0:00 Intro 1:05 Building Blocks 10:00 Left Hand Positioning, Right Hand Muting 17:17 Tuning and Chord Voicings 25:24 Major and Minor pentatonic scale 36:16 Between Two Frets 47:07 Duane Allman - Statesbourough Blues 53:06 Duane Allman - Stand Back 1:02:35 Derek Trucks - Midnight in Harlem 1:17:57 Derek Trucks - Amazing Grace 1:28:40 Jeff Beck - Cause We Ended As Lovers 1:39:03 Jeff Beck - Where Were You 1:48:16 Catching Harmonics 1:55:04 Volume Pedal 2:02:18 Closing Remarks
Forget any other lesson on playing slide, this is the most comprehensive, concise building block on fundamentals video out there. I watch a ton of these and get bits and pieces but this one is by far the best from A to Z.
Thank you so much man, I really appreciate that feedback so much! We have more courses that are going to be available on my online store very soon so please keep an eye out for that if you liked this one!
I have been playing in Open E for 20 years now. I found after 10 years of playing mostly blues that now I find it fun transposing songs that I never liked to play (or wouldn’t play) in standard tuning but now it is a challenge to figure out how to transpose them in my head in Open E.
Ahh, I really appreciate this comment… this is a common situation, I’m thinking about making a video that specifically addresses THIS because you’re not the only person in this situation’
At 35:14 during that 7 10 12: you pluck only once but you manage to extract so much out of the energy in the string without plucking again. Even at the end of the lick there is still enough energy in the string to keep going. How do you do that?
Great question, Mark! That’s really just about having enough gain on the amp/ tone to begin with so that there’s enough “life” in each note that even a fairly cleanly picked note has a lot of play just like you see in the video! 😊
Man, I sincerely appreciate that so much, thank you for such high praise! We're releasing new videos so please subscribe and share with anyone who might dig what we're doing!
I would pay good money for this all to be tabbed out. The moveable theory around 24 minutes is so priceless; this is always the first thing I look for and very few people consider it worthwhile. Thank you!
Thanks so much for this Chris! We are working on more courses like this that will likely have everything played written out, thank you for the valuable feedback we really appreciate it!
How does this only have 148 likes??? I've learned more about slide playing the 2 hours of watching this than the 20 years I've wandered in the wilderness since picking up a slide. First of all: Jules, you are an outstanding and thoughtful guitar player. A brilliant mesh of technique and raw expression. Second: holy shit my man, you are a gifted teacher. Your ability to convey the language of slide guitar in a concise and captivating manner is next level. You really brought it with your analyses of Duane, Derek, and Jeff. Bravo!
Aww man, thank you SO MUCH Johnnie! I sincerely appreciate it, we’re working on more content for the channel as we speak, there’s some more masterclass lesson vids/ performances, gear talk… so stay tuned for more, but I sincerely appreciate the kind words it inspires me to do a lot more of this sort of thing! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Such a great video really impressed by how much info is in this. One thing I might have missed was setup. I’m just curious what strings and action height you are using.
Thanks so much Derrick! I play 12-52’s on this open E tuned SG, set the action up pretty high (not a specific height, but high enough so I can really DIG in with my right hand and not worry about hitting the frets!) that setup is different from someone like Dylan Adams who frets more and has action that is better fit for fretted/ slide playing… both are great, I just approach it a little more like a pedal steel/ dobro player, I don’t play behind the slide TOO much yet 😊
I have goofed around with slide for years, mostly in the Elmore James shuffle style, but have been waiting to find a good in depth lesson just like this! I'm off to the races with you and I guess off to a good start since I already wear the slide on my pinky! Thank you for this lesson, Jules.
I've spent 40 mins on the 1st 6 mins! Muting - I see how to use that technique for so many things like Man on the Moon solo, etc, never mind improvised blues.
You are THE BEST instructor plus musician. Thank you so much. I stared playing slide 35 years ago, my older brother’s friend taught me. Omg I’m so old now. But I never continued until I found you here in this video. You inspired me to pick up my slide and just focus on slide so I can play more blues. Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🎸🎸
I sincerely appreciate that, thank you so much Sunny! Slide is difficult but so rewarding to learn, I’m glad this could reinvigorate you on your slide journey!
I’ve wanted to get into slide guitar for a long time but, it’s been difficult to find a good lesson series that starts from A and goes to Z…this is like an answered prayer. I’m glad I found your channel!!!
Hi Jules..just discovered your site. Fantastic info. Beginner-slider Canuck in Montreal getting ready for winter! :) Thanks so much for all your work here...looking forward to your other videos.
