| Bend |
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Strike the note and bend up by the number of steps
indicated. (1/2 step = 1 fret) The term "Full" refers to a whole step bend. (2 frets)
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| Bend and Release |
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Strike the note and bend up by the number of steps indicated, then
release the bend back to the original note. Only the first note is struck.
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| Pre-Bend |
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Bend the note up by the number of steps indicated, and then strike it. |
| Pre-Bend and Release |
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Bend the note up by the number of steps indicated, strike it and release the bend back to the original note. |
| Vibrato |
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Vibrate the note by shaking (bending and releasing) the string with the fretting finger. |
| Wide Vibrato |
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Vibrate the pitch to a greater degree with the fretting finger or vibrato bar. |
| Legato Slide |
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Strike the first note and then with the same fretting finger slide up the string to the second note.
The second note is not struck
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| Shift Slide |
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Same as above, except the second note is struck. |
| Slide Into (from below) |
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Slide up to the note indicated from a few frets below. |
| Slide Into (from above) |
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Slide down to the note indicated from a few frets above. |
| Slide Out Of (downwards) |
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Slide out from the note indicated to a few frets below. |
| Slide Out Of (upwards) |
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Slide out from the note indicated to a few frets above. |
| Hammer-On |
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Strike the first (lower) note, then sound the higher note with another finger by fretting it without picking. |
| Pull-Off |
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Place both fingers on the notes to be sounded. Strike
the first (higher) note, then sound the lower note by pulling the finger
off the higher note while keeping the lower note fretted.
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| Trill |
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Very rapidly alternate between the note indicated and the small note shown in parentheses by hammering on and pulling off. |
| Tap |
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Hammer ("tap") the fret indicated with the picking hand index or middle finger and pull off to the note fretted by the fretting hand. |
| Natural Harmonic |
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With a fretting hand finger, lightly touch the string over the fret indicated, then strike it. A chime-like sound is produced. |
| Artificial Harmonic |
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Fret the note normally and sound the harmonic by adding the picking hand thumb edge or index finger tip to the normal pick attack. |
| Tremolo Bar |
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Using the tremolo bar, drop the note by the number of steps indicated, then return to original pitch. |
| Palm Mute |
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Using the picking hand, partially mute the note by lightly touching the string just before the bridge. |
| Muted Note |
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Lay the fretting hand across the strings without depressing them to the fretboard;
strike the strings with the picking hand, producing a percussive sound.
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| Pick Slide |
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Rub the pick edge down the length of the string to produce a scratchy sound. |
| Tremolo Picking |
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Pick the note as rapidly and continuously as possible. |
| Pickstroke (down) |
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Strike the note using a downward motion. |
| Pickstroke (up) |
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Strike the note using a upward motion. |
| Rhythm Slashes |
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Strum the chords in the rhythm indicated.
Use the chord diagrams found at the top of the first page of the score to determine the fingering to use for each chord.
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| Single-Note Rhythm Slashes |
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The circled number below the slash indicates which string to play. The number beside it represents the fret number. |
