Although I am in no way an expert, I thought I'd write about a few things I have come across.   1. Slides   http://i.imgur.com/XJPPxQD.png       Example created in Guitar Pro 5 Shift slide Legato slide Unpitched slide out of a note (Slide Out Downwards) Variation of (3) Unpitched slide into a note (Slide In From Below)   1.1 Shift Slides and Legato Slides   In Guitar Pro, slides where the note is picked again after the slide are called shift slides.    http://i.imgur.com