Udemy
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
Turn what you know into an opportunity and reach millions around the world.
Learn More
Your cart is empty.
Keep shopping
Guitar Lessons - String Bending And Vibrato Essentials
Rating: 4.6 out of 5(96 ratings)
10,589 students
Last updated 2/2016
English

What you'll learn

  • A must for anybody new to the techniques of string bending and vibrato, as well as the player looking to refine his or her technique.
  • Learn different types of finger vibrato.
  • Achieve sweet, singing vibrato, using the whammy bar.
  • Add more feeling and expression to your playing.
  • Learn how to bend strings perfectly in tune, with minimum effort.
  • Learn how to create singing sustain with your fingers.
  • Learn cool, bluesy-rock licks.
  • Build your soloing and phrasing vocabulary.
  • Discover new realm of musical creativity.
  • Incorporate all of these concepts and ideas into your own playing, making you a stronger, more musical and harmonically rich soloist and composer.

Course content

1 section5 lectures1h 8m total length
  • String bending & Vibrato - Part 117:10

    A comprehensive study into the techniques of string bending and vibrato.

    This stand-alone course serves as a valuable refresher of these two essential techniques. Bobby demonstrates different types of finger vibrato, as well as showing you how to achieve sweet, singing vibrato, using the whammy bar.

    String bending is also covered in great depth, as Bobby provides you with all the essential tools to be able to pull off this technique with the minimum of effort. You’ll learn some cool bluesy-rock licks too!

    A must for anybody new to the techniques of string bending and vibrato, as well as the player looking to refine his or her technique.

  • String bending & Vibrato - Part 218:18
  • String bending & Vibrato - Part 314:38
  • String bending & Vibrato - Part 417:12
  • Further Study.1:29

    Thank you for taking our free course. We hope you've had fun. Here's a preview of some of the other guitar courses we have offer on Udemy.

Requirements

  • All you need in order to begin is an electric guitar, an amplifier, a pick and a desire to learn.
  • We do however recommend taking our Complete Foundation Course which will give you the skills to tackle this course.

Description

Learn to play with "feel" by taking our comprehensive study of the techniques of string bending and vibrato.

This stand-alone course serves as either a from-scratch, definitive tutorial or a valuable refresher of these two essential techniques. Top UK session guitarist, Bobby Harrison demonstrates different types of finger vibrato, as well as showing you how to achieve sweet, singing vibrato, using the whammy bar.

String bending is also covered in great depth, as Bobby provides you with all the essential tools to be able to pull off this technique with the minimum of effort. You’ll learn some cool bluesy-rock licks too!

A must for anybody new to the techniques of string bending and vibrato, as well as the player looking to refine his or her technique.

Who this course is for:

  • Some prior experience of the electric guitar is required i.e. at least a basic grasp of chords and scales. This course would suit the beginner and intermediate player, but would also be perfect for the advanced player looking to refine their string bending and vibrato techniques.