Chords for Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down - Pedal Steel Intro & Lead
Tempo:
118.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
Em
A
C#
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[E] [C#]
[A]
[G] [B] Okay, let's see if I can explain this okay.
You start at the 12th fret.
On the 8th string you're going to go 8, 7, 6.
You've got your B pedal down on the 6th string.
[Am]
Back to the 8th string.
[E] Then up to the 5th string with [Em] the A pedal up.
Back to the 8th string.
Back to the [C] 5th string and engage your A pedal.
Then to the [Em] 4th string.
Let's do that together.
[F#m]
[Em]
Then you're going to hit the 5th string with [Am] the A pedal down.
Then you're going to hit the
[G] 1st string with your
knee lever that raises at a half step.
[Am] So you don't raise it, it's already [Em] raised.
Then you're going to hit the 4th [Am] string,
5th string, [Em] let it up,
[Am]
and [G] the 6th string with the B [F#] pedal down.
So let's go to that point.
[Em]
Okay, then you're going to,
it's a little bit of a,
it's hard to do this, hit the strings just right
until you get used to it, but you're going to hit strings
4, 5, and 1 and you're going to rock the A pedal
about three times I think.
Let's take it to that point.
[C#m]
[Em]
Okay, then we're going to move down to [G] the 10th fret
[C] and lower the E's
and push the B pedal down
and you're going [B] to kind of rock the A pedal
and you're going to hit strings 8, 6, and [C#] 5.
[A]
[C#]
[A] [G] That's the lead, and that's the intro I mean.
[Gm] [E] So let's do it slow all the way through.
Okay, let's try that again.
[C#]
[Em]
[C#] [G]
It's hard to get that phrasing right when you do it slow,
but those are pretty much the right notes.
[Em] And then at tempo [A] it is.
[C#]
[A]
[G]
[Em]
All right, let's try the short lead in the middle now.
It goes kind of like this.
[A] [Em]
[A] [C#]
[A] [G]
[G] [E] Okay, the lead starts off just like the intro.
And it's [Em] 12th fret, 8, [F#] 7.
You got just the B pedal [Am] down.
[E] 6, 8, 5 with the A pedal up.
Back to the 8 string.
Then hit the 5th string, gauge the A pedal
[G] [Em] and the 4th string.
Then you drop down to the 10th fret,
[G] A and B down, lower your E's
and you're going to rock back and forth
between the 10th and 9th fret
while you rock your volume pedal.
[Em] Then you're going to come up to the 12th fret,
B pedal only down.
You're going to hit strings 6 and 5
and engage your A [Am] pedal.
Then hit 5 and 4.
Then you're going to drop down to the 10th fret.
You're going to hit strings 5 and 6
and bring your A pedal back up
and lower your [G] E's at the same time.
And then hit, so you're going to hit strings 5 and 6.
Lift your A, then hit [Am] 4 and 5.
4's got the lower on it with your knee lever.
Then you're going [Em] to go like this.
On the 10th fret, [F] strings 6 and 5 and 8,
[C#] you're going to go [A]
[G] kind of rocking that A pedal.
[C#]
[A] [G]
[F#] I'm playing it slow, if I can do it, it's like this.
[C#]
[A] [G]
All right.
[N]
[A]
[G] [B] Okay, let's see if I can explain this okay.
You start at the 12th fret.
On the 8th string you're going to go 8, 7, 6.
You've got your B pedal down on the 6th string.
[Am]
Back to the 8th string.
[E] Then up to the 5th string with [Em] the A pedal up.
Back to the 8th string.
Back to the [C] 5th string and engage your A pedal.
Then to the [Em] 4th string.
Let's do that together.
[F#m]
[Em]
Then you're going to hit the 5th string with [Am] the A pedal down.
Then you're going to hit the
[G] 1st string with your
knee lever that raises at a half step.
[Am] So you don't raise it, it's already [Em] raised.
Then you're going to hit the 4th [Am] string,
5th string, [Em] let it up,
[Am]
and [G] the 6th string with the B [F#] pedal down.
So let's go to that point.
