Yesterday was my first
slide lesson!!
I spent over 4 hours with world renoun pedal steel/lapsteel/dobro player Mark Van Allen basically discussing theory. He said that theory was the basis for understanding slide and all music (duh) but was expecially important because of all the open tunings and different things dealing with lap slide.
My head was spinning after 4 hours, but he wrote everything down and I actually think I understood some of it!!
I understand how all the music relates, chords are broken down, chords are made, major scales (WWHWWWH) and how everything is built around that (like how to make a major a minor or aug) and other stuff. I think it might be time to open up
PLANETALK (Kirk told me to wait awhile back)
So do you guys and gals think i might understand enough to put the DVD back in and bust out the book?
Anyways, I can't wait to become proficient in slide (I already have blisters on my fingers from playin)!
Post of my very novice lap slide in a little while!!!
