Pedal Steel licks CLASSIC TWANG / Dominant 7 lick / V chord turnaround / Intermediate speed steel

[@derbyd10]

The Mooney lick. A guy came into my music store with a new MSA Classic D10, it was 1973-4, it was the first time I had seen a pedal steel up close and he played the Mooney lick. Nice sounding Emmons, btw.

[@cincinnatipedalsteel4347]

Classic Mooney lick. Probably Moons most famous lick and its so useful. You are so right you want to hear the A pedal bend.... thats how Mooney did it and it gives that Bakersfield sound. ..I've heard Mooney was actually going for a smoother feel, not wanting to hear that bend but the cable mechanism on the old Fender 400s wouldn't pull quick enough so it ended up being a much cooler lick. Nice video buddy! Im gonna check out Dylans record.

[@Docsjeff]

Hey.Ive always wanted to learn this lick.Thank you very much for explaining and showing it.

[@lynnkasdorf7258]

Good work on this. This is a very handy lick that I believe originated with Ralph Mooney. It can be played very fast quite easily. It also puts on display the "two below no pedal position, with A pedal" for a 7th chord.

[@jaycoover]

This is great and also digestible for a beginner. Would love more like this!

[@licksandtricks6809]

Awesome - I hope yo have some more videos up soon

[@derbyd10]

The Mooney lick. A guy came into my music store with a new MSA Classic D10, it was 1973-4, it was the first time I had seen a pedal steel up close and he played the Mooney lick. Nice sounding Emmons, btw. Long ago Rusty Young mentioned that he thought fast vibrato sounded manic. It started me noticing how many steel players can’t keep their left hand still and how many over use it.

[@Paul_Hinton]

Great lick! Thank you 🙏

[@logannday]

Hey, love your playing on white painted trees, would love a lesson on that solo

[@JohnSims3]

Thank you for the time to post this vid!

[@licksandtricks6809]

Absolutely :) I hope you found it helpful!

[@jamestaylor7375]

Well done and certainly a very good example of a nice lick; thank you!

[@zenn3339]

I am thinking of the possibilities for this instrument in playing ambient music. I think that it would sound great.

[@superorangeish]

It does.. The possibilities are endless

[@robertpotter6184]

Would really like to learn some passing runs, walk up & walk downs. Thanks, really love your playing & your tone. Bob

[@licksandtricks6809]

Thanks Bob! More soon ;)

[@BlindTom61]

Big thanks Hamilton. Are yiou done posting stuff. Hope not cause you are a great teacher.

[@TheHazeKiller]

I don't even play pedal steel. How did I get here?

[@thelinguistshow]

haha

[@Steelplayer59]

You’ve got great tonal touch in your playing and you’re Emmons sounds great. Appreciate the theory being included, since, as you said, it allows you to search other positions for even more licks on your own. I’ve used a similar lick to the first part in the past, but not carried out on down the fretboard as you did. Enjoy your teaching style, so I’ve subscribed.

[@licksandtricks6809]

Glad to hear it :) many thanks mike!

[@EzyDzy85]

Awesome stuff! Thanks for this!

[@licksandtricks6809]

🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@connordion9412]

You are the best pedal steel instructor on KZbin!! More, please!

[@licksandtricks6809]

I will be back at it soon! I’ve been moving (home and studio) and had a couple cross country drives recently, so I’ve been a little too busy.

[@claymiller8171]

How about the Steele guitar work of the rock group Fog Hat slow ride?

[@marcgarschos7443]

Like Robert Said. Some Passing runs would be great. Nice playing and explaining. Thank you very much from a German Student..

[@licksandtricks6809]

Thanks for the suggestion Marc! I've had to put the KZbin channel on the back burner for a little while, but I'll be back at it soon :)

[@kingslaphappy1533]

Very nice playing and teaching as well. Might be good to mention that both licks are using triplets as their basic rhythmn pattern. At least in your pal’s recording.

[@Docsjeff]

What amp & rig are you running?Tone is KILLER.

[@mickkollins]

Hi Hamilton...how about breaking down the opening pedal steel lick to Vern Gosdin's "This ain't my first rodeo" its pretty damn cool...thanks

[@licksandtricks6809]

I'll check it out! I've had to put the KZbin channel on the back burner for a little while, but I'll be back at it soon :)

[@billconley6246]

Really nice descending move! Really appreciate the theory explanation too. Keep it up. Can you show any Jay Dee Maness moves?

[@licksandtricks6809]

Thanks bud! I’ll work in some Jay Dee Maness soon :)

[@Docsjeff]

3 frets above the F# with A& F lever.I rmbr seeing that somewhere.

[@jljonesar]

Dude I’m learning pedal steel and have been on a major Dylan Earl kick and hearing you played on that record is oddly serendipitous lol

[@licksandtricks6809]

Right on bub! Fun buncha songs. Hope you’re steelin goes well 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@andrewschmidt3974]

Very helpful, but I think it would help a beginner greatly to mention the key at the beginning. Took me watching a couple of times to grasp that we were in C# :)

[@nuccibros15]

Just out curiousity because I am new to all of this. When you see pedal steels with two necks, is the neck furthest away from the muscician always an E9 tuned amd the one closest is C6? If so why is that and the song fire on the mountain by the MTB is that an e9? Thanks

[@licksandtricks6809]

Howdy bud. Fire on the mountain is E9. You are right about the neck positions. I'm not sure why that became common practice to situate them that way. There are some famous players who had E9 closer though.

[@licksandtricks6809]

Also, there are some amps that are popular steel amps, and I will make a video about this. Some common ones are Peavy Session and Nashville series, Fender Deluxe Reverb/Vibrolux/twin, Roland JC120 (or JC40), Quiltaire. This is a very incomplete list.

[@amauridamascenodealmeida1194]

Hello, my name is Amauri, I live in Brazil. I really want to learn to play steel guitar

[@GianniSimeone-zy6bh]

Ciao possibile in Italiano 😊!

[@garymcquaig2200]

What are you using to get your tone outside of your guitar?

[@licksandtricks6809]

Hey Gary, I can't remember if I was recording through my amp or DI for this video, but my signal chain almost always looks like this: pedal steel > sarno steel guitar black box > volume pedal > amp (Peavey Session 400 or Roland JC 40) or DI > UA apollo interface. For recording applications I usually use reverb and delay plugins. My go to plugins are Soundtoys' Little Plate reverb (often 1 second with the high pass filter at around 300 Hz) and SoundToys' Echo Boy with a 250 to 300 ms delay. I like to filter out the low and high end of the delay. Hope this is helpful!

[@garymcquaig2200]

@@licksandtricks6809 Awesome it sounds great and thanks for your reply.

[@superorangeish]

@@licksandtricks6809 Hey man, do you have a demo vid on the black box?

[@drrobotnik2746]

This reminds me of Spongebob. But cool video

[@brandonbarnesmusic4810]

what tuning are you in? i have an 8 strings emmons.

[@licksandtricks6809]

I play an E9 with an Emmons copedent

[@Docsjeff]

I see,.Pickblock strings 3&4 and let that 6 string ring.

[@ZWIPPMANN]

Spongebob sad music

[@wbaker6037]

I do not like your tone. Maybe too much reverb? But maybe you like it.