D# m(maj9) — E9 Pedal Steel

D# m(maj9) stacks D# – E# – F# – A# – C##, 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 LKL engaged, a straight bar at the nut spells it — one change is the fewest it takes, and the copedent page lists every position, 7 in all.