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Learn how to play the pedal steel guitar in this free series of music instruction videos from our professional country and western performer.
There are 19 videos in this series:
Learn the history of the pedal steel guitar in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
Learn about the undercarriage of the pedal steel guitar in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
Learn tips for setting up the pedal steel guitar in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
Learn how to use the volume pedal for the pedal steel guitar in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
Learn how to use the pitch control pedal the pedal steel guitar in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
Learn how to use knee levers for the pedal steel guitar in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
Learn how to use guitar pedals the pedal steel guitar in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
Learn about playing the pedal steel guitar in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
Learn how to play chords on the pedal steel guitar in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
Learn how to use guitar picks with the pedal steel guitar in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
Learn how to use amplifiers with the pedal steel guitar in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
Learn about steel guitar strings for the pedal steel guitar in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
Learn about copedant, a map of notes for the pedal steel guitar in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
Learn about thumb screw tuning the pedal steel guitar in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
Learn about forming chords on the pedal steel guitar in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
Learn tips for practicing the pedal steel guitar in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
Learn how to get started as a professional pedal steel guitar player in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
Learn how to play country music on the pedal steel guitar in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
Learn how to play Jazz and rock music on the pedal steel guitar in this free music instruction video from our professional country and western performer.
The pedal steel guitar looks like two necks of a standard guitar flattened onto a small table. Players sit down to play, fretting the strings with a metal slide and plucking them with fingerpicks. Although the pedal steel is mainly associated with country western music, its distinctive sound has appeared on several rock records and even a few soul songs. The most well-known cross-over player is Peter “Sneaky Pete” Kleinow, an associate of Gram Parsons who performed with Parsons in the Flying Burrito Brothers. He brought the instrument’s country twang to music by artists as diverse as Frank Zappa, Sly and the Family Stone, and Fleetwood Mac.
Our Expert Village virtuoso Bill Bassett tells you everything you need to know about the pedal steel guitar in this free series of instructional music videos. He begins with a brief overview of its history, then introduces you to the strings, pedals and knee levers. You also get a quick overview of the copedent, a chart which illustrates the tuning and pedal setup. Basset wraps up with tips for playing chords, practice suggestions and a demonstration of how the pedal steel sounds with different styles of music.
Bill Bassett Bill Bassett has been playing the pedal steel guitar for more than 35 years. He performs with a singing cowboy show at the Blazing M ranch near Sedona, Arizona and has a rock band, "The Retros". You can contact him at azretros.com.dkdk
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