Nota Bene: All charts/manuscripts include standard music notation, lyrics, tab based on tuning and chords.
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
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
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 