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Different tunings for lap steel
Posted: 29 Dec 2017 1:18 pm
by Derrell Reagan
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
Posted: 29 Dec 2017 1:40 pm
by James Hartman
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
Posted: 29 Dec 2017 4:07 pm
by Derrell Reagan
Thanks James i really appreciate your reply . This steel guitar thing is opening a whole new world for me.
Posted: 29 Dec 2017 4:14 pm
by b0b
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.