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Topic: Raising the E's |
Tony Prior
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Charlotte NC
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Posted 30 Jun 2017 1:18 am |
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Stephen, you should probably seek a skilled player in your region for a couple of lessons. The E levers , raise and lower, are fundamental . It's not a question of what are you missing but rather you don't know what you are missing.
The use of both E levers are mandatory road maps to music up, down and across the fret board. No different than the AB pedals. No different than a reasonably skilled guitar player playing out of 2 or 3 positions on the fret board which requires different fingering for phrasing or chord shapes. We don't think about it, we don't plan it, after appropriate study we get to the point of "we just do it ". Kinda like driving to work, we know all the shortcuts but not the road names.
Sitting with a skilled player for 60 minutes will change your world for the rest of your life,something that cannot be accomplished in a discussion on the internet.
If you are ever in Charlotte NC, come by, we will sit together until the light goes on. No charge. It may very well be worth the drive or the Air travel cost ! Maybe book a trip to Nashville and study with one of the working pro's for a day or 2 . You will only do this ONE time but that one time will set you on a positive life journey.
I wish you well.
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 30 Jun 2017 3:20 am
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| David Mitchell wrote: |
| The E raises and lowers are the oldest levers on a pedal steel guitar. |
I would dispute that and say that lowering 2 and 9 came before the F lever; but I accept that they are certainly the most used and the least livable without.
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 30 Jun 2017 4:53 am
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| Great chart Bob. I never thought of notating that way. Albeit, that chart is in my head. |
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 30 Jun 2017 7:32 am Said it best
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| Jim Pitman wrote: |
| Great chart Bob. I never thought of notating that way. Albeit, that chart is in my head. |
Yes that chart did in one line most of what I was trying to say, but took up way more space... Too much space at that! 
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