Magic Lick ???

Boo Bernstein · Post by **Boo Bernstein** » 27 Jul 2002 6:10 pm

I know this lick, however, I can't seem to find a real comfortable way to pick it -- if you do thumb, finger, thumb (cross over) the thumb is hitting the 6th string before sliding down and it doesn't feel comfortable. I would like to hear how others play this. Thanks, Boo

Reggie Duncan · Post by **Reggie Duncan** » 27 Jul 2002 9:09 pm

Just thumb and index finger, no crossover.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 28 Jul 2002 5:59 am

...now try to run it continually through a whole fiddle tune with key changes, crazy progression and 200 miles an hour with no glitch like weldon did every night live at the opry........very underrated picker....he needs to know he influenced me as much as any steel god!

Larry Bell · Post by **Larry Bell** » 28 Jul 2002 6:57 am

chris -- ME TOO. Weldon is great. And, as someone mentioned, he uses it on both necks. We universal players understand that the A to Bb lever on C6 is the same function as the B pedal on E9, when playing out of the F9 position with P6 engaged. Well . . . there it is.

Reggie,
We may be hung up in terminology, but there is what I call crossover (TFT) on it -- rapid fire forward pattern on the 7th, 6th, 5th strings where the thumb crosses over the finger. Weldon plays it TMT. I play it TIT, but I'll bet Joe Wright would play it TIM. Whatever floats yer boat, as long as it comes out clean.

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Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 29 Jul 2002 5:38 am

I have a copy off Weldons "Love is a bottle of wine "Break. also a copy of Smiley doing it on a Live T.O show. Smiley nailed it note fer note.

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