Pull-offs on the pentatonic scale

Aim of the exercise: Practice pull-offs on some exciting pentatonic licks.
Exercise type: Legato
Starting tempo: 60 beats per minute
Duration: 10 minutes

Simple as lifting your finger off the fretboard!

A pull-off is a way you play two certain notes on the guitar. Imagine it as a kind of opposite to the hammer-on. You are fretting two notes on the same string and then strike the string. After the sound is made you pull the string with the finger that frets the higher note and lift it off the fretboard. The lower note on the same string and fretted by a different finger will sound afterwards!

You will play two notes per string exclusively and you will always pick the first note with a downstroke and then perform a pull-off to sound the second note. Remember to always position your fingers in the 1-2-3-4 position (one fret one finger) so your fretting hand isn't flying all over the guitar but stays as still as possible.

Variations

Low run, high run and the full run on the 1st pattern Low run, high run and the full run on the 2nd pattern Low run, high run and the full run on the 3rd pattern Low run, high run and the full run on the 4th pattern Low run, high run and the full run on the 5th pattern

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