Song of the Islands
(in C6th tuning)

Tablature for Lap Steel Guitar by David J. Stewart. Key of F. You can watch a video of me playing this song here (video 2). You can download the rhythm track below. Some of the tabs are advanced, but you can do it!

E________5__~8__~8___8~~~___~6__5__3________________5___~8___9____

C______5______________________________2__4__5_____5_______________

A___________~8________________________2_________________~8___8____

G____5__________~8___8~~9________________3__5___5_________________

E___________________________________________5_____________________

C#________________________________________________________________

E___10___10~~~~___11~~12~~11~~10___9__10__11__12~~10______________

C_________________10~~11~~10~~9____9__10__11__12~~10___12~~10_____

A___9____9~~~10___9~~~10~~9~~~8________________________12~~10_____

G__________9~10_______________________________12~~~9______________

E______________________________________________________12~~10_____

C#________________________________________________________________

E______________5______________________________5__0~3~0______0~1___

C___2___4~~5___5__6~7~8~9~12________________5_____________0_______

A___2_____________6~7~8~9~12___5__4_______5___________0~1_________

G_______5~~5_________________________5__4_________________________

E_______6~~5______________________________________________________

C#________________________________________________________________

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#________________________________________________________________

E____________5__0~3~0_______0~1__*1~~5~~8~~13~~17_________________

C__________5______________0_______________________________________

A________5____________0~1_________________________________________

G___5__4____________________*Jerry Byrd uses a harmonic here._____

E_________________________________________________________________

C#________________________________________________________________

Here is a nice rhythm track in the key of F to play along with Song of the Islands

Here's the same rhythm track, but SLOWER for you to practice or play along with

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