Pull offs + Reverse Roll

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.