Paul FranklinOct 20, 20223 minHOW I PRACTICE"Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good - Malcolm Gladwell FOCUS ON TODAY'S WEAKNESS...
Paul FranklinSep 23, 20223 minMemories To LearnHEY, WHAT HAPPENED? Anytime I miss something that I am going for on a gig or session, it is caused by not having a physical move or...
Paul FranklinMar 25, 20223 minChord Tones and ExtensionsHere are the intervals derived from the Harmonized Major Scale chords that made the 60’s steel guitar styles famous. From John Hughey . . .
Paul FranklinSep 4, 20204 minNumber TheoryThe Nashville Number System (NNS) uses the formula of the diatonic harmonies. It is a shorthand system which does not follow exact textbook
Paul FranklinAug 29, 20204 minA Perfect CopyLet's look at how to learn to play a part from a popular song. We can get the notes right, but sometimes it still does not sound exactly ...
Paul FranklinJul 19, 20202 minE9 Pedal Steel VocabularyI'm very pleased to announce a brand-new course I've just launched called Paul Franklin's E9 Pedal Steel Vocabulary. For many years . . .
Paul FranklinJul 3, 20202 minApplications: E9 Pedal Steel ToolboxNow that you have the skills needed to gig, the next step would be applying all of the skills you learned in Foundations . . .
Paul FranklinMay 7, 20208 minA New EraThe pedal steel guitar as we know it has been played in the “modern” manner ever since Bud Isaacs recorded his famous intro on Webb . . .
Paul FranklinMay 6, 20203 minDynamic PhrasingEveryone that wants to play fast or slow starts out copying their heroes (as I did) in my early teens. Most players that learn this way ...
Paul FranklinJun 2, 20195 minEternal BeginnerWhen I listen to Buddy Emmons, Robert Randolph, Lloyd Green, Tommy White, Curly Chalker, or other pedal steel guitar legends, I hear . . .