Sand
(in B11th tuning)

Hear me play Sand in B11th

Tablature for Lap Steel Guitar by David J. Stewart

       This is the most popular Hawaiian song played in the B11th tuning. It is simple to learn and enjoyable to play. Every steel guitar player in Hawaii knows this classic song. The tabs are not exactly as what I played, but they're in the ballpark. I would never use C6th to play this song, because B11th sounds much better here.

E__________________________________________4~5____________________

C#_________5__4__3__2__1~~13~~1___1__1__1__4~5___repeat___________

A__________5__4__3__2__1~~13~~1___1__1__1__4~5____________________

F#___2~~3__5__4__3__2__1~~13~~1___1__1__1__4~5____________________

D#___2~~3__5__4__3__2__1~~13~~1___1__1__1_________________________

C#________________________________________________________________

E______5_______________~10___________12__________________5________

C#__5__5__4~~3_________~10__11__~12__12__11__12___4__~5__5___~4___

A___5_____4~~3___4~~5__~10__11__~12______11__12___4__~5______~4___

F#________4~~3___4~~5__~10___________________________________~4___

D#________4~~3_______________________________________________~4___

C#________________________________________________________________

E______________~10_______________12______________10_________5_____

C#___3_________~10___10__11__12__12__12~~11~~10__10__4~~5___5_____

A____3_________~10___10__11__12______12~~11~~10______4~~5_________

F#___3__4___5__~10________________________________________________

D#___3__4___5_____________________________________________________

C#________________________________________________________________

E____________________~10__________________________________________

C#___5~~4~~3_________~10___repeat_________________________________

A____5~~4~~3___4~~5__~10__________________________________________

F#_____________4~~5__~10__________________________________________

D#________________________________________________________________

C#________________________________________________________________

E_____10__10__11__12_______________________________________14~_13_

C#__10__10____11__12____12____11__10___________10______10__13__13_

A_____________________12__12__11__10__10~9~10__10__10__10_________

F#____________________________________10~9~10_____________________

D#___chorus_______________________________________________________

C#________________________________________________________________

E___12______10__________________________________5_________________

C#__12__10__10_12_11_10___________~10__6__4~~5__5__~4__3__________

A______________12_11_10__10~9~10__~10__6__4~~5_____~4__3__________

F#_______________________10~9~10___________________~4__3__________

D#___________quickly_______________________________~4__3__________

C#________________________________________________________________

E__________~10___________12___________________5___________________

C#_________~10__11__~12__12__11__10___4__~5___5___4__5___~12______

A____4~~5__~10__11__~12______11__10___4__~5_______4__5___~12______

F#___4~~5__~10___________________________________________~12______

D#_______________________________________________________~12______

C#________________________________________________________________

E________________________________7________________________________

C#___~6___5__5__5__5_____________7_________4__4__4__4_____________

A____~6___5__5__5__5___7__6__5______7__6___4__4__4__4___4~~5______

F#___~6________________7__6__5______7__6___4__4__4__4_____________

D#___~6___5__5__5__5_______________________4__4__4__4_____________

C#______________________________________________________4~~5______

E_______________~5~8~7~6___5~8~7~6___5~4~5~6~5__5~~17_____________

C#__ending___1__~5~8~7~6___5~8~7~6___5~4~5~6~5__5~~17_____________

A____________1__~5~8~7~6___5~8~7~6___5~4~5~6~5__5~~17_____________

G____________1__~5~8~7~6___5~8~7~6___5~4~5~6~5__5~~17_____________

E____________1____________________________________________________

C#________________________________________________________________

Rhythm Track for Sand

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Here's some nice MP3 Band-in-a-Box rhythm tracks for sand...

Same SAND Track with British Guitar, Key of C - SLOWER TRACK

Same SAND Track with British Guitar, Key of C - SLOWEST TRACK

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Here's the original up-tempo tracks that I played along with on my video...

Sand - Western Swing, Band-in-a-Box, British Guitar Intro and Solo - Key of C

Sand - Western Swing, Band-in-a-Box, Clean Guitar Intro and Solo - Key of C

Sand - Western Swing, Band-in-a-Box, Intro, but No Solo Track - Key of C

Sand - Western Swing, Band-in-a-Box, No Intro nor Solo - Key of C

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Here's Isaac Akuna playing Sand on a non-pedal Fender steel guitar. . .