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What's the (b/p)???


A-------------9(s)10-------------------9(s)10----------------
E--2(b/p)0-----------------2(b/p)0--------------------------

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i'm not entirely certain as i'm a newbie but i think it means bend at the 2nd fret and pull off to the open string

hope i'm telling ya the right thing

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B might mean 'Bend' and the P is 'pulloff',
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Thank-you Jean,

It certainly helps me understand, though as for the doing it, we'll see..: )
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NetKnockout B is for pushing up and P is for pulling down if that will help you V is for vibro bar and so forth I am good with tabs if you need help email me at my ady. And anyone else who needs a boost with that.

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Hi again,

Here is somthing that might help,

L - tied note

x - dead note

g - grace note

(n) - ghost note

> - accentuded note

NH - natural harmonic

AH - artificial harmonic

TH - tapped harmonic

SH - semi harmonic

PH - pitch harmonic

h - hammer on

p - pull off

b - bend

br - bendRelease

pb - preBend

pbr - preBendRelease

brb - bendReleaseBend

\n/ - tremolo bar dip

\n - tremolo bar dive

-/n - tremolo bar Release up

/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip

/n - tremolo bar return

-\n - tremolo bar Release down

S - shift slide

s - legato slide

/ - slide into from below or out of upwards

\ - slide into from above or out of downwards

~ - vibrato

W - wide vibrato

tr - trill

TP - tremolo picking

T - tapping

S - slap

P - pop

< - fade in

^ - brush up

v - brush down


Also Check out Kirks lesson on bending - http://www.guitarforbeginners.com/playing.html

If you need more help on the subject, just let me know here.

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Sorry about that mate


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