First Lessons Pedal Steel

First Lessons Pedal Steel
Author: Jay Leach
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2015-04-28
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1619114941

This book is an excellent introduction to one of America's most quintessential instruments, the pedal steel. The first part of the book covers the skills required to play the instrument, including technique for the pedals and knee levers, bar control, and picking. The second half includes songs and licks that illustrate the full spectrum of the pedal steel's capabilities. Exercises and songs are presented in tablature and standard notation. The book comes with accompanying audio and video download available online, including play-along tracks

Complete Steel Guitar Method

Complete Steel Guitar Method
Author: Roger Filiberto
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2014-06-10
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1609748867

This time-honored method addresses the six-string lap steel guitar in E7 tuning. This approach incorporates both note reading and melody chord playing. The melody chord approach is the one utilized and made famous by New Orleans' great guitarist and teacher, Roger Filiberto. This book contitutes one of the most practical, well-written methods available for the lap steel guitar; it teaches techniques and chord harmony applicable to Hawaiian, bottleneck/slide and even resonator styles.

The Hal Leonard Lap Steel Guitar Method

The Hal Leonard Lap Steel Guitar Method
Author: Johnie Helms
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2009-07-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1495031810

(Instructional). The Hal Leonard Lap Steel Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play the six-string lap steel guitar. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide by country music veteran Johnie Helms includes many fun songs and hot licks to learn and play. The accompanying audio features 95 demonstration and play along tracks. Topics include tunings, chords, scales, key positions, right- and left-hand techniques, vibrato, string pulls, slants, music reading, and much more!

Basic C6th Nonpedal Lap Steel Method

Basic C6th Nonpedal Lap Steel Method
Author: DeWitt Scott
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Incorporated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-04-30
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780786688197

Made famous by the legendary Jerry Byrd, the C6 tuning [CEGACE] for the non- pedal lap steel guitar has many advantages due to its versatility. The tuning isespecially useful in playing two and three-string chord combinations and for easy single-string passages. Patience, dedication and many hours of practice areneeded to perfect the "slant" bar positions, especially the reverse slants, but the end result is well worth the effort. This excellent text, written by Steel Guitarand Country Music Hall of Fame member DeWitt Scott, is written in standard notation and tablature. Audio download available online.

Deluxe Pedal Steel Guitar Method

Deluxe Pedal Steel Guitar Method
Author: Dewitt Scott
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2016-02-02
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610654420

This is the standard-bearer for pedal steel instruction books. It is extremely comprehensive in scope. Written by DeWitt Scott, founder of the International Pedal Steel Guitar Convention and member of the Pedal Steel Guitar Hall of Fame, this course teaches E9 tuning, Nashville set-up pedal steel with three floor and three knee levers. If you want to learn pedal steel, this book will show you how. the accompanying CD is in split-track format, allowing the student to play with the rhythm accompaniment, the pedal-steel solo parts, or both.

Mastering the Lap Steel Guitar

Mastering the Lap Steel Guitar
Author: Rob Haines
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 73
Release: 2018-08-27
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1619118343

Mastering the Lap Steel Guitar will take you from beginner basics such as tuning, right hand blocking, and holding the bar, to advanced techniques including bar slants, harmonics, string pulls and more. Licks, songs and the Nashville number system are covered, with additional tips and tricks Rob Haines has acquired in over 40 years of playing professionally. The book is written in standard notation as well as tablature and includes access to online video.

The Hawaiian Steel Guitar and Its Great Hawaiian Musicians

The Hawaiian Steel Guitar and Its Great Hawaiian Musicians
Author: Lorene Ruymar
Publisher: Centerstream Publications
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1996
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781574240214

(Fretted). The term "steel guitar" can refer to instruments with multiple tunings, 6 to 14 strings, and even multiple fretboards. To add even more confusion, the term "Hawaiian guitar" refers to an instrument played flat on the lap with a steel bar outside of Hawaii, but in Hawaii, it is the early term for the slack key guitar. Lorene Ruymar clears up the confusion in her new book that takes a look at Hawaiian music; the origin of the steel guitar and its spread throughout the world; Hawaiian playing styles, techniques and tunings; and more. Includes hundreds of photos, a foreword by Jerry Byrd, and a bibliography and suggested reading list.

Fretboard Roadmaps

Fretboard Roadmaps
Author: Fred Sokolow
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1993
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780793520886

(Fretted). The updated edition of this bestselling guitar instruction book now includes new music examples! This book will show you how to: play lead and rhythm anywhere on the fretboard, in any key; play a variety of lead guitar styles; play chords and progressions anywhere on the fretboard; expand your chord vocabulary; and learn to think musically the way the pros do. Each chapter presents a pattern and shows how to use it, along with playing tips and guitar insights. Absolute beginners can follow the diagrams and instruction, and intermediate and advanced players can use the chapters non-sequentially to increase their understanding of the guitar.

Chords & Scales for Dobro and Lap Steel Guitar

Chords & Scales for Dobro and Lap Steel Guitar
Author: Ori Beanstock
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-12
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780786682331

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 become fully familiarized with the instrument. * Each graph describes 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. * This book offers numerous positions of chords in all twelve keys as well as most essentialscales and modes.