The Steel Guitar Forum

You experienced players probablly already been fooling around with this for years, but new comers such as myself need some simple stuff. THis lick can be used on any open position (no pedals down) and any combination of the 3 major cord strings (3-4-5, 4-5-6, 5-6-8) I personally like to start using 4-5-6 and ending with 5-6-8. THis lick makes the transition from a I-IV cord ex. G-C
Key of G:
Open position on fret 3, play strings 4-5-6. Slide back one fret and press pedal A then slide back one more fret. Then slide back to fret 3 while keeping pedal A down and adding pedal B and playing strings 5-6-8 or any other combination for the major cord. If you don't care for the "slide" then just pluck strings at each fret.

You got it right. We all need the simple stuff (thanks for that one). I started playing steel 7 years ago. The more I play I find that very much of what I thought was difficult to play actully is a lot of simple stuff put together in some way or another. If you check my topic "when lost, play simple things" you will find something from the same idea of yours.
B.Erlandsen
Remington S10LG <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by BENGT ERLANDSEN on 01 September 2000 at 03:05 PM.]</p></FONT>