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Niklas Widen

 

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Uppsala, Sweden
Post  Posted 4 Apr 2004 4:30 am    
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A transcription of Paul Franklin's steel solo from Mark O'Connor's "Pick it apart".

An mp3 sample of the solo is here:
http://user.tninet.se/~rmz810g/pickapart.mp3

And here's a slow speed, steel only, mp3 file
http://user.tninet.se/~rmz810g/pickapartsolo.mp3

Have fun!

E=lower 4 & 8
F=raise 4 & 8
D= lower 2 1/2




F#|------------------3-------3-------------------------------|
D#|------2--------------------------2---------2--------------|
G#|--------------------3B~3----------------------------------|
E |-3~2-----------3------------3~2----------3----------------|
B |--------2A~3A----------------------2A~3A-----3A~3---------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------3B~3----|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------3--|
E |---------------------------------------------------------3|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|------------------------------------------------------3---|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------3------|
B |----------------------------------3-----------3~3A--------|
G#|-3-----3~3B----1-----1~1B----3~3B---3B~3---3B-------------|
F#|-----3-------------1------1--------------3----------------|
E |---3-------------1----------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|-------3--------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------2---------3D---------------------------------|
G#|-3B~3-----------------------------------------------------|
E |---------3~2---------3--------------------3----------3----|
B |---------------2A~3A------3A~3------3-----3~~3A------3A~3-|
G#|-------------------------------3B~3---3B---------3B-------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------3-------------1---------------------------|
E |----------3-----------------------------------3-----------|
B |-----3~3A---------3A~3----------1A~1-----3~3A---3A~3------|
G#|-3B--------------------3-------------1---------------3B~3-|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|-----------------------------8-------8-------10----10-----|
D#|------6-----6---------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------8B~8-----------------------|
E |-5~6----------------------8-------------8~10----10--------|
B |--------6A----6A~6--6A~8A---------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|

F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------9--------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------10~10B----10B~10-|
E |-10~9------------10------------------10---------10--------|
B |---------9A~10A-----10A~10--------10----------------------|
G#|---------------------------10B~10-------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|---------10---------------------10------------11----------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-10B~10---------10B~10--10B~10---------10~11---------8~9--|
E |------------10---------------------10------------11-------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|-9------------6-------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------5--------------------6-----------8----|
G#|--------6~6B----------------------------------------------|
E |---9------------6~5---------------5F~6F-----------8-------|
B |----------------------5A~6A----------------6A~8A----------|
G#|----------------------------6B----------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|------------------10---------10--------12-----------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------11--------|
G#|---------------------10B~10-------------------------------|
E |--------------10----------------10~12-----12~11-----------|
B |-8A~8--8A~10A--------------------------------------11A~12A|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-12B------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------3-|
B |-----12A~12----------------------------3-----------3~3A---|
G#|------------12B-----3B~3---3~3B---3~3B---3B~3---3B--------|
F#|-------------------------3------3-------------3-----------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|-3------5-------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------8----8-------------------------6-------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |---3~5--------7~8------------------------5----------------|
B |---------------------8A---8A~7A-6A~4A~5A---5A~6A----6A~8A-|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|---------10---------10---------8----------5---------------|
D#|-8--------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------10B~10----------8---------------5~5B---5B~5---|
E |---8~10----------------10~8------8~7---5---------5--------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|-5--------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------6-----6-----------6---6----------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----5---5~6----------------------6-------------6----------|
B |---------------6A-----6A~6-6A--------6A~6-----------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------6D-----6D------------------3D---------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-5E~6E-------------------------3E-------------------------|
B |-----------6A-----6A~5A-4A~3A---------3A~3----------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------3B~3-----------|
F#|------------------------------------------------3---------|
E |---------------------------------------------------3------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------3------------1----------3-------------5-----|
F#|-3--------------------------------------------------------|
E |---3-po-0-h-3---3-po-0-h-1---1-po-0-h---3-po-0-h-5----5-po|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------8---------6------|
B |-----------------------------------------8A~8------6A~6---|
G#|---------7-------------9----~~11---------------8--------6-|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0-h-7-----7-po-0-h-9----9--------11----------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|-----------------------------------------------7----------|
D#|------------------------------------6---------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------7~7B-----|
E |-8--------6-------3------------7~6----------7----------7--|
B |-8A~8-----6A~6----3A~3----------------6A~7A---------------|
G#|------8--------6-------3B---------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|-------10--------12----------12--------------10-----------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-9~10----------------12~12B----------10B~10---------------|
E |----------10~12-----------------12--------------10~12-----|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|--12~13-----12--------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------11----------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------12-----12~11-------------12-----------------------|
B |-------------------------11A~12A----12A~12--------12------|
G#|-------------------------------------------12B~12----12B--|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|----------------------------6---------------3-------------|
D#|--------------------8---------------5---------------2-----|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------10----7~8-----8~6-----6~5-----5~3-----3~2--------|
B |-10-~10A--------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------2D-----------1D---------------0D---------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------2E-----------1E---------------0E------------------|
B |-3A~2A--------2A~1A---------1A-po-0A---------0A~0---------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------0B~0----|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------7-------------|
B |--------------------5-----------5~7----7~7A---7A~8A-7A~7--|
G#|-5B~5---5~5B---5~5B---5B~5---5B-----7B--------------------|
F#|------5------5-------------5------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------8-----8---------8---8---------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |------7----------7~8--------------------8---------------10|
B |------7~7A--------------8A----8A~8-8A-------8A~8-8A~10A---|
G#|-7B---------7B--------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|-10---------10--------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------9-----------10D----------------------|
G#|----10B~10------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------10~9-----------10--------------------------|
B |-----------------------9A~10A--------10A~10--------10-----|
G#|--------------------------------------------10B~10----10B-|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|


