Slides are formally known as single jigs but I’ve never heard this term used outside of instructional books and articles so we’ll use the common term from here on out.

Again, we’re still using the same familiar rhythmic building blocks as our previous jig forms but this time we’ll be counting four beats in a measure.   

While, on paper, a slide is just a regular jig in which the measures have doubled in size, there are some less-obvious differences that will become more apparent as you study and play them.

Namely, a slip jig usually features more quarter note/eighth note pairs than triplet units; quite the opposite of our standard jig form.

This tendency toward quarter note/eighth note pairs makes for a noticeable difference in the overall feel of a slide versus a regular jig.