Slide lick

Charles Meadows

I need some sage advice here. I've transcribed most of Swing Chez Toto from Angelo Debarre's Trio Tout a Cordes album. At 1:05 there's cool slide up to F (on the high E string). It's really smooth. I'm guessing he just slides one finger up while alternate picking on the E string? But it almost sounds too precise to be that. Or does he group the notes into triplets and play them with multiple fingers? Any thoughts? Thanks. I'm gonna try and upload the song but I'm not sure it'll upload.

Joli Gadjo

I've got the transcription from the Caprice recording, I don't know whether it's the same.
Are you talking about the blues lick? You're doing a short slide on the B string from D# to E (4 to 5).

pardon my poor tab, but basically the idea is:

---3---3- E string
4/5-4/5-- B string

(you don't actually play the D#, it#s just to illustrate the slide)

Charles Meadows

He does it differently on "Trio tout a Cordes". He does that song differently every time and they're all great! But on this one he basically slides (I think) all the way up the E string from the 1st fret to the 13th. I tried to upload the song but could not. I may try to load a small clip later.

Jon

That's a great glissando. I'm sure he just does it with one finger and alternate picking. It'd actually slow you down to try to do it with a few fingers shifting position constantly. It's just very, very, very precise. Practice Angelo is awesome!

lostjohn

No doubt!! Angelo is freakishly good. Never a slurred note. You're setting your bar pretty high, Charles.

wim

Ah, just had a listen. I agree just one finger / alternate picking slide up. Angelo kicks butt!

Charles Meadows

Thanks for the responses. I'm thinking that is just a freakishly good slide with one finger. It almost sounds to good to be that!

Jazzaferri

One finger or four fingers....doesn't matter.....though one would certainly be easier....it's the coordination at that speed that takes the time to build...start slow and work up repeat until done....it'll take a while