Slide Guitar How Do You Play? Rock Me Mama Part 1 Bottleneck Blues

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 8:36
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My arrangement of Rock Me Mama based on Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup’s version. Open G tuning low to high DGDgbd. Part 1 Bars 1 thru 4.

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16 Responses to “Slide Guitar How Do You Play? Rock Me Mama Part 1 Bottleneck Blues”

  1. joyce55 says:

    January 28th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    You’re right, those mandolin player didn’t use so much the second position, their intent was mostly to comp a singer or chorus, they weren’t to use that much other fret positions exept the firsth.

  2. thumbsbaker says:

    January 28th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    Hey Kenni, It’s Chris from Australia here and I’m hanging for the 2nd part of this great lesson. You’re the best.

  3. KeniLeeBurgess says:

    January 28th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    lol. Claudio, I don’t know how to tune it. That is why I asked you. lol. Currently, I’ve tuned it like a mandolin with an extra bass note. The guitar is old, and doesn’t have the best action. The neck isn’t straight. I can play it easily in first position, but those mandolin players must have thin sharp pointy fingers. lol. Thank you Enjoy.

  4. joyce55 says:

    January 28th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    I made a mistake I was talking about another kind of guitar with 4 sub-bass strings. seen the one you intended…..wow! how is it tuned? do you play tht one too? xxx claudio

  5. KeniLeeBurgess says:

    January 28th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    Thank you Claudio. The guitar has 10 strings. 5 pairs. The one I own, was made here in New Jersey by Stella guitar in the 1930. If you go to stellaguitars. Click on Eye candy. Click on Italian guitar. You can see some old photos of a simular model. The guitar belonged to my friend’s Grandfather. He was from Italy, and played and sang. He used to play it after dinner while drinking wine. Of course. lol. Thanks for your help.

  6. joyce55 says:

    January 28th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    Hi Keni, this is Claudio from Italy; of your question about “chitarra battente” unfortunately I’ve never got my hands on a jewel like that because it’s not so popular there are groups who use to play it in few gig : it’s an hand made instrument, maybe I can have a look around and see if I can give you some good track to follow and have some more information about it, what I know is that strings are tuned as B, F#, C#, G# & are positioned out of the fret. ear from you soon, Claudio

  7. KeniLeeBurgess says:

    January 28th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    Thank you Claudio. I would love to visit Italy someday. Thank you for adding a video response. Sounds very good. Have you ever played a ten string Italian guitar called a chitarra battente. Do you know how it is tuned? Thanks again.

  8. joyce55 says:

    January 28th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    thanks for video demo, you’re just doing it great, so if you ever come to italy……..let me know it. xxx Claudio

  9. KeniLeeBurgess says:

    January 28th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    Thank you. I will be posting part 2 today. I still play my Donmo. It is well built and has a great tone, comparable to National Resophonic. The only flaw is a mistake I made when ordering it. It has a shorter nut length. More like a standard electric guitar. I prefer a slightly wider fingerboard like the ones on a National guitar. My chording hand feels crowded, and the strings are closer together making accurate fingerpicking a little difficult. I’ve been considering adding a Republic neck.

  10. cockatootree says:

    January 28th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    Keni – one of the best slide lessons available mate! Clear, well paced and showed some very authentic, great sounding licks – impressive :-) Hey – just wondering if you’re still using a Donmo and if so, how has it stacked up with your other resonators?

  11. KeniLeeBurgess says:

    January 28th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    Thank you. Most of my practice is working on new material for subway platform performances or youtube videos. Also, I’m always trying to collect my thoughts to present an informative lesson. I try to focus. I also like to sit on the couch, watch TV, drink beer, and just mess around. Not too much of that. If I’m really enjoying the song I’m working on, half a day goes right by. Hey, I working here. Enjoy.

  12. wolvoboy says:

    January 28th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    Hi Keni This is just amazing,since you started putting videos on youtube you just seem to get better and better,how often do you practice and for how long

  13. KeniLeeBurgess says:

    January 28th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    Thank you. In the beginning, it can be a little challenging. It is best to start with just basic fingerpicking. See my Spanish Fandango instructional video. Then it is easier to focus in on the bottleneck technique. If you found this interesting, please consider purchasing my Series 1 instructional video CD that is available on ebay. Search: Keni Lee In addition to Bottleneck, it will give you an understanding of music, and how to figure out and arrange songs. Thanks again. Enjoy.

  14. boyojack7898 says:

    January 28th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    ive tried it!!it sounds awesome,its more an intricate art than it looks.thanks keni you rock.cant quite nail it tho.nevermind.keep practising.

  15. KeniLeeBurgess says:

    January 28th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    Thank you. Spanish tuning Open G low to high DGDgbd. Enjoy.

  16. boyojack7898 says:

    January 28th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    thats great keni,so it isnt gbdgbd is it?.ta

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