This lesson introduces the bend. This is the most difficult of the techniques discussed so far and will require a great deal of practice. The bend is achieved by bending a string with the left hand in the direction of the adjacent strings, causing the note to rise in pitch. This is done with the left hand finger which is fretting the note to be bent.
In the following example, the note on the seventh fret of the third string is bent with the third finger. In order to bend the note successfully, bend the string with the help of the second finger as well. This can be seen in the accompanying photograph. The symbol "B" and a curved line indicate a bend.