slide guitar video The slide is pressed against the strings—lightly, so as not to touch the strings to the fretboard, and parallel to the frets. The pitch of the strings can then be continuously varied by moving the slide up and down the neck. The usual limitation in fretted guitar playing of twelve pitches per octave does not apply. Indeed, in pure slide guitar playing the frets serve no purpose, other than as a visual reference. The technique lends itself to glissandi (swoops up or down to a note); in addition it has the ability to evoke sounds of the human voice, crying, sighing or weeping, or natural noises. Another strength of the technique is its vibrato, which is easily achieved by oscillating the hand so that the slide goes quickly back and forth. Many slide guitarists will use their free fingers to fret the strings if they want to employ that sound as well. Using the free fingers opens up the possibility of playing chord shapes. One strategy is to use the free fingers for rhythm work, and intersperse this with lead phrases played with the slide. The guitar may be held in the normal guitar-playing position (that is, with the face of the guitar more-or-less vertical) or it may be held flat, with the face of the guitar horizontal. In the latter case the guitar may sit flat in ones lap or on a stool, face up, or held in this position by a strap, and played standing up. If holding the guitar in the normal vertical position, it is more common to use the tube type of <b>…<b>
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Very good!!
my guitar buzzes when i do it? it’s a blue Johnson acoustic
Very inspiring! A big thanks
Hey could u make us a video showing us some tips and licks for slide?
how hard do u have to push down with the slide on the strings in getting into slide guitar
is this guitar with steal strings?
The important is to make it sound like it needs to sound so you can use everything that gives this sound. I remember using an AA battery the first time I discovered sliding.
Hey I like that slide WHANG!
i like to play slide in drop d Derek trucks rips up slide in drop d idk ive just gotten used to sliding / soloing in drop d so thats my favorite key to slide in but e and a r also good keys to practice slide on
Very inspiring! A big thanks
Wow. A whole new world has opened up.
Curious…easiest gage or type of strings to use…fine, medium,etc. ?
Best Key for beginning slide…E, A,D, G ?
Must play. I have no resistance. I usually play blues with my fingers and the pinky is often out there dangling…somewhat forlorn and looking for a job. Pinky is about to earn its keep.
Derek Trucks, Johnny Winters, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Jimmy Page played some, and John Lee Hooker also.
wow but
is that a plastic slide sound strange
show off LOL jk:)
robbie mcintosh is my favorite slide’r
can you subscribe me?
andreas-.
Rod Price of Foghat comes to mind, Duane Allman, Johnny Winter, Warren Haynes, Ry Cooder etc. Lots of the older blues masters and also S R V played slide with third string tuned up a half step. Too many to mention here. Thanks for the comment !
hahaha i did that 1, works mad…ish =P
Can you recommend some famous gutiar players that use slide guitar like this? Thanks and awsome vid.
next vid …if possible …can u plz show the pickin fingers too.? thanks.
Ps ..Very cool…
Also, are u tuned 440? peace.