Sokolow Learn to play Bottleneck Guitar

1. How to read tablature
2. Equipment
3. Guitars & Strings
4. Bottlenecks & Slides
5. Picks
6. Open D tuning
7. String-to-String Tuning
8. Tuning Down form Standard Tuning
9. Sliding on the Strings-Preliminaries
10. Barred Chords
11. Fretted Chords
12. Boogie-bass Accompaniment
13. The D Major Scale
14. Higher D Major Scale
15. Emphasizing Open-String Notes
16. Lower D Major Scale
17. Turnarounds
18. The 12th Fret D Major Scale
19. Open E Tuning
20. Tuning Up from Standard Tuning
21. It's the Same as D Tuning
22. Open G tuning
26. I-IV-V Relationships
27. Similarities Between D and G Tunings
28. The G Major Scale
30. A Lower G Major Scale
31. The 12th Fret G Major Scale
32. Open A tuning
33. Tuning Up from Standard Tuning
34. It's the Same as G Tuning
35. 7th Chords
36. Slide In Standard Tuning
38. Playing in the Key of E
39. E Chord Positions
40. A Chord Positions
41. B Chord Positions
42. 9th chord licks
43. Slide in the Key of A
44. Play in Any Key You Like - Using a Capo
45. Conclusion and Listening Guide
46. Learning From Recorded Music

A popular and easy to understand book which teaches and explores the many aspects of bottleneck/slide guitar techniques developed nearly a century ago and made famous through the recordings of legendary blues greats like Robert Johnson, Mississippi Fred McDowell and Muddy Waters. Much of the book is dedicated to teaching you how to use these assorted techniques to make original improvised solos. You will learn to play bottleneck guitar in open D tuning, open E tuning, open A tuning, and standard tuning. Written in notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.