"Pedal Steel Guitar"
by Winnie Winston and Bill Keith

The "pedal steel bible", this is complete guide to the instrument, with beginning to intermediate instruction in the E9th tuning and an introduction to C6th. First published in 1975, the 125-page book includes many pictures and copedent charts of famous players. Topics covered include chord theory, scales, right hand blocking, harmonics, and instrument maintenance, as well as tab to over a dozen songs.

Includes a CD with 15 demo tracks of songs and licks.

Over a hundred short phrases to fill the spaces between lyrics, and a variety of intros and endings to go with them. Songs include:

1. Someday I'd Like To Play The Steel Guitar
2. Wabash Cannonball
3. Scotty's Blues
4. The Great Speckled Bird
5. Amazing Grace

Scotty's E9th Courses for Mel Bay

Mel Bay is one of the biggest names in music publishing, so it stands to reason that they would go to the center of the steel guitar world when looking for someone to author steel guitar books. DeWitt "Scotty" Scott is best known as the host of the annual International Steel Guitar Convention in St. Louis, but he is also an accomplished steel guitarist and an excellent teacher. His courses for pedal and lap steel are among the best in the world. Scotty's lap steel courses are featured on our nonpedal page.

"Mel Bay's Deluxe Pedal Steel Guitar Method"
by DeWitt Scott
200-page Book with CD

This is the standard-bearer for pedal steel instruction books. It is extremely comprehensive in scope. Written by DeWitt Scott, founder of the International Pedal Steel Guitar Convention and member of the Pedal Steel Guitar Hall of Fame, this course teaches E9 tuning, Nashville set-up pedal steel with three floor and three knee levers. If you want to learn pedal steel, this book will show you how. The accompanying CD is in split-track format, allowing the student to play with the rhythm accompaniment, the pedal-steel solo parts, or both.

"Anthology of Pedal Steel Guitar"
by DeWitt Scott
164-page Book
Originally published in 1980, this book definitely falls into the category of one of those books no pedal steel player should be without! Written by Pedal Steel Hall of Fame member, DeWitt Scott, this fine text teaches the styles and techniques of playing contemporary pedal steel guitar. In addition, solos are presented by many of todays greatest steel guitar artists such as Buddy Emmons, Lloyd Green, Mike Smith, Nils Tuxen, Weldon Myrick, Paul Franklin, Jerry Byrd, DeWitt Scott and Doug Jernigan. In notation and tablature. All audio for the book is available as a free download at www.melbay.com/93714.

"Mel Bay's Easiest Country Pedal Steel Guitar Book"
by DeWitt Scott
26-page Book
This little book will teach you the basics of how to play the pedal steel guitar. Sections describe how to tune the pedal steel guitar, which picks to use, slides, explanations of signs and symbols, and the use of right/left hand positions. Musical examples are given throughout and a list of easy to intermediate practice songs is included. This book is written in E9 tuning and is presented in notation and tablature.

Anyone Can Play E9 Pedal Steel Guitar
by Rob Haines
116 minute DVD

Anyone Can Play E9 Pedal Steel Guitar is designed for the absolute steel beginner. The course will take you through the very basics of getting started, including the proper way to hold the steel, tuning, changing strings, right and left hand technique as well as licks and positions. Pedal and knee lever configurations, basic music theory and advanced techniques are also discussed. Rob will also cover topics such as the necessary gear and an explanation of how to set-up your pedal steel guitar. You will learn everything you need to know to have a good foundation for further learning. Rob has included many tips and tricks in this DVD which he has acquired in over 30 years of playing professionally

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"Gospel Pedal Steel Guitar "
by DeWitt Scott
96-page Book
Pedal steel innovator DeWitt "Scotty" Scott handpicked 23 classic gospel tunes for their ease in playing on the standard E9th copedent. Written in music notation and tablature, these arrangements require only 2 pedals (A and B) and 1 knee lever (E). Audio for the book is available as a free download at www.melbay.com/96709.

Harmonic Tune-Up

Buddy Emmons takes you through his approach to tuning up an E9th neck (open and with pedals). He advocates utilizing the natural harmonic points on your guitar's neck and tuning the guitar to itself. This is the "just" tuning method in its truest form. By using unison-pitched harmonics, the oscillating "beats" between the two sounding notes can be eliminated to achieve a finely-tuned sound. Buddy reveals where all the proper harmonic positions are for you. Because of the need to play in tune at so many positions and in numerous chords, he reveals all those proper harmonic points that provide the best overall sound as is possible for all your strings and pedal changes. He recognizes that "splitting differences" is necessary for a pedal steel to be "in tune" in every chord and pedal position.

