EXERCISES - GROUP 1

All the following are in G tuning - Low to high: DGDGBD

There are many different exercises that can help you with the slide. Some say it's just hands on and loads of luck. However to avoid weeks of agonising howling try these for a few days and begin to connect slide to string with positive accuracy. Play all the exercises ascending and descending

Play each note with the slide on the first string, up to the 12th fret. No sliding or vibrato yet, just go for the right pitch as if you were fretting as normal. Keep the slide at right angles, directly over the fret. Remember, to stop the unwanted noises, use string dampening behind the slide. ( See the tips and technique pages.)

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Do the same exercise on each string, from top to bottom

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This time slide into each note as you strike the string and see if you can hit the pitch - still no vibrato. Start from the third fret to give you at least one fret below sliding space.

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Now, add vibrato to find your pitch more easily ( read techniques and tips page ).

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Repeat the previous style of exercises with double strings

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And with triple:

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The above exercise uses a diatonic or major chord triad system, which can easily be achieved in open tuning. The exercise below uses triads, but this time on the second, third and fourth strings.Use vibrato as before and string dampening to avoid the extraneous noises. This is especially important here, as the top string is left open.

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