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INTRODUCTION

Ry Cooder is a maestro of slide guitar Think slide think Ry Cooder From early beginningswith legendary players like Taj Mahal Captain Beefheart and The Rolling Stones he has made his mark as the man to bring authentic slide to the fore He has forged a successful career as a front man to a wide range of music from roots rockTex-Mex country gospel world music Just about any style Ry has been there An innovative slide player he broke the mould of typical blues-boom slide and created a style which is completely his own though still managing to maintain hints of all the great slide playerslike Robert Johnson Muddy Waters Blind Willie Johnson Tampa Red and many moreWith this unique style his slide playing has become the highlight of his shows and movie soundtracks and can only be described as Chicken Skin - your hairs literally stand on end whenyou hear him Listen to the opening moments of the movie Paris Texas and youllknow what I mean Ive been a huge fan of Ry Cooder throughout his career and have used much of his stylein my own playing - listen to him and you can hear and therefore learn from all the greats In this course youll be playing some of the great Cooder styles and can choose whetheryou use acoustic or electric guitar to get that Chicken Skin sound If youre new to slide you can develop your technique with a host of Cooder warm ups then try the study piecesthat will get you sounding like the man himself So if youre ready to shake down that bottle neck lets

Chicken Skin Slide

Stay connected to the web and visit all the highlighted links for more info and insight

into Ry Cooder

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USING THE MANUAL

USING THE MANUAL

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION To view this manual correctly you need to have installed the latest version of Adobe Acrobatif you cant view the videos or hear the MP3s then install the PDF reader here Videos are formatted as Quicktime movies so you should have a player installed If not downloadfree player here It is essential to have the Powertab program installed in order to use the interactive Powertabpages These will enable you to play slowdown loop and make your own changes to the taband help speed up your learning If you havent already installed please do so hereMac users can view Powertab files by downloading reader here Powertab overview

THE MANUAL This study program is very effective if you follow the recomendations below 1 Make full use of the videos MP3s and powertab Adobe pdf will ask you if you wish to open these files - please say yes 2 Adapt the exercises to suit your own style - make changes3 Check out the Cooder warm ups Listen and watch the Cooder study tunes Check out the bar by bar breakdowns 4 Visit the Cooder web links for more information and inspiration Familiarise yourself with the icons below which will enable you to view the multimedia content

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Check out all the extra help using the video tips icon Video tip

Examples here are from the studypiece Cooder Rocks

USING THE MANUAL

USING THE MANUAL

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION To view this manual correctly you need to have installed the latest version of Adobe Acrobatif you cant view the videos or hear the MP3s then install the PDF reader here Videos are formatted as Quicktime movies so you should have a player installed If not downloadfree player here It is essential to have the Powertab program installed in order to use the interactive Powertabpages These will enable you to play slowdown loop and make your own changes to the taband help speed up your learning If you havent already installed please do so hereMac users can view Powertab files by downloading reader here Powertab overview

THE MANUAL This study program is very effective if you follow the recomendations below 1 Make full use of the videos MP3s and powertab Adobe pdf will ask you if you wish to open these files - please say yes 2 Adapt the exercises to suit your own style - make changes3 Check out the Cooder warm ups Listen and watch the Cooder study tunes Check out the bar by bar breakdowns 4 Visit the Cooder web links for more information and inspiration Familiarise yourself with the icons below which will enable you to view the multimedia content

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Examples here are from the studypiece Cooder Rocks

NOTES ON COODER

Biography Ry Cooder born 15 March 1947 in Los Angeles California Career spans from the early 60s till the present day releasing fourteen solo albums notably Into The Purple Valley and Bop Till You DropSix collaborations notably the hugely successful Buena Vista Social Club Fourteen movie sound tracks notably the ground breaking Paris Texas and Crossroads View all Although most famous for his slide playing he is a master of many stringed instruments including the banjo mandolin and bajo sextet As a session player he has played on numerous artists albums To mention just a few The Rolling StonesJohn Lee Hooker Aaron Neville Mavis Staples John Hiatt Randy Newman VanMorrison T Bone Burnett Nick Lowe Eric Clapton Arlo Guthrie View all Influenced By Robert Johnson Muddy Waters Gabby Pahinui Fred McDowell Tampa Red Blind Blake Bonnie Raitt Lowell George Elmore James Rev Gary Davies Blind Willie Johnson David Lindley Son House Joseph Spence Duane Alman Kokomo Arnold Casey Bill Weldon Bukka White Furry Lewis Sleepy John Estesand more

GuitarsCooder has used a wide variety of guitars for slide between the 70s and presentday These include an eclectic mix of acoustic and electric models Acoustics rangefrom vintage Martin D35s and 000-18s Gibson SJ-200 Gibson Roy Smeck Kayand junk shop oddities Electrics include modified early 60s Strats using eitherGuyatone Teisco and lap steel pickups Rys main guitar it seems features thiscombination of Teisco front pick up and Oahu lap steel pick up in the bridge positionIn the mid eighties he frequently toured with an early Supro Dualtone

