Dobro Tablature

all tablature arranged by Rob Anderlik (or others as noted) and intended for private study

Disclaimer: my tablature is not note-for-note accurate! In some cases the tablature is close to the original tune, in other cases it is my rendition of the tune and may not be even close to the original. Writing tablature is extremely time consuming and tedious work. I don't read music, which is probably the reason why my tab is more of an approximation of a tune, a starting point, than an exact manuscript. I hope that the combination of the sound clips and tablature will point you in the right direction.

 

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Scales/Technique

  G scale examples and melodic scale
G roll technique

She'll be coming round the mountain (G roll)

She'll be coming round the mountain (G7 roll)

 

 

She'll be coming round the mountain (G7 roll)

Backward and forward roll exercise Backward and forward roll exercise
Home on the range (arranged out of closed position in Eb)  
C blues scale closed position lick  
Chromatic muting exercise (measures 1-2)

Chromatic muting exercise (measures 3-4)

Chromatic muting exercise
Chromatic Pull-Off lick exercise Chromatic pull off exercise
  Right hand roll exercises
Oh Susannah (D scale closed position)  
Clips\D scale pull-off exercises (measures 1 & 2).wmv 

Clips\D scale exercise measure 3.wmv 

Clips\D scale exercise measure 4.wmv

Clips\D scale exercise measure 5.wmv

Clips\D scale pull-off exercises (measure 6 & 7).wmv

D scale examples
A-G-D-Bm arpeggios A-G-D-Bm arpeggios
  Backward Roll Tune
  Rob's Roll Tune
  Chromatic pull-off exercise
  Harmonized scales
Right hand blocking exercise Right hand blocking exercise
Rhythm Chop video clip (Dixie Hoedown)

Rhythm Chop video clip (Toy Heart)

 
6th tunings demonstration MP3

submitted by Andy Volk

6th tunings chart
Woody Woodpecker Roll Woody Woodpecker Roll (measure no7)

Dobro Tunes

Panhandle Rag (Featuring RockyGrass 2006 dobro champ Greg Booth) Panhandle Rag

transcribed by Dobro Dan

  Angel Band

transcribed by Stulle

  A Peaceful Return
Big Mon Big Mon
Big Sciotia  (rhythm arrangement/rolls) Big Sciotia
  Blackberry Blossom transcribed by Stulle
  Blue Ridge Cabin Home

transcribed by Stulle

  Crying My Heart Out Over You

transcribed by Stulle

  Cherokee Shuffle

Cherokee Shuffle transcribed by KBar

Choctaw Hayride intro (sound clip)

Choctaw Hayride intro (slow) (sound clip)

sound clips and tablature contributed by DobroDan

Choctaw Hayride

Choctaw Hayride (solo)

Choctaw Hayride (end of solo)

Cincinnati Rag (fast)

Cincinnati Rag (slow)

Cincinnati Rag
Dixie Hoedown Dixie Hoedown
Fireball Fireball
  Fluxology
Foggy Mtn Rock Foggy Mtn Rock transcribed by Stulle
  Forked Deer
Grandfather's Clock Grandfather's Clock
  Grant's Corner

Grant's Corner (alternate version)

(transcribed by  Stulle)

Here comes the sun Here comes the sun my "not so accurate" and incomplete version

Here comes the sun by AkSlider

a much better and more accurate version/ transcribed by Dan Fuchs

  Home Sweet Home
Hymn of Ordinary Motion Hymn of Ordinary Motion
I know you rider (rhythm arrangement/rolls) I know you rider
I'll Fly Away (melody)

I'll Fly Away (rhythm arrangement)

I'll Fly Away (melody)

I'll Fly Away (rhythm arrangement)

I'll Fly Away (G "banjo roll rhythm arrangement)

  I will transcribed by Dan Fuchs
  In My Life arranged by KBar and transcribed by Stulle
  Little Martha transcribed by DobroDan
Little Maggie Little Maggie transcribed by Stulle
  Keep on the Sunny Side Transcribed by Stulle
  Keep on the Sunny Side transcribed by Stulle
  Keep on the Sunny Side (rhythm track) transcribed by Stulle
  Maiden's Prayer transcribed by Stulle
Monroe's Hornpipe (slow) Monroe's Hornpipe
  St. Anne's Reel
Solo from St. Anne's Reel (sound clip)

Solo from St. Anne's Reel (slow)

 sound clips and tablature contributed by DobroDan

St. Anne's Reel solo
  Summer Rain transcribed by Stulle
  Take Me In Your Lifeboat transcribed by Stulle
  Tell Her Lies (and feed her candy)
  Tennessee Fluxedo
There's a Great change There's a Great Change
Toy Heart (rhythm arrangement/rolls)

Toy Heart (solo)   Toy Heart (slow)

Toy Heart (rhythm arrangement)

Toy Heart (sol0)

  Turkey in the Straw
  Wheel Hoss
When you and I were young, Maggie When You and I were young, Maggie
Will the circle be unbroken

Will the circle be unbroken (rolls)

Will the circle be unbroken

Will the circle be unbroken

rhythm arrangement)

Wish I'd known you Wish I'd known You
Elizabeth