Slide basics in open G

[@pierrebourbonnais1495]

Just learning slide guitar for 4 days now, and this first video i found from you, is helping the most ! Thank you John. I can't wait ti see ALL of your vids !

[@jcurtis30water]

Glad to help Pierre. Have fun!

[@MattH1874]

Picked up a slide for the first time today. And I loved this lesson. What a sound. Thank you. Hope you're still around youtube and doing well.

[@jcurtis30water]

Glad you’re trying the slide Matt. It takes time to get the hang of it, so be patient. I will be posting other slide videos. I posted a Slide basics in open D that you might find useful.

[@anuraggill1162]

Love your playing Sir. And a good lesson for slide guitar for beginners. Cheers !!!

[@jcurtis30water]

Thanks for the good words. Appreciate your feedback.

[@kearneygd]

Excellent teaching style. Thanks for keeping it basic and straight forward.

[@jcurtis30water]

Glad to oblige, thanks.

[@pauldavies2139]

Hi John, Thank you for this video. You explained everything in a clear and easy to follow way. I know this will improve my playing. Keep up the good work. Many thanks Paul

[@jcurtis30water]

Glad it was helpful.

[@irishdixie77]

Great Video ! One of the most helpful teachers on the tube. Thank ya kindly

[@jcurtis30water]

Glad to help Irish. Thanks for the positive review!

[@christianbeaumont5318]

I just got a resonator second hand, and spent the last couple of weeks refurbishing it. Your video is just what I needed to make it sing. Really appreciated!

[@jcurtis30water]

Crank it up, you’ll be glad you did!

[@ScottThomasWebsterMusic]

Great little lesson! I like how you get straight to it and teach at the same time (instead of excessive talking) also, cool view showing both hands. You helped me break a bad habit with my slide; I like how you mute the strings to isolate notes.

[@jcurtis30water]

Thanks Scott, enjoy that slide!

[@FlyingWoolf]

Just bought my first electric guitar yesterday (Sunday), tuned it to open G, and your video is my choice to learn slide. Well presented and well explained. Thank you.

[@jcurtis30water]

Great to hear. Have a ball!

[@martinvenning118]

Great stuff. An idiot proof lesson! Just what I needed. Thank you.

[@jcurtis30water]

You’re not an idiot! I don’t care what your friends say. Grab that slide and go!

[@pahoskins]

A good teacher makes it loo easy. You sir are a great teacher. Thank you for sharing your talent and experience.

[@jcurtis30water]

You are most welcome Phillip.

[@Johnno1979]

Sounds great thanks. I ordered my first slide today (glass). Have been wanting to try slide guitar for years. Wish me luck :-)

[@jcurtis30water]

Luck and time on the instrument, enjoy.

[@wv838]

Thank you for this, my first foray into playing slide. Great fun!

[@jcurtis30water]

Slide is fun!

[@jeffrivera887]

Great video John. You're a really good teacher. Cheers.

[@jcurtis30water]

Thank you Jeff.appreciate it.

[@chickapeaworm3839]

Thanks for the great lesson 👌if possible can you make a lesson on Rolling and Tumbling in open G please.

[@jcurtis30water]

Ok, I’ll add it to the list. Thanks!

[@dennysmith5284]

John, you always make it so easy to learn. Thank you!

[@jcurtis30water]

Much obliged for your kind words.

[@evettecorrea6641]

im so ready to get in to sliding, I think that is so awesome, and sound so bluesy... I hope you have some more videos to watch.

[@jcurtis30water]

Slide guitar is fun. It’s worth the effort to learn it. Good luck.

[@eleukhin]

Best tuning variant for slide-guitar

[@Mightyfineart]

Excellent lesson. Thanks so much.

[@jcurtis30water]

You're very welcome! Glad to pass on the know how.

[@millweaver1]

Great stuff as usual John. With sneaky changes you can play all kinds of great blues with this

[@jcurtis30water]

Thanks, slide always sounds sneaky even if you don’t mean to be ; )

[@millweaver1]

@@jcurtis30water Or snakey.

[@markust8904]

That was awesome my favorite tuning as my fingers due to Dupytran contracture does not let me place my fingers to chords in standard tuning. And a great lesson in slide basics!

[@wjones284]

Do you have it in one hand or both? I've got a few big knots in my right hand so far not trigger finger.) 53 yrs old and just now hitting my stride with beginner guitar. Figured I should plan on a playing in a way that suits not using those two right hand fingers when they do what they're gonna do

[@markust8904]

@@wjones284 Have it in both, corrected with surgery, but sadly its coming back slowly and I lost some dexterity,

[@wjones284]

@@markust8904 Guess we can thank our Viking ancestors for that. Been wondering if basic picking is going to be greatly effected, since it looks like just my ring and pinky fingers will be unusable. Thanks for the response btw, keep at it!

[@jcurtis30water]

Glad to help you enjoy your guitar.

