Steelin: Pedal Steel Licks, Part 1

by Dave Whitehill Country Guitar (Guitar World), Winter 1993

Ex. 1 D #6 E 6
A6 D6 D #6 E6 F9 E9 S F9 E9 G #6 A6
9 10 11 12 11 10 10 8 9 8 7 7 4 5
10 12 13 14 13 12 12 8 9 8 7 7 6 7
11 11 12 13 12 11 11 8 9 8 7 7 5 6

Pick + fingers in Hold

all examples.

Ex. 2 Ex. 3
A6 S F7 E7 D #7 E 7 F 9 E 9 B b6 S A6 G #6 A 6 G #6 A6
4 5 9 10 7 6 5 4 5
6 7 7 6 5 11 12 10 9 9 8 7 6 7 6 7
8 9 9 8 7 12 13 12 11 11 10 9 8 9 8 9
11 10 9 13 12 10 11
l.h. fingers 1 simile... Let Ring 1 1
2 2 simile... 2 simile...
4 3 4

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Ex. 4
C w/bar throughout F G G9 G G7
15 15 13 13 12 13 12 10
15 15 17 13 15 13 13 10 12 12 (12) 12 12
12 14 12 12 14 12 10
15 12
1 Let Ring 1 1 Let Ring Let Ring 1 2 3 1
3
1 1 1& 3 1
2 2 2 1 3
1 3 3
1 3 1 3 1 3 3 1

Ex. 5 Ex. 6
C
~~~~~ C
8 (8 ) 8 3 3 ( 3)
D7
S S S S
~~ 14
1/2

12 13 8 10 8 3 3 5 7 10 12 15
12 (12) 9 10 9 4 4 5 7 9 9 11 11 14 14 16
12 14

1 Let Ring 1 1 1 1 Let Ring 2 2 1 2 2 1 simile... 3

1 2 1 4 1 1 1 4
1 2 3 2 2 1 3
3

Ex. 7
Full Full
G Full Full D 7 Full Full
(14) 12 \ 14 15 8 14
15 7 8 10 (10) (10) (10) 13 (13)
14 (14) 12 14 14 7 (7) 9 (9)
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Let Ring Let Ring 2 3 2 1 Let Ring 3 4

1 4
4 3 1 2 3 2 3 1 3

Ex. 8 Ex. 9 PB

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Full Full
G 1/2 1/2 Full
S \
\ 15
15 (15) 15 13
14 14 14 (14) (14) (14) (14) 12
12 14 16 (16) 17 14
14 (14)
3 1 3 3 Let Ring Let Ring Let Ring
1 3 1 4 3 2 4 2 1 2 2 1

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 Ex. 10 B7 E
Full Full Full Full

\ 14 12 \ 11 9 \
17 16 7 5 7 7
17 16 14 (14) (14(
) 14) 10 (10) (10)(10) 7 (7) (7)(7) 5 7 7 9
6 8 8 9

4 4 Let Ring Let Ring Let Ring 1 Let Ring

3 3 3 4 3 1 3 3 2 4 2 1 2 2 3 4 3 1 3 3 2 1 1 1
2 1 4
Ex. 11 2 3

B7 Full Full
S
19 17 16 14
18 (18) (18) (18) (18) 14 (14) (14) (14) (14)

Let Ring Let Ring

2 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 2 3 2
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