Pull offs + Reverse Roll
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Avram SiegelAvram Siegel introduces the banjo pull-off, where your fretting hand sounds the note, then adds a reverse roll to use as a tag at the end of a song.
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Left Hand Technique: The Pull Off
Now we're going to learn another left hand technique: the pull off.
What is a Pull Off?
- It is in the opposite direction of a slide.
- It goes from a higher fret, for instance, the third fret.
- You actually pluck the string with your left hand.
How to Execute a Pull Off
- Start with your middle finger on the third fret.
- Pull off to your index finger on the second fret.
- You can also do this to an open string, and that works as well.
Introducing the Tag Roll
Next, we're going to learn a different roll used as a tag. A tag is something you put on the end of a song.
Reversing Roll Technique
- This has a reversing roll that goes from forward to backward without a fifth string in between.
- In our other reverse roll, there was a fifth string before the roll turned around.
- This one goes forward and backward without the fifth string in between.
Practice the Roll
The roll goes like this:
- You can practice playing this roll just leading right into itself.
- Tag licks are often like that because they start and end on the same note.
This is a little something to learn, and we use that in songs.
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Meet your guru
Avram Siegel is a banjo player and a mainstay of the California bluegrass scene. He has played with the Kathy Kallick Band and True Blue, among many others, and has taught for decades - his step-by-step method has turned out some of the state's most respected young players. In his courses he breaks down three-finger Scruggs rolls, backup and melodic playing so you can build clean timing and tone at your own pace.
