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Posted: **11 Sep 2002 6:26 am**

Come on and share the tabs to your easy fills that seems to fit in at the right time on many songs.Lets make this a great thread learning.[This message was edited by Andy Alford on 11 September 2002 at 08:34 AM.]

Posted: **14 Sep 2002 6:01 am**

I'd like to see these, too!

Posted: **14 Sep 2002 7:11 am**

Pedal Steel is not an easy instrument. If you play easy licks all the time, it wont sound good, even if you have 11 licks

I recommend you go for the real stuff (plenty here) and prepare yourself for some hard work. Hope this helps.

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Peter den Hartogh-Fender Artist S10-Remington U12-Hilton Volume Pedal-Gibson BR4 lapsteel-Guya "Stringmaster" Copy-MusicMan112RP-Peavy Rage158- - My Animation College in South Africa

Posted: **14 Sep 2002 5:40 pm**

No offense Peter but some us have to learn to walk before we run! I would like to steel a few of these easy licks also.

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JIM
"Carter SD10" "73" MSA S10, "74" LTD & NASHVILLE 400, Profex II "55" Esquire, "63 Epiphone, "63" Precision,
"71" Jazz [This message was edited by Jim Whitaker on 14 September 2002 at 06:41 PM.]

Posted: **15 Sep 2002 3:54 am**

Jim, why would I be offended?

I believe if you jump in the deep end, you learn to swim faster.
And of course, it is no fun at the moment, but later you will be thankful!
Who wants a "walk" in the park?

Anyway, here's an eezy one: <pre>
1 __________________________
2 __________________________
3 __3b~3____________________
4 _______3___________ 3_____
5 _________3_______3________
6 ___________3~3b~~~~~~~~~3
7 __________________________
8 __________________________
9 __________________________
10__________________________

Another one: IS THAT A SCALE?
1 ___________________________________________________________________
2 ___________________________________________________________________
3 ___3____3B____5B____8____10___10B___13____15_______________________
4 ___3____3_____5_____8____10___10__________15____AND BACKWARDS _____
5 ___3____3A____5A____8____10___10A___13____15_______________________
6 ___________________________________________________________________
7 ___________________________________________________________________
8 ___________________________________________________________________
9 ___________________________________________________________________
10___________________________________________________________________

ANOTHER ONE:
Walk(swim)-up from G chord to C chord
1 __G__________C________G____________G_______________________________
2 ___________________________________________________________________
3 __3__3B__5B__8________10B__13__15__15B_____________________________
4 _________________AND_____________________TRY IT BACKWARDS__________
5 __3__3A__5A__8________10A__13__15__15A_____________________________
6 ___________________________________________________________________
7 ___________________________________________________________________
8 ___________________________________________________________________
9 ___________________________________________________________________
10___________________________________________________________________

AGAIN:
1 __________3______ __________________________________________________
2 _________________ __________________________________________________
3 ____3B~3_____3___ ___________________or:____________________________
4 _________________ _______3__________________3_______3______________
5 ____3A~3_____3___ __________3_______________3A~3____3__3~~3A________
6 _________________ ___3B________3B~3______________3B____3B___________
7 _________________ __________________________________________________
8 _________________ __________________________________________________
9 _________________ __________________________________________________
10_________________ __________________________________________________
</pre>

GOOD LUCK

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Peter den Hartogh-Fender Artist S10-Remington U12-Hilton Volume Pedal-Gibson BR4 lapsteel-Guya "Stringmaster" Copy-MusicMan112RP-Peavy Rage158- - My Animation College in South Africa

[This message was edited by Peter on 15 September 2002 at 04:58 AM.]

Posted: **15 Sep 2002 5:09 am**

Looks like we may have a hit.All of you seasoned experts jump in and share a fill you have used that sounds good.Lets load up the thread helping others who are needing a helping hand.We all know that many on this Forum can tab easy fills all day long.Many like me get stuck needing a helping hand.Please help us we want to learn to play better.Peter thank you very much.[This message was edited by Andy Alford on 15 September 2002 at 06:11 AM.]

