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Paul Franklin
Oct 20, 20223 min read
HOW 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...
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Paul Franklin
Sep 23, 20223 min read
Memories To Learn
HEY, 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...
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Paul Franklin
Mar 24, 20223 min read
Chord Tones and Extensions
Here are the intervals derived from the Harmonized Major Scale chords that made the 60’s steel guitar styles famous. From John Hughey . . .
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Paul Franklin
Feb 22, 20211 min read
Making It Fit
What I play onstage in any situation goes towards "How do I arrange my role for what is played onstage" The more musicians that are...
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Paul Franklin
Sep 4, 20204 min read
Number Theory
The Nashville Number System (NNS) uses the formula of the diatonic harmonies. It is a shorthand system which does not follow exact textbook
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Paul Franklin
Aug 29, 20204 min read
A Perfect Copy
Let'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 ...
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Paul Franklin
Jul 19, 20202 min read
E9 Pedal Steel Vocabulary
I'm very pleased to announce a brand-new course I've just launched called Paul Franklin's E9 Pedal Steel Vocabulary. For many years . . .
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Paul Franklin
May 6, 20203 min read
Dynamic Phrasing
Everyone 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 ...
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Paul Franklin
Feb 15, 20202 min read
Backing A Singer
Becoming a good backup musician depends on knowing where the “holes” are located. We either pad or layout until those holes appear.
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Paul Franklin
Feb 5, 20203 min read
Change Is Good
When I played the 1 & 2 & 7 raise lever and the PF4, many said they were just “lick pedals”. That’s not how I was looking at it, and . . .
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Paul Franklin
Nov 28, 20194 min read
Musician’s Honey-Do
The pedal steel often can not invert every chord type like a piano can, so you’ll need to learn as many inversions as you can find.
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Paul Franklin
Oct 29, 20194 min read
Copedent Coping
The secret to finding logical copedents is to understand how chords and single note phrases are created. We do that by having a complete ...
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Paul Franklin
Jul 30, 20192 min read
Pedal Toning
A question about pedal trills and adding quick pedal moves came up on the Facebook Group…
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Paul Franklin
Jun 5, 20192 min read
Improve Your Swing
Steelers were never really taught the importance of volume dynamics while it seems like all other instruments are taught to master this ...
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Paul Franklin
Jun 2, 20195 min read
Eternal Beginner
When I listen to Buddy Emmons, Robert Randolph, Lloyd Green, Tommy White, Curly Chalker, or other pedal steel guitar legends, I hear . . .
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Paul Franklin
Apr 8, 20192 min read
C6 Essentials Course
Thanks so much to all the players who attended Paul’s seminar at the Texas Steel Guitar Association Jamboree. Paul covered a lot of , , ,
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Paul Franklin
Jan 23, 20192 min read
Speed Trap
A question about the challenges of playing fast was recently posted on the Paul Franklin Method Facebook Group. Many students joined . . .
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Paul Franklin
Dec 11, 20182 min read
Foundations: E9
I believe we need more pedal steel guitar players in order to keep the instrument alive. We need to expand our presence in all genres, in al
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Paul Franklin
Dec 8, 20181 min read
Soloing Options
I don’t limit myself to one side or the other. If I did my career would have ended years ago. There are many valid approaches to recording
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Paul Franklin
Nov 24, 20183 min read
E9 Blues Emotion
Paul replies to a student on the The Paul Franklin Method private Facebook Group, who as a regular guitar player is accomplished at . . .
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Paul Franklin
Nov 16, 20185 min read
Progress
One of the best things about The Paul Franklin Method is the students-only Facebook Group that gives active students the ability to have ...
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Paul Franklin
Sep 4, 20182 min read
Slow Down-Speed Up
The key to unlocking great technique is to find the fingerings that work best for you. Some players who are having issues playing clean .,,
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Paul Franklin
Aug 24, 20183 min read
Tipping The Scales
The difference between a pedal steel and guitar has to surface for students to realize a one-size-fits-all approach is not necessarily . , ,
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Paul Franklin
Jul 12, 20182 min read
Threes and Fours
I improvise thinking in 3 and 4 note combinations. I learn everything this way. Thinking in small amounts frees my mindset to rearrange ...
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Paul Franklin
Jul 7, 20181 min read
Paul On The Web
Paul’s been all over the web lately in podcasts, video interviews and of course the Lloyd Green interviews here on the blog. We’re . . .
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Paul Franklin
Jun 14, 20181 min read
Church In A Box
I had the pleasure of meeting the great Daniel Lanois at a video shoot I did recently for D’Addario’s “Guitar Power” YouTube series.
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Paul Franklin
May 3, 20181 min read
Christmas Past
The Christmas album I recorded many years back, began as a test of sorts. I had three DA-88 digital recorders (24 tracks) and a 32 . . .
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Paul Franklin
Apr 28, 20183 min read
Thinking In Intervals
It’s great to know all of the names of the notes on every string and fret and you should strive to do so for completeness’ sake. It’s . . .
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Paul Franklin
Apr 5, 20181 min read
Modern Steel
The pedal steel guitar can perform in place of synths and is often the choice of many producers looking for unique bending textures.
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Paul Franklin
Mar 31, 20182 min read
Handling Tension
A Method student recently asked for comments on a common practice and gig issue: tension felt in his neck and shoulders after playing . . .
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Paul Franklin
Mar 16, 20181 min read
Do It Right
Here’s the late great Dawn Sears, backed by Time Jumpers Kenny Sears, Andy Reiss, Joe Spivey, Ranger Doug, Paul Franklin, Rick Vanaugh, . .
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Paul Franklin
Feb 19, 20182 min read
Tackling Blocking
I was 17 when I moved to Nashville. The great Hal Rugg named my blocking technique for controlling the length of notes “Pick Blocking” . . .
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Paul Franklin
Feb 8, 20182 min read
PRACTICE!
hey say “practice makes perfect”, but what they mean is “perfect practice makes perfect”. We’ve all been there: we’re working on a new . . .
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Paul Franklin
Jan 17, 20183 min read
To The Student
Several students have asked about my constant emphasis on memorization. It’s my belief that internalizing these concepts is vital to . . .
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