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Offline chuckm

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Steel Guitar Rag
« on: May 21, 2018, 12:23:23 pm »
Thought I'd ask...anyone have tab for the Ventures version of Steel Guitar Rag?   If not I'll probably take a stab at it.
Steel Guitar Rag was originally recorded in 1936 by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys....Featuring pedal steel.   The Ventures covered this in 1963 with no pedal steel (as many groups have done).    I've learned parts of different versions over the years but wanted to get this one down.

I'm pretty sure Nokie plays the lead in the 1963 version.   I'm posting 2 videos below...one of the 1963 recording I am referring to, and another of Nokie playing this 33 years later (where he really lets loose, and makes it look easy).  I really like the way Nokie can approximate the pedal steel sound at times.

1963 recording:



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Offline Lluciano

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Re: Steel Guitar Rag
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2018, 11:57:41 pm »
It's great information for those who are looking for these things.

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Re: Steel Guitar Rag
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2018, 11:25:39 am »
no tab for this that I'm aware of

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Re: Steel Guitar Rag
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2018, 12:20:02 pm »
OK.   I've taken a stab at tabbing this out. It was challenging because you have to be really nimble in some places to play these licks...that Nokie played so effortlessly :-/.

This is my take on it, the tab may not be 100% accurate and you may find better ways to play some of it...if you do, please post updates.

Enjoy
Chuck


Steel Guitar Rag
The Ventures (1963 recording)
Tabbed by chuckm


Listen to the recording for timing, rhythm and embellishments.

Intro
                   
----------15------12----9-----6----7--7--7-7--7------------------------------|
----------14------11----8-----5----5--5--5-5--4------------------------------|
----------15---12-----9-----6------------------------------------------------|
—--14-14---------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1 
           E           A           E       B           E     B     E
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------5-7b9-------5-7b8-------5-7b9--8-7-5----------------------------------|
--4-4-6-------4-4-6-------4-4-6--------------7-6-5----------------------------|
—--------------------------------------------------5-4-2----------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------5-4-2----------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------3-2-0----------|

            E                A                       E        B          E      B     E                 
-------------------9---------9-------9-------9------------------------------------------|
---------5-7b9-5-----9r7-5----9r7-5---9r7-5---9r7-5—7b9---8-7-5-------------------------|
---4-4-6--------------------------------------------------------7-6-5-------------------|
—---------------------------------------------------------------------5-4-2-------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------5-4-2-------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-2-0-|


Bridge 1
        A             E         F#           B
------4-5------5h7p5--4------------2---2-----7p6p4--------------------------------------|
--5-7----5---5----------5-----------2---2---------7—7p6p4-------------------------------|
-----------6-------------4-4---2h3---3---3----------------4-----------------------------|
—-----------------------------------------------------------7p6p4-----------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------7p6p4-----------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------7---------------|

  A                E            F#       F       E                 
--5---------5h7p5--4--------------0--0----0--0-----0------------------------------------|
----5----5-----------5-------------2--2----1--1----0------------------------------------|
------6----------------4-6-5-4--3--------2-------1--------------------------------------|
—---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 
Verse 2
   E                                                 
--------12-----12-----------12-----12-------12-10h12p10---9-7h9p7---7-5h7p5---4-2h4p2----|
----------12-----12-----------12---------------------------------------------------------|
--12h13-----13-----13—12h13-----13-------------------------------------------------------|
—----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  B                     E                                           A   
---------7-9-7-9-7-------9-10-12-9-10---9-----------------------------------------------------------|
----7-10---------------12------------12—-12-10-9----------------------------------------------------|
--8----------------------------------------------11-9-----------------------------------9----9-11-12|
—-----------------------------------------------------12-11-9--------------9-11-9-11-12---12--------|
--------------------------------------------------------------12-11-12--12--------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

         E                 B          E            B           E
-------------------12-12--12--12—12----------------------------------------------------|
-------------12-14---b17-b17-b17-b17—b17r15-12-----------------------------------------|
--11-9-12h13-----------------------------------14—b16r14-12----------------------------|
—--------------------------------------------------------------14----------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 
 
Verse 3
           E            A         E          B        E          B        E         
----------------------------------9-7-----------------------------------------|
--------5-7b9-------5-7b8-------5—---b8r7-5-b8-b8-7-5—2-1-0-------------------|
--4-4-6-------4-4-6---------4-6-----------------------------2-0-1-0-----------|
—-------------------------------------------------------------------4-2---2---|
------------------------------------------------------------------------4-----|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

           E          A                     E     B               E     B       E           
------------------7---9-------9-------9--------------------------------------------|
--------5-7b9--5----5—-b9r7-5--b9r7-5--b9r7-5-b9—-8-7-5---7-5----------------------|
--4-4-6-------------------------------------------------6-----6-5-4-2-4-2-0-1------|
—-------------------------------------------------------------------------------2--|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Bridge 2
        A             E         F#           B
------4-5------5h7p5--4------------2---2-----7p6p4--------------------------|
--5-7----5---5----------5-----------2---2---------7—7p6p4-------------------|
-----------6-------------4-4---2h3---3---3----------------4-----------------|
—------------------------------------------------------------7p6p4----------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------7p6p4---|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------7-|
 
  A             E             F#  F   E                 
--5-4-3-2-1-0---4-4-4-4-4-4---0---0---0-------------------------------------|
----------------5-4-3-2-1-0---2---1---0-------------------------------------|
------------------------------3---2---1-------------------------------------|
—---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse4
   E               
---15-15-14--15-15-14--15-15-14--15-15-14--14--12-12------------------------|
---17-17-16—-17-17-16—-17-17-14—-17-17-16--16—-14-14------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
—---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                           B
---15-15-14--15-15-14--15-15-14--15-15-14--15--14-14------------------------|
---17-17-16—-17-17-16—-17-17-14—-17-17-16--17—-16-16------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
—---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   E                                       A
---15-15-14--15-15-14--15-15-14--15-15-14--14--12-12------------------------|
---17-17-16—-17-17-16—-17-17-14—-17-17-16--16—-14-14------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
—---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   E                   B                   E
---15-15-14--15-15-14--15-15-14--15-15-14--14--12-12------------------------|
---17-17-16—-17-17-16—-17-17-14—-17-17-16--16—-14-14------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
—---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Final verse and fade out
           E              A           E           B                  E         
----------------------------------------7---9-7-----------------------------|
--------5-7b9---------5-7b8-------5—7s9---9-----9-7s5---5---b8r7-5---5------|
--4-4-6-------4-4-4-6---------4-6---------------------6---6--------6--------|
—---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ….fade out from here
                   
The end

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Re: Steel Guitar Rag
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2018, 04:19:19 pm »
thanks for posting