AmpsA whole range of vintage Fender Gibson and Supro - tremelo built in Although the guitarsand pick ups he uses such as the Oahu lap steel produce a naturally long sustain he usesa wide range of compression modules in his chain of effects The early days saw the useof the plug in Dan Armstrongs Purple Pecker or Orange Squeeze

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Slides

Only uses real cut off bottle necks - said to favour thick glass especially from a Fighting Cock Kentucky Bourbon bottle Worn on pinky

Tunings

Ry favours open D and G tunings or the slack- key varieties of these Read more

Technique

Ry uses a mix of fingerstyle ( No picks or plectrums ) for acoustic and electric slide A skillful banjo player he is adept at sometimes complex syncopated fingerstyle patterns around the slide work Even the single note slide solos are often interspersed with thumb play on the bass strings View more in this course

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GENERAL TIPS AND TECHNIQUES

What to use for a Slide

There have been many objects used to achieve the slide sound Knives bottle necks tubes of all kinds of metals and glass spark plug sockets lighters stone marble plastic anything At sometime or other Ive used them all but to keep things simple and effective I use a real bottle neck or metal tube cut long enough to be slightly longer than the pinkie

Glass or metal

Glass is great for smooth long sustain - Paris Texas type stuff The heavier glass the better Avoid manufactured glass slides as they tend to lack sustain and brightness - use real bottle glass Ry Cooder is said to use a Fighting Cock Kentucky Bourbon bottle

Metal is good for more attack especially electric Experiment with heavy or light metal - both produce different sounds Think Muddy Waters light Lowell George( Little Feat ) heavy

For both glass and metal think

bull Heavy - better for sustain more accuracy good for long slow notes

bull Light - Thin sound but faster harder to keep accurate less volume and sustain

Which Finger

This is a personal choice as with most aspects of slide playing Many well known players have used different combinations Ive always found the slide best suited to the pinkieThis allows me more opportunity to finger chords and play regular fretted notes as well as play the slide Anyway if its good enough for Robert Johnson or Ry Cooder its good enough for me

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How to stop all that scratching and buzzing

Sometimes the extraneous noises can be used to great effect - listen to Blind Willie Johnson For the purpose of improving technique try and play cleanly and smoothly When you release the fingers behind the slide

bull Action

Use a guitar set up with slightly higher action so there is less chance of the slide banging against the frets It helps to minimise those extraneous noises we talked about earlier However if the action is too high it will be harder to finger the chords when needed

bull Strings

A personal choice again but I believe the best sound is achieved by using the thickest you can manage - at least a 012 on the top Bob Brozman once told me that he used a 0017 on his National - now theres a real slide man for you

What about guitars

Acoustic or electric who cares I like the rootsy flavour of an acoustic for instant feel My favorites are small bodied acoustics and resonators I love all those junk shop guitars with bowed necks and impossible action Check them out Slide players can pick up some real winners Ry uses old Kay acoustics on many of his recordings

For electric players the fenders have great natural sustain Check out that early Ry Cooder sound With added compression like the old purple pecker or rack effects the slide sounds great On his later albums Ry used the pick up from an old lap steel for that real slide sound and sustain The trick is dont be afraid to experiment

Vibrato

This is a crucial aspect of slide playing There are two main reasons for this

1 Think of the slide ( bottleneck or whatever you decide to use ) as a moving fret which by careful handling will maintain the pitch of the note you are trying to play If you are new to slide playing you will fast realize how difficult this is Vibrato with the slide means you play a compromise between an in and out of tune note - somewhere in the middle is the correct pitch Ry uses a fan like movement with the bottle neck for vibrato especially on the bass strings as thickness needs a wider approach Check out vibrato demo here

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A violinist uses the same effect on the fretboard ( fretless of course ) to maintain steady pitch Witness the intense movement of the fingers as they ensure the right notes are achieved This is especially so for the slide when reaching the end of a phrase or riff as the final note sounds dull or sharp or flat unless vibrato is used

There are many different styles of vibrato Listen to the intense movement of the slide on Blind Willie Johnsons - Dark Was The Night or the almost non existent vibrato on Tampa Reds Denver Blues This leads me to my next main point

2 Vibrato gives your slide playing a personal touch which can reflect the intensity of your mood or your feeling for the blues Once you feel comfortable with the slide experiment with different amounts of vibrato - light or heavy Listen to as many players as you can and gauge the amount used which distinguishes their playing The slide can be held tight against a finger to produce a very controlled movement or loose for a more carefree result

Careful though as they tend to fly off your finger

Microtones

These are the notes that exist in between the frets and are easily played with the slide They create an erie sound and add to the dark quality of tunes like Blind Willie Johnsons Dark Was The Night Cold was The Ground and of course Paris Texas by Ry Cooder Try moving the slide away from the normal over the fret position and into the box and youll begin to hear these mysterious tones

