MAKING BELIEVE
Tabs by David J. Stewart | March 2016
LLOYD GREEN MASTERPIECE TABS COLLECTION
(As played by Lloyd Green - Super Jam 1995, St. Louis - Here's the Here's the MP3 recording)
Lloyd Green uses a standard E9th setup. The only exception is that he doesn't lower string 4 a half tone. Instead he uses string 2. I designate lowering string 2 with either "LL" for a whole tone drop, or "L" for a half tone drop. I've done my best to tab out Lloyd's beautiful playing. It seems to be very close, but hasn't been checked by Lloyd. These tabs are invaluable if you desire to play more in the style of Lloyd Green. This is one of my favorite instrumental songs for pedal steel guitar. Lloyd's performance is awesome!
Listen along to the original 1995 live recording of “Making Believe”, so you can hear what to play. There's some interesting great new things in here to add to your repertoire. Lloyd's performance begins at 00:09 seconds in the MP3. There's a second great performance by Lloyd at the end of the song, which I hope to tab in the future.
F#__________________________________________________________5~~~~_________________________D#________________________________________________________________________________________G#__________________________________________________________________0~~~~~~~~~___0B_______E ______________________________________________________________5_________________________B ___7~7A__7~7A~5A~5~~12~12A__12____________12_12~12A__12~5~~~5~~___7~7A~5A~3A___5A_______G#____________________________12___12B_12B________________________________________________F#________________________________________________________________________________________E ___7~~~__7~~~~5~~5E~12~~~~________________12_12~12___12~5E~~~~~_________________________D ____________________________12__________________________________________________________B ________________________________________________________________________________________
F#________________________________________________________________________________________D#________________________________________________________________________________________G#__0B~~~~~__0B~~~__0B~~~~~~~_____________________________________________________________E _________________________________________________7_0____________________________________B __3A~2A~2__2~2A___2A~2~0~~~____~8A~7A~7~7A~8A_7A~~~~__7~7A__7A~5A__5A~5~~12~12A~13A__12_G#_________________________0B__________________________________________________________12_F#________________________________________________________________________________________E ____________________________7__~8F~7~~7~7~~8F_7~~~~~__7~~~__7~~5___5~~5E~12~12~~13F____D ____________________________7________________________________________________________12_B ________________________________________________________________________________________
F#________________________________________________________________________________________D#________________________________________________________________________________________G#______________________________________________0_________________________________________E ________________________14~~~___12~~~~~~________________________________________________B ________________________14~14A__12A~12~~___5~~~___7__7A__7A~8A__8A~7A~7~~~___7~7A~7_____G#__12~12B_______12~12B___14~14B__12B~~12~________________________________7B___7B~~~~_____F#________________________________________________________________________________________E __12~~~~__12___12~~~~______________________5E~~__________7~~8F__8F~~7~~~~~______________D __________________________________________________7__________________________7~~~~~_____B __12~12A__12A__12A~~~___________________________________________________________________
F#______________________________________________7_________________________________________D#________________________________________________________________________________________G#________________________________________________________________________________________E _________________________________________7~~~~~___7_____________________________________B ___7______5A__7A__~8A~7A~7~7A__7A~7________7~~~_________________________________________G#___7_________________________________7B___________7B____________________________________F#_______5________________________________________________________________________________E __________________~8F~7~~7~7___7~~~__7__________________________________________________D ___7___5_________________________________7~~~~~_________________________________________B _____________________________________7A___________7A____________________________________F#______________________________________________________________________10________________D#_________________________________________________________________________10LL~~_10LL____G#________________________________________________________________________________________E ___7~~___7~~_______7~~7~5C~__7__________________________________________________________B ___7~7A__7A~7______7A~7~5~~__7___________7__7A~8A~7A__7A~5A__5~~5A~7A____10~10A~~~~_____G#_______________7B__7B~7~5~~__7__________________________________________________________F#________________________________________________________________________________________E _________________________________6~7_____7__7~~8F~7___7~~5___5E~5~~7____________________D _________________________________6~7____________________________________________________B ________________________________________________________________________________________
F#________________________________________________________________________________________D#__8LL~8LL~7LL___________________________________________________________________________G#________________________________________________________________________________________E _______________7~~7_____________________________________________________________________B __8A~~~~~~7A____7A~7____________________7~7A__~8A~~7A__7A~7~~5A~5__5__________5~5_______G#______________________7~7B~7_____7______________________________________________________F#______________________7~~~~~__7__7__________________________________________5~~~5_______E ____________________________________7___7~~~__~8F~~7___7~~7~~5~~5__5E__5E~5~~~~~5E______D ______________________7~~~~~_____7__7___________________________________________________B ________________________________________________________________________________________
