Pedal Steel Chords & Scales

James Rush · Post by **James Rush** » 5 Feb 2014 7:12 pm

Hal Leonard publishing just released a new book that is exceptional. "Pedal Steel Chords & Scales Easy-t0-use guide to more that 1,100 Chords and 430 Scale Forms" The book is by Chad Johnson and is only $8.00.

The layout and the diagrams are excellent.

James

Scott Duckworth · Post by **Scott Duckworth** » 6 Feb 2014 4:05 am

Where can it be ordered?

(Never mind, I found it... repeat after me... Goggle is your friend...)

Micheal Harvey · Post by **Micheal Harvey** » 6 Feb 2014 5:43 am

What tuning does this book cover?

Golf2steel · Post by **Golf2steel** » 6 Feb 2014 6:48 am

HERE YOU GO..
steelguitarnetwork.com/.../pedal-steel-guitar-chords-scales

Pedal Steel Guitar Chords & Scales - the STEEL GUITAR NETWORK
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It's Pedal Steel Guitar Chords & Scales by Chad Johnson.This comprehensive yet easy-to-use guide features more than 1,100 chords and 430 scale forms for pedal steel

Pete Nicholls · Post by **Pete Nicholls** » 6 Feb 2014 8:42 am

Just ordered it from Amazon.

Dale Rottacker · Post by **Dale Rottacker** » 6 Feb 2014 9:09 am

Pete Nicholls wrote:Just ordered it from Amazon.

Me Too!!!

Buck Rodgers · Post by **Buck Rodgers** » 13 Feb 2014 7:49 am

Just ordered one from Barnes & Noble. Cover says for E-9 tuning.
ISBN-13: 9781480360679
Buck

Buck Rodgers · Post by **Buck Rodgers** » 24 Feb 2014 9:45 am

YIKES! Great book, but it sure blows MY mind! Am I the only one who had no idea so many chord variations existed? Just curious.
Buck
(The Rookie)

Ray Gehringer · Post by **Ray Gehringer** » 3 Mar 2014 6:39 am

Received my copy yesterday. I like the idea that it gives you just about every position for just about any chord you can think of.

The scales are easy to follow an understand... though all are single note scales. I wish they had included some harmonized scales too.

Plenty to work with and a good investment.

Jim Palenscar · Post by **Jim Palenscar** » 4 Mar 2014 7:37 am

I have them at the shop- one of the caveats is that it does not have a key to show the tuning or the setup for the pedals and levers that it uses- not that it's really a big deal because one can figure them out bt it is an omission.

Bob Kagy · Post by **Bob Kagy** » 8 Mar 2014 1:41 pm

The one reviewer on amazon noted that the book didn't show the AF pedal scale or chord positions. That would be an important omission IMO. He didn't mention if it showed F pedal only. Still, someone could get a lot of good ideas from the book.
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Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 9 Mar 2014 5:51 am

The price is right but some of the choices for chord locations and pedals/levers make you wonder if Mr. Johnson is a steel player himself...or was it constructed by a computer?
For example, there are a maximum of four locations for each chord due to the column setup so the selections for a major chord are
no pedals showing only strings 3,4,5,6,8
AB pedals showing only strings 3,4,5,6
D lever position showing strings 1,2,5,7 WITH NO MENTION OF THE D LEVER OR STRINGS 4 and 8!!!????
and a baffling 4th choice of pedals B,C and E lever and showing only strings 1,2,3,4 meanwhile totally bypassing any AF presentation.
This is a good start but would have been a lot more useful if ALL "valid" strings at each fret were depicted (i.e. in the pedals down position no mention is made of strings 8 and 10) and additionally if the scale "degrees" were included to aid in chord construction understanding on the diagram (i.e. R,3,5,b7 etc)

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