Members raggety Posted July 6, 2005 Members Posted July 6, 2005 damn thats difficult to do! i can do 3 notes hammering on, but pulling off i cant get the notes to sound cleanly..any tips?
Members TheBlueGuy Posted July 7, 2005 Members Posted July 7, 2005 Err, practice, I guess. I can't say that I have this problem, but whenever I have to boost my physical abilities on guitar I go to the acoustic. Then, when I come back to the electric, everything is s-o-o-o-o easy.
Members axeman79 Posted July 7, 2005 Members Posted July 7, 2005 yeah, Practice says it all. once your fingers get use to it it will become rather second nature. when I first started doing them I use to kinda pick the string a little with the fingers as they were pulling off each note.
Members androodeetoo Posted July 13, 2005 Members Posted July 13, 2005 true true about practicing hammers and pulls on acoustic...i have an old archtop acoustic with 13's that are a waaay off the fretboard....couple of hours on that and my little hands crush the neck of my 336 w/ 11's.
Members raggety Posted July 13, 2005 Author Members Posted July 13, 2005 i've been practising it and i can do it a bit better, but its more like 1-2-3 speed, rather than 123 speed.
Members brunog Posted July 15, 2005 Members Posted July 15, 2005 Start out playing it really slowly and even if you're not pulling off and just fingering the figure as individual notes, this will help you with gaining the strength and dexterity you need. The real trick as you get better at it is to be able to make the notes ring without any pick strokes other than the first. This requires you to develop the technique where your fingers slightly stroke against the strings as you are lifting them.
Members MrSteed Posted July 15, 2005 Members Posted July 15, 2005 Welp, IMO, pulloffs are about THE hardest movement your fret fingers can make. Especially that DAMNED 3-2 pulloff! :-) I practice chromatic 4-3-2-1 pulloffs a LOT. Starting on 1st string to 6th. Here's some tips: o Start REALLY slow o REALLY IMPORTANT: you're holding finger should be applying some pressure to the string in the opposite direction your pulling finger is pulling. Often overlooked. o PULL the string down a bit. Just lifting your finger off of a ringing string will be weak. If your pull doesn't have a "twang" to it, you're not doing it right. o As soon as you release the pull, relax both pulling and recieving fingers. The recieving finger should be just stiff enough to keep the note fretted. o If it starts to hurt STOP :-)
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