E9 Pedal Steel: Pockets for Major Pentatonic Scale

The major pentatonic scale is perhaps the most utilized scale on the E9th tuning. It works well with and without pedals, and is very applicable to many country songs and other styles of music.

Here’s the major pentatonic scale broken down into pockets along the E9 fretboard. Click on any image to zoom in…

E9 Pedal Steel: Pockets for Major Pentatonic Scale
E9 Pedal Steel: Pockets for Major Pentatonic Scale
E9 Pedal Steel: Pockets for Major Pentatonic Scale
E9 Pedal Steel: Pockets for Major Pentatonic Scale
E9 Pedal Steel: Pockets for Major Pentatonic Scale

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If you’d like to explore these ideas further, here are a few ways to continue working with them.

Instructional Materials

I’ve written several instructional books that explore technique, fretboard understanding, and musical application in much greater depth.

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Private Lessons

Many students I work with are players who feel stuck or overwhelmed by scattered information and aren’t sure what they should actually be practicing.

If you’d like help applying these concepts directly to your own playing, I work with a small number of pedal steel students each month through remote lessons.

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