America The Beautiful - E9th / C6th - Greg Cutshaw

Greg Cutshaw · Post by **Greg Cutshaw** » 27 Feb 2010 6:51 am

The last verse played in C6th uses the E to F change on the 6th string to get a root tone and a nice 9th sound. The song is played in Bb but I also added a rhythm track in G for those that might want it.

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Page with rhythm tracks and chord chart:

http://www.gregcutshaw.com/Tab/Tab19.html

Greg

Bernie Gonyea · Post by **Bernie Gonyea** » 2 Mar 2010 6:56 pm

Greg : A beautiful rendition of this patriotic song; you do a grand job on that C6th neck so nicely; love all your chord work on the very end of the song. Thanks for sharing your talent as a steel guitarist with us..Send more..Bernie

Thiel Hatt · Post by **Thiel Hatt** » 2 Mar 2010 8:57 pm

That arrangement was well thought out and impressively executed. You have a good knowledge of how to utilize the amazing capabilities of the pedal steel guitar and also achieve a pleasant tone. My sincere congratulations.

Greg Cutshaw · Post by **Greg Cutshaw** » 3 Mar 2010 6:08 am

Bernie and Thiel, thanks for the nice comments! The E to F raise and the D string on top of the C6th tuning really make it easier to play melodies and do add some nice chords.

Greg

Thiel Hatt · Post by **Thiel Hatt** » 3 Mar 2010 7:49 pm

Greg: In no way am I taking issue with your comment on the changes you referred to on your C6th arrangement. I also use the E to F change on a knee lever but I tune my top string to G rather than D. I have tried it both ways and find that, for me,I get too much use out of the G string. I lower the E string to D which helps make up for not having the D string out there. On my T-9 non-pedal guitar I tune the C6th with the D on top, but my D10 Pedal steel has G up there. Just my preference.

Greg Cutshaw · Post by **Greg Cutshaw** » 4 Mar 2010 5:09 am

Thiel,

Check my comments here:

http://www.gregcutshaw.com/Tab/Tab13.html

With the C to C# change on the 3rd string, you get your high G string back along with a ton of other changes. The D string on top allows for a lot of meodic and chordal variations and is a great supplement to the A to Bb and D to D# changes. I used the G on top for many years but now I have the best of both worlds.

Greg