The verse section bar 5 features classic johnson chord voicings for g6 and g7 on the downbeats of beats two, three and four. Slide guitar is a particular technique for playing the guitar that is often used in bluesstyle music. Aug 12, 2019 on this page youll find blues scale guitar tab, patterns and notation that will allow you to play blues scales all over the guitar neck. 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 many others. 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. A complete guide to authentic acoustic blues slide guitar learn slide guitar levi clay. Startup slide guitar book guitar paperback 18 april. In this introduction to finger style blues we will cover an alternating bass pattern over a 12 bar blues progression in e. Super beginner blues slide guitar lesson basic slide guitar. Learn to play the guitar with these fingerstyle blues songs. Introduction why your guitar solos dont come close to the solos of great blues guitarists so you are starting to play your own blues guitar solos. Open tunings have been exploited for use with slide guitar since the earliest days of delta blues. Delta blues slide guitar is a complete guide to the techniques of bottleneck acoustic blues. This groundbreaking book teaches flawless delta slide technique.
A case in point is the pattern he played in walking blues similar to son houses death letter blues, which informs ex. Often these blues progressions will contain dominant chords such as 7th chords. How to play blues slide guitar lessons burninguitar. The second trucks slide lick here is pretty straight forward. Fret both the seventh and ninth frets on the second string. Acoustic blues guitar the ultimate beginner series.
Dec 02, 2016 pay attention to the tuning in each song. The instructional you can play blues box slide guitar book contains a history of the cigar box guitar. Our collection of tabs, guitar chords, and video lessons is constantly growing, so check back often to find your favorite songs. Finger picking, gaining thumb and finger independence, keys, chords, scales, tabs and exercises. Theres also some history, featuring profiles and biographies of some of the biggest and least known blues musicians. Blues guitar overview introduction 12 bar blues in emajor 12 bar blues in a. Go here for books and videos on blues guitar go here for links to other.
Beginning finger picking for the delta blues guitar delta blues style finger picking and use of the bottleneck slide is essential to learn when studying the various playing styles of the artists from this important musical genre. A slide acts like a nut or piece of fret wire, creating a new endpoint from which the strings rest and ring. Its where blues guitar was first heard over 60 years before led zeppelin, eric clapton and others brought it to the masses. Discover the secrets to playing great sounding slide guitar get killer slide tone, sustain, vibrato, and accuracy from.
This edition of in deep will focus on open g tuning and how it is used in blues. Stratocaster or telecaster was played for the electric slide licks. Garage band garageband is multitrack recording software allowing you to record your guitar playing to. On this page youll find blues scale guitar tab, patterns and notation that will allow you to play blues scales all over the guitar neck. I will add what i know about playing blues, bluegrass, slide and finger style guitar. There is a strong tradition in using slide guitar for the blues. Hinkler the electric blues box slide guitar with guitar. Generally, the guitar action needs to be higher than when playing. Learning to play the blues box guitar is easy and entertaining with accomplished musician nick bryants simple instructions. Here at last is a book that helps you choose the right instrument and accessories and then gets you playing fast. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such as microsofts free reader application, or a booksized computer the is used solely as a reading device such as nuvomedias rocket ebook. Electric slide guitar blues developed along with other electric blues styles with the migration of africanamericans north to.
A complete guide to authentic acoustic blues slide guitar free books downlod. More than any other guitar technique it depends on the right feeling. Slide guitar became a stylistic choice over fretted guitar by players who didnt have the skills or patience to fret the guitar and found it easier to slide a smooth, rounded object over the strings to achieve a similar effect. Guitarists can learn to read music notation, chord lyrics charts, or guitar tablature. Bottleneck blues guitar guitar books paperback april 1, 1996.
Im assuming a little bit of basic knowledge and ability on the guitar. Progressive slide guitar learn to play music store. All of our guitar tab pdf files are printable and downloadable so you can enjoy them for years to come. It should be difficult to catch the feel of delta blues with a book, right. Taught by eric madis in blues slide guitar series length. There are, of course, others that are utilized, with many distinctive variations, depending on the musician and style of music. Slide guitar is an essential part of the blues, i had to start with it. Guitar book electric slide guitar free download as pdf file. You can get more charts in with custom tunings using my interactive scale generator here. Learn blues guitar from eric madis with an intermediate guitar lesson for introduction to blues slide. Oct 12, 2015 the most commonly used open tunings for slide are e, d, g and a.
As youll learn in this ebook, there are countless ways to form blues riffs and be creative with them. This pdf contains the scale charts for the blues scale in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. The songs and lessons illustrated in this e book give the learner a solid foundation in beginning delta blues. Capture the authentic sound of delta blues slide guitar. There are many types of blues rhythms but the most common is the iivv 12bar blues. Master 100 slide guitar licks in the style of the worlds 20 greatest blues players learn slide guitar book 3 levi clay. The example begins with slide guitar johnson wore a metal slide on his pinkie, before switching to chord voicings made up of all open strings combined with notes fretted on the top two strings. Blues slide guitar originated in the mississippi delta region where it was popularized by a number of blues players, including robert johnson. Open g is the most common example of alternate guitar tunings and using a slide is by far the most common technique for this delta blues tuning. The bottleneck way of playing guitar consists of letting the surface of the slide rest on the strings while we strum or fingerpick. How to play blues rhythm guitar like the blues masters. Music notation is a great system, but it isnt the most modern, or best system for learning modern pop, rock, blues, country and heavy metal guitar songs. Super beginner blues slide guitar lesson basic slide. Slide guitar became a stylistic choice over fretted guitar by players who didnt have the skills or patience to fret the guitar and found it easier to slide a smooth, rounded object over the strings to achieve a similar.
