Fretboard Roadmaps – Lap Steel Guitar | Learn Solos, Licks and Backups | Essential Patterns and Tunings for All Skill Levels | Lap Steel Guitar Book with Online Audio

Three stars for me is not bad. They don't describe a few things, or frame some important considerations for anyone looking at this. However, -- that does not make it a bad book. One can always return it. Moreover, for what's out there, you'd want to consider this.If one is entirely new and may not fully understand "lap steel" or open tunings -- it jumps right in. To explain that would not help anyone new to this, so I won't attempt it.However, to jump in and just start playing, understanding the "pattern" or "boxes" folks well school in Pentatonic, Blues Scale Box runs up/down the neck and Barre Chords, usually are well acquainted with, -- they will like this, imo.There is on online resource I suppose I can't recommend here, but creates all the variations dynamically in a free html online "app". If they at this Publisher offered that as well with the Play Along Tracks they offer, -- that would make this a "standard" within a curriculum for this.Also, one has to understand this is not Slide "Guitar" as in Standard Tuning. It's Open Tunings. And intended for a "Lap Steel". This is not "Pedal" steel either. And, one needs to find the Open Tuning that may fit the majority of what they do. I tried them all and just kept coming back to Open D. However, I am going through this books curriculum as recommended because to do so makes sense and I do "get" the exercise in that.Also, folks need to understand, generally speaking, Lap Steel, Open Tunings is (again in general) a support instrument, not a "lead" instrument. I started to immediately Overdub my experiments right into demos, and it's wonderful, and wonderfully simple.If one wants to "Master" this and use it otherwise, -- have at it! But, crawling, then walking first is better than entering a marathon, imo.The initial tracks offered, one can just hit the Chords, which is simply laying the Tone Bar Slide across that position (there are only 11 before restarting at the 12th position/"fret" so to speak). And, since most tunes, in general are in G-key, A-key, D-key, E-key one only needs to really know 3 chord positions, then the actually very limited box they can use. The beauty of the instrument is it's simplicity and that one needs to "muscle memory" into them, the slide-up/down sounds and from where and if on the top 4 strings or "bottom" 3. There are only 6 strings on a basic Lap Steel setup, however to 4, D G B E string, or E A D as separate parts of the box.So, I did say that I'll not explain, but I guess I did to a limited degree.Maybe a nice Video to watch that explains my points, by a pro would be a great revision to this good book.I have not finished the book since I want to work the tracks as much as I can, -- but, I am sure my limits for my Open Tuning of choice and on this instrument setup will only be limited by me. But, remember a Cello is a Cello, and a Lap Steel in Open Tuning is just that, so one uses this for it's unique sound, accent and support.I think anyone seeking an "easy" instrument to facilitate participation in music, this is one instrument configuration to consider, -- and if explained as "simplified" not in the most complicated terms that many seem to do, if even by accident. I think if I had read my own words years ago I would have engaged "Slide" more thoroughly sooner than later.My advice here hopes to do that for this book and etc.Actually my comments remind me of the advice I read concerning Harmonica, -- there are only 3 chords and in one position, dynamics and rhythm are everything. And so it is with this. 4 well placed notes is all one needs unless showing off (?)!

(I’m assuming that you already play guitar and know the fundamentals of music, such as scales, keys, time signatures, and reading tablature for guitar.)This is the single best book I’ve found for learning to play Dobro, resonator guitar, Weissenborn-style guitar, or lap steel, or even round-neck bottleneck, to some extent, even though the title only says lap steel. It is as clear as one can make it. Throughout the book, it provides both pentatonic patterns for blues players and regular scale patterns. It begins in Open G, then Open D, then E7, then C6. The Roadmap concept makes it so easy to picture and learn scale patterns. Once you’ve made sense of the pattern, you can play any melody by ear. The book also shows how to easily go from a major chord to a ninth, seventh, sixth, minor, minor seventh, diminished, and augmented for any chord. Few books do that.Weaknesses? I’d like more about why C6 is such a useful tuning. What does it allow that the other tunings don’t? I’d like more in each chapter on using slants and straights to play two string scales in thirds and fifths. This isn’t the only book you should have, but if you master this, you’ll understand the fretboard pretty well.

Really good book introducing a range of tunings. Even though I'm primarily a C6 player, I got a lot from the initial sections on dobro tuning and open D. The tunes sound good, as does the sound tracks with them. They are not dumbed down, but also not too difficult (especially if you have an app like slowdowner that let's you change speeds - I also change keys to play along with the G tunes using my C6 8 string).

Very similar to all the other Fretboard Roadmap books for "normal" guitar (Country, Blues, Rock, etc). Lists the chords and scales for the G, D, E7 & C6 tunings on the Lap Steel. Has tablature for a number of simple songs and riffs in each tuning. Does not say much about technique (bar slants, string muting, etc). You'll have to get that elsewhere.

The book helps you learn what's going on on fret of the steel guitar once you see what's going on it makes it easier to learn to play the steel guitar.. I Would defiantly recommend you get all the help to learn lap steel is a hole lot of different then the regular guitar...

Am I missing something? Others have said this is a great beginner book. It dives straight into fast complex licks / songs with little to no reference for any type of technique to actually play them. Sending back.

Book is ok if you are not a complete beginner like this 57 year old guy! I am figuring it out with help from the internet.

I've been playing Weissenborn in open D tuning. I'm self taught and I wish I had bought this book two years ago. I just got it and thumbed through and I can already see this book is answering a whole lot of questions. I highly recommend this for anyone.

Perfect for the Lap Steel wanna Be.

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I am unable to access the audio. And find no way to contact Amazon that the audio was not included. Too late to return the lesson book.

Sehr interessante Lektüre für etwas fortgeschrittene. Ein Stern Abzug für kosmetischen Notationsfehler. Schade, dass keine Spiralbindung.

Okay book ,Could not access audio for the examples