The Steel Guitar Forum

Lookin for a tab to this beautiful tune. I know it's been done to death for some but to me it's something new to learn.

It's in the Emmons book and tape that I listed on eBay last night.

eBay number 320052678510

Actually, I listed both books.

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Gary Shepherd

Carter D-10

www.16tracks.com

Hi Gary, is this just the intro and solo? I guess what I'm lookin for is more of a complete instrumental version.

Andy:

check out Nic Du Toit's web page. I believe Nic has it and it's a complete version.

click here

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Sho-Bud: Professional & Fingertip

Bobbe Seymour has it on his 'Priceless" CD which has been tabbed out by Doug Jernigan. Go to http://www.steelguitar.net/ and look in the instruction area.

Thanks guys, I think I've got enough info to get a good start on this classic tune now.

A link to a sound clip, anyone?

Anders

Anders,
Click on my 'Nightmare' cd.......first one, left, in my signature....

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Thanks a lot, Nic!

Anders

I've got a very slightly different take at the beginning of this tune, some unison note

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Here's my easy version that has a couple of cool tricks in it.
[tab]
A Way to Survive/Instrumental by Ricky Davis/Key of C/E9th Pedal Steel
(Note: "." is a beat and there are 4 beats per measure)

Intro G G7 C
1.________|____________|_____________|______________|_____________|
2.________|____________|_____________|______________|_____________|
3.___1~~2_|_3~~~1______|_8~8b__8~~3~~|~3b___________|_____________|
4.________|____________|_____________|______3~~___3~|~~~_3~~~____7|
5.___1~~2_|_3~~~1__8~~_|_8~8a__8~~4a~|~3a___________|_____________|
6.________|________8~8b|_____________|______3~3b__3~|~3b_3~3b_____|
7.________|____________|_____________|______________|_____________|
8.________|____________|_____________|______________|_____________|
9.________|____________|_____________|______________|_____________|
10________|____________|_____________|______3~3a__3~|~3a_3~3a_____|
|. . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . .|


C D7 G G7
2.___________|_____________|__________|________|__________|_________|
3.___________|_____________|__________|______2~|~3________|_________|
4._8_________|_____________|__________|________|__________|___~8L~6L|
5.____8____6~|~3a_3a~4a~~3a|_3a~3__3~~|~~~~__2~|~3__3~~~3a|_6_~8~~6~|
6._8__8____6~|~3b__________|_3b~~__3b~|~~~~____|____3~~~3b|_6_______|
7.___________|_____________|__________|________|__________|_________|
8.___________|_____________|_3L~~~~3L~|~~~~____|__________|_________|
9.___________|_____________|__________|________|__________|_________|
| . . . . | . . . . | . . . .|. . . . | . . . . | . . . .|


C G7 C D7
2._________|__________|___________|__________|____________|_________|
3._________|__________|___________|__________|____________|_____1~~2|
4._________|_______8L~|~8_________|__________|____________|_________|
5._8~~~~~~~|~~~~~~____|____8____6~|~3a____2~~|~3~~3a~3_2~~|~3___1~~2|
6._8~~~~8b~|~~~~~~_8b~|~8__8____6~|~3b____2b~|~3b~~~~~_2b~|~3b______|
7._________|__________|___________|__________|____________|_________|
8._8~~~~~~~|~8L~~~____|___________|_______2L~|~3L~~~~~_2L~|~3L______|
9._________|__________|___________|__________|____________|_________|
| . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . .|

(walk up to>>(Bridge starts here)
G G7 C C7 F G7
1._________|_____________|________|_____________|__________|_8~~~~____|
2._________|_____________|________|_____________|______8~~~|_8~~~~____|
3._3~~~1___|_____________|________|_____________|__________|__________|
4._______3~|~1___________|________|_____________|_________8|________8L|
5._3~~~1_3~|~1a__3a~1a~1~|~1~~~~~~|________8~~7a|_8~8a~~~~~|________8_|
6._______3~|~1___________|________|~8_8~~~_8~~7b|_8b~~~~~~~|_8~8b~~_8b|
7._________|_____________|________|___8~8b______|__________|__________|
8._________|_____3~~1~~~~|~1L~~~~~|~8___________|__________|__________|
9._________|_____________|________|_____________|__________|__________|
| . . . . | . . . . | . . . .| . . . . | . . . .| . . . . |






C F C G7 C G7 C
1._________|_______8|_____8~__|_______________|_________|__________|___
2._________|________|_________|_______________|_________|__________|___
3._8___6~~8|_8b~_8~~|_________|_______________|_________|__________|___
4._8_______|________|_8~~~~_8~|~8L____________|_________|_______8L~|~8_
5._8___6~~8|_8a~_8~~|_8~~~~_8~|~8~_3~3a~6~8~8a|_8~~~~~~~|~~~~~~_8~~|~8_
6._________|________|_8~~~~_8~|~8b_3~3b~6~8~8b|_8~~~~8b~|~~~~~~_8b~|~8_
7._________|________|_________|_______________|_________|__________|___
8._________|________|_________|_______________|_8~~~~~~~|~8L~~~____|___
9._________|________|_________|_______________|_________|__________|___
| . . . .| . . . .| . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | .


D7 G
2.______________|__________|_______________|___________|___________|
3.______________|__________|_______________|___________|___________|
4.______________|__________|_______________|___________|___________|
5._8____________|_______2~~|~3~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~___8a~9a|_10a__8a~~8|
6._8_________8b~|~8~~~__2b~|~3b~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~________|______8b~~~|
7.______________|__________|________3~~~~~~|~~~________|___________|
8._________8~~~~|~8~~~__2L~|~3L~3~3R~_3R~3~|~3L___8~~9~|_10~__8L~~~|
9.______________|__________|_______________|___________|___________|
10_____8~8a~~~~~|~8~~~_____|_______________|___________|___________|
. . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . . |

(*=palm harmonics)
G7 C C
1.__________________|_____________|_________*8|_____*8_____|________*8|
2.__________________|_____________|_________*8|_____*8_____|________*8|
3._8~8b_____________|_____________|___________|_*8~________|__________|
4._8~8c__10c~8c~8~8L|~8~~~~~~~~~~~|~~__*8~~~__|_*8~____*8~~|~~__*8~~~_|
5._8~8c__10c~8c~8~~~|~8~~~~~~~~~~~|~~__*8~8a__|________*8a~|~8__*8~8a_|
6._______10b~8b~~~~~|~8~~~8b~8~8b~|~8_________|____________|__________|
7.__________________|_____________|___________|____________|__________|
8.__________________|_____________|___________|____________|__________|
| . . . . | . . . . | . . . | . . . . | . . . .|

(turn to Bridge
D7 G G7 C
1._____________|________|___________|______________13_____|____________|
2._____________|________|___4L1/2___|______________13_____|____________|
3._*8~10__8~~~~|~7b__1~2|_3_4___6~~8|_8b~10b_13~~~________|_____15b~14b|
4._*8~10_______|________|_3_________|________13L~13___13~~|~13L_15~~14L|
5.________8a~8~|~7~__1~2|_______6~~8|_8a~10a__________13a~|~13__15a~14a|
6._____________|________|___________|_8b~10b______________|____________|
7._____________|________|___________|_____________________|____________|
8._____________|________|___________|_____________________|____________|
| . . . .| . . . .| . . . .| . . . . | . . . . |








(Bridge again)
C7 F G7 C F
1._______________|______8_____|_____________|__________|________________|
2._______________|____________|_____________|_____9L1/2|________________|
3._13b__13~~11~~8|_8b~8~~_____|_____________|_8_8_9__11|_~13_10~10b_8~8b|
4._13L__13L~11L~8|_8~~8~~__8~~|~8L~8__10~10R|_8_8______|_~13_10~10c_8~8c|
5._13a__13~~11~~8|_8a~8~~__8a~|~8~~8a_10a~~~|_8______11|_~13_10~10c_8~8c|
6._______________|_________8b~|~~~~~~_10b~~~|__________|________________|
7._______________|____________|_____________|__________|________________|
8._______________|____________|_____________|__________|________________|
| . . . .| . . . . | . . . . | . . . .| . . . . |

C G7 C G7 C
1._____8___|____________|__________|__________|__________________|
2._________|____________|__________|_________8|__________________|
3._8_______|____________|__________|__________|__________________|
4._8_____8~|~8L_______3~|~~~_______|__________|_8________________|
5._8_____8~|~~__3_3~1/2a|~3a____8a~|~8___8~8a~|____~11a__~13_____|
6._______8~|~8b_3_3~~~~~|~3b____8b~|~~________|______________~15b|
7._________|____________|__________|__________|__________________|
8._________|____________|_______8~~|~8L_______|__________________|
9._________|______3~~~~~|~3L_______|__________|__________________|
| . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . .| . . . . |

D7 G7
2._______________________|_______________|___________|_____________|
3.__________________13~15|_15b~~~~~~_15b~|~~~~~______|_____________|
4._______15______________|_______________|___________|_____________|
5._15~15a__~18a~18 13~15|_15a~~~~~~_15a~|~~~~~_8a~9a|_10~10a__8a~8|
6._______________________|_______________|___________|_10b~~~__8b~~|
7._______________________|_15~~~~~~~_____|___________|_____________|
8._______________________|____15R~15_15~~|~15L~_8~~9~|_10~~~~__8~8L|
| . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . . |

(Outro begins)
C G G7
2._______________|____________|__________|_____________|___________|
3._______________|____________|_____13~14|_~15~~13_10b~|~20b_20~15~|
4._______________|____________|__________|_____________|___________|
5._6___3a~1a~1~0~|~1~__1~~~~~~|~~~__13~14|_~15~~13_10a~|~20a_20~16a|
6._______________|____________|__________|_____________|___________|
7._______________|_________~1~|~~~_______|_____________|___________|
8._6L__3~~1~~~~~~|~1L~_1L~1~~~|_1L_______|_____________|___________|
9._______________|____________|__________|_____________|___________|
| . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . . |
(retard)
C G7 C
2.__________________________|__________
3._15~~15b__________________|__________
4.__________15~~~~__8~~~~_3~|~~~__3~~~~
5._16a~15a__________________|__________
6.__________15~15b__8b~~8_3~|~3b__3~~3b
7.__________________________|______
8.__________________________|______
9.__________________________|_____3~~3L
10__________15~15a__8a~~8_3~|~3a______
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