Haines, Rob - Mastering the Lap Steel Guitar
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Haines, Rob - Mastering the Lap Steel Guitar

Catalogue No: MB30524M
ArrangementSteel Guitar
ComposerRob Haines
Product FormatSheet Music/Online Audio
£18.99
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ISBN9781513462073 (1513462075)

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.

Contents

  1. Introduction/Parts of the Lap Steel Guitar
  2. Volume Pedal and Strings
  3. Tuning and the Bar
  4. Picks
  5. Standard Notation, reading music
  6. Time Signatures
  7. Right Hand Blocking/Vibrato
  8. The C Major Scale Using Open Strings in the First Position
  9. The G Major Scale
  10. E Natural Minor Scale
  11. E Harmonic Minor Scale
  12. Chord Basics
  13. Playing Swing Eighth Notes
  14. Joyful, Joyful (Ode to Joy) in the key of G
  15. Joyful, Joyful (Ode to Joy) in the key of C
  16. Don Helms-Style Intro and Outro
  17. The Nashville Number System
  18. Don Helms-Style Intro and Outro Nashville Number Chart
  19. Right-Hand Technique, Alternating Thumb/Middle
  20. Lick Using Alternating Thumb/Middle
  21. Chromatic Lick
  22. 5 5 5 1 Intro
  23. Yodel Lick
  24. Natural Harmonics
  25. Tuning with Natural Harmonics.
  26. The Forward-Bar Slant (F-Slant)
  27. The Backward-Bar Slant (B-Slant)
  28. Don Helms-Style Intros
  29. Minors Using Bar Slants
  30. G7 String Pull
  31. The A6 to A7 Lick
  32. Effects Pedals
  33. Blues Scale
  34. Ave Marie
  35. Advanced Bar Slant
  36. Jazzy-Sounding Lick
  37. Hammer-On/Pull-Off Licks in D
  38. Hammer-On/Pull-Off Licks in C
  39. Chromatic Chord Ending Lick
  40. Fake Pedal Steel Intros
  41. Jerry Byrd-Style Ending Lick
  42. Ending Using Harmonics Only
  43. Intro Using Full Sixth Chords
  44. Lick Using 6th to 7th
  45. Volume Pedal Technique
  46. Boogie Woogie Lick
  47. Backward Rake
  48. Forward Rake
  49. Playing Rhythm
  50. Palm Harmonics
  51. Harmonics Using the Third Finger
  52. Licks that Include Open Strings
  53. Midnight Ride
  54. Lost Love
  55. Final Advice: Continue Learning
  56. About the Author
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