[Em]
Okay, then you're going to,
it's a little bit of a,
it's hard to do this, hit the strings just right
until you get used to it, but you're going to hit strings
4, 5, and 1 and you're going to rock the A pedal
about three times I think.
Let's take it to that point.
[C#m]
[Em]
Okay, then we're going to move down to [G] the 10th fret
[C] and lower the E's
and push the B pedal down
and you're going [B] to kind of rock the A pedal
and you're going to hit strings 8, 6, and [C#] 5.
[A]
[C#]
[A] [G] That's the lead, and that's the intro I mean.
[Gm] [E] So let's do it slow all the way through.
Okay, let's try that again.
[C#]
[Em]
[C#] [G]
It's hard to get that phrasing right when you do it slow,
but those are pretty much the right notes.
[Em] And then at tempo [A] it is.
[C#]
[A]
[G]
[Em]
All right, let's try the short lead in the middle now.
It goes kind of like this.
[A] [Em]
[A] [C#]
[A] [G]
[G] [E] Okay, the lead starts off just like the intro.
And it's [Em] 12th fret, 8, [F#] 7.
You got just the B pedal [Am] down.
[E] 6, 8, 5 with the A pedal up.
Back to the 8 string.
Then hit the 5th string, gauge the A pedal
[G] [Em] and the 4th string.
Then you drop down to the 10th fret,
[G] A and B down, lower your E's
and you're going to rock back and forth
between the 10th and 9th fret
while you rock your volume pedal.
[Em] Then you're going to come up to the 12th fret,
B pedal only down.
You're going to hit strings 6 and 5
and engage your A [Am] pedal.
Then hit 5 and 4.
Then you're going to drop down to the 10th fret.
You're going to hit strings 5 and 6
and bring your A pedal back up
and lower your [G] E's at the same time.
And then hit, so you're going to hit strings 5 and 6.
Lift your A, then hit [Am] 4 and 5.
4's got the lower on it with your knee lever.
Then you're going [Em] to go like this.
On the 10th fret, [F] strings 6 and 5 and 8,
[C#] you're going to go [A]
[G] kind of rocking that A pedal.
[C#]
[A] [G]
[F#] I'm playing it slow, if I can do it, it's like this.
[C#]
[A] [G]
All right.
[N]
Key:
G
Em
A
C#
Am
G
Em
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ Okay, let's see if I can explain this okay.
You start at the 12th fret.
_ _ On the 8th string you're going to go 8, 7, 6.
You've got your B pedal down on the 6th string.
_ [Am]
Back to the 8th string.
[E] _ _ Then up to the 5th string with [Em] the A pedal up.
Back to the 8th string.
Back to the [C] 5th string and engage your A pedal.
_ Then to the [Em] 4th string.
_ _ _ Let's do that together.
[F#m] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
Then you're going to hit the 5th string with [Am] the A pedal down.
_ Then you're going to hit the
[G] _ _ 1st string with your
_ knee lever that raises at a half step. _ _
[Am] So you don't raise it, it's already [Em] raised.
Then you're going to hit the 4th [Am] string,
5th string, [Em] let it up,
[Am] _
and [G] the 6th string with the B [F#] pedal down.
So let's go to that point.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay, then you're going to,
it's a little bit of a, _
it's hard to do this, hit the strings just right
until you get used to it, but you're going to hit strings
4, 5, and 1 and you're going to rock the A pedal
_ _ _ _ _ about three times I think.
_ _ Let's take it to that point.
[C#m] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Okay, then we're going to move down to [G] the 10th fret _
[C] and lower the E's
and push the B pedal down
and you're going [B] to kind of rock the A pedal
and you're going to hit strings 8, _ 6, and [C#] 5. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] That's the lead, and that's the intro I mean. _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [E] So let's do it slow all the way through.
_ _ _ _ _ Okay, let's try that again.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ It's hard to get that phrasing right when you do it slow,
but those are pretty much the right notes.
_ [Em] And then at tempo [A] it is. _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ All right, let's try the short lead in the middle now.
It goes kind of like this.
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] Okay, the lead starts off just like the intro.
_ And it's [Em] 12th fret, 8, _ [F#] 7.
