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Topic: High G Dobro Tuning Method Book? |
Bill Eisele
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New Mexico, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2023 1:42 pm |
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| Is anyone aware of a method book similar to Scotty’s book for basic C-6 lap steel for high G Dobro tuning that isn’t necessarily oriented for playing Bluegrass? I have started working through Stacy Phillips Mel Bay Hawaiian books and realize I need to tighten up my technique. Online lessons would be good too. Thanks! |
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Ken Pippus
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Langford, BC, Canada
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 4 Feb 2023 4:17 pm
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I bought the The Fretboard Roadmaps for Dobro Guitar from Fred Sokolow a bunch of years ago, it has a lot of material beyond bluegrass. There are some other tunings involved (D,E) but the majority of the segments are about GBDGBD. In the book a lot of the demo photos are of a Supro Comet lap steel rather than an actual dobro, but that doesn’t make any difference in terms of the content.
He has another book that I’m not familiar with about learning 50 songs on dobro in a variety of genres - that one looks like it has potential.
https://www.sokolowmusic.com/fred-sokolow-store#!/Fretboard-Roadmaps-for-Dobro-Guitar/p/450726399/category=127116707
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 4 Feb 2023 4:32 pm
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Joe Wilson does a really nice job on his website. A lot of non-bluegrass songs for G tuning. Good quality tablature, videos, and play along tracks.
He keeps it informal, and the way he is compensated is by donation, you pay what you can.
https://dobrojoe.com/dobro_school.html
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Bill Eisele
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New Mexico, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2023 4:40 pm
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| Ken Pippus wrote: |
https://www.steelguitarshopper.com/complete-dobro-player-by-stacy-phillips/
Bluegrass in small part, lots of everything else. Pretty encyclopedic. |
Thanks for the recommendation, Ken! I just put in the order. I really like the fact that it was written by Stacy. |
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Bill Eisele
From:
New Mexico, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2023 4:41 pm
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| Mark Eaton wrote: |
I bought the The Fretboard Roadmaps for Dobro Guitar from Fred Sokolow a bunch of years ago, it has a lot of material beyond bluegrass. There are some other tunings involved (D,E) but the majority of the segments are about GBDGBD. In the book a lot of the demo photos are of a Supro Comet lap steel rather than an actual dobro, but that doesn’t make any difference in terms of the content.
He has another book that I’m not familiar with about learning 50 songs on dobro in a variety of genres - that one looks like it has potential.
https://www.sokolowmusic.com/fred-sokolow-store#!/Fretboard-Roadmaps-for-Dobro-Guitar/p/450726399/category=127116707 |
I just put in the order. Thanks, Mark, for the recommendation! I have several of Fred's Roadmap books on other styles and find them useful. |
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Bill Eisele
From:
New Mexico, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2023 4:42 pm
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| Mark Eaton wrote: |
Joe Wilson does a really nice job on his website. A lot of non-bluegrass songs for G tuning. Good quality tablature, videos, and play along tracks.
He keeps it informal, and the way he is compensated is by donation, you pay what you can.
https://dobrojoe.com/dobro_school.html |
I will check out Joe's website. Thanks again, Mark! |
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Ken Pippus
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Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 4 Feb 2023 5:07 pm
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| Stacy was the real deal, a great guy, and wrote very practical instruction stuff. Did a full week camp one time where he was the dobro instructor. Unfortunately I had signed up for the “B” instrument course, which I think was much less productive. |
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Bill Eisele
From:
New Mexico, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2023 5:22 pm
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| Ken Pippus wrote: |
| Stacy was the real deal, a great guy, and wrote very practical instruction stuff. Did a full week camp one time where he was the dobro instructor. Unfortunately I had signed up for the “B” instrument course, which I think was much less productive. |
Yes, that's what I heard about him as well and his two volume Mel Bay "The Art of Hawaiian Steel Guitar" set is a true gift for those of us particularly interested in the old Hawaiian tunes. Listening to the HSGA Virtual Festival 4 on YouTube right now as I type this. |
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Sebastian Müller
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Berlin / Germany
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Bill Eisele
From:
New Mexico, USA
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Posted 5 Feb 2023 2:11 pm
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Hi Sebastian,
Thanks for reaching out. Yes, I have already purchased "Sweet Leilani" in G High Bass tuning from your website and plan to purchase more tabs with backing tracks. I greatly appreciate you offering these tabs for sale and really enjoy watching your YouTube videos. Your playing is superb and authentic so I frequently watch the videos. I also purchased your CD recently and just received it in the mail. Greatly enjoying listening to it.
I need to standardize on a couple of tunings that allow me to access the early Hawaiian tunes. So far, I have settled on the G High Bass tuning given that you offer the tabs in that tuning and Stacy Phillips' two volume set has most of the tunes set in that tuning as well. And I will use C-6 for later Hawaiian tunes. That should keep me busy for a very long time.
Aloha,
Bill |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 5 Feb 2023 3:00 pm
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I will affirm that Sebastian's stuff is top-notch.
Also agree about the Phillips books, even the first one which is predominantly bluegrass, but touches on a wide variety of stuff. Features a cameo appearance on the included recording from the incomparable Archduke of the Dobro.
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Sebastian Müller
From:
Berlin / Germany
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Posted 6 Feb 2023 1:28 pm
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Thank you so much for you kind words, Bill and Jack.
I am actually thinking about writing a method course for G/A tuning
since I have the feeling that there is not a lot out there besides the
Phillips books which have good content but are not very structured
when it comes to explaining the fretboard, chords, scales and arpeggios.
But it is quite a project and will take some time.
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https://hawaiian-steel-guitar.com |
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Lloyd Graves
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 6 Feb 2023 2:05 pm
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I think a Suzuki Method for the high bass A Hawaiian Guitar would surely be a moneymaker. 🤑
Or not.
But seriously, the beautiful thing about Suzuki is that each piece build on one another. Whereas with most folk instruments, Hawaiian guitar included, people just pick up song after song without knowing how they might compliment one another. I felt that your Sailing to Hawaii is a great first tune because it works off of a scale.
Anyhow, if welcome a more structured format! |
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Bill Eisele
From:
New Mexico, USA
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Posted 7 Feb 2023 9:25 pm
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| Sebastian Müller wrote: |
Thank you so much for you kind words, Bill and Jack.
I am actually thinking about writing a method course for G/A tuning
since I have the feeling that there is not a lot out there besides the
Phillips books which have good content but are not very structured
when it comes to explaining the fretboard, chords, scales and arpeggios.
But it is quite a project and will take some time. |
Writing a method course for G/A tuning would be wonderful, Sebastian! Yes, there isn’t a lot of information out there. I will be one of your first customers. A section on how to play in the old style would be very helpful as well. Best wishes for the successful launch of the method course! |
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