I need help with the basic harmonized walk between chords

[Jett Cornett]

I am trying to take my playing from the practice room to the stage. I have tons of licks that I am working with, but the basic chord scale walks that I hear in almost all recordings are messing with me. If some one could help with examples in the key of G between the 1 chord and the 4 or the 5 chord to the 1, or any other combination would be very helpful. I am at everyones mercy, because I can't seem to figure it out on my own. And I can't use my licks without jumping around, and chopping up the song into runs, instead of flowing into runs like the steel is made to be played.

[Larry Lorows]

Hi Jett, I like to go from a G to a GMaj.(Bm7) to a G6,(Em7) to the C chord. In other words, at the third frett, in E9 tuning, play a g chord, use your E to Eb, lever for the Maj.7, release the lever and use your A pedal for the G6 and then go to the C chord. Hope this helps. Larry

[Sonny Jenkins]

Dozens of ways,,, from very spicey to plain vanilla,,,
A plain vanilla,,,,strings 5 and 8 on 3rd fret open (G),,A pedal (Em),,6th fret F lever (G7),,8th fret strings 5 and 8 open (C). You could also use strings 4-5 throughout. The "official" steps between the 1 (G) chord and the 4 (C)chord would be 2m (Am)and 3m (Bm)

Like I said,,dozens of ways,,,and those are the things that add "flavor" to music.

[Dale Lee]

Bump. I would like to see more of these moves - with many variations. Maybe some using the AB-down position as the 1 chord instead of the no-pedals starting point. Also, moves to other progressions than just 1 to 4.

These essential moves are simple once I see them, but I have a hard time finding them. The two replies above are very helpful. I would like to see some more.

PS: There have been several good threads on here lately that have been very helpful for beginners like me (like the one started by Calvin Walley about "where do I find it"). I think this could be another, although it might fit better in Pedal Steel instead of Tabulature. Maybe it would draw more replies there.

[Dick Sexton]

Jett, here are a few examples of what I think of as harmonized scale changes. Can be mixed and matched against a “G”.

…......G….........…..….…....….……G….....|…..G……………................………….G………
1__________________________|______________________________
2__________________________|______________________________
3___3__3B__5B__8__8A__10A__|______________________________
4__________________________|___3__3 __5 ___8___8____10____
5___3__3A__5A__8__8B__10B__|___3__3A__5A__8 ___8B___10B __
6__________________________|______________________________

This shows how the passing tones fill in between the “G” chords.
….....G….....…..….........….....….…….G…………........………....….G………
4__________________________________________________________
5__________________________________________________________
6___3____4_____6____8___10___11____13____15________________
7__________________________________________________________
8___3____4F____6F___8 ___10___11F___13F___15_______________
9__________________________________________________________
10_________________________________________________________

Example 1: Harmonized scale tones that move you from a “C” to a “F” chord, changing strings. Example 2: Harmonized scale tones move you from a “G” to a “C” chord, using just two strings.

………........……….Example 1…………………..............…………Example 2…………….

….......C….....…..…...............….…..………..…F…..|..G………………................……………..C…
1________________________________|_____________________________
2________________________________|_____________________________
3 ________________________________|_3__3B__6__8__8B__8__3__3B__
4___________ 8~~6_____________8___|_____________________________
5___3A~~8__________ 8~~~8A___8A__|_3__3A__6__8__8A __8__3__3A_
6___3B~~8___8~~6___ 8B~~8B_______|_____________________________
7_________________________________|_____________________________

[Jett Cornett]

This is perfect thanks you guys for the help. I will practice all these. If anyone has any others I love as much info as I can get. Again thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!

[Larry Lorows]

Jett, I think what we're trying to do is give you examples of the chord scale that Jeff Newman taught. I think if you use these chords when in G it would work for you. G Am Bm C D Em F#dim G

Larry

[Robert Harper]

I am playing a vanilla George Jones "Wine Colored Roses" The I think it is C any way has a "G7" to "C" change. I would like suggestions to walk up to the "C" chord. There is also a D7 to C7 a couple of measures any suggestions?

[Robert Harper]

In my last post I said D7 to C7 a couple of measures. I meant a few notes, beats?

[Steve Norman]

Good c harmonized scale:

Cmaj, Dmin, Emin, Fmaj, Gmaj, Amin, Bdim, Cmaj

Start at fret 3 ab down for your C Strings 10,8,6
back to 1st fret a down for dm strings 8,6,5
3rd fret a down for em strings 8,6,5
4fret a down with f (e raise lever)for fmaj strings 8,6,5
6thfret a down with f for gmaj strings 8,6,5
8th fret a down for amin strings 8,6,5
6th fret f down for b dim strings 5,4,3
8th fret open for c octive strings 5,4,3

From the 5maj to the 1maj, (g to c)I like this:

10ab >8b+edrop lever>8 open
Gmaj g7 cmaj

[Dick Sexton]

A Tab representation of what Mr. Norman said. Thank you Steve, really good info. DS

….....Cmaj…...Dm….....Em….....Fmaj…...Gmaj….....Am…....Bdim…....Cmaj
1_____________________________________________________
2_____________________________________________________
3___________________________________________6______8__
4___________________________________________6F_____8__
5 _________1A____3A_____4A_____6A_____8A ____6______8__
6____3B ___1_____3______4______6______8_______________
7_____________________________________________________
8____3 ____1_____3______4F_____6F_____8________________
9_____________________________________________________
10___3A_______________________________________________

