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Bending (English for: bending, curving ) is a key technique of the guitar and wind instruments, especially the harmonica. The pitch of a sound is changed by stretching the string, to achieve the vibratory or glissando - like effects, and / or intentionally dirty intonation. Similar techniques can also be found on the blues harp ( harmonica) and brass application.

Guitar

When bending ( " string bending " ) on guitar, the strings are pulled up or down. This changes the string tension and the sound gets higher. Thanks to a smooth transition between the source and target note melodies to make of phrasing.

When blues are approximate quarter-tone bends worker ( smear Bends ) that are used to reach the Blue Notes ( which are between small and large third or seventh). In a variety of guitar solos beyond half and Ganztonbendings occur.

A technique frequently used by Carlos Santana and Jimi Hendrix is the " Unison Bend ". Here, the guitarist, the D and A strings for example, proposes to simultaneously achieved by pulling the A string in the 3rd fret by 2 semitones D with the same pitch as that of the 4th string. This sound, eg long stopped sounds full.

B -Bending

The Country musician Gene Parsons is considered along with Clarence White as the inventor of the so-called "B -Bending " or string -bending. This refers to the mechanical modification of an E or acoustic guitar, which allows the B string ( the B string equivalent ) in different manner by up to one and a half tones to increase ( two frets ), without to the string itself with having to pull your fingers. There are various technical approaches to realize this tone, for example, influences the tension of the string on a train of the guitar strap, the movable over a strap button and a triggered thereby mechanics. The result is a sound that is very similar to that of a pedal steel guitar. The principle has been known under the name of Parsons / White B- Bender, and it meanwhile already available variants for G and E string. Another well-known protagonist of this technique is Albert Lee.

Bending in the film Cross Road Blues - Pact with the Devil

In the film, Cross Road Blues - pact with the devil, the guitarist of the devil is defeated by his challenger on the guitar duel. Steve Vai has played the part of both contracting parties and end solo with a bend in the pitch of an imaginary 29 Federal guitar. The suggested in the film version, he did so on a Fender Telecaster with 21 frets ( eight half tones), is a legend - he used a 24 -fret guitar. A Bending of five semitones is still very difficult, the guitarist of the devil tears then when I retry the string.

Blues Harp

When bending on the blues harp, the air flow is constricted on the palate with the tongue. Both the bubbles and extraction of the bending can be used. Also exist so-called Overblows Overdraws and which are also referred to as Overbends.

The bending on the harmonica is an essential part of the blues. The bending is also known from the main subject of the film play me the song of death.