Slide guitar is a particular technique for playing the guitar that is often used in bluesstyle music. Some tunings are used for particular songs, and might be referred to by the songs title. Alternate tunings let you play voicings and slide between chord forms that would normally be impossible. It typically involves playing the guitar in the traditional position flat against the body with the use of a tubular slide fitted on one of the guitarists fingers. Why you should learn slide guitar in standard tuning. Standard tuning slide guitar is a compilation of slide guitar techniques accumulated by author and uberguitarist greg koch for over 30 years. Using an open g tuning and playing guitar like keith richards.
Guitar educational softcover video online tab author. The tunes are in relative order of difficulty and perfect for those new to slide guitar. Best powerful music educational aid for musicians, teachers, students, schools, great for soloing, scales, modes for guitar, keyboard, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, dadgad guitar. Unlocking the mysteries of slide guitar in open g tuning. Guitaralternate tunings wikibooks, open books for an open. They are arranged specifically for slide guitar in standard tuning. Dec 01, 2018 many guitar players use alternate tunings, which differ from standard tuning. Vic lewis looks at the basics of playing slide guitar in standard tuning, which is a great thing to know if youd prefer to not keep changing your tuning every other song. Standard tuning slide guitar book with online video lessons series. Standard tuning slide guitar book with online video. Beginner slide blues guitar in standard tuning by scott.
It makes for a fuller sound and you can play chords. Slide guitar in standard tuning with andy aledort duration. Standard tuning is the most common tuning used on a guitar and the basis for alternative tunings. With detailed notation and tablature for over 100 playing examples and video demonstrations, koch demonstrates how to play convincing blues, rock, country, and gospel. All the free slide guitar lessons i have created to learn open g tuning, open e, and standard tuning. With detailed notation and tablature for over 100 playing examples and video demonstrations, koch demonstrates how to play convincing blues, rock, country, and gospeltinged slide guitar while in standard tuning by using techniques and approaches that emulate common altered slide tunings, such as open e or open g. I have bought loads of slide guitar tuition books mostly in open e and g tunings, but wanted to play in normal tuning like rick vito does. However, a guitar does not have to be in open tuning to be playable with a slide. Slide guitar can be played in standard or open tunings, and each has its advantages and disadvantages. I have been messing around with slide for a couple months in standard.
The human voice is capable of the sweetest vibrato. Standard tuning can be easier to play because your melodic instincts dont have to be translated to the altered tuning of the guitar. Exploring slide guitar in open e tuning guitar world. There are, of course, others that are utilized, with many distinctive variations, depending on the musician and style of music. May, 2011 learn how to play some standard tuning slide guitar licks in the key of g in this guitar lesson video. This information is also applicable to almost any open tuning. Best powerful music educational aid for musicians, teachers, students, schools, great for soloing, scales, modes for guitar, keyboard, ukulele, mandolin, banjo. In this slide guitar lesson, im going to break down a slide guitar lick that is played in standard tuning and can be used over any 12 bar blues progression. Most slide guitar instructions start like and now we use the open xyz tuning. Standard tuning slide guitar lessons my free blues. G open and d open and a series of blues with several riffs and turnarounds to learn how to use the slide the best acoustic blues guitar lessons to learn how to play in the style of the greatest bluesmen such as robert johnson, big bill broonzy, son house and. Standard tuning is used by most guitarists, and frequently used tunings can be understood as variations on standard tuning. Alternate tuning guide new tunings inspire new musical thoughts.
Oct 12, 2015 the most commonly used open tunings for slide are e, d, g and a. That means you can forget what you know about the fretboard and forget both your left and right hand techniques. There are legends of players using knifes, broken bottles, anything to slide across the strings. Home guitar standard tuning scale chords transpose help 1a. Standard tuning slide guitar by greg koch overdrive. It can bend notes sharp, slide in and out of them, and, of course, create sounds between them. Slide guitar can present players with a myriad of reasons not to get started.
Slide guitar licks in standard tuning guitar heroes. Apr 18, 2011 learning to play slide guitar is a highly rewarding experience, but getting started can be a challenge. To avoid this, ill first explain slide guitar on standard tuning, so all you need is a slide. Jun 11, 2018 it seems like everyone is kinda mystified about how to play slide guitar in standard tuning. Playing in standard tuning offers many rewards without the trouble of retuning which again is often overlooked in most slide guitar books. The use of alternate tunings nonstandard tunings are found throughout the history of the classical guitar and are a major factor in the playing of blues slide guitar. The most common open tunings for slide guitar playing are open e, d, g and a. Standard tuning slide guitar lesson david hamburger. Open tunings have been exploited for use with slide guitar since the earliest days of delta blues.
Blues guitar champ warren haynes of govt mule and the allman brothers band discussed his fondness of an uncommon practice playing slide guitar in standard tuning. For the longest time ive wanted to imitate the human voice on the guitar, and the way to do this, i ultimately discovered, was slide guitar. The bright art and beauty of slide guitar in open g tuning. Best powerful music educational aid for musicians, teachers, students, schools, great for soloing, scales, modes for guitar, keyboard. Learning the various different methods to tune for slide guitar will give you more options to let you suit the tunings to your playing style. Book with online video lessons by greg koch 20160309 on. The term guitar tunings may refer to pitch sets other than standard tuning, also called nonstandard, alternative, or alternate. The chord voicings may not sound as full, and you miss. Most of my slide playing is in standard tuning, though, unless i just need that sound and feel that only open tunings get. The history of that sequence is interesting, especially because most everyone using stringed instruments such as the violin, cello and mandolin over the past 1,000 years have agreed that they are best tuned in fifths. It seems like everyone is kinda mystified about how to play slide guitar in standard tuning.
