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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
“Buddy’s Boogie” live with the Saddle Tones
The Saddle Tones are a local band who I have enjoyed playing a few gigs with recently as a special guest. They asked me to pick out a tune for a steel feature and I chose “Buddy’s Boogie”, knowing that … Continue reading
Posted in Videos and other stuff
Tagged buddy emmons, E9 tuning, fender steel guitar, lap steel guitar, mike neer, saddle tones
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Block chord solo: “All The Things You Are”
I’m going to share with you part of my arrangement of my favorite standard, the wonderful “All The Things You Are”–a tune that one never stops learning. This arrangement follows along the block chord type playing that I have been … Continue reading
Four Wheel Drive Tab/Notation for purchase
While I will continue to post tab/notation to the blog regularly, I will also be making a series of mini-lessons which will include both tab/notation and a video, much in the vein of my Four Wheel Drive video (perhaps a … Continue reading
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
Better late than never….
OK, so my wife is right about me: I don’t like to stop and ask for directions. I always wind up taking the long, scenic route. Is that so bad? Hey, I read Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance. … Continue reading
Trial by fire
In Jan. ’04 I began gigging with the Moonlighters. If you really want to force yourself to learn something new, FEAR is the greatest motivator. I’d noodled around onstage with a lap steel by making atmospheric sounds with a singer/songwriter, … Continue reading
Posted in Fresh baked thoughts
Tagged hawaiian steel, jazz, lap steel guitar, mike neer, moonlighters, sol hoopii, steel guitar
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In the beginning…..
There was a lonely lap steel sitting in its chipboard case under a table on a dusty, dry summer day in Englishtown, NJ. “$50,” he said, almost as if a plea. “I’ll give you $40.” The deal was done. It … Continue reading
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
Posted in Lessons and Tips
Tagged buddy emmons, c6/a7 tuning, coltrane, giants steps, jazz, lap steel guitar, mike neer, steel guitar
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Welcome to the Lap Steelin’ Blog
I am starting this blog in the hopes that it will serve as a gateway to getting more players more deeply involved in exploring the possibilities of the steel guitar, or specifically, the lap steel guitar. There are so many … Continue reading
Posted in Fresh baked thoughts
Tagged hawaiian steel, lap steel guitar, mike neer, steel guitar
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