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This book is an excellent study of the history and unique musical stylings of the Hawaiian guitar. Stacy Phillips successfully pinpoints the characteristics of Hawaiian guitar solos. A special feature is the inclusion of a superb historical survey of...

Volume 2 continues the exploration of the classic Hawaiian guitar solos from the Golden Age of Hawaiian music that began in Volume One of the Art of Hawaiian Steel Guitar. Contained here are precise transcriptions and playing hints of classic tunes like...

The Complete Acoustic Lap Steel Guitar Method by Fernando Perez The Complete Acoustic Lap Steel Guitar Method is the perfect step-by-step book for beginning and intermediate steel guitar players. Fernando Perez explains in detail every technique...

The Encyclopedia of Acoustic Lap Steel Guitar Solos by Fernando Perez The Encyclopedia of Acoustic Lap Steel Guitar Solos is a collection of compositions for steel guitar from styles including Hawaiian, Jazz, Blues, Ragtime, Country, Latin and even...

'The Preacher' A medium-tempo jazz standard, taught as a single-string melody. A complete solo with the basic chords are included. Key: F Audio CD course by Jim Loessberg with printed C6th pedal steel tablature

"The Shadow of Your Smile", also known as "Love Theme from The Sandpiper", is a popular song. The music was written by Johnny Mandel with the lyrics written by Paul Francis Webster. The song was introduced in the 1965 film The Sandpiper with a trumpet...

'There Will Never Be Another You' is a popular song with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Mack Gordon for the Twentieth Century Fox musical Iceland (1942) starring Sonja Henie. The song was published in 1942, and is one of the most widely known and...

'Thriving On A Riff' On November 26, 1945, Charlie Parker led a record date for the Savoy label, marketed as the "greatest Jazz session ever." The tracks recorded during this session include "Ko-Ko" (based on the chords of "Cherokee"), "Now's the Time",...

'Watch What Happens' A Brazilian bossa nova, taught as a single-string/chord melody. The chords are included for the entire tune. Audio CD course by Jim Loessberg with printed C6th pedal steel tablature

'Wave' (also known as 'Vou Te Contar' in Portuguese) is a song written by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Recorded as an instrumental on Jobim's 1967 album of the same name, English lyrics were added by Jobim for a November 11, 1969 recording by Frank Sinatra,...

'Yardbird Suite' is a bebop standard composed by Charlie Parker in 1946.  It follows an AABA form. "Charlie Parker’s original 1946 recording of 'Yardbird Suite' (Genius of Charlie Parker) is wonderful and will forever be the definitive...