Different tunings for lap steel

Derrell Reagan · Post by **Derrell Reagan** » 29 Dec 2017 1:18 pm

I have a 8 string lap steel and I am useing a E7h tuning at present. My steel is a double neck and one neck is tuned to E7th and the other I use the C6th. I have been told the E9th is basically for pedal steels. Would there be some others to try instead of the E7h. Or any other versions of the Eth? Derrell Reagan

James Hartman · Post by **James Hartman** » 29 Dec 2017 1:40 pm

Numerous variants of E13 offer likely choices. Plenty of previous discussion on this forum. Do a search. Here's one:

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtop ... c40a94e836

Derrell Reagan · Post by **Derrell Reagan** » 29 Dec 2017 4:07 pm

Thanks James i really appreciate your reply . This steel guitar thing is opening a whole new world for me.

admin · Post by **b0b** » 29 Dec 2017 4:14 pm

Low to high: B D E G# B C# E G#

It's an E13th voiced like the E9th pedal steel. The top 6 string are like Don Helms (Hank Williams' sound), and the full 8 are like Little Roy Wiggins, another country steel legend.

Everything you learn on this tuning translates very easily to E9th pedal steel, should you ever decide to go that route.