Join Steve Trovato for an in-depth discussion in this video Bending and vibrato, part of Blues Guitar: Learn to Play.
- It's called a Bend, when you change…the pitch of a note.…By pushing it either up towards the ceiling,…or pulling it down towards the floor.…Let me demonstrate.…I'm going to take this note on the third string.…I'm going to grab it and I'm going to…support it with my first and second fingers.…And then push it.…(slow guitar music)…And I've got to keep my finger tight down,…firmly on the fret so that it doesn't slide underneath.…And slide out from under my finger.…Okay, so I can bend to any pitch I want.…
The most common are the whole step bend.…(slow guitar music)…Now a way to practice bends, is this,…it's called matching pitch.…I'm going to play this note,…(slow guitar music)…but I'm bending to this note,…(slow guitar music)…on the next string.…So what I can do is start with a first note,…play the second note,…(slow guitar music)…and then make sure I match pitch by bending.…(slow guitar music)…And make sure it sounds like the same…note that I fretted on the second string.…(slow guitar music)…Okay, and of course you can bend anywhere.…
Author
Steve Trovato
Released
2/28/2017Note: This course was created and produced by Alfred Music. We are honored to host this training in our library.
- Tuning
- The medium shuffle
- Straight eighths
- The blues/rock shuffle
- Uptown/jump blues
- Slow blues
- Mambo blues
- Practicing techniques such as slides, bending, vibrato, and the trill and the rake
- Funky straight eighths
- Blues rock
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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1. Introduction
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Introduction1m 2s
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Tuning56s
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2. The Medium Shuffle
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Example 2: "The Zipper"3m 25s
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Example 3: "Memphis Fat"2m 37s
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Example 4: "Dazzled"2m 49s
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Example 5: "The Big One"3m 22s
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Example 6: "Slippery"3m 20s
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Example 7: "The Big Bottom"3m 44s
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Example 8: "Icy Road"3m 29s
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Example 9: "The Odd Couple"2m 54s
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Example 10: "The Rumble"2m 59s
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Example 12: "The Back Stack"3m 35s
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3. Straight Eighths
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Example 1: "On the Lamb"6m 25s
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Example 2: "Lord Mr. Ford"2m 45s
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Example 3: "Short & Sweet"1m 42s
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Example 6: "Filthy McNasty"1m 55s
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Example 8: "Johnny Clear"2m 40s
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Example 9: "Sticky Figs"2m 34s
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Example 11: "Jazz Bow"3m 53s
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Example 12: "Pay the Man"2m 17s
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4. The Blues/Rock Shuffle
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Example 2: "Revelator"3m 23s
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Example 4: "Clearly a Habit"2m 13s
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Example 7: "Green and Blues"1m 56s
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Example 8: "Due Props"2m 59s
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Example 9: "Zample Pample"3m 44s
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Example 10: "Rough Neck"2m 42s
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5. Uptown/Jump Blues
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Example 1: "Back Home Blues"2m 39s
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Example 3: "The Turnpike"3m 18s
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Example 4: "Slithery"4m 10s
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Example 5: "Detroit Banger"2m 49s
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Example 7: "Swing Street"2m 52s
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Example 8: "Hoopie Do"2m 54s
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6. Slow Blues
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Example 2: "The Bump"4m 53s
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Example 4: "Closin’ Time"3m 45s
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7. Mambo Blues
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Example 1: "Chordy"3m 12s
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Example 2: "Double Cross"2m 31s
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Example 3: "Shreveport"2m 6s
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Example 4: "Big Fun"2m 40s
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Example 5: "Waggin’"2m 27s
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Example 6: "Jazzeriffic"3m 24s
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8. Techniques
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Bending and vibrato2m 31s
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9. Medium Shuffle
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Medium shuffle, solo 14m 22s
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Medium shuffle, solo 25m 51s
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Medium shuffle, solo 33m 16s
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10. Funky Straight Eighths
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11. Blues-Rock
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Blues-rock, solo 14m 35s
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Blues-rock, solo 23m 10s
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Blues-rock, solo 34m 6s
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12. Uptown/Jump Blues
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Uptown/jump blues, solo 16m 17s
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Uptown/jump blues, solo 23m 11s
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Uptown/jump blues, solo 34m 22s
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13. Slow Blues
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Slow blues, solo 17m 28s
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Slow blues, solo 24m 43s
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Slow blues, solo 35m 45s
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14. Mambo Blues
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Mambo blues, solo 16m 41s
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Mambo blues, solo 25m 50s
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Mambo blues, solo 35m 47s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye1m 59s
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