Thursday, May 26, 2011

1979 Jeff Newman Pedal Steel Guitar Lesson - How to use chromatic strings

If you play pedal steel guitar you are undoubtedly aware of what the term "chromatics" means. When I first started playing there wasn't yet such a thing as chromatic tuning on any steel guitar...I finally learned that they are the first two strings on the E9 tuning, F# and D#...The true E9 tuning starts on the third string (G#), and the chromatic strings are on the outside. This in itself causes most new pedal steel fans to give up the ghost when they first start to play...

1979 Jeff Newman Pedal Steel Guitar Lesson -Chromatic strings 1-Pg Article available at www.GuitarPulp.com

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