First Lessons Pedal Steel
First Lessons Pedal Steel

Author: Jay Leach

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2015-04-28

Total Pages: 69

ISBN-13: 1619114941

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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

Deluxe Pedal Steel Guitar Method
Deluxe Pedal Steel Guitar Method

Author: Dewitt Scott

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2016-02-02

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1610654420

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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.

Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Pedal Steel Guitar
Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Pedal Steel Guitar

Author: Joe Stoebenau

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 2004-07

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780739035955

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Today, more and more musical styles are discovering the distinct sound of the pedal steel guitar. Teach Yourself to Play Pedal Steel Guitar uses a fun and easy-to-follow approach that is great for every guitarist and beginners with no prior musical training. You will learn the basics of how to tune, read music and TAB, right- and left-hand techniques, and improvising. A recording is included for play-along and practice. By the time you're done, you'll be ready to learn your favorite songs and play with a band. 96 pages.

Basic C6th Nonpedal Lap Steel Method
Basic C6th Nonpedal Lap Steel Method

Author: DeWitt Scott

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Incorporated

Published: 2015-04-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780786688197

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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.

Complete Steel Guitar Method
Complete Steel Guitar Method

Author: Roger Filiberto

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2014-06-10

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 1609748867

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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.

Pedal Steel Guitar
Pedal Steel Guitar

Author: Winnie Winston

Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13:

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Anthology of Pedal Steel Guitar
Anthology of Pedal Steel Guitar

Author: Dewitt Scott

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2010-10-07

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 1609749464

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This book definitely falls into the category of one of those books no pedal steel player should be without! Written by Pedal Steel Hall of Fame member, DeWitt Scott, this fine text teaches the styles and techniques of playing contemporary pedal steel guitar. In addition, solos are presented by many of todays greatest steel guitar artists such as Buddy Emmons, Lloyd Green, Mike Smith, Nils Tuxen, Weldon Myrick, Paul Franklin, Jerry Byrd, DeWitt Scott and Doug Jernigan. In notation and tablature. All audio for the book is available as a free download. E9 Chromatic Tuning.

The Story of Paul Bigsby
The Story of Paul Bigsby

Author: Andy Babiuk

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9780615243047

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(Book). Most musicians are familiar with the famous Bigsby Vibrato, but not as many know about the wonderful guitars that Paul Bigsby built in the 1940s. Bigsby, who was responsible for developing and refining the pedal steel guitar, also built the first modern solid body electric guitar for Merle Travis in 1948, predating Leo Fender and Gibson's Les Paul by a number of years. The Story of Paul A. Bigsby tells how Bigsby influenced Fender and Gibson, as well as a number of other guitar manufacturers, in building techniques and design. This deluxe illustrated coffee table book contains over 300 color and black & white photos. Many of these have not previously been published, and over 50 are actual Bigsby instrument photos taken by fine arts photographer Greg Morgan. The book also comes with an audio CD of Paul Bigsby, recorded in the late 1950s, telling stories of his business.

Easiest Country Pedal Steel Guitar Book
Easiest Country Pedal Steel Guitar Book

Author: Dewitt Scott

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2010-10-07

Total Pages: 29

ISBN-13: 1609740114

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This book will teach you all the basics of how to play the pedal steel guitar. Sections describe how to tune the pedal steel guitar, which picks to use, slides, explanations of signs and symbols, and the use of right/left hand positions. Musical examples are given throughout and a list of easy to intermediate practice songs is included. This book is written in E9 tuning and is presentes in notation and tablature.