I dunno if my fingers are too long or what ( i doubt it ) but i cant seem to get used to the slide on the pinkie, its too difficult to get the slide straight on the fretboard. I never noticed when i played notes how much bend my fingers have
Thank you so much man, I’m really happy to see this video really click for so many people. I had a feeling it was filled with good info but wasn’t sure if it’d really mean much to anybody so I’m really thrilled that it’s worked and appreciate the feedback!
Thanks for this! I have always been super intimidated by slide playing. Gonna try to apply some of this now!!! Great licks - and I love the application of slide to Jeff Beck!
I came into this thinking "Bullshit. There's no slide guitar master class unless Ry Cooder or Sonny Landreth are conducting it". But, damn was I wrong. This video is an absolute master class. Even delving into some theory without it actually sounding like a dissertation on the subject. I'm constantly amazed at just how many solid relatively-unknown slide players there are out there. Ian Thornley being one of my favorites. But, after fiddling with slide for 25 years, I find it easier to progress with it and emulate other players than I do playing standard guitar. Once i learned how to apply consistent vibrato and play a bit behind the slide, everything else is using my ears to make the guitar sing the song I wish I could sing with my voice. The biggest tip I can give to new slide players is good slide fit. I started playing with my ring finger because the slide I had was big, even for the ring finger, and definitely too big for my pinky. With it on my pinky, I was tensing up to bend the pinky a bit to keep the slide from slopping around. Once I moved to a better-fit slide for my pinky, I started using that digit exclusively.
Thank you so much for this awesome comment, I really appreciate it and am happy that as a relatively unknown player (ME!) you’d bother to watch enough to see that this video is filled with tons of valuable information… really happy that you found this helpful and please stay tuned we have more courses coming out that were very excited to be releasing soon!
@@julesleyhe I've watched the entire video twice, and sent it to another buddy that enjoys learning slide guitar, too. A lot of great info in this master class. While I've gotten decent at slide guitar, I'm nowhere near your level. This video shows me I still have a lot to learn, but instead of making me want to put it down, your way of teaching makes me want to pick it up and practice. You should not be an unknown slide player. You should be playing the big stages, brother.
Wow man, this video really does what it says on the tin! A true thorough masterclass. I wanted to ask if you were using a volume pedal, but I should’ve watch until the end first. I did kinda miss a ‘tone’ section, I’m curious what you’re using as a drive pedal…seems like the amp, watching till the end…I struggle to get more sustain without having to add a lot of gain. Really great lesson, especially on the scale section. I play standard tuning slide most of the time, but I got a lot out of it. Take care
Thank you so much for this, I sincerely appreciate it! It’s a volume pedal and all of the distortion is coming from the Ceriatone OTS 50 amp! A tone section would be great you’re correct, in this case it’s basically the axe -> volume pedal -> amp with a touch of reverb… we’ll be releasing more videos like this so stay tuned!
Well done Jules! Thank you for going beyond the basics!!! There are a LOT of slide lessons/tutorials on YT that don’t go past the basics of slide. I consider myself an intermediate slide player and this was great. The right-hand muting exercises at the beginning are a great warmup for all levels. Kudos and thank you! 🙏
@@julesleyhe seriously, this was great! I’m rehearsing for a show where I’m playing slide for three songs, including Statesboro Blues. I think a good idea for a future lesson might be the other licks in Statesboro Blues, I.e., the call and response in the verses.
dude you took so much time to put this together, and really explain everything, and include timestamps, and you're actually really a fuckin killer on slide.. and you focus on derek & duane.. I mean, I feel like you should have way more subscribers than you do. I hope you do one day. Thanks for this enormous free clinic on slide. Very appreciated bro.
Man, I really appreciate all of that!! Sincerely do man. I’m working my butt off over here and we’ll be putting out new videos all the time but comments like this help stoke my fire quite a bit, I really want to share what I’ve learned and any time that’s appreciated so much it really means a lot so thank you!!
Thank you so much Sunny! I am so happy that you found this lesson so valuable, we are getting ready to release more courses just like this one so please stay tuned there is a lot more video course content like this coming soon!
@@julesleyhe I really dig it, great stuff! Love your phrasing and mix of bluesy and Aretha Franklin - Maria Carey (from your other video) stuff. That's the way I like slide. You're a great player! I transpose it into double drop D tuning (hybrid tuning between open G - standard and open D tuning). You should try it, it's fun. Greetz from Belgium!
I've been playing for quite some time but never found really good tutorials to see what I could add or focus on. Lots of people who just don't play slide well enough or can't explain it clearly. Thanks for adding the small harmony parts, and where to find certain notes. Someone else said it too, but this is by the best slide lesson there is on youtube.
Thank you so much man, I’m really glad you found it that useful and I’m just glad that you found it at all! We’re putting lessons like this up all the time, really glad you dug it man!
