Free reference · E9 pedal steel
Pedal steel chord library
Every chord you’ll meet on a gig chart, with the grips to learn first and every move described by what it does — so it works on your guitar even if your knee levers are wired differently. 468 chords, all computed across every pedal and lever combination.
Gig cheat sheet: any major chord, three ways
On E9 the same three moves make a major chord in every key — only the fret changes. Pick strings 3, 4 & 5 for each. Put them together and a whole song sits under your hand: in G, the 1 (G) is fret 3 with no pedals, the 4 (C) is fret 3 with A + B, and the 5 (D) is fret 5 with A + B.
| Chord | No pedals | A + B pedals | A pedal + E→F lever |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | fret 8 / 20 | fret 3 / 15 | fret 11 / 23 |
| D♭ | fret 9 / 21 | fret 4 / 16 | fret 0 / 12 |
| D | fret 10 / 22 | fret 5 / 17 | fret 1 / 13 |
| E♭ | fret 11 / 23 | fret 6 / 18 | fret 2 / 14 |
| E | fret 0 / 12 | fret 7 / 19 | fret 3 / 15 |
| F | fret 1 / 13 | fret 8 / 20 | fret 4 / 16 |
| F♯ | fret 2 / 14 | fret 9 / 21 | fret 5 / 17 |
| G | fret 3 / 15 | fret 10 / 22 | fret 6 / 18 |
| A♭ | fret 4 / 16 | fret 11 / 23 | fret 7 / 19 |
| A | fret 5 / 17 | fret 0 / 12 | fret 8 / 20 |
| B♭ | fret 6 / 18 | fret 1 / 13 | fret 9 / 21 |
| B | fret 7 / 19 | fret 2 / 14 | fret 10 / 22 |
The E→F lever is the left-knee lever pushing left (LKL) on most guitars. Each position also works 12 frets higher.
The essentials, in every key
Seventh chords
Sixths, add9, sus & power chords
Extended chords (9ths, 11ths, 13ths)
Altered chords
Diminished & augmented
Not on standard E9?
These charts use the standard 3-pedal, 4-lever E9 setup. See how the 15 common copedents differ — or let Pedal Steel Atlas re-voice every chord for your exact guitar.
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