Jerry Byrd C6th Tablature
& More
Tablature for Lap Steel Guitar by
David J. Stewart | March 2016
This is an ongoing project from my heart. I want to share with other steel
enthusiasts the things I have learned over the years. Little-by-little, I'm
tabbing out some of Jerry's more elaborate runs and performances, that would
be extremely hard for a newer steel player. Hopefully, you'll be able to
play amazing things, sooner than later, that you never could have imagined
possible. These tabs are invaluable. If you have the determination, you can
master the steel guitar much sooner. As Jerry Byrd says, “When you're as
good as you want to be, you're as good as you're going to get!” These tabs
are brilliant and advanced. Jerry Byrd (1920-2005) is an inspiration to
so many steel players, including myself. Jerry plays steel with diligence,
sitting attentively at his guitar, and shares his heart.
Check Out Jerry's “C Diatonic” Tuning
| “C Diatonic” Song,
“Next To Jimmy”
E________5__~8____________~6__5__3_____________________3__5__~8___
C______5_________12__~12____________2__4___5_______4_5____________
A___________~8___12__~12____________2____________5________________
G__5_5___________11__~12_______________3___5___5__________________
E____________________~12___________________5______________________
C#________________________________________________________________
E___8______________5____________________________5~7~12~11~10______
C______9__8__7__6_____6__5__4_________________5___________________
A______________________________5~4~3_____4~5______________________
G_____________________________________4___________________________
E_________________________________________________________________
C#________________________________________________________________
E___9__10__11__12~~10_______________________5_____________________
C___9__10__11__12~~10__12~10~9~10___4___5___5__6~7~8~9~12_________
A______________________12~10~9~10_______5______6~7~8~9~12___5__4__
G___________________________________3___5_________________________
E_______________________________________5_________________________
C#________________________________________________________________
Sophisticated Hula
(Tabbed in the style of Jerry Byrd)
An awesome run from “Blue Hawaii” by Jerry Byrd
E_________13_14_15__10_11_10_11_10_11_______3_____________________
C__15~12________________________________________~5_4_3___3___3____
A__15~12_______________10__________10___2_3___3________3___3___3__
G_________13_14_15___________11_______3_________~5_______________3
E_________________________________________________________________
C_________________________________________________________________
E_________________________3___________________________10~14~18~22__
C_______________________3___~5__3~______~5__5~7~8~10__10~14~18~22__
A_________3__2________3____________2_3__~5__5~7~8~10_______________
G_______3______3____2__________________________________use some____
E_____3__________3_____________________________________vibrato_____
C___3_______________________________________________________END____
“Haole Hula” Solo - Jerry Byrd - C6th (Good stuff Menard)
(The above tabbed solo run by Jerry Byrd is brilliantly performed. You will learn much practical experience
to use in other songs, and help shape your Hawaiian skills overall. This is like a crash course in Hawaiian steel.
An interesting run from “Sophisticated Lady”
E____________________________________________________________________
C___________8_______8________________________6_______________________
A_________8_______8__________6~4___________6_________________________
G_______8_______7________4_5_____5_______5___________________________
E_____8_______7_______3____________3___5_____________________________
C#___________________________________________________________________
The following is a wonderful
performance by Jerry Byrd playing accompaniment to Hank Snow. The song title
is,
My Little Grass Shack. Jerry plays a beautiful piece at the beginning,
which is a Hawaiian steel guitar technique that I rarely ever hear played
today. Here's the tabs. The first part is just the intro that I thought
you'd like to learn, but the second set of tabs is the ones I want you to
notice and learn here, teaching the use of scale runs. Jerry mastered doing
single notes runs, moving up an entire octave of note sometimes, which is
demonstrated in the second tabs section before, but first the intro:
E___________________________________0__1__4__5___8__13____________________
C________________2_3_4_4_2__________0__0__________________________________
A___________3_3______________3_2_1__1__0_________8__12____________________
G____INTRO________________________________4__5____________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________
C#________________________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________
C_____________________4_5_6_7_6_5_4_____________________________
A_____________2_3_4_5_______________5___________________________
G_________2_3___________________________________________________
E_______3_______________________________________________________
C#______________________________________________________________
An awesome run from "When Hilo Hattie Does the Hilo Hop"
E__8_8_____________________5_____5_6_7_8___6_____________9_10~____
C______9~___________6____6_____6_____________7________________11~_
A_______________5_6____6_______________________7_6_5_6_7~_________
G________5__5_5___________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________
C#________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________
C__________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________
G__________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________
C#_________________________________________________________________
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