HELP What Key for steel guitar rag

Kenny Foy · Post by **Kenny Foy** » 23 Mar 2002 8:29 pm

Can anyone tell me what key STEEL GUITAR RAG is most commonly played in on C6th and E9th and would any one have any tab for it. TANKS A BUNCH Kenny Ray Steelin Away 'N' Ky

Barbara Hennerman · Post by **Barbara Hennerman** » 23 Mar 2002 9:27 pm

I play it in E. I used to have the tab but not sure where it is at this time. Good Luck!

Reggie Duncan · Post by **Reggie Duncan** » 23 Mar 2002 11:02 pm

I play it in E on E9th.

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 23 Mar 2002 11:28 pm

E almost always.

That's why I sit up and listen if it's done in a different key.[This message was edited by Joey Ace on 24 March 2002 at 08:03 AM.]

Steven Knapper · Post by **Steven Knapper** » 23 Mar 2002 11:46 pm

I'm in the E group on E9. Hi there Mr. Duncan, long time, no hear!! Kenny, my teacher wrote it out in tab, I can scan it and get it to you. The problem is trying to read it.
Steve

Colin Goss · Post by **Colin Goss** » 24 Mar 2002 1:22 am

I guess I am a bit different. I play it in A then modulate to C, return through the E and finish in A. I think Tom Brumley did it this way.

Rainer Hackstaette · Post by **Rainer Hackstaette** » 24 Mar 2002 2:10 am

I used to play it in Eb on C6. When I tabbed it from an old Jimmy Day record, the turntable was probably running a bit too slow.

Now that I have tuned all my C6 necks to B6, I play it in D.
Almost all instruction material for beginners/intermediate players include a version of the Steel Guitar Rag. Contact Scotty or Jeff Newman or Herby Wallace.

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Bill Myrick · Post by **Bill Myrick** » 24 Mar 2002 6:43 am

Question for you who play it on the "E" neck ??? Where do you get the down progression of notes at the 6th measure (I think) In other words ; I can start it out in "E" pedals down and get the first 5 measures straight across but then I have problems finishing what I'm calling "the down progression" of notes (the same ones as the last measure of the verse )
thanx -

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 24 Mar 2002 8:02 am

Don E. Curtis has an excellet version of SGR on his first CD. It's in E. Starts on the E9 neck, changes to the C6 neck.
There's some neat banjo-type rolls on the E9 second section of Don's arangement.

Bill, I don't start with pedals down. I play it mostly open, no pedals, Start on the fifth string open, hammer-on to 2nd fret, then 4th string open, hammer-on 4th string 2nd fret, slide to 4th fret...

A nice variation that sounds a bit C6ish is to play the first part on the 5th fret with the Es lowered. All the notes are there at the 5th fret. You have to hit the A pedal briefly once[This message was edited by Joey Ace on 24 March 2002 at 08:09 AM.]

Roger Edgington · Post by **Roger Edgington** » 24 Mar 2002 10:07 am

I usually play it on the C6th neck in E and modulate to C and back to E again. I think it's a Buddy Charlton arrangement more or less.Like many others my age, I learned to play it on a 6 string lap steel in E.

Steven Knapper · Post by **Steven Knapper** » 24 Mar 2002 3:44 pm

Yeah, that hammer on stuff Joey is talking about is not written on the Tab I will try and get sent today. I will try and remember to write a few notes about how to paly it.
Steve

Ernie Renn · Post by **Ernie Renn** » 24 Mar 2002 11:39 pm

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Frank Parish · Post by **Frank Parish** » 25 Mar 2002 5:20 am

Bb on C6 and Eb for the E9

Bob Carlson · Post by **Bob Carlson** » 25 Mar 2002 7:25 am

Bill Myrick,
If you start out in E, pedals down, aren't you playing it in A?.

Bob.

Mark Tomeo · Post by **Mark Tomeo** » 25 Mar 2002 7:27 am

Please don't play SGR at all - anybody - ever again.

Bob Carlson · Post by **Bob Carlson** » 25 Mar 2002 7:44 am

Mark, i'll 2nd that.

Bob.

Bob Allen · Post by **Bob Allen** » 26 Mar 2002 2:00 pm

I've played the steel guitar rag for fifty plus years, and I play it in the key af E in the E9th and in C6th I didn't know anyone played in any other key.Bob.

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 26 Mar 2002 2:34 pm

That's what I meant Ernie. Thanks.

Nick Reed · Post by **Nick Reed** » 26 Mar 2002 2:58 pm

I've always done it in "E".
Nick

Bill Myrick · Post by **Bill Myrick** » 26 Mar 2002 8:00 pm

Bob--- Sorry I didn't explain myself well -I meant pedals down over 7th fret to have a "pedals down" E .

[This message was edited by Bill Myrick on 26 March 2002 at 08:04 PM.]

Bill Myrick · Post by **Bill Myrick** » 26 Mar 2002 8:03 pm

However--it doesn't have the authentic "rag" sound as what you are all talking about. I need to work on my bar work more I can see that.[This message was edited by Bill Myrick on 26 March 2002 at 08:07 PM.]

Bill Stafford · Post by **Bill Stafford** » 27 Mar 2002 4:51 am

Eb mod. to Db for last time around.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 27 Mar 2002 6:45 am

Ranier
Jimmy played it in Eb on C6. It used to drive the Alvin Crow band nuts when he'd sit in because we did it originally in C, and then I started doing it in E. Alvin is a Bob Wills kind of fiddler and didn't dig Eb too much

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I do it in E, California style, and recorded a version of it on my new album. There's a tab book and rhythm track CD available also.

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Roy McKinney · Post by **Roy McKinney** » 27 Mar 2002 7:48 am

{Roger Edgington

I usually play it on the C6th neck in E and modulate to C and back to E again. I think it's a Buddy Charlton arrangement more or less.Like many others my age, I learned to play it on a 6 string lap steel in E.)

OK, how do you accomplish the modulation from /E/C/E/???