Slide guitar blues is produced when a player uses some kind of tubular finger covering usually made of metal or glass, like a bottleneck to depress the strings of a guitar over the frets so that the strings are stretched and bent, producing a wavering tone. The videos for these tabs are on the page free guitar tabvideos. This book to be very useful and dont consider that fretboard roadmaps slide guitar is better simply, because keith is way better player, the feel, the tone, the licks, everything is better then in other book. The technique involves placing an object against the strings while playing to create glissando effects and deep vibratos. Free guitar tabs printable, downloadable pdf guitar tabs. In slide guitar lessons are two of the most famous open tunings. This edition of in deep will focus on open g tuning and how it is used in blues slide guitar playing. Delta blues slide guitar fundamental changes music book.
Kenny mann creator of guitar alliance have you always wanted to play slide guitar, but have no idea where to start. I will actually stay away from most music theory and try to replace it with simple ways to keep track and understand chords, notes and the guitar fret board. Blues guitar turnaround lesson 1, part 1 olav torvunds guitar pages guitar lessons book of the month january 2005 happy traum. The most commonly used open tunings for slide are e, d, g and a. If you are not familiar with the numbering system of the chords then please check out the lesson on chord construction on pages 2829. After browsing our selection of free guitar tab pdf, view our video lessons to help you get started learning your favorite songs from start to finish. It has all the essentials you need and packed with cool features. For the most part, johnson used a slide sparsely, to punctuate phrases or reinforce vocal lines. Learn authentic, acoustic delta blues slide guitar quickly, and for a fraction of the cost of private lessons, with the acoustic delta blues slide guitar dvd home study course. John lee hooker relocated to detroit and invented the boogie, which has resounded in blues, rock, and pop styles ever since. When you want someone back and cant shake that feeling. Blues in d introduction to open tuning open d blues in g bottleneck slide guitar blues in c minor blues jazzier blues moveable chords in f, bb and eb the circle of fifths have you noticed. Master acoustic blues guitar fingerpicking and soloing joseph alexander.
Best book for slide guitar discussion in playing and technique started by loki, feb 1, 2012. Blues fingerpicking lesson this lesson is included in the book a guide to acoustic blues guitar. Easytoread guitar music, guitar chords for beginners and easy guitar tabs for beginners. I challenge you to search the internet the way i did for a stepbystep method of learning authentic acoustic delta blues slide guitar. Duane allmans playing on layla and other assorted love songs just blew me away, the same did ec on unplugged. Slide is the technique of using a glass bottle or piece of metal piping on the guitar strings to, no surprise, slide into, out of, and in between notes.
Then we will add melody notes on the beat and between the beat. Read on for a complete blues scale guitar lesson the basic blues scale guitar pattern. Apr 18, 2011 learning to play slide guitar is a highly rewarding experience, but getting started can be a challenge. Cigar box guitar 3 string gdg aea tab notes chords. Playing and improvising acoustic blues doug young acoustic blues workshop notes q 96 our goal is to be able to play a simple, but effective solo blues guitar piece, hopefully with some improvisation. On beats two and three he uses a albert king move by sliding from the 4 th to the 5 th and back. Eric madis delves into the world of slide guitar and discusses how it can be used within the blues universe. Our final slide lick comes at the very end of trucks first solo. Downloadable version featuring the complete written instruction including standard notation and tablature, and accompanying video. Best book for slide guitar discussion in playing and technique started by loki. Sep 11, 2019 the example begins with slide guitar johnson wore a metal slide on his pinkie, before switching to chord voicings made up of all open strings combined with notes fretted on the top two strings. The migration of southern blues players northward in the postwar years generated a motherlode of blues guitar licks. Beginning finger picking for the delta blues guitar. Slide guitar licks with derek trucks fundamental changes.
So if you are experienced in blues guitar and want to play blues slide, get this book, forget about fretboard roadmaps. Why learning more than one scale pattern is beneficial. Delta blues slide guitar is a complete guide to the techniques and music of bottleneck acoustic blues a genre that can be traced back over 100 years to the mississippi delta. Its where blues guitar was first heard over 60 years before led zeppelin, eric clapton and others. Open g tuning songs open g blues guitar tuning the video above opens with an old clip of me playing crossroads by robert johnson on an old johnny joyce model aria, and at 1. Learn how to play jazz and blues on your 3 string cigar box guitar gdg. Master 100 slide guitar licks in the style of the worlds 20 greatest blues players learn slide guitar book 3 levi clay 4. Hinkler the electric blues box slide guitar with guitar slide. Description capture the authentic sound of delta blues slide guitar. These chords, riffs and scales can be expanded in a.
The examples well look at are there to spark your creativity in your rhythm guitar playing. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the blues scales in all. Play the second fretsixth string and then slide up to the fourth fret of the sixth string. The videos for these tabs are on the page free guitar tabvideos if you like the free tabs on this page, please consider donating via paypal using the button below.