Nota Bene: All charts/manuscripts include standard music notation, lyrics, tab based on tuning and chords.
Lead Sheet format with exceptions noted.
Scores and Transcriptions
ANGEL FLYING TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND
Words and Music by Willie Nelson
Tuning: Dobro Open G
ANNIE’S SONG
Words and Music by John Denver
Tuning: Dobro Open G
Lead Sheet #1: Intro, Melody, Chords and Lyrics
Lead Sheet #2: Pending Review
Lead Sheet #3: Pending Review
APACHE
The Shadows
Music by Jerry Lordan
Tuning: Lap Steel Instrumental. Open G/Drop E: EBDGBD
ASHOKEN FAREWELL
Music by Jay Ungar
Tuning: Dobro Open G
AVA MARIA
Music by Franz Schubert
Words by Walter Scott (based on Lady of the Lake)
Lead Sheet: Melody, Chords and (Lyrics – in Latin)
Tuning: Dobro Open G
BAD MOON RISING
Words and Music by J.C. Fogerty
Tuning: Dobro Open G
BEETHOVEN’S NINTH SYMPHONY
Ode To Joy
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
Tuning: Dobro Open G
Lead Sheet #1: Duet Open G
Lead Sheet #2: Duet Open G and Standard Guitar Tuning
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
from Walt Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Words by Howard Ashman
Music by Alan Menken
Tuning: Dobro Open G
BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND
Music and Words by Bob Dylan
Lyrics Not Included
Lead Sheet#1: Counterpoint Arrangement
Tuning: Dobro Open G
BLUE BAYOU
Words and Music by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson
Tuning: Dobro Open G
BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY
Words and Music by Bill Monroe
Tuning: Dobro Open G
BYE BYE LOVE
Words and Music by Felice Bryant and Boudeaux Bryant
Tuning: Dobro Open G
CANDLE IN THE WIND
Words and Music by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
Tuning: Dobro Open G
Lead Sheet #1: Melody, Chords and Lyrics
Lead Sheet #2: Counterpoint Rhythm/Harmony Arrangement
CARTER’S BLUES
Music by The Carter Family
Lead Sheet #1: Tuning: Dobro Open G (Melody and Chords)
Lead Sheet #2: Tuning: Standard Guitar (Melody and Chords)
CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
from the Paramount Picture BLUE HAWAII
Words and Music by George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore
Tuning: Dobro Open G/Drop E -EBDGBD
Lead Sheet #1: Intro, Melody Chords and Lyrics
Lead Sheet #2: Harmony Arrangement
CLASSICAL GAS
Music by Mason Williams
Tuning: Dobro Open G
Difficulty Level: Very Advanced + +. Multi Voicing and Multipal Time Signatures.
Begins at 104 BPM and moves to 166 BPM in measure 11.
* Arrangement modifications required based on musician preference and artistic palette.
DOULING DAULTON – PART II
Words and Music by Don Henley and Glen Frey
Tuning: Dobro Open G
DESPERADO
Words and Music by Don Henley and Glenn Frey
Lead Sheet #1: Dobro Open G (Melody, Chords and Lyrics)
Lead Sheet #2: Open D/DADF#AD (Melody, Chords and Lyrics)
Advanced Rhythm Techniques Required: Syncopation, Mixed Time Signatures, Polyrhythms, Tuplets, Free Rhythms
DON’T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA
from EVITA
Words by Tim Rice
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Tuning : Dobro Open G
DON’T TAKE YOUR GUNS TO TOWN
Words and Music by Johnny R. Cash
Tuning: Dobro Open G
DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC
Words and Music by John Sebastian
Tuning: Dobro Open G
DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME
Words by Gus Kahn
Music by Wilbur Schwandt and Fabian Andree
Tuning: Dobro Open G
EDELWEISS
from THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Tuning: Dobro Open G
EL CONDOR PASA
Music by Daniel Alomía Robles
Tuning: Dobro Open G
EL PASO
Music and Words by Marty Robbins
Tuning: Dobro Open G
(EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU
from the Motion Picture ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES
Words and Music by Bryan Adams, R.J. Lange and Michael Kamen
Lead Sheet#1: Intro, Melody, Lyrics, Chords, Outro
Lead Sheet #2: Arpeggio Harmony
Tuning: Dobro Open G
FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE BEE
Rimsky-Korsakov
Tuning: Dobro Open G
FOLSOM PRISON BLUES
Words and Music by John R. Cash
Lead Sheet #1: Melody, Chords and Lyrics
Lead Sheet #2: Dobro Solo
Tuning: Dobro Open G/Drop E: EGBGBD
FOREVER YOUNG
Words and Music by Bob Dylan
Tuning: Dobro Open G
FUR ELISE
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
Tuning: Dobro Open G
FOUR STRONG WINDS
Words and Music by Ian Tyson
Tuning: Dobro Open G
GOODNIGHT, IRENE
Words and Music by Huddle Ledbetter and John Lomax
Tuning: Dobro Open G
HALLELUJAH
Words and Music by Leonard Cohen
Tuning: Dobro Open G
HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING
Music by Edvard Grieg
Tuning: Dobro Open G/Drop E – EBDGBD
HELLO, DOLLY!
