How to Play a Perfect Pulloff

How to play a perfect pulloff on your guitar

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Guitar

1. 

   See Hand Diagram before performing pulloff exercise.

2. 

   With your #1 finger Firmly press down the 7th fret on the B string (2nd thinnest string).

3. 

   With your #2 finger, firmly press down the 8th fret on the B string. Note: do not release your #1 finger.

4. 

   Pluck the B string. You will hear a G-note.

5. 

   Release your #2 finger downwards (towards the thinnest string). You will now hear an F#/Gb note. Do not lift up with your #2 finger, move it down. When you release, you will be plucking the string with your #2 finger.

Tips & Warnings

• The exercise above can be applied to any two notes on any string, give that they are within the reach of your fingers.