F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-10--------------------------------------3----------------|
B |-10~~10A-----10A~10----10-----------3~3A---3A~3-----------|
G#|--------10B--------10B------10B-----------------3B~3------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------3----|
E |-------------------------------------------------------3--|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|

[This message was edited by Niklas Widen on 04 April 2004 at 11:27 AM.]

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David L. Donald


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Koh Samui Island, Thailand
Post  Posted 4 Apr 2004 6:15 am    
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Thanks Niklas
IT's stuff like this that made me put PF's name on the Mount Steelmore monument!
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Niklas Widen

 

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Uppsala, Sweden
Post  Posted 4 Apr 2004 6:59 am    
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Yeah, ain't he great? I finally managed to upload the mp3 file with the steel only, at slow speed, to make following the tab easier.
http://user.tninet.se/~rmz810g/pickapartsolo.mp3

/Nicke W
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Jon Light


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Saugerties, NY
Post  Posted 4 Apr 2004 7:09 am    
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You are sick man, Nicke, to sit down and tab that. (and lest the cultural/language thing cause problems, I say that in deep respect!) I haven't spent any time with it but I will. That is hot. As with all of the great players, I can't listen to Paul's playing without gaining a little something and with your efforts there's more chance to gain. Thanks!

[This message was edited by Jon Light on 04 April 2004 at 12:10 PM.]

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Jay Fagerlie


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Lotus, California, USA
Post  Posted 4 Apr 2004 8:15 am    
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Niklas, great job.
What album is this from?
Thanks

Jay
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Niklas Widen

 

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Uppsala, Sweden
Post  Posted 4 Apr 2004 8:23 am    
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It's from Mark O'Connor's "The New Nashville Cats" from 1991. This is one cool track, with Mark and Brent Mason doing some killer solos in addition to Paul's ride!

/Nicke W
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Niklas Widen

 

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Uppsala, Sweden
Post  Posted 4 Apr 2004 10:31 am    
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I wrote this on a mac, and while looking just fine on that, it seemed to be totally messed up on my PC. I removed the chords above the tab and that seemed to help.

