Artist Profile – He Also Plays Guitar

August 6th, 2009 · No Comments

I just watched a great mini documentary on a guitar5day.com member Dan Rizzie.

He paints in his studio in the Hamptons. He also plays guitar. I am not sure if that is him playing on the documentary but it sounds very cool. I have included a play blues guitar lesson below.

And you can play blues slide guitar like that with just a quick retune of your guitar.

The background delta blues guitar music is a simple open tuning slide guitar piece.

First Open Tuning.

Instead of the strings being tuned E A D G B E.
We need to tune our guitar strings E B E G # B E

To do this:

Use the 7th fret on the E string to tune the A string Up to B.

Now use the 5th Fret to tune the D string up to E

Now use the 4 Fret to Tune G to G#

Ok now we are set.

Strum all the strings open to see if they sound like an E Chord.

Once your guitar is strung get a smooth surfaced Cylander or Slide.

I like using a beer bottle… preferrably empty or mostly empty. In fact the 2nd or 3rd empty works even better.

Now hold the slide or bottle very lightly across all the strings.

slide it up to the 5th fret of your electric or acoustic guitar So that at least the D , G and B strings are in contact with the slide. This is important.

Hear that slide sound. Good.

Now there are a few keey places you want to play.

All strings opn Open

3rd fret – This is the Bluesey Minor 3rd

Slide up from the 2nd Fret.

In fact always start at least fret below on your guitar and slide up ot the notes.

5th Fret. This is the A chord or 4 chord.

7th Fret This is the B or 5 chord.

Now playing the guitar with the picking hand.

USE your Thumb on the Low E string.

Use your 1st finger on the G string

Use your 2nd Finger on the B string.