Slide

Slide

A plastic or glass tube placed over the third or fourth finger of the left hand and used to play "slide" or glissando effects in rock and blues and other forms of traditional music.

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Category: Guitars
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slide

Music; Classical

A glissando or portamento. Also refers to the moving part of a trombone.

slide

Convention; Conferences

Photographic transparency on a small plate or film arranged for projection.

slide

Literature; Fiction

Slang: Fast talk, bullshit, obfuscation.

slide

Manufacturing; Plastic injection molding

projection in the mold used to form the geometry of the part, which is not in the direction of the closing of the mold and must be withdrawn before the part can be ejected.

slide

Jewelry; General jewelry

A type of pendant that features a longer bale. Often, slides are spiral pieces that encircle the chain. They can also be longer designs wherein the chain passes through and behind ...

tremolo

Musical equipment; Guitars

A technique performed with either a very rapid down-up movement of the pick or a pami plucking of the fingers.

triad

Musical equipment; Guitars

A three-note chord.

tuner

Musical equipment; Guitars

An electronic tuning device.

vibrato

Musical equipment; Guitars

To vibrate by slightly altering a pitch higher and lower.

voicing

Musical equipment; Guitars

The arrangement of the member notes of a chord, or placement of the melody or bass line within a harmonic progression.

transpose

Musical equipment; Guitars

To change the key of a piece of music by a specific interval.

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