will be on the websight this evening.
Ricky

Dean Forshee · Post by **Dean Forshee** » 26 Oct 1999 7:07 am

Who did/does "Farewell Party?"

Dean Forshee · Post by **Dean Forshee** » 26 Oct 1999 7:09 am

Oops, I just re-read the start of this thread and now see that it's Allan J. So here's the next question - who's Allan J.?

Dean Forshee · Post by **Dean Forshee** » 26 Oct 1999 7:11 am

Oops, I just re-read the start of this thread and now see that it's Allen J., Guess that must be Allen Jackson? I haven't been keeping up with the current stuff, have I?

Jon Guirl · Post by **Jon Guirl** » 26 Oct 1999 7:13 am

Dean,

Gene Watson recorded Farewell Party with Lloyd Green on steel in the (mid?) 70's. Alan J is Alan Jackson, he has a new CD coming out today that has a remake of that song, Pop A Top, and some other classics.

Gonna head on over to Wal-Mart at lunch and pick me one up!

Jon

Craig Allen · Post by **Craig Allen** » 26 Oct 1999 10:32 am

Dean Forshee;
Re: Farewell Party; Johnny Bond, Jimmie Dickens, Gene Watson, and finaly Alan Jackson.

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Al Winn · Post by **Al Winn** » 27 Oct 1999 6:32 am

THANKS RICKY YOU HAVE HELP ME A BUNCH I HAVE A FEELING WE AS STEEL PLAYERS HAD BETTER LEARN AJs SONGS FAST IT,S WHAT MOST OF US WANTED TO PLAY ON THE WEEK-ENDS FOR A LONG TIME.

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 27 Oct 1999 9:25 am

Great Al; glad you got something out of that. Now that is just the way I play it; which is tabbed above. I did tab Lloyd Greens version on the Gene Watson cut and I'm starting on the Jimmy Day version on the Johnny Bush cuts; all on Grahams real audio clips pages. I haven't heard Allans version via Paul Franklin; but I'm sure it's dang good; I'll probably get that CD soon; and if anyone has any trouble at all with the steel stuff; I can give it a whirl for ya; cause this is what I do for a living(ha....

. Have fun.
Ricky

Rick Tyson · Post by **Rick Tyson** » 27 Oct 1999 10:37 am

Im having a ball with Allens CD,,,Under the Influence. I love Pauls modulation on Farewell Party, from E to F#. This is as close as I can come to the cut on the CD

<pre>
3 7b 10~~~~~~12~~~~~~12b
4 7 7~~~~~~10R 10L~~~~~12L~~~~~12L
5 7a 7~~~~~~10a 10~~~~~~12~~~~~~12
6 7~~~~~~10
(E)

3 12b~~~~12~~~~~10 7b
4 12L~~~~12L~~~~10L 7
5 12~~~~~12~~~~~10 7a

4 7~~~~~~4 4~~~~~4R~~~~~5R
5 7a~~~~~4a 4a~~~~4a~~~~~5a
6 7b~~~~~4b 4b~~~~4b~~~~~5
(F#)
</pre>

Close enough?????

?????
Rick

Tony Chavez · Post by **Tony Chavez** » 12 Nov 1999 8:10 pm

Ricky,I just bought this C.D.,but I think Alan did it in the key of G then,there is a key change to A after the solo,for Pop a top.Let me know if I'm right.Thanx

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[This message was edited by Tony Chavez on 11-12-99]

Rick Tyson · Post by **Rick Tyson** » 12 Nov 1999 9:00 pm

Tony, you are right

I wasnt at my steel when I tabed it out.
Thanks again
Rick