Bending
Can Someone tell me what Bending is? I've seen a whole lot on Tablatures, but i don't know what it is.
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Very simply, bending is pushing a string up or down to create a higher pitch than the note you started with. To bend a note, fret the note, then while still applying pressure to the fretboard, push the string upwards. Usually a good rule to follow is bend the first three strings (high e, b, g) up, and the low three (d, a, low e) down.
You will also see in tablatures one and a half step, full step, half step, and quarter step bends. What this is telling you is how much to bend the string. If you're doing a one and a half step bend, you need to bend the string more than a full step or half step bend. It takes a lot of practice and muscle memory to learn how far to bend the string to reach a certain step.
Once you get more comfortable with bending, you will need to learn how to do proper vibrato when bending.
Oh yeah, another thing, if you want to check to see if you're bending the right amount, just keep in mind that if you bend a note a full step, it should sound the same as the note two frets up from where you bent, and a half step bend should sound the same as the note one fret up from where you bend.
Sorry if I overwhelmed you with all of this, but I hope it helps. Bending will NOT come easy at first, so just stick with it and keep practicing. Eventually it'll be so simple that you won't think about it at all. So, I hope all this helps. Good luck!
You will also see in tablatures one and a half step, full step, half step, and quarter step bends. What this is telling you is how much to bend the string. If you're doing a one and a half step bend, you need to bend the string more than a full step or half step bend. It takes a lot of practice and muscle memory to learn how far to bend the string to reach a certain step.
Once you get more comfortable with bending, you will need to learn how to do proper vibrato when bending.
Oh yeah, another thing, if you want to check to see if you're bending the right amount, just keep in mind that if you bend a note a full step, it should sound the same as the note two frets up from where you bent, and a half step bend should sound the same as the note one fret up from where you bend.
Sorry if I overwhelmed you with all of this, but I hope it helps. Bending will NOT come easy at first, so just stick with it and keep practicing. Eventually it'll be so simple that you won't think about it at all. So, I hope all this helps. Good luck!
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Basically it's like alot of very small bends that you do very quickly up and down.
If you see tableture that looks like this
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That means that you vibrate the string with your finger at the 3rd string 5th fret.
Hope it helps.
(Don't feel stupid, Hey, we all started at one time or another0
[This message has been edited by Luke (edited 08-16-2000).]
If you see tableture that looks like this
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---5~~~~~~~-
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That means that you vibrate the string with your finger at the 3rd string 5th fret.
Hope it helps.
(Don't feel stupid, Hey, we all started at one time or another0
[This message has been edited by Luke (edited 08-16-2000).]
When attempting the impossible, you achieve the best possible
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Thank You again. It's always nice to know that i'm not the only one who doesn't know something.
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