I'm trying out the solo of Comfortably Numb. For this you need to play the 14th fret on adjacent strings one after the other in the first few measure. A barre will not work for this. I think I have it worked out but i was wondering how anyone else plays this song.
There are really only three ways to achieve it smoothly:
1. A barre (which, as you noted, won't work for some phrases)
2. Using two different fingers, like 2 & 3
3. By rolling/collapsing your finger. If the first note is lower, you collapse the finger to hit the next string; if the first note is higher, you fret it with the 'flat' of your finger, and then roll the finger to hit the lower string with the tip.
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Thank you.
I'm beginning to think that David Gilmour is a genius at bends. I don't know how he makes this solo sound so great.
Thank you.
I'm beginning to think that David Gilmour is a genius at bends. I don't know how he makes this solo sound so great.
It's nothing to thing bout, he is! He has the best vibrato and bending skills I have heard. I especially like his solos in Comfortably Numb and Time.
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