Tunings For slide playing open tunings will always produce the best authentic sound If yourelooking to emulate Cooder then its essential The main tunings to work through are Open G - D G D G B DOpen D - D A D F A DOpen E - E B E G B E

View more on tunings here

D Wahine D A D F B DAs used in Gabbys tune

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G tuning also known as Spanish was the norm among the Delta Blues players like Son House and Robert Johnson Mainly a chordal tuning it gives a bright top end sound and is easy to pick out small chords with top three strings and easy to slide around D tuning gives a darker flavour with its low end and is great for Cooder style slide playing The octave string is nicely situated on the top or low string and makes melodies easy to create Once again think of Blind Willie Johnson or Cooder on Paris Texas E tuning is simply a tone higher than D and gives the same effects as the latter if perhaps a little less dark G and D are the two favourites of Ry but take note of the following

Slack-Key Although Ry uses these two main tunings it is fair to say if you listen to him the key centre of these tunings change quite a lot Slack-key is a way of describing the subtle changes in tunings This takes D tuning a whole tone or half tone lower the same technique can be applied to G tuning Normal - D A D F A D Slack key - Db Ab Db F Ab D - half tone lower C G C E G C - whole tone lower If youre aiming for these slack-key tones then it is better to use a lower gauge top string - at least 012 -013

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COODER WARM UPS

Ry Cooders technique is flawless His pitch sustain and vibrato has come from years of being master of slide guitar From my own experience as a slide player it can take a long time to feel really comfortable with a bottle-neck on your finger especially combining slide playing with fingerstyle as Ry demonstrates with such ease If youre new to slide or want to brush up your technique then the following warm ups are ideal - especially written to get you in the right style set for the Cooder tunes later in the course Cooder uses exclusively open tunings for slide and exercises 1 - 14 are in open G tuning If youre not already familiar with this tuning here it is EX1 Using just the top string try this exercise to control your pitch Play each note with the slide with no vibrato and aim and aim for as near to pitch as possibe

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EX2 Using the same technique of finding pitch with no vibrato try using double and triple string groups

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EX5

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EX8 Now you can try these sliding scale exercises - very important to the Cooder style as he is excellent at sweeping with accuracy over wide ranges of the fret board In this exercise hold the slide over the 2nd fret strike the note then slide smoothly to the 5th fret When you reach this note finish off with vibrato to hold the pitch and sustain Experiment with different kinds of vibrato for expression EX9 Try using wider intervals between the notes

EX10 The long sweep Start at the 3rd fret strike the string and sweep up to the 12th fret ending once again with vibrato Try the following exercises with both single double and triple notes

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EX12 As with the previous exercises use the same technique with both double and triple strings - with dampening behind the slide or without as you feel

EX13

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EX14 Begin to introduce more rhythm into these exercises like so

Fingerstyle and slide are very much entwined in Cooders style Its important to try the next few exercises if you really want to get the Cooder flavour into your playing Ive written these in D tuning as I think they best demonstrate this style So lets first review this tuning

For even more Cooder flavour try tuning down to slack-key either Db or C Review these tunings in the General Tips On Slide section of this course

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COODER WARM UPS

Ry Cooders technique is flawless His pitch sustain and vibrato has come from years of being master of slide guitar From my own experience as a slide player it can take a long time to feel really comfortable with a bottle-neck on your finger especially combining slide playing with fingerstyle as Ry demonstrates with such ease If youre new to slide or want to brush up your technique then the following warm ups are ideal - especially written to get you in the right style set for the Cooder tunes later in the course Cooder uses exclusively open tunings for slide and exercises 1 - 14 are in open G tuning If youre not already familiar with this tuning here it is EX1 Using just the top string try this exercise to control your pitch Play each note with the slide with no vibrato and aim and aim for as near to pitch as possibe

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EX2 Using the same technique of finding pitch with no vibrato try using double and triple string groups

EX3 Now preceed each note with an open string EX4 Begin to introduce vibrato to control pitch - use your fingers behind the slide to help reduce noise and buzzing You can also try with without dampening behind the slide if you want to recreate the rural flavour of say Blind Willie Johnson

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EX5

Using the same notes as in the previous exercise this time slide into each of the notes and finish with vibrato

EX6

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V

0

U

sl

12

U

12

U

0

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The Title

The Author

Album

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Blues

24868671

Comment

EX8 Now you can try these sliding scale exercises - very important to the Cooder style as he is excellent at sweeping with accuracy over wide ranges of the fret board In this exercise hold the slide over the 2nd fret strike the note then slide smoothly to the 5th fret When you reach this note finish off with vibrato to hold the pitch and sustain Experiment with different kinds of vibrato for expression EX9 Try using wider intervals between the notes

EX10 The long sweep Start at the 3rd fret strike the string and sweep up to the 12th fret ending once again with vibrato Try the following exercises with both single double and triple notes

I1

T

A

B

44

V

sl

2

U

0

V

5

W

[

V

sl

4

gU

0

V

7

W

[

V

sl

5

U

0

V

9

W

[

V

sl

7

U

0

V

10

W

[

V

sl

9

U

0

V

12

W

[

I1

T

A

B

44

V

sl

2

U

0

V

5

W

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Cont

EX11 Using an open string and 3rd fret as a starting point experiment sweeping to different positions on the fret board

