ArticulationAdvanced
Pre-bend with release
The string is already bent when you pick it: a note that descends, which shouldn't be possible on a guitar.
Notation
1♭345♭7
e
B
G
D
A
E
1
2
3
4
8
1
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Degrees involved1 → ♭7
The gestureThe string is already bent when you pick it. The listener hears a note descending -- something that shouldn't be possible on a guitar.
Target noteNone — it's a colour, not a move.
Over which chordGood over the I; over the V it creates a suspension that needs resolving.
The rhythmA slow, almost reluctant release. Done quickly it becomes an effect; done slowly it becomes a sigh.
Common mistakeTuning blind: you can't hear the note while you bend it, so you almost always land flat. The fix: bend it audibly first to find the distance, mute it, then re-bend silently.