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SLIDE GUITAR ESSENTIALS


Learn Slide Guitar with

Control, Confidence, and Soul

A comprehensive 9.5-hour foundational course that teaches you how to play slide in tune, in control, and with expression

— whether you’re brand new to slide or looking to sharpen your game.


29 videos • Nearly 10 hours of instruction • Lifetime access

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Have You Ever Tried Slide Guitar… and Felt Frustrated?

Slide guitar is one of the most expressive sounds a guitar can make — but it’s also one of the easiest to do wrong.


Maybe:

🎸 You sound out of tune no matter how hard you try


🎸 Everything feels sloppy or uncontrolled


🎸 Your muting isn’t working


🎸 You don’t know which slide to use or which finger is “right”


🎸 You’ve learned a few licks, but can’t actually play music


If that sounds familiar, it’s not a lack of talent — it’s a lack of fundamentals.

Slide Guitar Essentials

Gives You the Foundation

Most Players Never Get

This course was designed to eliminate the common pitfalls that hold players back and replace them with clear, practical fundamentals that actually work.


🎸 9.5 hours of in-depth instruction

🎸 29 individual videos

🎸 Printable PDF Tabs

🎸 Interactive Guitar Pro Files

🎸 Clearly organized modules

🎸 Open tunings, exercises, and practical technique

🎸 Lifetime access (one-time purchase) 


Slide Guitar Essentials is about Fast-Tracking your Slide Guitar Growth by teaching you the right way from the very beginning.

MODULE 1 — SLIDE GUITAR FOUNDATIONS

Start the Right Way — and Avoid Years of Bad Habits

This module covers the essential groundwork every slide player needs before worrying about licks or songs.

You’ll Learn:

  • What slide guitar really is (and isn’t)

  • How to choose the right guitar slide

  • Open tunings vs standard tuning

  • Best practices for alternate tunings

  • How to set up your guitar for slide

  • Common beginner mistakes — and how to avoid them

  • Which finger to use for slide (and why)

This module alone can save you years of frustration.

MODULE 2 — MUST-KNOW SLIDE GUITAR TECHNIQUE

Control, Intonation, and Musical Feel

This is where slide guitar starts to sound good.

You’ll Learn:

  • How to properly hold and control the slide

  • How to play in tune

  • Slide pressure and touch

  • Clean muting techniques

  • Fast-track progress tips

  • Single-string slide scales

  • How to add vocal inflection and expression

  • How to make simple lines sound emotional and intentional

You’ll also work through classic riffs and a song workout that help you sound confident right away.

MODULE 3 — OPEN E & OPEN D TUNING FOR SLIDE

The Core Language of Slide Guitar

Open E and Open D are essential slide tunings, and the concepts in this module apply seamlessly to both.

You’ll Learn:

  • Major scale in Open E / Open D

  • Clean, legato phrasing

  • Seamless single-string lines

  • Major pentatonic scale applications

  • Gospel-style phrasing and inflection

  • Minor pentatonic scale for blues vocabulary

  • Delta-blues–style song workouts

Everything is taught in a musical context, not just isolated exercises.

MODULE 4 — OPEN G & OPEN A TUNINGS

Expand Your Slide Vocabulary

This module builds versatility while reinforcing the same core principles.

You’ll Learn:

  • Major pentatonic slide phrasing

  • Gospel-influenced ideas

  • Minor pentatonic patterns that work best for slide

  • Delta blues applications in Open G and Open A

  • Song workouts that tie it all together musically minds.

MODULE 5 — LIVE STREAM Q&A ARCHIVE

Deep Dives, Clarifications, and Real Answers

  • ~90-minute live Q&A session

  • In-depth answers to student questions

  • Expanded explanations of course concepts

  • Extra insight and refinement

This module adds depth and clarity beyond the core lessons.

BONUS — FULL PERFORMANCE TAB-SYNC: “TEXAS SKYLINE”

From Workout to Finished Performance

  • Complete note-for-note performance

  • Tab synced directly to the video

  • Shows how to turn a song workout into a polished piece of music

This bridges the gap between learning and performing.

LIFETIME ACCESS. ONE-TIME PURCHASE.

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🎸 Lifetime access

🎸 Watch on the website

🎸 Learn on the Justin Johnson Guitar App

🎸 Revisit anytime — forever


Price: $198


One-time purchase. No subscription required.

LEVEL UP YOUR SLIDE GUITAR NOW!

Build a Slide Guitar Foundation That Actually Works

If you want:

🎸 Control instead of chaos

🎸 Clear path instead of random lessons

🎸 Confidence instead of frustration


This is the right place to start.

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