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Summary: A Dobro guitar is an acoustic guitar that has a solid metal body, and it is almost always played with a slide in open tuning. Discover how Dobro guitars can be tuned to standard tuning to play with the fingers with help from an experienced guitarist in this free video on Dobro guitars.
Rick Tobey has been playing guitar for over 30 years. He plays professionally as a solo blues artist in his band, and has professional experience with all types of guitars and related...read more
"Hi! I'm Rick Tobey and I'm going to talk about playing a Dobro guitar. Now, a Dobro guitar refers to an acoustic guitar that has a solid metal body. Now, the solid metal body gives it a very unique sound and character. Now as you can see I'm playing it with a brass slide that I slide on the strings. The Dobro guitar is almost always played with a slide but it can also be played without the slide. If you want to play chords, generally speaking, it is tuned to an open chord so you can play chords with a slide. But of course you can also tune it to a standard tuning and play it with your fingers. This guitar is tuned to an open G and so I can play some chords, and I can also play with the slide, and that's how you play the Dobro."
eHow Article: How to Play a Dobro Guitar
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