The classic resonator Guitar sound is becoming increasingly popular in all types of music ranging from country to bluegrass to blues to rock.You Can Teach Yourself Dobro provides a very easy method tofollow and it will teach you the basics of resonator performance including both chording and single note playing using the slide bar. Also you will play bluegrass old-time country blues Hawaiian fiddle tunes folk songs andmore. This method covers an extremely wide and diverse array of topics.Resonator Guitar is a fun instrument to play. Janet Davis has taught people of all ages to play resonator Guitar and in her own words 'Theyall have a good time pickin' and grinnin'.' If you want to play Dobro this book will show you how! In tablature only. Includes access to online audio and video.

Learn to play a variety of fantastic tunes as you master the challenging techniques of the Dobro with this second accessible DVD tutorial by Dobro master Stacy Phillips.In this more advanced lesson your repertoire of techniques is extended to include drones rolls and scale patterns this time with an emphasis on bar slants and string pulls. These powerful techniques give you the ability to play more complex chords and to create distinctive effects including some stunning pedal steel-like licks.Four tunes are taught in detail. Cherokee Shuffle and Bill Cheatham emphasise the skills you need to arrange fiddle tunes for Dobro. KentuckyWaltz looks at working forward and reverse slants into your solos and other areas of your repertoire. Finally Last Rose Of Autumn combines everything you've learned in a single complex instrumental. Amass an arsenal of techniques by learning some magical songs all of which will transform and inspire you Dobro playing.

One of the world's top Dobro stars gives you and insight into the secrets of his exceptional technique. Jerry Douglas introduces several key Dobro skills including:Hand positionsRight-hand rollsBar pull-offs and hammer-onsForward and reverse bar slantsString pullsYou will also find note-for-note breakdowns of such tunes as Fireball Mail Cincinnati Rag and Banks Of The Ohio

2-DVD Set- Award-winning instrumentalist Rob Ickes has created a comprehensove course to help you master all aspects of the resonator guitar from bar tachnique to fingerpicking rolls. He covers ererything you'll need to hold your own in a bluegrass band from a fine-tuning the strings to achieving good tone timing and volume control. You'll learn correct hand positions for fast and clean playing powerful forward and reverse right hand rolls basic music theory and all aspects of good bar techniques. With Jim Hurst on vocal and guitar you'll gain an understanding of how to play back-up rhythm and fills behind a vocalist create effective solos build chords andscales and much more. Rob teaches or demonstrates several great tunes including Will the circle be unbroken Dixie Hoedown Ol' Dangerfield Sailin' To Hawaii Monrobro Reuben How great Thou Art and Flat Lonesome. Whether you want to play bluegrass or explore country blues Hawaiian or other styles these DVDs will get you on the right track-fast.

Doug Cox is one of the world's most acclaimed and sought after Dobro players and he brings his vast experience to this practical book for lap-style resophonic guitar. In Exploring The Fretboard Doug shows and teaches creative fun techniques and ideas on playing effective 'backup'. Playing backup means responding in a sensitive manner with singers and other musicians. Doug Cox takes a serious look at what to do when you're not soloing. 'To play or not to play?'

In these extraordinary studio performances Dobro virtuoso Rob Ickes (Blue Highway Three Ring Circle) is joined by bluegrass prodigy Andy Leftwich (Ricky Skaggs