Just to See You Smile

[Ken_Stratford]

Does anybody have the tab for any of the Steel licks in this Tim McGraw number?

[Will C]

Good luck, I seem to remember they were pretty quick.

[Basil Henriques]

That's pretty basic E9th playing IMHO. You SHOULD be able to learn that "By Ear"

[Will C]

Oh I worked it out a while ago, Basil. Just my hand won't work that fast. But - wow! Take no prisoners...

[Basil Henriques]

OK Will C, I re4serve my judgement regarding the level of difficulty. I'm sure JD will give his opinion.. I honestly don't hear anything that's "fast"..

[Will C]

Basil, you speak after a lifetime in the industry, and at the steel. You can do things the rest of can only aspire to. Some may achieve that standard given enough time and talent. Some of us don't have the time, some don't have the talent. From where you and Ken are, I daresay most things look easy. I think you both forget just how good you are compared to most of us.

That opening lick plays 15 separate and distinct notes in about 2.5 seconds, give or take a tenth. I'd say 6 notes in a second is fast. It was more than I could do fluently and reliably last time I tried it, and I spent a couple of weeks trying to get it "automatic". I couldn't. That was two years ago. I may have improved since then, but it did leave me thinking it wasn't trivial. Musically, yes, but not physically, and that was my meaning.

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[JohnDavisStringsHere]

OK Baz, I gotta come clean and admit I have come across it twice on someone`s idiot sheet and I have to say I fluffed it both times the "Fat Cat Country Band" comes to mind when Slimbo wanted a night off was one of them. I reckon if it was a more played number I would have cracked it in time but it really was not quite working right the way I was playing it, and I would echo what Will said you kinda take your expertise for granted we are not all so blessed!

[Nick Bidmade]

Plus it is played 'clean' - great blocking. I can neither block OR play that fast!

[JohnDavisStringsHere]

This is how I hear it right or wrong ,More difficult timing your entry than playing the lic I reckon

[Ken_Stratford]

Thanks to everybody for your comments and particularly to John for his video - I'll have a go at it now!