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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 28 Feb 2017 8:02 am    
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Could I assume the C11 chord be at the first fret also...

Yes, C11 at fret 1, but you will rarely, if ever, strum across all of the strings and play an 11th chord. I don't think I've ever played an 11th chord in a song! The best way to think of the tuning... it's a combination tuning. The upper part of it is A6 and lower part of it is B, B7, B9. The top 4 strings are tuned to A6. If you skip string 1, you have B9 on the bottom 5 strings.

E
C#
A
F#
D#
B

Strings:

1,2,3 = A major
1,2,3,4 = A6
2,3,4 = F#m
1,2,3,4 = F#m7

4,5,6 = B major
3,4,5,6 = B7
2,3,4,5,6 = B9
1,2,3,4,5,6 = B11
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Andy Volk


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Post  Posted 28 Feb 2017 8:42 am    
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some info from my B11th book ...


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David M Brown


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Post  Posted 28 Feb 2017 9:19 am    
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Thanks Andy!
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Len Amaral

 

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Post  Posted 28 Feb 2017 2:45 pm    
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Hi Frank,

Thanks for the info and I am going to set up a Ric Bakelite to the B11 six string Doug mentioned.

What string gauges are recommended for the six string B11 tuning?
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Andy Volk


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Post  Posted 28 Feb 2017 2:59 pm    
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E .014
C# .017
A .020
F# .024w
D# .030w
B .038w
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David M Brown


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Post  Posted 28 Feb 2017 5:29 pm    
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Andy Volk wrote:
E .014
C# .017
A .020
F# .024w
D# .030w
B .038w


Andy, what scale length was that intended for?

Thanks.
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 28 Feb 2017 5:46 pm    
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I just retune from C6, using normal C6 gauges. Only one string needs to be raised (C to C#). Three other strings are lowered, so there's no issue with string breakage.
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Andy Volk


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Post  Posted 28 Feb 2017 5:53 pm    
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22.5"
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 28 Feb 2017 7:43 pm    
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I have free B11 tab for an original tune of mine on my blog. Also a video of me playing it. Makes a good practice exercise. I use low C# (instead of B) on the tune ---> http://playsteelguitar.com/557-2/
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Michael James


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Post  Posted 7 Mar 2017 10:08 am    
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The song "All My Ex's Live In Texas" works really good with the B11 tuning.
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Michael James


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Post  Posted 12 Mar 2017 8:28 pm    
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Here's a B11 chart for Sweet Georgia Brown. I converted from C11. If there's any errors let me know.
I sing this in "D", that's why the key is so weird.





Enjoy!


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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 13 Mar 2017 7:48 am    
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Nice job, Michael. "Sweet Georgia Brown" is a great song for B11!
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Michael James


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Post  Posted 13 Mar 2017 10:12 am    
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Thanks Doug!
I re-uploaded page two. No wrong notes just wrong fret board pattern.
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Michael James


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Post  Posted 22 Apr 2017 7:08 pm    
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I thought I would take stab at making a video of the "Sweet Georgia Brown"arrangement. The only difference is I'm playing it in C11.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-er0Vy7sew
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 22 Apr 2017 7:14 pm    
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Sounding good, Michael!
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Michael James


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Post  Posted 23 Apr 2017 4:42 am    
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Thanks Doug!
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Terry Barnett

 

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Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada
Post  Posted 26 Apr 2017 4:23 am    
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Hey Doug...you had me goin there for a few minutes. I was wondering if you were bending a string in the first couple of bars. Your ring finger, left hand, but the tab shows you're not. Is it just to allow that one open string to ring? Great little shuffle btw.
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 26 Apr 2017 7:23 am    
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Terry, yes, it's the open A string. No string pull. So this particular riff only works when the bar is on fret 5. It's an E chord, and the added A note make it Esus4. Thanks for checking it out.
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Bill Brunt

 

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Post  Posted 28 Apr 2017 5:05 am    
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No sense in saying good job, or nice work.
Your playing is always in a class by itself.
I do have a question, though...
When pick blocking, how does one avoid that buzz, just as the pick meets the string?
Out of laziness or convenience, I'm not sure which, I have found myself using pick blocking more, but am plagued by that noise.

Thanks.

oh yeah...
Amazing playing, as always!!
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 28 Apr 2017 5:30 am     Pick Blocking
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Bill, There will always be a certain amount of "buzz" from the fingerpick when pick blocking. But since pick blocking is used mostly on fast patterns, the buzz is not always noticeable. And if a player picks aggressively the buzzing will be less, for some reason. I do a lot of recording, and when I isolate the steel track on a fast picking tune I can hear a lot of zinging and buzzing from the picks. It's not as noticeable in the final mix.

Several years ago I made a video showing pick blocking close up, slow and fast. The video is kind of fuzzy, but it's worth checking out. The pick blocking starts around 45 seconds in and continues for the rest of the video. You can hear a little bit of buzzing from the picks. ---> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WG7qSLYOtU
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Bill Brunt

 

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Post  Posted 28 Apr 2017 5:41 am    
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Thanks, Doug.
You are truly an asset to this community.
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Michael James


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Post  Posted 29 Apr 2017 1:19 pm    
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Here's a quick arrangement of "Saint James Infirmary" I threw together. I converted it from C11 to B11. It should play exactly the same. If there's any issues please let me know.
Thanks,
mj

Measure 7, beat 4, has a 1/2 step string pull on the 4th string.


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Andy Volk


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Boston, MA
Post  Posted 30 Apr 2017 2:59 am    
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Here's my B11th arrangement of an old bluesy tune by jazz guitar icon Barney Kessel called "Easy Like."






MIDI audio: http://picosong.com/ippK

BK original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLgtKwO_rMU
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 30 Apr 2017 5:10 am    
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Wow, B11 is busting' out all over. It's good to see.
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Bosse Engzell


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Post  Posted 30 Apr 2017 10:33 am    
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Thank you for the TABS, I is sitting out of middle out of nothing, NO steel player around.

Bosse in Sweden
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