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Basic use of the C6th pedals!

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Greg

good job Greg, I have to study your Baug7 though tomorrow when I have more time. You're doing a great job in helping others. It's interesting that you called the 5-6 pedal chord a 13 and not a diminished. Either one would work for sure. Thanks for helping. Larry

Thanks for posting that Greg!

Harry W.

Larry,

I am likely the least qualified to name chords! I've been known to invent a few.

Directly under the B13, at fret 3 with the pedals activated, you have starting at string 1:
1-F
2-G# (13th)
3-D# (3rd)
4-C
5-A (7th)
6-F#

I viewed strings 2,3 and 5 as a B13th chord just missing the root.

If you look at the next set of notes to the right, on strings 3,4 and 6, you indeed have a diminished chord with D#, C and F#
and of course the A could also be added. The diminished chord in order would be F#, A, C, and D#.

Greg

To continue, looking at strings 4 through 9 with pedals 6 and 7 activated at the 12th fret under the Baug7:

4-B (Root)
5-G (Aug 5th)
6-D# (3rd)
7-C
8-A (7th)
9-F (Flat 5th)

If you picks strings 4,5,6 you have a B augmented. If you add string 8 you have an augmented 7th. Of course there is also a 7b5 chord available.

Greg

That is too cool. Excellent presentation. Thanks!

Charlie

It gets worse.... leave off pedal 7 (keep P6 engaged) and engage the B to Bb knee lever on the 3rd string:

3-B (Root)
4-A (7th)
5-G (Aug 5th)
6-D# (3rd)
7-C
8-A (7th)
9-F (Flat 5th)


Now you've moved your root up to the 3rd string and you have a (dominant) 7th on the 4th string. The second string is an E (Sus 4th) and there's a b3 minor at the 1st string (D)...

I'll stop now ...............

Greg

I have been watching the work you have posted ever since I joined the forum...I am a big fan of the C6th tuning and the E9th style of the seventies like Weldon Myrick, Hal Rugg and others... mainly when they use the D# drop. Its that certain sound that identifies the pedal steel. I thank you so much for sharing your wonderful talent with others. Keep up the good work and God Bless.

John,

Thanks for tuning in! Let's put the "pedal" back in pedal steel guitar. Even though the tab doesn't show it, you can hear places where the pedal is being quickly activated on the front end of the change, adding to the sound you hear. That sound would be hard to duplicate on any other instrument.

Greg

Greg...... You are awesome man.... Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.