Pentatonic Bend Points - String Bending With Purpose

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  • čas přidán 3. 10. 2018
  • Patreon: / fretjam
    Lesson page: www.fretjam.com/minor-pentato...
    String bending is a great way to bring your guitar licks to life and improve your improvisation skills.
    In this lesson we focus on applying string bends to the minor pentatonic scale, using various "bend points" as approach positions.
    By thinking in terms of the target pitch of your bend, you'll create more musical, expressive phrases in your guitar solos. By following the process in this lesson you'll find navigating your way around the neck easier and you'll build your finger strength in the process.
    Plus, these exercises are a great way to stretch out new strings so they hold their tuning better!
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  • @fcp5036
    @fcp5036 Před 5 lety +48

    The players point of view and the neck diagrams really complement one another. Another great lesson. Thanks

    • @Rodrigo_xt8c2
      @Rodrigo_xt8c2 Před 2 lety

      Came to say the same thing. Love this camera angle

  • @jojo-fj7lw
    @jojo-fj7lw Před 2 lety +1

    "it's not so important where you start your bend, rather hitting the target with accuracy and purpose." MAN THIS IS MORE THAN JUST GUITAR ADVICE!! THIS IS LIFE WISDOM! it's like it doesn't matter where you start, but where you're end ur journey with purpose

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    @user-rz5ew1sp7s Před 4 měsíci

    Great video, very helpful. Quick time for who might not have realized: if you play with a tuner enabled in your DAW or otherwise you can gauge the accuracy of your bends without having to play the target note itself.

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    Thanks! Really ties things together and is very helpful.

  • @MrMetalclay
    @MrMetalclay Před 3 lety

    Excellent! The pentatonic scale is the most important one. I knew you could blend other scales, but bending into them sounds amazing. Bending a minor third has David Gilmour written all over it. Great video!

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    Great lesson 👍🏽👍🏽Thank you.

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    Lots of great info, will watch a second time for sure.

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    @kevinking2468 Před 4 lety

    Learned a ton from this vid.

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    @VinodBelwal Před 5 lety

    Great lesson..
    Well explained.

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  • @keshabbose5447
    @keshabbose5447 Před 3 lety

    Very very very.....good lesson 👏

  • @Jose.G.P
    @Jose.G.P Před 5 lety

    Buenísimo análisis, excelente ejercicio, va mi like, Saludos desde Chile

  • @Erebus-qu8mu
    @Erebus-qu8mu Před 3 lety

    Splendid stuff

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    @diabolicalartificer Před 5 lety

    Cracking lesson, thanks.

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    @nahmism3148 Před 3 lety

    Thank you .. helped a lot.

  • @Simonfreediving
    @Simonfreediving Před 5 lety

    Cool to see the neck within examples.!

  • @elpatasculichi
    @elpatasculichi Před 5 lety +1

    Sounds very Gilmourian these bends ...Great lesson !

  • @aeksinsang932
    @aeksinsang932 Před 5 lety +1

    Hellz ya- always a great presentation

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    @SourjyaGhosh Před 3 lety

    Man you are a legend

  • @eisraa.8105
    @eisraa.8105 Před rokem

    This is such an amazing lesson. As a beginner at soloing i was bending randomly and getting very frustrated with my improvising as it never sounded right.

  • @leeskull9228
    @leeskull9228 Před 3 lety

    Very good lesson ,if you play guitar you know why. Respect

  • @keshabbose5447
    @keshabbose5447 Před 5 lety

    It was a very good lesson

  • @keshabbose5447
    @keshabbose5447 Před 5 lety +1

    please give more pentatonic lessons

  • @geraldwest3428
    @geraldwest3428 Před 4 lety

    Excellent lesson! Nice guitar, looks like a les paul jr...thank you!

