How should I play this?


earthman buck
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01/18/2006 4:42 pm
I'm trying to learn And Your Bird Can Sing by the Beatles, and there's some stuff I'm having a bit of trouble with. I figure I should ask you guys what would be the best way to do it before I get used to doing it a crappier way. One bend is like this:

E----12b14---
B-------------
G----13b14---
D-------------
A-------------
E-------------

So far I've been fretting the g-string with my ring finger and fretting the e-string with my middle, but also using my index to help bend it. When I bend the e-string, it pushes against my ring finger and bends the g-string farther than it should.
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01/20/2006 1:47 am
Anyone at all? Please?
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01/20/2006 2:00 am
Id put my middle finger on the G string and my index on the E and hammer on the g with my ring and the e with my pinky.
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01/20/2006 2:53 am
I'd suggest trying a different position. Try rearrange it so it looks like this.

E----12b14---
B-----9b10---
G-------------
D-------------
A-------------
E-------------

Just a suggestion though.
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01/20/2006 3:20 am
Thanks man, that actually helps a bit.
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01/20/2006 3:22 am
Cool, glad to hear it.
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