One of the biggest learning curves that comes with learning slide is acquiring the proper intonation. Intonation is the overall accuracy...

One of my favorite scale ideas to use as of late. Although only one note different from the Major Scale, Melodic Minor provides all sorts...

Derek Trucks is the undisputed king of modern slide guitar. Part of his style that sets him apart, is his convincingly vocal-like lines....

Learning your major scales is crucial to the development of any musician. While there are plenty of charts and diagrams for how to play...

Sus4 Triads are when you replace the 3rd in the chord with a 4th. While being neither major nor minor, these chords have a great...

Minor triads are when you take a major triad (1, 3, and 5) and you flat the 3rd by a half step. These triads. I've included a simple...

This week I am going to go over how to build triads in Open-E tuning. Triads are basic chords that are the foundation of harmony. They...

Here is another lick for you to mess around with. As with all the other licks, practice this one until you are comfortable, and then...

Here is a favorite lick of Duane's that he used all the time, most notably on the turnaround of "Statesboro Blues". Notice that it is...

Here's a cool lick for slide in Open-E. Notice how the vibrato is not added until halfway through the measure for contrast. As with all...