05 String Bending, Unison Bends and Double Stops

String Bending exercises

Key points with string bending are;

• Bending in tune
• Moving from low strings to high strings
• Don’t do this on acoustic, do slides instead

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Unison Bends

Unison bending is when one note is bent up to the pitch of another and both notes ring out at the same time. 

Key points are;

• We play two string, bending one note up to the pitch of another
• We hear the tension of the two notes, which is resolve when we bend one string up to the same pitch as another
• First finger remains still
• Third finger bends up a whole tone, supported by the middle finger

Interactive TAB

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