Blues Slide Guitar
Slide guitar and Blues go way back, and have a rich heritage of complimenting each other. The slide is a wonderful way to add that "vocal" quality to your guitar playing as well. This technique can be used with all genres of music, but Eric will cover it within the world of Blues.
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Eric will introduce the slide guitar and proper technique, as well as several useful tunings for slide guitar.
Lessons in this Series:
Lesson 1
Introduction to Blues Slide
Eric Madis delves into the world of slide guitar and discusses how it can be used within the blues universe.
Length: 26:36 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
Common Slide Licks
Eric Madis teaches two crucial slide guitar licks.
Length: 17:12 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Slide Lick Ideas
Eric shows how the basic closed lick can be played over a twelve bar blues. He also introduces a lick by Kokomo Arnold.
Length: 12:19 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Kokomo Arnold Lick
Eric Madis talks more about the Kokomo Arnold lick and explains some variations developed by Elmore James and Tampa Red.
Length: 11:14 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Fred McDowell Licks
Eric teaches a few licks from Fred McDowell and demonstrates how they can be used in a blues progression.
Length: 10:00 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Connecting Licks
Eric Madis explains how Duane Allman put his own unique spin on a classic lick played by Fred McDowell.
Length: 9:28 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
Duane Allman Licks
Eric Madis demonstrates licks in the style of Duane Allman.
Length: 5:29 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
Harmonica Imitation Lick
Eric Madis demonstrates how the Duane Allman style "Harmonica Imitation Lick" can be used over different chords and changes.
Length: 7:52 Difficulty: 0.5 Member Only
Duane Allman Ideas
Eric Madis talks more about the Duane Allman style of playing and introduces the idea of playing in a box.
Length: 8:01 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
Traditional Blues Slide Licks
Eric Madis teaches two classic licks in this lesson. First he covers a lick called "Son House's Train Lick." He also covers the "Electric Chair Lick."
Length: 7:47 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
Elmore James Melodic Lick
Eric Madis teaches a classic blues slide lick called the "Elmore James Melodic Lick."
Length: 8:51 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Four Blues Slide Licks
Eric Madis introduces four new blues licks that can be played with a slide. He teaches a Charlie Patton lick, an ascending one-string turnaround, a descending turnaround lick, and also talks about sliding chords.
Length: 10:22 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Filling the Spaces
Eric Madis teaches how to fill empty spaces in an arrangement with common licks. This lesson is particularly useful for solo guitarists.
Length: 4:48 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Building a Solo
Eric demonstrates how the licks and techniques from previous lessons can be combined to play a smokin' blues solo.
Length: 5:56 Difficulty: 2.5 Member OnlyLesson 15
A Tuning and Slide Guitar
Eric introduces open A tuning and shows how some of the licks you have already learned can be transposed to the key of A.
Length: 11:26 Difficulty: 2.5 Free Sample Lesson from this Series!
General Slide Tips and Tricks
Eric offers up some amazing slide guitar tips. He talks about guitar setup, how to hold the slide, which finger to use and more.
Length: 13:30 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Delta Blues Slide
Learn how to play the timeless Delta Blues using a slide. This lesson uses A tuning.
Length: 15:35 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
The Walking Blues
Eric teaches how to play the classic "Walking Blues" progression using a slide.
Length: 14:25 Difficulty: 3.0 Member Only
Rollin' and Tumblin'
Eric teaches a rendition of "Rollin' and Tumblin'" that can be played with a slide.
Length: 15:09 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Improvisational Techniques
Eric explains how to take a blues song or progression and make it your own.
Length: 9:54 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Blues Shuffle Improvisation
Eric Madis demonstrates how blues licks, movable chords and other ideas can be combined to create an improvised blues shuffle.
Length: 16:24 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
A Tuning Lick Review
Eric Madis gives an in depth review of core blues licks in open A tuning.
Length: 18:21 Difficulty: 3.0 Member Only
Dust My Broom Theme
Eric explains how the classic "Dust My Broom" lick can be used to develop a theme that spans an entire twelve bar blues.
Length: 6:01 Difficulty: 3.0 Member Only
Linear Playing Ideas
Eric Madis demonstrates some slide licks that use a more linear approach instead of a vertical, box-based approach.
Length: 8:44 Difficulty: 3.0 Member Only
Harmonica Imitation Lick Theme
Eric Madis shows how the "Harmonica Imitation Lick" can be used to create a theme that spans an entire twelve bar blues.
Length: 6:11 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Two Lick Theme
Eric Madis combines two classic licks to create a smokin' 12 bar blues theme.
Length: 7:10 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
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