An Introduction to Open Tunings and Slide Guitar Taught by Roy Book Binder

The inestimable Roy Book Binder has given us another terrific look at his unique brand of fingerpicked blues guitar. This time around he covers the basics of open tunings and the use of the bottleneck, teaching the essential techniques in a way that will be easy even for newcomers to this style. Roy starts his lesson with an exploration of open D, or "Vestapol" tuning, as some blues players call it. After showing you how to retune from the standard EADGBE, he launches into his original song, Travelin' Man Blues, based around traditional guitar licks in alternate bass fingerpicking style. This relatively easy piece introduces beginning players to the slide, and helps you discover how to find the notes along the first string that work with any blues song.
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