I1

T

A

B

44 V

sl

3

V

12

W

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I2

T

A

B

V

sl

3

V

3

V

12

V

12

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I3

T

A

B

V

sl

3

V

3

V

3

eV

12

V

12

V

12

WWW[[[[[[[

I1

T

A

B

44 V

0

V

sl

3

W

5

V

0

[[[[[V

sl

3

W

7

V

0

[[[[[V

sl

3

W

12

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COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

EX12 As with the previous exercises use the same technique with both double and triple strings - with dampening behind the slide or without as you feel

EX13

Playing off open strings is very Cooder and of course had its roots in the Delta style Use the slide to pull off to the open strings before you slide up to the 5th fret

I1

T

A

B

44 V

0

V

0

V

sl

3

V

3

W

12

W

12

I1

T

A

B

44 V

Psl

3

V

3

j V

0

V

0

W

sl

5

W

5

[[[[[[[[[[[[W

0

I2

T

A

B

V

Psl

3

V

3

e V

0

V

0

W

sl

7

W

7

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COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

EX14 Begin to introduce more rhythm into these exercises like so

Fingerstyle and slide are very much entwined in Cooders style Its important to try the next few exercises if you really want to get the Cooder flavour into your playing Ive written these in D tuning as I think they best demonstrate this style So lets first review this tuning

For even more Cooder flavour try tuning down to slack-key either Db or C Review these tunings in the General Tips On Slide section of this course

I1

T

A

B

44 V

sl

3

V

Psl

2

V

0

3

V

sl

3

e V

Psl

2

V

0

3

V

sl

3

V

Psl

2

V

0

3 V

sl

12

V

12

V

12

V

(12)

V

(12)

V

(12)

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I1

T

A

B

44

D

W

0

A

W

0

D

W

0

FbbbbW

0

gA

W

0

D

W

0

U

0

U

0

U

0

U

0

U

0

U

0

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gOpen D

COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

EX2 Using the same technique of finding pitch with no vibrato try using double and triple string groups

EX3 Now preceed each note with an open string EX4 Begin to introduce vibrato to control pitch - use your fingers behind the slide to help reduce noise and buzzing You can also try with without dampening behind the slide if you want to recreate the rural flavour of say Blind Willie Johnson

I1

T

A

B

44Gtr I

V

0

V

2

V

0

V

3

V

0

V

4

g V

0

V

5

V

0

V

6

g V

0

V

7

V

0

V

8

e V

0

V

9

f V

0

V

10

V

0

V

11

g V

0

V

12

I1

T

A

B

Gtr I

V

0

V

2

V

0

[[[V

3

V

0

[[[V

4

g V

0

[[[V

5

V

0

[[[V

6

g V

0

[[[

V

7

V

0

[[[

V

8

e V

0

[[[

V

9

f V

0

[[[

V

10

V

0

[[[

V

11

g V

0

[[[

V

12

[[[[

I1

T

A

B

44

V

2

V

2

g V

3

V

3

V

4

V

4

ge V

5

V

5

f V

6

V

6

gf V

7

V

7

g V

8

V

8

ef V

9

V

9

fg V

10

V

10

V

11

V

11

ge V

12

V

12

f

I2

T

A

B

V

2

V

2

V

2

g V

3

V

3

V

3

e V

4

V

4

V

4

ge f V

5

V

5

V

5

ff V

6

V

6

V

6

gfg V

7

V

7

V

7

g V

8

V

8

V

8

efe V

9

V

9

V

9

fgf V

10

V

10

V

10

f V

11

V

11

V

11

geg V

12

V

12

V

12

ff

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EX5

Using the same notes as in the previous exercise this time slide into each of the notes and finish with vibrato

EX6

Because finger style is prominent in Cooders style you can begin to introduce a few bass notes with your thumb to accompany these exercises Try the following

