Bending a note can make a lead very expressive, and make your licks come alive. This lesson is designed to help you focus on these subtle bends that make a note sing. The different licks I wrote are very bluesy but will work in any style of music.

Breathe life into your phrases by applying quarter bends.

Work your way around the beat and get into the 'pocket' using micro timing.

Supercharge your expression with various timbres of micro dynamics.

Let's roll up our sleeves and start applying micro techniques to our playing.

A short ballad using sliding and bending techniques to create melodies.

Letting those strings bend like mad!

We'll be working on how we can use bends and slidings in a rock ballad solo.

Classic rock and roll single string bending.