Bars of Steel Bridge Section

Darryl Coyne · Post by **Darryl Coyne** » 13 Mar 2022 2:09 pm

Hello all, I'm working on Bars of Steel as transcribed in the Anthology book. I've always heard that Lloyd Green does not use an Eb lever so in his honor I thought I would try to learn it with bar slants instead of using the Eb lever. It's pretty straight forward until the bridge section. That part is difficult enough with the Eb lever but I can't imagine how he could have played it without one. Does anyone know if he used the Eb lever for that recording or is he even more of a wizard on the steel than I thought? Thanks for any insight.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 13 Mar 2022 2:16 pm

He uses his 2nd string a lot. Maybe that is what he is doing. Don't know for sure.

Dale Rivard · Post by **Dale Rivard** » 14 Mar 2022 6:49 am

Hi Darryl, Are you referring to the bridge section where the 8th string is lowered a half tone from E to Eb? If so, Lloyd does lower his 8th string from E to Eb, just not his 4th string.

Darryl Coyne · Post by **Darryl Coyne** » 14 Mar 2022 5:40 pm

Richard, Dale,
Thanks for taking the time to reply. Dale, you are correct. I am referring to the section with the lowered 8th string. I did not realize that Lloyd lowered the 8th string. I thought he did not lower the E's at all. I found a that the voicings in the recording are possible with some difficult pedal positions and bar shifts but as good as Lloyd is, I can't imagine playing them as perfectly as he does on the recording. I'm glad to know he lowers the 8th. That puts the whole thing within reach for a weekend steeler like me. thanks again!