This is another guitar technique that is extremely popular, and one that needs to be mastered by all budding guitar players. As with all other techniques, learning to slide well will take a bit of practice, but you should get the hang of it almost immediately.

Sliding Practice

It's important to try and use all the guitar techniques we learn to play many different things. For example, try playing the A blues scale using the sliding technique, hitting each string only once (listen to what that sounds like via RealAudio or MP3). To play it this way, you'll need to use only one finger to play the entire scale. You can also try something similar using hammer-ons and pull-offs, and also utilize all these techniques on different scales we've learned.

You Should Know:

• You'll commonly hear a squeeking sound when sliding on the lower strings. Notice that this doesn't happen as much on the thinner (unwound) strings.
• When sliding, only press down as hard as you need to in order for the note to keep ringing. Pressing too hard will slow your finger down too much, and the slide won't sound smooth.
• When sliding to another fret, focus your eyes on the fret you're aiming to slide to, and your finger will naturally slide to that fret.

Now, let's learn how to bend strings.