Strategically Draw-Bending Slide Richter
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 12:48 am
I was thinking about Brendan Power’s discussion on Extra-Deep Bends (in some cases, Half-Flat Slide), found here: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=863#p3845
Then I thought about the draw-bends that standard Richter tuning has which are well suited to the blues - namely holes 1 through 4. And I asked myself: Since a slide-harp gives us a whole other layer (i.e. slide-in), then what other bluesy draw-bends and additional bluesy draw-bends might be useful? As a guiding principle, I have written these new draw bends extending from one note of the minor hexatonic blues scale to (usually) the next lower such note.
COLOR KEY:
bright blue = bend from one blues scale note to (usually) the next lower blues scale note
green = blues scale slide-in blow notes, useful to play
yellow = mostly avoided slide-in blow notes
There can be lots of variations to this theme. I invite all of you to post your own below.
download/file.php?mode=view&id=843
Then I thought about the draw-bends that standard Richter tuning has which are well suited to the blues - namely holes 1 through 4. And I asked myself: Since a slide-harp gives us a whole other layer (i.e. slide-in), then what other bluesy draw-bends and additional bluesy draw-bends might be useful? As a guiding principle, I have written these new draw bends extending from one note of the minor hexatonic blues scale to (usually) the next lower such note.
COLOR KEY:
bright blue = bend from one blues scale note to (usually) the next lower blues scale note
green = blues scale slide-in blow notes, useful to play
yellow = mostly avoided slide-in blow notes
There can be lots of variations to this theme. I invite all of you to post your own below.
download/file.php?mode=view&id=843