Mel Bay Publications

Dobro 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...

Don 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...

"Easiest Country Pedal Steel Guitar Book" by DeWitt Scott This little book will teach you the basics of how to play the pedal steel guitar. Sections describe how to tune the pedal steel guitar, which...

 Fingerstyle & Slide Guitar in Open Tunings taught by John Fahey (Book + Online Audio) John Fahey was a pioneer in composing and arranging guitar solos in open tunings. In this lesson series...

First Lessons Lap Steel Guitar by Jay Leach (Book and Online Audio) is a fun and easy approach to learning the lap steel guitar. Author Jay Leach explains the basics of the instrument including bar...

First Lessons Pedal Steel by Jay Leach (Book and Online Audio and Video) This book is an excellent introduction to one of America's most quintessential instruments, the pedal steel. The first part...

Gospel 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...

Ledward Kaapana & Bob Brozman in Concert (DVD) This concert video includes Hawaiian slack key guitar (ki ho'alu) master Ledward Kaapana performing solo on many instruments (including: 6 string,...

"Little" Roy Wiggins - Memory Time (Book/CD Set) The album has long been out of print, but Mel Bay has reissued DeWitt Scott's songbook of Little Roy's classic arrangements. The songs are tabbed for...

Mastering 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,...

Parking Lot Picker's Songbook - Dobro - by Dix Bruce and Stacy Phillips (Book + Online Audio)   A collection of over 200 great Bluegrass, Old Time, Country and Gospel standards. Melodies are...

Pedal Steel Guitar Chord Chart E9 Tuning by DeWitt Scott "Scotty's fold-out chord chart shows you all of the positions for 48 common major, minor, 7th, diminished and augmented chords. ...