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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 15 Sep 2017 7:13 pm    
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Fred Treece


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Post  Posted 15 Sep 2017 11:28 pm    
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Thank you for the detailed explanation, Doug. Yeah, I can't stand that constant fade-in, note-from-nowhere sound. Sparsely and tastefully used, it can be beautiful. Your technique is the bomb though.
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Larry Lenhart


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Post  Posted 16 Sep 2017 6:50 am    
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Doug

As always your playing and ideas are great ! I am going to give that tuning a whirl...I like the connection to E9th pedal...certainly a familiar ground to start with.

Thanks for all you do for the steel guitar community !
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 16 Sep 2017 7:19 am    
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I'm searching through my computer this morning and I found some tab I did a long time ago for JB's "Surprise Waltz" on this E9 tuning. I forgot all about it! That song has a series of reverse slants that climb up the fretboard making interesting chord changes, not easy to play in tune.
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Larry Lenhart


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Post  Posted 16 Sep 2017 7:39 am    
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All my steels are 8 string...which direction should i extend the e9th tning as you have it doug...up, down or one of each...which would make it even more e9th-ish ? Smile
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 16 Sep 2017 8:16 am    
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It's very tempting to add a C# to get a higher voicing for a minor chord, but then the tuning becomes E13 and the C# breaks up the major chord, root, 3rd, 5th, three adjacent strings. There are a lot of ways to extend the tuning, but I would stick with E, B, G# to keep that full major chord sound.
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Larry Lenhart


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Post  Posted 16 Sep 2017 8:43 am    
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Doug Beaumier wrote:
It's very tempting to add a C# to get a higher voicing for a minor chord, but then the tuning becomes E13 and the C# breaks up the major chord, root, 3rd, 5th, three adjacent strings. There are a lot of ways to extend the tuning, but I would stick with E, B, G# to keep that full major chord sound.


I agree with you about the c#..i know i dont want to break that up..i will experiment a little...thanks !
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Allan Haley

 

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Post  Posted 16 Sep 2017 9:20 am    
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Hi Doug,
This tuning might be the way forward for me. I have been going back and forth between Open D and C6 on my lap steel, and E9 on the pedal steel. For an amateur, it's a lot to learn.
This E9 tuning on the lap will simplify things for me- keep my head in the E9 pedal steel world even when playing lap steel. One tuning is enough for me to get under my fingers.
Thanks and I always enjoy your videos.
Al
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 16 Sep 2017 10:33 am    
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Al, that's great to hear. Yes, try this tuning; I think you'll like it if you already play pedal steel.
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manny escobar

 

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Post  Posted 17 Sep 2017 6:16 am    
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Hi Doug, This recent display of playing with finesse reminds me of how intimidating it was playing gigs with you in the not too distant past. You would be a great asset playing the E7 lap and pedal steel at the RISGA show on October 28th.
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manny escobar

 

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Post  Posted 17 Sep 2017 8:43 am    
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Forgive me for calling your E9 lap an E7.
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Andy DePaule


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Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
Post  Posted 17 Sep 2017 7:08 pm     Thanks for the nameless tune
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Thanks Doug for the nameless tune.
I've already have worked out about half of Summertime, but my steel is in A6th so it's coming out in F#M where nobody I know ever played it.
Can retune to C6th easy enough though. Very Happy
Thanks again for the Tab and all the great youtube videos.
Andy
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 17 Oct 2017 5:49 pm    
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Thanks for the positive comments.
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Stefan Robertson


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Post  Posted 18 Oct 2017 4:21 am    
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Doug Beaumier wrote:
.. no one tuning does everything. Cool


Ammmm I think there is one tuning that can. Whoa!
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