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Here are a few ideas for Dominant chords that I find very helpful. I hope you do too
https://jimfiegen.com/the-magic-dominant-chord/

I'm curious about what programs and software are working for you to write tab for pedal steel.

I find MuseScore very appealing as a professional quality program but have been unable to work it out to do tab for my 10 string pedal steel instructional work. I'm searching for someone who can help ...

If you are curious about interesting and often controversial steel guitar related topics, check out my blog, where I post ideas that come up in conversations with other musicians, or just pop into my ...

Here are a few different turnaround ideas for the E9
https://jimfiegen.com/turnarounds-old-and-new/

There are some jazz ideas in the posts of my blog.
https://jimfiegen.com/steel-guitar-blog/
Some of them may interest you especially the quartal voicings
I use 4 pedals and 4 knee levers on a 10 ...

I've written enough blog posts now that I can send you all a link to my blog. I try to cover topics that are of interest to the advancing steel player, not necessarily covering traditional approaches, ...

I have spent many hours trying to make the old system work, so I will give another try with this new information. The link page was very informative

I've been sneaking quartal chords into my music for awhile and had some thoughts to share on my Blog. I hope you like them..
https://jimfiegen.com/quartal-voicings-for-the-e9-tuning/

When I first started my blog and then started writing chapters for my book I was of the opinion that all steel players were only tab readers and I should just let it go at that. Then I placed myself i ...

learning of the program has a steep learning curve.
I agree, I spent quite a bit of time with the 3.0 manual trying to duplicate what you just did. I guess it helps that you wrote the program,
Any ...

I am currently writing a book entitled "Contemporary Sounds for the Pedal Steel" I have searched for a program that would allow me to write examples with regular notation above and Tablature ...

I don't even know how to address this problem because i always tune "straight up " to A-440 and my playing meshes perfectly with other instruments on the track that are tuned the same way, w ...

I'd like to share with you some of my ideas on the E9 that may be a bit unusual, but hopefully useful in your playing. Please enjoy!

https://jimfiegen.com/pentatonic-applications-pt-1/

Mike Holland
I did a lot of public domain searching on Aloha Oe before I recorded it.
I agree with you 100% on it's status.
I even grabbed a copy of the original song sheet on the web.
I use the s ...

I love those Epiphone Electars, I got one of the first ones and play it a lot.
Here's my version of Aloha Oe. The first verse is played on an acoustic Weissenborn copy by Anderwood and the second on ...

I wrote a blog post on the subject that might be of interest....
https://jimfiegen.com/the-g-to-g-change/

I know this has been probably beaten to death, but i'm trying to find a decent tutorial for Tabledit for PSG...The potential of this program is very promising, but I have not found a good How-To on ge ...

There is nothing "sweet" about playing out of tune, When you tune a note flat it's FLAT......ask your piano player...

Thanks for reminding me about Greg, I've always admired his tab and never knew the trick. I'll give it a shot!!

I've just started to dive into tab software for 10 and 12 string PSG in order to digitize my tab efforts for students. I found a lot of old info in the Forum about Tabledit (which I'm trying to learn ...

C6/A7 for everything C#EGACE bottom to top Thank you Jerry Byrd!!

I have an Anderwood with a rosewood body and spruce top.
The tone is nice and they are really affordable.
http://anderwoodguitars.com/products_LT_Series_weissenborn.php
You can hear it in action he ...

Use the changes you have and learn/relearn it as a B6.
Tune your second string to C# and add a lower on the lever that changes your E's to Eb that also lowers your 9th string to C# Now you have a bea ...

Here's a "Tiki style" version of Coltrane's Giant Steps chord progression done on 12 string E9 extended. (Scott Howard's old "oddball" guitar) https://vimeo.com/221943302

