Slides are one of the easier guitar techniques to play
and one of the coolest! In this lesson, learn how to play a slide
in a guitar lick!
- Begin each slide from the 1st fret
- Quickly slide your finger up to the fret # specified
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Be sure to keep the pressure on the guitar string
as you slide -
The whole left hand should move when you slide
the finger -
Let the note that you slide to ring for 1 to 2
seconds -
Some of these slides are 2 frets long, others
are just 1 fret -
Practice the E blues slide notes first,
then each guitar lick
E Blues Slide Notes
Slide Lick 1 | Slide Lick 2 |
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- Practice the slide notes before you start practicing
the guitar licks!
- Practice each lick 3 times in a row (keep a steady beat)
- Practice each lick 3 times in a row with the metronome
- Write out a slide lick with quarter notes and half notes.
- Then write out a slide lick using eighth notes, quarter
notes, and half notes
- After writing a couple of licks, try creating some on
the spot. Count the rhythm out loud as you play.
- Make sure your licks are 4 beats long