- Pull-offs
A pull-off is played by plucking a note then letting go of the
note
and letting the note lower fret . The symbol for a pull-off
is a "P."
The note that you pluck is the one that is located before the
"P."
The note after is the one that will be sounded when you pull
off of that note.
Look at Figure 4 for an example.
Figure
4
E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------9p7----------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
Bending, Releasing, and Vibrato
Bends
- A bend is executed when you push or pull the string to
make the pitch higher. The higher pitch is what we call the target
pitch. The symbol used for a bend is a "B" . The note that comes
before it signifies the fret that you are bending at, and the
note that comes after it is the fret of the target pitch. IIn
other words, you are trying to get the bend to sound like the
note at the fret after the "B."
or bend,
Release Bend is signified by an "R." This released
Bend is when
a string is already bent you pick it and you let it go. The note
before
the " R " represents the bent tone or the target pitch, and
the note
after represents the note after you have released the bend.
Vibrato ("~") is simply when you wiggle your
wrist at the note and
finger at fret to produce a pulsating or pitch modulating sound.
You will find the "~" symbol over a note that you are to use vibrato
on. Look at Figure 5 for an example of bending / vibrato sound.
Figure
5
E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------7b9r7---7~---------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
Sliding
is done with symbolized by slashes ("/" or "\"). A slide up ("/")
is
when you play a note and then hold your finger on the fretboard
and slide your finger up to the target pitch. A slide down ("\")
is exactly the opposite. In Figure 6, you would play the 7th fret,
slide up to the 9th fret, and then slide back down to the fret.
Figure
6
E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------7/9\7--------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
Tapping
and Dampening Tapping
Symbolized
by a " T " you tap on the note that then release the "T."
Now
dampening is symbolized by an "x." To execute a dampened
note, simply lay your left hand on the strings and play that note.
An "x" in a chord chart means to not play a Muted Noteon that
string.
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