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
Tuning: Dobro Open G
HERE COMES THE SUN
Words and Music by George Harrison
Advanced Rhythm Techniques Required: Syncopation, Mixed Time Signatures
Tuning: Dobro Open G
HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE
Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Lead Sheet #1: Melody, Chords and Lyrics
Lead Sheet #2: Counterpoint Rhythm/Harmony Arrangement
Tuning: Dobro Open G
HEY JUDE
Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Tuning: Dobro Open G
IF
Words and Music by David Gates
Tuning: Dobro Open G
IF I HAD A HAMMER
Words and Music by Lee Hays and Pete Seeger
Tuning: Dobro Open G
IF NOT FOR YOU
Words and Music by Bob Dylan
Tuning: Dobro Open G
I’LL FOLLOW THE SUN
Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Lead Sheet #1: Melody, Chords and Lyrics
Lead Sheet #2: Counterpoint Rhythm/Harmony Arrangement
Tuning: Dobro Open G
IN-A-GADDA-DA-VITA
Words and Music by Iron Butterfly
Just Kidding
I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN
Words and Music by Joe South
Tuning: Dobro Open G
I WALK THE LINE
Words and Music by John R. Cash
Tuning: Dobro Open G
JERUSALEM RIDGE
Music by Bill Monroe
Arrangement based on Tony Rice Bluegrass Guitar
Tuning: Dobro Open G
JOLENE
Words and Music by Dolly Parton
Tuning: Dobro Open G
KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG
Music by Charles Fox
Words by Norman Gimbel
Lead Sheet#1: Melody, Chords and Lyrics
Lead Sheet#2: Arpeggio Harmony Arrangement
Tuning: Dobro Open G
KING OF THE ROAD
Words and Music by Roger Miller
Tuning: Dobro Open G
LA CHANSON DE LARA
Lara’s Theme from Dr. Zhivago
Music by Maurice Jarre
Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Tuning: Dobro Open G
LOLLIPOP
Words and Music by Beverly Ross and Julius Dixon
Tuning: Dobro Open G
LOVE ME TENDER
Words and Music by Elvis Presley and Vera Matson
Tuning: Dobro Open G
MAGGIE MAY
Words by Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton
Tuning: Standard Guitar (Open E)
MEMORY
from CATS
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Words by Trevor Nunn after T.S. Eliot
Lead Sheet #1: Melody, Chords and Lyrics
Lead Sheet #2: Arpeggio Arrangement
Advanced Rhythm Techniques Required: Multiple Time Signatures, Compound Meters, etc.
Tuning: Dobro Open G/Drop E: EGBGBD
MORNING HAS BROKEN
Words by Eleanor Farjeon
Music by Cat Stevens
Tuning: Dobro Open G
MOON RIVER
from the Paramount Picture BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S
Words by Johnny Mercer
Music by Henry Mancini
Tuning: Dobro Open G
MRS. ROBINSON
from THE GRADUATE
Tuning: Dobro Open G
Lead Sheet #1; Melody, Chords and Lyrics
NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
Words and Music by Justin Hayward
Tuning: Dobro Open G
Nota Bene: Orchestral and Flute solo not included. Chords Provided.
