This Wreckage Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 As a newbie to slide electric guitar and as a fairly basic guitarist in general, I'm trying to learn how to play slide in non-standard keys. I have a composition that's mainly in B flat minor. What's the simplest way to play slide in that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Easiest? I’d tune the whole guitar down a half step, giving you an Ebmin7 open tuning and go from there. When I played a lot of slide, I took the E string off and open tuned to G (a la Keef) and fretted behind the slide for different chords, this isn’t the easiest solution, however. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 3 hours ago, This Wreckage said: ... I have a composition that's mainly in B flat minor. What's the simplest way to play slide in that? Open-D tuning (DADF#AD...) is a popular set-up for slide playing, for good reasons. To play along with minor-tuned instruments, tuning the F# down to F can be useful. Read a bit more about it here... Wikipedia : Open-D tuning ... Hope this helps. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
