Alright, yesterday my e string snapped halfway through a bend. By e string I mean the highest pitched string, not the E string, which is the lowest. And if you're interested, here's the most common way the strings of a guitar are displayed on a variant of sheet music known as tablature, or "tab" for short.
e
B
G
D
A
E
A lot of people, upon seeing this, ask me why there isn't a string for each note, and how you play the other notes if the strings don't have the note between them. This is roughly the time I pull a portable mini-chainsaw out of my sock and saw off their little finger for being so moronic. Every time you fret a note, it gets a little bit higher in pitch. It doesn't stay the A note all the way up the fretboard, just because you're on the A string. You can get to every single note on every string but on different octaves.
Usually I'd now go on to explain to all of you who are ignorant what octaves are, but to be honest I can't be bothered. I'm tired, bored and tired. So adios.
Oh, and why does the e string always (or usually) snap first? Because it's thinnest. Also, it's pretty much essential to a guitar solo, which tend to have a lot of bends, which involve straining the string to produce a higher pitch on the same fret. Strain = wear, and wear = tear. Anyway, that really is enough for today, plus my mother is telling me to go to bed. So see you all later, homies.
Peace.
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