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Wayne Baker


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Altus Oklahoma
Post  Posted 22 Jun 2003 6:16 am    
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Does anyone have the diatonic scales on E9th? Also, I'd like to know if the diatonic scale is used much on the steel. Oh yes, what about modes?

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Wayne Baker

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Bob Hoffnar


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Austin, Tx
Post  Posted 22 Jun 2003 6:28 am    
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I really think the Joe Wright stuff is the best for learning how scales work on the neck.

http://www.pedalsteel.com/joe/index.html

click on "scales" and "spreadsheet" at the bottom of the page.

Bob
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Bobby Lee


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Cloverdale, California, USA
Post  Posted 22 Jun 2003 8:15 am    
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Here are some exercises I worked out for scales on the high strings:

F#_________1___________3___________4#__________6___________8________
D#___1___________3b__________4___________6___________8______________
G#____________1___________3___________4___________6___________8_____
E ______1___________3___________4#__________6#__________8___________
B __________________________________________________________________
e f g a f g a b g a b c a b c d b c d e

F#____________9#______________11______________13____________________
D#____9_______________11______________13____________________________
G#________________9_______________11______________13________________
E ________9#______________11#_____________13________________________
B __________________________________________________________________
c d e f d e f g e f g a


F#____________1___________3___________4#__________6___________8_____
D#______1___________3b__________4___________6___________8___________
G#__________________________________________________________________
E _________1___________3___________4#__________6#__________8________
B ___1X__________3X__________4X__________6X__________8X_____________
d e f g e f g a f g a b g a b c a b c d

F#_______________10______________11______________13_________________
D#_______10b_____________11______________13_________________________
G#__________________________________________________________________
E ___________10______________11#_____________13_____________________
B ___10X_____________11X_____________13X____________________________
b c d e c d e f d e f g
'b' means flat the string, '#' means raise it a half step, and 'X' means raise it a full step.

Hope that helps.
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[This message was edited by Bobby Lee on 22 June 2003 at 09:17 AM.]

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Larry Bell


From:
Englewood, Florida
Post  Posted 23 Jun 2003 6:27 am    
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Wayne,
Diatonic scales are almost ALL of what you hear on E9. Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Ti-Do is a diatonic scale or mode, called the 'major scale' or 'Ionian mode'. Most country music uses that scale. Others commonly found would be the Dorian, which is a minor 7 mode. If you play a C scale (CDEFGABC) starting on D you'll get the Dorian mode, which works over a Dm or Dm7 chord. Another is the Mixolydian mode, same as the major scale with a b7. If you play a C scale starting on G, you will have the Mixo mode, which is played over a G7 chord. The bigger picture is that you can play a CMajor scale over CMaj Dmi Emi FMaj G7 Ami Bdim chords. Hope this helps. It's all there in those no pedals and pedals down (C at 8 and C at 3) positions.

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