Theme From Adventures in Paradise
(tabbed as recorded by Jerry in 1961 using the amazing "C Diatonic tuning")

Listen to Jerry Byrd: Theme From Adventures In Paradise

If you are a steel guitar enthusiast like me, you might be surprised to learn just how much Jerry loved and used his newly discovered “C Diatonic tuning.” From studying Jerry's beautiful heart-warming music over the years, I have really come to appreciate the hard work that Jerry invested into his music and the versatile C Diatonic tuning that he discovered. Wow! Jerry Byrd was truly a gift from God, in my humble opinion! Don't be afraid of the C Diatonic tuning, it is brilliant. The diatonic tuning did feel awkward to me, and I abandoned it for several years, until Jerry's music renewed an interest in my soul to spend some time with the tuning to catch Jerry's vibe for it. Here goes, have fun and make others happy!

Tablature for non-pedal steel guitar by David J. Stewart

E_______________________________________________________6~5~6_____
C___1_______~14____________15~14_______________________________7__
B_________________12__13___________13~12______5~________6~5~6_____
A___1___5___~14____________15~14___________5_____4__5_____________
G_______5_________12__13___________13~12________________6~5~6_____
F_________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________
 
 
E___7___6~5________________________*Palm Harmonics________________
C_____________7_________~14~13~14______*12~15~14~12~~14~12~11_____
B___7___6~5_______2__3______________*12___________________________
A___7___________________~14~13~14_________________________________
G___7___6~5___7___________________________________________________
F___7___________________~14~13~14_________________________________
E_____________7___________________________________________________
 
 
E____*Palm Harmonics__________7___6___5___________________________
C_________________________7_______________7_______________________
B___*3~5~2~3~11~10~11~8_______7___6___5___________________________
A_____________________________7___________________________________
G_____________________________7___6___5___7_______________________
F_____________________________7___________________________________
E_________________________________________7_______________________
 
 
E____Fill Lick______________|_____________________________________
C________________6~7~9~7____|___2__~14__11~~12~~15~~14~~12~~11____
B___________________________|_____________________________________
A________________6~7~9~7____|______~14__10~~12~~15~~14~~12~~10____
G___________________________|_____________________________________
F___________________________|______~14____________________________
E___________________________|_____________________________________
 
 
E___*I like the third simple option below____|_~6________7__6__5__
C__________________2_4~2_1_2_________________|______6~7___________
B____5~______________________________________|_~6________7__6__5__
A__5____4_5__(or)__2_2~~_1_2_(or)___7~_______|____________________
G_________________________________7____6_7___|_~6___7~6__7__6__5__
F__6_6~_5_6__________________________________|____________________
E_________________________________7_7~_6_7___|____________________
 
 
E_______11__12________________12~11~12~14~~12______________________
C___7___11__12___12~9_________12~11~12~14~~12___13~14~16~14________
B_______________________8~7________________________________________
A________________12~9___8~7_____________________13~14~15~14________
G___7___________________8~7________________________________________
F_______________________8~7________________________________________
E___7______________________________________________________________
 
 
E____Fills________*palm harmonics______________*palm harmonics____
C________________________________________~14______________________
B________________*11~13~15____________3________*12~13~16~15~13~12_
A___10~13~12_____________________________~14______________________
G_________________________________________________________________
F________________________________________~14______________________
E_________________________________________________________________
 
 
E_________________6~5~6_______7___6___5___________________________
C____2__4___1~2___________7_______________7___2~14________________
B_________________6~5~6_______7___6___5___________________________
A___2___3___1~2_______________7_______________2~14____END_________
G_________________6~5~6___7___7___6___5___7_______________________
F_____________________________7_______________2~14________________
E_________________________________________7_______________________
 
 
E_________________________________________________________________
C_________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________
G_________________________________________________________________
F_________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________
 

"Adventures In Paradise" Chord Chart As Written By Jerry Byrd (you can enter these into BIAB)

Here is a Nice Track, Which I Morphed from Jerry Byrd's Original Album (using Music Morpher Gold)

Download MP3 Backing Track for "Adventures In Paradise" in key of D to Play Along With

I also just enjoy playing along oftentimes with Jerry's original recordings.

Come A Little Closer (as played by Jerry using his C diatonic tuning)

Honolulu Eyes (as played by Jerry using his C diatonic tuning)

Here are Band-in-a-Box Files That You Can Download

More Song Tabs

Jerry Byrd - 1955

Adventures in Paradise (steel instrumental)

Adventures in Paradise (with vocals)

Adventures in Paradise (a nice rhythm track, Key of D)


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