The E Lower and AB positions, as well as the Open position on the pedal steel’s E9 tuning, are very useful for all forms of playing. The positions lend themselves well to playing chords, scales, and harmonized melodies, especially when the pedals and levers are utilized.
Here’s a tab that displays harmonized thirds in the key of A major at these positions. Click on any image to zoom in…
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.
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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.