Getting Started with BLUES BENDS! Try These 4 Riffs.

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I'm excited to dive into the blues in this week's lesson. I'll show you a beginner's guide to using the bends as part of blues lead guitar - which are an amazing way to add expression to your melodic phrasing.
In my lesson I'll teach you 4 different melodic phrases, each of uses at least one bend for you to sink your teeth into. These can all be played over the A-Major chord, which is what you'll hear in the jam track I made to accompany my video lesson. While I'm no expert on the topic, I am happy to share the steps I took in getting going with this technique over this past week. I hope you enjoy!
0:00 Lesson Summary
2:52 Which Notes to Bend?
6:14 Bending Technique
9:59 Riff 1 of 4
12:57 Riff 2 of 4
14:47 Riff 3 of 4
16:59 Riff 4 of 4

[@pawelsawicki1750]

Someone has to say it: as genius, as simple:) Thanks

[@sergi23]

Excellent lesson, thank you very much David! Will be looking forward to future similar lessons

[@justinl1743]

Great video man! You did one of the best jobs I've ever seen explaining scales in this video.

[@godfatherofmusik]

It’s so fun learning the guitar with your videos. Thanks for your content really appreciate it!

[@jasoncounts8249]

Man this just discovered your videos. I love how you teach and showing the scales and notes is really helpful for me.

[@guimouro26]

You´re beatiful man! I´m gonna start learning from you. Brandon Acker is awesome as well!

[@nathetjmgautier5661]

Very nice merci mille fois

[@debasishbiswas6961]

Very nice Sir 🙏
I'm from India.....
I'm 59 now and struggling a lot with my guitar 🎸

[@elgato1960]

Thank you for this lesson. Have you done Boom Boom by John Lee Hooker?

[@hillers54]

Not easy bending on the acoustic David 😊😊

[@charlielauffer7644]

Depends on guitar, I have trouble bending on my Spanish but my Martin insists on it.

[@stephenhanlin2388]

Try lightest string set

[@adean4146]

is this going to damage the guitar

[@MrTelekes]

Instead of signing up for a month or a year why not offer pay per lesson?