Posted: **15 Sep 2002 8:31 am**

Andy, in my opinion, you cannot learn the instrument properly from the few little titbits given to you. This way you will be searching for years, like we did in the old days. And you will be playing parrot-like licks, and not the music.

If you want to quickly learn to play the PSG properly, I recommend you buy one of the excellent courses available from the pros. Jeff, Doug, etc. etc. And then practice and practice... No need to get stuck...

(I run an Animation School and a lot of people join us realising they have been computer operators for years. When we turn them into animators they are grateful forever. They never realised before that there was a difference.)

Good luck...

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Peter den Hartogh-Fender Artist S10-Remington U12-Hilton Volume Pedal-Gibson BR4 lapsteel-Guya "Stringmaster" Copy-MusicMan112RP-Peavy Rage158- - My Animation College in South Africa

[This message was edited by Peter on 15 September 2002 at 09:37 AM.]

Posted: **15 Sep 2002 10:29 am**

Here's a pretty fill resolving to an A chord.

4 _______5C___5____5L___5____5C___5____
5 _____________________________________
6 _______5B___5B___5B___5B___5B___5____

It's good practice for rocking the B C pedals. Play it smooth/flowing.

I would count this 1+ 2+ 3 4

Learning tip:
Learn all your licks in different keys and understand why they work musically.

Posted: **15 Sep 2002 6:59 pm**

Here's a pretty little lick I've been hearing
alot. I've tabbed it in G.

(1)------8~~~~~~~~ Let all the notes sustain

(5)-8~8a~~~~8a~8~~

(8)-8~~~~~~~8~~8e~~[This message was edited by Tony Dingus on 15 September 2002 at 08:00 PM.]

Posted: **16 Sep 2002 9:13 am**

2 more to go..

Posted: **16 Sep 2002 2:37 pm**

Here's a Hal Rugg run using the b&c pedals
in A to A7

(4)-5~5c~7c---11e~10c--
(5)--------------------
(6)-5~5b~7b---11b~10b--

Posted: **17 Sep 2002 6:02 am**

Here's a blues/rock lick in E-/Gmaj pentatonic. Play it backwards too. Connect the triplets in different ways. Have fun.
<pre>
TablEdited by Dayton Osland
Tuning : B D E F# G# B E G# D# F# Time Signature: 4/4

| | | |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|15--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----15A-15------15A-15----------15------------------------------|
|------------------------15----------15----------15--------------|
|----------------------------------------15----------15----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------15------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

| | | |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|15--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----15----------15--------------15------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------15A---------15A-15--------------------------------------|

Created with TablEdit http://www.tabledit.com/
</pre>
[This message was edited by Dayton Osland on 17 September 2002 at 07:04 AM.]

Posted: **17 Sep 2002 9:00 am**

That's a very useful lick, Dayton.
I play it that way sometimes, as well, but there's a little twist that may make it easier to play faster. As you probably know, this style lick -- esp in the minor form -- is a rock 'n' roll cliche -- usually played very fast. On another thread, we were discussing the combination of bar movement, pedal slurs, and picking patterns. Rather than sticking to one fret position, this example moves around a bit more in the interest of playability. See what you think . . .
<pre>
1|--------------------------------------------------------------|
2|--------------------------------------------------------------|
3|--------------------------------------------------------------|
4|15------------------------------------------------------------|
5|---15A-15--17--------15---------------------------------------|
6|--------------17B-------15----15--------13--------10B------10B|
7|------------------17------15------15-------13---------10------|
8|-------------------------------------15-------13b--------10---|
9|--------------------------------------------------------------|
10--------------------------------------------------------------|
</pre>[This message was edited by Ricky Davis on 18 September 2002 at 01:52 AM.]

Posted: **17 Sep 2002 4:54 pm**

Jeff Newman's "Up from the Top" is a sure way of learning easy E9th licks and you can also build other licks around these fills. Jeff's video is great too since he is in a relaxed, having fun, type of mood. Every nickel spent on Jeff's material is worth it.

Studying his "Woodshed" series is another way of learning some more difficult fills, but if you really look close, there's a lot of similiarity in the "Up from the Top" stuff, too.

JB

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