Pedal Steel Atlas

The E9 · half-stop setup copedent

Tuning

String12345678910
Open noteF♯4D♯4G♯4E4B3G♯3F♯3E3D3B2

Pedals & levers

A Pedal

raises strings 5 & 10 a whole step (B→C♯)

String 5B3C♯4+2 semitones
String 10B2C♯3+2 semitones

A-half Pedal

raises strings 5 & 10 a half step (B→C)

String 5B3C4+1 semitone
String 10B2C3+1 semitone

B Pedal

raises strings 3 & 6 a half step (G♯→A)

String 3G♯4A4+1 semitone
String 6G♯3A3+1 semitone

C Pedal

raises string 4 a whole step (E→F♯); raises string 5 a whole step (B→C♯)

String 4E4F♯4+2 semitones
String 5B3C♯4+2 semitones

LKL Left knee lever

raises strings 4 & 8 a half step (E→F)

String 4E4F4+1 semitone
String 8E3F3+1 semitone

LKR Left knee lever

lowers strings 4 & 8 a half step (E→D♯)

String 4E4D♯4-1 semitone
String 8E3D♯3-1 semitone

RKL Right knee lever

raises string 1 a whole step (F♯→G♯); raises string 2 a half step (D♯→E)

String 1F♯4G♯4+2 semitones
String 2D♯4E4+1 semitone

RKR-half Right knee lever

lowers string 2 a half step (D♯→D)

String 2D♯4D4-1 semitone

RKR-full Right knee lever

lowers string 2 a whole step (D♯→C♯); lowers string 9 a half step (D→C♯)

String 2D♯4C♯4-2 semitones
String 9D3C♯3-1 semitone

Mutually exclusive: A + A-half + C, LKL + LKR, RKL + RKR-full + RKR-half, C + LKR can’t be engaged together.

vs. standard E9

  • A-half: raises strings 5 & 10 a half step (B→C) (no A-half on standard E9)
  • RKL: raises string 1 a whole step (F♯→G♯); raises string 2 a half step (D♯→E) (standard E9 RKL lowers string 2 a half step (D♯→D); lowers string 9 a half step (D→C♯))
  • RKR-half: lowers string 2 a half step (D♯→D) (no RKR-half on standard E9)
  • RKR-full: lowers string 2 a whole step (D♯→C♯); lowers string 9 a half step (D→C♯) (no RKR-full on standard E9)
  • No RKR — standard E9's RKR lowers string 4 a half step (E→D♯); lowers string 5 a half step (B→A♯)

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