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An easy practice is listening to Tush by ZZ Top. That solo is a real good primer for slide guitar work with regular tuning. Its easily done after you get it in your head. Don't forget the sweet slide vibratos!!!
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Slide with normal tuning
I am not good at playing slide. I'd like to learn though. My goal is to be able to play decent slide stuff with normal tuning. Any tips? I know Johnny Winter is a master at this, but I have heck of time figuring out how he does what he does.
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Robster,
An easy practice is listening to Tush by ZZ Top. That solo is a real good primer for slide guitar work with regular tuning. Its easily done after you get it in your head. Don't forget the sweet slide vibratos!!!
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Thanks Rob, I need to get a better slide than the wimpy Dunlop glass slide I have. Slide should be heavy.
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I lost my steel slide...don't even know when...but I did. Yes get the steel ones...its not blues if you don't play steel slide. (just kidding).
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Another easy song to get you started with slide is 'In My Time of Dying' from Led Zeppelin. I used this as my 1st slide song, then retuned my 12-string so we could play 'Traveling Riverside Blues' live. You don't hear that one live too often, so it gets a good reaction.
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Originally Posted by Robert
Johnny Winter is indeed a master of slide but I can't think of any songs off hand that he plays in standard tuning.
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