1-Minute Blues SRV Slow Bending Trajectory

Jul 29th, 2025

One of the secrets of emotional, expressive blues bending is learning to control the trajectory of a long, drawn-out bend. In this lesson, I'll show you an example from SRV's playing that starts slow, then accelerates near the end of the bend to create and resolve tension.

Key:B
Tuning:EFlat
Topics: Bending
Difficulties: Intermediate
Artist: SRV
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