Paul Method – Modern Music Masters

A New Era

The pedal steel guitar as we know it has been played in the “modern” manner ever since Bud Isaacs recorded his famous intro on Webb . . .

The secret to finding logical copedents is to understand how chords and single note phrases are created. We do that by having a complete …

A question about pedal trills and adding quick pedal moves came up on the Facebook Group…

Student: I was taking another look at your diminished chords lesson and I found that I can get another diminished chord option. , , ,

Paul replies to a student on the The Paul Franklin Method private Facebook Group, who as a regular guitar player is accomplished at . . .

When you enroll in the Paul Franklin Method, you will also have access to a private Facebook Group, just for students. This is a place . . .

It’s great to know all of the names of the notes on every string and fret and you should strive to do so for completeness’ sake. It’s . . .

The pedal steel guitar can perform in place of synths and is often the choice of many producers looking for unique bending textures.

I use + and – for sharps and flats. One + indicates a 1/2 tone raise. Two ++ indicates a whole tone raise. One – indicates a 1/2 tone . . .

Here is the way I view the E9th as a Blues-based tuning. In the pedals down position (A and B pedals activated), I move back two frets and

I was 17 when I moved to Nashville. The great Hal Rugg named my blocking technique for controlling the length of notes “Pick Blocking” . . .