EX7 And with more rhythm

I1

T

A

B

44

V

0

V

sl

2

V

0

[[[[V

sl

3

V

0

[[[[V

sl

4

g V

0

[[[[V

sl

5

V

0

[[[[V

sl

6

g V

0

[[[[

V

sl

7

[[[[[[

I2

T

A

B

V

0

V

sl

2

V

2

g V

0

[[[[V

sl

3

V

3

V

0

[[[[[[[V

sl

4

V

4

ge V

0

[[[[V

sl

5

V

5

f V

0

[[[[[[[V

sl

6

V

6

gf V

0

[[[[V

sl

7

V

7

[[[[[[g

I1

T

A

B

44 V

0

j V

sl

5

V

0

V

0

[[[[

jV

sl

7

V

0

V

0

[[[[

jV

sl

9

V

0

V

0

[[[[

jV

sl

10

V

0

V

0

[[[[

jW

sl

12

[[[[[[V

0

[[[[[[

I1

T

A

B

44 V

0

k V

0

V

sl

2

V

0

V

0

[[V

0

k V

0

V

sl

4

gV

0

V

0

[[V

0

k V

0

V

sl

5

V

0

V

0

[[V

0

k V

0

V

sl

7

V

0

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

V

0

U

sl

12

U

12

U

0

[[[[[[[

COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

The Title

The Author

Album

2935

Blues

24868671

Comment

EX8 Now you can try these sliding scale exercises - very important to the Cooder style as he is excellent at sweeping with accuracy over wide ranges of the fret board In this exercise hold the slide over the 2nd fret strike the note then slide smoothly to the 5th fret When you reach this note finish off with vibrato to hold the pitch and sustain Experiment with different kinds of vibrato for expression EX9 Try using wider intervals between the notes

EX10 The long sweep Start at the 3rd fret strike the string and sweep up to the 12th fret ending once again with vibrato Try the following exercises with both single double and triple notes

I1

T

A

B

44

V

sl

2

U

0

V

5

W

[

V

sl

4

gU

0

V

7

W

[

V

sl

5

U

0

V

9

W

[

V

sl

7

U

0

V

10

W

[

V

sl

9

U

0

V

12

W

[

I1

T

A

B

44

V

sl

2

U

0

V

5

W

[[[[

COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

Cont

EX11 Using an open string and 3rd fret as a starting point experiment sweeping to different positions on the fret board

I1

T

A

B

44 V

sl

3

V

12

W

[[[[

I2

T

A

B

V

sl

3

V

3

V

12

V

12

WW[[[[

I3

T

A

B

V

sl

3

V

3

V

3

eV

12

V

12

V

12

WWW[[[[[[[

I1

T

A

B

44 V

0

V

sl

3

W

5

V

0

[[[[[V

sl

3

W

7

V

0

[[[[[V

sl

3

W

12

[[[[[[

COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

EX12 As with the previous exercises use the same technique with both double and triple strings - with dampening behind the slide or without as you feel

EX13

Playing off open strings is very Cooder and of course had its roots in the Delta style Use the slide to pull off to the open strings before you slide up to the 5th fret

I1

T

A

B

44 V

0

V

0

V

sl

3

V

3

W

12

W

12

I1

T

A

B

44 V

Psl

3

V

3

j V

0

V

0

W

sl

5

W

5

[[[[[[[[[[[[W

0

I2

T

A

B

V

Psl

3

V

3

e V

0

V

0

W

sl

7

W

7

[[[[[[[[[

[[[[[[

COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

EX14 Begin to introduce more rhythm into these exercises like so

Fingerstyle and slide are very much entwined in Cooders style Its important to try the next few exercises if you really want to get the Cooder flavour into your playing Ive written these in D tuning as I think they best demonstrate this style So lets first review this tuning

For even more Cooder flavour try tuning down to slack-key either Db or C Review these tunings in the General Tips On Slide section of this course

I1

T

A

B

44 V

sl

3

V

Psl

2

V

0

3

V

sl

3

e V

Psl

2

V

0

3

V

sl

3

V

Psl

2

V

0

3 V

sl

12

V

12

V

12

V

(12)

V

(12)

V

(12)

[[[[

I1

T

A

B

44

D

W

0

A

W

0

D

W

0

FbbbbW

0

gA

W

0

D

W

0

U

0

U

0

U

0

U

0

U

0

U

0

KKKKKKL

gOpen D

COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

EX5

Using the same notes as in the previous exercise this time slide into each of the notes and finish with vibrato

EX6

Because finger style is prominent in Cooders style you can begin to introduce a few bass notes with your thumb to accompany these exercises Try the following

EX7 And with more rhythm

I1

T

A

B

44

V

0

V

sl

2

V

0

[[[[V

sl

3

V

0

[[[[V

sl

4

g V

0

[[[[V

sl

5

V

0

[[[[V

sl

6

g V

0

[[[[

V

sl

7

[[[[[[

I2

T

A

B

V

0

V

sl

2

V

2

g V

0

[[[[V

sl

3

V

3

V

0

[[[[[[[V

sl

4

V

4

ge V

0

[[[[V

sl

5

V

5

f V

0

[[[[[[[V

sl

6

V

6

gf V

0

[[[[V

sl

7

V

7

[[[[[[g

I1

T

A

B

44 V

0

j V

sl

5

V

0

V

0

[[[[

jV

sl

7

V

0

V

0

[[[[

jV

sl

9

V

0

V

0

[[[[

jV

sl

10

V

0

V

0

[[[[

jW

sl

12

[[[[[[V

0

[[[[[[

I1

T

A

B

44 V

0

k V

0

V

sl

2

V

0

V

0

[[V

0

k V

0

V

sl

4

gV

0

V

0

[[V

0

k V

0

V

sl

5

V

0

V

0

[[V

0

k V

0

V

sl

7

V

0

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

V

0

U

sl

12

U

12

U

0

[[[[[[[

COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

The Title

The Author

Album

2935

Blues

24868671

Comment

EX8 Now you can try these sliding scale exercises - very important to the Cooder style as he is excellent at sweeping with accuracy over wide ranges of the fret board In this exercise hold the slide over the 2nd fret strike the note then slide smoothly to the 5th fret When you reach this note finish off with vibrato to hold the pitch and sustain Experiment with different kinds of vibrato for expression EX9 Try using wider intervals between the notes

