This course offers instruction on how to play four songs taken from Billy’s first pedal steel CD, ‘Billy Cooper—Steel Guitar’. The songs are ‘Healing Hands of Time’, ‘I’ll Be There’, ‘Lonely Street’ and ‘Farewell Party’. The 25 page book of tablature includes an E9 tuning chart and instructions on how to use the tablature. The songs are tabbed in complete detail just as it is played on the accompanying CD with timing included.

The eight track CD presents Billy playing each song just as it occurs on his recent recording, followed by a rhythm track of the song. Suitable for beginner, intermediate or advanced players.
Hear several clips-- SONGS ON CD
25 page book & CD.
#BC-EV1. $28.50. Please add postage (and tax if you live in Virginia). ORDER HERE

This course offers instruction on how to play four songs taken from Billy’s first pedal steel CD, ‘Billy Cooper—Steel Guitar’.  The songs are ‘I Don’t Believe I’ll Fall In Love Today’, ‘Crazy Arms’, ‘Born To Lose’, and ‘Please Don’t Play A-11’.  The 27 page book of tablature includes an E9 tuning chart and instructions on how to use the tablature. The songs are tabbed in complete detail just as it is played on the accompanying CD with  timing included.

The eight track CD presents Billy playing each song just as it occurs on the recording, followed by a rhythm track of the song.  Suitable for beginner, intermediate or advanced players.
Hear several clips-- SONGS ON CD
27 page book & CD.
#BC-EV2. $28.50. Please add postage (and tax if you live in Virginia).
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Learning To Play Harmony, E9th Tuning
Buddy Charleton & Billy Cooper
This innovative course has been designed by Buddy Charleton and Billy Cooper to help steel players hear harmony parts.
For this course, Billy and Buddy have worked up some beautiful harmonies on the pedal steel. This instruction will help you develop your own harmonies with the guitar player or other lead instrument in your band.
The instruction is very thorough, organized and easy to understand. The course is comprised of a 23 page book of teaching and a 22 track CD which demonstrates each page of the tablature. You will hear Billy playing all the lead parts and Buddy playing all the harmony parts.
The tracks are arranged so that you may play along with either lead or harmony.
#BB-HC. $34.50
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‘Steel Together’-Volume 1’
Complete tablature and rhythm tracks to five songs found on Buddy’s and Billy’s first recording, ‘Steel Together’. The songs are ‘Fraulein’, ‘Waltz Across Texas’, ‘Don’t Touch Me’, ‘Let’s Say Goodbye...’ and ‘Ashokan Farewell’.
The 36 page book tabs each song in detail and includes an E9th tuning chart and basic tabbing instructions. The accompanying CD has twelve tracks. Each song is played in its entirety with the steel guitar, and is then followed by the tune’s rhythm track. #BB-SG1. $34.50. Please add postage and/or tax. See order form. ORDER HERE .

‘Steel Together’-Volume 2’
Volume 2 has the same format as Volume 1 above. The songs are ‘Another Bridge To Burn’, What A Way To Live’, ‘Half A Mind’ ‘Shenandoah’ and ‘Forty String Swing’.
Forty page book of tablature and rhythm CD to all five songs. #BB-SG2. $34.50.Please add postage and/or tax. ORDER HERE .

For those who desire to learn the C6th tuning, this is excellent foundational teaching from Buddy Charleton and Billy Cooper. It will also be of great benefit to pickers who already play the C6th neck but who may not know exactly what they are playing or why. This course will give a more in depth understanding of the theory behind the C6th tuning.

The 22 page book offers tabbed exercises detailing chords that are most commonly used in the C6th tuning. In addition, you will find photos illustrating proper seating position as well as pedal, bar and right hand techniques. Also included are basic instruction on the use of tablature, a C6th tuning chart and a valuable chart of major scales. Lastly, Buddy and Billy have tabbed two exercise songs that employ the chord progressions presented in the course.The 14 track CD begins by showing you how to tune your guitar. On tracks 2 through 9 you will hear Buddy playing chords and then using them with an accompanying rhythm. You then have the opportunity to practice each chord following the same rhythm track. Buddy completes the CD by playing the two exercise songs which are then followed by practice rhythm tracks. Suitable for beginner to intermediate players.
22 page book & CD
#BB-C6. $34.50. Please add postage and/or tax. ORDER HERE



Here are 50 valuable intros and turnarounds from Buddy Charleton. You will find 21 classic country intros and turnarounds. Some are taken from well known Ernest Tubb hits such as ‘Another Story’, ‘Tomorrow Never Comes’, ‘Thanks A Lot’. Others are well known country songs, ‘Danny Boy’, ‘Take Me As I Am’, etc. The remaining 29 are original Charleton-style intros and turnarounds that can be of great benefit to the steel player who wants to augment his repertoire of creative compositions. There is a mixture of selections in Up Tempo, 4/4 and 3/4 time.

This is a 31 page course for the E9th tuning with timing. The accompanying CD has 50 tracks. On each track you will hear Buddy playing the selection, followed by the rhythm track for that particular intro. This instruction is suitable for beginner to advanced players.
#BC-IT. $34.50. Please add postage and/or tax. ORDER HERE

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