Life's Railway to Heaven

[Flyer]

Hello All...

Was wondering if anyone had some tab for a lead part for this song, I have worked something out but am lost and need some fill ...I do have the chords but not yet good enough to figure some of this stuff out yet

Any and all help will be appreciated

Thanks http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

[Fretbear]

Steve Kaufman's "Flatpickin' the Gospels for Mandolin" has it (in G) but I would encourage you to keep trying to come up with your own arrangement. This tune is very "straight" and a good candidate for learning the melody, which is the first step in any good arrangement. If you are still having trouble, there is an excellent C.D./book combination called "Designing Mandolin Solos for Bluegrass Songs" by Paul Kramer which is from Workshop Records and is also available from Janet Davis music. Paul teaches not only good solos to bluegrass standards, but the tricks of the trade to designing solos for any song that you might want to learn to play. Good luck.

[Flyer]

Hey Fretbear:

Thanks for the leads on the books, and for the sage advice. I am having trouble with this because I am doing it from memory, with no song to listen to and trying to come up with a decent way of playing without hacking it.

I will keep trying though... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif