How To Play 30 Essential Fingerstyle Slide Guitar Licks

In this video, I will discuss what you'll be learning in the Slide Licks section.

In this video, you will learn a few easy lick using the 12/10 Box Scale. I will teach the licks at slow speed, note for note and explain how to go from one note to the next.

In this video, I will show a few variations to the 12/10 Box Scale for some extra, colorful notes.

In this video, i will show you a few licks utilizing the variation notes in the 12/10 Box Scale.

In this video, I will show you another position down the neck, I call the Open Position Pentatonic. It's a pattern that utilizes open strings and notes around the open position.

In this video, I show you a few licks using the Open Pentatonic position.

In this video, I will show a few variations to the Open Position Pentatonic for some extra, colorful notes.

In this video, i will show you a few licks utilizing the variation notes in the Open Position Pentatonic.

In this video, I will show you how to connect the 2 positions, 12/10 Box and Open Pentatonic. You will learn the "connector notes" that make it easy to move between the 2 positions.

Let's go over what you'll be learning in these 30 slide licks. We will be playing all of these licks in open E Tuning: from the lowest string (6) to highest string (1), it's tuned E B E G# B E.  You can also download 2 versions of the backing track: slow and normal tempos.

This lick is the basis of many classic slide guitar licks. The triplet rhythm is the most important part of this lick.

Using the triplet figure from Lick 1, this lick is straight from the Elmore James school of slide.

This alternating lick is a staple in Duane Allman's playing.

This triplet rhythm lick is also great practice for your right hand muting technique.

Descending lick utilizing the 12/10 box scale.

Another one taken from Duane Allman's repertoire.

A variation on the descending lick from Lick 5.

Another easy Duane influenced lick.

Duane influenced lick, with a dash of minor scale.

Rhythmic 12/10 Box lick

This lick breaks out of our 12/10 box

This lick uses double stops, and mimics the sound of a harmonica.

A classic alternating string lick. Experiment with vibrato on this one.

One of my favorite licks, it incorporates a quick slide down.

A great lick that shows off the sustain power of the slide.

Another quirky, lap-steel sounding lick using double stops.

This lick is almost jazzy, utilizing half step movements, altered notes, and approach notes.

Let's start experimenting with the open position, starting with this lick. This is a lick I play a lot , and it uses slide notes with open strings.

Another open position lick I use frequently, it starts with a slide into the root note on the 2nd string, which is very common in many classic slide licks.

In this lick we move up the neck a little bit, and cover everything from the 7th fret down to open position.

On of my favorite licks, utilizing a common alternating triplet figure.

In this lick, we focus on the lower strings and utilize some pull-offs.

This lick combines slides, pull-offs, and fretted notes.

This lick is reminiscent of Duane Allman, and extends from the 1st fret , up to the 5th fret

All of the licks up to this point, can be used over any chord in a blues progression. The next few licks, starting with this one, focuses just on the IV chord, or A7.

This A7 lick uses jazzy approach notes.

Here's a jazzy, lap-steel-sounding lick using double stops.

This lick is played at the end of the blues progression, moving from the V chord (B7) to the IV chord (A7) .

Here's another cool lick played over the V and IV chords.

The last lick is a hybrid lick, utilizing a fretted arpeggio and slide notes.