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Topic: Can I Play Junior Brown on E9? |
Tim Heidner
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Groves, TX
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Posted 10 Jul 2010 5:26 pm |
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| I believe he tunes C13 on 8 string git steel... |
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Bob Blair
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 10 Jul 2010 5:38 pm
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| He also uses E9 pedal steel, which he also plays very well, on some of his recordings. Absolutely you can play Junior Brown stuff on E9 - no reason not to. |
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Tim Heidner
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Groves, TX
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Posted 10 Jul 2010 5:44 pm
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| Bob Blair wrote: |
| He also uses E9 pedal steel, which he also plays very well, on some of his recordings. Absolutely you can play Junior Brown stuff on E9 - no reason not to. |
OK, Bob, how do I do it?  For a rank beginner the A pedal sure seems to help... |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 11 Jul 2010 7:08 am
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Junior Brown's C13th tuning has a lower range than your E9th. His low strings are Bb and G - both are lower than your 10th string B. But, on the other hand, how often do you need low notes? The intervals are exactly the same - E9th is just a 3rd higher. At the 4th fret on Junior's tuning, he has:
G#
E
C#
B
G#
E
D
B
All of those notes except the C# are open strings on the E9th, and the C# is your first pedal.
The top 6 notes of Junior's tuning (C6th) are at your first fret with E's lowered. Most of what he plays is on those strings.
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 11 Jul 2010 10:47 am
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| b0b wrote: |
| Junior Brown's C13th tuning has a lower range than your E9th. His low strings are Bb and G - |
Are you sure? I thought that he uses high G, and his low string is B flat. |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 11 Jul 2010 4:24 pm
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Earnest is correct. Junior's tuning, low to high is
Bb C E G A C E G
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 11 Jul 2010 8:09 pm
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That makes it even easier than I thought. You have the top 7 of his 8 strings on E9th at the first fret, when you use the lever that lowers your E strings.
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