Blues Bottleneck Slide
Bottleneck slide guitar is a method of playing the guitar using a slide to mimic the sound of the human voice. The term slide is describes the sliding motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides, which were originally chopped off necks of glass bottles. Using a slide can expand the aural diversity of the guitar and give another avenue for expressiveness.
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Orville Johnson, an acoustic blues master, will delve into the world of slide guitar head first. He will discuss the slide, it's history and move on to teaching slide technique and related compositions.
Lessons in this Series:
Lesson 1
Bottleneck Slide Basics
Orville Johnson covers the basics of the bottleneck slide. He talks about the history of slide guitar, choosing a slide, and proper technique.
Length: 26:49 Difficulty: 1.0 Free Sample LessonLesson 2
You've Got to Move
Orville Johnson uses his version of the traditional blues song, "You've Got to Move," to demonstrate proper slide guitar technique.
Length: 18:23 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
Trouble In Mind
Orville Johnson teaches the classic blues song "Trouble In Mind" using a slide.
Length: 21:37 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Soul of a Man
Orville teaches a beautiful slide guitar arrangement of "Soul of a Man."
Length: 8:52 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Country Blues
Orville Johnson teaches the catchy tune "Country Blues" in a slide guitar style.
Length: 22:13 Difficulty: 3.0 Member Only
John Henry
Orville teaches the song "John Henry" using a slide.
Length: 22:53 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Sitting on Top of the World
Orville Johnson teaches a slide guitar version of the classic blues tune "Sitting on Top of the World."
Length: 23:32 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Guitar Rag
"Guitar Rag" was one of the first blues songs ever recorded. Orville Johnson teaches a slide guitar version of this masterpiece.
Length: 15:36 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Tampa Red Style
Orville Johnson explores the slide guitar style of Tampa Red.
Length: 18:11 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Mississippi Hill Country Style Part 1
Orville Johnson takes a look at Mississippi Hill Country style in open G tuning.
Length: 18:37 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Mississippi Hill Country Style Part 2
Orville Johnson takes another look at Mississippi Hill Country style, this time in open F tuning.
Length: 19:38 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Bottleneck Slide Techniques
Orville breaks down some of the more advanced bottleneck slide techniques such as string dampening and playing fretted notes behind the slide.
Length: 37:33 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
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