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Darren Mortillaro
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Nevada, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2020 5:06 am |
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Here's a little Pedal Steel tutorial I put together. I did so mainly to help with my own memorization and understanding of pedal/knee/string combinations.
For the pros, please let me know if I've made any mistakes in this chart. If not, perhaps this PDF will benefit someone here.
http://www.dmajor7.com/pedal-steel-guitar-chord-chart/ |
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Fred Treece
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California, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2020 6:37 am
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Well done. Just a couple things from “not a pro”.
V7 chord would be B+D#
vii° and vii°7, I believe the Root (D#) is on string 9 and string 2. Figure the other intervals from there.
Also, the D lever can be set up as either a half step or full step lower (or both, with a half-stop), so you might want to clarify that in your copedent description. Since you specified “1/2 D” in the vii°7 chord, it looks like yours is set up for full step lower. |
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Darren Mortillaro
From:
Nevada, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2020 10:43 am
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Ah thank you! That's a typo.
Should be fixed now. |
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Fred Treece
From:
California, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2020 12:44 pm
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I’m still wondering about the vii° and vii°7 chords.
The vii° at fret 1 in the Key Of E is:
D# (Root, Strings 2 & 9, with 2 lowered 1/2 step)
F# (b3rd, Strings 4 & 8 raised 1/2)
A (b5, Strings 6 & 3)
The vii°7, same as above with this addition:
C (bb7, Strings 5 & 10)
Also, I think you want your pedal/lever box to read F+1/2D in the vii°7 column.
Going deeper into the weeds of theory, you could keep everything diatonic and with no bar by charting a vii7b5 instead of the vii°7. A+B+D# lever |
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Darren Mortillaro
From:
Nevada, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2020 1:13 pm
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One thing about fully diminished seventh chords (1,b3,b5,bb7) as opposed to half diminished seventh chords (1,b3,b5,b7) is that any note in the chord can be the root.  |
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Fred Treece
From:
California, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2020 1:24 pm
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| That’s true, Darren. But you are calling it the vii°7 in the key of E. |
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Darren Mortillaro
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Nevada, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2020 2:51 pm
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Thanks for checking that. Making changes now.
Glad I didn't commit too much mis-information to memory. |
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Fred Treece
From:
California, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2020 3:28 pm
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Darren Mortillaro
From:
Nevada, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2020 3:42 pm
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Hey Fred,
Always found diminished to be confusing. The youtube video I made still sounds correct for the two diminished chords.
I added your half diminished chord suggestion. Thanks for that. I can add that to my vocabulary now!
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Fred Treece
From:
California, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2020 4:30 pm
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You’re not alone. Dissertations could be written on how to use the diminished 7th chord. For me it’s mostly a dom7b9, but that’s a pretty limited way to think about it. It’s all about context - what is the chord before it, what comes after it, what’s the melody doing. And with half diminished, it’s even weirder. BDFA can be 4 different chord types - Bm7b5, Dm6, G9, and C#7b9+. Some people really pick the nit and claim a contextual difference between Bm7b5 and B half-dim. I have to draw the line somewhere though!
Chart looks much better now 🤠 |
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Tucker Jackson
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 17 Aug 2020 12:35 pm
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I like the chart.  |
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Larry Hopkins
From:
Lubbock Texas USA
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Posted 17 Aug 2020 1:02 pm Chart
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Tucker Jackson
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 17 Aug 2020 1:05 pm
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| Sorry Larry. Looks like you might have been trying to respond to my question... before I figured it out and edited my post. I appreciate the help. |
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