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Slide guitar for dummies

Slide guitar for dummies
  1. Is it easy to learn slide guitar?
  2. What open tuning is best for slide guitar?

Is it easy to learn slide guitar?

The great thing about guitar slides is that they're easy to learn. Even if you've never picked up a guitar slide before, with a bit of practice you will be able to play all of the songs in this list. Some of the songs are perfect for beginners to try out, while other songs will require most practice to master.

What open tuning is best for slide guitar?

The most common open tunings for slide guitar playing are open E, D, G and A. Allman and Trucks, widely considered to be two of the greatest slide players ever, have mostly preferred to play slide in open E tuning, which is spelled, low to high, E B E G# B E.

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