Elaborate on bend in WWYS

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Elaborate on bend in WWYS

Unread post by jebro » Thu Oct 30, 2003 3:47 pm

Can someone break it down and explain to me the fingering and technique in the bend during WWYS. It has me confused.

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Unread post by taylordb » Thu Oct 30, 2003 4:51 pm

Check out the videos on this site (there is a link to them on the tab page), that should help you out. Save them to your hard drive though, don't stream them...sucks up bandwidth.
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Unread post by Pickles » Thu Oct 30, 2003 5:21 pm

its a full step bend.
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Unread post by MWR » Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:31 pm

shane wrote:its a full step bend.
I don't think so. It's a half step bend and release. Make sure the note bends up and comes back down.
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Unread post by jebro » Thu Oct 30, 2003 7:58 pm

I have watched the video and it still doesnt make sense. I dont see him doing 2^3^2. I see him just bending the G and B string at the second fret at the same time. A little more help please. By the way, I dont know the difference between full and half bend.

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Unread post by taylordb » Thu Oct 30, 2003 8:08 pm

A full step bend is when you bend the string to raise the note one full step...like from a G to an A. A half step bend raises the note on half a step...like from a G to a G#.
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Unread post by fatjack » Thu Oct 30, 2003 8:08 pm

jebro wrote:I have watched the video and it still doesnt make sense. I dont see him doing 2^3^2. I see him just bending the G and B string at the second fret at the same time. A little more help please. By the way, I dont know the difference between full and half bend.

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when you bend you dont change frets my friend. when it says 2^3^2, it means to bend the string on the second fret up to the pitch of the third fret, and then back down to the 2nd fret's normal pitch. you keep your finger on the second fret
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Unread post by Speenis » Thu Oct 30, 2003 8:15 pm

yes, i dunno why, but i learned that bend using my index and middle finger... i think thats how it was on the old dmbtabs.com
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Unread post by borocks » Fri Oct 31, 2003 3:56 am

I use my index and middle. It's hard to do that at the beginning, but it's easy once you'll get it right...
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Unread post by jsgksu » Fri Oct 31, 2003 10:39 am

jebro wrote:I have watched the video and it still doesnt make sense. I dont see him doing 2^3^2. I see him just bending the G and B string at the second fret at the same time. A little more help please. By the way, I dont know the difference between full and half bend.

Jess
I was confused about this the first time I looked at it a long time ago too, it looks like he has it listed as a hammer/release of something. Its just a half bend on the 2nd fret, if you know what one is you should have no problem getting it to sound right.
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Unread post by jebro » Fri Oct 31, 2003 10:38 pm

I've got it now. Thanks to everyone for all the help!

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Unread post by i-am-me » Sat Nov 01, 2003 10:19 pm

BigSpeen3436 wrote:yes, i dunno why, but i learned that bend using my index and middle finger... i think thats how it was on the old dmbtabs.com
that's how i thought most people do it. is there another way that a lot of people do?
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Unread post by DMBFan63 » Sat Nov 01, 2003 10:49 pm

dave as well as a lot of people use their middle and ring finger to do the bend
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Unread post by tjmac66pc » Mon Nov 03, 2003 11:00 am

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BigSpeen3436 wrote:yes, i dunno why, but i learned that bend using my index and middle finger... i think thats how it was on the old dmbtabs.com
that's how i thought most people do it. is there another way that a lot of people do?
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Unread post by Speenis » Mon Nov 03, 2003 11:27 am

DMBFan63 wrote:dave as well as a lot of people use their middle and ring finger to do the bend
haven't watched a vid of this song in a while, but r u sure he uses his middle and ring fingers instead of middle and index? at least thats what JKanter has on the tab
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