The Art of Slide Guitar

In this lesson, we will be covering a few ideas in the area of slide guitar. To start us off, Keni Lee Burgess gives us a brief history behind Resonator type guitars and what to look out for when purchasing one.

KENI LEE BURGESS: Resonator Guitars & bottleneck slides

Next, Keni offers up some helpful tips to those who are interested in getting into slide playing.

KENI LEE BURGESS: Tips to get you started

Now that we know what we are dealing with, Keni takes us through the paces by teaching us how to play an actual song using a slide.

KENI LEE BURGESS: Lesson on how to play bottleneck slide

Finally, we have an example from Sonny Landreth involving playing electric slide with other effects that I felt would be a nice addition to this lesson.

SONNY LANDRETH: Slide Lesson & Plays Next To Kindred Spirit

The nice thing about learning to play slide is that it gives you a perfect excuse to mess around in alternate tunings. This is generally due to the fact that a lot of songs played using a slide are composed in open chord tunings, which differ from the A440 standard tuning. Playing in these tunings forces you to pay attention to your theory in order to really learn your way around the neck again. And slide guitar is another way to introduce a little variety into your playing from time to time.

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