• Technique

    On Right Hand Anchoring and Small Technical Breakthroughs. 

    by
    Mark Wein
    Published on 05-27-2010 04:28 PM
    1. Categories:
    2. Technique

    I usually teach people to play guitar without anchoring their picking hand on the front of the guitar. Over the last year I've been experimenting with a light "brushing" anchor either touching the bottom of the first string ...
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    Bending Strings In Time and In Tune 

    by
    Mark Wein
    Published on 05-26-2010 02:07 PM
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    2. Technique
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    Slide Guitar Lesson #2 - Open D Tuning Blues Box and Rhythm Guitar 

    by
    Mark Wein
    Published on 05-18-2010 03:19 PM
    1. Categories:
    2. Blues,
    3. Technique

    This lesson is split into two parts. In the first half we are learning a "Blues Box" scale for you to solo in around the 12th fret. Its not really a regular blues scale but it ...
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    Slide Guitar Primer - Open D Tuning 

    by
    Mark Wein
    Published on 05-17-2010 01:59 PM
    1. Categories:
    2. Blues,
    3. Technique

    This is our "primer" lesson for playing slide guitar. We are starting in "Open D" tuning just to make things a little easier.

    Open D

    String 1 2 3 4 5 6

    Tuned D A F# D A D


    If this makes the strings too loose or slack for you to play try Open E tuning:

    Open E

    String 1 2 3 4 5 6

    Tuned E B G# E B E


    In the first video we mostly talk about the mechanics of playing slide and the second video we do some simple licks to get you rolling...





    Click here for a printable version of this lesson.




    Here are a few books and CD's that I found helpful in learning to play slide!



    Slide Guitar (Book and Record) by Arlen Roth