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What does 2p0 mean?

by Rocky
(LA)

||-0---2p0---------|-0---2p0---------|-7---7---4-------|-5---5---0-------|
||----------2------|----------2------|-----------------|-----------------|
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||-0--------0------|-0--------0------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|
||-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|


The above is a copy and paste of tabs of a song that I would like to learn to play, but when I see the 2p0 in the first measure I'm not sure what I should do.

I think it might have something to do with a quick slur from second fret to open, but I'm not sure. What does this mean? Are there other symbols like this? If so what do they look like and what do they mean? Thanks for your time.

Rocky

Hi Rocky,

You're basically right. The 2po symbol is the tablature symbol for playing a "pull-off" on the second fret. A pull-off is another name for a slur in classical.

All styles of guitar use both hammer-ons, which are the reverse of the pull-off, and the trill. You can see more on this page...

What Makes A Good Trill?

Hope this helps.

Kind regards,
Trevor M.