"Seeds And Stems Blues" - Commander Cody - Bobby Black steel

[Jeff Garden]

That's the best explanation I've heard yet, Dyke! That must have been fun playing with Bill K - I'll bet he's got a lifetime of great stories as well

[Mike Selecky]

This one is for all of us aging 1970's country rockers

Hey - I resemble that remark!

Great work on this song, Jeff - I used to have that album on vinyl, haven't seen it for a long while though!

I'd like to suggest an alternate phrasing for the intro:

[tab]

1 ____________________________________________________________________
2 ____________________________________________________________________
3 ______________________________20___18__~_17_~_16_~_15__________15___
4 ____________________15__~_20__20___18F_~_17F~_16F~_15_______15______
5 _3A_~_8_~_11A_~_15__15A_~_20__20___18A_~_17A~_16A~_15____15_________
6 _3B_~_8_~_11__~_15__15B_~_20________________________________________
7 ____________________________________________________________________
8 _3__~_8_~_11F_~_15__________________________________________________
9 ____________________________________________________________________
10____________________________________________________________________


1 ____________________________________________________________________
2 ____________________________________________________________________
3 __16__~_15_~_14_~_13___________13___13_~_11____8B_~_8_______________
4 __16F_~_15F~_14F~_13_______13_______13_~_11F___8__~_8___3_~_3_______
5 __16A_~_15A~_14A~_13___13___________13_~_11A___8A_~_8___3_~_3A______
6 ________________________________________________________3_~_3B______
7 ____________________________________________________________________
8 ____________________________________________________________________
9 ____________________________________________________________________
10____________________________________________________________________

[/tab]

Using the higher strings will help cut through the mix a little better in a live band setting.

BTW - I also liked your tab on the NRPS song - Buddy Cage sure has some elusive twists and turns in his playing - have you looked at Panama Red?

[Jeff Garden]

Thanks, Mike...I'll check it out. I can't think of another intro with as much use of the AF position.

You're right about Buddy Cage...I think of everyone I've tried to tab out, he's been the toughest...there's a LOT of notes and noodling going on in the background and some different string combinations and picking patterns. I'm not sure how old he was in the NRPS days but I was thinking when I saw him in the older videos that he was really young to be that good on steel already. I can put Panama Red on the list - I always liked that tune. We didn't have a steel player in the band in my country rock days and I spent a lot of time trying to fake the steel part on a Tele.

[Doug Garrick]

Again, thank you Jeff. Nice work.