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Hello I am Bill Chaviers (Shavers); I started playing steel guitar in 1946. A lot of us in those days raised the strings on our arch-top or flat-top guitars. Here is a replica of my first Fender Champion (a very special note of thanks to Brad Bechtel for letting me use his picture). I wanted to learn to play Hawaiian Music. My main Hawaiian Music influences were Dick McIntire, Sol Hoopi, and Tau Moe to name a few. Then on the scene came JERRY BYRD . I finally got to meet him while attending Scotty’s Steel Guitar Convention in St. Louis in 1978 when Jerry, Leon and Alvino were inducted into the STEEL GUITAR HALL OF FAME.
I would listen to WSM radio and Hawaii Calls on the short wave and try to learn by ear. I then decided to seek out a mentor to help teach me how to play. I had many teachers and the last one was Herb Remington. He finally told me " Not to give up my day job" because I was much too lazy to practice so I could try and play professionally.
I can sit and listen to most of today's music (with cotton in my ears) but my favorite music is Hawaiian. My all time favorite bands include Spade Cooley, Hank Thompson and The Brazos Valley Boys, and Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys. My all time favorite Hawaiian Steel Guitar players are Jerry Byrd, Sol Hoopi, David Kelii, Tau Moe, Bashful Brother Oswald, Herb Remington, L. T. Zinn, Ken Ufton, and Rudy Wairata to name only a few more.
I started seriously transcribing music while I was studying with Herb Remington. He tutored me in this area and I really took a liking to it. He showed me the chords and keys and how to properly arrange the sheet music into steel guitar format. I have been transcribing for over 58 years now.
To date I have over 7900 tablature transcriptions in over 1360 Titles. The tablature titles include categories of Bluegrass, Gospel, Hawaiian, Traditional Country and Western Swing. The tabs are done in a variety of Keys and Tunings.
I am still transcribing music today and will be adding more Digital Tabs as I finish them. If you see a title that you might want I probably have that title in the tuning you need. It has taken over 59 years and over 69,000 man hours to produce these tablatures and I hope that you enjoy them as much as I do creating them.
ATTENTION - I am always on the lookout for old music material that can be transcribed into steel guitar tabs, and any and all steel guitar trivia. Please feel free to call me or e-mail me if you have any trivia or music.
MAHALO - Bill Chaviers
Last Updated 06/01/2009 |
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100 New Titles, Please Do not forget, I love the trivia. These tabs are ready to mail. They are free to keep the old music alive. |