Honolulu Eyes
(tabbed as recorded by Jerry Byrd in 1959 using the amazing "C Diatonic tuning")Listen to Jerry Byrd: Honolulu Eyes
If you are a steel guitar enthusiast like me, you might be surprised to learn just how much Jerry Byrd loved and used his newly discovered “C Diatonic tuning.” From studying Jerry's beautiful heart-warming music over the years, I have really come to appreciate the hard work that Jerry invested into his music and the versatile C Diatonic tuning that he discovered. Here goes, have fun and make others happy!
Tablature for non-pedal steel guitar by David J. Stewart
E___9__10__11__12__11__10~9__8~9~8~9__10__9___7__8__~9__8__7__6___C_________________________________________________________________B____________________________8~9~8~9__10__9___7__8__~9__8__7______A______9___10__11__10__9~~___8~9~8~9__10__9_______________________G___9________________________8~9~8~9__10__9___7__8__~9__8__7______F____________________________8~9~8~9__10__9_______________________E_________________________________________________________________E___5________________________________________~14__14______________C______3~4__*~11__10__9__6__7__8__9__10__11__~14__14__14~11~9_____B_________________________________________________________________A___4__3~4__*~11__10__9___________9__10__11___________14~11~9_____G_________________________________________________________________F________*Use plenty of vibrato at the 11th fret!_________________E_________________________________________________________________E______~14__10_12_10_______10_12_10_________*12_11_10__9~10~9~10__C______~14________________________________________________________B___9_____________________________________________________________A___9__________________9______________9_____*11_10__9_____________G___9________________9___9__________9___9______________9~10~9~10__F___9_____________________________________________________________E________________________________*Palm Harmonics__________________E___10~9__9__7__8__~9__8__7__6____________________________________C________________________________*9__8__7__6__8~~10~~13~~16__15___B_________________________________________________________________A___9~~~_____________________5___*9__8__7__6__8~~9~~~13~~16__15___G_________9__7__8__~9__8__7_______________________________________F_________________________________________________________________E___________________*Continue with Palm Harmonics_________________E____________________11_~12_11_10__8__9__9__8__7_____9~10_________C__14~16__13~14__11_______________________________9__9~10_________B__________________________________8__9__9__8__7__________________A__14~16__13~14__11__10_~11_10__9_________________________________G________________________________________9__8__7__9__9~10_________F__________________________________8__9___________________________E_________________________________________________9_______________E_________________________________________________________________C_________________________________________________________________B_________________________________________________________________A_________________________________________________________________G_________________________________________________________________F_________________________________________________________________E_________________________________________________________________E_________________________________________________________________C_________________________________________________________________B_________________________________________________________________A_________________________________________________________________G_________________________________________________________________F_________________________________________________________________E_________________________________________________________________
I also just enjoy playing along oftentimes with Jerry's original recordings.
Come A Little Closer (as played by Jerry using his C diatonic tuning)
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Jerry Byrd - 1955
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