This Wreckage Posted November 13, 2022 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
ezbass Posted November 13, 2022 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
Dad3353 Posted November 13, 2022 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
EliasMooseblaster Posted 19 minutes ago Posted 19 minutes ago On 13/11/2022 at 10:54, This Wreckage said: 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? It depends a lot on the chords in the composition - and, to be honest, how big a role the slide guitar is playing. But my first instinct would be to tune your guitar to open G minor (DGDGBbD), then pop a capo on the 3rd fret. If the piece uses a lot of major chords (particularly the major IV), you might be better off using G major tuning, and fretting behind the slide when you need minor chords. Quote
