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== Bends ==
Double-stops often have one note of the interval bent upwards. This sweeps through numerous intervals between the two strings, including micro-tonal ones. It demonstrates a strong tension-release, as the bend itself because quite chaotic until it hits the target note, which is usually a pretty harmonious interval.
Here's probably the most common example, which is often played in E Blues or E Minor Pentatonic.
B-15-(15)-
G-14-b16--
The double-stop starts on a P4 interval. As the low note is bent upwards, we pass through the M3 and land on the m3 interval.
Here's the same lick expanded as a triple-stop:
E-15-(15)-
B-15-(15)-
G-14-b16--
This moves from a suspended-sounding chord composed of stacked P4's to a 1st inversion G major chord.
Another common bent double-stop is called a <u>Unison Bend</u>. Here the low note of the double-stop is bent up to the same pitch as the upper note.
E-12-(12)-
B-15-b17--
B-12-(12)-
G-14-b16--
Even if the bend is done particularly fast, the unison bend has a different tone than playing the note alone, as well as sliding or bending into it without the double-stop. On the other hand, if done slowly, you hear all the dissonant beating between the notes as the low note gets closer and closer to the target note, until they finally meet in pitch and the tension is resolved.
== Bluesy Beating ==