Wills Bob - Steel Guitar Rag Chords & Tabs

Date: Sun, 09 Jul 1995 20:41:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bob Shilling 
Subject: Steel Guitar Rag
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To: Greg Vaughn 
Cc: Bob Lee 
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Steel Guitar Rag    by Leon McAuliffe

     This is a very simplistic version. You should add your own grace
notes, etc. and make it SWING. I haven't indicated any timing (anyone
know of a tab writing program for the Mac that can be adapted to the
Steel Guitar?). Listen to the many recordings for timing. My favorite
is the 1935 Texas Playboys' version, with Leon(at age 18) playing it.
     I have indicated a few chords, so if you get people to play this
with you it will make it easier. Most people really like playing this
song regardless of their axe.

My Copedant:
         F    A     B     C     D       G     E          
# note  LKL  Ped1  Ped2  Ped3  LKR     RKL   RKR  
1  F# _________________________________+G_________
2  D# ______________________________________-D/C#_
3  G# _____________+A_____________________________
4  E  __+F_______________+F#___-Eb________________
5  B  _______+C#_________+C#______________________
6  G# _____________+A_____________________________
7  F# ____________________________________________
8  E  __+F_____________________-Eb________________
9  D  _______________________________________-C#__
10 B  _______+C#__________________________________

Notes:   ^ = slide up 
   H = hammer on with the bar             


Part 1(Played, basically on open strings, and using the tip of the bar
to "fret" the various notes.)

1  F# ____________________________________________________________________
2  D# ____________________________________________________________________
3  G# ____________________________________________________________________
4  E  ________0_3^4________0_2^3________0_3^4_2_0________________0_3^4____
5  B  _0_0H2________0_0H2________0_0H2____________2_0______0_0H2__________
6  G# ________________________________________________0___________________
7  F# ____________________________________________________________________
8  E  ___________________________________________________0________________
9  D  ____________________________________________________________________
10 B  ____________________________________________________________________



1  F# ____________________________________________________________________
2  D# ____________________________________________________________________
3  G# ____________________________________________________________________
4  E  _0_6^7__0_3_2_0__________0_3^4__2_0_________________________________ 
5  B ___________________0_0H2_____________2_0_____________________________
6  G# _________________________________________0__________________________
7  F# ____________________________________________________________________
8  E  ____________________________________________0_______________________
9  D  ____________________________________________________________________
10 B  ____________________________________________________________________


Part 2(Parts 2&3 are played all on strings 4,5,&6, with the bar flat
on the strings.  Part 2 is the only part using any pedals. Purists may
want to find a way to do it without the pedals.)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/wills_bob/steel_guitar_rag_tab.html ]
CHORD  A    E             F#                  B
1  F# ____________________________________________________________________
2  D# ____________________________________________________________________
3  G# ____________________________________________________________________
4  E  _4^5_____5___2F^3F______________2______2___________7_____7__6_______
5  B  _____5_____________3A_____________2______2___________7______________
6  G# _______5______________3____1^2______2______2___6^7_____7____________
7  F# ____________________________________________________________________
8  E  ____________________________________________________________________
9  D  ____________________________________________________________________
10 B  ____________________________________________________________________


CHORD  A          E             F#      B       E

1  F# ____________________________________________________________________
2  D# ____________________________________________________________________
3  G# ____________________________________________________________________
4  E  _5______5___2F^3F______________2______7__________12________12_______
5  B  ___5_______________3A_______________________________12______________
6  G# _____5________________3___1^2_____6^7_____11^12________12___________
7  F# ____________________________________________________________________
8  E  ____________________________________________________________________
9  D  ____________________________________________________________________
10 B  ____________________________________________________________________


Part 3


1  F# ____________________________________________________________________
2  D# ____________________________________________________________________
3  G# ____________________________________________________________________
4  E  _______12_______12_______________12_______12________________________
5  B  __________12_______12_______________12______________________________
6  G# _11^12_______12_______12___11^12_______12___________________________
7  F# ____________________________________________________________________
8  E  ____________________________________________________________________
9  D  ____________________________________________________________________
10 B  ____________________________________________________________________



1  F# ____________________________________________________________________
2  D# ____________________________________________________________________
3  G# ____________________________________________________________________
4  E  _______12_______12______________7______7____________________________
5  B  __________12_______12_____________7_________________________________
6  G# _11^12_______12_______12___6^7______7_______________________________
7  F# ____________________________________________________________________
8  E  ____________________________________________________________________
9  D  ____________________________________________________________________
10 B  ____________________________________________________________________



1  F# ____________________________________________________________________
2  D# ____________________________________________________________________
3  G# ____________________________________________________________________
4  E  _______12_______12______________5______5____________________________
5  B  __________12_______12_____________5_________________________________
6  G# _11^12_______12_______12___4^5______5_______________________________
7  F# ____________________________________________________________________
8  E  ____________________________________________________________________
9  D  ____________________________________________________________________
10 B  ____________________________________________________________________


Ending (or add a turnaround for more repetitions)


1  F# ____________________________________________________________________
2  D# ____________________________________________________________________
3  G# ____________________________________________________________________
4  E  __12^11^12_____7^6^7____7_6_7_8_9_10_11_12^^^^0_____________________
5  B  __12^11^12_____7^6^7____7_6_7_8_9_10_11_12^^^^0_____________________
6  G# __12^11^12_____7^6^7____7_6_7_8_9_10_11_12^^^^0_____________________
7  F# ____________________________________________________________________
8  E  ____________________________________________________________________
9  D  ____________________________________________________________________
10 B  ____________________________________________________________________



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Bob Shilling            Berkeley, CA               shilling@emf.net
KK6QQ                                                     DoD# 1195
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