Hal Leonard Lap Slide Songbook

(Fretted). Learn to play an amazing collection fo classic blues, folk, country and rock songs arranged for solo lap slide guitar! Master slide player Peter Roller has written and recorded soulful arrangements of all 22 songs to demonstrate. Listen to the audio tracks to hear how each song sounds, then try yourself by following the easy-to-read tablature. The songs are presented in order of difficulty, starting with easier melodies and licks for beginners and progressings toward more advanced chord-melody style playing. Songs include: Angelina Baker (Stephen Foster) * Come on in My Kitchen (Robert Johnson) * Gold Rush (Bill Monroe) * Little Martha (Allman Brothers Band) * My Babe (Little Walter) * No Expectations (Rolling Stones) * (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding) * and more.

(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!

An instruction guide for basic through advanced bottleneck guitar. Over fifteen tunes in the styles of Robert Johnson, Son House, Duane Allman, Ry Cooder and others, with exercises, runs, chords and tunes in open and standard tunings, written in standard notation and tablature.

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.

This book is an excellent study of the history and unique musical stylings of the Hawaiian guitar. Stacy Phillips successfully pinpoints the characteristics of Hawaiian guitar solos. A special feature is the inclusion of a superb historical survey of Hawaiian music. Written in tablature only, G tuning. DeWitt Scott comments: There are two types of Hawaiian music, the 'authentic' style and the 'tourist' style. Stacy is presenting the 'authentic' style and this is much needed to keep the Hawaiian music alive.

(Ukulele). If you want to take your ukulele playing to the next level, you need to start using your fingers! The sample songs and patterns found in this book/audio pack will get you started both playing solos and accompaniment fingerstyle. You will learn how to use your picking-hand fingers and thumb to play chord melody solos on the ukulele, mixing chords and single notes like a pianist or a guitarist. You will also learn fingerpicking accompaniment patterns for a variety of textures and rhythmic grooves. Because fingerstyle playing works for all genres, folk, jazz, blues and country songs are included in this collection! Songs include: After You've Gone * Aloha Oe * Amazing Grace * C.C. Rider * I Ride an Old Paint * The Red River Valley * St. Louis Blues * Take Me Out to the Ball Game * The Wabash Cannon Ball * Will the Circle Be Unbroken * and more.

The classic resonator guitar sound is currently popping up in all types of music ranging from country to bluegrass to blues to rock. Resonator Guitar is a fun instrument to play. Janet Davis has taught people of all ages to play resonator guitar and in her own words, They all have a good time pickin' and grinnin'. This is a very easy method to follow and it will teach you basics of resonator performance including both chording and single note playing using the slide bar. Also, you will play bluegrass, old-time country, blues, Hawaiian, fiddle tunes, folk songs and more. This method covers an extremely wide and diverse array of topics. If you want to play Dobro, this book will show you how! In tablature only.

Guitar arrangements transcribed by the artists themselves, in standard notation and tab. Each edition includes a masterclass-style CD in which the artist walks you through the key aspects and techniques for each arrangement. Ten of Ed Gerhard's most beautiful solo guitar pieces transcribed in full notation and tablature. On the accompanying master class-style CD, Ed carefully describes and demonstrates all the key passages for each song. Titles are: Blue Highway * Crow * Duet * Farther Along * Homage * Promised Land * Shallow Brown * Si Bhig, Si Mhor * The Water Is Wide * Wild Mountain Thyme.