Instruction
Instructional resources for pedal and non-pedal steel guitar, including method books and learning guides for a variety of tunings and playing styles. Suitable for both developing players and experienced musicians expanding their skills.
Also watch for collectible and vintage print resources, including magazines, lessons, and tablature, offered in new and used condition as available.
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Back-Up Pedal Steel Guitar by DeWitt Scott (Book + Online Audio)
Mel Bay Publications
$22.50Back-Up Pedal Steel Guitar by DeWitt Scott (Book + Online Audio) Over a hundred short phrases to fill the spaces between lyrics, and a variety of intros and endings to go with them. Demo songs include: Someday I'd Like To Play The Steel...$22.50 -
Basic C6th Nonpedal Lap Steel Method by DeWitt Scott (Book/Online Video)
Mel Bay Publications
$22.50Basic C6th Nonpedal Lap Steel Method by DeWitt Scott (Book and Online Video) 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 is especially...$22.50 -
Complete Steel Guitar Method by Roger Filiberto (Book)
Mel Bay Publications
$21.00Complete Steel Guitar Method by Roger Filiberto Great for Slide, Bottleneck, or Dobro Guitar 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...$21.00 -
Country Dobro Guitar Styles by Ken Eidson and Tom Swatzell (Book)
Mel Bay Publications
$18.00Country Dobro Guitar Styles by Ken Eidson and Tom Swatzell (Book) This is one of the all-time best selling methods for playing Country style Resonator guitar. Written by the legendary Dobro soloist, Tom Swatzell, it features G tuning and includes 27...$18.00 -
Dobro Songbook by Tom Swatzell & Ken Eidson (Book)
Mel Bay Publications
$18.00Dobro Songbook by Tom Swatzell & Ken Eidson (Book) This is a diverse and interesting collection of 34 songs arranged for the beginning Resophonic guitarists. Each song is rendered as a melody with chords and lyrics, as well as a Resophonic...$18.00 -
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Don Helms Your Cheatin' Heart - Steel Guitar Songbook E13th Non Pedal (Book + Online Audio)
Mel Bay Publications
$18.00Don Helms - Your Cheatin' Heart - Steel Guitar Song Book (Book + Online Audio) E13th Non Pedal (Don Helms, compiled and edited by DeWitt Scott) "If you're like me, you've spent many hours listening to Don Helms' solos on Hank Williams records,...$18.00 -
Gospel Dobro by Ken Eidson & Tom Swatzell (Book and Online Audio)
Mel Bay Publications
$20.00Gospel Dobro by Ken Eidson and Tom Swatzell (Book + Online Audio) A popular collection of 56 favorite old-time gospel songs artfully arranged for Resophonic guitar by Tom Swatzell and Ken Eidson. All arrangements are in G tuning with notation and...$20.00 -
Mastering the Lap Steel Guitar by Rob Haines (Book and Online Video)
Mel Bay Publications
$18.00Mastering the Lap Steel Guitar by Rob Haines (Book and Online Video) 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,...$18.00 -
The Art of the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Volume 2 by Stacy Phillips (Book + Online Audio)
Mel Bay Publications
$19.00Volume 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 precise transcriptions and playing hints of classic tunes like...$19.00 -
The Complete Acoustic Lap Steel Guitar Method (Book + Online Audio)
Mel Bay Publications
$20.00The Complete Acoustic Lap Steel Guitar Method by Fernando Perez (Book + Online Audio) The Complete Acoustic Lap Steel Guitar Method is the perfect step-by-step book for beginning and intermediate steel guitar players. Fernando Perez explains in detail...$20.00 -
You Can Teach Yourself Dobro by Janet Davis (Book and Online Audio/Video)
Mel Bay Publications
$18.00You Can Teach Yourself Dobro by Janet Davis (Book + Online Audio/Video) 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...$18.00