SRV bend question

Iggy · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:47 pm Post subject: SRV bend question

I'm trying to learn SRV's "Crossfire" and there's a couple sections in it where he does a bend on two string both on the same fret. I'm trying to figure out how he does it with just one finger, because when I watch him play it, it doesn't look like he's using a finger for each bending string. Any help or ideas? It's on the 14th fret, whole bend on the 2nd and 3rd strings from the bottom.

teleman77 · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:54 am Post subject:

If it is the bend I'm thinking of, you bend up with your third finger and when you get to the next string you want to bend, let that string slip under your finger tip. You may have to very slightly raise your finger tip to grab the second string.

That's how I do it anyway. Cool

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Strat Man dwight · Man with a bone Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 8708

What he said. Wink

Iggy · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:59 am Post subject:

That's what I was thinking, but just wanted to make sure, thanks.

SAguitar · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:43 pm Post subject:

I use a small crow bar.
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whatever's available · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:30 pm Post subject:

i personally use a complex system of magnets... once i reach that particular part of the song i just lower the guitar slightly, and the strings are bent magnetically...

saves useless wear of the fingers...
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SAguitar · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:44 pm Post subject:

Brilliant. I'm gonna start workin' on that tonight.
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Iggy · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject:

That just sounds amazing, I would pay to see that.

teleman77 · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:15 am Post subject:

So would I. Cool

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Strat Man dwight · Man with a bone Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 8708

Copy that.

Iggy · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:32 pm Post subject:

Well here's a little video of me attempting "Crossfire" I still don't have the whole song down, but a large portion. There's always some mistake when I play, its just my style.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1912662822

stereohigh · Not So Newbie Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 6

I love crossfire its a great tune, but I struggle with that bend

maxlbrown · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:50 am Post subject: Crossfire

Have to say its my fav SRV song and i did find a tab. but i dont think its right still ill keep trying ill get it one day.

That Riff is so cool it just goes around my head all day.

Still back to work no guitars here.

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Midiman57 · Toad Level Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 2243

If it's what I'm thinking it's just a small, 2 string "bar" with the pad of your finger tip... and a bend. I do that all the time... but I do it on .010's... not the wire coat hangers SRV used as strings.
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