Let Ivan introduce you to some important basic concepts in soloing and backup techniques for the beginner/intermediate Dobro player. In this lesson, Ivan demonstrates how to identify and remember commonly used first-position areas of the fret board, which makes it easy to find a bluegrass melody.He then explains how to incorporate rolls, slides, hammer-ons/pull-offs, and other essential dobro techniques to create a coherent and interesting bluegrass solo. Topics covered include: --Right Hand Roll Demonstrations -- Pick Up Notes For Solos -- Left Hand Damping -- Visual Patterns For Learning the Dobro Neck -- Finding Melody Notes -- Pick Blocking -- Building a Bluegrass Solo -- Spicing Up Your Solo -- Filling Spaces with Dobro Runs -- and much more! In the right hands, the Dobro becomes an instrument of impassioned feeling, dark mystery and great beauty. Ivan Rosenberg has those 'right hands.' / Guitare (Résonateur) / Dvd - Format: 7,5 X 5,25

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning Musical Genre : Christmas Number of pages : 32 Featuring 28 well-known Christmas songs arranged for squareneck resonator guitar with chord symbols for an accompaniment instrument. Book contains chord diagrams for accompaniment guitar as well as common strum patterns to use for rhythm backup. All songs are arranged in standard notation and tablature for Dobro®. This book may be used along with Mel Bay's Mandolin Christmas Songbook (MB21013) and Mel Bay's Ukulele Christmas Songbook (MB20886). All songs, except Away in a Manger� are in the same key and can be played together. Most songs in Mel Bay's Tenor Banjo Christmas Songbook (MB21014) are also in the same key and can be used together.

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.