The Half bend


Strike the note and bend upwards a semitone. A semitone is the distance from one fret to the next.

To check you're right you can compare the sound of the bent note with the sound of the next fret up (played with no bend, of course).

More Advanced Guitar Tabs Lessons

½Bend |  Full Bend |  Bend and Release |  Pre-Bend |  Pre-Bend and Release |  Hammer On |  Pull off |  Vibrato |  Wide Vibrato |  Slide 1 |  Slide 2 |  Slide 3 |  Tapping |  Trill |  Tremolo Picking |  Tremolo bar |  Natural Harmonic |  Artificial Harmonic |  Palm mute |  Muffled Strings |