An essential introduction to this fascinating instrument. CD includes 98 full-demo tracks; Scales licks songs and examples; Hammer-ons pull-offs slides picking techniques; Syncopations rolls double stops playing indifferent keys; Standard notation and tablature.

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.

A Lesson in Lap-Style Dobro Playing-Celebrated Dobro maestro Doug Cox introduces a private lesson in the elements and techniques that characterise the lap-style guitar. Not only will you receive a solid foundation in Dobro playing and music theory for one of the best in the business you will also learn to:Name all the notes and major chords on the DobroPlay the indispensable I-IV-V chord progression in all keysDiscover 'Chucking' and how it worksUse characteristic tone and damping tricksTo compliment the wealth of technical knowledge you will also be introduced to three Dobro standards The Water Is Wide Worried Man Blues and St. Anne's Reel top start yourepertoire and give you authentic tunes with which you can master this unusual but wonderfully evocative style of playing.

A Complete Guide to the Basics-The ultimate self teaching Dobro method - a complete guide to the basics. Includes songs chords and melodies picking strumming playing tips techniques standard notation and tablature.