This is Why I Think Derek Trucks is So Great.

By John Tuggle on May 27, 2010 9 Comments

I'm sure everyone has heard of Derek Trucks by now. If you haven't, you need to. He is becoming one of the greatest guitar players of all time. He has already accomplished amazing things such as, joining Eric Clapton on tour and playing Duane … [Read more...]

Podcast 29: Learn a One Way Out Style Slide Guitar Lick

By John Tuggle on October 10, 2009 Leave a Comment
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In Video podcast 29, I want to show you how to play a slide guitar lick in standard tuning, similar to what you would hear Warren Haynes play over One Way Out. This lick is in the key of A and is not that hard to pull off if you learn the proper … [Read more...]

How to Play Slide Guitar in Standard Tuning

By John Tuggle on April 24, 2009 14 Comments

It seems like everyone is kinda mystified about how to play slide guitar in standard tuning. In this slide guitar lesson, I'm going to break down a slide guitar lick that is played in standard tuning and can be used over any 12 bar blues … [Read more...]

Learn to Play Slide Guitar Like Dickey Betts.

By John Tuggle on December 18, 2008 37 Comments

Did you know Dickey Betts had some really cool slide guitar licks?  You may be thinking that only Duane played slide guitar.  Nope, not true.  After Duane's untimely death, the Allman Brothers reformed and Dickey pulled out that slide on more than … [Read more...]

Slide Guitar Lesson: Learning Slide Guitar Licks from Duane Allman

By John Tuggle on January 28, 2008 4 Comments

Is slide guitar something you would like to learn how to play? If so, then you're probably trying to figure out how to play like Duane Allman. Duane Allman was one of the key innovators of electric slide guitar in Open E tuning. He took some … [Read more...]

Learning Slide Guitar: Slide guitar scale lesson in Open E

By John Tuggle on January 26, 2008 Leave a Comment

So you want to start learning slide guitar, and you've got your guitar tuned to Open E. You probably asking, "Now what?" Well that is a good question. One of the first things you need to do is learn the Minor Pentatonic scale in this tuning. It … [Read more...]

Learning Slide guitar: slide guitar licks

By John Tuggle on January 25, 2008 2 Comments

In todays slide guitar lesson, I'm going to break down 2 blues, slide guitar licks in the open E slide tuning. First let's get the tuning sorted out. All of these licks are in Open E tuning which is low to high, E B E G# B E. 3 things to … [Read more...]