How to Pick Slide

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Set up your guitar as you normally would.

   You'll want to boost your drive, or gain.
   
   Pick slides are improved by a distorted tone
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   Step 2: Hold the pick like you normally would

   These strings are the lowest and usually will produce a thicker tone than the high treble strings. , It should make that 'screech' sound. , Slide your left hand towards the nut and bring your right hand back to it's normal position. , Once you get the sound, keep practicing your pick slide until you think it's perfect.
   
   You can change it for song appropriation.
   
   Be it a fast slide for an up-pace song or a long drawn out one for a heavier tune, the pick slide is a diverse technique with many applications.
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   Step 3: and push down on the 5th and 6th strings with the pick.

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   Step 4: Slide the pick up the string at an even speed.

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   Step 5: Once you've reached the 12th fret

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   Step 6: slap a finger from your left hand on the fourteenth fret.

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   Step 7: If you don't get that awesome

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   Step 8: low-pitched 'screech'

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   Step 9: change the position of the pick

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    Step 10: pressure from your left hand

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