IN DEEP

AROUND THE BENDS, PART 1

Exploring string-bending techniques on the B string

IN THIS NEXT series of columns, I’d like to focus on string-bending techniques, playing on a variety of different string groups and moving through various keys.

Let’s start with the E minor pentatonic scale (E, G, A, B, D), played, we can start off with the open string, as B is one of the notes of E minor pentatonic, the 5th. Starting from B, the ascending note series for E minor pentatonic is B, D, E, G, A, B, D, E, G.