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Topic: X lever?? how and where to use ?? |
Richard Bachler
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Arizona, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2008 10:45 am |
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Hi there from Arizona,
I am a newbie at the pedal steel and have a question about the X lever that lowers both of the B strings, how and where is this lever used and are there any common usages that are used. I just need some examples to get me going on this lever. Thanks in advance. Richard Bachler in Arizona
Last edited by Richard Bachler on 2 Feb 2008 1:30 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Roy McKinney
From:
Ontario, OR
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Posted 2 Feb 2008 12:05 pm
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Buck Owens, Together Again ought to do it.
have fun. |
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Chuck Thompson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2008 3:40 pm
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hiya richard and welcome - this place is a great help - im a bit of a newbie too - roy is right - check this tab here>>>> http://users.interlinks.net/rebel/steel/together.html on the 3rd line down when the tab shows strings 3 & 5 at the 2nd fret to strings 3 & 5 at the 1st fret with the b pedal down replace fret 1 with strings 3 & 5 at the 2nd fret with the x lever in - also you can use it for augmented and flat 5 chords - play strings 5,6&9 at the 3rd fret with the x lever in and you have a G7b5 or strings 5,6&9 at the 3rd fret with the a pedal and x lever together and you have a G7#5 play strings 6,8&10 with a&b pedals or 5,6&8 with a&b pedals to move to a C chord after that - im sure these guys with alot more experience will offer more ideas than this. btw there is alot of great tab for classic songs at http://users.interlinks.net/rebel/steel/steel.html  |
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sonbone
From:
Waxahachie, TX
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Posted 10 Feb 2008 5:55 pm
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Here are some examples:
Sound clip here for all examples:
http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/2/10/1752350/x-pedal.mp3
Lick 1 goes from 4 chord to 5 chord in
the key of G. Fret 8 string 5 is the 5th scale
tone of the C chord. Dropping it 1/2 step with
the X lever yields the 3rd scale tone of the D
chord.
Lick 2 is a fill
over the 5 chord in the key of G.
The movement makes the change from D major
to D9.
1 ___Lick 1__________Lick 2____________________
2 _____________________________________________
3 _____________________________________________
4 ______8______________________________________
5 ____8___8--8X________10----8X________________
6 _____________________10----8_________________
7 _____________________________________________
8 _____________________10----8_________________
9 _____________________________________________
10_____________________________________________
Lick 3 is a single note fill going from the 1 chord to the 4 chord in the key of G. In this example the X lever is changing the 1st scale tone to the 7th. So the lick is going from a G6 chord to a Gmaj7 to a G7th to C.
1 ___Lick 3____________________________________
2 _____________________________________________
3 _____________________________________________
4 _____________________________________________
5 __________8--8X______________________________
6 ________8_______8___8B--8____________________
7 ______8___________8_______8____8_____________
8 ___8L_______________________8L___8___________
9 _____________________________________________
10_____________________________________________
Lick 4 is the "Honky Tonk" solo. Each 3 note group
should be played as triplets. Here we're going from E to E minor (used a substitute for the A7 chord). You can also half-pedal the A pedal.
1 ___Lick 4____________________________________
2 _____________________________________________
3 _____________________________________________
4 _____________________________________________
5 ____7A___7A___7A___7A_____7AX__7AX__7AX__7AX_
6 __7B___7B___7B___7B_____7B___7B___7B___7B____
7 _7____7____7____7______7____7____7____7______
8 _____________________________________________
9 _____________________________________________
10_____________________________________________
Lick 5 involves more triplets. This is an entire
breakdown style solo in the key of A. The solo goes
from the 1 chord to the 4 chord to the 5 chord. As
above each 3 note group is a triplet. Play this as
fast as humanly possible. Works well over the bridge
of "Orange Blossom Special". Once again we're using
the X lever in combination with the A pedal to give
us a half pedal. In this case going from A to A minor.
1 __Lick 5 (1 chord)__________________________
2 _____________________________________________
3 ______12B_____12B_____12B_____12B____________
4 ____12______12______12______12_______________
5 _12A_____________12A_________________________
6 _________12B_____________12B_________________
7 _____________________________________________
8 _____________________________________________
9 _____________________________________________
10_____________________________________________
1 __Lick 5 (4 chord)___________________________
2 _____________________________________________
3 _______12B_____12B______12B_______12B________
4 _____12______12_______12______12_____________
5 _12AX_____________12AX_______________________
6 __________12B______________12B_______________
7 _____________________________________________
8 _____________________________________________
9 _____________________________________________
10_____________________________________________
1 ____Lick 5 (5 chord)_________________________
2 _____________________________________________
3 _____12______12______12______12______________
4 ___12______12______12______12________________
5 _12______________12__________________________
6 _________12______________12__________________
7 _____________________________________________
8 _____________________________________________
9 _____________________________________________
10_____________________________________________
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Sonny Morris sjm227@hotmail.com |
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Chuck Thompson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2008 2:38 pm
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| Sonbone, thanks for sharing the nice licks |
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Donald Jeunette
From:
Phoenix, Arizona, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 18 Feb 2008 11:54 pm Sonbone,
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Sonbone, Thank you for sharing
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 20 Feb 2008 5:54 am
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Pay attention to the relationship of strings 5 and 8 with all relative raises and lowers.
If you focus on the LICKS you will miss the big picture.
basics:
3rd fret exercise play strings 5 and 8 only..
4 moves
A Pedal in ( raise 5)
A pedal out ( 5 natural)
Bb lever in ( lower 5)
Release Bb lever and add E lower string 8
We can see that this little exercise resolves to a D( D7) Chord on the 3rd fret.
Same phrase, strings 5 and 8 , 4 moves
A Pedal in
A pedal out
back up to the 2nd fret add F lever( raise 8 )
release the F lever while moving back to the 3rd fret adding the E lower lever string 8
Analyze/compare the two different exercises
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