Latest Blog Posts for Steel Guitar Passion

• Happy New Year
  on Jan 2, 2014
  Happy New Year!It is a new year and time to recap where I am learning the pedal steel guitar and what is planned for the new year. I have spent the last six months learning the Jimmy Day arrangement of Coconut Grove. While I have learned the basics o...
• Merry Christmas!
  on Dec 25, 2013
  From our family to you and yours we wish you a Merry Christmas. Especially during this time of year it is important to be thankful for the blessings we have been given. I am thankful for my girl friend, family and friends. I want to extend our apprec...
• C6 Journey continued -- Jerry Byrd
  on Sep 7, 2013
  I have been continuing my practice with Jerry Byrd's How D'ya Do. It is slow going as this is a hard song. I have been struggling with the picking patterns. It may be in part I am still learning the C6 neck.
• Music Theory Part III -- Chord Construction
  on Sep 7, 2013
  In my first two posts on Music Theory I focused on Major and Minor scales and how to build them using the circle of fifths as a visual guide. In this post we will tackle building chords for major and minor scales.Read more »...
• How NOT to clean your Steel Guitar.
  on Jul 26, 2013
  I just had to share this with you. If you have seen it before it is time to enjoy again.www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H-I7Jv9Aww...
• Changing Strings
  on Jul 8, 2013 in changing strings
  I look forward to changing strings because it is a time to reflect on what progress I have made since the last time I changed strings. Also it is a time to clean and lubricate some parts on your guitar. I will detail how I change strings on my Mullen...
• Reinforcing My Learning
  on Jul 6, 2013
  Today I spent all day relearning Walking After Midnight. After I got done with How D'ya Do I forgot Walking After Midnight. With my instructors help, I learned it over again. I spent today polishing it up. At the same I was working on Kansas City als...
• Milestones -- October 2012 to June 30, 2013
  on Jun 30, 2013 in Learning
  Tine to change strings on my guitar so it is time to reflect on what I have accomplished since the last time I changed strings.I have learned the following songs:Kansas City (C6)Walking After Midnight (C6)How D'ya Do (C6)The Last Date (E9)Aloha Oe (E...
• C6 Jerry Byrd - How yD'ya Do
  on Jun 6, 2013
   I have been practicing after work 2 to 3 hours a day plus an hour lesson. With this schedule I have not been able to post anything till now.Well, I finally got the mechanics down of the entire song! Modified C6 tuning no pedals or levers. Now i...
• Buying a Pedal Steel Guitar II
  on May 21, 2013 in Buying a Pedal Steel Guitar
  Here is my second post on Buying A Pedal Steel Guitar. In case you missed Part I follow the link to Buying a Pedal Steel Guitar Part I  In this post I cover wood choices, cabinet drop, pickups, and more.Read more »...

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