Pedal Steel Tuning Chart

Some professional model pedal steel guitars have another neck on them closer to the player.

Pedal steel tuning chart.

D e f and x are knee levers. Tuning 10 string pedal steel guitar 8 string pedal steel guitar 12 string pedal steel guitar the pedal steel guitar is usually tuned to either e9 or c6 or both in the case of a double neck but there are other tunings. Tune all open strings first then pedals a b c then levers d e f g and x. D e f g and x are knee levers.

Steel guitar tunings and copedents. In the language of pedal steel guitarists the combination of string tuning and pedal knee arrangement is called a copedent pronounced ko pee dent there are nearly as many pedal steel copedents as there are steel guitarists. In memory of frances jeff newman. About the c6 tuning.

The a b indicates pedals a b standard e9 tuning. Tune all open strings first then pedals a b c then levers d e f and x then pedals 4 5 6 and 7 with the d lever engaged. A b c 4 5 6 and 7 are floor pedals. The number above the chord is the fret you place your bar on to play that chord.

Pick any combination of strings 3 4 5 6 8 10 to play the chords. Diatonic chord reference p 11 a b c lkl lkr f d g a e f f d b c c g a f e f d d b c draft 6 please send all comments and. Pedal steel guitar e9 fretboard reference arranged by. Jesse leite table of contents introduction p 2 the chord chart p 3 chord zones p 4 single position scale patterns p 5 harmonized scale patterns p 6 10 appendix a.

There are many variations on the tuning of this neck. Tune all open strings first then pedals a b c then levers d e f and x then pedals 4 5 6 and 7 with the d lever engaged. A b c are floor pedals. Tuning charts a b c 4 5 6 and 7 are floor pedals.

D e f and x are knee levers. The chart below shows the same chords and the chord positions on e9 pedal steel guitar. A b c 4 5 6 and 7 are floor pedals. Click on the image to enlarge.