C6th Lap Steel Tabs
Arrangements by David J. Stewart

 

E_________________________________________________________________
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___________________________
A_________________________________________________________________
G_________________________________________________________________
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__________________
E_________________________________________________________________
C#________________________________________________________________
*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._______________
 
 
E_________________________________________________________________
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)
 
E_________________________________________________________________
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#________________________________________________________________
 
 
E_________________________________________________________________
C_________________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________
G_________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________
C#________________________________________________________________
 
 
E_________________________________________________________________
C_________________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________
G_________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________
C#________________________________________________________________
 

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