This free guitar lesson by Peter Vogl will teach you how to play a basic bend. Bending is moving a string up or down to get another pitch. The most common bend is a whole step bend, bending the string so it sounds two frets higher. We'll try it on 3 different strings.
Watch the lesson: Quicktime
Here is a bend on the third string
Now let's try a bend on the second string
And finally we'll trying bending a note using the first string
Bends is a guitar lesson by Jody Worrell that takes a detailed look at playing bends. This downloadable Quicktime video lesson will cover basic bends, bending a note while sustaining another note, pre-bends, and vibrato. We've also included a jam track so you can practice the new bends you've learned. $4.99
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