Guitar tutor DVD
Bob Brozman uses a variety of instruments - a Weissenborn, a Dobro-type resophonic and a National steel - to teach the funky blues tunes, cool riffs and adventurous improvisations that he pulls from his seemingly bottomless bag of tricks.
The complete step-by-step guide to playing the guitar. Features profesional play-along backing tracks plus a 32 page booklet containing all the music examples shown in the DVD. Approx. 50 mins.
Take a lesson from the man the NY Times has called "Dobro's matchless contemporary master." On this DVD, Jerry Douglas shares the powerful techniques and unique sounds that have characterized his award-winning playing and have made him a legend among acoustic musicians.
Gavin Ralston who's style and brilliance has led him to perform and record with many of Ireland's top traditional players, now shares his amazing skills with you. Alternative chords, flamenco rolls, capo slide key changing and bass runs. Complete with live stage performances featuring Gerry O'Connor, banjo, and Paul McNevin, fiddle. Everything you will need to know.
Gabriele Weber and Brigitte Bernhard, also known as Dames Don’t Care, made a film investigating the personal side of the Kruger Brothers, their life before coming to the U.S., and their life in the U.S. The Dames sought to share the joy and love the Kruger Brothers bring to their audiences with their music. PAL version available only
Richard Drueding teaches chords, fingerpicking and more in this workshop that makes getting started on the guitar easy and fun. Other topics covered include tuning and basic blues shuffle. Running time: 2 hours. Suitable for any PC or Mac.
The eight-string, non-peda; steel guitar lent its distinctive sound to classic recordings by Bob Wills, Hank Williams and innumerable other country stars. This DVD gives you all the information you'll need to play this uniquely American instrument and capture the essence of the traditional country and western sound.
Although intended to accompany Paul De Grae's instruction book 'Traditional Irish Guitar', this recording also makes for good listening in itself, with new musical insights into the use of the guitar and the richness and diversity of Irish music.
Here is an easy introduction to DADGAD for those who are new to alternate tunings and want to explore its unique sounds on the guitar. It brings beautiful progressions, unique chords, ringing open strings and rich tones to your playing. 55 mins. Includes music and tab.
You've heard those velvet tones, sweeping runs and lightning fast licks on a thousand country classics. Now one of the wizards of the pedal steel takes the mystery out of this fascinating instrument, breaking it down for beginning and intermediate players alike.
Here is a hands-on Dobro course that will teach you to play your favourite bluegrass and country tunes in no time - even if you've never played before!
Continue your exploration of non-pedal and lap steel guitar
This clear and insightful lesson will expand your range of ideas and teach you important music theory that will make you a more versatile all-around player.
Learn to play a variety of fantastic tunes as you master the challenging techniques of the Dobro with this accessible DVD tutorial by Dobro master Stacy Phillips.
£17.95
Celebrated Dobro maestro Doug Cox introduces a private lesson in the elements and techniques that characterise the lap-style guitar. Not only will you receive a solid foundation in Dobro playing and music theory for one of the best in the business, you will also learn to:
Stacy's presentations extend beyond the tune being taught. You'll amass a full arsenal of techniques to create your own solos, improvisations and variations.
Essential viewing for any Dobro player featuring one of the greatest players of the instrument, Rob Ickes.
Learn the techniques and styles of today's most popular country guitarists! A fixture on the Los Angeles country music scene, Troy Dexter takes players step-by-step through classic country style licks that can also be used in blues, rock and rockabilly. He demonstrates pedal steel licks, bluegrass licks, cascading licks and licks using harmonics, intervals, triads, bends, chromatic passages, arpeggios, open strings, double stops and more. All licks are played in context, then slowed down and explained, and the DVD comes with an instructional booklet. 61 minutes.
This easy to follow bass guitar DVD tutor will take you step by step from first day exercises to playing along with a backing track. Includes 32 page booklet containing all the music examples shown on the DVD.
Celtic music offers the fingerstyle guitarist many beautiful and haunting melodies as well as intriguing dance rhythms and exciting tunes. In this DVD, Duck Baker explores the possibilities of playing a wide variety of Celtic music. Includes Elsie Marley; The Duke of Fife's Welcome to Deeside; The Greenfields of America; Temperance Reel; and Sheebeg An Sheemore.
This great new video guitar chords encyclopedia makes it possible to learn all of the essential chords. Learning becomes much more interesting when you can see and hear each chord. Joe Carr teaches the chord shapes and positions used by leading professional guitarists. Watching Joe's hand positions and listening to each note in the chords will imporve your ear and enable you to learn at a faster pace. Every major, minor, seventh, major seventh, ninth, augmented, and sixth chord is demonstrated a