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 Jul 18 2011, 01:31 PM
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 Learning Roadie  Group: Members Posts: 297 Joined: 12-September 09 From: College Station, Texas Member No.: 7.632  |
Hey GMC.
One area I often struggle with is bending the right notes. I always have to guess if the note is going to sound OK or not with a full step or half step bend etc. I know that you can bend a note up a full step to achieve the root of the chord. For instance bending a D up to an E while the rythym is on an E chord. Anyways what approaches do you use to know how to use correct bends in your improvising? I hope I'm making sense. 
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Jul 18 2011, 06:45 PM
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You definitely need to train your ear. A great exercise is to sing the major and minor scales. Every step, so that you internalise their sound. Also pentatonic scales. It does not matter if you don't have Michael Jackson's voice
 but the only thing that matters is pitch
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Brandon Earman Bends Theory Jul 18 2011, 01:31 PM
dark dude At a basic level, you should know how the notes of... Jul 18 2011, 02:48 PM Brandon Earman Thanks Dark Dude. I guess it's a matter of imp... Jul 18 2011, 03:10 PM Sinisa Cekic QUOTE (dark dude @ Jul 18 2011, 03:48 PM)... Jul 18 2011, 04:19 PM Cosmin Lupu You can always do the following thing:
- take a ... Jul 18 2011, 06:07 PM
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