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Hi Everyone,
This is from the Dallas Seminar....I taught passing chord lick along with a story of how I composed the passage for the 2nd half of a Dawn Sears solo...Hope you all enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1rWiiE ... Bv24K7wqKU

Paul

Genius with such heart. Even through my iphone, your touch and tone comes out other worldly beautiful. Thank you for posting. What a treat!🤗

Thank you Tommy...And to anyone who is in Nashville tomorrow. Don't miss Tommy playing with the Time Jumpers starting at 8 pm.
Paul

Oh that is so great Paul. Thanks so much for showing all how you teach your own self something that sounds good to you, so others can hear it. The main thing I get from this and every time I hear you play in the last 40 years is:
"The EARS, are always the Boss and in Charge".
Thank you.
Ricky

I love it Paul. Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely brilliant...to say the least! I think something short circuited in my brain, trying to follow along. LOL!!
Paul...you are definitely a PSG genius!

Thanks for sharing this - a friend of a friend posted a live Time Jumpers snippet on YouTube including this phrase years ago- I remember dropping everything to try to figure it out- one of the most ear-catching tension/resolution phrases I've ever heard on the steel.
A quick word about the Time Jumpers for the few people who may not know- this is it folks. Country western swing blues jazz composition and improv- if you care about these things, if you care about creativity in music, if you want to hear masters of their instruments have a great time with each other and take risks, this is it. I don't know where else in the world this kind of thing happens, let alone weekly, at this level, and for about 20 bucks. And if Mr. Franklin's out Tommy White steps in? This is a rare and wonderful thing-

So how good is that lick in the heat of battle?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO-jj_3mRg

Pretty dang good.. Thanks for sharing Paul.

After hearing this for the first time in quite a while, I have to add a comment about Dawn.. I get chills EVERY time I hear her sing. Control, emotion, tone, pitch; she was an absolute master in every way. Still miss her. Sorry, topic drift, but wow..

Very cool lick, thanks for posting Paul. For you tab freaks, here's a whack at it to at least give you some reference points. As Paul says, it's really tough to write down - you have to listen to it carefully to get all of the squeezes, slides, etc. Note: F lever raises E's, D lever lowers E's.

Great post, Paul! Thanks for sharing.

I'm sending a link to it to all my students, hope it opens their eyes and ears to the curiosity it takes to develop a personal and unique style.

You can't tab a master musician because they operate in the spirit but Jeff comes pretty close.

Tommy's right, that's wonderful stuff - and just 3 strings, 2 pedals, and 2 levers! The imagination and insight shown is brilliant and enlightening. We don't see enough of that these days; thanks for sharing.

On a lighter note, I can't believe someone asked about Paul's amp?! That's kinda like..."Uhh...one question President Jefferson. Your Declaration of Independence was quite a document. Do you remember what kind of pen you used to write it?"

I know, I know. Different strokes, etc. etc.

Excellent presentation of a really cool move. It sounds great. The tab will really help. Thanks for posting this.

Beautiful!