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colin mcintosh

 

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Post  Posted 9 Jul 2021 3:47 pm    
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I want to add a KL over the 5 and 6 pedals on my U12.
It already has the B to A# change, so what would be the next most important change to have?
Cheers.
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Pete Burak

 

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Portland, OR USA
Post  Posted 10 Jul 2021 7:04 am    
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You might like having a duplicate of the B-pedal on that lever...
You can test the idea by using the B-pedal.
It changes your open 6th chord to a 7th.
And when combined with P6 (takes two feet when using B+P6), makes a minor chord. For example, if you are playing an open 6th chord, two frets up with B+P6 is the 2-minor, another two frets up is the 3-minor, etc.
Alot of swing songs go from the 2-minor to the 5-chord, so go two frets up from open with B+P6 for the 2-minor, then release B and it become the 5-chord with just P6.
It is a common C6th lever. You can see it on Buddy Emmons copedant.
If you want more of a Robert Randolph sounding lever, you could raise your B's to C. It is analogous to the E9th F-lever, and is also on Buddy Emmons copedant.
Three frets up from the open 6th chord is a big 7th chord. Two frets back is your 5(7th) chord.


Last edited by Pete Burak on 11 Jul 2021 6:30 am; edited 1 time in total
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colin mcintosh

 

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Post  Posted 11 Jul 2021 2:04 am    
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Thanks Pete,I'll give it a try.
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Olli Haavisto


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Jarvenpaa,Finland
Post  Posted 11 Jul 2021 6:11 am    
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Pete, presume you mean B`s to C…
A great lever to have!
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Pete Burak

 

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Portland, OR USA
Post  Posted 11 Jul 2021 6:30 am    
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Olli Haavisto wrote:
Pete, presume you mean B`s to C…
A great lever to have!

Woops! Fixed! Thanks, Olli!
An easy way to try this change is to tune your A-pedal so it only raises B's-to-C (or half-pedal the A-pedal).
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