"Cold Rolled Steel " (C6th)
"Lily Dale" (E9th)
"La Golondrina" (E9th)

These tunes were tabbed by Fred Layman from Buddy's Album, Steel Guitar Jazz In Four Wheel Drive. You always loved "Lily Dale" and you remember "La Golondrina" from when you were a kid. What is this "Cold Rolled Steel?" Sounds interesting. You bet; all three are! They won't be easy, but will hold your interest so firm that you will be playing them before you know it. You've been thinking of getting Buddy's classic double album (A-056) for a long time. What better excuse than learning these great tunes? Twenty-six songs are on that album. That sounds like something you should have had years ago. You say, "O.K., I'll try the album and decide on those tunes after I get it." Bet I know what your decision will be.

Jim Loessberg's E9th Courses

Jim Loessberg is best known for his C6th arrangements of jazz standards, but he is also an accomplished E9th player and teacher. Jim's E9th courses cover topics of interest to the intermediate level player.

Jim Loessberg
"15 Ways to Get From a I Chord To a IV Chord"
E9th tab with CD
Jim provides 15 of his favorite licks to get out of a I chord and into a IV chord. All of it is provided in various tempos and keys.

Jim Loessberg
"Right Hand Technique-Building for E9th Players"
E9th tab with cassette tape
These exercises will improve your right hand technique and keep your hand's muscle tone in shape. Most to the routines can be used as licks in a variety of tunes.

Jim Loessberg
"Beginning Chord Construction for E9th"
E9th tab with CD
These lessons introduce the student to scales and intervals, then use that knowledge to build common chords in a variety of positions.

Jim Loessberg
"Intermediate Chord Construction for E9th"
E9th tab with cassette tape
Picking up where "Beginning Chord Construction" leaves off, this course shows how to build a wide variety of 5 note "jazz" chords.

Jim Loessberg
"25 Ray Price Intros and Solos"
E9th tab with CD
An astonishing collection of lessons that will teach you how to play the classic steel parts to many Ray Price songs. Jim talks you through each one, so even if you can't read tab you can still learn these great steel parts.

Jim Loessberg
"25 Famous Intros, Solos and Turnarounds "
E9th tab with 2 instructional CDs

1. Apartment #9 (intro or turnaround) ... Tammy Wynette
2. Big Mamou (Solo 1) ... Frenchy Burke
3. Big Mamou (Solo 2) ... Frenchy Burke
4. Blue (Solo) ... LeAnn Rimes
5. Borrowed Angel (Intro or Turnaround) ... Mel Street
6. Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (Intro) ... Loretta Lynn
7. Drowning My Troubles (Solo) ... Johnny Bush
8. Fifteen Years Ago (Intro or Turnaround) ... Conway Twitty
9. Half A Mind (Intro) ... Ernest Tubb
10. Half A Mind (Solo) ... Ernest Tubb
11. Heart Over Mind (Solo) ... Mel Tillis
12. Here I Am drunk Again (Solo) ... Moe Bandy
13. I Gotta Get Drunk (Solo) ... Willie Nelson
14. I'll Be There (Solo) ... Johnny Bush
15. Liberty (solo) ... Cherokee Cowboys
16. Meanest Jukebox (Intro) ... Johnny Paycheck
17. Pick Me Up On Your Way Down (Intro) ... Charlie Walker
18. Pick Me Up On Your Way Down (Solo) ... Charlie Walker
19. Storms Never Last (Solo) ... Dottsy
20. Then And Only Then (Intro or Turnaround) ... Connie Smith
21. Together Again (Solo) ... Buck Owens
22. Waltz Across Texas (Intro) ... Ernest Tubb
23. Waltz Across Texas (Solo) ... Ernest Tubb
24. When Your House Is Not A Home (Solo) ... Jimmy Dickins
25. Your Devil Memory (Intro) ... Claude Gray

Jim Loessberg
"A Dozen C6th Intros and Solos"
Talk CD With Tablature

Capture that real western swing sound of the back neck with lessons from a Texan master.

1. Big Mamou (Solo)
2. Bubbles In My Beer (Intro)
3. Bubbles In My Beer (Solo)
4. Home In San Antone (Solo)
5. I Can't See Texas From Here (Intro & Turnaround)
6. I Can't See Texas From Here (Solo)
7. I Was Sorta' Wonderin' (Solo)
8. Mama Was The Rose Of San Antone (Solo)
9. Roly Poly (Intro)
10. Roly Poly (Solo)
11. Walking On New Grass (Solo)
12. Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone (Solo)