[@kevingowdy3651]

I've been practicing Jon Van Gowler's version of this. Its really good to hear variations on a theme. Will definitely try this. Thank you Kevin UK

[@jcurtis30water]

Enjoy, thanks!

[@angusseletto1511]

First time I've seen your videos,and I must say they're very good and straightfoward.Thankyou I will follow you for sure as I'm learning slide and your teaching agrees with me and the way I like to learn.I hope you get many more subscribers.

[@jcurtis30water]

Thanks for the kind words. I’m glad the video was helpful.

[@brentj8593]

Great lesson, sir!

[@jcurtis30water]

Appreciate the feedback, thanks.

[@Ivan.8067]

A esse som é o que há! Agradabilíssimo de se ouvir e sua demonstração esta me ajudando a aperfeiçoar minha forma de tocar 🇧🇷 Obrigado amigo 🤝👉👍

[@jcurtis30water]

🙏🙏

[@hollywoodjoe3259]

Great video I just subscribed 👍

[@jcurtis30water]

Glad to help, welcome aboard.

[@shayh.3556]

I already know how to play, just seeing if I can pick up anything new and I learned slide in standard so I most certainly play with my fingers to mute any strings I'm not playing but open G is definitely a different ballgame and easier. Been playing a lot of Blackberry Smoke and Black Crowes lately so open G has been fun and my voice seems to pitch around G anyways. Great lesson man!

[@jcurtis30water]

Thank you Shay!

[@aberhan]

Nice explanation. Thank you.

[@jcurtis30water]

My pleasure, enjoy that slide!

[@juspickin]

spot on mate cheers

[@jcurtis30water]

Thank you, enjoy that 6 string!

[@tonyd6848]

Nice. Thanks for the video.

[@jcurtis30water]

Thanks for tuning in Tony.

[@jeffbryan3224]

Thanks for calling out the chords for those of us without a clue!

[@jcurtis30water]

I hope that my clues gave you a clue!

[@jeffbryan3224]

They certainly did! Maybe you know...why isn't the VERY FIRST guitar lesson a person takes in an open tuning?...THAT would keep a lot of people from quitting...

[@jamesadams1064]

Thank You John. Wanted something different than the run of the mill o-en e and d. By the way what type of guitar is that?

[@jcurtis30water]

Thanks James. It’s a Mossman Tennessee Flattop.

[@martinrichardjenkins9095]

Hi John, this is great as I'm a newby to slide is it possible to tab this out please?

[@jcurtis30water]

Hi Martin, no tab for this yet. I’ll let you know if I get it done, thanks!

[@martinrichardjenkins9095]

@@jcurtis30water thank you for a quick response. Martin

[@pietrodemarchi9221]

What a beautiful guitar! And flawless playing too... cheers

[@jcurtis30water]

Thanks for watching. The guitar is a Mossman Tennessee Flat top.

[@justmejammin]

Fingers are not stupid. What would you do without them?😁 Great job and breakdown for us slide newbs. Thank you for your time and lesson.👍

[@jcurtis30water]

🙏👌

[@ruthcasement5844]

Good simple lesson

[@jcurtis30water]

Appreciate the good words! Thanks.

[@hovlandbound]

Thanks so much for posting this video, it's just what I need. Need to start somewhere right?!?! :)

[@jcurtis30water]

Yep, getting started is the key! Stick with it. Here comes 2023!

[@Beachbumartist]

Do you use medium or light strings? Great lesson

[@jcurtis30water]

Light, with a medium G ( .026)

[@eddielee6490]

Thank you thank you !

[@jcurtis30water]

My pleasure Eddie!

[@epipick]

This is about the stage I'm at with Open G

[@cozey06]

Me too, we'll get there and have fun doing it tho 💪😂🙂

[@jcurtis30water]

Keep on pickin!

[@kurtinklern3262]

I've heard folks say that your three other fingers must be used to dampen the strings behind the slide, but unless I missed it, it doesn't appear that you do that. Am I wrong? What do you think?

[@jcurtis30water]

I use 1 finger ( my index) to mute the strings behind the slide. It’s a little hard to see because I have the slide on my pinky. Damping really does give you a cleaner, clearer tone.

[@heartscreature]

Thank you

[@jcurtis30water]

You’re welcome Sam.

[@flaviapierucci]

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[@jcurtis30water]

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[@pamulawallace4330]

❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊

[@jcurtis30water]

🙏🙏🙏🙏😉

[@SuperDuvduv]

👍

[@jcurtis30water]

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[@caged_in_my_thoughts6490]

😊

[@jcurtis30water]

🎸🤟

[@Magpie7070]

Your fingers aren't stupid. They're just misunderstood.

[@jcurtis30water]

👍😉

[@patrickgryholdtmarcussen3409]

Way to hard for a beginner

[@jcurtis30water]

Yes, I agree. I never intended this video for beginners. It is an introduction to slide guitar for someone already familiar with some of the basics.