Let Orville take you through the basic techniques needed to become a Dobro player in this fun, accessible lesson for the beginner/intermediate player.

A great primer for any beginning Dobro player, or a good reminder on techniques for the intermediate player, Orville teaches:

• What makes something sound 'bluesy'
• Playing through a 12 bar blues in G
• Rhythm & Lead - Blues in E
• What notes can you use in the G scale that relate to E blues?
• Slanting bar techniques and scales
• Using the slants and chords in 'Wayfaring Stranger'
• Playing in open G - 'Cherokee Shuffle'
• Cherokee Shuffle in A without using a capo
• The rake
• Pulling behind the bar
• Retuning your B to A for bar pulls
• Hammer ons and pull offs
• Fast triplet licks
• Melodic style picking
• 'The Mongrels Dream'
• 'Shenandoah'
• and arranging for yourself
• and more...

This is an important lesson in Dobro Techniques for the Blues, Bluegrass, Swing or Hawaiian player

DISCS:	1 DVD
DVD REGION:	ALL
FORMAT:	NTSC
DURATION:	121 mins
BOOKLET:	NO