There Stands The Glass

[Mark Dershaw]

Hey all! I occasionally play with a band that does the Webb Pierce version of There Stands the Glass. When it comes to that funky steel thing at the beginning... well let's just say I've tried some things that sound almost comical. Does anyone have ideas on how to pull that phrase off on an E9th tuning?? Thanks!

[Mike DiAlesandro]

Hey Mark,

Our new singer does that tune as well... My cheesy approach is to slide up with a 6th chord (E's lowered) and go up one fret higher than the I chord and then slide back down into it. I think I start on the V chord below it. Probably pretty comical in its own way.

Saw an ad for the new band you are referring to... that blue Carter looks Great!

[Andrew Frost]

Great tune. This is one way...
Hold the A pedal down to get the open E6/E13 type sound.
and use that voicing for the whole phrase.

Start at 4th fret and slide up to 5th, then 6th fret, in semitones.
Then slide to fret 12 and back to 11 landing on Eb6.
The song is in Eb.

Basically going Ab6 -> A6 -> Bb6, E6 -> Eb6.

[Mark Dershaw]

Hey Mike! What you're suggesting is kind of what I've been doing. I struggle with what strings to play so I just strum a handful of strings and go up the neck. Thanks for the compliments on the steel. I don't think I would have attempted that refinish without your support. Thanks Man! Andrew, I am definitely going down to my practice studio and trying out your technic. Thank you!

[Jerry Overstreet]

What Mike said. Lower Es and put that 7th string in there too.

[Jerry Overstreet]

Little useless trivia. My buds got me into a situation with some unkown who was making an appearance at a local library type upscale event.

The song tracks he gave us had the song listed by Webb, but the track was the George Strait version, so that's what I put together. Problem was it's a tricky intro and the guy didn't know where to come in at the end of it.

Guess who looked bad though?

[Robert Simms]

The same lick is used in "Always Late" by Lefty Frizzell. I play that with a band in the key of G. Lower E's and play strings 8765 on the first fret, slide to the 2nd, 3rd, then up to the 9th and back down to the 8th without re-striking. Keep your E's lowered the whole time. Not perfect but pretty close.

[Andrew Frost]

Yes, lowering the Es and doing it in B6 mode obviously makes sense, and works.