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Orville Johnson

Tricks, Licks, and Techniques for Dobro, Vol. 2

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"Orville Johnson is one of the most unique voices in dobro-style playing today."

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

Orville Johnson falls under the folk umbrella the way that Doc Watson does. Orville is more interpreter than writer and is a master instrumentalist; although, instead of flatpicking, Dobro is his forte'. He is a well known teacher at guitar camps across North America and on this DVD you will discover why! A great primer for any beginning Dobro player, or a good reminder on techniques for the intermediate player, Orville teaches an important lesson in Dobro Techniques for the Blues, Bluegrass, Swing or Hawaiian player.

• What makes something sound 'bluesy'
• Playing through a 12 bar blues in G
• Rhythm and 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 much more ...