Beginners Notes #55-Keys in the Mail Box-Intro
Key of “E”

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3__5______6______7____10__12--12B____12--12----12--10______________________
4____5______6___________________________________________________14__12__
5______5______6_______10__12--12A____12--12A--12--10A____12--14A__________
6______________________________________________________12--14B_______12_
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-----2-1-T----2-1-T--2-----------------------------\Quick Pop/--------------------------------------

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4________12~~~~~~~~____12--12----12--7--7________________________________
5_____12____12--12A~_____12--12A--12--7--7A______________________________
6__12___________________________________________________________________
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-----T---1---2---T----------------\Quick Pop/---------------------------------------------------------
-----\Very Quick/---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A Descending Phrase

Timing is 123,123,123. If that makes sense, block um clean…

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5__17A-17_____15A-15______13A-13______13-12_______12-10_______10-8____8__
6________17B________15B_________13B________12B________10B________8B____
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1______________8________________________________________________________
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3_________________8______10______10__8_____8____________________________
4___________8____________________________________10______10__8______8___
5________8________8__________10_________8_______________________________
6__8B-8______________________________________________10__________8______
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4____________________________________10~~______________________________
5__10____10____8___8_________10--10A_____10A-10~~______________________
6_____10_________8____8-10_______________________10B~~_________________
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Ascending Phrase :


Up
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5______________________3____________5__________7--8_________
6________3______3--3B_______3B--5B_____5B--7B________________
7__1--3______3______________________________________________
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10__________________________________________________________

Up
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5_____________________3_____________5____________7--8_______
6________3_____3--3B____________5B___________7B_____________
7_____3_____3______________5D___________7D_________________
8__3________________________________________________________
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Up
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6____________________6________8________10--10B______________
7_________5_____5--6_____6--8_____8--10_______________________
8______5_____5______________________________________________
9___5_______________________________________________________
10__________________________________________________________

And Back
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5__10A--10_______10_________________________________________
6___________10B_____10B--10______10--8_______6_______________
7____________________________10________8--6_____6--5_________
8____________________________________________________5______
9___________________________________________________________
10__________________________________________________________

5 to 1 ending in C

1__________3--1___________________________________________________3_____
2______________1_______________________________________________________
3__3--1______________________________________________________________3B_
4______1__________3--1_________________________________________3_______
5_____________________1A___4A--2A________________3A-3____3-3A ________3A_
6________________________________2B--3B_______3B______3B________________
7__________________________________________3___________________________
8_______________________________________3______________________________
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Got No Reason Now For Going Home- Mickey Adams “G”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IYSUGG7YXE&feature=channel_page

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4__________________________________10_____10_____10______________________________
5__________________10______10-10A____________10A____10A-10_____10_______10________
6___________10B_______10B__________________________________10B______10B___10B____
7________10_____10_______________________________________________10___________10_
8__10_10__________________________________________________________________________
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1________8________________|_______________________________________________________
2___________8__8_________________________________________________________________
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4__8__8___________8______________________________________________________________
5____________________8A_________10______10A_____11A___10A-11A-10A-10____________
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8___________________________10______10______10___________________________________
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5________10______________________________________________________________________
6___10B______10B-10_____10_______________________________________________________
7___________________10_____10--8______8__________________________________________
8_________________________________8______8--7____________________________________
9______________________________________________7--5______________________________
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Cotton Eyed Joe/Basic Exercise for E9th in the key of “E”

Pick Up(Like droning fiddle).....................Play from here through twice(first three lines less pick up)
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2_____________________________|_________________________________________
3_____________________________|_________________________________________
4__7--7___7--7___7--7___7--7____|_______7_____________________7___7F~~____
5__7--7A__7--7A__7--7A__7--7A___|_7--7A____7A--7_____7___7--7A______7A~~____
6_____________________________|_______________7B________________________
7_____________________________|_________________________________________
8_____________________________|_________________________________________


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4________7_____________________7________________________________________
5__7--7A____7A--7_____7___7--7A_____7---7___7__7~~________________________
6________________7B_______________7B--7A__7__7~~________________________
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1____________________________________________7__________________________
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3___________________________________7--7B_______________________________
4________7________________7__7F~~________7________7__________7--7___7___
5__7--7A____7A--7_____7--7A____7A~~_____________7A____7A--7____7--7A__7___
6________________7B_______________________________________7B_________7B_
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Then play this line through twice, then start over less pick up.
1____________7_____________7_________________7__________________________
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3______________7B______7B________________7B_____________________________
4________7_____________________7________________7____7----7______________
5__7--7A_______7A___7A________________7A______________7A--7______________
6______________________________7B_______________7B_________7B___7B______
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Merci a Mike Shefrin

Here is my transcription in tablature notation of Curly Chalker's solo on the song "Alberta Bound" from his recording "Nashville Sundown". This tab is for the E9 neck with an Emmons setup although Chalker himself played using the Day setup.

