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Bear with me, I'll do my best to describe it: the lick usually comes in on the "and" of the first beat, on the third of the chord followed by another string bending up to match from a whole step below, you fiddle between the two unisons a bit, then bend back down. I hear it often enough in contemporary recordings that I doubt it's a very exotic change. I'll try to find a recorded example, but hopefully someone can pick up what I'm putting down.

It is commonly achieved by raising the 1st string w a knee lever to be in unison w the 3rd string and was frequently used by a number of Nashville guys on records.

Is this what you're talking about?
(At 0:22 on the intro)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-868F7 ... xtG7sJiL3P

if you have a 2nd string lower a full tone, then lower it, and as you pick it, pick string 5 and press the A pedal.

Yup, that's it! Maybe I can finally put a little polish on that poor, neglected vertical.

Thank you both!

Jason Lynch wrote:if you have a 2nd string lower a full tone, then lower it, and as you pick it, pick string 5 and press the A pedal.

Alas, I've only got a RKR half step lower on my 2nd. What do think he's doing in the clip above? I suspect it will be clear once I'm back behind my guitar.

I think he's doing what i said originally, but you could get it somewhere else if you have two unison notes, one of which you can then lower back a full tone.
I forgot you have a U12, so you'll have to transpose this for your own cope dent.

There's some two-note unison stuff on Don Williams' 'Falling In Love Again'

Lloyd Green, @ 45 seconds in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlBGLaArXp8

You could also pick 3rd string open, then pick 1st string raised a full tone, releasing it.

The E-string bent up a whole tone with the C pedal, together with the first string. I think that's what Al Perkins did here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZpejVICco
At least I played it and it wasn't bad.

Joachim Kettner wrote:The E-string bent up a whole tone with the C pedal, together with the first string. I think that's what Al Perkins did here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZpejVICco
At least I played it and it wasn't bad.

I didn't catch it in the song, but I think that's the move I'm looking for and have available with my changes. And by also lowering my second string, I should be able to get the bend up then descending major 3-2-1 on the same fret.

More of the same, it starts at 4:00, played by Jerry Garcia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hug_ovoGFOU
Since it it 2 steps above the root note which is D, you have to go to steps down to the 8th fret.

Here's the common contemporary change, used a few ways:
1st and 2nd string raise demo, The Other Woman: http://youtu.be/XUykptG6DBQ (if I knew more about what you were thinking of, I could put together a video of more).
And here's the Emmons Cross, third bar of the intro, using the 2nd string lower to C# along with the A pedal:
Ray Price - An Eye For An Eye: http://youtu.be/hiOsYDegw0U

You're a good steeler, Lane!

Thanks, Joachim. I have fun. Need to do more playing.
Alas, there won't be much playing over the next few weeks, as the stepson is coming for a visit, must get the house ready for company. Just wish he were bringing the daughter-in-law and grandbaby, but they're stuck in Thailand. (those with the Facebook have probably seen the pics of the cute grandson)

Ditto- great playing, Lane! That's definitely what I had in mind. I'll have to give that behind the bar finger bend a shot for now.