Phillip Henry

At a recent gig, the pickup on my dobro started misbehaving, so it was time to get it into the workshop for a service. I needed to put in a new jack socket and, while I was there, I also…

Now, the mission of the Slide Success course has always been to help as many people as possible get into this beautiful way of playing the guitar. I want to show you that this is something anyone can do, including…

The intro to the Elmore James classic, The Sky Is Crying, is a really good one to look at in terms of phrasing as it is all based around the same lick that gets phrased slightly differently as the chords…

When most guitarists start learning slide, they focus on the obvious things: intonation, vibrato, muting and tone. While these skills are essential, there’s another element that separates good slide players from great ones - space.

Space is what happens between…

This week we are going to discuss phrasing and learn from the master of the 12th fret box Elmore James.

Let's look at the “all important 12th fret box” that Elmore is so well known for using.

With…

Setting up a new studio is always a pleasure, and it's the highlight of moving house for me! 

There's something about hanging guitars on the way and settling into a new workspace that helps me to recalibrate and settle after…

Following up on my session on Phrasing For Slide players, I was inspired by a great little clip of B.B. King describing his approach to phrasing over a slow groove.

Here is the clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33WTBinPIEI

B.B. King is the master…

We looked at Legato in the last blog, so lets go to the opposite end of the spectrum and look at some Staccato phrasing - or more simply put - short stabby notes.

This approach is often overlooked in the…

What Is Musical Phrasing?

Here is what Wikipedia thinks:

“a method by which musicians shape a sequence of notes in a passage of music to allow expression, much like when speaking English.  A phrase may be written identically but may…

Learning slide guitar can feel frustrating at first. You’re inspired by the smooth phrasing of Derek Trucks or the emotion Duane Allman evokes, but your own playing sounds noisy, out of tune and chaotic. The good news is that…