EX10 The long sweep Start at the 3rd fret strike the string and sweep up to the 12th fret ending once again with vibrato Try the following exercises with both single double and triple notes

I1

T

A

B

44

V

sl

2

U

0

V

5

W

[

V

sl

4

gU

0

V

7

W

[

V

sl

5

U

0

V

9

W

[

V

sl

7

U

0

V

10

W

[

V

sl

9

U

0

V

12

W

[

I1

T

A

B

44

V

sl

2

U

0

V

5

W

[[[[

COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

Cont

EX11 Using an open string and 3rd fret as a starting point experiment sweeping to different positions on the fret board

I1

T

A

B

44 V

sl

3

V

12

W

[[[[

I2

T

A

B

V

sl

3

V

3

V

12

V

12

WW[[[[

I3

T

A

B

V

sl

3

V

3

V

3

eV

12

V

12

V

12

WWW[[[[[[[

I1

T

A

B

44 V

0

V

sl

3

W

5

V

0

[[[[[V

sl

3

W

7

V

0

[[[[[V

sl

3

W

12

[[[[[[

COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

EX12 As with the previous exercises use the same technique with both double and triple strings - with dampening behind the slide or without as you feel

EX13

Playing off open strings is very Cooder and of course had its roots in the Delta style Use the slide to pull off to the open strings before you slide up to the 5th fret

I1

T

A

B

44 V

0

V

0

V

sl

3

V

3

W

12

W

12

I1

T

A

B

44 V

Psl

3

V

3

j V

0

V

0

W

sl

5

W

5

[[[[[[[[[[[[W

0

I2

T

A

B

V

Psl

3

V

3

e V

0

V

0

W

sl

7

W

7

[[[[[[[[[

[[[[[[

COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

EX14 Begin to introduce more rhythm into these exercises like so

Fingerstyle and slide are very much entwined in Cooders style Its important to try the next few exercises if you really want to get the Cooder flavour into your playing Ive written these in D tuning as I think they best demonstrate this style So lets first review this tuning

For even more Cooder flavour try tuning down to slack-key either Db or C Review these tunings in the General Tips On Slide section of this course

I1

T

A

B

44 V

sl

3

V

Psl

2

V

0

3

V

sl

3

e V

Psl

2

V

0

3

V

sl

3

V

Psl

2

V

0

3 V

sl

12

V

12

V

12

V

(12)

V

(12)

V

(12)

[[[[

I1

T

A

B

44

D

W

0

A

W

0

D

W

0

FbbbbW

0

gA

W

0

D

W

0

U

0

U

0

U

0

U

0

U

0

U

0

KKKKKKL

gOpen D

COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

EX8 Now you can try these sliding scale exercises - very important to the Cooder style as he is excellent at sweeping with accuracy over wide ranges of the fret board In this exercise hold the slide over the 2nd fret strike the note then slide smoothly to the 5th fret When you reach this note finish off with vibrato to hold the pitch and sustain Experiment with different kinds of vibrato for expression EX9 Try using wider intervals between the notes

EX10 The long sweep Start at the 3rd fret strike the string and sweep up to the 12th fret ending once again with vibrato Try the following exercises with both single double and triple notes

I1

T

A

B

44

V

sl

2

U

0

V

5

W

[

V

sl

4

gU

0

V

7

W

[

V

sl

5

U

0

V

9

W

[

V

sl

7

U

0

V

10

W

[

V

sl

9

U

0

V

12

W

[

I1

T

A

B

44

V

sl

2

U

0

V

5

W

[[[[

COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

Cont

EX11 Using an open string and 3rd fret as a starting point experiment sweeping to different positions on the fret board

I1

T

A

B

44 V

sl

3

V

12

W

[[[[

I2

T

A

B

V

sl

3

V

3

V

12

V

12

WW[[[[

I3

T

A

B

V

sl

3

V

3

V

3

eV

12

V

12

V

12

WWW[[[[[[[

I1

T

A

B

44 V

0

V

sl

3

W

5

V

0

[[[[[V

sl

3

W

7

V

0

[[[[[V

sl

3

W

12

[[[[[[

COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

EX12 As with the previous exercises use the same technique with both double and triple strings - with dampening behind the slide or without as you feel

EX13

Playing off open strings is very Cooder and of course had its roots in the Delta style Use the slide to pull off to the open strings before you slide up to the 5th fret

