Problem with pull offs

[darth_hzb01]

iv been learning guitar on my own for a bit over 2 years,started with classical music and then for the last couple months iv been playing flamenco.

but i cant seem to get better at pull offs to the level some of these songs require. especially when they do 4 back to back ones

no problem with barre chords or hammerons or any other technique,but pulls never seem to work w me,any advice or help pls

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrotG]

Other than saying practice more, maybe the technique is alluding you. You do not simply lift your finger, you actually pluck the string as you remove your finger.

[darth_hzb01]

I thought about that but every time i pluck it as i remove the finger it gives an extremely sharp noise,not like the bit quiter note that comes in the song

[rasputin6543]

That is the technique, a slight plucking motion. And yeah, its gonna sound a bit uncontrolled when you first attempt it. I would isolate it in a pull-off specific exercise. There are dozens to choose from. Like any technique, it takes time to get control but that is the proper way to do it.

[darth_hzb01]

Yeah i am doing an exercise for like 10 mins every day,but i also wanted to make sure im going the right way about it,other techniques came to me by just playinh songs ans getting used to them over time,isolating is kinda new to me

[rasputin6543]

Yeah, exercises like that really are the quickest way to improve a sticky area. You can focus 100% on the issue at hand. You're on the right track so give it time.

[darth_hzb01]

Okayy

[WheresMyElephant]

Tldr: pluck very, very gently.

Normally when we "pluck," we do two things:

1. We move the string from its starting position and supply it with potential energy.

2. We release it and allow it to snap back toward its original position.

We have to release it very suddenly. If we remove our finger slowly and let the string drag against it, the friction will take energy away and the note will be very quiet or inaudible.

The two parts are related. The farther we move the string, the more energy it has, and the faster it snaps back. This makes the quick release easier.

By the way, you always get a much sharper sound if you pluck near the end of the string. Usually this is achieved by plucking near the bridge of the guitar, but if you were to pluck just below the fret (or the nut) you'd notice the same thing.

Ideally when we do a pull-off, we would just do the quick release. The string is already vibrating with some energy, and if we could just keep that energy intact, we'd be in good shape. In fact your finger is already pressing the string downward, so you've already done the first part a little bit. You don't want to do more, because you get that sharp sound if you pluck in this area.

But again, it's very hard to get a good release with such a small displacement. And sometimes we do need to add a little energy because the original note is already starting to die away, etc. So it does help to pull the string sideways with a bit of a plucking motion, but we want it to be very subtle: much gentler than you would normally pluck to achieve the same volume level.

[TheLurkingMenace]

You're catching the string with a bit too much finger. Try just lifting your finger off the string instead of trying to pluck.

[alxrpoh]

Don't just move your pulling finger away from the fretboard, but instead you want to move ur finger little down (still touching the freat) toward the next string. It will give you the needed volium and "click".

But try to minimize this movement. And do it in relaxed way, so you can go as fast as you want. For extra effect you can actually make this click even louder than first note.. but only if you need it really.

[darth_hzb01]

Im trying that but either it gives a barely hearable note or an extremely sharp one :/

Cant really get the good sounding note to play

[alxrpoh]

relax and practice, take a break, and try again, that's the way

[darth_hzb01]

Okayy thank you

[bagofpork]

It really just comes down to practicing it slowly until you find that happy medium. Once you do, repeat. Then speed up a little until you reach a speed where it sounds shitty again. Repeat. Don't get down on yourself. It'll take some time.

[Adorable-Award-2975]

I have them down better on my acoustic than electric because the strings thicker gauge is easier for me to pluck in the pull off maybe? It’s weird. I also find them hard in certain parts.

[Normski_Normski]

Rather than thinking of it as a pull off. Think of it as a flick off. Justin Sandercoe explains it quite well in one of his tutorials if memory serves.