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Okay...

I get "overused," but if I'm playing in local bands and not working on original material, if I know some overused hot licks, people are just going to say, "he's pretty good." They're not going to say "he's using a Weldon Myrick lick that is 40 years old." That is... unless I'm playing it at a steel convention. I'd like to know every overused lick there is!

Johnathan Shacklock and Tony Prior's explanations are probably the best. This lick however or not overused can be broken down into so many lick that they are almost endless. You can make licks out of it that would just blow some of, your minds. Learn to work it up and down the neck forward and backwards
then play parts off it and work it vertically and horizontally and you'll be amazed what you can do with it and it works in any key. It is a great exercise for someone that is learning to play steel. Use it for a warmup exercise. The possibilities are endless if you have an imagination.

Does anyone have the audio to this on mp3? Especially the practice chord backing tracks?

thx

bob

Ron Wright wrote:are you talking about this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdEYCQlu ... annel_page

bobbe's lesson 13

Sort of !

No; the tracks that came on the original 45!

A good way to slip this by unrecognized is to play it in the key G over a Southern Rock song that is in the Key of A.

Weldon surprised a lot of steel players when he released the lick in a turn around on Tommy Overstreets "if love was a bottle of wine". After that, so many steelers wanted to learn the lick, he did the little course.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WaupXofDSxs
The lick is at 1.50

Smiley Roberts was playing for Overstreet at that time and when he heard the cut, he said how in the heck am I suppose to play that. He then went to Weldon back stage at the Opry and had him show him how.

ha.. funny i just ended up on this post again somehow...anyone got a video link to using this as they do?

I'm assuming that the tab listed is in C major yes?

I got this at a Jimmy Crawford seminar. If theres a copyright problem I will delete it. It was free at the seminar.

Greg Lambert wrote:I got this at a Jimmy Crawford seminar.

Greg,

What's the "t" for in this tab?

Thanks!

Jim Fogarty wrote:

Greg Lambert wrote:I got this at a Jimmy Crawford seminar.

Greg,

What's the "t" for in this tab?

Thanks!

"t"humb

Bob Snelgrove wrote:

Jim Fogarty wrote:

Greg Lambert wrote:I got this at a Jimmy Crawford seminar.

Greg,

What's the "t" for in this tab?

Thanks!

"t"humb

That's what I thought, then I was wondering about the pedals.......but I see the "2" beneath the tab must be the "B" pedal, etc.

Jim Fogarty wrote:

Bob Snelgrove wrote:

Jim Fogarty wrote:

Greg Lambert wrote:I got this at a Jimmy Crawford seminar.

Greg,

What's the "t" for in this tab?

Thanks!

"t"humb

That's what I thought, then I was wondering about the pedals.......but I see the "2" beneath the tab must be the "B" pedal, etc.

Yep, old school

The great BE-E9 course (which should be titled "E9 101"), also published by the Emmons Company, used the same weird nomencalature.

Josh Yenne wrote:I'm assuming that the tab listed is in C major yes?

It's in the key of G.

Bob Snelgrove wrote:

Jim Fogarty wrote:

Greg Lambert wrote:I got this at a Jimmy Crawford seminar.

Greg,

What's the "t" for in this tab?

Thanks!

"t"humb

What does 'b' mean? Middle finger?

"a" & "b" are fingers 1 & 2. "t" is thumb. The "2" on the bottom is pedal B. All of the Emmons tab from the 1970's is like that.

I play the pattern in my song "Powerglide". Video ---> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kcmd6ZJTrQo

The pattern works well over the relative chord changes... 1, 2m, 3m, 4, 5, 6m, 7dim. I don't remember the changes in Powerglide, but do remember that I included the diminished and 3m chord.

(nevermind......I had a brain fart, so I deleted my comment)

Jim, the point of using this series of licks is that the chords don't matter much at all when you play it. As Doug said above.

It's fast moving, and as long as you start in the right place, depending on the song key, it will work. It's "amazing"

And it's not just for speedpicking. It works well on medium tempo songs too. It will also work as a minor pattern, and a mixolydian or a dorian pattern. You just need to know which fret to start on to play each mode. Very useful.

Cool.. I'll check it out.. someone should just do a video of the run against a static chord.. maybe if I get it under my fingers I'll do one.