Today’s short video is not a complete bending tutorial, but more aimed at you if you can sort of bend, but they don’t always seem to make sense.

There are reasons we bend, and sometimes there are reasons we don’t 😉

Your job is to understand the difference between the two… and why we bend notes…


    17 replies to "Bending More Effectively"

    • Geoff

      Do you have any videos on the mechanics of bending a string. I understand what it should sound like. However, when I try to bend a string my fingers either go under the top strings or the top strings windup under my bending fingernail.

    • Geoffrey Hamilton

      Do you have any videos on the mechanics of bending a string. I understand what it should sound like. However, when I try to bend a string my fingers either go under the top strings or the top strings windup under my bending fingernail.

    • Bob C

      Bending a string to the right pitch is challenging – I try to spend 5 to 10 min a day (lots of time now) working on full bends, 1/2 and 1/4 bends. I don’t want to be close on my bends – I want to be there.

    • Eddie Lee

      Although… that bend at about 1:42 may have a use, but not in blues! That one’s a nice dissonance, nonetheless!

    • Herman

      Thank you very much for this short lesson. Funny how much you can learn in under 5 minutes.

    • Gary Watters

      Great lesson Griff. I’m loving your BGU 2.0 course. Thanks

    • Jim Russell

      Hi Griff, That really makes a lot of sense.
      For someone like me who is fairly inexperienced I try to just learn a song by rote without putting too much of my own ‘style’ into it because I generally just mess it up. So I put bends in where they originally were in the song without understanding any of the technicalities of what I’m actually doing.
      Just a few questions though, does this all apply to half or quarter bends, or what about adding vibrato? Is it musically wrong to put bends anywhere you want or is it just down to the mechanical construction of the guitar?
      Cheers
      Jim (UK)

    • David Chaffe

      Nice video Griff, thank-you. Does anyone bend the A string un a half step to get to the blues note, that’s only a half bend and not hard to do on the fifth string?

    • Matt

      Such a knowledgeable & personal guy. I love his teaching style. He always has great lessons that personally resonate with me, a novice player in my 60’s.

      • Harold

        I am currently enrolled in the CAGED Course. I always look forward to Griff’s emails because I know there is something new that I will learn. His simple way of introducing new concepts makes learning fun.

    • Marv Murray

      Great tips always. Thx again Griff

    • Chicago

      This was good. Thank you for the thought, it helps.

    • mike zeoli

      Griff , this lesson really explains the correct way to bend . Thanks for sending . Mike Z.

    • Lester

      Your info always helps to guide me as a beginner even if I can’t do any of it later down the road who knows. I have been trying to figure out this bending stuff for ever now. When I try it all I get is dead air sound nothing. I don’t know if it is my type of guitar or maybe I need some pedals who knows. Some day i’ll Figure it out.

    • Rob

      ‘Seasick’!
      LoL
      Got it. Thanks.

      • Ged

        You don’t need pedals buddy. Just the willingness to keep going. Oh and maybe get your guitar set up by a pro, it may be that your guitar neck needs adjustment. Good luck!

    • Keith

      Great info Griff! Now I need to go off and practice….

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