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Beginner slide songs...

Unread post by Dan5290 » Thu Nov 18, 2004 12:46 am

I've been playing for about 8 months, and I just bought a slide a little while ago but haven't used it at all really. What are some good (easy) songs to learn/practice on? I'd like to learn some Ben Harper stuff, but I can't really find a site with good tabs for him.

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Unread post by Matty Boom » Thu Nov 18, 2004 9:14 am

easiest way to get acquainted with your slide is to put your guitar in open d and just play a 12 bar and make your own fills on the slide
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Unread post by trex160 » Fri Nov 19, 2004 12:49 pm

I don't play slide, but this site has a lot of Ben Harper stuff.

http://benharpertablatures.free.fr/index.htm

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Unread post by Rweden36 » Fri Nov 19, 2004 10:40 pm

http://www.coastweb.de/12bar/unplugged. ... %20Tumblin'

Rollin' & Tumbling; it's the first slide song I learned :D
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Unread post by Matty Boom » Fri Nov 19, 2004 10:47 pm

hah, that was one of the first songs i learned on a slide too, awesome
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Unread post by Tranman66 » Sat Nov 20, 2004 12:05 am

slide is awesome, yeah that EC unplugged got some cool slide songs. i like open G tuning better. but anyway, dont even have to tune your guitar. slide is really cool to play lead.
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Unread post by i-am-me » Sat Nov 20, 2004 1:58 am

how do i put it in open D?

is it DADGAD? cause i've heard of that tuning before. i just don't know exctly what open D is supposed to be.

i just borrowed a slide from my friend today, and tried out rollin and tumblin, and its fun. :)
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