Jimmy Day passed to Musical Heaven on this day

[Ricky Davis]

Farewell Party (Jimmy Day)I have to say; this was very difficult for me, both emotionally
and mentally. How do you tab such emotion. Jimmy Day was known
for the best "feel" player and it is very hard to write down all
the inflections and emotion, he puts in playing around, and through
the measures of time, and song. As I, and all of Jimmys' family and
friends said our last goodbyes to this wonderful man; "Farewell Party"
played by "Jimmy Day"; was the last song we heard at his funeral.
I did shed tears on that very sad day. And I have to say; tears were
shed today as I listened along and tried to capture the most emotional
steel player in history. I miss you Jimmy Day.
Ricky Davis

https://youtu.be/NEjnLKxo-BY

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Farewell party(Jimmy Day)steel break/key of F/E9th pedal steel

(F) (Bb)
1.___________|______________|_______________|__________6|
2.___________|______________|_______________|___________|
3.___________|______________|_______________|___________|
4.____6~~~7~~|~8____~10~~8~~|_______________|_______6___|
5._8a_6~a~7a~|~8~a__~10~~8~a|_6~~~8~a___6a~6|_6~~~~____6|
6._8b_6b~~7b~|~8b___________|_6b~~8b____6b~~|_6b~6~_6___|
7.___________|______________|_______________|___________|
8.___________|______________|_6L~~8_________|___________|
9.___________|______________|_______________|___________|
10.__________|______________|_______________|___________|
(F) (F)

1._____________|________________|_______________|__________|
2._____________|________________|_______________|__________|
3._6___________|________________|_______________|__________|
4._6__8~~~~~7R~|~8~~~~__________|_8~~~__~10~~8~~|_________8|
5._6__8a~~~~7a~|~8a~~~__8a~7a~8a|_8~a~__~10~~8~a|_____8~a~~|
6.____8~b~~~7b~|~8b~~~__8b~7b~8b|_8b~~__________|_8b_______|
7._____________|________________|_______________|__________|
8._____________|________________|_______________|_8___8~~~~|
9._____________|________________|_______________|__________|
10.____________|________________|_______________|_8a_______|
(D) (Daug) (G)

1.________________|________________|_________10______|
2.______8______8~~|________________|_________________|
3._____________8b~|________________|_________________|
4._______________8|______________10|_10~~~~______10~_|
5._8a~~___8a______|_10~~~_10~1/2a~~|_10a~~~______10~a|
6.___8~___8~8b____|_10~~~_10~~~~~~~|_10~b~~______10b~|
7.________________|________________|_________________|
8._8~~~___8_______|_10_____________|_________________|
9.________________|_______10~~~~~~~|_________________|
10._______________|________________|_________________|
(G7) (C) (G)

1.__________________|______________________|_______________________|
2._8~8~~6_________2_|_1~~~~~__15___________|_______________________|
3.__________________|______________________|_______________________|
4.________3~~__2____|________________15~~~~|_10~~_____10___________|
5._8~8a~6_3~3a_2a_2_|_1~~15~a_15a~15 15~15a|_10a~_____10~a_10a~8a~8|
6._8~8b~6_3~3b_2b_2b|_1b~15b_________15b~~~|_10~b_10b_10b__10b~8b~~|
7.__________________|______________________|_______________________|
8.__________________|______________________|_______________10~~8L~~|
9.__________________|______________________|_______________________|
10._________________|______________________|_______________________|
(D) (D7) (G)

1.___________|_______________|____________|_______________
2._______8___|_______________|____________|_______________
3.___________|_______________|____________|_______________
4.__________8|_____________5~|_3~__3~~~~~~|_______________
5._8~8a~~~~~~|_10~a________5a|____________|_3~~3a~~5a~~6a~
6._8~~~~~~~~~|_10~~___5~5b~~~|_3~__3b~3~3b|_3b~~~~~5b~~6~~
7.___________|_______________|____________|_______________
8._8~~~~~~~~~|_______________|____________|_______________
9.___________|_10~~__________|____________|_______________
10.__________|_______________|_3~__3a~3~3a|_______________
Jimmy Day
January 9, 1934-January 22, 1999
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[Michael Greer]

Ricky

Thanks so much for posting....if there is a sweeter version of Farewell Party I have not heard it.

[Jeff Garden]

Thanks, Ricky...beautiful version of Farewell Party and pedal steel at its absolute best by one of the all time masters. RIP Jimmy.

[Ricky Davis]

Thanks ya'll. Here's the Intro to that song Jimmy played.
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Farewell Party 1 (Jimmy Day)Farewell party(Jimmy Day)/steel intro/key of F/E9th pedal steel


(C) (C7) (F)
1._____________|_______________|________________13|______________|
2._____________|______13____13_|_13~~~~~__________|______________|
3._13__________|____________13b|_13b~13~__________|______________|
4._13_15___13__|_______________|__________________|_13~~~~~~~~~~~|8
5.____15~a_13~a|_13___13~a__13a|_13a~13~_13~13a~~~|______________|
6._____________|_13b__13b______|_________13b~~~~~~|_13___________|8b
7._____________|_______________|__________________|______________|
8._____________|_13L___________|_________13L~~~~~~|______________|
9._____________|_______________|__________________|______________|
10.____________|_______________|__________________|_13~~a~13~a~13|8~a
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[Jim Morris]

Ricky thanks for posting this. Jimmy's version of farewell party, and everything I've heard him play, just oozes emotion!!! Jimmy has been one guy who just keeps influencing me, as well as other psg greats!!!

Thanks again buddy! God bless!!