Slide Group

[bertie]

well Im not sure I could be included in the same breath as Mr Cohen.... however.... Im certainly keen on progressing that particular weapon..


Good Points

Finger pickin
general attack and feel for it
making up stuff


Bad Points

Dont know any toon per se
I dont know and thus never play in open tunings
Only every using std tuning, only ever play in E or G

[Lewy]

well Im not sure I could be included in the same breath as Mr Cohen....

The pianist from 'Playaway'?

[Basher]

Try and get a decent version of the Allman Brothers' version of Statesboro Blues off pat in standard tuning (some licks just don't seem to translate from Duane's open E parts).

It can be done, but the tricky bit is alternating strings and sliding down or up a semitone at the same time to simulate how all notes would be on the same fret in open E. If you get the hang of that, then you can definitely play the first solo of statesboro blues by alternating betweeb two positions - in the key of D, the positions would be 10th fret for strings 1,2 & 6, and 7th fret for strings 3, 4 & 5.

That's basically the crux of the difference in playing lead in open or standard tunings - you just have to move around a hell of a lot more in standard.

I did have an mp3 of me playing that very solo in standard, but I think I deleted it.......

I was trying to remember who posted that!

As I recall, it was a brilliant version and one that made me decide that it is possible to play in standard tuning without compromising the licks.

The bit I can't do properly in the intro is a "rocking back and forth" lick between the B and G strings. In open E the notes fall on the 10th and 8th frets which makes things relatively easy. In standard, the G string needs to be played at the 11th fret resulting in, as you said, a lot of extra moving about.

Still, your example showed that it can be done! Also, I beliebe that Warren Haynes plays the intro in standard on my Allman Brothers "One Way Out" DVD (although I can't quite make out the frets he uses).

I suppose I just need to practice. A lot.

[Lewy]

Here's a question - anyone know any nice chord shapes for open tunings?

[WYNIR0]

I'll be watching this group from the shadows

+1

[noisepolluter]

Here's a question - anyone know any nice chord shapes for open tunings?

I'll write out some tasty 7th/diminished pairings I've been using this evening.

[Lewy]

You know, with all this interest in slide, and with Beaglefest out of the way, someone with more organisation nouse than me really ought to think about Slidefest '06.........

[Lewy]

Here's a question - anyone know any nice chord shapes for open tunings?

I'll write out some tasty 7th/diminished pairings I've been using this evening.

Sounds kewl!

Oh, and another thing..... what do we think about minor open tunings? I've never played around with them myself, but the idea that you could fret in front of the slide to make major sounds could be interesting (as oposed to having to fret behind the slide to get minor sounds in a major open tuning.

[thompy]

Oh, and another thing..... what do we think about minor open tunings? I've never played around with them myself.

+1

I think Skip James used a minor tuning. Anybody know tab for "Hard time killing floor blues" i mucho love that tune.

[thompy]

Some good stuff can be found here www.guitarseminars.com have a look at the forum, some famous names post often on there too.

Avoid the non-guitar forum, only bitching about US politics to be found there