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Moonlight in Vermont mystery tuning ?

Posted: 1 May 2020 2:32 am
by Maxime Ledon
Hello everyone. I have a tuning question, I wanted to try to work on this song using that absolutely beautiful version :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA6wmKqdFHw

That is Anthony Locke playing, what a player ! So my searches got me ending at a B11 tuning resembling an A6 with a D#, he talks about it on a stardust video available on youtube. But here I think it's something else, probably part of B11, I can hear it @ 0:11 on that F chord but the B on top does not match the B11 tuning he uses. I am sure expert ears on this forum might have some clues about this, at least I hope for ... What a beautiful rendition again ...have a great day and thanks for your ideas, kind of bottle to the sea there :)

Posted: 1 May 2020 6:47 am
by Bill Hatcher
wow! fabulous playing. whats that trick he did at 1:44!

some songs lend themselves to beautiful chord work. this is one of them.

Posted: 1 May 2020 7:42 am
by Dom Franco
that sounds like a pedal steel to me...

Posted: 1 May 2020 8:45 am
by Maxime Ledon
Hello, yep it is pedal steel "unfortunately" :) That is so nice anyway, relly love the chords you can get with that instrument ! Really nice taste in Anthony Locke's rendition !

Posted: 1 May 2020 2:00 pm
by Dom Franco
It is probably A6th or C6th with pedals. There are lush chords but with one or two notes moving while the rest ring out in place... That requires some sort of "pull string" device or finger pulls behind the bar.

Posted: 1 May 2020 11:37 pm
by Maxime Ledon
Hello Dom, you're right I asked Anthony and he replied it was C6 with pedals. If I was to play pedal steel that's definitely that kind of thing I'd like to go to !