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The shaded section on the F scale chart is where we will be concentrating.
The rules are pick and slides only. No pedals to bend a note. The chord
progression is F to a G minor, to a C7th. Sounds simple. Below we have
a simple sixteen bar cord chart. The I, IImi, V7th progression is in
the key of C. Now we all have standard licks that we could play over
this progression but the purpose of this exercise is to find new places
on our fretboard to play licks.
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We have to use string 8,9, & 10 and use frets 1-12. What
seems like a large task is really easy. If you've studied the
modes then we can look at this chord chart in a new light. The
solo over the F major chord, we simply use the F major scale that
we see to our left. To solo over the G minor we would need a G
dorian scale. Now if we study a G dorian scale hard enough we
will see that it has the exact pattern as the F major scale to
the left.
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To solo over the C7 chord we would
need a C mixolydian scale. Well after years of study we could come to
the conclusion that the pattern of the C mixolydian is the same as the
F major. In other words, the chart to the left can be used to solo over
all three of the different chords. We can approach them as a family.
This saves me having to put a picture of a G dorian scale on the page.
We know from deduction that they are exactly the same in pattern. The
scale tones change as you move from chord to chord, but the pattern
doesn't.
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I reduced the tablature
down to only the strings that are being used in the examples. The basic
pick and slide is responsible for a lot of licks on the pedal steel.
Learning to play without the pedals will help your overall ability to
do new and exciting things on your pedal steel. As time goes by you'll
find that it gets a little easier each time. The key is time spent behind
the wheel of your instrument.
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