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Stephen Goode

 

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Danville, Illinois USA
Post  Posted 22 Mar 2016 10:13 am    
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I just wondered if anyone out there knows an easy way to convert piano music to E-9 tablature. Not that I'm that cheap to buy music already tabbed out,(well maybe I am) but just living on social security make's it hard to justify it to my wife. I'm 75yrs. old and trying to pick up a new hobby with the steel guitar, but it gets old playing the same few songs that I have. I played the lap steel 65yrs. ago when I was 10 & haven't touched a guitar for the last 60yrs, & trying to play, reading music, is one trick this old dog can't learn. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks --Steve
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 22 Mar 2016 11:09 am    
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There is NO easy way. Whoa!
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Stephen Goode

 

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Danville, Illinois USA
Post  Posted 22 Mar 2016 12:15 pm    
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I didn't think so but I thought I'd ask anyway. I tried it a couple of times and I thought I came close until I tried to play what I had tabbed out & it sounded bad. Thanks anyway --Steve
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 22 Mar 2016 12:35 pm    
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I have E9th gospel tab available for $1 plus postage.
And Country Classic tab available for $2 plus postage.
My tabs are all taken from piano sheet music and contain the musical notation, lyrics and chords in addition to the tab.
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John Bresler

 

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Thornton, Colorado
Post  Posted 22 Mar 2016 12:35 pm    
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Stephen:

I don't know of any easy way, either, but you might want to consider Scotty's Mel Bay book, "Deluxe Pedal Steel Guitar Method" which will teach you how to read music and play it on the pedal steel guitar. You can get the book from bOb right here on the forum.

Cool
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Stephen Goode

 

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Danville, Illinois USA
Post  Posted 22 Mar 2016 1:12 pm    
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Thanks Erv & John. Erv I might just you up on that down the road, and John I have Scotty's "Anthology of Pedal Steel Guitar", but it seems a little too advanced for me especially the last half of the book. --Steve
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 22 Mar 2016 1:58 pm    
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Steve,
Send me your e-mail address and I will send you some of my tab lists. Very Happy
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Stephen Goode

 

From:
Danville, Illinois USA
Post  Posted 22 Mar 2016 3:30 pm    
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Thanks Erv, Email on the way.
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 23 Mar 2016 8:41 am    
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Steve,
No e-mail yet.
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Jim Cohen


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Philadelphia, PA
Post  Posted 23 Mar 2016 9:22 am    
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Stephen Goode wrote:
I have Scotty's "Anthology of Pedal Steel Guitar", but it seems a little too advanced for me especially the last half of the book.

That's probably only cuz you haven't worked through the first half yet. This is to be expected: the second half of any math book is too advanced until you read and digest the first half...
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Stephen Goode

 

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Danville, Illinois USA
Post  Posted 23 Mar 2016 9:41 am    
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You're probably rite, however I've had Scotty's book for about 11 mo. now and I can't get the fast picking part very well. If it's a slow song the I can stumble through it - Steve
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Stephen Goode

 

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Danville, Illinois USA
Post  Posted 23 Mar 2016 9:45 am     Trying again.
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I tried again Erv. Let me know if you got it.
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Erv Niehaus


From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 23 Mar 2016 9:50 am    
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I got it! Very Happy
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Dick Chapple Sr

 

From:
Hardin Montana, USA
Post  Posted 24 Mar 2016 8:35 am     Parallel history
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Hi stephen and Happy Easter to you and your family.
I sent you an email, hope it gets through.
Your lap and pedal steel playing history parallels mine.
I learned to play lap by Oahu method in 1947-8, through the years I would play a short while then leave it alone again. I too am learning to play pedal steel and will turn 75 June 2nd.
We can do it and still enjoy our music and instruments.
Dick
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Stephen Goode

 

From:
Danville, Illinois USA
Post  Posted 24 Mar 2016 8:56 am    
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Thanks Dick, I did send you a Email back because I learned by the Ohau method also. in fact I still have some of my old Ohau tab music from the late 40's & early 50's. -- Steve
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Dick Chapple Sr

 

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Hardin Montana, USA
Post  Posted 24 Mar 2016 8:58 am     Oahu
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How cool. Yes I still all of mine including their "professional" arrangements in tab.
I really like C6th on lap.
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