A visual way to master chords and scales on six string Dobro® and lap steel guitars in open G tuning. All chord and scale positions are presented as graphs letting the player familiarize themselves with the instrument. Each graphdescribes a different position showing the neck to its full length so the player will see the book as if the instrument is lying on their lap. The book offers numerous chord options in all twelve keys as well as a clearpicture of how to capture scale and mode positions. The use of slants and reversed positions in this book lets the player learn as many chord positions as possible. A visual way to master chords and scales on six stringDobro® and lap steel guitars in open G tuning. All chord and scale positions are presented as graphs letting the player become fully familiarized with the instrument. Each graph describes a different positionshowing the neck to its full length so the player will see the book as if the instrument is lying on their lap. This book offers numerous positions of chords in all twelve keys as well as most essential scales and modes.

Learn to play a variety of fantastic tunes as you master the challenging techniques of the Dobro with this accessible DVD tutorial by Dobro master Stacy Phillips.Phillips provides detailed instruction on:The use of picksThe barHammer-onsPull-offsRight hand rollsA variety of chord positionsAn in-depth examination of major scale patterns is provided applicable to almost any song and allowing you to create your own melodies and improvisations.Each song has been carefully selected to introduce different playing styles and boost your musical vocabulary. You will discover the blues bluegrass three different open tunings and abreathtaking arrangement of Dixie Hoedown that combines every element from the lessons in spectacular fashion.This intermediate-level tutorial in resonator guitar will have you picking better than you ever dreamed you could!

DVD 1-Discover the vast possibilities of East Coast Piedmont fingerpicking-style. On this comprehensive lesson in bottleneck slide guitar Mike Dowling reveals his secrets tricks and techniques that have made him a successful artist and Nashville session guitarist. He explores often overlooked techniques that will enhance your playing and overall musicianship and make even the simplest lines sound musical. Using mainly Open-D tuning Mike teaches Mean Ol' Fisco Stranger Here Boogie Woogie Dance Swamp Dog Blues and Jan's Song. Suitable for early intermediate level this package contains a book let with tablature to the featured tracks andexercises.

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.

A usable resource and a beautiful poster. Includes major minor diminished augmented chords 7th chords major 7th minor 7th 6th chords minor 6th and 9th chords for every chord letter name. Slant chords are shown on treble &bass strings. Includes a note finder chart along the Dobro fingerboard and explanations for the Circle of 5ths and much more.

For Resonator Guitar Chart-This is a handy reference chart detailing the common chord positions that all squareneck resonator slide players should know. Major dominant and minor chords are illustrated in both closed and open string versions.Inaddition four major scale patterns and a diagram of the location of the notes on the neck are included.

Voici un cours pratique de Dobro qui vous apprendra à jouer votre musique préférée bluegrass et country tunes en aucun moment - même si vous n'avez jamais joué avant ! Ce DVD de 90 minutes abonde avec information, utilise les plans rapprochés, fractionner des écrans et des instructions faciles à suivre pour le rendre wasy pour vous apprendre. Pour ' Wildwood Flower, courrier de boule de feu, de marin Hornpipe et Wayfaring Stranger ', elle détaille les techniques essentielles telles que les rouleaux de la main droite, la cueillette de rythme, crosspicking, de tonalité, hammer-ons et pull-offs, amortissement, corde, bâtiment, et comment s'articulent les échelles et les cordes. / Guitare

Includes every note of every solo by the nine top resonator guitarists who contributed to the Grammy Award-winning album of the same title. All 20 tunes (including the 11 solos on Fireball Mail) appear in tablature with commentaryand chordal accompaniment. Feartures Jerry Douglas Buck Graves Mike Auldridge Curtis Burch Sally Van Meter etc. (This book does not include Gene Wooten's rendition of 'Day Tripper' from the CD.)

A popular collection of 56 favorite old-time gospel songs artfully arranged for Resophonic guitar by Tom Swatzell and Ken Eidson. All arrangements are in G tuning with notation and tablature. Includes access to onlineaudio.

Stacy Phillips is an internationally acclaimed soloist and author on Resonator Guitar. This comprehensive book took years to produce and is the culmination of Stacy's many years of playing the instrument studying new Resonator techniques and interviewing other Resonator greats.This book achieves the following objectives: 1. To present an in-depth survey of the styles in which well-rounded lap Guitarist should be competent.2. To examine the playing styles and techniques of some of the world's greatest Resonator Guitarists. 3. To catalog many of the licks that are lingua franca in the world of Resonator guitarists. 4. To indicate some of theunderlying relationships between notes keys and chords by introducing some basic music theory as it relates specifically to the six-string Guitar in G tuning. 5. To gain insights into the world of Resophonic Guitar stylings andperformance through interviews with some of the top players. 6. To demonstrate unconventional concepts in order to stimulate fresh approaches to playing the instrument. Tablature included. The audio presents more than 90minutes of stereo recording featuring Stacy Phillips on Dobro and Paul Howard on Guitar. Play-along tracks are included for several of the tunes. Access to online audio included.