Bending?

[jsgksu]

I have a question on string bends

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e:--------10--------------------------------------------------|
B:--10b12~~~~10b12r10--------10-----------------------9-------|
G:----------------------9b11~~~~9b11r9-------9---7---11b13----|
D:---------------------------------------7h9---9--------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|

For this tab (Over the Hills and Far Away Solo) how do you do the bends. Is there a certain direction to bend, up, down. How do you know youre bending from 10 to 12. I dont solo at all really, nor do I play music much different from DMB. Im trying to branch out a little and get better at lead and picking notes as opposed to just strumming chords. I love this song and can play the intro, just dont know how do this solo. Im rambling, thanks for any help.

[fatjack]

the fret after the "b" is what pitch you are bending to

for instance 10b12 on the b string means you are playing an A on the 10th fret, but you bend the note until the pitch reaches the note on the 12th fret, a B in this case. you have to listen to know if you are bending enough, but a good way to check is to play the note that you are supposed to bend to first without bending. if you do this you will know what pitch you are targeting with your bend

and direction does not matter when you bend, but you have to be practical: you wouldn't bend downwards if you are on the first string right? you would just move the string off the fretboard, and that never sounds good

[jsgksu]

thanks

[DRMusic]

the code is a little deceptive. if you're new to soloing, i think it would be more readily comprehendible this way:

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e:--------10--------------------------------------------------|
B:--10b12~~~~12r10-----------10----------------------9-------|
G:----------------------9b11~~~~11r9---------9---7---11b13----|
D:---------------------------------------7h9---9--------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|

this makes it more obvious that the first two bends are held while playing the notes on the high e string.

i've had a few, my guitar is out of tune, and i used a digital camera to record, but perhaps these vids will help:

bending up to hit the respective note
http://www.disastermusic.com/other/bend_to_note.mov

the first bend of the song
http://www.disastermusic.com/other/first_bend.mov

the solo in slooowww-mo
http://www.disastermusic.com/other/slow.mov


cheers

[mrjones]

it doesnt matter if you bend down or up. always the note gets higher. what you are doing is creating tension on the string, no matter which way you ben

[jsgksu]

thanks for the help, Im drunk and iLl check the vids tomorrow thak agans

[DRMusic]

it doesnt matter if you bend down or up. always the note gets higher. what you are doing is creating tension on the string, no matter which way you ben

in this case it does matter. you have to bend the A upwards to the B in order to be able to hit the D. if you bent down to the B, you'd hit the high e string.

[jsgksu]

thanks for the help, Im drunk and iLl check the vids tomorrow thak agans

No recollection of this post whatsoever...

Ill check the vids tomorrow though, its my roomates bday tonight