Steel Guitar Tuning C6

Some professional model pedal steel guitars have another neck on them closer to the player.

Steel guitar tuning c6. Ghs pedal guitar tunings e9 c6 recommended string gauges for 24 inch scale. The most common pedal steel guitars have 10 strings followed by universal 12 string instruments which purport to offer the same versatility as a double 10 string instrument 8 stringed instruments were very popular in the 1950s and 1960s they are less popular nowadays. C6 tuning is one of the most common tunings for steel guitar both on single and multiple neck instruments on a twin neck the most common set up is c6 tuning on the near neck and e9 tuning on the far neck. All three are relatively easy to achieve and can be applied quickly to your instrument.

Andy volk has written an excellent guide to steel guitar tunings. 71 pages spiral binding. The pedal steel guitar is usually tuned to either e9 or c6 or both in the case of a double neck but there are other tunings. Steel guitar tunings pedal non pedal used by the pros.

16 songs for lap steel guitar c6 a6 b11 tunings 6 string c6 a6 b11 tunings. You don t need to learn a lot of things to get you started just start off with the basics. Tunings for lap steel bottleneck resophonic and indian slide guitar covers tunings for 6 8 and 10 string guitars. About the c6 tuning.

There are different tunings for the lap steel guitar but three of the most popular are the high g high a and the c6 tuning. There are many variations on the tuning of this neck. Tuning up your instrument understanding the harmonic layout of this tuning then the major and minor chords. Designed to fit in your guitar case slide rules includes over 70 of the most popular and useful tunings for acoustic and electric lap steel guitar.

But many players tune it to the more or less standard c6 cega tuning which is similar to earlier lap steel tunings. Large clear easy to read tablature with notation. 1 g 2 e 3 c 4 b 5 g. In this lesson i give you an introduction to c6 tuning for lap steel.