  • @jameslawlor6125
    @jameslawlor6125 Před 5 lety

    As always. Great👍

  • @DavidRoyal1000
    @DavidRoyal1000 Před 5 lety

    Nice lesson! :)

  • @Crowbar11115
    @Crowbar11115 Před 4 lety +1

    0:00-1:40 ...ok cool, I see...I see what you're doing here.
    1:50...**pauses video and listens to Rusty Cage by Soundgarden** Best lesson ever! Haha

  • @kwkoch1966
    @kwkoch1966 Před 2 lety

    This is really good. You should write a book with these diagrams.

  • @milossimicsimo
    @milossimicsimo Před 5 lety

    Great! Thanks!!!!

  • @sauravligal5809
    @sauravligal5809 Před 5 lety

    Thanks ..For video 🎹🎸🎼

  • @thenico92
    @thenico92 Před 4 lety

    AWESOME

  • @stephenbowyer7269
    @stephenbowyer7269 Před 2 lety

    Check out the graphic @ 5:50 which shows a nifty 2 string repeating pattern over 3 string sets; gets you 3 octaves of the same scale, and offers a few of the demonstrated bend points such as the flat 7 to 1, etc,, very cool! Also would note that a knowledge of the octave shapes fits in very well with this lesson as it helps remembering how you are rising or falling as you move on the fretboard. The meat in this lesson can move a amateurish solo into the pro class, if the instruction is diligently applied and played with in several keys, Many Thanks for the value demonstrated so aptly here!

  • @jeffreyklaproth7794
    @jeffreyklaproth7794 Před rokem

    QUICK OVERVIEW OF THIS GREAT LESSON:
    Best places to bend on minor pentatonic scales
    Whole note bends
    flat 7 to the 1
    4 to the 5
    flat 3 to 4
    The next bottom 4 are outside the minor pentatonic scale but they still work well.
    1 to 2 (whole step)
    2 to flat 3 (half step)
    4 to flat 5 (blues note)
    flat 3 to 3
    The next two are one and a half step bends so they are harder to bend.
    1 to flat 3 (minor 3) bend only on strings 2 and 4
    5 to flat 7 (minor 3) bend only on third string
    Think of them as target pitches. It's not so important where you start your bend, rather hitting the target with accuracy and purpose. Actually, in general that's a good rule of thumb in life. Cheers!

  • @manoskf
    @manoskf Před 5 lety

    Thanx!

  • @thejamnasium6447
    @thejamnasium6447 Před 3 lety

    I don't know why but my ear LOVES a whole step bend from the root

    • @fretjamdotcom
      @fretjamdotcom  Před 3 lety

      Mine too! The 2nd/9th has a kind of lonesome, longing feel to my ears. So bending to it from the stability of the root seems to enhance this effect.

  • @SSNauticalTraining
    @SSNauticalTraining Před 2 lety

    Excellent lesson. Answers many questions. Thank you.

  • @newfunneytv1340
    @newfunneytv1340 Před 5 lety

    Nice

  • @Heloin42
    @Heloin42 Před 5 lety

    Fantastic video! Really enjoyed the exercises! Can I ask you about your guitar tone? What kind of pickups are you using on that guitar and what amp? I really, really love your tone in the longer licks on top of the chords, its so crisp and full of character! Greetings from Austria!

    • @fretjamdotcom
      @fretjamdotcom  Před 5 lety +1

      Thanks and greetings! Pickups are just the stock 490s though I'm thinking of changing these. I'm recording through a GT-001. All on the neck pickup.

  • @davey4697
    @davey4697 Před 4 lety

    Another Cheer for Players Point of View!

  • @drockny
    @drockny Před 4 lety

    Really liked seeing you play these licks live on the vid. I've often wondered what finger positions and where on the neck you play.

  • @martybhai6258
    @martybhai6258 Před 5 lety

    Thanks. Rock on😈😈👊

  • @kennethcarvalho3684
    @kennethcarvalho3684 Před 3 lety

    The world would get filled with lead soloists if they watch these videos.

  • @schultzchuck3731
    @schultzchuck3731 Před 3 lety

    hello Sir , what about the major pentatonic scale?