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Chip Perry

 

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North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 18 Feb 2014 11:05 am    
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I am a guitarist who recently picked up a PSG pretty much cold turkey. Carter Starter 3 pedal/4 lever E9 tuning. I understand how to make harmonic triads to somewhat make up chords. I however cannot find much information on what each individual pedal and lever do. I understand they bend notes, I just don't know which strings they specifically bend, and what those notes supposed to be when pedal/levers are engaged for tuning purposes. Like I said, I'm brand new to PSG and the Forum. Do not mean to be asking any stupid questions, I just don't have anyone around me that knows anything about the PSG to give me any help.

Could someone point me in the right direction, or recommend an instructional DVD that could be of use?

Thanks! Look forward to learning more from you guys in the future.
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Gary L Reed

 

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Castle Rock, CO
Post  Posted 18 Feb 2014 11:50 am     Help
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Chip, I too am a Newbie. (Less than a year) Look up Patricia Warnock on the forum. She has a great chart that she so willingly shares for free. It is a great help. Good Luck..
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John Scanlon


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Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Post  Posted 18 Feb 2014 12:03 pm    
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Carter Starter manual here - I think it's on page 5: https://www.steelguitar.com/manuals/CSOWNERSMANUAL.pdf

Good video for transitioning to PSG from six-string here: http://www.steelguitar.com/vids/6string.wmv

Tons of good beginner info here: http://www.steelguitar.com/beginners.html

North Carolina has a ton of good steel resources, most of which are folks who are members here on the forum. I've dealt with several from there who've all been very helpful and all first class.
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John Scanlon


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Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Post  Posted 18 Feb 2014 12:19 pm    
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Btw, welcome to the forum. Enjoy.
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Norman Evans


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Tennessee
Post  Posted 18 Feb 2014 4:40 pm    
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A lot of good instruction here.
http://www.jeffran.com/courses.php
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Les Cargill

 

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Oklahoma City, Ok, USA
Post  Posted 18 Feb 2014 5:19 pm    
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NO pedals, no bar: E9 chord. Gripping 7,5,4 & 3, that's a nice E major. the 2 string is a major 7th.

On some of these, you lose the 7th string and use the 6th string. You'll hear it.

A - turns those strings into a vi ( minor, sixth degree ) chord. Raises the B two half steps.

B - Suspended tonic chord.

A+B - IV chord.

C - I dunno what that is. Some weird suspension, like most of a 13th.

A+C - Just don't go there.

B+C - ii chord ( minor, second degree )

RKL ( aka the E lever ) - Lowers the E strings one half step - creates a iii ( minor third degree ) chord. It's a minor *chord* of the *major* third - a G#min at the open fret.

LKL (aka the F lever ) - Creates an F dim chord or most of a C#dom7 chord. dim chords repeat every third fret and can make you sound like you know what you're doing on 6 string...

LKL+B - dom7 chord.

LKL+A - A *major* (VI) sixth-degree chord. The F lever sharps the third of the iv chord (from just the A lever ) back to a major VI chord. Same chord as open at the 9th fret.
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Les Cargill

 

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Oklahoma City, Ok, USA
Post  Posted 18 Feb 2014 5:23 pm    
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Oh and what John Scanlon said.
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