How To Play Slide Guitar

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Slowhand  Blues Guitar Slowhand Blues Guitar: Topics include what kind of guitar to use with a slide (either an acoustic or electric guitar as long as they do not have nylon strings); the slide itself, which is usually made of glass or metal; which finger is used for the slide; the tuning and the technique.Website: Slowhand Blues Guitar

eHow eHow: Steps to playing a slide guitar include changing the tuning from regular to open, keeping the slide perpendicular to the strings and how to play the various chords. Website: How to Play Slide Guitar

AccessRock.com AccessRock.com: Topics include which hand/finger to place the slide. Most serious country slide guitar players use the right fingers when playing slide. The benefit of this is the ability to mute unwanted strings. The drawback is that you can’t use the pick. Also included are slide guitar exercises and ideas for playing slide on your own.Website: Slide Guittar Lessons

Slide Guitar Lessons from Acoustic Guitar Magazine Slide Guitar Lessons from Acoustic Guitar Magazine: Provides the origin of the slide, or "bottleneck" guitar.  The slide itself is made of either glass or metal - metal being louder and glass producing a smoother sound.  Provides diagrams for the primary chords in the key of D in D tuning, hints on how to play and specific riffs to play.Website: Bottlenecking

Guitarnoise.com Guitarnoise.com: Includes tips and techniques such as what kind of slide to use, which finger to use, how to avoid scratching & buzzing, action & set-up, which strings to use and which guitar to use.Website: Acoustic Slide Guitar