slide guitar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of slide guitar
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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"Take off all that armour / You can't carry all that weight," he sings over a delicate slide guitar.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
“John Sinclair” gains an extended outro with a slide guitar solo that Lennon had previously faded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Nollman mainly plays slide guitar for whale species, but has worked with a wide range of other musicians, including a grammy-winning oboe player, violinists, percussionists, a chanting Tibetian lama and more.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024
The addition of pedals made steel guitar a country music staple, while blues and jazz musicians adopted the slide guitar, which utilized a similar gliding technique while holding the guitar upright.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
As Wynn’s Chevy lurched to a stop, he pushed a few buttons and a slide guitar intro began for what I could only guess was Brent Chisholm’s duet with Momma.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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