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Lap Steel - Help


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I've only played one a couple times, so I'm not a pro at lap steel. But I just tuned it to an open chord and played slide licks on it. If you know any open tuning slide on guitar it should translate pretty effortlessly.

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Try starting with G9 tuning. Low to high: D-G-D-G-A-D.

Lay the bar across the strings. Just like playing slide in open G on a standard guitar, the G chord is at the 12th fret, C at the 5th fret, and D at the 7th.

Behind the bar (towards the nut), use your second and third fingers to bend the 2nd string up. You will bend a 2nd into a 3rd, and get that distinctive 'crying' sound associated with lap and pedal steel guitars.

I apologize if I'm not explaining it clearly...I was fortunate enough to have someone demonstrate the technique to me years ago.

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