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Beginner Slide Guitar in Standard Tuning



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This is course is for beginner to advanced guitar players who want to learn to play slide guitar in standard tuning.

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Difficulty: Beginner

For this course, you will need a guitar, tuned to standard tuning and some sort of glass, brass, or, ceramic slide.

About your teacher – Ben Joseph

Ben Joseph is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Alabama, and cultivated in New Orleans. Ben melds his range of music experiences, from playing harmonica in Cajun-country bands to shredding electric guitar in hip-hop groups. After a few years in New Orleans, primarily spent working as a producer, audio engineer, and session musician for Grand Junction Studio, he moved to London, where he completed his MA in Ethnomusicology at SOAS.

Ben also has a wealth of experience as a teacher and educator, working in schools, in his own guitar teaching practice, and lecturing for universities. He also has a specialism in inclusive music education, leading Open Orchestras in special schools.

Have a listen to Ben rocking out in Switzerland….


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Course Syllabus

  • Getting started (10 mins)
    • 1. Introduction to Section 1 (1 min)
    • 2. Different Types of Slide (1 min)
    • 3. Which Finger to Use for Slide Guitar (1 min)
    • 4. Playing Harmonics on 12th Fret (1 min)
    • 5. Guitar on Your Lap (2 mins)
    • 6. E Major on Slide Guitar (1 min)
    • 7. Preventing the Buzz (1 min)
    • 8. Concluding Section 1 of Beginner Slide Guitar (1 min)
  • Core skills and techniques (20 mins)
    • 1. Introduction to Section 2 Beginner Slide Guitar (1 min)
    • 2. Learning A Major Chord on Slide Guitar (1 min)
    • 3. Playing E and A Major Together (1 min)
    • 4. Backing Track for E and A Major (3 mins)
    • 5. Learning C# Minor Pentatonic (3 mins)
    • 6. Improvising with C# Minor Pentatonic (3 mins)
    • 7. Fun Licks to Play in C# Minor/E Major (5 mins)
    • 8. Concluding Section 2 Beginner Slide Guitar (1 min)
  • Precision and intonation (10 mins)
    • 1. Introduction to Section 3 (1 min)
    • 2. Precision – tuning and vibrato (1 min)
    • 3. Using a Drone Instrument (2 mins)
    • 4. Drones to improvise with (6 mins)
    • 5. The finishing line, and next steps (1 min)
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