Echoes Of The South Pacific
(in B11th tuning, with low B)

Watch Margie Mays Play "Echoes Of The South Pacific" in B11th

Tablature for Lap Steel Guitar by David J. Stewart

This is a very nice unfamiliar Hawaiian song played on the B11th tuning. Note that 6th string is tuned down to a B note instead of the standard C# for B11th tuning. Usually the B note is on the 7th or 8th string. I prefer 6 strings myself, so it's good to know about this variation change. It actually makes good sense, because the B gives you your B11th root and a perfect B11th chord. I tabbed this out close to what Margie played. Rhythm tracks are provided below for you to play along with.
 

E________3_____________3__2__1_______________________|__3__2__1___

C#______3~________6~___3__2__1__3__~8__________7~8___|__3__2__1___

A______3~~_______6~~____________3__~8___2__3___7~8___|____________

F#____3~~~______6~~~___________________________7~8___|____________

D#___3~~~~_____6~~~~___________________________7~8___|____________

B___3~~~~~___~6~~~~~______INTRO______________________|____________

E________3______________________3__2__1_____3__1__________________

C#___3___3___3___2~~6___6~5~6___3__2__1__3__3__1__3___12~13_______

A____3_______3___2~~6___6~5~6____________3________3___12~13_______

F#______________________6~5~6_________________________12~13_______

D#______________________6~5~6_________________________12~13_______

B_________________________________________________________________

E____8__7__6_____8____________________________3__2__1_____1~~3____

C#___8__7__6__8__8___8________11___11~10~11___3__2__1__3__1~~3____

A_____________8______8___~11~~~~___11~10~11____________3__________

F#_______________________~11~~~~___11~10~11_______________________

D#_______________________~11~~~~___11~10~11_______________________

B________________________~11~~~~__________________________________

E______________REPEAT_____________________________________________

C#___3___7~8______________________________________________________

A____3___7~8______________________________________________________

F#_______7~8______________________________________________________

D#_______7~8______________________________________________________

B_________________________________________________________________

E__________~8__8_____*8__*8_______________________________________

C#_________~8__8__8__*8__*8__*8________~11__11______*11_*11_______

A____2__3_________8__________*8__2__3__~11__11__11__*11_*11_______

F#___2__3________________________2__3___________11__________*11___

D#______________________________________________11__________*11___

B___CHORUS_________*palm harmonics______________11________________

E_________3________________________5~__________3__2__1_____3______

C#________3______3___2~3_______________2~~~6___3__2__1__3__3__3___

A___2__3_____3___3___2~3___3__4__5_____2~~~6____________3_____3___

F#__2__3_____3_______2~3___3__4__5________________________________

D#___________________2~3__________________________________________

B_________________________________________________________________

E__________________3__2__1______3___5~_____________REPEAT_________

C#__2~~6___6~5~6___3__2__1__3___3__________12~13__________________

A___2~~6___6~5~6____________3__________3___12~13__________________

F#_________6~5~6___________________________12~13__________________

D#_________6~5~6___________________________12~13__________________

B_________________________________________________________________

E____3__2__1_____3_______________________________3~2__1___________

C#____________3____3______2____________________3_________3________

A____________________3_______2_______________3_____________3______

F#_____________________3_________3__2__1~~3_______________________

D#________________________________________________________________

B___SOLO__________________________________________________________

E__________8___________________________________________3__________

C#___2~1_____8______________8~11___________________11____3________

A____2~1_______8~7_____7__8______11_____________11_________3~2____

F#___2~1____________8_______________11~10____11________________3__

D#___2~1__________________________________11______________________

B_________________________________________________________________

E_________________________________________________________________

C#_______3__8_____________________________________________________

A___2__3______8_______________also___*8~~10___or___10~~6__________

F#______________8_____*8~~9__________*8~~9_________9~~~5__________

D#________________8___*8~~~__________*8~~8_________8~~~4__________

B_________*forward bar slant for augmented chords_________________

E_________________________________________________________________

C#________________________________________________________________

A_________________________________________________________________

F#________________________________________________________________

D#________________________________________________________________

B_________________________________________________________________

Below are 8 variations of this beautiful B11th song for you to practice and play along with...

• Swing Band-In-A-Box Rhythm track - 'ECHOES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC' (nice drums)
  (this first track has a really nice swing feel that I like.)
  

• Country BB Track - ECHOES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC' (no drums, no ukulele)
  (This is a Country track with a gentle electric guitar playing rhythm)
  

• Country BB Track - ECHOES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC' (no drums, ukulele)
  (This is a Country track with a gentle electric guitar playing rhythm)
  

• Country BB Track - ECHOES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC' (acoustic guitar, no drums)
  (This is a country track with an acoustic guitar playing rhythm)
  

• Jazz BB Track - ECHOES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC' (drums)
  (This track has a Jazz feel to it and a brush set for percussion)
  

• 'MISTY' BB Track - ECHOES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC'
  (This track has a feel similar to the classic song 'Misty')
  

• Bluesy BB Track - ECHOES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC' (nice drums, organ, electric)
  (This is a really bluesy track which actually fits this song well. I'm not 
  into blues, but I know a lot of musicians are. It'll make your dog howl!)
  

• Country BB Track - ECHOES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC' (no intro, no drums)
  (This is the only track which doesn't have an intro, so you can play the 
  tabbed out intro once you get the timing right. There's lead-in clicks.)

The file below allow you to change the original file to your own tastes...

• Band-In-A-Box SGU File - 'ECHOES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC' (not an MP3 file)
  (requires at least Band-in-A-Box version 2010.5 to open - original file)

if you want to modify the song to your own style, drums, chords, et cetera.)

Here are Band-in-a-Box Files That You Can Download

Basic Music Theory On The B11th

More Song Tabs