Guitar Technique Lesson: Guitar Slides with Bends
Lessons 10 through 13 gave you a brief introduction to four common techniques. For this lesson we will look into putting a slide and bend together.
Slide with Bend
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E|----------------------| B|-----------6--8b(10)--| G|--5-/-7---------------| A|----------------------| D|----------------------| E|----------------------| |
Download Guitar Slide with Bend - Video |
We are going to start with a slide on string 3 and then move down and play the 6th fret on string 2 and finish with a bend!
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Release Bend
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E|--------------| B|--8b(10)r8----| G|--------------| A|--------------| D|--------------| E|--------------| |
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A release bend is real simple, is simply unbending the string and returning it to it's natural position. For the example above, we are going to bend the 8th fret up a step and then
lower it back down.
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