I'm a guitar teacher that has a student that loves the pentatonic sound "don't we all". He was hit by a road side bomb in Afghanistan. This video will be a part of our next lesson. Thank you Dylan. I believe he will love it
Thats funny. When I learned to play leads back our 1974, there was no internet and no way to watch bands play without going to concerts, so learning was just listening to records. My bible was Johnny WInter And Live. At the time I had no idea what a pentatonic scale was - I just thought of it as "the good notes". Two kinds of good notes - I called them the "country good notes (which turns out to have been the major pentatonic scale) and "the blues good notes" (which was the minor pentatonic scale). And I had no clue about "the boxes". I somehow got it in my head that "goal" of playing leads was to find shapes up and down the neck where all notes were 2 frets apart. That shape you call the diagonal pentatonic is exactly how I taught myself.
Very instructive, as always, Dylan. Your stuff really unlocks the key to that melodic, vocal character your slide playing has. Great. People, get this course. It's SO helpful. Ah, I don't need to tell you this, you've already watched this video. You know.
Makes absolutely perfect sense. Diagonal Pentatonix were the thing that got me sounding more fluid whenplaying fretted notes. I think I use them subconsciously now a days while using a slide. Great connection!
This is truly a game changer. I never really practiced scales - learned by ear like many of my era (I’m 69). I don’t play out much, but enjoy playing electric or acoustic. I’ll try some of your open tuning lessons on my lap steel.
great lesson! And surprising similar to the way Paul Gilbert demonstrates scale patterns. Totally different styles and I love them both. Thanks for the inspiration Dylan!
Dylan, this was like you turning on the lights for me. I can get decent tone with a slide but fumbled around where to go with it. 2-3-2…..breakthrough! Thank you.
Very Nice! I always found standard tuning such a chore and always played slide in open tunings, now I can add a new skill set to my playing! Thanks so much! can't wait to practice this!
Cool video again Dylan. I highly recommend the course. You will find as easy to do slide in standard as in any open tuning in my opinion. I always found it a chore to learn open tunings and having the retune my guitar. Dylan shows other scale shapes and after a bit of practice, you see them all over the fretboard. Try it!
I always wondered how Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks play slide guitar in standard tuning. Now I know. I really dig the more instructional nature of your channel. And that opening solo you played in Rhett Shull’s recent release is KILLER.
Caus my goal in playing Solos always it was to Sound like a vocsl slide Player I naturaly play diagonale anyway, so I do it now with a slide😂❤ thanks for this Information it helps to get New perspectives for structuring my sieht on the fredboard👍🏻🤘💜
Haven’t tried in standard I’m in Open E but muting behind the slide is tricky for me. I use a bar and play a Strat style guitar on my lap but gosh muting behind is difficult. I have a disability that affects my hands and unfortunately, my third and pinky finger fly up in the air so they’re not able to touch down on the fretboard to mute the strings behind the slide any suggestions? I also play 11s but my right hand is stronger than my left which holds the bar so with the action raised it then creates the problem of if I play the thicker strings no matter what pressure I apply they constantly rattle which means they’re either not getting enough pressure or I’m just not pushing down at all. I don’t wanna break the damn guitar, but I’ve been at this for over a decade and I go back-and-forth. If you plan on doing any lessons in open E tuning that would be great. I’ve never seen your videos before and I’ve never seen someone break it down all like this fantastic
I play both standard and open. Open sounds better but it's more convenient to be able to play standard slide on a gig so you don't have to tune or switch.
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I'm a guitar teacher that has a student that loves the pentatonic sound "don't we all". He was hit by a road side bomb in Afghanistan. This video will be a part of our next lesson. Thank you Dylan. I believe he will love it
Thats funny. When I learned to play leads back our 1974, there was no internet and no way to watch bands play without going to concerts, so learning was just listening to records. My bible was Johnny WInter And Live. At the time I had no idea what a pentatonic scale was - I just thought of it as "the good notes". Two kinds of good notes - I called them the "country good notes (which turns out to have been the major pentatonic scale) and "the blues good notes" (which was the minor pentatonic scale). And I had no clue about "the boxes". I somehow got it in my head that "goal" of playing leads was to find shapes up and down the neck where all notes were 2 frets apart. That shape you call the diagonal pentatonic is exactly how I taught myself.