In my tab of this solo there are only two knee levers used and they are:

LKL- raises 4th and eighth string E-F
LKR-lowers 4th and eighth string E-Eb


Although this is not a particularly long solo, it does contain some rather difficult passages that will require practice time. Below I have posted an MP3 of the entire song which contains the solo.

CLICK HERE TO HEAR THE MP3


I cannot overemphasize enough the importance of listening to the solo many times through so that you may familiarize yourself with not only the solo itself, but to also gain a good grasp on Chalker's inflection, phrasing, and articulation which is something the tablature alone cannot provide you with. I also recommend that once you have learned and memorized the solo, that you try playing the solo along with the recording so you can play it at the proper tempo. Even if you should decide not to learn the entire solo, you can still cop a few nice licks here and there, so good luck, and have fun with it.

Stompin' at the Savoy - E9

Merci a Mike Shefrin


LKL- raises 4th and 8th strings E-F

LKR- lowers 4th and eighth strings E-Eb

Pedals are standard:

A pedal raises B-C#

B pedal raises G#-A

C pedal raises E-F# and B-C#



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“All of Me” E9

…G………………………….....................B……………..........Em…………………………………….........................C….
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4___3_______3____3___2_________________________________________________
5_____3_________________2A__________3A__3___________3A__4A--3A___3~____
6_______3___________________2B______________3____3__________________3B_
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…B…………………………..................Em……………….............A………………………………....................D7………
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3______________________0B______________________________________________
4___________________2_____3_______________________5____________________
5_______________2A_________________5A__5A__5A__5_____5A__5__4--5--5A____
6__3__3__3~__3_________________________________________________________
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….G…………………………....................B……………………..…............Em………………..………….................C…
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4__2--3______3____3---2__________________________________________________
5______3_______________2A--2_______2A--3A__3______3A--4A_3A__3____3~____
6________3___________________2B_____________3~________________3____3B~_
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….Em…………………….................Bm………………………...............C…………………..........D…………...........G…
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3__3________3____________________________________________3___3~~2______
4________3___________3--3E_______3E_______2--3______3________________3__
5_____________________________3_____3A________3A_________3___3~~2______
6__________________________3________________________________________3__
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“All of Me” - Solo idea

….(A)…………......../Rake\.............................................………………………………………………………………………
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2________________________________________________________________________
3________________________________________________________________________
4__2--3__________3___3____3___2--2___ 2----2______2__2--2~_______2__________
5_______3 ______3_____________2--2A __2A--2______2__2--2A~____2A___2A--3A___
6__2--3____3___3_____3____3________________2B_____________2B_____2-----3___
7____________3___________________________________________________________
8___________3____________________________________________________________
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……………………………………………...……………...................................(Second time through go to “B”)
1_____3_____3________________________________|___________________________
2____________________________________________|___________________________
3________3___________________________________|___________________________
4__3___________3___3----3--3---3~_____3__3--3___|_________2---2_____2_2--2___
5________3A________3A--3--3A--3~_____3__3--3A__|_________2A--2_____2_2--2A__
6__3___________3________________3B~__________|__3B--2B_______2B__________
7____________________________________________|___________________________
8____________________________________________|___________________________


1________________________3_________3____________________________________
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3___________________________2----3_______________________________________
4________2__2---3_____3______2----3_____3___4--5__4__5__3_______________5__
5_____2A____2A--3A___________2A--3A____3A_________________5____4A--5A__5A_
6__2B_______2---3_____3________________3___4--5__4__5__3 __5____4B--5B_____
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1_______________________________|______________________________________
2_______________________________|______________________________________
3_______________________________|______________________________________
4_____________________3___5_____|______________________________________
5__4A____4A--3A__5A ___3A__5A____|_______GO TO “A”_______________________
6__4B_4B_4B--3B__5B______________|______________________________________
7_______________________________|______________________________________
8_______________________________|______________________________________