NORWEGIAN WOOD
(The Bird Has Flown)
Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Tuning: Dobro Open G/Drop E: EGBGBD
NOTHING ELSE MATTERS
Metallica
Words and Music by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
Advanced Rhythm Techniques Required: 141 bars of dotted quarter notes, and subdivisions of 1/8, 1/16 & 1/32 notes in 6/8 time with 3/8 bars sprinkled in here and there. An 11 bar solo is included, however recommend cleanly executed improvised reso solo using E Aeolian mode.
Lead Sheet #1: Melody, Chords and Lyrics – 7 Verses
Technical Notes: Technique
Tuning: Dobro Open G/Drop E: EGBGBD
OH, PRETTY WOMAN
Words and Music by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees
Tuning: Dobro Open G/Drop E: EGBGBD
ONLY THE LONELY
Words and Music by Roy Orison and Joe Melson
Tuning: Dobro Open G
Lead Sheet #1; Melody, Chords and Lyrics
Lead Sheet #2: Guitar #2 Harmony in Standard Tuning
Lead Sheet #3: Guitar #2 Harmony in Dobro Open G
ONLY TIME
from SWEET NOVEMBER
Words and Music by Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan
Lead Sheet #1
Tuning: Dobro Open G
Lead Sheet #2
Tuning: Open D: (low to high) D-A-D-F#-A-D (Pending Review)
OVER THE RAINBOW
from THE WIZARD OF OZ
Words by E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
Music by Harold Arlen
Tuning: Dobro Open G
PEACEFUL EASY FEELING
Words and Music by Jack Tempchin
Tuning: Dobro Open G
PILGRIM
Words and Music by Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan
Arranged for Weissenborn, w/RV-6
Tuning Open G
Tuning: Open D: (low to high) D-A-D-F#-A-D
PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON
Words and Music by Lenny Lipton and Peter Yarrow
Tuning: Dobro Open G
QUE SERA, SERA
(Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
from THE MAN WHO KNEW TO MUCH
Words and Music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Lead Sheet #1: Melody, Chords and Lyrics
Tuning: Dobro Open G
REASON TO BELIEVE
Words and Music by Tim Hardin
Tuning: Dobro Open G
RIDERS IN THE SKY
(A Cowboy Legend)
By Stan Jones, |as arr. and performed by Johnny Cash|
Tuning: Dobro Open G
RING OF FIRE
Words and Music by June Carter and Merle Kilgore
Tuning: Dobro Open G
ROCKY TOP
Words and Music by Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
Tuning: Dobro Open G
SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
Words and Music by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
Tuning: Dobro Open G
SCARBOROUGH FAIR
Words and Music by Traditional English
Tuning: Dobro Open G
SECRET AGENT MAN
Words and Music by P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri
Tuning: Dobro Open G
SITTING ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY
Words and Music by Steve Cropper & Otis Redding
Tuning: Dobro Open G
SIXTEEN TONS
Words and Music by Merle Travis
Lead Sheet #1: Melody, Chords and Lyrics
Lead Sheet #2: Lead, Harmony, Bass
Tuning: Dobro Open G
SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
from ROBERTA
Words by Otto Harbach
Music by Jerome Kern
Tuning: Dobro Open G
SMOKY MOUNTAIN RAIN
Words and Music by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan
Tuning: Dobro Open G
SOMETHIN’ STUPID
Words and Music by C. Carson Parks
Tuning: Dobro Open G
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
Words and Music by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Tuning: Dobro Open G
Lead Sheet #1: Melody, Chords, Lyrics
Lead Sheet #2. Lap Steel Accompaniment
Technical Notes: Summary of Technical Notes
STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT
adapted from A MAN COULD GET KILLED
Words by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder
Music by Bert Kaempfert
Lead Sheet #1: Melody Chords and Lyrics
Lead Sheet #2: Hamony
Tuning: Dobro Open G
SUMMERTIME
from PORGY AND BESS
