Drivin Nails In My Coffin

[Joey Ace]

I'm snowed in, browsing the forum, and found this cool YouTube of Buddy Emmons with Earnest Tubb at

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=199672


It sure sounds like Mooney or Crawford to me, but the video proves otherwise.

Here's my transcription of the solo. Uses only two pedals.

It's possible that the places where I indicate the first string were actually played on the 4th string using the C pedal. Not sure. Try it both ways and let me know what you think.

If you use the C pedal, you can half pedal it in measure 17, thus avoiding moving the bar.

http://joeyace.com/tabs/DrivinNails.pdf

[Allan Jirik]

Thanks so much for posting both the video and the tab to this great song, one of my favorites. Buddy really tears it up, and the grin on his face is priceless. I'll give it a go tomorrow, a piece like that surely would be great practice for every aspect of steel playing. Thanks again, Joey!

[Jim Smith]

It's possible that the places where I indicate the first string were actually played on the 4th string using the C pedal. Not sure. Try it both ways and let me know what you think.

I'm 99.9% sure that Buddy used the C pedal with his right foot at around 2:09 and 2:17 in the video. You can see his body shift to make that motion, and I have seen him do it in person.

That would correspond to measures 11, 12 and 17 of your tab. To do it, replace the first string notes in those measures with the fourth string with the C pedal.

Buddy also gives an in-your-face "Drivin' Nails" lesson in hot C6 backup behind ET.

[Joey Ace]

Allan, Yer welcome.I appreciate the kind words.

Jim, I agree. The use of the first string fits my style better, but you can see Buddy shifting his body to get the C pedal with his right foot, in a bit of "Showmanship/Humor".

Too bad the camera didn't catch his footwork.

If the 1961 date is correct, this clip is 50 years old!
I suspect it's 4 or 5 years newer. Anybody know?

[Allan Jirik]

Actually, I was surprised to see the 1961 date, I thought the clip might be earlier than that, around 58-59. Didn't Buddy C. join ET some time in 1961?

[Ferdinando Ghidelli]

here's another version
lever E raises E to F



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