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SteepleChase Lane by Keener

PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:08 pm
by keener
After hearing this tune for years without trying to learn it, I learned it last night by watching a YouTube of Chet playing it on the Jimmy Dean show. Courtesy of John McClellan, the tuning is:
Low to high:

e-flat, a-flat, e-flat, f, c, e-flat (a-flat 6 tuning)

Chet capoed at the second fret (b-flat 6)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x0q7JlYAq4

And, here's Chet playing on the Jimmy Dean show many moons ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5xzh5Ax-Bk

Re: SteepleChase Lane by Keener

PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:23 pm
by Roger Pratt
Really great picking Bruce....I loved it!!!

Re: SteepleChase Lane by Keener

PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:49 pm
by NSM
You play very musically :)

Re: SteepleChase Lane by Keener

PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:49 pm
by smokymtguitar09
Bruce,

Way to go...by golly you got it! It sounded great and you did good. That was one of Merle Travis' favorite Chet tunes. You can be proud of your accomplishment, and thanks for the chords so I can try it myself.

Re: SteepleChase Lane by Keener

PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:52 pm
by Tom Workman
Hey, Bruce, you really nailed it. That tuning is really wild! Thanks, Tom W.

Re: SteepleChase Lane by Keener

PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:41 pm
by keener
Roger, Neil, Ronnie, Tom: thank you very much, guys. I really enjoyed playing that one. For years I had it in my head that it was probably just a G-tuning, and that I'd get around to learning it one day. Then, last year, when John McClellan posted the tuning, I saved his wording to my hard drive, knowing that I'd want to tinker with it one day. Then, last night when I saw Chet play it, I said to myself "it's time to learn this." Chet's video is great in that you can see everything he is doing, so it wasn't hard to learn.

Thanks again
Bruce

Re: SteepleChase Lane by Keener

PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:53 pm
by Chuck
Bruce, I don't weigh in very often, I am more of a watcher on this board. BUT decided to make an exception here, to tell you I think this is just great! (I watch and enjoy all the videos you post). The comment was made above that you play musically. That's right on. Thanks, Chuck

Re: SteepleChase Lane by Keener

PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:37 pm
by PhilHunt
Nice Job Bruce!!!

Re: SteepleChase Lane by Keener

PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:43 pm
by RonBloor
Great Job Bruce.. I sure wish I could learn things that fast. Didn't Jerry write that and name it after the street he lived on, or was that just one of his stories!!

Re: SteepleChase Lane by Keener

PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:34 pm
by keener
Chuck, Phil, and Ron: you guys sure make me feel good. Thank you.

Ron, yes, Jerry wrote SteepleChase Lane, and named it after the street he lived on.

This "Jerry tuning" is kinda neat to mess around with. I've been working on another tune in it this evening, and will probably record it tomorrow, if I can get the kinks out. It's amazing how an alternate tuning can open up your creativity.

Anyway, SteepleChase Lane is a tune I'm glad I finally decided to learn. It's been a favorite of mine for many years.

All my best
Bruce