What Are The Best Songs For Learning String Bending

JerkMoans · February 2021

Josh_Cosku said:

Pink floyd - Time, it is also not that fast.

+1: it's what my guitar teacher used with me.

fastonebaz · February 2021

ACDC - Night Prowler solo

fastonebaz · February 2021

Steve vai - gravity storm

Kebabkid · February 2021

Hotel California solos. On live versions, the twin harmony guitars at the end and 2nd time around have an interesting bend after each riff.

Brian May is good to listen to for slow, well-intonated and controlled bends e.g..Don't stop me now

Gilmour is good for over/wide bends but Steve Lukather is a big user of those

clarkefan · April 2021

RickLucas said:

Albert King

+1, then after Albert everybody else above.

Rowby1 · April 2021

Elliot Eastons guitar solo in Just What I Needed buy the Cars has some interesting bends that are quite challenging. It pushes you to hit a series of target notes accurately.

Gassage · April 2021

Three from me:

Peaceful Easy Feeling

SOYCD

Oklahoma Borderline

Jonathangus · April 2021

Brothers in Arms. The song's not too fast, and most of it consists of short, self-contained licks as the fills between the vocal lines. Bends at different speeds, some with vibrato, and some 'bend-release-bend-release' moments. Sounds crap if you don't pitch them correctly (ask me how I know).

EricTheWeary · April 2021

The problems with Albert King are he used altered tunings so not always easily replicable and on some of the live recordings he doesn’t bend to tune very much.

The Albert inspired choon that comes to mind is Strange Brew by Cream as the bends and vibrato are note for note King but in standard ( or Eb ?) tuning. The short solo is pretty much a primer for blues bends.

[ I don’t know if the OP has left the building but it’s a good question]

DLM · April 2021

Plus Albert King played with the thinnest string furthest away from his feet... the human hand is stronger contracting. And he was The Velvet Bulldozer, with strong paws.

Legionreturns · April 2021

Tuesday's Gone was the first song I started doing bends on. I wish someone had talked me out of it as they're all around the 4th fret!

It did toughen me up though!

phil_b · April 2021

Wonderful tonight riff

BlueStrat · April 2021

+1 for Shine on you crazy diamonds.
David Gilmour is the master of the tasteful bend.

Here’s a couple of tutorials that i found really helpful
https://youtu.be/_xeWPO0k6eQ

https://youtu.be/ca2cEvpidMw

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