String Bending Challenge

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Tomo Fujita Mod

3 months ago

I am working on my string bending technique on this simple melody. There are a few choices on which string(s) to bend. This case, I decided to bend only 2nd and 3rd strings for warmer tone. This bending technique can apply to vibrato technique too. No pressure! Please enjoy it!

Tomo

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LaVoy Thomas Ragels

3 months ago

Just got done changing strings. gonna try the ernie ball slinky cobalts. gonna give this video watch.
Thanks Tomo.
-LTR

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Tomo Fujita Mod

3 months ago

Great plan! My pleasure LTR! I posted another video for chord melody / triad inversions.

Tomo

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LaVoy Thomas Ragels

3 months ago

my go. i make so much string noise when trying to bend.
-LTR

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LaVoy Thomas Ragels

3 months ago

Youtube? GW?

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Tomo Fujita Mod

3 months ago

You need to learn about bending technique so you can control any noise issues too. Please watch this... https://tomovhxtv.vhx.tv/search?q=bending

Please take your time.

Tomo

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Jeffrey Croteau

3 months ago

This is so great. I really want to develop this bending and controlled vibrato. Where you are bending the note but then pausing at pitch and then vibrato (controlled) later in the note duration. This is really like you are singing with guitar. I love it

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Tomo Fujita Mod

3 months ago

Thank you Jeff! It's time to practice string bending techique. This melody can help you both. It is so easy to add a lot of vibrato all the times so I bend note and not add vibrato too soon. Glad to hear that. I love rhythm guitar a lot and this type singing gutar too!

Tomo

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Andy

about 1 month ago

Today I started working on the bending challenge. Lots of mistakes and muting issues, but I'm enjoying learning about bending and choosing which note to bend, and which note to bend from. Thanks for this challenge, Tomo!

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Clay

about 1 month ago

Great start, Andy!

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Tomo Fujita Mod

about 1 month ago

Good job Andy! That's very hard to bend a lot of notes! You're very welcome! Fun challenge!

I would recommend to practice Major Scale bending on 3 2 1 set strings and
E Major Scale on 2nd string bending technique. Do you know those? Without these... playing songs.... very difficult!

Tomo

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Andy

about 1 month ago

I don't know the major scale bending on 321 and EM on 2nd string — are there videos of those that I can see?

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Tomo Fujita Mod

about 1 month ago

Did you watch these string bending lesson videos?
https://tomovhxtv.vhx.tv/videos/ft-string-bending-vibrato-technique
https://tomovhxtv.vhx.tv/videos/ft-string-bending-2022
https://tomovhxtv.vhx.tv/videos/ft08-string-bending-practice-tips

Tomo

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Andy

about 1 month ago

Thank you — I am studying these now, starting with C major and E major scales.