Welcome to the C6th information page

This C6th page has been created as a learning aid for myself as a beginning C6th player and also for those who are interested in learning this fascinating tuning. Any contributions are welcome. If there are any mistakes, please let me know. I have found that there are basic ingredients in the recipe for learning how to play the steel guitar. They are as follows:

- Plan and adhere to set practice times.

- Understand chord theory and the Nashville number system.

- Train the hands first. The music comes later.

- Jeff Newman's video "The Right Hand Alpha" to train the right hand into the proper position to palm block.

- Joe Wright's videos on right and left hand exercises which are applicable to either pick or palm blocking. Get started  by blocking correctly instead of having to correct bad habits later.

Available C6th Courses