Slide

When I first started slide I just went crazy till I felt comfortable with it.  Dont know what youre looking for for tips...(when I said I went crazy, I really meant all I played was slide for 2 weeks)  Try working on muting the strings with your free fingers on your fretting hand to quiet the squeals, or If you like em try to amplify them...  Or use some 7th chords and add some slide for variety.  Sorry if I didnt help but thats all I can do.

First and foremost you have to find a finger and a slide that you are comfortable with.  I went thru several before I settled on the Dunlop Preachin Pipe.  I use it on my little finger.  The slide you choose must fit right and give you the tone you are looking for.  Experiment with glass, stainless, ceramic, brass, etc.

Playing slide in stardard tuning presents its own challenges.  Most of the songs you associate a slide guitar with are probably in a non-standard tuning.  I play in standard tuning too, it is possible.  Look for three note chords you can play barred across one fret to spice up your leads.

practice

Dean

check out 'the man and his mandolin' by donovan. it's a little riff which required sliding the g chord up a few frets, then back down whilst playing. it sounds very nice when mastered.

if you'd like to hear the song, it can be found on the 'gift from a flower to a garden' album, by donovan leich.

hope this is useful