Words and Music by George Gershwin, Du Bose, Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin
Tuning: Dobro Open G
SUSPENDED ANIMATION
A study in suspended chords in Dobro Open G Tuning
TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS
Words and Music by John Denver, Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert
Tuning: Dobro Open G
TEARS IN HEAVEN
Words and Music by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings
Lead Sheet #1: Intro, Melody, Chords and Lyrics
Lead Sheet #2: Arpeggio Harmony Arrangement
Tuning: Dobro Open G
TENNESSEE WALTZ
Words and Music by Redd Stewart, Pee Wee King
Lead Sheets: Melody available in each of the 5 CAGED Shapes
Tuning: Standard Guitar Tuning, EADGBE
THE ADDAMS FAMILY THEME
Music and Words by Vic Mizzy
Tuning: Dobro Open G
THE BOXER
Words and Music by Paul Simon
Tuning: Dobro Open G
THE ERIE CANAL
Words and Music by Thomas S. Allen
Tuning: Dobro Open G
THE LONG BLACK VEIL
By Johnny Cash
Music and Words by Marijohn Wilkin and Danny Dill
Tuning: Dobro Open G
THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
(A Prison Song From the American South)
Tuning: Dobro Open G
THE SKYE BOAT SONG
from the TV series OUTLANDER
Words by Robert Louis Stevenson
Music by Traditional Scottish arr. by Bear McCreary
Tuning: Lead Sheet #1: Dobro Open G
Tuning: Lead Sheet#2: DADF#AD
THE STAR -SPANGLED BANNER
Words by Francis Scott Key
Music by John Stafford Smith
Tuning: Dobro Open G
THE SOUND OF SILENCE
Words and Music by Paul Simon
Lead Sheet #1: Melody, Chords and Lyrics
Lead Sheet #2: Melody, Chords, Lyrics, Harmony and Bass
Tuning: Dobro Open G
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
Words and Music by Woody Guthrie
Tuning: Dobro Open G
WALK DON’T RUN
Music by Johnny Smith
Lead Sheet: Melody and Chords
Arranged for Lab Steel
Tuning: Dobro Open G
WATERMARK
Music by Enya
Words by Roma Ryan (not included)
Tuning: Dobro Open G (Pending Arrangement Modifications to Fit Tuning)
WAYFARING STRANGER
Words and Music by Sacred Harp Spiritual form the Southern U.S.
Tuning: Dobro Open G
WE’VE GOT TONIGHT
Words and Music by Bob Seger
Tuning: Dobro Open G
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
Music and Words by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele
Tuning: Dobro Open G
Lead Sheet #1: Intro, Melody, Chords and Lyrics
* Key Signature F
* Time Signature 4/4
Lead Sheet #2: Intro, Melody, Chords and Lyrics
* Key Signature C
* Time Signature 6/8
* Arpeggio Harmony Included
WHEN THE MOUNTAINS CRY
from “SONG-CATCHER”
Words and Music by David Mansfield and Tom Russell
Tuning: Dobro Open G
WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR
Words by Ned Washington
Music by Leigh Harline
Tuning: Dobro Open G
WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE?
Music and Words by Pete Seeger
Tuning: Dobro Open G
WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE
Music by G. Rossini
Tuning: Dobro Open G
WONDERFUL TONIGHT
Words and Music by Eric Clapton
Tuning: Dobro Open G
YESTERDAY
Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Tuning: Dobro Open G
YOU AIN’T GOIN’ NOWHERE
Music and Words by Bob Dylan
Dobro Orchestration: Example: 1st 3 Bars
Tuning: Dobro Open G
YOU GOT IT
Words and Music Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
Tuning: Dobro Open G
YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELING
Words and Music by Barry Man, Cynthia Well and Phil Specter
Tuning: Dobro Open G
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“Words are one thing you can’t buy at Guitar Center”
~ Joe Cerisano
HOLIDAY
CHRISTMAS
A MARSHMALLOW WORLD
Words by Carl Sigman
Music by Peter De Rose
ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH
Traditional French Carol
Tuning: Dobro Open G
GOOD KING WENCESLAS
Music by Traditional
Words by John Mason Neale
Lead Sheet #1: Standard Guitar Tuning. Melody & Rhythm arr.
