The Best Guitar Bending Lesson EVER

So you want to know how to BEND The RIGHT WAY on guitar, well that's what this lesson is all about. Most, if not all, of the world's greatest guitarists use bends in their playing; Dave Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Steve Vai, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix... But maybe most famously, and the guitarist who popularized the technique, the great B.B. King - He was the "King Of Blues" for a reason.

Each of these artists used bending in such a way their guitars "spoke". They went beyond just the everyday licks and riffs that are core to any guitarists playing and added this technique to take them to that next level. There are so many things we can learn from these incredible musicians, and this is absolutely a lesson worth digging into.

If you want to take your playing to that next level, make sure to internalize this lesson.

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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
What is bending on a guitar, and how do we do it?
Full bends, half bends, string gauges, hand positioning - everything you need to know.

06:05 - Building Muscle Memory
Find your reference note and build your muscle memory. Get to the note you're looking for.

08:47 - Descending On The Bend
More muscle memory! Can you get to the right pitches without even hearing them?

09:36 - Combine Ascending and Descending
Put it all together and listen as you can add another great lick to your arsenal.

ABOUT AYLA TESLER-MABE
Ayla has been making waves in the world of guitar playing as a professional guitarist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer, since the early age of 14. After only been playing for two years, her first YouTube video (a rendition of John Mayall’s “Hideaway”) put her on the map and kickstarted her music career. She has since been featured in Rolling Stone magazine, become a member of both the Ernie Ball and Fender family of artists, and earned various Berklee College of Music scholarships. Musically, Ayla finds great pleasure in exploring the numerous avenues available to her through various styles of music, as seen through her work with Calpurnia and Ludic.

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[h_blues]

Everything By Gilmour is Gold for Bending Practice

[nemorios]

You are an old soul, with much heart and soul, patience and joy, remind me of old friends from the 50's, 60's....much love and success!! Peace

[ToonaCassaRole]

No matter what tutorial I watched on how too bend none of them actually taught me how. They all left me more confused than when before I pressed on the video. I am getting the intermediate stage of my guitar playing. So bending was next on my list to get to that stage. This video helped me so much! I can bend up too two notes! I've never done bending properly until I watched this video. Thank you so much Ayla you have helped me so much!

[johnglover]

Your teaching method; and warm, welcoming, smile, on top of it all, helps make what can often feel like an insurmountable mountain, suddenly attainable! A great lesson, is all.
Very helpful:) Thank you (:

[simonpark]

Your videos are so, so good. I've been playing for 34 years and I'm learning things from you. Your presentation style is excellent.

[drxes]

I'm a beginner at bending (been playing less than 6 months), and over the last 2 weeks I've probably watched 30 different videos on bending, and I still wasn't getting it. THEN literally a day later this video came out, and I knew Ayla would save me...and Alya did. So dam good at teaching. We're lucky to have you!

[bh]

You are a gifted teacher (and player), with an engaging personality. Thanks for this lesson.

[yodaTVmedia]

This is the best beginner guitar channel in existence.

[billwiebe]

you are just super cool and spunky, and an awesome guitar teacher and you make me smile cause you smile and that is what music is all about, thank you for these lessons, and please keep them coming

[nikhiliyer]

BB King taught the world that that less is more. Its not the speed but hitting the right notes which evoke right emotions!

[neightmorris]

That gold pick guard on black is sick!

[ssm]

Using a tuner is good advice! I made fast progress in intonating bends when I used a permanently-on tuner. A head stock tuner might eat batteries and mostly they are auto-off. The Peterson Strobostomp Tuner might be expensive, but was the only tuner I could find that stays on, doesn't mute, and has an easy readable display so you can check your intonation with peripheral vision. An app may also work.

[Madderthanjoker]

This is some sad SpongeBob music and I love it.

[frebirdstilgodsson]

Awesome teacher love!!! Thanks A bunch 😁🤘

[thepawprint]

using a tuner to bend 🤯 love your tutorials ayla ❤️

[frankhiller]

Vielen Dank für die Lektion. Wie immer sympathisch und freundlich erklärt. Ich freue mich jedes mal, wenn ich etwas durch Ihre unbeschwerte Art lernen konnte, wo ich mir bei anderen Dozenten und Dozentinnen schwer getan habe. Ich bin immer davon ausgegangen, das viele Techniken und Lieder ( Jimmy Hendrix, JCM ) für mich einfach nicht machbar sind, weil ich kleine Hände habe, aber durch Ihr Beispiel bin ich dran geblieben und es funktioniert doch ( Zumindest das meiste). Vielen Dank.

[guitarready]

u happened to post a video on bending, when i was actually learning this on my guitar class yesterday. Right place at the right time.

[peterjansen]

You will develop the strength to bend if it is more difficult on that particular guitar or your fingers are not that strong yet. I bended snares on an acoustic guitar only and I did not find it a problem. It is like when you start playing and the fingers hurt because you have no callus yet. After a few weeks it already it gets a lot better. The body adapts, it just needs some time to get used to it.

[StefanSager]

You made me laugh my ass off with that ”Ayla sound, wee-wee-wee” 🤣