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11-20-2006, 09:35 AM
| | | | how the hell do i bend strings on the first few frets
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i was trying to play iron man and at the beginning i hav to play an e on the d string, the 2nd fret and bend it a step then down.
i can bend the strings at the high frets but its a different story whe n when its at tthat area |
11-20-2006, 09:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand | | | with strong fingers.
also i dont actually know the song but maybe you could bend it at the 7th fret a string...
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11-20-2006, 09:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sweden, Stockholm | | | You dont. The string bends you. Unless your chuck norris in which case you shouldnt have had a problem in the first place! POSER!
But seriously, theres not much you can do. Try to pull harder?:P I can bend on the second fret. |
11-20-2006, 09:39 AM
| | | | im pretty strong, no seriously im really am loL
im talkin about bending it lik whole step man |
11-20-2006, 09:44 AM
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11-20-2006, 09:49 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Madison, NJ | | | The closer you get to the nut, the harder it will be to bend the string. Move up the neck for easier bending.
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11-20-2006, 12:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Zagreb, Croatia | | | Go one string down and bend it on higher fret. (for example: you can bend b on the 7th fret on E sting instead of bending it on 2nd fret on A string. |
11-20-2006, 12:33 PM
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11-20-2006, 12:55 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ellenwood,Ga. | | | The bass doesn't play on the intro. Just guitar and kick drum.
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11-20-2006, 01:00 PM
|  | My favorite songs were never heard on the radio | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tulsa, OK | | | ^^ He's right. But you can either bend on a higher fret on a lower string as others have suggested, or get yourself a vibrato setup. |
11-20-2006, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by JMX Try bending behind the nut. | That's very doable but it'll kill your tuning pretty fast 
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11-20-2006, 08:47 PM
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11-20-2006, 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 73jbass The bass doesn't play on the intro. Just guitar and kick drum. |
besides that, Sabbath was always detuning... I doubt it was a 2nd fret bend. |
11-20-2006, 09:24 PM
| | | | Get your thumb over the top of the neck and squeeeeeze that sucker. |
11-20-2006, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by doctorjazz Two words: Rubber nut. | ...useful advice for just about any situation.
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