The Steel Guitar Forum

Here is a little exercise that I came up with to practice blocking the top strings
(seems to cause me more trouble than the other strings) and at the same time pull
the bar towards me. Play with thumb and two fingers.
The lower on the 2nd string is from Eb -> D
It goes in the key of A. Chords are on top of "tab" and . . . is the count (eight-notes)
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A
1)---------------5-----------------5-----------------
2)---------------5L-5L-------------5L-5L-------5L----
3)---------5--------5--5-----5--------5--5-----5--5--
4)---------5-----------5-----5-----------5--------5--
5)---5--------5-----------5-----5-----------5--------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


D
1)---------------5-----------------5-----------------
2)---------------5L-5L-------------5L-5L-------5L----
3)---------5B-------5B-5B----5B-------5B-5B----5B-5B-
4)---------5-----------5-----5-----------5--------5--
5)---5A-------5A----------5A----5A----------5A-------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


A
1)---------------5-----------------5-----------------
2)---------------5L-5L-------------5L-5L-------5L----
3)---------5--------5--5-----5--------5--5-----5--5--
4)---------5-----------5-----5-----------5--------5--
5)---5--------5-----------5-----5-----------5--------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


E
1)---------------7-----------------7-----------------
2)---------------7L-7L-------------7L-7L-------7L----
3)---------7B-------7B-7B----7B-------7B-7B----7B-7B-
4)---------7-----------7-----7-----------7--------7--
5)---7A-------7A----------7A----7A----------7A-------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


A
1)---------------8-----------------8-----------------
2)---------------8--8--------------8--8--------8----
3)---------8--------8--8-----8--------8--8-----8--8--
4)---------8R----------8R----8R----------8R-------8R-
5)---8A-------8A----------8A----8A----------8A-------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


D
1)---------------8-----------------8-----------------
2)---------------8--8--------------8--8--------8----
3)---------8--------8--8-----8--------8--8-----8--8--
4)---------8-----------8-----8-----------8--------8--
5)---8A-------8A----------8A----8A----------8A-------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


A F#
1)----------------------------------------------------
2)-------------------------8--------------------------
3)---8------------------------------------------------
4)--/8R-8R~~--8R~~-----8R8----------------------------
5)------8A~8--8A~8-----------8A~9A--------------------
6)------------------8--------------9B-------9B--------
7)------------------------------------9---------------
---------------------------------------9------------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


B E A
1)---------------------------------------------------
2)---------------------------------------------------
3)---2B----------3-----------------------------------
4)---2--2--------3R-3R-------------------5-----------
5)------2A~2--------3A~3--------------5--------------
6)------------2B----------3-----3~~5-----------------
7)---------------------------3-----------------------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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There is a little tricky triplet-lick going from A to F# but the rest should be easy.
(except that .... blocking thing...........)<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by BENGT ERLANDSEN on 11 September 2000 at 07:53 AM.]</p></FONT>