You got just the B pedal [Am] down.
_ [E] 6, 8, _ 5 with the A pedal up.
Back to the 8 string. _
Then hit the 5th string, gauge the A pedal
[G] _ [Em] and the 4th string.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Then you drop down to the 10th fret,
[G] A and B down, lower your E's
and _ you're going to rock back and forth
between the 10th and 9th fret
while you rock your volume pedal.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Then you're going to come up to the 12th fret,
B pedal only down.
You're going to hit strings 6 and 5
and engage your A [Am] pedal.
_ Then hit 5 and 4. _ _
Then you're going to drop down to the 10th fret.
You're going to hit strings 5 and 6
and bring your A pedal back up
and lower your [G] E's at the same time.
_ _ And then hit, so you're going to hit strings 5 and 6.
Lift your A, then hit [Am] 4 and 5.
4's got the lower on it with your knee lever.
Then you're going [Em] to go like this.
On the 10th fret, [F] strings 6 and 5 and 8,
[C#] you're going to go _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] kind of rocking that A pedal.
[C#] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ I'm playing it slow, if I can do it, it's like this. _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ All right. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ Okay, let's see if I can explain this okay.
You start at the 12th fret.
_ _ On the 8th string you're going to go 8, 7, 6.
You've got your B pedal down on the 6th string.
_ [Am]
Back to the 8th string.
[E] _ _ Then up to the 5th string with [Em] the A pedal up.
Back to the 8th string.
Back to the [C] 5th string and engage your A pedal.
_ Then to the [Em] 4th string.
_ _ _ Let's do that together.
[F#m] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
Then you're going to hit the 5th string with [Am] the A pedal down.
_ Then you're going to hit the
[G] _ _ 1st string with your
_ knee lever that raises at a half step. _ _
[Am] So you don't raise it, it's already [Em] raised.
Then you're going to hit the 4th [Am] string,
5th string, [Em] let it up,
[Am] _
and [G] the 6th string with the B [F#] pedal down.
So let's go to that point.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay, then you're going to,
it's a little bit of a, _
it's hard to do this, hit the strings just right
until you get used to it, but you're going to hit strings
4, 5, and 1 and you're going to rock the A pedal
_ _ _ _ _ about three times I think.
_ _ Let's take it to that point.
[C#m] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Okay, then we're going to move down to [G] the 10th fret _
[C] and lower the E's
and push the B pedal down
and you're going [B] to kind of rock the A pedal
and you're going to hit strings 8, _ 6, and [C#] 5. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] That's the lead, and that's the intro I mean. _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [E] So let's do it slow all the way through.
_ _ _ _ _ Okay, let's try that again.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ It's hard to get that phrasing right when you do it slow,
but those are pretty much the right notes.
_ [Em] And then at tempo [A] it is. _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ All right, let's try the short lead in the middle now.
It goes kind of like this.
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] Okay, the lead starts off just like the intro.
_ And it's [Em] 12th fret, 8, _ [F#] 7.
You got just the B pedal [Am] down.
_ [E] 6, 8, _ 5 with the A pedal up.
Back to the 8 string. _
Then hit the 5th string, gauge the A pedal
[G] _ [Em] and the 4th string.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Then you drop down to the 10th fret,
[G] A and B down, lower your E's
and _ you're going to rock back and forth
between the 10th and 9th fret
while you rock your volume pedal.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Then you're going to come up to the 12th fret,
B pedal only down.
You're going to hit strings 6 and 5
and engage your A [Am] pedal.
_ Then hit 5 and 4. _ _
Then you're going to drop down to the 10th fret.
You're going to hit strings 5 and 6
and bring your A pedal back up
and lower your [G] E's at the same time.
_ _ And then hit, so you're going to hit strings 5 and 6.
Lift your A, then hit [Am] 4 and 5.
4's got the lower on it with your knee lever.
Then you're going [Em] to go like this.
On the 10th fret, [F] strings 6 and 5 and 8,
[C#] you're going to go _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] kind of rocking that A pedal.
[C#] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ I'm playing it slow, if I can do it, it's like this. _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ All right. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _