Swinging On E9th" course now available

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 26 Dec 2004 7:52 pm

I just finished a new product that can be useful to many of y'all out there in steel land. The course is called SWINGING ON E9th - 12 Western Swing Steel Guitar Solo Arrangements for E9th Tuning.

The course was developed from my teaching of private lessons to players who wanted to get a more "swing sound" in their playing, but only had a single neck guitar with a Nashville E9th tuning. Using a basic 3 pedal / 2 knee lever setup (E-Eb and E-F) to achieve a "C6th tuning" sound, I designed this course for the experienced beginner through intermediate level player and features progressively more challenging arrangements of both traditional western swing instrumentals and popular standards of yesteryear played by swing bands. I teach alternative string grips to create more interesting chords, a few intros and endings, some single string licks, and several traditional jazz chord progressions only occasionally found in more "country-type" songs.

The CD contains me playing the solo with a rhythm track, followed by the rhythm track without the steel guitar solo. The 30-page book contains the tablature for all the songs and licks on the CD. As an aid to learning, the solos are recorded at slower tempos than normally would be played onstage. In addition to the songs and licks, there's short lesson in chord construction.

The songs included are:
Texas Playboy Rag - D
Steelin' Home - D
Panhandle Rag - E
Steel Guitar Rag - E
Roadside Rag - E and C
Night Life intro and solo - D
Caravan - F minor
All Of Me - C
I Can't Give You Anything But Love - F
On The Sunny Side Of the Street - C
Moon Glow - E
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - C

The price for the SWINGING ON E9th course is $27.00 postage included. It's not up on the website yet, but will be in a day or so. Mention the Forum and save $2 in shipping (send $25) and b0b gets a tip as well.

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Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 27 Dec 2004 10:11 am

Wow, great response in the first day! Thanks guys.

The information is now up on the website, so you can click here to get to the photo, full description, and ordering instructions.

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Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 28 Dec 2004 1:37 pm

Just Awesome man. I can't think of a better guy to teach you to swing on the E9th neck.
Good going Herb. Your too cool for school my brother.
Ricky

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 30 Dec 2004 6:50 am

To those who have asked, this is a music CD and not a video DVD. The book is paper, of course

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The two constructive suggestions have been made to me these past couple of days about my courses: first, that I do a video on DVD, and that's in the future for 2005.

Second, that I put the tablature on the CD as well in some form like .txt files or .jpeg files and just let the player print out the tab on his computer. While that would save a few trees

, I think most guys simply like to look at a prepared book that they don't have to hassle with. Some amongst us are somewhat computer challenged, or don't have a printer, and that might stand in the way of full absorption of the material. But I can do both and in the future might add that feature to the CD/DVD.

Again, I'd like to thank the Forumites who've purchased my new stuff. I will have them at the Mesa AZ and Dallas TX shows, of course.

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Jordan Shapiro · Post by **Jordan Shapiro** » 2 Jan 2005 10:58 am

I ordered mine, along with the dobro instruction book+CD.
Lookin foreward to learning a little somthing.
thanks Herb,
Jordan

Paul Matthews · Post by **Paul Matthews** » 3 Jan 2005 2:07 am

Tried to send an email direct but your ISP rejected it - how much shipped to the UK?

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 3 Jan 2005 5:45 am

Paul
Shipment to UK is $7.85 postage.
Herb

Paul Matthews · Post by **Paul Matthews** » 3 Jan 2005 12:58 pm

New email attempted...

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 4 Jan 2005 11:42 am

I've just posted sound file excerpts from some of the tunes in the Swinging On E9 course, also from the Dobro course and the Johnny Bush Intro and Solos. This should give folks an idea of the material and the skill level of the student required.

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Colm Chomicky · Post by **Colm Chomicky** » 10 Jan 2005 11:57 am

Mine arrived today, can't wait to get home from work and give 'er a try !

Ollin Landers · Post by **Ollin Landers** » 13 Jan 2005 3:40 am

I ordered one from Herb myself. He shipped it out very promptly. I can't wait to dig into it and finally learn to get those elusive C6th sounds out of my S-10.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 23 Jan 2005 8:41 am

Thanks for all the great orders, my fellow forumites. The sound files on the website were a big hit.

In response to several questions, yes, I am currently working on a Volume Two of Swinging On E9. This one will have 10 or 12 traditional Bob Wills numbers like Bubbles In My Beer, Faded Love, Maiden's Prayer, Deep Water, The Kind Of Love I Can't Forget, Sugar Moon, Time
Changes Everthang, that kind of stuff.

More later. I doubt I can have it done by the Texas show, but I'm a-trying.

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Colm Chomicky · Post by **Colm Chomicky** » 28 Jan 2005 9:37 am

This is a real fun course. Looking forward to volume 2.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 31 Jan 2005 9:38 am

Another thanks to everyone for making my January the best one yet with product purchases. I hope everyone gets a lot out of the materials. I do work hard to try to get things useful and correct.

Just a note to my non-USA purchasers: I price my online products to include minimal shipping charges for purchasers in the USA. PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST ABOUT SHIPPING CHARGES TO OTHER COUNTRIES. I surely welcome your business but there are small increases in shipping costs to destinations outside the US of A.

Again, thanks to all. Coming up in the next couple of months is Classic Solos for E9 Country Tunes, and in response to popular demand, Swinging on E9, Volume 2.

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Jim Palenscar · Post by **Jim Palenscar** » 1 Feb 2005 6:52 am

It's a good 'un! Thanks Herb!

Gary Meyer · Post by **Gary Meyer** » 17 Feb 2005 4:44 pm

Hey Herb,what a great course ! May we please have vol.2...

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 20 Feb 2005 1:50 am

Since I've answered this question three times in emails, I'll just post it to the thread.

On this course I used a woodneck Fessenden D-10, with True Tone pickups. Into a Goodrich 120 volume pedal. Then into a Digitech Genesis3 amp modeler set on "Black Face"/Jazz 1x15", into a Behringer 1202A mixer, and into my computer. The tracks were created in Band In A Box v.2004

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Colm Chomicky · Post by **Colm Chomicky** » 20 Feb 2005 6:04 pm

Herb,
Since your answering some questions, I'm looking at Night Life right now. Using the standard thumb and two finger picks any hints or suggestions for playing some of those 5 note chords with the missing teeth between em?

This is my first time trying to play some of those extended voicings. For those first two ( D and F9), I am tempted to sweep my third finger down and thumb up resting the picks on strings 8 and 9 to block. But I guess it is also possible to block those two strings with the left thumb. That F9 at the bottom of page 17 sorta stumps me.

P.S. I haven't been working on it yet, I'm on the previous page just peeking ahead.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 21 Feb 2005 8:16 am

Colm
The way I play the multi-note chords is to do a quick arpeggio/semi-strum combination. The thumb hits the first note, followed by a multi-note thumb strum and one note each with the fingers. Occasionally I'll do a reverse rake with the fingers, however. Of course, it's easier to watch it done than it is to describe how it's performed.

On the first two chords in Night Life, you can simultaneously pick strings 10, 6, and 4 and get the correct sound without necessarily hitting all the notes in chord. Go with the sound.

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Archie Nicol · Post by **Archie Nicol** » 25 Feb 2005 11:44 am

Great stuff.
Thanks. Arch.