Author	Message
Topic: Some jazz chords on the E9
Jim Fiegen Replies: 1 Views: 1208	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 16 Jul 2024 8:09 am Subject: Some jazz chords on the E9
Jim Fiegen Replies: 1 Views: 1208	Here are a few ideas for Dominant chords that I find very helpful. I hope you do too https://jimfiegen.com/the-magic-dominant-chord/
Topic: New programs and software for writing tab
Jim Fiegen Replies: 1 Views: 2379	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 29 Oct 2023 7:19 am Subject: New programs and software for writing tab
Jim Fiegen Replies: 1 Views: 2379	I'm curious about what programs and software are working for you to write tab for pedal steel.
Topic: Using Music Notation Software and Sharing Their Files
Jim Fiegen Replies: 4 Views: 1619	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 11 Aug 2023 9:06 pm Subject: Using Music Notation Software and Sharing Their Files
Jim Fiegen Replies: 4 Views: 1619	I find MuseScore very appealing as a professional quality program but have been unable to work it out to do tab for my 10 string pedal steel instructional work. I'm searching for someone who can help ...
Topic: A Steel Guitar Blog
Jim Fiegen Replies: 2 Views: 507	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 24 May 2023 11:20 am Subject: A Steel Guitar Blog
Jim Fiegen Replies: 2 Views: 507	If you are curious about interesting and often controversial steel guitar related topics, check out my blog, where I post ideas that come up in conversations with other musicians, or just pop into my ...
Topic: 4 turnarounds for the E9
Jim Fiegen Replies: 0 Views: 1076	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 17 May 2023 3:08 pm Subject: 4 turnarounds for the E9
Jim Fiegen Replies: 0 Views: 1076	Here are a few different turnaround ideas for the E9 https://jimfiegen.com/turnarounds-old-and-new/
Topic: Does anyone play jazz on E9?
Jim Fiegen Replies: 23 Views: 6973	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Mar 2023 9:12 am Subject: Does anyone play jazz on E9?
Jim Fiegen Replies: 23 Views: 6973	There are some jazz ideas in the posts of my blog. https://jimfiegen.com/steel-guitar-blog/ Some of them may interest you especially the quartal voicings I use 4 pedals and 4 knee levers on a 10 ...
Topic: A Pedal Steel blog
Jim Fiegen Replies: 0 Views: 637	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 30 Sep 2022 2:23 pm Subject: A Pedal Steel blog
Jim Fiegen Replies: 0 Views: 637	I've written enough blog posts now that I can send you all a link to my blog. I try to cover topics that are of interest to the advancing steel player, not necessarily covering traditional approaches, ...
Topic: Pedal and Lever Entry in TablEdit
Jim Fiegen Replies: 8 Views: 1995	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 12 Sep 2022 10:51 am Subject: Pedal and Lever Entry in TablEdit
Jim Fiegen Replies: 8 Views: 1995	I have spent many hours trying to make the old system work, so I will give another try with this new information. The link page was very informative
Topic: Quartal (4ths based) Voicings: Jazz on the E9th
Jim Fiegen Replies: 2 Views: 1435	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 11 Sep 2022 11:22 am Subject: Quartal (4ths based) Voicings: Jazz on the E9th
Jim Fiegen Replies: 2 Views: 1435	I've been sneaking quartal chords into my music for awhile and had some thoughts to share on my Blog. I hope you like them.. https://jimfiegen.com/quartal-voicings-for-the-e9-tuning/
Topic: Conversion of guitar tablatures for PSG
Jim Fiegen Replies: 20 Views: 4214	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 25 Aug 2022 12:06 pm Subject: Conversion of guitar tablatures for PSG
Jim Fiegen Replies: 20 Views: 4214	When I first started my blog and then started writing chapters for my book I was of the opinion that all steel players were only tab readers and I should just let it go at that. Then I placed myself i ...
Topic: Conversion of guitar tablatures for PSG
Jim Fiegen Replies: 20 Views: 4214	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 25 Aug 2022 6:35 am Subject: learning of the program has a steep learning curve.
Jim Fiegen Replies: 20 Views: 4214	learning of the program has a steep learning curve. I agree, I spent quite a bit of time with the 3.0 manual trying to duplicate what you just did. I guess it helps that you wrote the program, Any ...
Topic: Conversion of guitar tablatures for PSG
Jim Fiegen Replies: 20 Views: 4214	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 24 Aug 2022 5:51 pm Subject: Conversion of guitar tablatures for PSG
Jim Fiegen Replies: 20 Views: 4214	I am currently writing a book entitled "Contemporary Sounds for the Pedal Steel" I have searched for a program that would allow me to write examples with regular notation above and Tablature ...
Topic: how would you fine tune this change?
