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Figure 12-11 shows an open A (E, A, E, A, C#, E, low to high) slide solo in the
accessible style of Bonnie Raitt. To capture Raitt’s quality, play your slide
melody lines as if they were beautiful vocal melodies — taking to let each
note ring for its full duration and applying judicious use of scoops and falloffs
the way a torch-singing balladeer would.
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A7
Dm
1
T
A
B
13
12
10
10 12 12 12 10
A7
Dm
13 13 13
13 15
14 12 10 10
12 12
A7
Dm
Gm
1 1
13 15 13 13
14
15 15
1 1 1
13 15 15 13 15 15
Figure 12-10:
Robert
Cray’s
tasteful and
economical
lead
approach.
Dm
1
1/4
15 13 13
15 15 13 15 12 12
15 15 12 12 15
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