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Original message:298 days 13 hours 39 minutes ago

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Member: johnny cox

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I have been playing this part for many years with the band. I know it does not sound that good without the chord progression behind it. I have had so many people ask me to teach this to them and I have taught it to many people. If anyone is interested I will create a blog.

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Reply:298 days 12 hours 1 minutes ago
Member: Johnny

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i love that riff, however i have made very little progress in my quest to master the slide. to me that is one of the most instantly recognizable riffs in rock history.

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SUPPORT SOUTHERN ROCK

Reply:298 days 10 hours 37 minutes ago
Member: shanejohnson2002

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Not bad man. Just work on getting the intonation just right and maybe smoothing it out a bit and you'll have it nailed.

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Reply:298 days 5 hours 55 minutes ago
Member: ibzRG

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That's why I don't like glass slides.

You can put it in an educational blog alright. It won't be the first blog of someone teaching a song. But you are going to have to play it more clearly than that.

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Reply:298 days 4 hours 53 minutes ago
Member: johnny cox

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Believe it or not it is a lot easier to play with the chord progression. I usually dont use a pick. I play it with my thumb and it is a lot smoother.

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Plug in, turn up and spank the plank

Reply:298 days 37 minutes ago
Member: william cook

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i use an insulin bottle.

Reply:298 days 33 minutes ago
Member: william cook

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what tuning regular or ?.

Reply:297 days 22 hours 43 minutes ago
Member: shanejohnson2002

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No...in the original song, he tuned his B string down to G and played the line on both strings at the same time. That unison strings thing gave it that ethereal chorus-type effect on the original track.

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Reply:297 days 22 hours 19 minutes ago
Member: johnny cox

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Shane I respectfully disagree. I have read many interviews with Gary Rossington and he said he used standard tuning. I dont know about him but I never use the B string.

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Plug in, turn up and spank the plank

Reply:297 days 21 hours 43 minutes ago
Member: Sand Man

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Uhhh... Southern Rock is still around?

...there must be some kinda way out of here

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