On a six-string neck, for example, on lap steel guitar, C6 tuning is most usually C-E-G-A-C-E, bass to treble and going away from the player. The largest database for alternative guitar tunings on the internet. What would be the best tuning for country or gospel songs on the 6 string lap steel? Leave your 5th and 4th strings at E and G. Tune your 3rd string up from A to Bb. posted 17 August 2004 05:01 PM profile send email edit. So A6 lap steel tuning will help you to learn the "pedals down" chord positions on PSG. Ask Question Asked 9 years, 8 months ago. If you are currently using C6 tuning it’s easy to go into Leavitt tuning with the same string gauges: Tune your 6th string up from C to C#. Lap Steel Tuning for more “modern” music? I love B11 tuning… This is in Leavitt Tuning (C# E G Bb C D low to high). Hi Felix, I think C-6th is the most common tuning. B11 tuning (bass to treble, C# D# F# A C# E) Nani Waimea, a classic Hawaiian tune arranged by Andy Volk. From: Everett, Wa. Roger Shackelton Member . E7 tuning is also common and so is open D , if you purchase a lap steel with more than six strings than you can start using tunings like E9, C13, and even B11 . Leave your 2nd string at C Before I settle on tuning my new Peavey PowerSlide lap steel guitar, would you tell me if the 6th string tuned to C is the same note as the middle C on a piano? I have a six-string lap steel that so far I have kept in C6 (CEGACE). Viewed 8k times 7. Hi to low G,E,C,A,G,E OR E,C,A,G,E,C. Some other six-string C6 tunings are: A-C-E-G-C-E. G-C-G-A-C-E. C tuning (bass to treble, C G C E G C) G6 tuning (bass to treble, G B E G B D) Sleepwalk, another version of the Santo and Johnny classic steel guitar song. 1. GTDB has been gathering and publishing information, chords, scales, tabs and now videos on different guitar tunings since 2009 The lap steel arrangement is shown below. There are a million PSG licks built into those pedals, but of course you won't get those pedal sounds on a lap steel. Active 3 years, 4 months ago.