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Learning Slide In Open D

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Open D tuning has some wonderful possibilities I'll not only teach you songs in this tuning, but I'll show you how to expand upon them, giving you all the tools you'll need to create your own variations!! If you've never played slide guitar or tried but couldn't get the hang of it, then this series of lessons will certainly unlock the mysteries of this unique style of playing. You'll learn: • How to get the best tone • How to get rid of unwanted notes by muting • How to expand upon a song once you learn the basics • Several songs in the styles of the slide guitar giants. • Fingerpicking the bass while playing slide melodies • Cool turnarounds and double stop licks • Vestapol tuning (Open D), one of the most versatile and powerful tunings used by country blues guitarists over the decades You'll learn these songs: • Savannah Picking - the Blind Willie McTell style • Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning - Blind Willie Johnson • Mama Had A Sick Child - Mance Lipscomb • What's The Matter Now - Mississippi Fred McDowell • Beginning Elmore James - the Elmore James Style. Here's a video describing this set of lessons: https://youtu.be/7Mb_YV_cKP4 Level 3 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐎𝐑 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬. 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠.

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