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Stephen O'Brien Member From: Cortlandt Manor, NY, USA |
posted 24 March 2006 05:40 PM
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The pedal steel chord finder at MightyFineMusic.com has been offline for about a month and I have received emails about when it would be back. Well, it's back now. Check it out at http://www.mightyfinemusic.com/ and click on the link at the top of the page. |
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Francis Chamberlain Member From: Franklin, KY, USA |
posted 25 March 2006 08:24 PM
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This looks like a good tool if I could get it to work. Is there anyone else having problems? |
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Larry Moore Member From: Hampton, Ga. USA |
posted 25 March 2006 10:41 PM
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It did not work for me. could not type in the notes Larry  |
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Stephen O'Brien Member From: Cortlandt Manor, NY, USA |
posted 26 March 2006 03:54 AM
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I'm going to add more extensive help instructions on the site. The way it works is that you select your copedent using the pull-down lists to select the open notes. Then, for each pedal or knee lever, you select how many half steps to you want to raise or lower. Then, save your copendent and click on find chords. |
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Larry Moore Member From: Hampton, Ga. USA |
posted 26 March 2006 06:19 AM
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I don't see any place to type the notes for the strings ???? Does not seem to have E-9th for 10 string tuning ??? |
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Dean Edwards Member From: Ft. Myers, Florida, USA |
posted 26 March 2006 07:04 AM
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WORKED FOR ME. I LIKE IT. DEAN |
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Bryan Bradfield Member From: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
posted 26 March 2006 08:18 AM
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I am one of those who have been pestering Stephen to get this program back up and running. Thank you Stephen. This is a very powerful tool. I see it as useful in 2 different ways. It allows one to visualize odd-ball tunings and copedents. It also illustrates ALL of the chord positions in conventional setups. Because I don't use a volume pedal, I can press more than one pedal with either or both feet. Originally, the program did did not accomodate this activity. So, I would combine two pedals into one in the program to force the answer I was looking for, and that worked for me. |
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Larry Weaver Member From: Asheville, North Carolina, USA |
posted 26 March 2006 12:42 PM
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I'd also like to say thanks Stephen. This is a terrific tool! Thanks for taking the time and sharing your work! best regards, |
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Francis Chamberlain Member From: Franklin, KY, USA |
posted 26 March 2006 02:51 PM
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Larry Moore where are we going wrong my my friend? I'm having the same problems that you do. |
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Jim Stahlhut Member From: Colorado, USA |
posted 26 March 2006 02:54 PM
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This is a great idea. But I've found it missing a little. It is the open position of F#m7b5, by pressing P5 you have the chord in root position from string 9 8 7 6 5. The cool part about this is that if we remember the m7b5 is the two chord in a minor two five one and to get the five chord all you have to do is add P6 then you have B7b9 the five chord and it's altered the way it shoud be in a minor 2 5 1. In a minor 2 5 1 the 2 chord should be m7b5 the 5 chord should be altered dominant and the 1 chord should be m7or mMaj7. This also works with the open Am7b5 to get this use pedal6 and strings 87654 then when you add P5 you get the five chord D7b9 again an altered dominant 5 chord. I find minor keys are the least understood part of Jazz harmony and the minor 2 5 1 is central in understanding minor keys in a Jazz setting. |
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Stephen O'Brien Member From: Cortlandt Manor, NY, USA |
posted 27 March 2006 11:55 AM
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thanks for all the nice comments. I'll look into that m7b5 issue. |
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