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Kay does a nice job adapting this pedal steel "evergreen" to the non-pedal world. Thanks Kay! Great work.

From Kay:

Here is a tune from the late 40s written by Floyd Tillman. I have heard it played on pedal steel by the great masters Buddy Emmons, Hal Rugg, Bobbe Seymour, the late and great Jeff Newman, others..

Here i have adapted it for lap steel. Key of Eb, West Coast Steel C6.

I Love You So Much It Hurts - Kay Das

sorry, that should read Floyd Tillman..

Sounds great.

It does sound great. Which 8 string C6 tuning does Mr. Das use?

grateful for the appreciation. the C6 tuning i use is (lo to hi): GACEGACE.

kay

When I heard it in the 40s it wasn't on a pedal. That was back when everyone was trying to play like JB. Nice tune.

Here is a video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7UCf4M58l0

The encoding quality and audio/video sync of YouTube are less than ideal or, more likely, I have not mastered the method yet... bear with me..


Kay

I didn't see any thing wrong with the video, looked and sounded excellent. Slants are a problem for me since I'm new to lap steel, but you nailed them. It gives me incentive to practice them.

Kay Das wrote:bear with me..Kay

Kay, the video is fine. However, you make it look so fluid, easy, and effortless. And beyond that, your sound is awesome! Quite the inspiration for us newer, evolving players. I don't get the straight pitch on 100% of the time and have much less success with slants, need much more work and practice. Thanks for the video, nicely shot to allow us to study your fine technique and tone. Appreciate it.
D

Hi Kay,
That's a fine rendition of the tune. Nice tone and execution, plus you really have those bar slants down!
Chuck

One of my favorite tunes, and a great job on it Kay. Very smooth.

Kay, that was perfect!

Thanks for the appreciation.

Answer to e-mailed questions: I use an Emmons steel.

Gratefully,

Kay

the other half of the answer to the two e-mailed questions: i use Dunlop .025 gauge picks...