I1

T

A

B

44 V

0

V

0

V

sl

3

V

3

W

12

W

12

I1

T

A

B

44 V

Psl

3

V

3

j V

0

V

0

W

sl

5

W

5

[[[[[[[[[[[[W

0

I2

T

A

B

V

Psl

3

V

3

e V

0

V

0

W

sl

7

W

7

[[[[[[[[[

[[[[[[

COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

EX14 Begin to introduce more rhythm into these exercises like so

Fingerstyle and slide are very much entwined in Cooders style Its important to try the next few exercises if you really want to get the Cooder flavour into your playing Ive written these in D tuning as I think they best demonstrate this style So lets first review this tuning

For even more Cooder flavour try tuning down to slack-key either Db or C Review these tunings in the General Tips On Slide section of this course

I1

T

A

B

44 V

sl

3

V

Psl

2

V

0

3

V

sl

3

e V

Psl

2

V

0

3

V

sl

3

V

Psl

2

V

0

3 V

sl

12

V

12

V

12

V

(12)

V

(12)

V

(12)

[[[[

I1

T

A

B

44

D

W

0

A

W

0

D

W

0

FbbbbW

0

gA

W

0

D

W

0

U

0

U

0

U

0

U

0

U

0

U

0

KKKKKKL

gOpen D

COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

Cont

EX11 Using an open string and 3rd fret as a starting point experiment sweeping to different positions on the fret board

I1

T

A

B

44 V

sl

3

V

12

W

[[[[

I2

T

A

B

V

sl

3

V

3

V

12

V

12

WW[[[[

I3

T

A

B

V

sl

3

V

3

V

3

eV

12

V

12

V

12

WWW[[[[[[[

I1

T

A

B

44 V

0

V

sl

3

W

5

V

0

[[[[[V

sl

3

W

7

V

0

[[[[[V

sl

3

W

12

[[[[[[

COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

EX12 As with the previous exercises use the same technique with both double and triple strings - with dampening behind the slide or without as you feel

EX13

Playing off open strings is very Cooder and of course had its roots in the Delta style Use the slide to pull off to the open strings before you slide up to the 5th fret

I1

T

A

B

44 V

0

V

0

V

sl

3

V

3

W

12

W

12

I1

T

A

B

44 V

Psl

3

V

3

j V

0

V

0

W

sl

5

W

5

[[[[[[[[[[[[W

0

I2

T

A

B

V

Psl

3

V

3

e V

0

V

0

W

sl

7

W

7

[[[[[[[[[

[[[[[[

COPYRIGHT RICK PAYNE 2010

EX14 Begin to introduce more rhythm into these exercises like so

Fingerstyle and slide are very much entwined in Cooders style Its important to try the next few exercises if you really want to get the Cooder flavour into your playing Ive written these in D tuning as I think they best demonstrate this style So lets first review this tuning

For even more Cooder flavour try tuning down to slack-key either Db or C Review these tunings in the General Tips On Slide section of this course

I1

T

A

B

44 V

sl

3

V

Psl

2

V

0

3

V

sl

3

e V

Psl

2

V

0

3

V

sl

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EX12 As with the previous exercises use the same technique with both double and triple strings - with dampening behind the slide or without as you feel

EX13

Playing off open strings is very Cooder and of course had its roots in the Delta style Use the slide to pull off to the open strings before you slide up to the 5th fret

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EX14 Begin to introduce more rhythm into these exercises like so

Fingerstyle and slide are very much entwined in Cooders style Its important to try the next few exercises if you really want to get the Cooder flavour into your playing Ive written these in D tuning as I think they best demonstrate this style So lets first review this tuning

For even more Cooder flavour try tuning down to slack-key either Db or C Review these tunings in the General Tips On Slide section of this course

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EX14 Begin to introduce more rhythm into these exercises like so

Fingerstyle and slide are very much entwined in Cooders style Its important to try the next few exercises if you really want to get the Cooder flavour into your playing Ive written these in D tuning as I think they best demonstrate this style So lets first review this tuning

For even more Cooder flavour try tuning down to slack-key either Db or C Review these tunings in the General Tips On Slide section of this course

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Heres a simple slide exercise for both thumb and fingers

EX16 And a little more of the same idea

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EX17 Cooder is very adept at playing melodies on the 6th string while maintaining an accompaniment on the bass strings This style evokes the early sounds of slide guitar wizzard Tampa Red

EX18 You can change fret positions for creating more variation in melody

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EX19 For more of this Cooder technique check out Mainline from the study tunes section or warm up your fingerstyle and slide with the following exercise

EX20 Heres another example of the way Ry uses fingerstyle sounds great on either acoustic or electric

EX21 Ry uses plenty of syncopated picking with slide guitar Check this out

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EX22 Heres a classic Cooder riff and a great exercise too

As a final warm up before you try the Cooder study tunes this exercise uses some of the ideas youve just worked on Its a longer workout but essential for both slide thumb and fingers

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EX17 Cooder is very adept at playing melodies on the 6th string while maintaining an accompaniment on the bass strings This style evokes the early sounds of slide guitar wizzard Tampa Red

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EX19 For more of this Cooder technique check out Mainline from the study tunes section or warm up your fingerstyle and slide with the following exercise

