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TGR345 How to bend strings

Learning how to bend strings correctly is one of the quickest ways to make your playing sound better

By Stuart Ryan published

String bending is a core technique for lead playing. Here's how to take it from beginner to pro

Techniques
Jimi Hendrix string bends lesson

How to play more musical string bends

By Andy G Jones published

Don't just hold and hope. By targeting chord tones and extensions, your string bends will make more harmonic sense and become an integral part of the song

Lessons
Angus Young, Tim Henson, Paul Kossoff

The 10 types of string bending, from blues and boomer bends to tweak and tap bends

By Milton Mermikides published

Who could have imagined an everyday act of guitar technique would become so controversial? We take a deep dive into bending and see how it's changed over the ages

Lessons
Ronnie Earl

Deepen the impact and feel of your solos by string-bending across the fretboard

By Andy Aledort published

Learn these techniques to really make your guitar sing

Lessons
Andy Aledort

Take your lead playing even further with these unusual string-bending techniques

By Andy Aledort published

Master these and make your guitar sing like the human voice

Techniques
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Learn 9 creative and unusual ways to apply string-bending techniques

By Andy Aledort published

How to use one of the most musically expressive guitar skills to take your playing to new heights

Techniques