The Steel Guitar Forum

I'm waiting for my BLACK Artisan to arrive and was wondering if there any good instructional goodies out there for starting out learning the open E tuning.

Brad B. suggusted that I might want to start with that.
E B E G# B E

How do I find I IV V7 etc.

I guess you could say that I'm mostly into '60s '70s rock country-rock, folk, blues, alt. country, '50-'60s classic country, heck all of it.

I do want to investigate C6 and the Leivet (sp) tuning

But for now I guess its E

Steve, the Arlen Roth lap steel video would be a place to start. He uses the E tuning and halfway through he switches to G tuning GBDGBD. He shows the scales, licks and chords to get you started, and there's tab included. He doesn't use any picks so his right hand technique is not so helpful for pickers. If you get through it you'll have a few licks n' tricks in your bag to get things rolling.

Hi Steve,

I have several basic arrangements for the E major tuning including a beginner to
Steel Guitar Rag.
Tab and matching MP3's. I can help you also with the chord positions. I can do it on line.
roythomson@eastlink.ca

email for info.

Roy

The undernoted is a link to one of my
arrangements for E Major Tuning. I can
supply the Rhythm Trac for this one and
Steel Guitar Rag. Matching tab included.
Transmitted "On Line".
If this might help email me for particulars.
roythomson@eastlink.ca http://freefilehosting.net/?id=qtHylKzb

Steve,
Go here plug in your tuning and explore, shows notes as well as scale steps. I use it too, along with a step down to open D on my reso, DADF#AD.
http://www.looknohands.com/chordhouse/guitar/index_rb.html

Cheers, Ron<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Ron Bednar on 07 January 2006 at 09:14 AM.]</p></FONT>

Thanks guys for the advice. As soon as my back pocket can I plan on checking out all of your suggestions and offers. All of the links were great!

Steve

Just a note to say that I didn't get much out of the Arlen Roth tape and I would try to find it used/cheap or for free if possible. Then again, there's not that much out there in terms of instructional material devoted specifically to electric lap steel in open E. Almost all my open E (well, D actually, I don't use E) knowledge is taken from acoustic open D or open G sources (either just listening or actual instructional material). Fortunately the tuning is so close that any open G material will tranfer to to E tuning without any difficulty.

I guess what I'm saying is if you start with a tuning for which there is more info published you'll be able to tranfer that knowledge very easily to the tuning of your choice when the time comes. So when you're looking for stuff to learn from, cast your net widely.

-Travis<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Travis Bernhardt on 07 January 2006 at 11:07 PM.]</p></FONT>

Steve, if you send me your address I will mail you some very easy arrangements and instruction in tabluture for E major tunning that I used to teach from many years ago. I lost it for years but Rick Alexander helped me find it again, and you will not have to get into your back pocket, Chuck