[header] How to use sliding for blues guitar [title] Fret a note, play it, and slide to another fret without picking up your fingers. [step] A slide is supposed to be a continuous sound. You pick the note, holding down your finger, then slide up or down the neck while you can still hear the first note.
You should hear the pitch of the note move with your finger--getting higher if you move towards your body and lower if you move away. [substeps] A slide is noted on a tab by a slash.