Electric Steel Guitar Music

A steel guitar is any type of guitar that is played while moving a steel bar or similar hard object against plucked strings a concept somewhat akin to playing a guitar with one finger the bar.

Electric steel guitar music.

The steel guitar is known for its portamento capabilities sliding smoothly from one note to another emulating characteristics of the human singing voice. Find the latest in steel guitar music at last fm. Play it in your lap use a strap place it in front of you electrify it keep it acoustic or even ironically play it standing up but you ll still get the same distinctive twang that gave lap steel guitars life. Pedal steel guitars are played by pressing a steel bar on top of the pedal steel guitar strings with one hand while plucking them with fingerpicks on the other hand.

The pedal steel itself has four legs several foot operated pedals and often multiple knee operated levers that bend certain strings up and down. Dating back to the late 1800s the lap steel guitar has been gracing bluegrass country and eventually music of myriad genres. Find steel guitar tracks artists and albums. Covered playlist 00 00 soul of hawaii side1 14 06 blue hawaii 16 58 pearly shells 19 49 lovely hula hands 22 12 hawaiian paradise 25 07 kaimana.

Instead of playing them upright and with the strings facing away from the player s body lap steels are played while laid flat either on the lap or on a stand or standing up using a guitar strap designed to accommodate the different angle. The hard object held against the strings.