Using the very best classic Blues tunes and standards, Fred Sokolow gives a complete guide to the muddy Mississippi sound of the slide guitar. Discover the licks and techniques of Blues pioneers such as Elmore James, Muddy Waters and Son House as you get your hands and ears around the techniques and heritage of bottleneck guitar playing. With Sokolow's step-by-step tutorial you will learn
- Solos, backup lines, turnarounds and fills
- The three tunings of open G, open D and standard
- How to play slide in any key
- How to improvise with the slide
Sokolow's playing is easy to follow, with close-up screen shots of both hands. The techniques are then given a context in the form of some wonderful Blues standards to learn that include
The Sky Is Cryin',
Further On Up The Road,
One Way Out and
Sittin' On op Of The World.