A maj13 — E9 Pedal Steel

A maj13 stacks A – B – C# – E – F# – G#, and with every pedal up and every lever at rest no bar position on the E9 Pedal Steel sounds that set: at every fret, and on every short slant, a tone it needs is missing or too few strings carry it.

A pedal steel does not stop there. With A pedal engaged, a straight bar at fret 5 spells it — one change is the fewest it takes, and the copedent page lists every position, 6 in all.