Sweet Leilani
(in C6th tuning)

Tablature for Lap Steel Guitar by David J. Stewart. Key of Eb.

You can hear me playing 'Sweet Leilani' on a Rogue Jersey Lightning with palm muting here. I've tabbed out some additional parts that I didn't play, so you can try more ideas. Here's another version played using a Jerry Byrd S-6 long-scale Frypan). You can hear the comparison between guitars. You'll hear me performing some 'palm muting' on the first recording (which is done simply by placing your palm just at the bridge, but not on the bridge). You can download the exact rhythm track below to play along with. Note the C note instead of the usual C# on the bottom string.

E___________________________________________11____________________
C___________________________________~12~11__11__~13__11__10__10___
A_____________~10___________________~11~10______~13__11__10__10___
G___3__3__3___~10___3__3~4__4__4~5________________________________
E___3__3__3_________3__3~3__3__3~4___________________________10___
C_________________________________________________________________
 
 
E________________________________________3___*F3__________________
C___10__10__12~10__10__10~9__9~8__8~10___3____*F3_________________
A___10__10__11~10__10__10~9__9~8__8~10_________*F3________________
G________________________________________3______*T3_______________
E___10__10__10~10__10__10~9__9~8__8~10______F=Forefinger/T=Thumb__
C__________________________________________*back rake_____________
 
 
E____________________________6__6__6__~8__6__5__4__5~6____4~3__3__
C_________________________________________________________________
A____3__3__3___4__4__4__5___5__5__5__5____5__4__3_______3_________
G____________________________________________________________3____
E____2__2______3__3_____4_________________________________________
C_________________________________________________________________
 
 
E____________________________6__6__5__4___________________________
C________________________________________2~~5~~3__3_______________
A______3__3__3__4__4__4__5___5__5_____3___________________________
G________________________________________3~~4~~3__3_______________
E___2__2__2_____3__3_____4_______________4~~4~~3__3____MODULATE___
C_________________________________________________________________
 
 
E___________________________|________________2__2_________________
C______________________8~9__|_____________2__2___2________________
A______________________8~9__|__________2__2__2____2_______________
G___2__2~~~~__2__2__2_______|__1~2__2__2__2________2_____6__~7____
E___2__2~3~2__2__2__2_______|__1~2__2__2_______back_2____6__~7____
C___________________________|__1~2__2__________rake__2___6__~7____
 
 
E_________7___*7~8~9~10__10_______________________________________
C______7__7___*7~8~9~10__10__12__10___9___________________________
A___7__7__7___*7~8~9~10______12__10___9___________________________
G___7__7______*7~8~9~10___________________________________________
E___7_________*7~8~9~10___________________________________________
C_____________*7~8~9~10___________________________________________
*palm harmonics (just rake across all the strings with the thumb pick, with palm gently passing over fret 19. The
palm should follow the pick, that is, the palm leaves the string as soon as you pick it.)
 
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E__________________________8~~~~__8~~~~______8____________________
C___________4~~7~~10~9~8__________________8__8__3_________________
A______3~4~~~~~7~~10~9~8___8~~10__10~~8_________3_________________
G____3____________________________________8__7__3_________________
E_______________________________________________3_________________
C_________________________________________________________________
 
 
E__ENDING______________3~2_________________________________________
C____________2________3~~2______2~14_______________________________
A____________2_______3~~~2_____2~~14_______________________________
G____________2______3~~~~2____2~~~14_______________________________
E____________2_____3~~~~~2___2~~~~14_______________________________
C________________~3~~~~~~2__2~~~~~14_______________________________

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