…(B)………………………………………………………………………………………..........................................................
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4____________6C__5C--5----6C________6C___5C__3C--3----5C___________________
5__3A--5--6C__6C__5C--5----6C_____6C______5C__3C--3----5C_____5C--3--3A______
6__3B--5--6B__6B__5B---5B--6B__6B _________5B__3B--3B--5B__5B-------3--3B______
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1________________________________________________3______________________
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3______________________________5B__4B--3B____3___________________________
4__3_______________________5~_______________________3___________________
5__3A--3______3--3A--3--5A~______5A__4A--3A____3___________________________
6________3B---------------5B~___________________________3___________________
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1________________________________|_______________________________________
2________________________________|_______________________________________
3________________________________|_______________________________________
4________________________________|__________BACK_________________________
5__3--3A--3--5A~__4A__3A__5A______|________________________________________
6__3----------5B~__4B__3B__5B______|___________TO__THE______________________
7_______________________________|________________________________________
8_______________________________|___________BEGINNING____________________
9_______________________________|________________________________________

It can be pick blocked, palm blocked, not bocked or you can use bar movement in combination with the left hand to block it.

Tab in pdf format

Listen to the song

Rhythm Track

Chord Chart

Multi String Quickness Exercises
Exercise 1 (Play then repeat until fluid, building speed)
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4__10--10_____________10--10 __________10--10______________10--10_________
5__10--10A_______10A__10A-10_____10___10--10A_______10A___10A-10____10___
6__________10B__10B_________10__10___________10B __10B__________10_10___
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…....1/2………....T……...1/2…..1/2………..T…..1/2…...1/2……….....T……...1/2…....1/2…….....T...1/2

Exercise 2 (Play then repeat. Notice subtle differences from Ex. 1)
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4__10_____________10--10 _____________8___________8--8___________________
5__10A_______10A__10A-10______10_____8A______8A__8A-8 _____8_____________
6_______10B__10B__________10__10_________8B__8B________8__8_____________
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Exercise 2 continued.
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4__3___________3 --3__________3--3___________3--3_________________________
5__3A______3A__3A-3_____3____3--3A______3A__3A-3_________________________
6______3B__3B _______3__3___________3B__3B______________________________
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Exercise 3 (Note: All patterns can be used with most chords or pedal combination's)
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2____________________________________________________R__________________
3_____________________________________________________E_________________
4__4F_________4F --3___________3--3________3--3___________P_______________
5__4A_____4A__4A--3A______3A__3A-3_____3__3--3A___________E______________
6______4__4__________3B__3B________3__3___________________A_____________
7___________________________________________________________T___________
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Building on #63 patterns using strings 3,4 &5

Exercise 1 “G to G”
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3__10B_____________10B--8B _________8B--8_________8--6____________________
4__10________10____10---8_______8___8---8______8__8--6F___________________
5_______10A__10A___________8A__8A_________8__8__________________________
6_______________________________________________________________________
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3__6_____________6---4__________4---3B___________3B--3____________________
4__6F______6F____6F--4F_____4___4F--3________3___3----3____________________
5______6A__6A__________4A__4A__________3A__3A___________________________
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Exercise 2 “C to C”
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3__15B_____________15B--13B_______________13 _________13---11_____________
4__15________15____15---13________13______13______13__13---11F____________
5_______15A__15A____________13A__13A_________13__13_____________________
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2_______________________________________________________________________
3__11_______________11---9____________8B __________8B--8__________________
4__11F_______11F____11F--9F_____9F____8_______8____8---8__________________
5_______11A__11A___________9A__9A________8A__8A_________________________
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gene watsons you took her off my hands intro

(you have to hold that 12 fret a position till it fades out)

1____12_______12_________________
2___________________12________12_
3_12_______12____________________
4_______12_______12________12____
5______________________12a_______


3_________________________________
4_________________________12~~~12__
5__7~~~7a~~~~8a~~~~12a__12~~~12a___
6_________________________12b~~12b_
7__________________________________
8__________________________________
9__________________________________
10_7~~~7a~~~~8a~~~~12a_____________

David Hartley-If I Were You- Run 1:03 to 1:07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6tz_vNYxiA
I thought this was an interesting use of a droning note, super cleanly blocked by Mr. Hartley.

Played like this, I think…
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4_______________________________________________________________________
5__11A________10A________10________8_________5A--8--10___________________
6_____11_________10B________10_______8_______5B--8--10___________________
7_______________________________________________________________________
8______________________________________8________________________________
9_____________________10________10______________________________________
10________11____________________________________________________________



Could be played like this as a fill run…
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4_______________________________________________________________________
5___11A_____10A____10____8____5A--8--10__________________________________
6___11______10B____10____8____5B--8--10__________________________________
7_______________________________________________________________________
8 ________________________8_____________________________________________
9___________10_____10___________________________________________________
10__11__________________________________________________________________