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You can get complete basic E9 pedal steel instruction here:
Paul Franklin Foundations: E9 Pedal Steel Basics
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The Full Course Curriculum
HOW TO NAVIGATE THE SITE AND COURSE
How to Navigate The Course Player - SLIDES
How to Navigate New Player - PDF
GETTING READY TO PLAY
A Message From Paul
The Parts of the Pedal Steel Guitar - VIDEO
For 6-String Guitarists - VIDEO
Open Strings/Intervals - VIDEO
The Open Strings - QUIZ
Thinking In Intervals PDF
Why Is My Guitar Tuned Like This?
E9 Tuning - QUIZ
How To Sit Behind The Guitar - VIDEO
TUNING UP
Tuning Your Guitar By Ear - VIDEO
Tuning Your Knee Levers - VIDEO
Tuning Your Guitar With A Tuner - VIDEO
The Jeff Newman Tuning Charts PDF
THE PICKS AND THE BAR
Choices For Picking Techniques - VIDEO
How To Wear Your Picks - VIDEO
Choosing And Holding The Bar - VIDEO
Bar Pressure - VIDEO
Bar Exercises - VIDEO
Vibrato Concepts - VIDEO
THE PEDALS AND LEVERS
Introduction To The Pedals - VIDEO
The Intro To The Pedals - QUIZ
TAB Basics - PDF
Intro To Pedals TAB PDF
More on Pedals and Levers - VIDEO
The Volume Pedal - VIDEO
Adding Expression With The Volume Pedal - VIDEO
INTRODUCTION TO CHORDS
Intro To The Four String Groups - VIDEO
The Four String Groups - QUIZ
Chord Names On The Fretboard - VIDEO
Chord Names On The Fretboard -QUIZ
Timing: Working With A Metronome - VIDEO
Practicing The String Groups - VIDEO
The 1-4-5 Progression - VIDEO
More On 1-4-5 Progressions - VIDEO
Goodnight Ladies TAB PDF
1-4-5 Chords In Every Key PDF
1-4-5 Chord Progression - PRACTICE TRACKS
PICKING AND BLOCKING
Picking Exercises: The Arpeggio - VIDEO
How To Practice H.O.T.R.S. TAB PDF
Intro to Blocking The Strings - VIDEO
Pick Blocking - VIDEO
Picking and Blocking Exercises - TEXT
CHORDS: MAJOR AND MINOR
Using The Pedals To Make Chords - VIDEO
The Pedals - QUIZ
The Four String Groups - Major Chords - VIDEO
Beginner Chord Etude TAB PDF
Major Chord - PRACTICE TRACKS
The Four String Groups - Minor Chords - VIDEO
Minor Chords - QUIZ
Minor Chord - PRACTICE TRACKS
Pads & Power Chords - VIDEO
Power Chord TAB PDF
Chord Progressions - VIDEO
Chord Progressions - PRACTICE TRACKS
Major and Minor Chord Workouts - PRACTICE TRACKS
Major Chord Workout Chart -PDF
Minor Chord Workout Chart - PDF
DOMINANT 7th CHORDS
Open Position Dominant 7th Chords - VIDEO
Pedals Down Dominant 7ths - VIDEO
Dominant 7th Extensions - VIDEO
Dominant 7th Workout - PRACTICE TRACK
Dominant 7 Workout - PDF
Playing The Blues - VIDEO
Simple Blues Progression - PRACTICE TRACK
Simple Blues - PDF
SCALES AND HARMONY
The Major Scale - VIDEO
Basic Harmony PDF
Adding Harmonies to the Major Scale - VIDEO
The Harmonized Major Scale - VIDEO
Harmonized Major Scale TAB PDF
Major Scales and Triads PDF
Putting It All Together - VIDEO
Drones In Various Keys - DRONE TRACKS
STYLES AND LICKS
Western Swing and Blues Rock - VIDEO
Western Swing and Blues Rock TAB PDF
5511 Ballad Intro - VIDEO
5511 Ballad Intro TAB PDF
WHAT'S NEXT?
No Longer A Beginner - VIDEO
Thanks From Paul!
RESOURCES
Tips On Practice Routines - VIDEO
Suggested Listening
Basic Music Theory - PDF
Thinking In Intervals - PDF
Paul's TAB Symbols Explained
The Nashville Number System - PDF
Links to Some Pedal Steel Resources
Chord Formulas - PDF
Cycle Of 4ths and 5ths - PDF
Major Scales and Triads - PDF
How To Read TAB - VIDEO
How To Read TAB - PDF
Blank TAB 10 String - PDF
