Anyone know of someone who teaches slide guitar, like basics. (altoona/clearfield area)
I'd like to learn it while i can.
Or if you have an online resource that you could share, i'd greatly appreciate it
Thanks!!!
- kayla.
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I think , other than a few little tips and tricks, you mostly feel it more than learn it. If you want to stay in standard tuning, the vast majority of what you do is on the D, G, and B-strings, sit with a recording of a song you want to play, play along and move your slide around until you find something that fits the chord on the recording, then concentrate on those strings. It'll probably sound like ass at first, but stay with it. Take note of where the best-sounding notes for different chords are, and their intervals on the fretboard, because there's a pattern there you can use in other keys. I learned lapsteel and dobro by turning on the blues, country, and bluegrass channels on Music Choice (music channels on cable), but you can put on whatever you want, as long as it gives you something to play along to. (A very large majority of rock guitarists learned to play like this, but I regretfully did not. I didn't discover how useful it is until much later.) "Feeling it" shouldn't be too much problem for you, I think you have the hunger in your belly, like the rest of us. Beyond that, it's just like regular guitar, you have to have time with the guitar in your lap. As time goes on, you'll figure out how to add the other strings into the mix, but at first, stick with the D-G-B strings.
If you just absolutely can't play what Duane Allman's playing (or anyone else), it's because he played in an open tuning (Open D, in Duane's case, and Derek Trucks, I think.). Open tunings are really fun, because they form open chords, and most of the notes you need are all in one spot on the neck. Open D is also cool because it's actually less tension on the neck than standard tuning, so it won't pull on an expensive guitar-neck.
Beyond all that, the most common mistake people make when they start slide is to not mute the strings behind the slide. If you wear your slide on your pinky or third finger, rest your left index finger ever-so-slightly on the strings behind the slide, and move it with the slide itself when you play. You don't want to actually push down on the string, you're just deadening all those weird out-of-tune overtones from the slide itself. You also want to mute individual strings with your right hand fingers as needed as you play, and very-lightly palm-mute as well, which I know you've already been working on.
It all sounds like it's a lot harder than it really is, like I said, all the best players mostly taught themselves, and it's more about heart than brain. It took me about 6 months from the time I decided I wanted to try it, until I played with Rusty Gun Revival, and about the same for dobro, and I am NOT a quick learner when it comes to that stuff. If you put an hour in it, you'll be surprised how much better you are after the hour.
Rock on, have fun!
If you just absolutely can't play what Duane Allman's playing (or anyone else), it's because he played in an open tuning (Open D, in Duane's case, and Derek Trucks, I think.). Open tunings are really fun, because they form open chords, and most of the notes you need are all in one spot on the neck. Open D is also cool because it's actually less tension on the neck than standard tuning, so it won't pull on an expensive guitar-neck.
Beyond all that, the most common mistake people make when they start slide is to not mute the strings behind the slide. If you wear your slide on your pinky or third finger, rest your left index finger ever-so-slightly on the strings behind the slide, and move it with the slide itself when you play. You don't want to actually push down on the string, you're just deadening all those weird out-of-tune overtones from the slide itself. You also want to mute individual strings with your right hand fingers as needed as you play, and very-lightly palm-mute as well, which I know you've already been working on.
It all sounds like it's a lot harder than it really is, like I said, all the best players mostly taught themselves, and it's more about heart than brain. It took me about 6 months from the time I decided I wanted to try it, until I played with Rusty Gun Revival, and about the same for dobro, and I am NOT a quick learner when it comes to that stuff. If you put an hour in it, you'll be surprised how much better you are after the hour.
Rock on, have fun!
Try to mimic some of the blues lick you regularly play. Play a phrase with your fingers then put the slide on and try to mimic that phrase. Its not really conventional sounding slide guitar put it might help ya develop control.
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good idea!! i will definitely try this. thank you!tonefight wrote:Try to mimic some of the blues lick you regularly play. Play a phrase with your fingers then put the slide on and try to mimic that phrase. Its not really conventional sounding slide guitar put it might help ya develop control.
- kayla.
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Theres plenty of lessons there.
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