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.

Demonstrates how to mimic pedal steel guitar technique on regular guitar

A chicken picking style solo featuring two and three string bends.

Popular in classic rock & modern rhythm playing.

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.

This lesson is an introductory etude to steel guitar simulation bends. It contains a variety of bends as well as a key modulation. This lesson also utilizes a hybrid (claw style) right-hand picking technique.