What is the fastest song you can play on steel?

Karen Lee Steenwijk · Post by **Karen Lee Steenwijk** » 24 Jul 2008 7:55 am

I do not know if this has ever been posted before,but I was wondering what the fastest song you guys, and gals have played on "Steel"?

Karen

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 24 Jul 2008 8:31 am

I don't play fast.

Bill Fall · Post by **Bill Fall** » 24 Jul 2008 8:48 am

"One Note Samba"

Scott Shipley · Post by **Scott Shipley** » 24 Jul 2008 8:48 am

Slowly.

Dennis Lee · Post by **Dennis Lee** » 24 Jul 2008 9:20 am

The Ventures - Walk Don't Run in '66 @ 33 1/3

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 24 Jul 2008 9:28 am

Wanna hear it again?

Les Green · Post by **Les Green** » 24 Jul 2008 10:01 am

"Way To Survive"

Ben Lawson · Post by **Ben Lawson** » 24 Jul 2008 10:04 am

Sleep Walk

Michael Johnstone · Post by **Michael Johnstone** » 24 Jul 2008 10:42 am

A couple years back when I was playing steady with Cody Bryant I used to have to play Orange Blossom Special which calls for that real fast,smooth Franklinesque style and on a good night,if the band didn't speed up too much when my solo came around,I could just barely handle it. But that was right out at the edge of my speed picking ability and at least half the time I had trouble with it. There were other bluegrass standards in that band's book and I had to get out there and go for those too with similar results.It was good for me though.Doug Livingston's on that gig now and he can probably handle those things better than I did. Funny thing is that I can get at most of that stuff easily on mandolin and I've only been playing that for around 5 years and I've been playing steel for 35.

The other thing that comes to mind was a number of gigs I played with Albert Lee where I was expected to keep up with him,trade solos etc. I don't have to tell you what that was like....I mostly hung in there like a side of beef but not without a few spectacular one-man trainwrecks - reminiscent of the old Wide World of Sports intro where the guy skids off the ski jump and cartwheels into the crowd just when the announcer says "and the agony of defeat...".

Sam Lewis · Post by **Sam Lewis** » 24 Jul 2008 11:10 am

If you mean playing a song "good" and "fast", there just is'nt any.

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 24 Jul 2008 11:21 am

The "Minute Waltz" in a minute and a half.

Jim Peters · Post by **Jim Peters** » 24 Jul 2008 11:30 am

Panama Red. JP

Brad Malone · Post by **Brad Malone** » 24 Jul 2008 11:34 am

Beyond the Reef and Lovely Hula Hands.....OBS is a fiddle tune...IMHO

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 24 Jul 2008 12:31 pm

Once Around The Block With Mary. Its a quickie.

Ron Wright · Post by **Ron Wright** » 24 Jul 2008 12:36 pm

i barley can play slow and definetly not fast guess that's half fast

Paul Wade · Post by **Paul Wade** » 24 Jul 2008 1:39 pm

rocky top and big mamou that's fast i go

ray qualls · Post by **ray qualls** » 24 Jul 2008 2:48 pm

ZZZZZZZZZZZZ I can play faster than Doug Jernigan. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Dang, I just woke up!!!!!!

Roy Ayres · Post by **Roy Ayres** » 24 Jul 2008 2:57 pm

Ray,

I've seen Doug play several times, but never heard him.

(I just can't listen fast enough.)

Mickey Adams · Post by **Mickey Adams** » 24 Jul 2008 3:22 pm

Fast as you
Life in the Fast Lane
Little Red Corvette
Little Duece Coupe
HotRod Lincoln
Ground control to Major Tom!
Ford 55 Rocket
Space Cowboy
Ill fly Away
.....I could go on....anyone else?....

ray qualls · Post by **ray qualls** » 24 Jul 2008 4:40 pm

Roy, thanks for typing slow cause I can't see that fast either!

John Walden · Post by **John Walden** » 24 Jul 2008 5:18 pm

"Unbreak My Heart" by, Toni Braxton

George Rout · Post by **George Rout** » 24 Jul 2008 7:49 pm

Kamiki March...in the A major tuning!!!

Fast Fingers George

Ray Leroux · Post by **Ray Leroux** » 24 Jul 2008 8:09 pm

Hello Trouble, Desert Rose style

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 24 Jul 2008 8:17 pm

Faded Love.

Ray Leroux · Post by **Ray Leroux** » 24 Jul 2008 8:33 pm

I Love You So Much It Hurts Me

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