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PULL-OFF: Play the 1st or higher note then pull your finger down sounding the lower note from that action. Think of a pull-off as the opposite of a hammer on.
A common mistake when people are learning the pull-off technique is just to lift the finger rather than pull down. This technique usually follows a hammer-on.
Pull-Off Exercises
If you learnt the previous hammer-on exercises then these are the same only in reverse. Remember, your timing has to be constant & even. Pull-off's are shown on text tab as a "p" but on print tab it will usually be a curved line joining the two notes with a "p.o." above or below it.
2 Finger Combinations
2nd & 1st
2nd & 1st fingers
|----------------2p1--------------------|
|-------------2p1---2p1-----------------|
|----------2p1---------2p1--------------|
|-------2p1---------------2p1-----------|
|----2p1---------------------2p1--------|
|-2p1---------------------------2p1-----|
3rd & 2nd
3rd & 2nd Fingers
|----------------3p2--------------------|
|-------------3p2---3p2-----------------|
|----------3p2---------3p2--------------|
|-------3p2---------------3p2-----------|
|----3p2---------------------3p2--------|
|-3p2---------------------------3p2-----|
4th & 3rd
4th & 3rd Fingers
|----------------4p3--------------------|
|-------------4p3---4p3-----------------|
|----------4p3---------4p3--------------|
|-------4p3---------------4p3-----------|
|----4p3---------------------4p3--------|
|-4p3---------------------------4p3-----|
3rd & 1st
3rd & 1st Fingers
|----------------3p1--------------------|
|-------------3p1---3p1-----------------|
|----------3p1---------3p1--------------|
|-------3p1---------------3p1-----------|
|----3p1---------------------3p1--------|
|-3p1---------------------------3p1-----|
4th & 2nd
4th & 2nd Fingers
|----------------4p2--------------------|
|-------------4p2---4p2-----------------|
|----------4p2---------4p2--------------|
|-------4p2---------------4p2-----------|
|----4p2---------------------4p2--------|
|-4p2---------------------------4p2-----|
4th & 1st
4th & 1st Fingers
|----------------4p1--------------------|
|-------------4p1---4p1-----------------|
|----------4p1---------4p1--------------|
|-------4p1---------------4p1-----------|
|----4p1---------------------4p1--------|
|-4p1---------------------------4p1-----|
3 Finger Combinations
3rd, 2nd & 1st
3rd, 2nd & 1st fingers
|--------------------------3p2p1------------------------------|
|---------------------3p2p1-----3p2p1-------------------------|
|----------------3p2p1---------------3p2p1--------------------|
|-----------3p2p1-------------------------3p2p1---------------|
|------3p2p1-----------------------------------3p2p1----------|
|-3p2p1---------------------------------------------3p2p1-----|
4th, 3rd & 2nd
4th, 3rd & 2nd Fingers
|--------------------------4p3p2------------------------------|
|---------------------4p3p2-----4p3p2-------------------------|
|----------------4p3p2---------------4p3p2--------------------|
|-----------4p3p2-------------------------4p3p2---------------|
|------4p3p2-----------------------------------4p3p2----------|
|-4p3p2---------------------------------------------4p3p2-----|
4th, 2nd & 1st
4th, 2nd & 1st Fingers
|--------------------------4p2p1------------------------------|
|---------------------4p2p1-----4p2p1-------------------------|
|----------------4p2p1---------------4p2p1--------------------|
|-----------4p2p1-------------------------4p2p1---------------|
|------4p2p1-----------------------------------4p2p1----------|
|-4p2p1---------------------------------------------4p2p1-----|
4th, 3rd & 1th
4th, 3rd & 1th Fingers
|--------------------------4p3p1------------------------------|
|---------------------4p3p1-----4p3p1-------------------------|
|----------------4p3p1---------------4p3p1--------------------|
|-----------4p3p1-------------------------4p3p1---------------|
|------4p3p1-----------------------------------4p3p1----------|
|-4p3p1---------------------------------------------4p3p1-----|
4 Finger Combination
4th, 3rd, 2nd & 1st fingers
|------------------------------------4p3p2p1-
|-----------------------------4p3p2p1--------
|----------------------4p3p2p1---------------
|---------------4p3p2p1----------------------
|--------4p3p2p1-----------------------------
|-4p3p2p1------------------------------------
-4p3p2p1------------------------------------|
--------4p3p2p1-----------------------------|
---------------4p3p2p1----------------------|
----------------------4p3p2p1---------------|
-----------------------------4p3p2p1--------|
------------------------------------4p3p2p1-|
Open Pull-Offs
|----------------1p0--------------------|
|-------------1p0---1p0-----------------|
|----------1p0---------1p0--------------|
|-------1p0---------------1p0-----------|
|----1p0---------------------1p0--------|
|-1p0---------------------------1p0-----|
Then use your...
- 2nd to open
- 3rd to open
- 4th to open
