Ghost Riders In The Sky - Leavitt

Roy Thomson · Post by **Roy Thomson** » 31 Mar 2005 12:10 pm

It's strange how some things evolve at times.
I have a guitar student who wanted to Learn Ghost Riders and I got foolin' with it over a day or two after which I decided it would
make a good lap steel solo.
In choosing the tuning I was ready to change from Leavitt to C6th when I struck the sixth string C# against the the G Minor on top and it sounded extraterestial to me so I left the tuning on there.
The exterestial note or slur from the 13 fret to the 12 on 6th string (D to C#) is
in the closing measures of the song.
Musically speaking it is a raised 11th.
Sounds well with the words of the song:
"A-tryin to catch the Devil's herd across these endless skies."
Here's the link: http://members.cox.net/loveridehd/GHOSTRIDERS.mp3 [This message was edited by Roy Thomson on 31 March 2005 at 12:11 PM.]

Roy Thomson · Post by **Roy Thomson** » 31 Mar 2005 4:01 pm

I will be adding this song to my list of Tablature available tomorrow.
The Classic Guitar back up track will formulate a part thereof.

Roy

Don Joslin · Post by **Don Joslin** » 31 Mar 2005 4:08 pm

Now that's cool!

Don

Byron Walcher · Post by **Byron Walcher** » 31 Mar 2005 7:10 pm

Does anyone else have a problem downloading these files from Roy. Nothing that has been posted in the last couple weeks works. Any idea why? I'm missing the party.
Byron

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Kunihiko Suzuki · Post by **Kunihiko Suzuki** » 31 Mar 2005 8:24 pm

Freddie Roulette meets Duann Eddy? Roy, I guess that it is a very unique experiment and is really good!! Anyway, the mood of Leavitt tuning makes me a bit confused. (I am not quite sure how to explain in English but) Leavitt tuning sounds neutral to me. Not happy sound but not sad, either. Sounds like (a kind of) Koto, in my opinion.

Harry Dietrich · Post by **Harry Dietrich** » 31 Mar 2005 9:02 pm

Byron.........do you have Real Player downloaded on your machine? If not, do so , and you should get Roy's clips.

Happy picking........Harry

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 31 Mar 2005 10:42 pm

Byron try this, download the file, right click on it, go to "open with" then choose media player. I've used both media player and music match jukebox to play Roys mp3s.

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MUSICO · Post by **MUSICO** » 31 Mar 2005 10:54 pm

I will be adding this song to my list of Tablature available tomorrow.

¿Where is this list?

Jeremy Williams
Barcelona Spain

Roy Thomson · Post by **Roy Thomson** » 1 Apr 2005 5:37 am

Musico,
The list is in my Thread in the Tablature section of the Forum.
Regards,
Roy

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 1 Apr 2005 6:46 am

Suzuki.

What is so "neutral" about this tuning??? It has major, minor, diminished, half diminished, etc. chords. Chords are chords no matter what the tuning is. It is how you express them and how you use them that makes the music.

The steel guitar sounds nothing like a Koto, and neither does this tuning.

Kunihiko Suzuki · Post by **Kunihiko Suzuki** » 1 Apr 2005 8:03 am

Oh, if the English word NEUTRAL has negative meaning, I have to apologize to Roy. I just meant the tuning is very different from any tunings I have ever tried, I have been trying to play on Leavitt for a few days, and am very glad to trying that but a bit confused. As for KOTO, it was just my impression and opinion. Thanks Roy.[This message was edited by Kunihiko Suzuki on 01 April 2005 at 04:57 PM.]

Roy Thomson · Post by **Roy Thomson** » 1 Apr 2005 8:28 am

No apology necessary Kuni.
The fretboard changes with Leavitt tuning.
The chords are there,,but in different locations and you have to think differently
to locate them for a while. Some of the
voicings are quite different also.
I will try on the weekend to do a few chord progressions for you and send to you MP3
with some tablature. It may take some of the
mystery away for you and I will probably learn something also during the process.

Roy[This message was edited by Roy Thomson on 01 April 2005 at 08:28 AM.]