Publisher : Mel Bay
Level : Beginning-Intermediate
Standard Notation and TAB

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 necessary to play steel guitar in styles such as Hawaiian, Blues, Country and more. The book teaches you to apply techniques and demonstrates their various purposes. Lessons range from holding the bar efficiently to intricate slant bar harmonizing tricks.

This book is an extremely well-written complete method for beginners and is a wonderful additional reference text for guitarists who can already play steel guitar. Written in notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.

Index:
History    
Guitar Tunings    
Right Hand Technique    
Left Hand Technique    
Holding the Bar    
Playing Single Notes    
The Pentatonic Scale    
The Blue Note    
Moving Across the Strings    
Hammer On    
Pull Off    
Glissando        
Strumming Chords    
Blues Turnarounds    
Playing Octaves    
Harmonizing in Thirds    
Forward Slant    
Minor Chords    
Chords with Slant Bar    
Arpeggio Technique    
Hawaiian Yodeling    
Natural Harmonics    
Artificial Harmonics