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Pull technique

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Thu, 11/06/2025 - 14:42
Elsa P.
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Hello David!

Just wondering — in the pull technique, can the single note be a blow note while the accompanying chord is a draw chord, or the opposite — a draw single note with a blow chord?I noticed this in example 2.1, section 2 (“Bass Lines”).

Thank you!

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Sat, 11/08/2025 - 17:48
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David Barrett
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Hello Elsa P. Typically, if

Hello Elsa P. Typically, if you have a pull between two draw notes, it's a draw pull. If it's a pull between two blow notes, it's a blow pull. If you have a pull between a draw and blow, or vice versa, it's up to you what feels comfortable.

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