Everything you need to know to get started – Fundamental slide techniques. Open G tuning. Your first songs and licks.
You will start by learning how to play on just one string but by the end you will be moving around all the strings and up and down the neck.
What you’ll learn
- Learn the fundamental techniques required for playing Slide Guitar..
- Learn your first Slide Guitar tunes – classic Blues ‘You Gotta Move’, a ’12 Bar Blues’ and an arrangement of ‘When the Saints’.
- Understand the main differences between playing slide and regular playing..
- Learn licks and tricks to use in ‘open G’ and learn how to jam with them..
- Learn how to play in ‘open G’ tuning – start by playing scales on one string, end by playing all the strings and all the whole fret board..
- EXTRA section – Open D tuning. Add a second open tuning to your repertoire!.
Course Content
- How to play Slide Guitar –> 8 lectures • 1hr 38min.
- FURTHER LEARNING- more ‘open tunings’ ideas, tips and tricks –> 6 lectures • 19min.
Requirements
You will start by learning how to play on just one string but by the end you will be moving around all the strings and up and down the neck.
You’ll find out how to play in ‘G open tuning’, learn some great sounding Blues licks as well as learning a classic Delta Blues tune.
You’ll be getting to grips with fundamental finger picking technique so you can play bass and melody together.
And most importantly, you’ll develop crucial techniques like vibrato and ‘double muting’ which are the things that will set you up to sound like a pro.
Never played slide before? Don’t worry. This course will take you from the absolute basics (like which finger to put the slide on) to playing and improvising across the whole fretboard and all the strings. You’ll be able to take the ideas and then make them your own and really have fun playing.
A lot more than meets the eye goes into playing slide Guitar – but a little knowledge and some tips and tricks will go a long way in helping you on your journey.
The lessons are set out in a logical progression route. You will master one idea before moving on to the next and you can go through the lessons as slowly or as quickly as you like. You will develop the skills you need to sound great and avoid the most common mistakes people make when they first try slide Guitar.