Fred Sokolow – Bottleneck and Slide Guitar Complete Set: Lessons 1 – 3

Fred Sokolow – Bottleneck and Slide Guitar Complete Set: Lessons 1 – 3

This series of lessons is designed to start you playing and improvising with slide guitar (either acoustic or electric). Several different tunings are covered along with samples in the style of early blues greats and contemporary blues and rock guitarists.

LESSON ONE: Open G Tuning

Simple chords, playing down the neck, fingerpicking hints, barred chords, playing up the neck, open G tuning scales. Solos in the styles of Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson and Fred McDowell.

LESSON TWO: Open D and E Tuning

Using the same approach as Lesson One, the concentration is now focused on Open D and Open E tunings. Solos in the style of Tampa Red, Elmore James and Duane Allman.

LESSON THREE: Standard Tuning

Playing in the styles of Robert Nighthawk, George Harrison and Ron Wood. Scales and positions.

For the beginner to intermediate player. PDF Tab/Music Booklet and MP3s included.