https://acousticguitar.com lessons, music to play, and how-tos for all guitarists Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:29:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/acousticguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/AG_Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://acousticguitar.com 32 32 103806923 https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-simple-acoustic-blues-tips-that-can-improve-your-bottleneck-slide-technique/ https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-simple-acoustic-blues-tips-that-can-improve-your-bottleneck-slide-technique/#respond Tue, 25 Apr 2023 21:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=100382 There are several things you can do to get a good slide sound: Set up your guitar with heavier strings, use an open tuning, try different kinds of slides, dampen the strings, and learn to properly intonate. Getting a good sound is often as much a function of proper setup as it is technique. ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-simple-acoustic-blues-tips-that-can-improve-your-bottleneck-slide-technique/feed/ 0 100382 https://acousticguitar.com/silent-night-open-d-bottleneck-slide-guitar-arrangement/ https://acousticguitar.com/silent-night-open-d-bottleneck-slide-guitar-arrangement/#respond Sun, 13 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=133490 Fingerstyle guitarist Steve Baughman shares an open-d acoustic guitar arrangement of the beloved Christmas carol "Silent Night" that lends itself nicely to slide treatment.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/silent-night-open-d-bottleneck-slide-guitar-arrangement/feed/ 0 133490 https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-an-intro-to-bottleneck-blues/ https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-an-intro-to-bottleneck-blues/#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:08:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=102824 Learn the basics of acoustic slide guitar and start to find the notes between the notes where the range of human emotion runs.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-an-intro-to-bottleneck-blues/feed/ 0 102824 https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-learn-jontavious-willis-take-on-poor-boy-long-ways-from-home/ https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-learn-jontavious-willis-take-on-poor-boy-long-ways-from-home/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2021 16:06:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=122451 Here's an open-G arrangement of the traditional blues tune "Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home"]]> https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-learn-jontavious-willis-take-on-poor-boy-long-ways-from-home/feed/ 1 122451 https://acousticguitar.com/explore-slide-guitar-in-many-styles/ https://acousticguitar.com/explore-slide-guitar-in-many-styles/#respond Wed, 21 Apr 2021 19:07:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=123272 While slide guitar is perhaps most commonly associated with the blues, it can be used to excellent effect in a range of other styles.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/explore-slide-guitar-in-many-styles/feed/ 0 123272 https://acousticguitar.com/learning-the-nuts-and-bolts-of-blues-slide-guitar/ https://acousticguitar.com/learning-the-nuts-and-bolts-of-blues-slide-guitar/#respond Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:57:14 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=123181 Here are some tips from contemporary players Jontavious Willis, Kelly Joe Phelps, and Jimmy Page]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learning-the-nuts-and-bolts-of-blues-slide-guitar/feed/ 0 123181 https://acousticguitar.com/getting-started-with-slide-guitar/ https://acousticguitar.com/getting-started-with-slide-guitar/#respond Tue, 06 Apr 2021 16:45:11 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=122932 The slide allows the guitarist to find the notes between notes—those places between the frets where the slippery quality of human emotion runs.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/getting-started-with-slide-guitar/feed/ 0 122932 https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-how-to-play-bottleneck-in-a-range-of-styles/ https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-how-to-play-bottleneck-in-a-range-of-styles/#respond Fri, 17 May 2019 17:19:18 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=111062 Slide/bottleneck guitar can evoke flavors ethereal and lyrical or aggressive and bombastic. From Santo & Johnny’s “Sleepwalk” to Elmore James’ “Dust My Broom” and on to Debashish Bhattacharya’s Indian slide musings, this approach delivers a wide spectrum of sounds, emotions, and cultural touchstones.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-how-to-play-bottleneck-in-a-range-of-styles/feed/ 0 111062 https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-learn-to-play-slide-like-jimmy-page/ https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-learn-to-play-slide-like-jimmy-page/#respond Sat, 10 Feb 2018 17:23:09 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=105626 In this lesson, you'll get Jimmy Page's blues riffs and musical ideas under your fingers and learn how to take them somewhere new and exciting.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-learn-to-play-slide-like-jimmy-page/feed/ 0 105626 https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-exploring-kelly-joe-phelps-slide-work-in-open-tunings/ https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-exploring-kelly-joe-phelps-slide-work-in-open-tunings/#respond Sun, 09 Jul 2017 16:28:17 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=102948 Prewar blues is just a stepping-off point for Phelps’ intricate fingerpicking and soulful vocals. In this lesson, you'll adapt his open-D ideas to bottleneck style.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-exploring-kelly-joe-phelps-slide-work-in-open-tunings/feed/ 0 102948 https://acousticguitar.com/how-to-combine-fretted-notes-with-slide-notes/ https://acousticguitar.com/how-to-combine-fretted-notes-with-slide-notes/#respond Sun, 14 May 2017 19:10:06 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=98206 Learn how to employ this classic blues technique with this excerpt from Acoustic Guitar Slide Basics]]> https://acousticguitar.com/how-to-combine-fretted-notes-with-slide-notes/feed/ 0 98206 https://acousticguitar.com/how-to-play-slide-guitar-bottleneck-basics/ https://acousticguitar.com/how-to-play-slide-guitar-bottleneck-basics/#respond Fri, 25 Mar 2016 18:16:37 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=36732 At its best, slide guitar playing combines economical phrasing with special attention to pitch and tone.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/how-to-play-slide-guitar-bottleneck-basics/feed/ 0 36732 https://acousticguitar.com/lesson-how-to-choose-the-right-guitar-slide-video/ https://acousticguitar.com/lesson-how-to-choose-the-right-guitar-slide-video/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:16:01 +0000 http://acousticguitar.stringlettermusic.com/?p=352 The two classic slide materials are glass and metal. Some of the first slides were made from the tops of wine bottles (hence the term bottleneck guitar) or from lengths of pipe (hence the term . . . er . . . metal slide).]]> https://acousticguitar.com/lesson-how-to-choose-the-right-guitar-slide-video/feed/ 1 352 https://acousticguitar.com/lesson-guitarist-kelly-joe-phelps-offers-some-bottleneck-slide-tips-video/ https://acousticguitar.com/lesson-guitarist-kelly-joe-phelps-offers-some-bottleneck-slide-tips-video/#respond Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:57:46 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=2969 If I’m going to do a lot of fretting and slide at the same time, the big thing I’m working on is to not let the slide bar come away from the string.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/lesson-guitarist-kelly-joe-phelps-offers-some-bottleneck-slide-tips-video/feed/ 0 2969 https://acousticguitar.com/acoustic-guitar-slide-basics-acoustic-guitar-plus/ https://acousticguitar.com/acoustic-guitar-slide-basics-acoustic-guitar-plus/#respond Mon, 01 Jan 2001 20:32:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=128690 Explore the haunting sounds of acoustic slide guitar with this easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction series.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/acoustic-guitar-slide-basics-acoustic-guitar-plus/feed/ 0 128690