How Do You Perform Different Types Of Slides On A Guitar?
There are different types of slides one can go to when playing guitar, and each will give you different results. Knowing how to perform these different types of slides is to your advantage. There is the trail off slide, the basic slide, the Blues slur type of slide, and know how to use them and how to perform thses different types of slides will really help your guitar playing. Let’s begin with a basic slide on guitar. Take your guitar and place a finger on the g string, at the 5th fret, as shown in the photo. Pluck that note, then continue to firmly hold the string down and slide up to the 7th fret. Let the note at the 7th fret that you slid up to ring for a second or two. On the b string, it is now up to you where to begin this type of slide. Try plucking the 3rd fret of the b string and sliding up to the 7th fret and letting it ring for a second or two. Or you may want to try sliding from the 6th to the 7th fret – this is where creativity comes in when playing guitar, where you begi