Taught by the masters themselves.
Every teacher here has mastered their instrument. A great player is not always a great teacher, so we chose ones who are both. Learn from the source, and you learn it right the first time.
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Paul Franklin
The most recorded pedal steel player in history.
Jerry Douglas
Grammy-winning, and the defining voice of the modern dobro.
Bruce Bouton
Garth Brooks' longtime steel guitarist. Steel Guitar Hall of Fame.
Tommy White
Grand Ole Opry house band. Kentucky Music Hall of Fame.
JD Simo
A first-call Nashville session player whose slide playing draws comparisons to Duane Allman.
Bryan Clark
Premier Guitar columnist who teaches theory the way working musicians use it.
Between them, our teachers have played on records by Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, and Dire Straits, and won multiple Grammys.
Begin with a master.
The Paul Franklin Method
550+ lessons across the E9 and C6 necks, from your first note to fluency.
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Understand the instrument and start playing it, taught by one of its greatest living voices.
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His technique, his gear, and the players who shaped his sound.
Discover moreUnderstand What You're Playing
Practical theory for any instrument, taught live each week.
Discover moreUnderstand what you're playing.
Practical music theory for any instrument, taught live each week by a working Nashville musician and Premier Guitar columnist. Theory that finally clicks on the fretboard.
Explore Music TheoryEvery master, one library.
A real path from your first note to playing full songs. No more piecing together clips that contradict each other.
Some courses are yours to keep, others come with your membership.
Twenty focused minutes a day is enough.
"The Dobro's matchless contemporary master."
"When Paul played it slow and explained why, it was the first time it actually made sense."
Start where you are.
Paul Franklin's free mini-course, Backing a Singer, teaches you to back a vocalist on the classic "Shenandoah." A complete lesson, start to finish. Watch it and decide for yourself.
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