Country Steel Bends & Swells - My simple triad based system (Guitar Lesson)

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My first effort at a teaching video! Thought a good place to start would be with some country guitar steel bends and volume swells. We’ll take a look at my simple, triad-based approach to these faux pedal-steel sounds.

On-screen TAB included for the initial play through of the etude, and then a thorough guided breakdown of the concepts outlined.

I intend to do many more teaching videos and will endeavour to make them better, tidier and more succinct each time. Please comment below with any questions, suggestions or editing advice!

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[MrSvante]

Seriously nice volume swells there. And someone mentioning Roy Buchanan always warms my heart.

[MikeM-Colorado]

You asked for suggestions on how to improve on this first teaching video. My suggestion is: don’t change anything! This is the clearest, most comprehensive lesson on steel bending that I have ever seen, and one of the best over-all guitar lessons on YouTube.

[jackthompson]

Man, thank you for this. I've been writing a song in C and finding your video was exactly what I needed to help. Great stuff.

[bigpapi]

Being able to teach effectively is more difficult than one would think. You do it very well. Extremely well. Very natural. You explain what, why, when and where. Instead of playing the lick and say there ya go!!

[chazmichael]

Probably in top five lessons I've ever seen on the internet. Thank you

[staxmarshall]

This is easily the most effective video I've ever seen for mimicking pedal steel bends on 6 string guitar and there are a lot of good videos out there. Thanks

[bigpapi]

I like the mood the lamps set. I had a guitar teacher years ago that had a lamp lit room that was just relaxing and cozy. We would do an hour lesson and then just sit and talk music for two more. He would introduce me all kinds of music. Put on an album, talk about it and demonstrate. He taught me how to listen to music as well as play. Your videos have that mood. 👍

[iantaylor]

That is unreal. Got Bryan Sutton for bluegrass. Sign up tomorrow on Patreon with you for electric. Great stuff. You are some player and teacher.

[judwatkins]

There are lots of guitar "bending" videos on YT, but this one really teaches your how to do it. Nice work! And thank you!

[rafa_guitar]

Awesome lesson about triads/bending, really love it, you make us easy and clear to know how to use the theory/intervals to make beautiful melodic embellishments. Your channel is full of really quality content. Thanks a lot Alex!

[ItchyLoins]

This is exactly the kind of video I was looking for

[Moykel]

Remarkable. Thank you. You're a great teacher. Jaw dropping digital dexterity! Simply swell, as it were.

[mikeelijah]

I have to say, this lesson would be great for pedal steel players as well.

[los_rubos]

This cracked the code on steel bends for me.
Lot’s of stuff to digest 👍🏻

[atmts]

All the cats come runnin when Alex starts to bend

[RosevilleCourt-wpbz]

Hi Alex . All your lessons are excellent. You are a master of an amazing number of styles . Thank you .

[zuider]

Excellent, excellent lesson. Superb playing to boot. And I love the cat popping up at the end as if to say, "This video has my approval."

[EndreGiovanni]

This tutorial is the absolute best I’ve come across, seriously! Thanks brother! 👍🏾💯

[davidmitchell]

Excellent video. Very clear, well explained and to the point. No waffle, which makes it a major plus for me. Thanks👍🏻👍🏻

[ruebenlambert]

Outstanding video. Your a natural teacher. Best country bend lesson ive seen.