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| GUITAR: BENDING - INTERMEDIATE | |||
| Bending is one of the most characteristic guitar techniques and an effective way of musical expression, used in many musical styles. This course covers a wide range of bending techniques based on the playing of some of the greatest guitarists. The lessons teach you how to build equal strength in all fingers, the skill necessary to keep bent strings in tune and to be able to play quarter to multi-note bends or double-stop bends. |
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| COURSE | LESSON | TEACHER | DESCRIPTION |
| Intermediate Bending | Finger-Bending Boot Camp | Harry Jacobson | We're going to cover some cool yet pretty difficult bending techniques in this series of lessons. The purpose of this first lesson is to help you develop the needed strength and stamina for each finger. You're going to find out how important this is as you begin to use each finger to bend strings. In addition to strength, it's very important that you have the ability to bend the strings equally with each finger. For example, chances are your 3rd finger is the strongest for bending. We need to work on getting your other fingers in shape and that's what this lesson is all about; kind of like boot camp for your fingers. |
| Intermediate Bending | Precision Bending | Harry Jacobson | In this lesson, we're going to concentrate on improving the precision of your bends by targeting whole steps and later the smaller interval of a half-step. |
| Intermediate Bending | Quarter-Tone Bends | Harry Jacobson | In this lesson, we'll work toward even more precision as we develop quarter-tone bends. A quarter-tone is the halfway-point between the interval of a half-step, just like putting a fret between each one of your frets. We'll be using quarter-tones for inflective purposes. The use of quarter-tone inflection adds personality and expression to a note, much as vibrato does. Quite a few players use this technique; certainly Jeff Beck and Alan Holdsworth come to mind. The technique required for this precision bend is somewhat difficult. It would be a good idea to spend some time with previous lessons beforehand. |
| Intermediate Bending | Double-Stop Bends | Harry Jacobson | In this lesson, we'll combine bent strings with unbent strings to create a new and refreshing sound. These bends can be used in the blues, rock and country depending on your tone and approach. Before working on this lesson, you should make sure you have developed strength and accuracy in bending with each finger. Some of the multi-note bends covered in this lesson are pretty difficult. As a result, they may take some time to master. These more complex bends can add a whole new dimension to your musical voice. |
| Intermediate Bending | Multi-Note Bends | Harry Jacobson | You might find this lesson to be a bit more challenging than the bends that we've previously worked on. Now, if you had difficulty keeping a single bend in tune, put on your seat belt because in this lesson we're going to be keeping two and even three notes in tune all at the same time. Now once again, it's very important to develop strength and precision with each of your fingers. The techniques covered in this lesson are more commonly used in contemporary country music, but can also be used in any style of music that you choose. So let's get started. |
| Intermediate Bending | Bends with Right Hand Tapping Technique | Harry Jacobson | In this lesson, we're going to use a second technique in conjunction with bending a single string. Now bending a note and then tapping the same string can be very expressive. The potential for wider intervals can be refreshing in dynamic sound. Certainly in the rock world, using tapping techniques for arpeggios and extended fingerings has become very common. There are also some very good players that are now using the bending with tap techniques. I remember the first person I saw use this technique was Dickey Betts at an Allman Brothers and Grateful Dead concert back in the middle ages, well, um 1974. |
| Intermediate Bending | Cool and Refreshing Bending Ideas | Harry Jacobson | This lesson has some pretty cool, and hopefully different and refreshing bending ideas. We'll focus on three new bending techniques; the match bend, bend sliding, and the side bend. Now match bending is using a bend to repeat a fingered note. Bend sliding is pretty much what the name infers, and that is sliding a bent note. Side bending is the technique used to bend two strings at the same time with one finger. Now Hendrix used this technique a good bit. We're also going to cover some very cool country licks using this technique. |
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