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Good intermediate to advanced acoustic guitar pull off techniques?

I've been playing casually for about 4 years and would like to improve my pull offs. I need some good exercises to help with my strength and speed. Anything you can recommend?

Update:

* and accuracy. Looking for any exercise to help me become a better player.

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  • Left-T
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    I will add to what the first poster stated, the correct technique is to use the 1-2-3-4 (fingers) and using the one-finger-per-fret technique and going in reverse 4-3-2-1/

    You pick the first note and then, use the hammer-on technique using the index, ring and pinky finger.

    Then, you place all 4 fingers on the frets and hold them there. Pick the note that the pinky finger is on and do pull-offs starting from pinky, then the ring, and middle finger.

    Another technique is to pick the first note, than do hammers-ons and pull-offs in this manner starting with the 6th string on the 5th fret.

    Remember to do this slowly and evenly and with the same pressure.

    Pick 6th string on 5th fret ----- hammer 6th fret with the middle finger and immediately do a pull-off. Hammer with the ring finger and do a pull-off---- hammer with the pinky and do a pull-off.

    Then do the reverse. Hammer with the pinky and pull-off---- hammer with the ring and pull-off----hammer with the middle and pull-off.

    Source(s): Berklee Teacher / Luthier & Studio Guitarist
  • 4 years ago

    Advanced Acoustic Guitar Techniques

  • 9 years ago

    Practice without picking the string. You should be able to keep a steady tone going for minutes if you're doing it properly. Alternate what finger you hammer on and pull off and which you pull off to. I usually start with an open string and hammer on/pull off with my index finger, then middle, then ring, then pinky (that's a tough one!). Then you could try hammering on with the index finger, then middle, then ring, then pinky, then pull off one finger at a time back down to the open string.

    All kinds of things you do.

  • 9 years ago

    try http://guitarmanual.typepad.com/ and get the ebook there also are videos on there as lessons, the ebook is 93 pages and 8 chapters covering everything a beginner would need, open chords, barre chords, power chords, chord inversions, major minor and pentatonic scales, how to stay in key, modes, techniques, music theory specific to guitar, and much more, good luck

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