Very instructive, as always, Dylan. Your stuff really unlocks the key to that melodic, vocal character your slide playing has. Great. People, get this course. It's SO helpful. Ah, I don't need to tell you this, you've already watched this video. You know.
Makes absolutely perfect sense. Diagonal Pentatonix were the thing that got me sounding more fluid whenplaying fretted notes. I think I use them subconsciously now a days while using a slide. Great connection!
This is truly a game changer. I never really practiced scales - learned by ear like many of my era (I’m 69). I don’t play out much, but enjoy playing electric or acoustic. I’ll try some of your open tuning lessons on my lap steel.
This is all information that I kind of knew but never connected in the way you've just explained. Fantastic lesson, clear and on point. Thank you!
great lesson! And surprising similar to the way Paul Gilbert demonstrates scale patterns. Totally different styles and I love them both.
Thanks for the inspiration Dylan!
Best freebie on RUclips. This was fantastic.
best slide teacher on youtube!
Dylan, this was like you turning on the lights for me. I can get decent tone with a slide but fumbled around where to go with it. 2-3-2…..breakthrough! Thank you.
Very Nice! I always found standard tuning such a chore and always played slide in open tunings, now I can add a new skill set to my playing! Thanks so much! can't wait to practice this!
Nice work. Great lesson. Clear. Succinct. Useful. Thanks.
Cool video again Dylan. I highly recommend the course. You will find as easy to do slide in standard as in any open tuning in my opinion. I always found it a chore to learn open tunings and having the retune my guitar. Dylan shows other scale shapes and after a bit of practice, you see them all over the fretboard. Try it!
I use diagonal pentatonic for non slide playing. This is great advice.
Great video Man! I’m gonna give it a go.
Thank you
Love this!!
I always wondered how Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks play slide guitar in standard tuning. Now I know.
I really dig the more instructional nature of your channel. And that opening solo you played in Rhett Shull’s recent release is KILLER.
Warren plays mainly in standard but I believe Derek plays mainly in open E.
@ You’re right. I’m not sure why, but I’ve always believed he played in standard. Thanks!
Very helpful, Dylan…Hafa Adai from the Micronesia Blues Society on the island of Guam.
Caus my goal in playing Solos always it was to Sound like a vocsl slide Player I naturaly play diagonale anyway, so I do it now with a slide😂❤ thanks for this Information it helps to get New perspectives for structuring my sieht on the fredboard👍🏻🤘💜
This approach makes pedal steel easier to learn, too
Haven’t tried in standard I’m in Open E but muting behind the slide is tricky for me. I use a bar and play a Strat style guitar on my lap but gosh muting behind is difficult.
I have a disability that affects my hands and unfortunately, my third and pinky finger fly up in the air so they’re not able to touch down on the fretboard to mute the strings behind the slide any suggestions?
I also play 11s but my right hand is stronger than my left which holds the bar so with the action raised it then creates the problem of if I play the thicker strings no matter what pressure I apply they constantly rattle which means they’re either not getting enough pressure or I’m just not pushing down at all. I don’t wanna break the damn guitar, but I’ve been at this for over a decade and I go back-and-forth. If you plan on doing any lessons in open E tuning that would be great.
I’ve never seen your videos before and I’ve never seen someone break it down all like this fantastic
How come it doesn’t sound like that when I do it? 🤔
I can't drag my finger next to the slide to save my life. I have so much noise.
I play both standard and open. Open sounds better but it's more convenient to be able to play standard slide on a gig so you don't have to tune or switch.
So obvious and yet I needed to be told
Just found the video. Just missed the special, probably midnight Eastern, not central, shucks 😮
I have two guitars set up for slide and just one in standard. Lol
😂😂😂
It doesn't matter what i do, I JUST SUCK AT SLIDE
you can do it man. Just think about what you are going to do before you do it, and take it really slow