Playing Fills Over Country Songs | Pedal Steel Guitar Lesson

Hello and welcome to Steel Picking! In this video, I show how to play fills over a country song on the pedal steel guitar! Hope it helps and keep picking!
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[@Waltos]

Pedal steel is so relaxing/pretty.

[@SteelPicking]

It is definitely a unique and expressive instrument!

[@blndrckr]

Very kind and patient of you

[@SteelPicking]

Thank you, Kevin! Keep picking!

[@steelblue1959]

Aaron, Thank you! The great Jeff Newman taught fills that were very well thought out and used in a lot of music. Although I Love learning intros, because you can't know enough of them. Having beautiful fills is great and turns the heads of those in the band when you hit them with something new. Bring more on.

[@SteelPicking]

Will do. Thanks for the nice comments. Keep picking! Aaron

[@Docsjeff]

Really pretty Aaron. I’m stealing a bunch of those.😂

[@SteelPicking]

Go for it. Maybe you can use it and pass it on!

[@MangoDaVille]

BEAUTIFUL AND SEAMLESS AND THE AURAL BEAUTY AND HARMONY REVERBERATES THROUGHOUT MY BEING. ITS ALMOST LIKE THE GREAT ARCHITECT IS MOVING YOUR HANDS AND FINGERS. MAHALO NUI LOA!!

[@donchristy5469]

Oh my gosh! What a beautiful country lick to start the lesson. Aaron you are a genius playing that steel of yours! Please put a link on here for that backing track, absolutely beautiful Aaron!

[@SteelPicking]

Don, for now we will be posting our backing tracks on Patreon, but may post them differently in the future. Good to hear from you. Hope all is well for you and your family. Keep picking! Aaron & Jacob

[@jermar68]

Appreciate your teaching videos Aaron. I am just getting started. I play 6 string Tele's most all my life. But Love the sound of a good Steel.

[@SteelPicking]

Jerry, thanks. Glad you liked it. Keep Picking! Aaron

[@cincinnatipedalsteel4347]

Great lesson Aaron. Playing a tasteful backup is one thing folks are least informed on.... thanks!

[@SteelPicking]

James, thanks and you are right. The fill does't have to be super hard just subtle. Keep picking! Aaron

[@vincentlenci]

Like this one mucho Aaron. ! Thanks

[@msaradio7455]

Aaron, just wanted to say, i like the "new style" lessons, meaning, I see more lessons from you, and killer subject matter. Thank you! most everyone wants material we can use, I find that in your lessons.. thank you

[@SteelPicking]

Justin, thank you for the nice comments! Glad you like the videos and hope they will help! Aaron

[@mamutcat]

That G7 move at 7:38 is just beautiful. Also, I appreciate you getting strings 1 and 2 going. They're still a bit of a mystery to me.

[@SteelPicking]

Thanks Al and glad you enjoyed the video. I enjoyed making it! Keep Picking, Aaron

[@wideawakenotwoke6178]

Lovely ❤

[@SteelPicking]

Thanks so much!

[@MrChapelside]

Hi Aaron, Been playing steel for a few years now, but your lessons are helping with a few ideas. Great playing and many thanks from the UK.

[@SteelPicking]

Collin, thanks so much. Hang in there and hope the lessons help. Aaron

[@martinluthierking]

I really look forward to each video that you do here, regardless of my occasional off color comments and general shenanigans that I can't help, because of the bottle. thank you again, sir.

[@SteelPicking]

Hey Martin anyone who can spell shenanigans is alright in my book. Glad you like the videos. Keep picking! Aaron

[@ProgRockDan1]

Watching you I see how I need to get my picking more even and make better use of my volume pedal.

[@SteelPicking]

Yes, take one thing at a time and try to improve or be aware of it as you play. Sit down in front of a mirror and watch your hands. You can see the placement of both hands better this way. Make sure your bar hand is lining up with your fret markers . Check out the placement of your picking hand in relationship to the pickup, watch the angle and grip of your right hand. We have a vid on the volume pedal so check that out if you can. Hey remember it all takes time. If you do a little woodsheding it will pay off in the end. Keep picking! Aaron

[@JordanBissonnette]

That lick on the Am is super tasty! thanks!

[@SteelPicking]

Yes, I think you can get a lot of mileage out of that one. Thanks for the nice comments! Aaron

[@SuperSheamarie]

this one was fun! love that C pedal twang for Am lick

[@SteelPicking]

Thanks so much. I need to use that pedal more. There is a lot of good stuff on the C and BC pedals. Keep Picking! Aaron

[@jimmyjoe3823]

What a fantastic performance. Just great.