Lead Sheet #2: Lead Sheet #1 plus, 2 arr. “Up The Neck” Guitar Solos
IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR
Music and Words by Edward Pola and George Wyle
Tuning: Dobro Open G
JINGLE BELLS
Words and Music by J Pierpont
Tuning: Dobro Open G
JINGLE BELL ROCK
Words and Music by Joe Beal and Jim Boothe
Lead Sheet #1: Dobro Open G
Lead Sheet #2: D-A-D-F#-A-D
JOY TO THE WORLD
Words by Issac Watts
Music by George F. Handel
Lead Sheet #1: Dobro Open G
Lead Sheet #2: D-A-D-F#-A-D
LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
Words and Music by Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati
and Harry Simeone
Tuning: Dobro Open G
PATAPAN
Words and Music by Burgundian Carol
Tuning: Dobro Open G
MARY DID YOU KNOW?
Words and Music by Mark Lowery and Buddy Greene
Tuning: Dobro Open G
UKRAINIAN CAROL (CAROL OF THE BELLS)
Traditional
Tuning: Dobro Open G
UP ON THE HOUSETOP
Words and Music by Benjamin Russel Hanby
Tuning: Dobro Open G
SIMPLE GIFTS
Music by Old Quaker Melody
Lead Sheet#1: Melody
Lead Sheet #2: Accompaniment
Tuning: Dobro Open G
SLEIGH RIDE
Words by Mitchell Parish
Music by Leroy Anderson
Tuning: Dobro Open G
THE FIRST NOEL
Traditional English Carol
Tuning: Dobro Open G
THE HOLLY AND THE IVY
Traditional English Carol
Tuning: Dobro Open G
THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS
Words and Music by Philip Groeber and David Hoge
Lead Sheet #1: Dobro Open G – GBDGBD
Lead Sheet #2: Standard Guitar Tuning – EADGBE
WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS
Traditional English Folk Song
Tuning: Dobro Open G
WINTER WONDERLAND
Words by Dick Smith
Music by Felix Bernard
Tuning: Dobro Open G
YOU’RE A MEAN ONE, MR. GRINCH
Words by Dr. Seuss
Music by Albert Hague
Tuning: Dobro Open G
NEW YEARS
AULD LANG SYNE
Words by Robert Burns
Music by Traditional Scottish Air
HALLOWEEN
BAD MOON RISING
Words and Music by J.C. Fogerty
Tuning: Dobro Open G
DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD
from The Wizard of OZ
Lyrics by E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
Music by Harold Arlen
Tuning: Dobro Open G
FOG BOUND
from Walt Disney Pictures’ PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
Music by Klaus Badelt
Tuning: Dobro Open G
FUNERAL MARCH
from PIANO SONATA IN B-FLAT MINOR, OP.35
By Fryderyk Chopin
Tuning: Dobro Open G/Drop E – EBDGBD
Optically enhanced for the “over 40” musician!
GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY
(A Cowboy Legend)
By Stan Jones, |as arr. and performed by Johnny Cash|
Tuning: Dobro Open G
HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING
Music by: Edvard Grieg
Tuning: Dobro Open G/Drop E – EBDGBD
Tuning: Open D – DADF#AD
Tuning: Standard Guitar
THE ADDAMS FAMILY THEME
Music and Words by Vic Mizzy
Tuning: Dobro Open G
THE MUNSTERS THEME
from the MUNSTERS Television Series
By Jack Marshall
Tuning: Dobro Open G
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Charles Hart
Additional Lyrics by Richard Stilgoe and Mike Batt
Tuning: Dobro Open G
TOCCATA AND FUGUE IN D MINOR
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Tuning: Open Dsus4 -Dobro, Weissenborn or Labsteel
4th of JULY
BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
Words by Julia Ward
Tuning: Dobro Open G
THE STAR -SPANGLED BANNER
Words by Francis Scott Key
Music by John Stafford Smith
Tuning: Dobro Open G
” I peered through the door as a curious but hopelessly excluded outsider”.
~ Alice
From Alice in Wonderland
By Lewis Carrol
FRETBOARD STRING SCHOOL 