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Topic: 10 tunes worth getting right |
sliding bill
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Posted 1 May 2000 3:44 pm |
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As a newcomer to playing with other people I want to have a solid set of tunes behind me so I will not feel out of it.
This thread has been going on Resoguit mailing list but revolves around a predominantly bluegrass focus.
I dabble with Dobro and lapsteel tuned to high bass G.
I love bluegrass but my tastes are very wide indeed.
If you had just 10 tunes that you felt good with - what would they be ?
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Chris Walke
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St Charles, IL
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Posted 2 May 2000 7:52 am
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| That's a great question. I'm interested in what the answers might be. I have not really been exposed to much bluegrass/traditional dobro material, so I would like to know which tunes are "critical" to dobroists. I'd also like to know what definitive recordings to pick up to learn these tunes. Great topic!! |
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Billy Jones
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Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 2 May 2000 1:14 pm
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Hi Guys.. Any tune you learn to play is worth getting right. You don't have to copy it exactly as it is recorded or written as long as you can play the lead line. Most players don't want to sound like the other guy so they style or modify the tune to suit themselves. Take your best ten songs, if you must, and learn and do them the best you can.They don't have to be bluegrass, country, jazz, blues or Hawaiian. Just good songs that suit you. Build your own library.
.... Billy
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Bobby Lee
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Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 3 May 2000 4:19 pm
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I would pick tunes that are well known and/or easy to teach to a band. I'm not sure I can think of ten, though. In the spirit of "High Frequency", here are my top five:
- Sleepwalk (Santo and Johnny)
- Steel Guitar Rag (Leon McAuliff)
- Wabash Cannonball (Brother Oswald)
- Hillbillies From Outer Space (Vaughn Brothers)
- Tennessee Waltz (Pee Wee King)
With these five in your pocket, you'll be pretty well covered when they point to you for a song.
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Sierra S-8 Laptop (D13), Fender Stringmaster D-8 (D13, A6)[This message was edited by Bobby Lee on 03 May 2000 at 05:20 PM.] |
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sliding bill
From:
UK
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Posted 4 May 2000 8:36 am
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Right on b0b.
My top 5 of the moment (but not necessarily very good at any of them).
All on Lap Tricone at the moment/
Sleepwalk
Tennessee Waltz
Dobro ISland
Dobro Chimes
Remington ride
Also working on
Steel guitar rag
Rueben
Foggy Mountain rock
All the best,
Bill
Still sliding and clattering in the UK! |
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sliding bill
From:
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Posted 6 May 2000 11:40 am
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Oh,
San Antonio rose too.
Tried to sort Damien Miley by Sally van Meter. (really hot celtic Dobro there) but she is working in open D -- too much for me but I have got some of the licks down.
I aspire to a well rounded repertoire -- some bluegrass, some swing , some blues , some Celtic and some special tunes like Mike A's killing me softly or Uncle Phils happy together.
Any more ideas ?
I'm sure we can share some good stuff here.
Still sliding and hammering
Bill |
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Bill Findlay
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Baytown, Texas, USA
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Posted 17 May 2000 11:24 am
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I'm sure any top ten would depend on personal taste but in almost any jam situation you will find:
1. Wabash Cannon Ball
2. Steel Guitar Rag(Almost always requested for the Steel guitarist)
3. San Antonio Rose
4. Great Speckaled Bird
5. Dobro Chimes
6. Farewell Party(usually on steel)
7. Salty Dog
8. Fire Ball Mail
9. Black Mountain Rag
10.Under The Double Eagle
11.Down Younder
12. Uncle Pen
13. Lonsome Dodro
14. Mchattie's Waltz
These are are mainly bluegrass. If you don't a;ready have it get a CD called "The Great Dobro Sessions" it also comes with a instruction book of Tab's for all the songs on this CD. Its got some great dobro instrumentals on it. |
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