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| The Art of Improvisation Here is the place to ask questions and discuss the the art of improvising. |
September 22nd, 2006
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Electric slide improv ...
Please note that the movie is a 4 Mb download ... it may take a while.
Here's an improv to the backing track slickcat uploaded at the 'It's your take' forum. It's a great track to play along to, what with the stops and the holes that need filling etc. It's all I-IV-V chords, and as always I'm just following the chords as they come and go. Admittedly, in this kind of blues, we all have our favaorite licks and riffs and the challenge is to avoid simply inserting them into the progression ... I always try and do my best to re-invent them, to invert them, to turn them inside out, to come up with a brand new one ...
I did have several passes at this mainly to remember the structure of the tune, but (as you can see) it was recorded in one take.
I'm in dropped D, just the bass string down to D, and that's why I'm capoed up on the second fret. The Tune is in E, and in dropped D the bass E is not the open string, but the second fret ... a right pain in the neck. By capoing I can play the bass string open and be playing the root. Because I only drop the one string, I'm basically in Standard tuning, so all my positions and landmarks are intact and I can 'see' the fretboard as the chord at all times, and follow the chord tones.
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September 22nd, 2006
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amazing. I stink with a slide.
Lori
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September 22nd, 2006
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I would love to be able to play slide like that!
Unfortunately, I'm a bit stinky too when it comes to slide. 
"Good Music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and quits the memory with difficulty" Thomas Beecham
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September 22nd, 2006
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You rule!
Chris
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September 22nd, 2006
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Kirk, That waas absolutely amazing... I just love it... 
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September 22nd, 2006
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Sweet.
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September 22nd, 2006
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Kirk,
I just get a big smile on my face when I hear you play slide whoo-eeee!! 
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September 22nd, 2006
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Hi Kirk,
I love your slide playing. The way you catch the notes behind the slide is very cool as well. You have to be one of the best slide players anywhere!
Best Wishes
Bob Murnahan
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September 23rd, 2006
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Very nice!
Your muting seems really good, (to my uneducated ears).
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September 24th, 2006
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Really enjoyed that!
Just put the Slide DVD in the player for another run through....just after I had a look on ebay for a new guitar I can set up for slide.
ie. inspiring
cheers
Matt
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September 28th, 2006
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Thanks for the nice feedback, everybody!
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September 28th, 2006
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Nice slidin'!
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September 30th, 2006
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Hi Kirk
Smooth, moving, makes me feel good about myself ...
I'm looking forward to your DVD I just purchased.
john
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August 29th, 2007
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September 20th, 2007
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As always the best and i never get sick of hearing that grity tone.
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The GfB&B Guitar Slide Rule
Download the PDF of the 'Guitar Chord Slide Rule', print it out, fold it together and you'll have at your disposal a very neat tool that will not only show you all the positions for the main flavors of chords, but will also teach you a very important lesson about how the guitar works... It consists of a folded sleeve and six double sided inserts, instructions for cutting it out and folding it together are included with the PDF ... it's very simple to do, and if you botch it, you can simply print it out again!
Buy it now for only $10 |
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