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Over the past two columns, we covered many of the common chord forms and licks used when playing slide guitar in open G tuning (low to high, D G D G B D).

In addition to open G, one of the most commonly used open tunings for slide is open D, tuned, low to high, D A D Fs A D. Open E, another very popular slide tuning, is structured, or voiced, the same as open D, except all strings are tuned one whole step higher (low to high, E B E Gs B E), so all the scale and arpeggio shapes are the same.

Derek Trucks is that rare example of a guitarist who plays everything in open E, whether he is using a slide or not. The Duane Allman favored open E for almost all of his slide work, the lone exceptions being “Dreams” and “Mountain Jam,” for which he played slide in standard tuning, which was the tuning he used for all his non-slide playing.

If you have gone through all of the examples illustrated in these past two In Deep columns, you should have a strong grasp of how the licks in an open G tuning “fall” on the fretboard. Now we will transpose those licks to open D tuning.