Musician’s Honey-Do
The pedal steel often can not invert every chord type like a piano can, so you’ll need to learn as many inversions as you can find.
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Copedent Coping
The secret to finding logical copedents is to understand how chords and single note phrases are created. We do that by having a complete …
Pedal Toning
A question about pedal trills and adding quick pedal moves came up on the Facebook Group…
Improve Your Swing
Steelers were never really taught the importance of volume dynamics while it seems like all other instruments are taught to master this …
Eternal Beginner
When I listen to Buddy Emmons, Robert Randolph, Lloyd Green, Tommy White, Curly Chalker, or other pedal steel guitar legends, I hear . . .
Diminished Chords
Student: I was taking another look at your diminished chords lesson and I found that I can get another diminished chord option. , , ,
Speed Trap
A question about the challenges of playing fast was recently posted on the Paul Franklin Method Facebook Group. Many students joined . . .
Soloing Options
I don’t limit myself to one side or the other. If I did my career would have ended years ago. There are many valid approaches to recording
E9 Blues Emotion
Paul replies to a student on the The Paul Franklin Method private Facebook Group, who as a regular guitar player is accomplished at . . .
Right Or Wrong?
Many of our students tell us the private Facebook Group is their favorite part of the Method. Here’s an edited excerpt from a question a …
Slow Down-Speed Up
The key to unlocking great technique is to find the fingerings that work best for you. Some players who are having issues playing clean .,,