So here are the changes to play over, if you'd like to make a band-in-a-box track or whatever:

| C | % | G | % | Bb | C | G | % |

| C | % | G | % | Bb | C | D7 | % |

| Em | % | Eb | % | G | % | A7 | % |

| Am | % | % | C | D7 | % | % |

| F#m | Bb | % | D7 | % |

(break )
| G | % | G7 +5 | % |


|C | % | E | % | A7 | % | % | G |

| C | % | B | % | Bm | % | E7 | % |

| Am | % | D7 | % | G | % | % | % |

/Nicke W

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Nicholas Dedring

 

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Beacon, New York, USA
Post  Posted 4 Apr 2004 10:37 am    
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is "p0" the full step lower?
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Jon Light


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Saugerties, NY
Post  Posted 4 Apr 2004 10:57 am    
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My guitar's not set up to test my assumption but I believe that denotes "pull-off" and the H is hammer-on.
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Niklas Widen

 

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Uppsala, Sweden
Post  Posted 4 Apr 2004 11:06 am    
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yeah, po is "pull off"...don't know why I didn't simply write "p"
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Nicholas Dedring

 

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Beacon, New York, USA
Post  Posted 4 Apr 2004 11:07 am    
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D'oh. I had actually just been thinking about it and was going to edit my stupid question out.

Now I can't. Jeez, Jon, thanks a LOT.

The full speed clip is absolutely mind-bending... it just doesn't seem like that should be possible, almost.
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Charles Curtis

 

Post  Posted 4 Apr 2004 11:36 am    
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Thanks Niklas; I doubt if I'll ever get this down but at least with the tab there's hope. If I'm ever over your way I would like to listen. I sincerely hope that you keep up the good work.
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Mark Switzer

 

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Los Angeles California, USA
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2004 11:30 pm    
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Haven`t had a chance to try the tab yet but you`re to be commended for even attempting this monster. Keep up the good work.
Mark
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CrowBear Schmitt


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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2004 11:56 pm    
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Totally Mind Blowing Niklas :
Thanx
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John Sluszny

 

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Brussels, Belgium
Post  Posted 10 Apr 2004 11:28 am    
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Thanx for the edit!
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Ricky Davis


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Bertram, Texas USA
Post  Posted 10 Apr 2004 2:50 pm    
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Quote:
Thanx for the edit!

Your welcome....and I might say; that these are some of the hardest Edits I've encountered...ha..
Ricky
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Niklas Widen

 

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Uppsala, Sweden
Post  Posted 11 Apr 2004 6:27 am    
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Yeah, writing it on my mac seemed to screw it all up for all you pc viewers!
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Jay Riddle

 

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Pennsboro, W.V.
Post  Posted 12 Apr 2004 1:07 pm    
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Does the D= lower 2 1/2 mean that the D goes to a C note with the knee lever?Or is it D lowers to C# like I'm hoping.If it's not could somebody please post a reasonable alternative tab that will suffice?
Jay

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Niklas Widen

 

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Uppsala, Sweden
Post  Posted 12 Apr 2004 1:16 pm    
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With lower 2 1/2 I meant lower 2nd string 1/2 step..I guess I could have chosen a better way of writing that...
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Jon Light


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Saugerties, NY
Post  Posted 12 Apr 2004 1:19 pm    
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Jay---read that as "D lever lowers the 2nd string one half step"------in other words from D# to D.


oooops---posting at the same time as Niklas

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Jay Riddle

 

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Pennsboro, W.V.
Post  Posted 12 Apr 2004 1:22 pm    
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Or does it just mean D lowers the 2 string a half-tone?Help........I'm a little confused as to what it means.
Jay
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Jay Riddle

 

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Pennsboro, W.V.
Post  Posted 12 Apr 2004 1:27 pm    
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Whoops! I didn't expect a reply so soon!Thanks fellas I guess I kinda answered my own question while you guys were writing a reply to it.Happy Steelin' and Thanks!
Jay
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