Guitar Techniques

IMPROVE YOUR SLIDE GUITAR

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In the latest instalment of his series Simon Barnard guides through some approaches to playing slide guitar across a range of genres.

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Key: G Maj/Minor

Tempo: Various

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Will improve your

Slide technique

Intonation

Vibrato

origins of slide guitar are often traced back to Hawaii, where in the late 19th century, native Joseph Kekuku invented the Hawaiian steel guitar. Kekuku also popularised the use of a steel bar to slide across the strings, often in open tunings. This technique of using a hard metal object against a string first originated in Africa,

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