Pedal Steel Atlas

The Standard C6 copedent

Tuning

String12345678910
Open noteG4E4C4A3G3E3C3A2F2C2

Pedals & levers

P5 Pedal

raises string 5 a whole step (G→A); raises string 10 a whole step (C→D)

String 5G3A3+2 semitones
String 10C2D2+2 semitones

P6 Pedal

raises string 4 a whole step (A→B)

String 4A3B3+2 semitones

P7 Pedal

raises strings 3 & 7 a half step (C→C♯)

String 3C4C♯4+1 semitone
String 7C3C♯3+1 semitone

P8 Pedal

raises string 6 a half step (E→F)

String 6E3F3+1 semitone

LKL Left knee lever

raises strings 1 & 5 a whole step (G→A)

String 1G4A4+2 semitones
String 5G3A3+2 semitones

LKR Left knee lever

lowers string 2 a half step (E→D♯); lowers string 9 a half step (F→E)

String 2E4D♯4-1 semitone
String 9F2E2-1 semitone

RKL Right knee lever

raises string 6 a half step (E→F)

String 6E3F3+1 semitone

RKR Right knee lever

lowers string 4 a half step (A→G♯)

String 4A3G♯3-1 semitone

Mutually exclusive: LKL + LKR, RKL + RKR can’t be engaged together.

vs. standard E9

  • P5: raises string 5 a whole step (G→A); raises string 10 a whole step (C→D) (no P5 on standard E9)
  • P6: raises string 4 a whole step (A→B) (no P6 on standard E9)
  • P7: raises strings 3 & 7 a half step (C→C♯) (no P7 on standard E9)
  • P8: raises string 6 a half step (E→F) (no P8 on standard E9)
  • LKL: raises strings 1 & 5 a whole step (G→A) (standard E9 LKL raises strings 4 & 8 a half step (E→F))
  • LKR: lowers string 2 a half step (E→D♯); lowers string 9 a half step (F→E) (standard E9 LKR lowers strings 4 & 8 a half step (E→D♯))
  • RKL: raises string 6 a half step (E→F) (standard E9 RKL lowers string 2 a half step (D♯→D); lowers string 9 a half step (D→C♯))
  • RKR: lowers string 4 a half step (A→G♯) (standard E9 RKR lowers string 4 a half step (E→D♯); lowers string 5 a half step (B→A♯))
  • No A — standard E9's A raises strings 5 & 10 a whole step (B→C♯)
  • No B — standard E9's B raises strings 3 & 6 a half step (G♯→A)
  • No C — standard E9's C raises string 4 a whole step (E→F♯); raises string 5 a whole step (B→C♯)

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