How to Use a Guitar Slide

Intermediate 5 min 12 steps 32678 views Rating: 3.9/5 Published: 2026-02-16

Pick your slide.. Choose which finger to put the slide on.. Use the right guitar.

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Steps

1

Pick your slide.

Step 1

Pick your slide.

2

Choose which finger to put the slide on.

Step 2

Choose which finger to put the slide on.

3

Use the right guitar.

Step 3

Use the right guitar.

4

Tune your guitar for sliding.

Step 4

Tune your guitar for sliding.

5

Mute the strings above your slide.

Step 5

Mute the strings above your slide.

6

Press the slide directly above a fret.

Step 6

Press the slide directly above a fret.

7

Slide into the notes.

Step 7

Slide into the notes.

8

Use gentle pressure.

Step 8

Use gentle pressure.

9

Mute the strings between notes.

Step 9

Mute the strings between notes.

10

Try out different sounds.

Step 10

Try out different sounds.

11

Keep your slide parallel to the frets.

Step 11

Keep your slide parallel to the frets.

12

Shift your hand on higher strings.

Step 12

Shift your hand on higher strings.

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