[@SteelPicking]

Jimmy, thanks so much for your kind comments. Keep picking! Aaron

[@nighttrain4647]

Thanks Aaron for another great lesson

[@SteelPicking]

John, so glad you liked the lesson! Keep picking! Aaron

[@snakelakeestates8666]

very cool

[@SteelPicking]

Thanks so much. Glad you liked it!

[@larrydering1598]

Aaron, I really love the tone you get and the lessons are very useful.

[@SteelPicking]

Larry, thank you. We are going [recording] direct out of the amp now and the tone is more true to what I am hearing. Glad the lessons are helping. Thanks! Aaron

[@picker63028]

I returned to this beautiful fill because it is so good. Plus the use of chords without a lot of bar movement. Outstanding lesson. Thanks Aaron

[@shobud7561]

Good one Aaron , thanks again .

[@SteelPicking]

Ronnie, glad you liked it! Aaron

[@KountryCuz1]

Great Sounding Playing here Thanks !!!!!!!!

[@SteelPicking]

You are welcome. Glad the lesson is helpful. Keep picking. Aaron

[@timlucas4285]

Superb X2 as always!

[@SteelPicking]

Tim, you are so welcome. Keep Picking! Aaron

[@allwood10string]

Very interesting use of levers and 1,2 and 7. The steel is almost unlimited. Would like to hear your take on Dreams of a Dreamer.

[@SteelPicking]

Lonnie, I will put that on our request list. I use to do that and will work it up for a future lesson. Keep picking! Aaron

[@pikinfool]

Thank you, thank you!! Very helpful :)

[@SteelPicking]

No problem; glad that it helped! Keep picking! Aaron

[@ProgRockDan1]

Thank you

[@SteelPicking]

No problem. Keep picking! Aaron

[@cincinnatipedalsteel4347]

Where you raise the Es, nutralize... then lower, that's a good move than I hear Franklin use quite a bit

[@SteelPicking]

Yes very effective and a little out of the norm. Aaron

[@fulpdean]

Another great video Aaron! I have a request . Often you have seen players like Eddie long, Julian Tharpe, al petty etc all play a “grunge” time rhythm pattern on there base strings. I know there is a common thing between those players and that is, they mostly play universal tuning. Is there a possibility to do this on a 10 string the link below is An example of what I’m talking about sound wise ? Would love to learn

[@fulpdean]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6K9g32wmbR9Y6s

[@SteelPicking]

Got to visit with Austin at the Dallas show this year. A great player and really nice young man. Thanks for sharing. Aaron

[@SteelPicking]

I will put this on our request list. I will see about doing something along these lines. It may have to be on the C6th . Let me check it out. Thanks! Aaron

[@PriscillaTheOutlaw]

Yes!!

[@countryhamop4580]

Hope this doesn't sound negative, but I think it would be more helpful to beginners if you did some of your earlier lessons on a single neck PSG. Seriously doubt I could afford a double and those extra pedals seem to just add a bit of confusion.

[@SteelPicking]

No problem. I only have one guitar and try to mix it up between E9 and the C6 necks. Most lessons are on the E9 because that is what most players use. We are going to have a beginner chorus soon so if that is of interest stay tuned. I really do not know skill level of everyone so I try and mix up the lessons. Thanks for the suggestion. Keep Picking! Aaron

[@asdffasdf809]

I am really new to pedal steel. Are you playing this in an E9 tuning? And how are your pedals set up? I can't figure out how to get 7th chords yet.

[@SteelPicking]

Asdf, yes sir this is on the E9. If you have a standard 10 string E9th tuning your 9th string should be tuned to D open. To get a 7th chord you add the 9 string to your major groups. Like 10,8,6, /8,6,5/ 5,4,3, just add the 9 string to any of these three note groups and you get a 7th. If you play them open no bar you have forms of an E7th chord. Hope this helps and Keep Picking! Aaron

[@asdffasdf809]

Steel Picking Thank you very much!

[@rh05153]

Aaron, would you explain the lick you do at 15:51 of the video? Thanks for all the material!

[@SteelPicking]

You're welcome! At that point in the video I am just going back over what I already taught so I am not sure what you are asking. Check it out again and please let me know if you still have questions. Thanks again, Aaron

[@jaybrackett]

Can you give us a rig run down? Amp, effects and so on.

[@SteelPicking]

We have this equipment video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmXZk2N-jtx9abM It is a bit older, but I am still using most of the same equipment other than switching over to a Justice steel from the Zum. Thanks for mentioning this, though, as we need to make a new video covering the current equipment that I am using. Keep picking! Aaron

[@mrpoolplayer6379]

what is your Steel setup... Emmons or Day...?

[@SteelPicking]

I use the Emmons setup. We have an equipment video where I go over my pedal setup if you are interested. Thanks and keep picking! Aaron