EX20 Heres another example of the way Ry uses fingerstyle sounds great on either acoustic or electric

EX21 Ry uses plenty of syncopated picking with slide guitar Check this out

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EX22 Heres a classic Cooder riff and a great exercise too

As a final warm up before you try the Cooder study tunes this exercise uses some of the ideas youve just worked on Its a longer workout but essential for both slide thumb and fingers

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EX19 For more of this Cooder technique check out Mainline from the study tunes section or warm up your fingerstyle and slide with the following exercise

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EX21 Ry uses plenty of syncopated picking with slide guitar Check this out

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EX22 Heres a classic Cooder riff and a great exercise too

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EX22 Heres a classic Cooder riff and a great exercise too

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BOOMERS BLUES

Boomers Blues is written in G tuning and is reminiscent of the early Cooder slide on the albumsRy Cooder Boomers Story and Into The Purple Valley It sounds great on either acousticor electric slide On the audio and video Im using a small bodied acoustic for an authenticrootsy sound Its fairly easy to play and is based around a blues progression with the maintheme working around the 12th 5th and 7th positions Aim for pitch and expression taking noteof the vibrato markingsThe intro is an early Cooder motif and is finger-picked with no slide

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Boomers Blues is written in G tuning and is reminiscent of the early Cooder slide on the albumsRy Cooder Boomers Story and Into The Purple Valley It sounds great on either acousticor electric slide On the audio and video Im using a small bodied acoustic for an authenticrootsy sound Its fairly easy to play and is based around a blues progression with the maintheme working around the 12th 5th and 7th positions Aim for pitch and expression taking noteof the vibrato markingsThe intro is an early Cooder motif and is finger-picked with no slide

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Dark Streets in G tuning shows you one of the many ways Ry Cooder approached his slide lead to the wonderful Dark End Of The Street This tune originally appeared on the album Boomers Story as an instrumental but later concert performances saw it become a vocal number with the spot light on Rys soloing He plays a never ending varietyof lead lines over the chord changes sweeping the fretboard with quality tone sustainand vibrato Electric guitar fits this style best though the slide works just as well with acoustic Ive seen him use a variety of electrics ranging from customised Strats to Supro guitars Im using a modified Fender Music Master with a Supro lap steel pick up in the bridge position These pick ups produce a long sustain without the need to add lots of compression so are ideally suited for a tune like Dark Streets This is a great exercise in holding pitch with the slideYou dont want loads extraneous noises so mute behind the bottle neck and keep the note pure Theres no finger style in this tune its simply slide all the way so unless open strings play each note with the slide The backing is played in open G tuning too using descending style arpeggios in the progression G DF Em

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Dark Streets in G tuning shows you one of the many ways Ry Cooder approached his slide lead to the wonderful Dark End Of The Street This tune originally appeared on the album Boomers Story as an instrumental but later concert performances saw it become a vocal number with the spot light on Rys soloing He plays a never ending varietyof lead lines over the chord changes sweeping the fretboard with quality tone sustainand vibrato Electric guitar fits this style best though the slide works just as well with acoustic Ive seen him use a variety of electrics ranging from customised Strats to Supro guitars Im using a modified Fender Music Master with a Supro lap steel pick up in the bridge position These pick ups produce a long sustain without the need to add lots of compression so are ideally suited for a tune like Dark Streets This is a great exercise in holding pitch with the slideYou dont want loads extraneous noises so mute behind the bottle neck and keep the note pure Theres no finger style in this tune its simply slide all the way so unless open strings play each note with the slide The backing is played in open G tuning too using descending style arpeggios in the progression G DF Em

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Gabby Pahinui is best known for his mastery of the slack-key guitar and was Hawaiis main exponent of this lush sounding style Ry Cooder a great admirer of this sound often sat in with the Gabby Pahinui Band and went on to use slack-key in his own roots slide He paid tribute to Gabby Pahinui on his 1976 album Chiken Skin Music using slack-key on the track Chloe In Gabbys Tune Ive tried to capture the essence of this sound using D6 tuning D A D F B D - also known as Wahine It sounds even better if you tune down half a tone but for the sake of ease Ive used regular D tuning and left the B string as normal Each full fret chord produces the Hawaiin sounding 6th chord and the tune is easy to play as there are very few single note slides to worry about All the effect is acheived using block chords - great sounds Im using the Music Master once more with the added advantage of the Supro lap steel pick up but as usual you can choose acoustic

Ok so there we have it I hope youve enjoyed playing through the course as much asI have enjoyed putting it together for you Its made me realise once more that Ry Cooderis certainly one of the best guitarists and slide players ever As with any guitar style there is always more to learn Slide guitar is probably one of the mostdifficult to master as essentially its more about feel and instinct than notes on tab My lastbit of advice is use the music as a guide only then use your ears to really show you theway around the fretboard Listen to the man himself and absorb the style Check out the web links below for more insight into Ry Cooder

Many thanks and happy sliding

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