Mama Tried?

JamesMCross · Post by **JamesMCross** » 23 May 2003 1:54 pm

Anyone have an idea how Norm Hamlett pulls off the intro part on this tune?

DroopyPawn · Post by **DroopyPawn** » 26 May 2003 9:58 am

If it's the Merle Haggard version, I almost positive that's a 6 string guitar, not a pedal steel. That's how I play it.

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DJ Sillito · Post by **DJ Sillito** » 26 May 2003 11:53 am

I believe I came across this tablature once. Try a search I'm sure it's in there. If not then I apologize, I'll do some searching of my own too.

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Darren James Sillito
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Tim Harr · Post by **Tim Harr** » 26 May 2003 5:20 pm

**I HAVE NEVER WRITTEN TAB BEFORE - IF THERE IS A BETTER WAY TO WRITE THIS
- P L E A S E LET ME KNOW!!

I believe Norm has done it on a few recording versions of Mama Tried.

I play it on Pedal Steel and twin it with the lead player.

<pre>
1 ____________________________________________________
2 ____________________________________________________
3 __5B---3B___________________________________________
4 __5----3____________5----3__________________________
5 __________3A________5A---3A_________________________
6 ___________________________3B___4B-5B___4B-5B_______
7 ____________________________________________________
8 ________________________________4--5____4--5________
9 ____________________________________________________
10____________________________________________________
. . . . . .
</pre>

This can also be done "up an octave" for effect with a lead player.

I am not sitting in front of my guitar at the moment. Gosh, I hope that this is right. ha ha

[This message was edited by Tim Harr on 26 May 2003 at 06:32 PM.]

johnnyb · Post by **johnnyb** » 27 May 2003 7:26 am

.[This message was edited by johnnyb on 04 June 2005 at 08:08 AM.]

JamesMCross · Post by **JamesMCross** » 27 May 2003 1:56 pm

I'll give these a try, thanks.

I did see Merle last spring out in CA, at the CrazyHorse. Norm played the 2nd 1/2 of the intro, and the whole lead break.

I suppose I could've asked him then, but I didn't.

rgds,
jmc

RB Jones · Post by **RB Jones** » 29 May 2003 12:36 pm

That was James Burton's signature kick-off to the recorded version of "Mama Tried" done on a Telecaster, I believe.

RB

Tim Harr · Post by **Tim Harr** » 29 May 2003 6:33 pm

I think that that was Roy Nichols.

James played on Working Man's Blues and Bottle Let Me Down and a few others but I don't think he played on Mama Tried. I may be wrong.

Also, Phil Baugh played on Swingin' Doors.

WHO..can say for sure??

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Tim Harr - Carter D-10 8 & 9 - Troy Cook Jr Band ~ Stardust Nashville Recording Artist

Larry R · Post by **Larry R** » 7 Jun 2003 7:43 pm

Joe Wright has an instrumental of this song on one of his CD's.