Work On Your Bends!

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Any Style

Excerpt: In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how I approach tightening up my intonation while bending. It's simple! You start from a note and end with another note. However, the concept is a lot easier than the application. So, I've put together 6 licks or "scenarios" that you will run into while pursuing a professional level of playing using bends. The key wit...

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Remember, the key with these exercises is to take as long as you need to match the pitch you bend up to. The point is to spend time perfecting your sense of pitch from one semi-tone or tone to the next.  The pitch is the most important part here. Play it slow then speed it up as you like!

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Remember, the key with these exercises is to take as long as you need to match the pitch you bend up to. The point is to spend time perfecting your sense of pitch from one semi-tone or tone to the next.  The pitch is the most important part here. Play it slow then speed it up as you like!

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Remember, the key with these exercises is to take as long as you need to match the pitch you bend up to. The point is to spend time perfecting your sense of pitch from one semi-tone or tone to the next.  The pitch is the most important part here. Play it slow then speed it up as you like!

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Remember, the key with these exercises is to take as long as you need to match the pitch you bend up to. The point is to spend time perfecting your sense of pitch from one semi-tone or tone to the next.  The pitch is the most important part here. Play it slow then speed it up as you like!

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Remember, the key with these exercises is to take as long as you need to match the pitch you bend up to. The point is to spend time perfecting your sense of pitch from one semi-tone or tone to the next.  The pitch is the most important part here. Play it slow then speed it up as you like!

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Remember, the key with these exercises is to take as long as you need to match the pitch you bend up to. The point is to spend time perfecting your sense of pitch from one semi-tone or tone to the next.  The pitch is the most important part here. Play it slow then speed it up as you like!

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Hopefully you got the following out of this tutorial... 1. A wake up call. A state of awareness toward your sense of pitch. The quicker the better so continue to work hard on this! 2. Homework. These licks are not easy. Bending is a form of articulation. So just because your fingers are in the right place, doesn't mean they will "sound" like they are. LIST...

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Here's the backing track folks! All six licks are tabbed out below. Remember, the key with these exercises is to take as long as you need to match the pitch you bend up to. The point is to spend time perfecting your sense of pitch from one semi-tone or tone to the next.  The pitch is the most important part here. Play it slow then speed it up as you l...

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