5/9/08: Lesson of the Day: Another Killer Slide Guitar Lesson

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Lesson of the Day: Another Killer Slide Guitar Lesson From Kelly Joe Phelps!

 

05.09.2008

 

 

Yesterday's killer slide guitar lesson from Kelly Joe Phelps was all about technique. And there's no one better to learn slide guitar technique from than Phelps. His mastery of the slide guitar is unprecedented, and his ability to communicate the finer points of his style is remarkable.

 

Today's lesson is all about applying those techniques to playing an actual song. Phelps' version of the classic folk song "Irene Goodnight" is legendary, and today's lesson—divided into two short videos—focuses on how to play the song utilizing Phelps' incredible, signature style. If you're familiar with the Lead Belly version of this song, or the '50s version by the Weavers, you will be absolutely amazed at Phelps' take on it. Throughout the lesson, he emphasizes the ability to freely develop your own arrangement of the song, and turn it into a vehicle to express your own emotions—something Phelps himself does with extraordinary ability.

 

Today's lesson is taken from Phelps' 80-minute DVD titled, The Slide Guitar of Kelly Joe Phelps, which is produced by the folks at Homespun Music Instruction.

 

Click here for today's killer slide guitar lesson >>

 

And please don't forget to check back on Monday for yet another great lesson from Gibson Lifestyle!