F#________________________________________________________________________________________D#___*BELOW: Pick close to the bridge to get this sound (listen to the recording).________G#________________________________________________________________________________________E _____________________12_________________________________________________________________B _*7~7A__*7A~5A~5~3A__12__________12~12A__12~12A~12__________________12~12A__12__________G#__7B~~___7B~5~~5~3_______12__12B_12~12B__12B~~~~~~__12~12B__12~12B__12~12B__12___~17____F#_____________________________12_____________________12~~~~__12~~~~______________________E __7~~~___7~~5~~5~3F__12__12______________12~~~~~~~__________________12~~~~__12___~17____D ________________________________________________________________________________________B ____________________________________________________12A~~~__12A~~~_______________~17____
F#________________________________________________________________________________________D#________________________________________________________________________________________G#___________________________________7B___________________________________________________E ________________________________________________________________________________________B ________________________________7______7A~7_____7~7A~8A~4______5A~7A~8A~7A__7A~7________G#__~15___12__~11~~10_____10__7B______________7B______________3_____________________7B____F#_____________________10_________________________________________________________________E __~15F__12__~11E~10E________7___________________7~7~~8F~4F_____5~~7~~8~~7___7~~~________D ________________________________________________________________________________________B __~15A__12__~11~~10_________7A____________________________________________________7A____
*ABOVE: After the preceding section, Lloyd does some nifty harmonics as a fill. I wasn'tquite sure how he did them. When I use "Open Finger Harmonics" on the 12th fret, they workfine, but I could tell that Lloyd is using "Closed Finger Harmonics." For closed fingerharmonics, place the tone bar on the 7th fret and then chime the notes on the 12th fret.F#___________12________________________________________________________________________12_D#________________________________________________________________________________________G#__~12__~12_______~15___15~~~~___14B~12B____12~12B__14B__17__~14B__7B__~12__12~12B~12____E _____________12_________________________12______________________________________________B ________________________________________________________________________________________G#________________________________________________________________________________________F#_______________________15~~~~___________________________________________________________E __~12__~12_______~15F___________14~~~~~____12~~~~__14___17__~14___7___~12~~~~~~~~~~~____D ________________________________________________________________________________________B __~12__~12_______~15A__15A~15___14A~12A____12~12A__14A__17__~14A__7A__~12~~~~~~~~~~~____
F#____________________7______________________________12~~~~~~~~~~_____________10_________D#________________________________________________________________________________________G#______10~~9~~8___7_______~14B__12B~12__10~~12B__12~~~~~~~~~~~~~__~12_~11~10____15~14B___E __12__________________7______________________________12~~~~~~~~_________________________B _______________________________________________________12~~~~~~_________________________G#_________________________________________________________12B~12_________________________F#________________________________________________________________________________________E ______10F~9F~8F__7_______~14___12~~~~__10F~12___12~~~~~~~~~~~~~__~12_~11~10____15~~14___D ________________________________________________________________________________________B ______10A~9~~8___7_______~14A__12A~12__10~~12A__12~~~~~~~~~~~~~__~12_~11~10____15A~14A__
F#____________________________________________________12_____12___________________________D#________________________________________________________________________________________G#__~15~~17~12B_______19__19~~17___15~~~12__12~7B__12B___12__________10~~12~~12B~7________E ______________________________________________________________12________________________B __________________________________________________________________________________~12___G#__________________________________________________________________________________~12B__F#________________________________________________________________________________________E __~15F~17~12___12___19__19~~17___15F~~12__12~7_____________________10F~12E~12E~7________D ________________________________________________________________________________________B __~15A~17~12A__12A__19A_19A~17A__15A~~12__12~7A____________________10~~12~~12~~7________
