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     • Using a slide to play a resonator guitar, a popular instrument used in Delta Bluescaption] Last, but certainly not least, one of the most distinguishing—and probably most well-known—features of the Delta blues guitar style is the "bottleneck" or slide guitar (which takes its name from the fact that the slide would typically be made from the neck of a wine bottle).
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   Can you play Delta Blues on a acoustic guitar?

   • Open tuning is often used for Delta Blues on acoustic guitars, because you need the bass strings in correct tuning. For soloing on electric guitars it’s not that important, so you can play in standard tuning. However, you have to damp some strings, which is usually done with the picking hand. That’s why most slide players prefer fingerstyle.

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   What is Delta blues guitar?

   • The guitar didn’t play a big role in the urban blues of singers such as Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, but when it comes to Mississippi blues, the style that has come to be known as Delta blues guitar is the focal point. [clickToTweet tweet="If you want to get to the roots of the guitar’s lineage, you’ve got to start down in the Mississipi swamps."

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   What keys do Delta blues guitars use?

   • Without exception, the most common keys in Delta blues guitar are E major and A major, which are both easily accessible in standard guitar tuning. Typically though, open guitar tunings are utilized, because they make slide guitar playing easier to execute.

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   Do Delta blues guitar players use the thumb?

   • Some players let the thumb do the majority of the work—their thumb plays both the treble strings and the bass strings. Other Delta blues guitar players use the thumb only on the bass strings—the thumb usually plays a steady root note with the open string while the fingers play melody notes or guitar riffs on the treble strings.

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   What acoustic guitars did the Mississippi Delta use?

   • Unquestionably, the acoustic blues guitar of the Mississippi Delta played a huge role in the development of modern popular music—in fact, there just might not be any rock and roll to speak of without it.

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   What is a slide guitar made of?

   • Slides are usually made of glass or metal. In the early days of Blues the players also used a bone (like Mississippi Fred McDowell, who gave some of his slide guitar secrets to Bonnie Raitt) or a knife. Glass and metal produce a different sound and it’s just a matter of your taste which you prefer.

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4. www.bluesguitarinstitute.com › level-up-deltaDelta Blues Slide: 3 Tips to Level Up Your Playing

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   Slide playing is one of the most expressive ways of playing and it screams, the Blues! But it isn’t all that easy to get a good sound going on your guitar. The slide is inherently wild and uncontrollable.

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6. 12bar.de › cms › tutorialSlide Guitar For Beginners – 12bar Blues Guitar

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   • The Guitar
   • The Slide
   • The Finger
   • The Tuning
   • The Technique
   • Example in Open-G: Mean Old World
   • Statesboro Blues

   You can use both acoustic and electric guitars, as long as they don’t have nylon strings. If you want to play much slide guitar, prepare a guitar just for this job. That means using heavier strings (no “super slinky”…) and a high action (distance of the strings to the fretboard). If you have an extra guitar only for slide, you can also try out the ...

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   Slides are usually made of glass or metal. In the early days of Blues the players also used a bone (like Mississippi Fred McDowell, who gave some of his slide guitar secrets to Bonnie Raitt) or a knife. Glass and metal produce a different sound and it’s just a matter of your taste which you prefer. A general rule is that heavier slide create a bett...

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   Which finger should I use for slide playing? You have the choice between middle finger, ring finger and the pinky. The index finger does not work, because you need a least one finger to mute the other side of the strings. All fingers have advantages and disadvantages. 1. The middle finger.The biggest finger (I said finger!) can hold a big slide and...

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   As mentioned above most slide players use open tunings, especially on acoustic guitars when used for backing. That means all strings are tuned in a way that the open string notes belong two a major (or sometimes a minor) chord. That does not necessarily mean that they are tuned note for note using a chord! Some notes can be left out. The advantage ...

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   At first you have to put the slide on your finger. Try different sizes and fingers and play a simple note or chord. You have to figure out what’s best for you – no one else can. Usually the slide should reach from the middle finger knuckle to the end of the fingertip. No need for extra long slides, you should only cover the strings played. Next, yo...

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   This song from Marion Walter Jacobs, better known as the great harmonica player Little Walter (1930-1968), was played by EC and Duane Allman during the sessions for the Layla album in 1970. It wasn’t released on the original Layla album, the first official release was Duane Allman’s Anthology, later EC’s Crossroads I collection and the Blues sample...

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   Statesboro Blues is a very old Blues, originally written and recorded 1928 by William Samuel McTell, better known as Blind Willie McTell (1901 – 1959). Statesboro is a town in Georgia. The song was covered by artists like Taj Mahal or David Bromberg, the most popular version is from the Allman Brothers Band and was released 1971 on the album At Fil...

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7. www.youtube.com › watchBehind the slide 101 | A Delta Blues Slide Guitar Lesson

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   Mar 30, 2024 · In today’s episode of the Lesson series, we look at behind the slide playing and how we can use it to enhance our delta, blues playing. Tablature is available on Patreon. ...more.

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8. www.licklibrary.com › guide-to-delta-slide-guitarGuide To Delta Slide Guitar by Mitch Laddie - LickLibrary

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   This delta blues slide guitar lesson will show you how to play easy but authentic sounding slide blues rhythm guitar parts. Short and easy tricks to help you sound authentic!

9. www.youtube.com › watchDelta Blues Slide Guitar Lesson | Masters of the Delta Blues ...

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   Mar 9, 2024 · In this edition of "5 Licks" we look take another look at the Masters of the Delta Blues but this time in open D and D minor tuning!

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10. www.guitarworld.com › lessons › deep-unlockingRobert Johnson: Unlock the guitar mysteries of the Delta ...

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    Sep 11, 2019 · Delta blues giant Robert Johnson (May 8, 1911 - August 16, 1938) is one of the most fascinating and mysterious performers in music history. He created an essential body of blues guitar music, recording 29 songs in 1936 and 1937 that would exert a powerful influence on the likes of Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Johnny Winter and ...