From 5maj to the 1maj, (g to c) I like this: Any Three String Grip
….....…Gmaj……......G7…….....Cmaj
1______________________________________________________
2______________________________________________________
3____10B______8B______8________________________________
4____10_______8E______8________________________________
5____10A______8_______8________________________________
6____10B______8B______8________________________________
7______________________________________________________
8____10_______8E______8________________________________
9______________________________________________________
10___10A______10A_____8________________________________

[Steve Norman]

Thanks for tabbing that,, how do you do it,, a spread sheet like exel? Ive been wanting to tab stuff on the comp but cant figure it out

[Larry Lorows]

I'd like to know how to do it also, Dick . Larry

[Dick Sexton]

Steve & Larry, Thanks for asking guys. No, I do it the hard way, in MS Word. It is a slow go, but I've found that I get more out of it myself that way. The hard part is getting it into the forum format to up load. I use copy and paste, then massage it until the "preview" looks acceptable. It is a little time consuming, but I'm retired and enjoy passing on what I am able. Best part is, as my old mind goes, this stock pile of licks and tricks is growing.

Steve, I've used Excel before, but that seems even a little more tricky. I may have to give that a try once again, but for now this works fairly well.

Let me know if I can help in any way.
Thanks again, DS

[Jett Cornett]

Thanks again guys this is helping alot. This is also making my mind up to add a f lever to my sho bud 6139 cause I just have the E lever, and everyone seems to use the F lever for dim and 7's

[Steve Norman]

That a/f combo for majors will make your life easier! I rarely use the dim chord unless I find myself in the wrong position with the bar,,but the A/F alone opens up so much.

Dick thanks a bunch for tabbing things for us... I am to lazy to try it on word

[Chuck Thompson]

hi, jett i am a newbie, but here is something in "C" that i sometimes use to get from a V-I (G7-C) all e lever and a pedal 1____________________________________________________
2_____________________________________________________
3_____________________________________________________
4_____________________________________________________
5 ___3_____5____6_____8____8A___10A___13_ __13A___13__
6____ ________________________________________________
7_____________________________________________________
8____ __________6E___ 8E___8_____10___13E____13____13E
9___3_____5___________________________________________ 10_________________________________________________ __

[Chuck Thompson]

arrg - i am not too good a computer stuff - my text runs into the 1st string - hope that isnt confusing - the passage is all 9th string 8th string and 5th

[Dick Sexton]

Chuck,
That is great, I can't believe I hadn't seen it before. Keep um coming, buddy, we all are on this journey and need every bit of help we can get. That's what is so great about the forum, anything we learn or "discover" can be shared with so many, on so many levels.
Thank you, DS

[Chuck Thompson]

Dick - Thank you so much - I am humbled - alot of people probably play that all on strings 8 and 5 starting at the 1st fret but, I like the tiny extra bit that the 9th string gives plus it puts you closer to fret 6 - the neat thing about steel is that there is so many places to grab the same thing - you might play it like this and milk the pedals alot 1______________________________________________________________ ___
2_____________________________________________________ ___________
3_____________________________________________________________ ___
4__________________1_______3______3C_____5C_____8_____8C_____8 __
5 _1A______3A____________________________________________________
6____ _____________1_______3______3B______5B_____8_____8B_____8___
7_______________________________________________________________
8__1__ ____3___________ _________________________________________
9_____________________________________________________________ ___ 10_________________________________________________ ____________

[Dick Sexton]

Chuck,
I got a copy and will give it a work out. Looks great and with B & C, no less. Thanks for this, DS

[Rick Myrland]

Dozens of ways,,, from very spicey to plain vanilla,,,
A plain vanilla,,,,strings 5 and 8 on 3rd fret open (G),,A pedal (Em),,6th fret F lever (G7),,8th fret strings 5 and 8 open (C). You could also use strings 4-5 throughout. The "official" steps between the 1 (G) chord and the 4 (C)chord would be 2m (Am)and 3m (Bm)

Like I said,,dozens of ways,,,and those are the things that add "flavor" to music.

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So to go from a I to a IV chord you can hit the chords of (in this case) Am and Bm along the way (since they are the II and III chord)?

[Tamara James]

Fantastic Thread! Exactly what I am working on..getting from cord to cord with scales. Thanks to all for posting! This is really helping me.

[Tamara James]

Steve & Larry, Thanks for asking guys. No, I do it the hard way, in MS Word.

Dick,
Have you tried copy/pasting your MSword work into Paint? Paint is a standard program under "accessories" on any microsoft based computer. Then save it as a .jpg. No fussing with it on the forum. Here is an example I copied into MSword, then into paint and saved it as a .jpg
I did this upload at 300 pixels, you could choose a larger one that fits the page better. Becomes a simple matter of uploading a picture. I had to adjust my MSword to "narrow margins" to make the lines right.



Let me know if you are interested in more information. I'd be happy to share.

apoligies to Jett...I'm not trying to hijack the thread...Just trying to make it easier for someone to post their tab. This is a great thread, Thanks for starting it.

[Dan Beller-McKenna]