F#_________________________________7______________________________________________________D#____________________________7L__________________________________________________________G#__10~~12~~12B~12___10~~7B_______________________________________________________________E __________________________7________7~~~__7~~~~3F________________________________________B ______________________________7____7~7A__7~7A~3A___7A~7__5~7A~7__7(finger block)________G#_________________________________________7~7B~3____7B~7__5~7B~7__7~~~___________________F#________________________________________________________________________________________E __10F~12E~12E~12E__10E~7_____________________________________________5(pick and then____D _______________________________________________________________________thumb block)_____B __10~~12~~12~~12___10~~7A_______________________________________________________________F#________________________________________________________________________________________D#________________________________________________________________________________________G#________________________________________________________________________________________E ___________________________________________12~~~___12~8F~7___7~~8F~5___5~~5~4F~4________B ___7~7A__~8A~7A__7A~5A__5__~7A_7A__________12~12A__12~8A~7A__7A~8A~5A__5A~5~4~~~________G#___________________________________12__12B______________________________________________F#_______________________________________12_______________________________________________E ___7~~~__~8F~7___7_________________12___________________________________________________D ________________________________________________________________________________________B ________________________________________________________________________________________
*BELOW: Although Lloyd rarely uses effects in the recording studio, he does use a bit for playing in public.One effect that every pedal steel guitarist must have, and will love to use (for slower songs mostly), is adigital delay. I use a Boss DD-3, and I also have a DD-7. I like the DD-3 best. In the piece below you canclearly hear the echo. The piece is only picked once, but you get that cool echo sound. You leave thedigital delay on throughout the song. If it's set correctly to the tempo of the song, it won't get in the wayof your playing. It's a tool. I have my effect level set to 12 o'clock. My feedback is set to 9 o'clock. Mydelay time is set between 2-3 o'clock. My mode is set to 800 milliseconds. This is on my Boss DD-3 stompbox.I run my effect pedal AFTER the volume pedal.F#________________________________________________________________________________________D#________________________________________________________________________________________G#________________________________________________________________________________________E __*2~~~_______________________________________0~~~__0~~~~~~~~~~__0___12~~~~_____________B __*2A~2_______8A~7A~5A__5~5A~5__5__________5__7~7A_____7A~8A~7A______12~12A_____________G#_________2B______________________________________________________7B__12~12B_____________F#_________________________________________5______________________________________________E ______________8A~7~~5___5~~~~~__5E__5E~5________________________________________________D ________________________________________________________________________________________B ________________________________________________________________________________________
F#____*BELOW: Use a forward bar slant. Make sure tip of bar is centered between__________D#____strings 4 and 5. This is a popular lapsteel technique. Lloyd Uses it extensively.__G#_______________________________________________________________________________________E __12~12~~12~12~~12~~~~____________*14~14~~12~~~~__8F~7~~7~~~__7~~~__7~~7~3F_____________B __12~12A~12~12A~12~~~~____________*14~14A~12~12A__8A~7A~7~7A__7A~7__7A~7~3A_____________G#__12~12B~12~12B~12~12B__12B__12B__*13~13~~12B~~_________________________________________F#________________________________________________________________________________________E ________________________________________________________________________________________D _______TIP: If your pedal steel doesn't have split-tuning capability on string 6, Lloyd'sB _______bar slant technique works great, giving you that missing G.______________________*BELOW: This particular reverse bar slant is a real showmanship tool. I learned this trick long ago. It's aneyebrow raiser! Just keep the AB pedals down the entire time on fret 7. Slide the rear end of the barup 2 frets on string 6 and then back down. It's a popular lap steel piece that was often done on the E9th.Jerry Byrd's E9th tabs have many more cool stuff if you want to learn how to play non-pedal licks and runson your pedal steel. Jimmy Day very often used this reverse bar slant technique on his e9th neck.F#________________________________________________________________________________________D#____________*BELOW: Reverse bar slant___________________________________________________G#______________________________________0B~~~~~~__________________________________________E __3F~5~~7~~8F~7~~7__*7~~7~~7~~5~~3______________________________________________________B __3A~5A~7A~8A~7A~7__*7A~8A~7A~5A~3A___2A~3A~2A____8A__8A~7A__7A~7~~5____________________G#____________________*7B~9B~7B~5~~3B____________2B_____________________~14B__12B~12~12B__F#________________________________________________________________________________________E __3F~5~~7~~8~~7~~7____________________________________8F~7___7~~7~~5E___________________D ________________________________________________________________________________________B ________________________________________________________________________________________
F#________________________________________________________________________________________D#_______*BELOW: Do a forward bar slant___________________________________________________G#________________________________________________________________________________________E __*12C~14C~12C__12______________________________________________________________________B _______________________END______________________________________________________________G#___12B~13~~12B__12______________________________________________________________________F#________________________________________________________________________________________E ________________________________________________________________________________________D ________________________________________________________________________________________B ________________________________________________________________________________________
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