Recommendations for some beginner slide songs

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Recommendations for some beginner slide songs

Postby magnificent » Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:45 pm

I've been playing acoustic guitar for about 6 months now. Anyways, I wanted some variety in my playing so I bought a slide.

Now I'm not too familiar with the blues genre, so I was just wondering if anybody could recommend any slide songs for a beginner. Alternate tunings aren't really a problem, so I'm just looking for some songs that are fairly easy to play. (I did do the "If Not For You" lesson here on GuitarNoise).

Thanks.

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Re: Recommendations for some beginner slide songs

Postby greybeard » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:46 am

There are a couple of relatively easy one in our Easy Songs Database (Easy Songs Forum). Walking Blues and Little Red Rooster.

Find a tab for Smokestack Lightnin' which is also pretty easy.
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Re: Recommendations for some beginner slide songs

Postby dogbite » Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:29 am

" Rollin' and Tumblin' " is an easy slide.
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Re: Recommendations for some beginner slide songs

Postby greybeard » Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:28 am

dogbite wrote:" Rollin' and Tumblin' " is an easy slide.

and also in our Easy Songs Database
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Re: Recommendations for some beginner slide songs

Postby RoundI » Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:24 am

I just finished going through "If Not For You" from the Easy Songs for Beginners section and it has a nice little intro to slide and instructions on how to play the song with a slide.
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