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Brinton Payne
From:
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Posted 19 Nov 2008 9:52 am |
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Has anyone ever written down all of the 'rules' for PSG when trying to learn the chords on the neck?
For example, is there a place where you can see something like this;
an F chord can be played on the following;
-1st fret open
-4th fret F and A
-8th fret AB down
and all of the chords that can be played with pedal formations on those frets?
I have a chart with all of the grids showing these but just didn't know if there was somewhere that it was broken down into fret positions?
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Marke Burgstahler
From:
SF Bay Area, CA
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Norm Kidwell
From:
Marion, Indiana, R.I.P.
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Posted 23 Nov 2008 5:20 am E-9th chords
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Yes Mel Bay's Pedal Steel Guitar Chord Chart E-9 tuning. Scottys in St Louis
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Larry Bell
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Englewood, Florida
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Posted 23 Nov 2008 9:08 am
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IMHO, it's a lot more beneficial to figure it out yourself. It ain't rocket science. In the process you'll learn a lot about music itself, and more about steel guitar. For me, books I buy often gather dust on the shelf. If I dig the information out myself, I'll usually retain it a lot longer. Your mileage may vary.
Just get some graph paper (Microsoft Excel works even better if you know how to use a spreadsheet) and write out every note fret 0-12. You only have to look at one position for each major chord (E, F, F#, G, etc.). Next, do the same for each individual pedal and each combination that is useful. When you find a good one, write it down on a separate sheet.
You have found the most important major chord positions. One other is BMaj open -- strings 10, 8(lowered to D#), 7, 5, 4(lowered), 1.
People don't think about that one as much because it doesn't use the same grips as NP, A+B, and A+F.
After you find major chords, find minor, then Dom7. Most other chords are built on those.
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Matthew Carlin
From:
Lake County, IL.
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Posted 23 Nov 2008 12:27 pm
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I found this series of You Tube videos very helpful... He breaks down moving chord positions down the neck using different pedal and knee combinations...
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=sbenzian&view=videos
as well as all the great stuff Mickey Adams has put up.
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Jim Eller
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Kodak, TN (Michigan transplant)
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