Lee Roy Parnell - The Art of Slide Guitar (Hot Licks)
In this remastered and enhanced video series, top country artist Lee Roy Parnell is a slide guitar player of the highest order! Here he delivers in-depth examples of both acoustic and electric slide playing. Using E & G tunings and covering both blues and country, Lee Roy deals with scales for slide, emulating blues harp, vibrato and slide control, glass versus metal, and using a capo.
Intro
• Introduction (05:44) - Lee Roy Parnell welcomes you to the course.
Open E Tuning
• Tuning, Fingerpicking, Choosing a Slide, & String Gauge (07:27) - In this video, Lee Roy tunes up his guitar to open E before discussing discussing fingerpicking style before showing how he chooses a slide and talks string guage.
• "Dust My Broom" Lick (03:08) - Lee Roy demonstrates the "Dust My Broom" lick.
• Pentatonic Mode, Patterns, & Chords (09:04) - Watch as Lee Roy talks about the pentatonic mode, playing patterns, and mode.
• "Dust My Blues" Performance (08:40) - In this video, watch Lee Roy and the band perform the song "Dust My Blues".
Open G Tuning
• Tuning, Licks, & Scales (07:49) - Lee Roy tunes to open G tuning, then shows some licks and scales.
• "Come On In My Kitchen" (05:46) - Lee Roy breaks down the song "Come On In My Kitchen".
• "On The Road" Performance & Breakdown (19:20) - In this video, Lee Roy performs the song "On The Road" before breaking it down.
• "I'm Holding My Own" Performance (04:27) - Lee Roy and the band play the song "I'm Holding My Own".
• Slide Technique (03:59) - Lee Roy discusses his slide technique.
Influences
• Country Influence (03:28) - In this video, Lee Roy talks about his influences from country music.
• Duane Allman's "Statesboro Blues" Solo (03:28) - Lee Roy breaks down the Duane Allman's "Statesboro Blues" solo.
• Solo Performance of "Sleepwalk" (03:41) - Lee Roy performs and breaks down the song "Sleepwalk".
• Lowell George Style (19:12) - In this final video, Lee Roy discusses Lowell George's style.