The technique involves placing an object against the strings while playing to create glissando effects and deep vibratos. Many guitar players use alternate tunings, which differ from standard tuning. For inquiring minds, allfifths tuning means that the interval. In standard tuning you also need to hold the 3rd fret of the 5th string, but in open g it works to play the 5th string open because its the 5th of the c chord, g. A fasttrack learning program for standard tuning slide guitar. Guitaralternate tunings wikibooks, open books for an. Here at last is a book that helps you choose the right instrument and accessories and then gets you playing fast. Try keeping your guitar in standard tuning and playing through the second example with only strings 24.
The most commonly used open tunings for slide are e, d, g and a. Standard tuning slide guitar by greg koch softcover. Slide guitar the essential patterns that all the pros know and use series. Now that we have explored a wealth of licks in an open d tuning, lets try some slide techniques using our standard tuning eadgbe. How to play blues slide guitar lessons burninguitar. If you look at the standard tuning that the guitar is played in, you will immediately notice something odd. Playing familiar fingerings on an unfamiliar fretboard is exciting you never know exactly what to expect. Designed to fit in your guitar case, slide rules includes over 70 of the most popular and useful tunings for acoustic and electric lap steel guitar, bottleneck slide guitar, resophonic guitar, weissenborn and hindustani slide guitar as used by the greatest players of the past and present.
With detailed notation and tablature for over 100 playing examples and video demonstrations, koch demonstrates how to. In slide guitar lessons are two of the most famous open tunings. This is essential as you may not always have time to tune your guitar to another tuning while playing with other musicians. Book with online video lessons standard tuning slide guitar is a compilation of slide guitar techniques accumulated by author and uberguitarist greg koch for over 30 years. It typically involves playing the guitar in the traditional position flat against the body with the use of a tubular. Blues guitar has always had an element of the slide guitar from its beginnings in the delta over 100 years ago. I dont really have an extra guitar i can dedicate to an open tuning and also all the scales i know would change a bit if i were to go to an open tuning. Covers choosing the right slide, open blues tuning, stylistic licks and patterns, using a capo, and the blues styles of muddy waters and elmore james. Playing in standard tuning offers many rewards without the trouble of re tuning which again is often overlooked in most slide guitar books.
Ever wonder why the standard tuning of a guitar is eadgbe. The use of alternate tunings non standard tunings are found throughout the history of the classical guitar and are a major factor in the playing of blues slide guitar. Playing slide guitar in standard tuning guitar noise. The different kinds of open slide guitar tuning discussed so far have a few things in common, the main one being that they are meant to make slide guitar easy. Standard tuning can be easier to play because your melodic instincts dont have. Even the simplest song can be difficult when considering the challenges of playing with good tone and tuning. Usually in standard, but in open tunings, i tune the third a little flat.
Why a guitar is tuned this way and how to tune your guitar to standard tuning. Essentials to playing slide guitar in standard tuning. This edition of in deep will focus on open g tuning and how it is used in blues slide guitar playing. The first decision is what kind of slide to use glass, metal or. My experience is if its a trio and youre the only guitar, youd be better off playing slide in an open tuning. Learn how to play some standard tuning slide guitar licks in the key of g in this guitar lesson video. You can make use of this style of playing without retuning your guitar. He currently plays in a laurel canyon sound tribute band, playing slide guitar parts made famous by david lindley, lowell george, and many. This lesson shows you how to get around with a slide in standard tuning. I play slide in standard tuning for leads in a band where we have another guitar player holding down the rhythm. Written in standard notation and tablature, this book includes 57 music examples.
With detailed notation and tablature for over 100 playing examples and video demon. This lesson will deal specifically with playing slide in standard tuning, which is less common than playing in altered tunings. Jul 29, 2019 for the examples in this lesson, im using a bottletype slide, worn on my ring finger. This edition of in deep will focus on open g tuning and how it is used in blues slideguitar playing. Book with online video lessons by greg koch 20160309. In this lesson, we are going to take the same licks from our open d tuning examples and play them in our standard tuning. You can certainly play slide guitar in standard tuning warren haynes is the master of that bright art but if you want to touch the fleeting heels of history, you will want to change the sound of your guitar by using a new tuning for your slide and fingerpicking. Plus well cover a slinky slide lick in g to get you started on your way. The above video is a good example of a slide guitarist making a great sound come from a standard acoustic guitar not a resonator guitar. But the lessons in this book are not that interesting and not described very welli think the book would of benefited greatly from having a cd with it. With detailed notation and tablature for over 100 playing examples and video demonstrations, koch demonstrates how to play convincing blues, rock, country, and gospeltinged slide guitar while in standard tuning by using. You just drop the low e 6th string one whole step from e to d. Nov, 2017 in this lesson, well cover the main reason why you should learn slide guitar in standard tuning. In this lesson, well cover the main reason why you should learn slide guitar in standard tuning.