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 slide world as it is tempting to lean into the long sustain you naturally get with the slide, but this can really add extra funk and lift to your slide playing.
Lets stay with the minor pentatonic scale and you could take the exercise we looked at in the last blog and play each note short and staccato as a good starting point but let's look at this applied to a couple of cool licks here:
#1:
#2:
Adding some staccato phrasing to these licks really helps to build the intensity of them.
Check out the lesson here to hear this in action: https://youtu.be/GuOtlBpk-To
Try incorporating these two approaches to your playing this weekend and see if you can blend the 2 approaches to create tension and release and have some fun with it.,
Let me know how you get on with this and happy sliding!
Take a look at my courses to find out more or grab your FREE Get Going with Slide Guide to get started with slide…