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EZ street: pull-off power.(Beginner)
Now that we've explored hammer-ons ("How to Nail Hammer-Ons," April '04 GP), it's time to investigate the flip side of the coin, which is the pull-off. Like hammer-ons, pull-offs let us select and attack a note with the fretting hand.
FRET AND YANK
The concept is simple: First comes the setup, in which you simultaneously fret two tones on the same string the higher starting note and the lower ending note. (If you're pulling from a fretted note to an open string, you need only fret the first note.) Next, use your picking hand to pluck the string. While the first note is still sustaining, yank the finger that's fretting it off of the vibrating string and in …
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