Pedal Steel Guitar Harmonized Scales

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Pedal steel guitar harmonized scales.

Check out the official app http a. Just got an 8 string lap tuned to c6 can someone post some harmonized scales for me preferably without too many bar slants for now. Jesse leite harmonized scale patterns. This further makes the steel guitar unique in its approach to the creation of harmony.

Steel guitarists often use harmonized scales. Using a b changes this harmonized scale pattern works best when played using dyads two note groupings on string combinations 3 5 5 6 or 6 10. Etc the country and blues scales the harmonic and melodic minors the enigmatic various asian and indian scales and many exotic scales. The stringed instruments all work the same when it comes to the way scales make patterns.

But the pedal steel guitar is perhaps the only instrument that allows full chords to played in this manner. These are dyads that are in scale order. Harmonized scales can be composed of any intervals of the scale but are usually thirds and sixths. The example on the left is in the key of g major from home fret to home fret.

E9 fretboard reference arranged by. All the instruments use the same scales they just lay differently on a pedal steel guitar. Posted 25 july 2006 05 07 pm profile send email edit. They are often used for solos or other melodic parts.