Lesson 1: "Long Journey Home"
Lessons 2: "Angel Band" | Open Position
Lesson 3: "I Am A Pilgrim"
Each lesson includes video lessons, backing tracks, and TABS!
Learn two variations of the song "All the Good Times Are Past and Gone." One variation in the lower octave in the open position, and another up the neck in a higher octave. A great song to have in your repertoire.
Learn the song, "Big Sciota." Focus on each phrase of the melody, build speed, and improve technique in this lesson. A great song for dobro and bluegrass jams.
Learn this classic on the dobro. First learn the complete melody at a slower tempo. Then start to deconstruct the melody for those faster tempos. 3 different versions of this song.
Learn the basic melody first. Then add rolls, hammer ons, pull offs, and fills in a second variation of the melody. Techniques and tricks that can be used to other songs as well.
Learn this traditional melody on the dobro. First, learn the basic melody in the lower and upper octaves. Then add to those melodies in both octaves. Lots of useful techniques to apply to other songs in this one!
Open G Tuning: Learn my take on the straight ahead melody and then dive into improvising on that melody. This lesson includes a good exercise to get more comfortable in making up your own lines!
Get familiar with the Key of C by learning the basic melody and an advanced variation of the song "Dark Hollow." Also included in this lesson is a side lesson on the C Major Scale in the open position.
Get familiar going up the neck in the the Key of C by learning the basic melody and an advanced variation of the song "Dark Hollow." Also included in this lesson is a side lesson on the C Major Scale on the 1st string.
Open G Tuning: Learn the basic melody, chord progression, and then two variations of the melody. One variation in the open position, and the other one going up the neck.
Open G Tuning: Learn two variations based on the traditional song, Lonesome Road Blues. There are a lot licks that can easily be used in many other songs in this one.
Learn this classic on the dobro. First learn the basic melody in the lower along with a more advanced variation. Then do the same in the higher octave.
Learn the old melody to the traditional song, Shove the Pig's Foot a Little Further into the Fire. It's a great melody that includes a lot of hammer ons and pull offs. Another good tune to have in your back pocket for jams!
Learn the old time fiddle song, Squirrel Hunters. This is a cool melody that uses the A Mixolydian scale. I do this one in Open G Tuning (GBDGBD) without a capo. It's a great melody to learn and build on!
Learn the basic melody to "Turkey in the Straw" using the G major scale in this beginner lesson. Then add to the melody to create a more advanced variation!
Learn two solos over a 12 Bar Blues in the Key of A without a capo. The solos are tabbed out as well as to A Blues scale patterns to learn and relate to the solo. Lots of licks and tricks in this one.
Learn a couple of solo passes over a 12 bar blues in the key of E. Getting around the dobro neck in the Key of E is crucial. Aside from getting some licks and tricks in this lesson, you also get a couple of solid E Blues Scale Patterns under your fingers and play on from there.
Open G Tuning: Dive into a Bluegrass Blues progression in the Key of D. Learn the basic rolls and then add lead in notes, licks, and a solo in this lesson!
Learn some roll patterns. Then learn how to build on them to the point of building a solo around them using the G Major Pentatonic Scale. There are four examples (lessons) to learn from and a video dedicated to the G Major Pentatonic Scale.
Learn some roll patterns. Then learn how to build on them to the point of building a solo around them using the G Minor Pentatonic Scale. There are four examples (lessons) to learn from and a video dedicated to the G Minor Pentatonic Scale.
Learn the C Major and A Minor (relative minor) scales in the open position. Then learn a lick and how to resolve it depending on if you are in major or minor.
Learn how to utilize the Circle of 4ths in your practice routine. It is great for learning chords, rolls, licks, rhythm chops, endurance, and other techniques in all 12 keys. Included are tabs of a roll pattern in every key and a backing track.
Learn a D Chord Roll in this free lesson! Then make a couple of variations to the roll to make it more advanced. Finally, start adding a lick to the roll pattern.
Utilize a D Major Scale to practice your forward slants on the top two strings. Once the scale and sequences are down, apply the slants to a chord progression in a more real life situation!
Learn where all the "G" notes are within the first 12 frets of the neck. Then take a phrase and try to find all of the place you can play the phrase based on the "G" notes you have memorized. Try it on your own at first and then download the TAB to see the answers.
Learn how to play natural and artificial harmonics! First, we apply the harmonics to a couple of exercises and then to simple melody with backing track.
Learn how to create strong kickoffs with pickup notes in two different feels, the quarter note feel and a two feel. There are 12 kickoffs in total. All of them are in the key of G with 4 leading in to the root. 4 leading in to the third. 4 leading in to the fifth.
Learn 7 (each has a variation, too) one measure licks in the key of G. Then start combining the licks and begin creating longer phrases. This will help with improvising around a melody!
Open G Tuning: Learn how to play different versions of minor and 7th chords by playing over a chord progression. This is a great lesson to crack the code of getting beyond major chords in an open major tuning.
Learn the scale, chord progression, chord tones, and a scale sequence to get a good start in building your own melodies and lines in the key of B Minor!
Learn a closed position lick, play it over a I, IV, V chord progression, and then practice playing the melody in all 12 keys. A great lesson to begin getting around in all keys!
Learn the basics of the Travis Picking method in this 2 part lesson! Start off learning 20 different right hand exercises that consists of playing a bass line while placing a melody note on different beats and offbeats of the measure. Then tackle a made up simple melody, and add it to a bass line from scratch.
Learn this Scottish traditional melody on the dobro. Included are a basic melody, chord solo, and bluegrass version of the melody . Three different passes in all!
Learn this popular traditional melody that has been formed into a number of songs, one of the being "Great Speckled Bird." There are a couple of versions including a basic melody and more advanced version of the melody.
Build on the melody of the gospel song, "Just a Closer Walk with Thee." This lesson really focuses on going up the neck via the third and first strings.
Learn a pass of the Verse and Chorus of "Keep On The Sunny Side" in the Key of G. This arrangement is broken down measure by measure. It is a great song to have in your back pocket.
Dig into the key of Am while staying in Open G Tuning (GBDGBD). Learn the basic melody to "Wayfaring Stranger" and then build and fill in the spaces of that basic melody!
Learn the C Major and A Minor (relative minor) scales in the open position. Then learn a lick and how to resolve it depending on if you are in major or minor.
Learn how to utilize the Circle of 4ths in your practice routine. It is great for learning chords, rolls, licks, rhythm chops, endurance, and other techniques in all 12 keys. Included are tabs of a roll pattern in every key and a backing track.
Learn a D Chord Roll in this free lesson! Then make a couple of variations to the roll to make it more advanced. Finally, start adding a lick to the roll pattern.
Learn where all the "G" notes are within the first 12 frets of the neck. Then take a phrase and try to find all of the place you can play the phrase based on the "G" notes you have memorized. Try it on your own at first and then download the TAB to see the answers.