8 Strings Pedal Steel

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I probably wouldn't recommend that copedent to a new player unless he was a student of mine. The OP here (Russell Adkins) isn't a newbie, though. I think he can handle it.

I've never played Sneaky Pete's B6th, Jim, but this copedent isn't hard to understand when you sit down at it. It's a D6th - just like the middle 8 strings of C6th moved up a step.

• The first two pedals work like the "A" and "B" pedals of E9th.
• The 3rd pedal raises the root tone D a step. Very useful like the E9th "C" pedal.
• LKL works like the E9th "F" lever. It makes a B7 chord at the nut.
• LKR gives you the Maj7 note, a standard C6th change.
• LKR also drops the low string to E, matching a standard guitar's range.
• RK changes the 6th chord to a 7th chord.
• bonus: p2 gives you all of the notes of the open G Dobro tuning
• another bonus: p2+p3+RK turns the whole tuning into C6th

Since we're on a new page, here it is again for reference:
[tab] p1 p2 p3 LKL LKR RK
F# G
D E D#
B C# C
A B
F# G
D E D#
B C
G F# E [/tab]

[Russell Adkins]

Much thanks Bob on the copedent suggestion, i like the use of the c pedal plus turning it all into a c6 tuning thanks again for all of your comments to everyone who replyed. Russ