Slide guitar
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Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissan
A musician playing slide guitar style. The slide is on his left ring finger. He is playing a National-type metal-body resonator guitar using fingerpicks on his right hand.
Ry Cooder using a glass slide in 2009
Wooden resonator guitar played with a steel, angled to form a chord unavailable from straight open tuning.
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George Harrison
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George Harrison was an English musician who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Known as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison played a significant role in shaping the band's musi
Slide guitar
…James, and Muddy Waters popularized slide guitar in electric blues and influenced later slide guitarists in rock music, including the Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Duane Allman, and Ry Cooder. Lap slide guitar pioneers include Oscar "Buddy" Woods, "Black Ace" Turner, and Freddie Roulette. The technique of using…
Harrison in 1968
Harrison's place of birth and first home – 12 Arnold Grove
Harrison at a Beatles press conference in Amsterdam in 1964
Harrison (left) and Ringo Starr (right) performing at the King's Hall in Belfast, 1964