The c6th tuning is extremely versatile for arranging chords and melodies across a wide variety of musical genres. If you just learn these musical pieces, study them, and commit some of them to memory, then you will be off to a promising start, having an extensive repertoire of musical. Hosted by joe wright we hear larry talk about how he started and the road he traveled. Whether you use it as a source of spooky colors in the studio or drag it onstage.
It is his arrangment of lei nokaiulani for c6 tuned lap steel. Some people like to bend the picks more to prevent digging into the lap steels fretboard, which will scratch up a new guitar quickly if you are an aggressive picker like me. The plan here shows a custom made stainless steel bridge plate with integral brass bridge. In this lesson i teach the classic hawaiian song song of the islands aka na lei o hawaii. Lap steel lessons for the beginner video dailymotion. I have been performing, mostly singing with standard guitars since around 1975 in western canada and chipping away at various slide styles but just lately a friend installed a strat pickup on my old 50s pearlite hawaiian and now im hooked on c6. Slide guitar and hawaiian lap steel are also done in open tunings.
Jerry byrds instruction course for steel guitar is the overall bible of the lap steel guitar world. The songs will usually be simple, containing the main melody of the piece. I played all this tab on a rondo sx 6 string lap steel. They have been become very popular on ebay and amazon, and i have just improved the formatting and expanded the text in them for 2015. Master the fundamentals of lap steel premier guitar. Beginning to advanced instruction in the e9 tuning and an introduction to the c6 tuning. If you are a registered user you are now an apprentice wizard and have access now to all free lessons on this page, and access to other areas in this web site. Learn to play c6 lap steel guitar 2 video set joedocmusic. Bluestem strings beginners guide to lap steel construction introduction. Lap steel blues licks volume 1 online lesson videos.
Bluestem strings beginners guide to lap steel construction. The reso hangout respects the intellectual property rights of others and we require our members to do the same. The 6 string lap steel is great for hawaiian, blues, slide guitar licks, many country songs, dobro style riffs and can imitate a lot of what can be played on the 8. If interested in a physical dvd please use the contact page to email jody and he will make arrangements to ship a traditional dvd your way. With first lessons lap steel guitar, author jay leach has created a fun, easytofollow approach to learning the lap steel guitar. Sleepwalk tablature for lap steel hawaiian steel guitar. Here is the classic country tune, jambalaya, arranged for c6 lap steel. The tablature key has been updated to conform more closely to tablature conventions used in standard guitar arrangements. Each course is a wealth of info, tips, and tricks on guitar playing and recording, in that ebook. Bob stresses the importance of using palm harmonics and explains some incredible secrets for getting sounds up and down the neck. In this section, i am going to regularly transcribe a new song for the pedal steel guitar every few weeks. Fernando perezs selected repertoire is perfect for the steel guitar, allowing the reader to apply techniques and tricks unique to the instrument.
This comprehensive and easytouse beginners guide by country music veteran johnie helms includes many fun songs and hot licks to learn and play. Free 2212 24 lap steel plan the steel guitar forum. The plans feature a lap steel guitar with full schematics. If you dont know what tablature is or have other questions, look at the online guitar archive olga. I think i go through the song once on my demo and you can always buy the cd from me or a single song download on itunes, cd baby, or amazon. Well cover the essentials of bar control and muting, grapple with playing in tune, drill down on slurs and vibrato, and even try some slantbar techniques. Website developed by lochlan mcintosh graphic design by hive creative studio graphic design by hive creative studio. Lap steel guitar lesson blue hawaii youtube guitar tabs, guitar chords, music guitar.
The arrangement samples and lesson excerpts are much improved and higher resolution. In this comprehensive book, leach explains the basics of the instrument including bar control, picking, and string groups, with fun exercises to play. House of the rising sun open d lesson for weissenborn, dobro, lap steel. Difficulty level intermediate students needs to be familar with lap steel basic techniques duration 23 minutes. Any method can be used as long as the center of bridge dimension. Thought i would pass along a free lap steel plan that i have posted on my website. If youre liking what you see, please donate, and ill keep the lessons coming.
