Acoustic DELTA BLUES slide lesson SON HOUSE style part1 – 8:55 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross teaches some cool Delta Blues slide guitar Son House style. This is part 1 of a two-part lesson. This lesson will be in open G tuning. Jeff talks about the equipment used, the slide and the guitar to get the needed tones for this lesson. Tune your guitar to open G tuning, so low to high tune your guitar to this D G D G B D. Jeff teaches the rhythm first and how to get the sounds of the rhythm. Spend some time on the intricacies of the rhythm and you want it to groove. Jeff then teaches some fun licks to play and intersperse between the rhythm. Use these ideas as a jump off point and get creative with them and make them your own!

MUDDY WATERS inspired acoustic slide lesson open D and open G tunings – 11:54 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross teaches some Muddy Waters inspired acoustic slide blues guitar. Jeff teaches you these licks and riffs using two different open tunings – open D tuning and open G tuning.

Jeff plays the rhythms the same way in both tunings so you can hear the two tunings side by side.

Open D tuning – D, A, D, F#, A, D low to high

Open G tuning – D, G, D, G, D, B

Acoustic Blues Slide guitar lesson in open A tuning – 8:24 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross teaches some acoustic blues slide playing in open A tuning. This lesson is in that real delta blues style. This tuning really incorporates that blues delta style. 

This tuning is low to high  E  A  E   A  C#  E  – that gives the guitar an A chord when strummed open – fun tuning and all kinds of possibilities – enjoy!

The TOOLS needed and demonstrated for SLIDE guitar – 16:55 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross demonstrates and discusses the tools needed to play slide guitar. Learn all about the types of guitars, types of slides, guitar action and set up, string gauge, amps and settings, guitar pickups, slide tunings and much more. Listen to all types of slides demonstated – hear all the slides with different materials and hear the tonal qualities of each.