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.

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.

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.

Media Type : Chart Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : Acoustic Music Number of pages : 4 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. In addition, four major scale patterns and a diagram of the location of the notes on the neck are included.