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I wanted to mention a couple of the other moves, next to the Slide, that you will be using a lot, particularly while soloing or playing lead.

Hammer on: involves fretting a string very quickly to change and already vibrating string to a higher note. For example, an open E string, hammered on the first fret becomes an F note. You have to “hammer” it in a quick motion near the metal fret to get optimum effect. Too slow and you mute the string instead of hammering it

Pull off: Kind of the opposite of a hammer on, releasing a note with a slight flick as if to pick the string with your fretting hand.