Jim Fiegen Replies: 15 Views: 2374	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Jun 2022 3:55 pm Subject: how would you fine tune this change?
Jim Fiegen Replies: 15 Views: 2374	I don't even know how to address this problem because i always tune "straight up " to A-440 and my playing meshes perfectly with other instruments on the track that are tuned the same way, w ...
Topic: Pentatonic Applications
Jim Fiegen Replies: 0 Views: 1149	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 23 Sep 2021 2:09 pm Subject: Pentatonic Applications
Jim Fiegen Replies: 0 Views: 1149	I'd like to share with you some of my ideas on the E9 that may be a bit unusual, but hopefully useful in your playing. Please enjoy! https://jimfiegen.com/pentatonic-applications-pt-1/
Topic: Aloha Oe - Video
Jim Fiegen Replies: 11 Views: 2328	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Dec 2020 8:02 am Subject: Aloha Oe - Video
Jim Fiegen Replies: 11 Views: 2328	Mike Holland I did a lot of public domain searching on Aloha Oe before I recorded it. I agree with you 100% on it's status. I even grabbed a copy of the original song sheet on the web. I use the s ...
Topic: Aloha Oe - Video
Jim Fiegen Replies: 11 Views: 2328	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Dec 2020 5:42 am Subject: Aloha Oe - Video
Jim Fiegen Replies: 11 Views: 2328	I love those Epiphone Electars, I got one of the first ones and play it a lot. Here's my version of Aloha Oe. The first verse is played on an acoustic Weissenborn copy by Anderwood and the second on ...
Topic: Middle G on E9th?
Jim Fiegen Replies: 39 Views: 8297	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 29 Nov 2020 5:36 am Subject: middle G change
Jim Fiegen Replies: 39 Views: 8297	I wrote a blog post on the subject that might be of interest.... https://jimfiegen.com/the-g-to-g-change/
Topic: Tabledit....again
Jim Fiegen Replies: 2 Views: 2285	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 4 Oct 2020 1:10 pm Subject: Tabledit....again
Jim Fiegen Replies: 2 Views: 2285	I know this has been probably beaten to death, but i'm trying to find a decent tutorial for Tabledit for PSG...The potential of this program is very promising, but I have not found a good How-To on ge ...
Topic: Are sweetened tuning offsets wrt equal temperament?
Jim Fiegen Replies: 25 Views: 4835	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Jul 2020 3:10 pm Subject: Are sweetened tuning offsets wrt equal temperament?
Jim Fiegen Replies: 25 Views: 4835	There is nothing "sweet" about playing out of tune, When you tune a note flat it's FLAT......ask your piano player...
Topic: updates to tab software
Jim Fiegen Replies: 3 Views: 2255	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 1 Apr 2020 1:35 pm Subject: updates to tab software
Jim Fiegen Replies: 3 Views: 2255	Thanks for reminding me about Greg, I've always admired his tab and never knew the trick. I'll give it a shot!!
Topic: updates to tab software
Jim Fiegen Replies: 3 Views: 2255	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 30 Mar 2020 10:53 am Subject: updates to tab software
Jim Fiegen Replies: 3 Views: 2255	I've just started to dive into tab software for 10 and 12 string PSG in order to digitize my tab efforts for students. I found a lot of old info in the Forum about Tabledit (which I'm trying to learn ...
Topic: Another Pointless 6-String Tuning Poll
Jim Fiegen Replies: 17 Views: 4801	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Mar 2020 10:57 am Subject: Another Pointless 6-String Tuning Poll
Jim Fiegen Replies: 17 Views: 4801	C6/A7 for everything C#EGACE bottom to top Thank you Jerry Byrd!!
Topic: Weissenborn recommendation
Jim Fiegen Replies: 24 Views: 8191	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Mar 2020 9:23 pm Subject: Weissenborn recommendation
Jim Fiegen Replies: 24 Views: 8191	I have an Anderwood with a rosewood body and spruce top. The tone is nice and they are really affordable. http://anderwoodguitars.com/products_LT_Series_weissenborn.php You can hear it in action he ...
Topic: Theory: How would you up a 10 String for Universal E9th/B6th
Jim Fiegen Replies: 30 Views: 6495	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Dec 2019 1:21 pm Subject: Theory: How would you up a 10 String for Universal E9th/B6th
Jim Fiegen Replies: 30 Views: 6495	Use the changes you have and learn/relearn it as a B6. Tune your second string to C# and add a lower on the lever that changes your E's to Eb that also lowers your 9th string to C# Now you have a bea ...
Topic: Does anyone play jazz on E9?
Jim Fiegen Replies: 23 Views: 6973	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Jun 2019 3:02 pm Subject: Does anyone play jazz on E9?
Jim Fiegen Replies: 23 Views: 6973	Here's a "Tiki style" version of Coltrane's Giant Steps chord progression done on 12 string E9 extended. (Scott Howard's old "oddball" guitar) https://vimeo.com/221943302