With First Lessons Lap Steel Guitar author Jay Leach has created a fun easy-to-follow approach to learning the Lap Steel Guitar.  In this comprehensive book Leach explains thebasics of the instrument including bar control picking and string groups with fun exercises to play. First Lessons Lap Steel Guitar also includes several catchy tunes and accompanying online audio withplay-along tracks.

Let Steve introduce you to his amazing world of Lap Style Slide Guitar in C tuning (CGCGCD) in this easily accessible lesson for the intermediate slide player. 'Steve has evolved into a musical chameleon, whether appearing with his group Zubot and Dawson, the avant-folk quartet The Great Uncles of the Revolution or blues legend Jim Byrnes, and now, he proves he's a great teacher too!? In this lesson, Steve focuses on his specialized style of playing lap-style slide in open C tuning. Using an original country blues to show how he plays in C major, Steve moves through the mixolydian mode ( flat 7ths) and into the C minor scale with a song demonstration on each while showing his unique techniques throughout. All licks are shown for the left and right hands with slow, easy to understand instruction and then played up to speed with lots of tips along the way. Steve will have you improvising in no time at all with this great lesson for the lap style slide player! NOTE: On this DVD Steve uses a variation of the CGCEGC tuning: CGCGCD. / Guitare (Lap Steel) / 99 pages / niveau : Intermédiaire / Dvd - Format: 7,5 X 5,25

The sound of the Hawaiian Steel Guitar is sweet nostalgic and unmistakably Hawaiian. You can almost feel the trade winds and the surf in its subtle vibrato.In this well-illustrated and easy-to-understand book acclaimed musician Henry Kaleialoha Allen shares everything you need to know in order to play this beautiful instrument - from purchasing a Guitar to performing with that special Hawaiian flourish.This primer adapted from Allen's popular self-published guide features a history of the Hawaiian Steel Guitar; instructions for reading musical notation; a practical guide to buying and tuning a Steel Guitar; guidance on using thebar; sheet music for 11 original songs; exercises; a discussion of the nuances of the Hawaiian touch; and much more.Written for beginning and intermediate students alike this book and its accompanying audio CD will haveyou playing like a pro in no time.

The Hal Leonard Pedal Steel Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play the E9 pedal steel guitar. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide includes many fun songs and hot licks to learn and play. An accompanying CD features recorded examples for demonstration and play-along and the course is written by country music veteran and pedal steel master Johnie Helms. Includes:How to set up and tuneAccessories and necessitiesChordsScalesKey positionsTechniques for both handsBlockingVibratoEssential licksSongs in a range of stylesA host of tips

This is a handy easy to read chart that shows the basic E9 pedal steel guitar chord forms. Each chord is shown in a special pedal steel diagram form. Major minor dominant seventh diminished and augmented chords are shownin the keys of C D E F G and A. In each of these keys the three primary chords in the relative minor keys are also shown. An additional special feature is the inclusion of a pedal steel tuning chart for E9 tuning.

Volume 2 continues the exploration of the classic Hawaiian Guitar solos from the Golden Age of Hawaiian music that began in Volume One of the Art of Hawaiian Steel Guitar. Contained here are precisetranscriptions and playing hints of classic tunes like 'Hula Girl' and 'Kaala' by the greatest players like Sol Hoopii The Genial Hawaiians and many others. Together with the accompanying online audio thisbook is a great tool for learning this exquisite slide Guitar style. Easy to use by both Acoustic Resonator and Electric slide players. A whole chapter of Hawaiian turnarounds is an added bonus. Most of the tunes are in majortuning but there are several in B minor and C6.