Alot of times a pedal steeler is faced with creating parts to cover lacking
instrumentation. I don't worry too much about
covering a part exactly like another inst-
rument; just playing within my realm. Try
to come up with something that fits the
context of that particular song.
Here's a ride that I came up with years
ago to cover a fiddle part in Alan Jackson's "CHATTAHOOCHIE"! Song is written
in C. Ride kicks off in F.
1._(F)______________________________8____|
2._______________________________________|
3.__________________8B_________8B________|
4._________8____8___8_____8____8________8|
5.___________8__8-8A______8-8A____8A__8A_|
6._____8-8B____________8B________________|
7._______________________________________|
8._8_8___________________________________|
9._______________________________________|
10.______________________________________|
1._______(C)___3_____3________3__________|
2._______________________________________|
3.________3B_____________________________|
4.___________3______3_______3____________|
5._8A-8__________3A____3-3A_____4-3______|
6._____8B___________________________3B___|
7._______________________________________|
8._______________________________________|
9._______________________________________|
10.______________________________________|
1._(F)_______________________________8___|
2._______________________________________|
3._______________________________________|
4._________________________________8_____|
5.___________________________8-8A________|
6._____3B_____6_____8B___8-8B____________|
7._1~~3___3~~6__6~~8____8________________|
8._____________________8_________________|
9._______________________________________|
10.______________________________________|
1._(D)______________10_______(G)_________|
2.________________________10D____________|
3.________10-10B-10______________________|
4._8~~~10______________10____10__________|
5.___________________________10A-10______|
6.___________________________________10B_|
7._______________________________________|
8._______________________________________|
9._______________________________________|
10.______________________________________|
1.__________(C)__________________________|
2._______________________________________|
3._______________________________________|
4.______10__8___________3________________|
5.10-10A_____8-8A-8_____3-3A-3___________|
6.__________________8B________3B_________|
7._______________________________________|
8._______________________________________|
9._______________________________________|
10.______________________________________|
:Letter D in Fourth bar indicates 2nd
string lower half-step!
