Learn how to pick Dobro licks and instrumentals in no time! Find out about bar technique, right-hand rolls, tunings, special effects, bluegrass/country licks, songs and instrumentals.

Learn over 650 great licks in all styles of bluegrass. Lead-ins, endings, back-ups and licks with diverging lines. Features licks of J.D. Crowe, Don Reno, Bill Keith, Pete Wernick, Bela Fleck and others.

Here's a great way to improve your picking, build up speed and stamina, and get those licks and solos working! Whether you are a professional or a 'parking lot' player, these fabulous sessions will get your fingers in shape - fast! On these four CD's you have a dedicated bluesgrass nad in the right speaker to give you solid back up to 49 great tunes, both slowed down and up to speed whilst the lead part can be heard in the left channel. Suitable for Guitar, Fiddle, Banjo, Dobro or Mandolin.

This package contains six one-hour CDs and a printed music/tab book. Steve Kaufman is a champion flatpicker and, using popular, favourite bluegrass solos, he breaks them down so you can really hold your own in a hot jam session! This unique 6 CD course has been produced for all levels of players: Steve Kaufman teaches the melody to familiarize the beginning guitarists with the tune in its most basic form; then he gets the intermediate player started on a series of great licks and runs. The advances technique will spice up the tune so it becomes a real showpiece!

Here is the whole gamut of the fabulous Tony Rice guitar style, from bluegrass basics to his own new acoustic compositions. Tony teaches and demonstrates licks, runs, tunes, advanced rhythm parts and the complex, improvisational solos that have made him the premier flatpick guitarist in the world. He also covers songs such as Red-Haired Boy, Little Sadie, Your Love Is like a Flower, Blue Railroad Train, Ginseng Sullivan, Wild Horse, Jerusalem Ridge and many, many more.

Here is a foolproof system that will improve your ear and help build stamina, power and confidence in your banjo picking. Steve Kaufman and Bennie Boling play through 49 classic bluegrass tune - slowly , then up to speed - so banjo players at all levels can play along.With your stereo balance control, you can turn off the lead and play along with the rhythm track to get your soloing together. The solo banjo part is on the other channel, so you can practice your back-up parts and learn the tune. These CDs provide an invaluable tool to practice your licks and solos and really get your jamming chops together!

Advanced Fiddling Book/CD Set by Craig Duncan. For Fiddle. Solos. Bluegrass & Country. Intermediate-Advanced. Book/CD Set. 120 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.93971BCD). ISBN 9780786629534. Bluegrass & Country. 8.75x11.75 inches. A follow-up book on Craig Duncan's popular "Deluxe Fiddling Method" containing 40 great fiddle solos in the keys of F, B-flat, E major, E minor, and A minor. Also features tunes in altered tunings, contest-style-breakdowns, ragtime tunes, and additional fiddling favorites. The split-track CD features full performances of the first 36 tunes in the book, split between fiddle solo and guitar accompaniment. The tunes Twinkle Little Star, Under the Double Eagle, and Whiskey Before Breakfast are not on the CD.

Complete Bluegrass Banjo Method by Neil Griffin. For Banjo (5-String). Methods. Complete. Bluegrass. Multiple Levels. Book. 244 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.93345). ISBN 9780871668790. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches. One of the very best G tuning five-string bluegrass banjo methods available! The book teaches how to pick out tunes single-string style (one note at a time), how to play chord accompaniment, and how to play solos in the full three-finger, bluegrass style. Topics include note and tab reading, chord background styles, traditional bluegrass techniques, fills and endings, use of the capo, rolls, slides, hammers, pull-offs, choking, harmonics, and up-the-neck playing. In notation and tablature.

Learn to Play Bluegrass Dobro Guitar Book/CD Set by Ken Eidson and Tom Swatzell. For Guitar (Resonator). Methods. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 88 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.93968BCD). ISBN 9780786627684. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches. A step-by-step method by two noted Dobro authorities. This method takes the student through the basics of bar position, right hand technique, producing harmonics, and minor and seventh chords. Features 25 solos in G tuning, written in notation and tablature.

The Legacy of Doc Watson by Steve Kaufman. For Guitar (Flatpicking). Transcribed Solos. Bluegrass. Intermediate. Book. 152 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.95742). ISBN 9780786633937. Bluegrass. 9x11.75 inches. The first authorized compilation of Doc Watson's life and music is meant to serve not only as a biography, but also as a unique instructional book. A running dialogue with Doc reveals the story behind each tune, while Steve Kaufman provides additional performance tips. Here's your opportunity to learn from the best! The obvious rapport between the author and his subject produced a formula that fittingly captures the 50-year legacy of a remarkable musician. Written in notation and tablature for the intermediate level flatpicking guitarist with a few nods to fingerstyle technique. Includes an insightful illustrated essay by Dan Miller of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine.