How to Play a Swampy Slide Tune in Open D

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

I'm in Open D Tuning in the video but...what's your favorite tuning to play slide guitar?

[@epipick]

Open G every time.

[@AceBaseKingOfSpace]

Open D is great...this lesson really helped me...I love your Open G ones to.

[@TheSuperintendant]

I love Gminor actually just open G with the B string down a semitone. really nice sound. Ive also been trying Cadd9 tuning

[@dantewitter8743]

C# Standard

[@tygoodwin7179]

Open G

[@markgarren7569]

Of all genres I like blues the best. To slide, mute, 3 or 4 finger pick to produce the sounds that make you think of where they originated. Cool

[@TheRealDarthCosby]

this is so good man. thanks so much. its not even about learning the tune, but the fundamentals are so well demonstrated. CHEERS!!

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Thank you Michael!

[@Hhenriette]

great lesson. love the "chicken pick". funky on the afterbeat

[@zenbanjo2533]

Thank you. Some cool stuff here that I am learning Just one comment if you don’t mind. I think the lesson would’ve been more effective if you had played the whole tune through at the beginning, rather than teaching us the parts first. But I was able to get it starting at the end. So thank you for that. Very clearly presented.

[@jeremynasta]

Thank you for playing the piece off the bat so we could hear it

[@1twangmaster]

Love your Swampy Open D lesson! Is there a free PDF tab download? Merry Christmas! Rob

[@richarddavis7487]

Great groove and sound. I can never get a metal slide to sound that good to my ears. Although, I have one that fits my pinky perfectly. I usually roll with a ceramic slide on my ring finger.

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

This is my first real attempt at slide on my pinky. Got this one yesterday. I usually play with the Keb Mo Mudslide ceramic on my ring but wanted to shake things up on this little guitar. I'm diggin the feel and sound but I do love the mudslide too.

[@terrybark3354]

Great lesson as always , respect from England

[@terrybark3354]

I play open D mostly

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Really is a cool tuning. The 6th string being the root just makes the guitar growl a bit.

[@jakethekent]

Many thanks for posting this - I really enjoyed learning it . Now to practice. Going tocheck out more of your stuff.

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it and good luck with practice! 👍👍

[@guitarschoolnorthampton1870]

Sounds great!

[@sebastianracitti8630]

Tremendo!! Aprendí un montón. Te agradezo mucho!! Merci Beaucoup pour vous!!!

[@kroekadoke8212]

Thats the 1st chix pic sequence so u know wat im talkn bout! Thanks man ur awesome

[@MartinD35Guy]

What type of strings do you recommend using on an acoustic guitar when playing with a slide? Love your instructional videos. You explain everything exceptionally well.

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Thanks so much! I play my acoustics without a slide most of the time and tend to use D'Addario EJ16s. But I keep the John Pearse 790NR on my resonator guitars and I really like those for slide.

[@MartinD35Guy]

@@BluesGuitarInstitute I have a Recording King Swamp Dog VG resonator but because of the weight of this resonator it’s hard to practice for long periods of time without my back getting stiff and sore. I am setting up my Martin acoustic guitar for slide mainly for practice. Do you recommend the D’Addario strings for this? Thanks again…..

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

@@MartinD35Guy Understand completely about the Swamp Dog. My Honey Dipper is seriously heavy. I think the D'Addario's will sound just fine on there but I like them in general. Not sure if you've used them before. if you have a go-to set that you like, maybe stick with them.

[@blueshowlar]

I like your style. Im new to your channel but won't be a stranger. Thanks much.

[@bobgang8700]

Loved this, but kept getting stuck trying to nail that last phrase...other than that I think I have it. Thanks. LOVE THE OPEN TUNING SLIDE SOUND!!!!

[@RocketRadioShow1]

Listened to 100 times to master

[@rev.jimjonesandthekool-aid4488]

Back at it today. Thanx

[@dloindustries]

Is there a tab for this video? Many thanks.

[@konstantinalexander]

Tone sounds great. What kind of guitar are you playing?

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Thanks! This is a 1930-something Harlin Brothers parlor guitar. Fat neck so it's tough to play, but it's a fun little guitar.

[@kroekadoke8212]

U know the explanation for the chix pickn from string 1-3 to 3rd fret from 5th back to 5th coulda been better. Still dont know if i completely understand it? Chix pick from 5-3 on 3-1 string then back from 3 fret on 2-1 chix pick? Is this correct? Have been pulln hair out tryin to figure it out. Normally id do my own variation buut it sounds so dam awesome i wanna get it. So clarification would be greatly appreciated! Viva la jerry garcia

[@DG-ll4lk]

great vid, i have an almost similar guitar like this one that i send to restore, with nylon strings, same bridge and neck, do you know cases were these necks resist metallic strings? thanks a lot for the lesson.

[@markgarren7569]

Great lesson.

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Thanks! Glad you liked it, Mark.

[@YourGuitarGuide]

Nice video to learn some slide guitar. My favorite tuning is Standard :)

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Right on and thanks for the comment!

[@Rick_Cleland]

Cheers!!

[@bigfatpear]

bloody good video.

[@cag_rockz]

Sounds like beggars and hangers on from slash man 🔥🔥

[@suhartokenedy1424]

Bravo. Privyet

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Thank you!

[@jimmorris-knower4300]

Great lesson. Small correction at 11:48:. F is minor 3d of D, not E.

[@arissp4950]

John for more western slow slide do you prefer Open D or Open G? I always found that the Open G suits me better for Delta Blues while for Western Country Blues (whatever lol) I prefer Open D (and Open Dm)

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

I flip back and forth between open d and open g. I need a second reso!

[@arissp4950]

@@BluesGuitarInstitute I need a reso period !

[@Billsingsong]

What is your left hand fingers doing are they doing cords

[@Blue_3rd]

Love it! I shall add this to my open D repertoire :) Thank you. Could you tell us what slide you are using, it sounds nice and bright. Cheers!

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

I just got it yesterday to film this lesson and I'm in love already! It's a Rock Slide, the Ariel Posen signature one and it fits my pinky perfectly. Highly recommend!

[@Blue_3rd]

Blues Guitar Institute thanks, I’ll check it out.

[@FrustratedBlueBelt]

Great stuff as always. Tab?

[@gman3724]

Thanks

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Thanks!

[@manelifernandez2087]

Geat lesson, as always. Can you tell me the guitar you are using? Sounds great. Thanks.

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Hey thanks! It's a 1930s Harlin Brothers parlor. I wrote about it here a while back www.bluesguitarinstitute.com/1930s-harlin-bros-parlor-guitar/

[@kroekadoke8212]

I understand how to chix pick. In the lesson u get all jumbled. From 5th fret chix pick to 3rd fret. Do u chix pick on 3rd fret with 3-1 strings twice? I dont get it

[@zinkwis8462]

Dude, i can se If your lessons are really good, but with no tablatures I can't leaning, if you can put this one's on videos or just disponibilise then I will be really thankful

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Hey, the tabs are available for my members.

[@kroekadoke8212]

How are u doing the first set of chix pick?

[@douglassturm3625]

I signed up and cannot find this lesson.

[@reeliddell717]

Who is the originator of this song please?

[@kroekadoke8212]

4:47 mark in video.

[@gfblack5307]

First part is okay, I can't figure out that slide down to the 5th fret and the "chicken pick" move.

[@TheRealDarthCosby]

he hits the third string and then the first.. its got a bluegrass fingerpicking feel.. otherwise the whole tunes on the bottom two strings almost exclusively

[@1jameswag]

I'm a big fan of tabs. This would be so much easier with tabs.The first chickin pickin is not the same as the second chickin pickin as far as I can see.

[@mikefullerton5491]

One question with two parts ... I’m a beginner slide student and play a reso tenor guitar in Open D ... Would be be able to help me as this video is a bit too advanced at the moment. If yes, what would it cost? Opps, that’s two questions. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada.

[@MrAlmostChuck]

please more slide guitar!

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

You got it!

[@sonoranulysses]

TAB for this lesson??

[@Blayze1017]

I like that Quasi chickin pickin.

[@aidenmohrmann1850]

I like your tiny door

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Thank you.

[@hankhames3088]

Bill Paxton reincarnated?

[@aaronberg1618]

No kidding, he has a striking resemblance to Bill Paxton, LOL!

[@luciozorzi7067]

Open g

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

I usually play in Open G, I'd say that's my go-to

[@rikki139]

Your teaching mode is not so good. Hard to understand.

[@aaronberg1618]

You're kidding right? Man if you can't grasp this Man's lessons then maybe your jumping the gun a bit and learn something much simpler maybe. I think your learning mode is not so good, a bit kindergarten trying to play with the BIG BOYS!

[@rikki139]

@@aaronberg1618 big boys dont understand slide guitar from a youtube video, bro. big boys wannabe like you do.

[@BrissetteSmithing]

I feel like your instructions are a bit over complicated. Very hard to follow along….