Jesus Etc. for C6 lap steel

[jhc]

I've divided this into several sections - hopeully the organization will be obvious

 

note: to make it sound like Nels, a lot of these notes should be done as swells with a volume pedal. Plenty of reverb also helps. There's also a lot of flexibility on whether to slide between two notes or not.

 

note 2: I've tried to match the tab with the approriate chords - I might get some wrong, the tab on the net is pretty awful and not a great reference. Obviously if you're used to playing this capo 5 the chords will look different

 

 

#1 Intro (over the Dm/Am chords - note this can also be used over the same chords in later verses)

 

e-----------------------------

c----------------------------

a-15s17s15--15s17s15s12-

g-----------------------------

e-----------------------------

c-----------------------------

 

do this 2x

 

#2 Verse - Dm/Am/Dm/Am

e-----------------------

c-----------------------

a-----------------------

g--9s10---s9---9s10--

e----------------------

c----------------------

 

 

#3a Verse F/Gm/C

e------------------

c-------------------

a-----------------

g-15s14-12-12s9-

e------------------

c-------------------

 

Repeat #2, then

 

#3b

e-----------------------------

c----------------------------

a---------------------------

g-15s14-12-12s9---7s10--

e----------------------------10

c----------------------------

 

 

#4 Chorus F/C/Dm/Dm#7/Bb/F/C x 2

e--------------------------------------------------------------------

c--------------------------------------------------------------------

a--------------------------------------------------------------------

g--10-9-------------------------------10-9s10---------------------

e--------10-9-8--5s6s5-------------------------9-8-5s6s5-------

c------------------------(7)-(optional)-----------------------7s5-

 

don't play over the "don't cry, you can rely on me honey" line, then come in with #3a

 

Over "I'll be around .... setting sun", play #1 or #2 followed by #3b

 

second chorus, same as the first

 

#5a Bridge ("voice whine") Bb/F/Bb/F/C/Bb

 

e--8s6---8s10s8----8s6---8s10s8-8s13--8s6--8s10s8--

c-------5-----------------5----------------------5----------

a------------------------------------------------------------

g------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------

c------------------------------------------------------------

 

#5b Bridge (Last cigarette...)

 

e--13s12----------------------------

c----------14s13-12----------------

a---------------------9s10s9-------

g------------------------------10s8-

e------------------------------------

c------------------------------------

 

Third verse and chorus are played just like the second

 

For the beginning of the second bridge, you can repeat #5a, but it seems Nels usually just plays something like

 

e--s10--8--s10--8s13--s10----

c--s10------s10---------s10----

a---------------------------------

g---------------------------------

e--------------------------------

c--------------------------------

 

then over the first two "last cigarrettes" lines, do this for each line

 

e--13s12----------------------------

c----------14s10-12----------------

a---------------------9s10s9-------

g------------------------------------

e------------------------------------

c------------------------------------

 

Final "last cigarettes" line

 

e--13--13s15s17--17s18---25- (you can slide up the last note or not, a volume swell is recommended here)

c--------------------------------

a----------------------------------

g---------------------------------

e----------------------------------

c----------------------------------

Edited May 8, 2006 by jhc

[a.miller]

Very nice job

[Groo]

Wow, nice work. Makes me wish I had a lap steel.

[jhc]

Thanks

 

Groo, they're not too expensive

 

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gui...ents?sku=518801

[Groo]

Thanks

 

Groo, they're not too expensive

 

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gui...ents?sku=518801

 

I must admit, very tempting.

[TCP]

Very well done! Maybe this weekend I'll go get some strings capable of going to C6.

Last night I went to this guitar store that had 3 or 4 vintage lap steels from the 40s... they were so incredible. All reasonably priced as well. They also had a pedal steel!

 

Your right, I can't make this sound right without a volume pedal!

Edited May 14, 2006 by Halcyon