| Don't you just love the distinctive sound
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| | Once you have found a slide just have
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| of a slide guitar, whether it's on a
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| | some fun running it up and down the
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| country tune or the down and dirty blues?
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| | strings. More than likely you can make
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| There has been a renewed interest in
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| | some awful noise, the task is how you can
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| slide and bottleneck guitar playing in
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| | quiet down all of that excessive noise
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| the last few years, and the new country
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| | and get some soulful sound coming from
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| music has adopted the sound big-time.
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| | your guitar.
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| I was intimidated when I first put a
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| | Lets start with an open tuning; my
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| slide on my little finger, it was
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| | preference is open G tuning.
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| awkward, and the sound I made was
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| | Drop your fat or lower E string down to a
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| horrible. I did not have anybody to show
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| | D pitch. You can use the 4th string or D
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| me how to dampen the strings, what scales
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| | to tune to. Then tune the A string down G
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| sounded good in standard tuning, and not
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| | and you can use the 3rd or G to tune to
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| a clue as to all of the "open-tunings"
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| | as well. The last string you have to
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| that are available to both finger style
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| | detune is the bottom E or 1st string.
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| and slide playing.
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| | Tune it to D as well, then when you strum
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| Actually playing with a slide can be very
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| | you guitar it plays a G major chord, and
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| easy, and beginners can get some really
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| | sounds really sweet.
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| cool sounds with a bit of practice. I
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| | Your guitar sound now be tuned
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| would recommend tuning to an open D or
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| | D-G-D-G-B-D as opposed to regular tuning
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| open G at first. The open tuning
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| | of E-A-D-G-B-E.
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| approach gives nice major chord sounds up
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| | Open G tuning. It's a favorite among
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| and down the neck, and allows for some
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| | slide guitarists, because it gives you a
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| easy fingering and ability to play songs
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| | wide open major chord on any fret, and it
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| right away. That's the reason for
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| | allows an easy alternating bass because
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| playing right? Exercises and scales have
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| | the root (the main note of the chord, G
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| their place but most people I know that
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| | if it's a G chord, for example) is on the
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| stared to play guitar, want to learn some
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| | fifth string while the fifth (D if it's a
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| songs.
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| | G chord, for example) is on the sixth and
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| First start with a slide or "bottle neck"
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| | the fourth. Both slide and non-slide
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| as many refer to when describing the tube
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| | players also appreciate the fact that
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| that you wear on your finger. The
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| | open G also enables you to play a
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| choices are many, the material is
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| | standard blues line with relative ease!
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| endless, and the type of tone they
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| | One of the most crucial aspects to
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| produce is just as varied. You will be
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| | getting good clean sound is the use of
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| the ultimate judge of the tone and sound
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| | damping behind the slide. Master this
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| you create.
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| | technique and you will be amazed how good
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| The two basic materials are either glass
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| | the sound of you slide on steel strings
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| or metal, with ceramic coming in a
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| | will be.
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| distant third. Can't really say I have a
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| | I suggest that you lay your fretting
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| favorite type of slide. I have just about
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| | fingers flat on the neck just behind the
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| one of every kind you can think of, I
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| | slide, and use slight pressure on the
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| prefer glass on electric guitar and steel
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| | strings with the slide. Not too heavy,
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| or brass on acoustic guitar.
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| | as you do not want to hit the fret but
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| One tip that is guaranteed to help give
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| | not so light that you get no sound ether.
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| you better TONE is go for very dense
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| | Just experiment a little and you will
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| material. Get a thick or heavy glass
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| | find the right pressure to use.
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| slide, as this will increase sustain and
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| | You also want to play just over the fret
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| fatten up your sound. My preference is
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| | and not behind as this will give you the
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| hand blown leaded glass, but very hard to
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| | best intonation. This also takes some
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| find in the US, as it is illegal to use
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| | practice but with some careful listening
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| leaded glass for manufacturing. I got
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| | you will know when you are on pitch.
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| mine from a vendor in the UK.
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| | Mater this technique and you will be
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| The preferred finger is the pinkie on
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| | beyond most occasional players.
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| your fretting hand, but lots of players
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| | I have a website devoted to slide guitar
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| use their ring or even the middle finger.
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| | and links to many resource and reviews of
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| The advantage of using your little finger
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| | video lessons on slide playing. I think
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| is that it gives you the most fretting
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| | the sound of slide guitar is the most
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| possibilities, but some claim you give up
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| | human-like of any instrument and allows
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| some control. The main thing is just try
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| | the guitarist to express an amazing range
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| on a bunch of slides and go for what
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| | of emotion and feeling on the guitar.
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| feels good to you!
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