Western Swing RULES #11 by Robert Huston Productions 

Tony, thank you for watching and playing A6!!!! You must be a swing player. Please make others aware of my series so I can keep it going.

+nalunoa Thank you for recognizing our videos and I'm certainly gratified to hear your comments. I have more on the way too. Are the lessons valuable enough to ask for donations to fund our work?

+Robert Huston That's very exciting - so valuable! These are definitely valuable enough to ask for donations. Sadly, as with so many musicians, my budget is very tight, but if you link me to your donations page, I'll try to send at least a couple of dollars to show my support. What you're doing here is an awesome service and it is very much appreciated! :-)

nalunoa, I so appreciate your thoughts. I produce all of this content out of my own pocket. I could expand it and offer more segments if I just got a few dollars from each of my subscribers. So, you feel they are valuable enough to contribute a few dollars per segment?

Wow! Your commitment and generosity in this mission are most noble & venerable. I do think that they're worth a few dollars per segment; the problem is that if it's a per segment thing, with my budget and the budgets of many other musicians I know, it doesn't come down as much to whether it's worth it or not, but if the money's there, and too often it's not. So per segment might limit your reach and the overall benefits of the series. Again, not because it's not worth it. Maybe you might want to consider a donate what you like per segment starting at $.99 or so, or something like if you donate at least a few bucks (I don't know, maybe 4 or 5) you get to watch all the segments for 6 months or something. I would just hat for your viewer ship to go down, because this series is so awesome & hepful. And maybe I"m wrong: maybe my musical sisters & brothers could find a way to cough up the dough more regularly thank I think, or could - don't really know. I will say that as a non-pedal steel player, I have also benefited greatly from segments from other msuicians, such as the guitar one from Whit. But that said, if I had to pay, even a small fee for each, I"m sure I would be more judicious and only watch the NPSG stuff. Just trying to help by providing my point of view here. Don't know if I"m at all right. Thank you and all the contributors so much again ( for my part, epsecially the great Mr. Rivers!). :)

Robert Huston - How about making tabs available?

Thank you Johnny, It's great to hear from you and your comments. Yes, Eddie uses the A6 tuning because he says it's "meatier" than the C6. But, whatever, It's great to know WSR is helpful and educational. I'll let you know about where and how donations can be sent and THANK YOU so much!!!!

if you like c6 tuning you could try an 8 string to get more low end notes, and even try the low c6 tuning. [drop the lowest string a whole step] I've got mine tuned F A C E G A C E - you may want to try that one out. Cheers!

MangoDaVille - Thats the problem I have. I also use C6 tuning.

Robert Huston - I'm currently teaching myself to play a six string lap steel in C6. If I wanted to change to A6... I would just have to tune down a step and a half?

mrswimmyboy F#AC#EF#AC#E is a very popular tuning. I assume it's what he's using

Sean--It is. He clarified it on one of these videos. Thanks.

It's A6.

Sleepwalk is the song-R.H.

woejinslow I'm not a steel guitarist, only the creator and executive producer of Western Swing RULES. I can say Western Swing steel guys typically tune C6 or in Eddie's case, A6. E6 tuning is most commonly a nashville country tuning, not used in Western Swing which is more Jazz based. There are more Western Swing RULES featuring the great Eddie Rivers. I hope you'll check them out and they are helpful. - R.H.

Eddie uses an A6 tuning.- R.H.

thank you so much

Hi Wayne, Your comments ring true for a lot of people but if they keep at it, they usually have an epiphanous moment when they'll get it. If you don't know the numbers system, I highly urge you to take a moment and familiarize yourself with it. It will change your playing in more ways than one.- R.H.

@@roberthuston331 Where can I get info on the numbers system to use on a 6 string lap steel (no pedals)?

Thinking over what you wrote over night ( as well as the many videos regarding lap steel learning), I think learning Lap Steel would be far easier (specially to understand), is applying piano keyboard lessons, and sheet music. A piano is used in many cases in western music, almost the same as the use of lap steel, and pedal steel. Not only are either one used for fill in licks, and also for playing original melody, of each song played, but also the harmony back-ground, along side other instruments.

@@waynedavies3185 I would totally agree about learning the piano to enhance your musical knowledge to apply to your steel. You could use sheet music but that requires learning to read (speed bump). I give piano lessons and teach the numbers system rather than learning to read. It's quicker and more useful. Just FYI.- R.H.

@@roberthuston331 Is there a book on the numbers system you speak about?