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When I listening to
Argent a few days ago, I started thinking about the guitar part in the middle of "Free Fall." I listened to just that section a few times (and figured out how to play it), and now I'm pretty sure that it's played with a guitar slide. The final note isn't as distinct as the others; it's just the sustain from striking the previous note, but it's at a lower pitch because the guitar slide's moved down.
At first I was kind of dubious about slide guitar, but then I remembered that it's also present in "Hold Your Head Up," although that's from two or three years later.