The Steel Guitar Forum

Dick Sexton · From: Greenville, Ohio, USA

Here’s a little thing, catching two strings with one pick. You might try this on some other rolls or phrases if your moving fast and the need to block isn’t that great. Notice which fingers pick which strings.

1_________________________________|____________________________________
2_____________________________________________________________________
3___10B_________10B___________________8B_________8B__________________
4_______10_______________10_______________8______________8____________
5__________10A______________10A______________8A____________8A________
6______________________________________________________________________
.........1....…1…..T……...2................1…..T………….......1…...1…...T….....2……….....1…T…………...

1__________________________|___________________________________________
2______________________________________________________________________
3___8_________8________________________________________________________
4_______8___________8___________10~~10_______10~~10____________________
5__________8___________8________10A~10_______10~~10A__________________
6________________________________________10B___________________________
7______________________________________________________________________
........1......1....T....2..........1....2...............1,2&T............T......1&2……………………………..

The 1,2&T on strings 4 & 5 (ending lick) means to play string 5 with the 1 & T at or near the same time, string 4 is played with the 2