TECHNIQUE CHECK…

Finger positioning and blues bends

1 THE “BLUES CURL”

Technically known as quarter-tone bends, the idea behind this bluesy technique is to bend the string slightly, but not enough to sound like the next fret. Played on the 3rd fret G note, you’ll create a sound halfway between G and G#.

2 FINGER POSITION: EMINOR PENTATONIC SCALE

Play the E minor pentatonic scale with your first and second fingers if you need to play notes higher up the fretboard...

3 FINGER POSITION: E BLUES SCALE

...but use your first, second and third fingers for the blues scale so your first finger can play

Bb the extra note.