Guitar Lessons - Pull Offs guitar tab

Pull Off Lesson

Written/Tabbed by:Gabe Hawkins - gabe_hawkins93@yahoo.com

Now, if you are like me when I first started, you may not be sure

what a pull-off even is. I wasn't. I looked up definitions of

it and it still didn't help me. I'll show you in this lesson the

easiest way, that I know of, to do pull-offs. They're actually

very simple once you realize what they are.

A pull of is basically a reverse hammer-on, (refer to my Hammer

On Lesson if you do not know what it is, althought it isn't necesarrily

required to know what it is for this lesson). Pull-offs are one

of the most important elements in songs, especially in solos,

but you DO see them in choruses, verses, etc. Let's set up a simple

scenario.

e|-----|

B|-7p5-|

G|-----|

D|-----|

A|-----|

E|-----|

The p here obviously stands for the pull-off, while the numbers

represent

the frets. Now the easiest way to do this is to place your ring

finger on the 7th fret, and your pointer finger on the 5th fret.

When you pluck the

string, you will hear the 7th fret because it is further down

the neck.

Now, you want to pluck the string and pull down on it slightly.

As you pull

down, let go of the string. You don't even have to pluck the string

again.

If you did it correctly, you should hear a quick transition from

the 7th to

the 5th fret. If it was slow, you need to pluck/pull/let go faster.

Try it

over and over increasing your speed.

After you get the basic pull off motion and speed down, try this:

From Metal Militia by Metallica

Tabbed by me of course :)

NOTE: When pulling off to an open note, just pull down and let go.

e|-----------------|

B|-----------------|

G|-7p5-------------|

D|-----7p5-2p0-1p0-|

A|-----------------|

E|-----------------|

Now if you don't know the song, it's okay. It is a great exercise

though because it is a pull-off progression. Gradually increase

your speed.

Invent your own little pull-off exercises. If you practice

these riffs and increase your speed, youll be mastering pull-offs

with no problem very soon. I hope this could help you like it helped

me.

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