Volume 2 continues the exploration of the classic Hawaiian Guitar solos from the Golden Age of Hawaiian music that began in Volume One of the Art of Hawaiian Steel Guitar. Contained here are precisetranscriptions and playing hints of classic tunes like 'Hula Girl' and 'Kaala' by the greatest players like Sol Hoopii The Genial Hawaiians and many others. Together with the accompanying online audio thisbook is a great tool for learning this exquisite slide Guitar style. Easy to use by both Acoustic Resonator and Electric slide players. A whole chapter of Hawaiian turnarounds is an added bonus. Most of the tunes are in majortuning but there are several in B minor and C6.

The Encyclopedia of Acoustic Lap Steel Guitar Solos is a collection of compositions for the Lap Steel Guitar carefully selected by renowned Guitar tutor Fernando Perez. The pieces in this bookcover a wide range of styles including Hawaiian Jazz Blues Ragtime Country Latin and even Chinese music. These featured pieces are perfect for the Lap Steel Guitar as they allow the reader to apply techniques and tricksunique to the instrument. The Encyclopedia of Acoustic Lap Steel Guitar Solos includes key explanations of different tunings and special techniques that can be applied to each composition. All of thepieces are arranged for solo Guitar and work perfectly in an ensemble context. Readers will also enjoy Perez's companion publication The Complete Acoustic Lap Steel Guitar Method. This book includes access toonline audio.

This book is a collection of sixteen instrumentals arranged for acoustic Lap Steel Guitar in D and G tuning. Lovely Hawaiian tunes such as 'Aloha Oe' are included as well as more bluesy selections such as 'Whistlin'Blues' and 'Careless Love.' The book even includes an Irish ballad 'Down By The Sally Gardens ' arranged specifically to be played on a Lap Steel Guitar. Special techniques such as 'bar slants ' naturalharmonics ' and 'behind-the-bar-bends' are carefully explained. Includes access to online audio.

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : All Styles Series : Complete Number of pages : 96 Now complete in one volume, 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.