C6th Lap Steel Tabs
Arrangements by David J. Stewart

 

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C___________________________4___5_________________________________

A_____3___3 - 2 - 3______3________________________________________

G_____________________3___________5_______________________________

E___________________________________5_____________________________

C#________________________________________________________________

E________________12______12~~11~~10_______________________________

C____10~~11~~12______12______________12___________________________

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E_______________________________________12________________________

C#________________________________________________________________

E______12~~13~~12___10~~7________7~~8___8_________________________

C__________________________5__7___________________________________

A_______________________________________7_________________________

G___12____________________________________________________________

E_________________________________________________________________

C#________________________________________________________________

E_________________________________________________________________

C___________________4___5_________________________________________

A___3___________3_________________________________________________

G________2__3_____________5_______________________________________

E_____3_____________________5_____________________________________

C#________________________________________________________________

E___3_____________________________________________________________

C______4~~3__________4__4~~5______________________________________

A____________3____3_______________________________________________

G_______________3____________5____________________________________

E______________________________5__________________________________

C#________________________________________________________________

E___3*__0________________0**__1____________________________0**__1_

C_____________________0__________0______2*__0____________0________

A____________0**__1_________________0_____________0**__1__________

G_________0____________________________________0__________________

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*This is a "pull-off." Pick the 1st string on the 3rd fret and then raise the bar to let the open string sound.

**This is a "hammer-on." Pick the open string at fret zero and then lower the bar onto the 1st fret to make it sound.

E______________________________________10__9__8___________________

C___5___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9____________8________________

A___5_____3___4___5___6___7___8___8_________________7__6__5__4____

G___5___________________________________________________________5_

E___5_____*This chord run sounds really nice. It doesn't have_____

C#_________to be played fast, just keep it flowing._______________

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C___________6~~~3___7~~6~~5_______________________________________

A______5~~6~~~~~3_____________7___________________________________

G___5_____________________________________________________________

E___________________6~~~~~~___6___________________________________

C#________________________________________________________________

E______5~~4~~3_______3____________________________________________

C___5________________3__*Use 3rd finger to pull 2nd string____5___

A________________3___3___toward you from behind the bar,______5___

G______5~~4~~3___3___3___thus raising it up to a C# note______5___

E___5________________3___by bending the string._______________5___

C#___________________3____________________________________________

E_____________________8_______11_____8__8__8______________________

C_____________8_________8_______12___________8____________________

A_____8_________8_____8_____11_________________8__________________

G___8___8___8____________________________________7________________

E_________________________________________________________________

C#____Little Grass Shack__________________________________________

E__11_12__________________________________________________________

C__11_12__________________________________________________________

A_________________________________________________________________

G__11_12____7___6__5__4~__________________________________________

E___________7___6__5__4~__________________________________________

Bb__________7___6__5__4~__________________________________________

E______M12__~15__13___11__11~12__10_______________________________

C_____M12__________13_______________12__11________________________

A____F12__________________________________________________________

G___T12___________________________________________________________

E__Triplet (all notes are played very quickly by raking strings.__

C#_T=Thumb, F=Forefinger, M=Middle________________________________

E______M12__~15_14_13__12_10______________________________________

C_____M12____________13______~11_10_9_____________________________

A____F12__________________________________________________________

G___T12___________________________________________________________

E__Triplet (all notes are played very quickly by raking strings.__

C#_T=Thumb, F=Forefinger, M=Middle________________________________

E___10__11__12__11__10________10~__8______________________________

C________________________12____________8~~12____Works good in_____

A________________________12________8___8~~12____Blue Hawaii_______

G___10__11__12__11__10___12____________8~~12____and other songs___

E________________________12____________8~~12______________________

C_*note C on 6th string__12____________8~~12______________________

E_______________5__6~_____|___0___0___0___0_______________________

C____________5_______5____|___0___0___0___0___7___5_______________

A___3__5__6____________5__|___________0___1___7___5_______________

G_________________________|___0___1_______________5_______________

E_________________________|___________________6___5_______________

C#________________________|_______________________________________

E_____________________________|__10___6___________________________

C______2_____5_____8______11__|__10___6___10______________________

A______2_____5_____8______11__|__10___6___10______________________

G___1_____4_____7_____10______|__10___6___10______________________

E___1_____4_____7_____10______|_______6___10______________________

C#____________________________|___________________________________

E_____________1~~3_________6~5____________________________________

C____5_______1~~~3________6~~5____________________________________

A____5______1~~~~3_______6~~~5____________________________________

G____5_____1~~~~~3______6~~~~5____________________________________

E____5____1~~~~~~3_____6~~~~~5____________________________________

C#__________________5~6~~~~~~5____________________________________

Here is something great from Jeff Au Hoy which he uses in this song, "Sweet Leilani"

(watch whole 3 hour video of my favorite Hawaiian artists; Jeff plays this run around 1:52 time)

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C_________________________________________________________________

A__________________let notes ring______________slide______________

G____10___9___8___7~~~~____7____6~~~~____6____4--5--17____________

E____10___9___8___7~~~7____7____6~~~6____6____4--5--17____________

C_________________________________________________________________

Bb____________________7~~~~_________6~~~~_________________________

C_____________________7~~~~_________6~~~~_________________________

E_________________________________________________________________

C_________________________________________________________________

A_________________________________________________________________

G_________________________________________________________________

E_________________________________________________________________

C#________________________________________________________________

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C_________________________________________________________________

A_________________________________________________________________

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C#________________________________________________________________

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