Simple lap steel guitar i call this lap steel guitar simple because it is basically just a blank with strings attached. Plenty of stuff to learn and practice with this one. Keep in mind to play a major chord on the fret indicated omit the a string. Book 1 lessons for the c6 lap steel guitar let georgeboards help you make the transition to lap steel playing. Although this service is currently free of charge, im accepting donations. Piano lessons for beginners lesson course introduction online tutorial easy free chords scales 1. They were scanned from the original and sent in eight different parts. This is a beginning lesson explaining how to get the 1, 4, and 5 chords on your c6th tuning. The following samples have all been updated as of march 2011. We recently received these plans from hubcap john hayward which were originally featured in practical wireless magazine in london in 1965. Many people agonize over getting a 6 string versus an 8, 10 or 12 string lap steel.
Here is a quick reference to the system of notation i use for transcribing music for the steel guitar. The 30 songs in this book run the gamut from pop, country, reggae, celtic and rockabilly to hawaiian and jazz sta. The hal leonard lap steel guitar method is designed for anyone just learning to play the sixstring lap steel guitar. Choose a lap, universal or e9th lesson from the menu on the left. Sometimes they will include harmonized parts as well.
Can be trimmed to fit the width of a 6 or 8 string lap steel or a 10 string lap or pedal steel guitar. C6 lap steel lessons this section is all about c6 tuning for lap steel. Here you can view videos and tablature to learn how to play dobro at your own pace. Strum hollow has a few tunes for resophonic guitars in midi, tab and tabledit format. However, that doesnt mean that the instrument lacks anything a lap steel guitar needs, and it can be played just as well as any other lap steel instrument. The encyclopedia of acoustic lap steel guitar solos is a collection of compositions for steel guitar from styles including hawaiian, jazz, blues, ragtime, country, latin and even chinese music. Free beginner lesson introduction to c6 tuning for lap steel. The chart below shows the same chords and the chord positions on c6 lap steel guitar. Louis, missouri, this book comes in a large 3ring heavy cover with a plastic holder for the cassette tapes. Behind the bar bends for lap steel and dobro lessons with scott grove duration. The number above the chord is the fret you place your bar on to play that chord.
By emphasizing realism and playability, we want playing slide lap steel to give you the same excitement and inspiration as playing a real lap steel guitar. In this, my first instructable, i will attempt to chronicle the construction of a simple lap steel guitar. It took me months to learn all these, and i didnt want to forget what i had learned, so i tabbed them out for easy reference. For 6string lap steel guitar tuned hi to low e c a g e c. This is a great lesson to work on adding vocal like qualities to your lap steel playing.
If you are looking for a downloadable fret board this would be a great deal for. The drawing has all details for both 2212 and 24 scales and alternate bridge plate and pick guard ideas. In this lesson i go over 8 fretboard diagrams that i made for c6 tuned lap steel 6 string. Before you try out songs, i recommend to learn the basics with this free lesson, introduction to c6 tuning for lap steel, where you will learn how to tune up your instrument, then get a grasp of the tunings harmonic layout, major and minor chords etc. Larry talks about his life in the world of steel guitar. If youre a steelcurious guitarist or bassist fyi, john paul jones plays wicked lap steel looking for a reason to take the first step, this lesson is for you. First lessons lap steel guitar paperback july 10, 2015 by jay leach author 3. Whether youre a seasoned guitarist looking for a new challenge or an aspiring new musician looking for their niche, a beginnerlevel lap steel guitar is the best way to learn the ins and outs of the instrument without leaving an empty wallet behind.
The instrument plan is roughly patterned after an oahu tonemaster with the body profile scaled to match the shorter scale length. Heres what all the download and each diagram covers. Should i just learn how to do my own set ups and repairs. Click here to download a printable pdf of this lessons notation. This lesson for guitarists, dobro, lap steel and pedal steel players covers bar techniques, hand positions, scale patterns, hawaiian tunings, vibrato, harmonic chimes and more. Great for learning palm harmonics aka chimes this download comes with. In this lesson, i give you an introduction to c6 tuning for lap steel harmonic overview, intervals, chords. Music lessonsguitar lessonsfree sheet music downloadopen g tuninglap steel guitarresonator guitarslide guitarbetter.