Where skiffle, country, bluegrass, honky tonk & blues meet.
Singer-songwriter
I write, sing, play & record most instruments & vocals
Story behind the song
This is where skiffle, country, bluegrass, honky tonk & blues meet. (I believe "skiffle" is called "Jug Band" in the USA.)
I have multitracked myself with all instruments & vocals.
The instruments are;
- Soprano Ukulele
- 5 string banjo
- Resonator guitar (lap)
- electric bass
- 6 string non-pedal lapsteel.
I used the uke for the rhythm rather than a guitar to give it a skiffle sound.
The Resonator Aria guitar is tuned G-B-D-G-B-D which is standard resonator guitar tuning.
The 6 string Guyatone non-pedal lapsteel is tuned A-C#-E-A-B-E.
The pedal steel "effect" comes from bending the "B" string on the left hand side of the slide/tone/steel bar with my left ring finger.
(This is where knowing music theory comes in handy. The "top" "E" & "B" string becomes the "5th" chord, but when you "bend the string", the notes include the 4th note; making it "1st" root chord. Therefore, when you bend the string, you can play the root chord, or the relative minor in a penatonic scale. It's called "cheating a bit". It gives the impression of the pedal steel sound without having any pedals !. Love dat slidey sound !)
By tuning the lapsteel up a step from reso tuning, you are not restricted to open tunings, and therefore, can get that Hony Tonk sound.
Thanks for listening.
"...tell Him what you want"
Lyrics
Jesus on the mainline
Jesus on the mainline tell Him what you want
Jesus on the mainline tell Him what you want
Jesus on the mainline tell Him what you want
Go on, tell him what you want
If you want salvation tell him what you want
If you want salvation tell him what you want
If you want salvation tell him what you want
Go on, tell him what you want
If you need more grace today tell Him what you want
If you need more grace today tell Him what you want
If you need more grace today tell Him what you want
Go on, tell him what you want
If you want salvation tell him what you want
If you want salvation tell him what you want
If you want salvation tell him what you want
Go on, tell him what you want
Jesus on the mainline tell Him what you want
Jesus on the mainline tell Him what you want
Jesus on the mainline tell Him what you want
Go on, tell him what you want