Dear Jules: thanks so much for this…tuning my Les Paul to open E, makes me wonder what string gauge you’d recommend and what about how you set your action? Having a hard time fretting behind the slide with my usual ‘10’s. Thanks in advance! Kind regards from Amsterdam
You are so welcome Jillis! I play 11-50, strung up just a little bit higher than normal action but not by much! This will help have a comfortable feel with the strings and not have the strings feel too thick, hope this helps!
Good question! There aren’t any secrets I’m trying to keep, there are definitely advantages to having “hybrid” action, simply meaning action that allows for both fretting/ sliding comfortably. I’ve spent a long time playing kind of like a dobro player with pretty high action and really dug that style for a long time… now I’m trying to use slightly lower action because I’m seeing the advantages of just being able to do it all on one axe. Experimenting with the action will help you find out what works best for you that’s for sure!
Great video. Dumb question: when you demo’d the minor chord, you have to lift up the slide to let, in your case, the index finger fret the note, right?
Thank you! Great question, it’s kind of crazy but you actually can keep the slide “fretting” the chord notes and when you fret a note behind the slide it will actually go beneath the slide and be able to get fretted without needing to lift the slide up- this allows for a hybrid approach of playing with slide/ non slide simultaneously and gives you more voicings to play in open E type of tuning!
The exercise at 3:10 is quite literally the gateway to slide guitar. I start my daily practice with it, and without that pluck and mute control, you just can’t play clean single lines.
Good question, picking/ muting with the thumb- but the thumb mainly mutes… so it’s a balance between using the thumb to mute and getting comfortable moving it around to pick sometimes too. Most of the picking is index or middle but thumb takes some of the load too. I feel like working the exercises out slowly helps sort of make sense of it and things will fall into place, hope this helps and thanks so much for checking out the video!
I am located in Oakland, California - feel free to check out my website (julesleyhemusic.com) I list all of my shows/ events on my website- I hope to see you at a show sometime!
Thank you so much, Mike! Really appreciate that man, stay tuned im getting ready to release a whole bunch of courses on a bunch of topics I hope you’ll enjoy them!
@@julesleyhe Looking forward to it! Do me a favour would you? Rate my old video , would mean a lot, it's only 52 seconds long. I saw you made a "sound like SRV" video. I was planning on doing a series as I dedicated my teens playing SRV tunes. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RTyt89qAuUY.html
Thanks for checking out the video! I’m clearly really explaining everything like this because there’s a ton of information to get across, hope it helps!
@@julesleyhe I taught Bruce Waibel Guitar .He played with Greg for 16 years . Bass and guitar . I dig what you are doing . Just looking for a little less talk there at one point . We instructors talk a lot . More power to ya . Peace .
The drill that starts at 3:09 is one I do every day now for 3 months. It has a lot to give, including, at least for me, an awareness of a light touch on the strings. If I drill this for 3 minutes and I allow any finger to press too much on its string, a depression or notch begins to develop in the finger. This notch does two things: 1) makes it harder to move because the finger gets hung up, and 2) it makes the picking surface wider because more finger is touching the string. More finger touching at the moment of release means the highs are damped before the finger lifts up and gets out of the way of the string vibration. So my success criteria has become: if there are significant notches in my fingers after 3 minutes, go back and focus on a lighter touch.
Hi Lockeshill, thank you so much! I like the Dunlop pedal simply because I’ve had the Ernie ball pedal string break on me so many times that this pedal won’t do that on me!
@@julesleyhe Thanks Jules, I actually have the Dunlop volume x mini for my lap steel but I’ve always felt like it was too small. I think the full size that you have in the video would offer more foot stability and control. I’ve been thinking about upgrading so here’s a good excuse 👍 Keep rippin that slide🤘
There were a lot of misnomers you cleared up for me. Like action hight and playing maj or min behind the slide. And the slide in harmonics, whoh! Pretty cool stuff man, Id go see you play live!
Thanks man, honestly I had a hard time getting anything but a good sound out of that amp, I usually just run the EQ around noon and the main thing is that there's enough gain so that if you pick the note hard enough it has that sort of bite/ sustain and if you pick it softly it's pretty clean and still has nice tone...thanks for checking out the video!
That’s awesome of you to say, I definitely feel that way about that amp… I feel like this amp made me understand how to hear what an amp wants from you and to play THAT way to get the best sound. Thank you for the kind words!
I really appreciate that you'd know that about me, I absolutely agree! Owning this amp changed how I felt about tone and amps, I learned how to understand how to play in a way that's really thinking amp first and you're triggering it with the guitar... Kinda crazy but this amp has definitely helped me understand amplifiers better across the board!@@lifelongfan07
Jules. This video is special. I've been studying it for days. Please give me your paypal account so i can pay for it. You deserve it. (I am also a content creator here in YT)
