Learning Guitar - The Easy Way To Play A Guitar Slide

Lead guitarists use a popular technique to their playing called guitar slides. It should not be confused with slide guitar, which is an entirely different style of playing. Most players use guitar slides while playing solos or riffs. That said they can be used while playing chords also.

There are many songs where slides are played using chords by the rhythm player. Listen to the intro of Jeff Buckley's 'Last Goodbye' or Pink Floyd's 'Wish you were here' for some great examples of acoustic chord sliding.

You can master guitar slides fast because they are not that difficult.The idea of a guitar slide is to fret your chosen note , pick it and then slide to a second note quickly without letting the sound die. When you play the slide correctly the second note you just slided to will sound as clearly as the first.

It is crucial when you execute a slide that you hold the string with the right amount of pressure. Try to exert just enough pressure to keep the sound ringing.

If the string is pushed down too much the slide will not be smooth and flowing when you play it. Holding the string too lightly will allow it to buzz and click, or the sound will quickly fade and the slide won't work.