Here are some tabs that display the major scale harmonized in thirds for the key of C. Combine these with harmonized sixths and single note runs, and there are endless possibilities for tasty pedal steel playing!
Click on each tab for an enlarged view! For E9 pedal steel guitar.
These tabs show the horizontal movement/patterns…the E symbols are for lowering that particular note a half step with the relative knee lever (or pedal in rare instances). Note: The E lower positions/voicing can also be found in other areas of the fretboard with the A+F pedal/lever combination if you’d like to voice them with that combination instead!
Strings 4 & 3
Strings 5 & 4
Strings 6 & 5
Strings 8 thru 6
Strings 10 & 8
Continue Learning
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.
→ Explore the instructional materials
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.