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Tag Archives: c6/a7 tuning
Thelonious Monk’s “Pannonica” arranged for C6/A7 lap steel
Today, I watched a documentary on Barroness Pannonica Rothschild and I remembered that I had once worked out an arrangement for the brilliant tune Monk wrote in her honor, simply entitled “Pannonica”. I had not played it since and I … Continue reading
Repost: A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square arrangement
Just in case this one got lost in the shuffle I’m reposting it. Originally from September 2010. The other day, Andy Volk sent me an email with his arrangement of A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square, a beautiful song from … Continue reading
Block Chord Melody: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Yeah, I know–I really can’t stand the thought of playing seasonal music. But for some reason today (Black Friday), I thought of doing a quick arrangement in the “block chord” style of a Christmas tune. “Have Yourself A Merry Little … Continue reading
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Tagged block chords, C6/A7, c6/a7 tuning, chord melody, chord solo arrangement, christmas lap steel
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A little fun with Chick Corea’s “Spain” (with tab and notation)
I’ve been playing around with Chick Corea’s great composition, “Spain“, and I came up with some pretty nice ways of playing the head on C6/A7 lap steel. Of course, it is a little tricky to get your right hand picking … Continue reading
Bebop Lap Steel: An Introduction to Bebop for C6 Tuning
This is the title of my new e-book which will be ready to go in just a few days. I’m really excited about this one and I’ve put a lot of time into it. I’ve thought long and hard about … Continue reading
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Tagged Bebop, c6 tuning, C6/A7, c6/a7 tuning, charlie parker, lap steel guitar, non-pedal steel, sonny rollins, yardbird suite
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On The Sunny Side (revised with audio)
For those of you who are following along with this process of arranging for On The Sunny Side Of The Street, I now offer up the first variation of the first 2 verses (I still haven’t done the bridge and … Continue reading
Some “Dos and Don’ts” of Lap Steel Guitar
Here are a few tips for those who are learning to play the steel guitar. Some of them may seem obvious; some of them not so much. 1. Don’t be discouraged by the difficulty of getting your chord grips together … Continue reading
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Tagged c6 tuning, c6/a7 tuning, harmony, jerry byrd, lap steel guitar, music theory
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Anatomy of a chord solo, part 1
The other day, Andy Volk sent me an email with his arrangement of A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square, a beautiful song from 1940 composed by Jack Strachey and Manning Sherwin with lyrics by Eric Maschwitz. It is a wonderful … Continue reading
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Tagged c6/a7 tuning, chord solo arrangement, frank sinatra, nat cole
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Giant Steps for Lap Steel, C6/A7 tuning
This arrangement of John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps” is for 6 string Lap Steel Guitar tuned to C6/A7 (E C A G E C#). It is a good exercise in changing chord grips quickly and moving from one end of the … Continue reading
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Tagged buddy emmons, c6/a7 tuning, coltrane, giants steps, jazz, lap steel guitar, mike neer, steel guitar
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