Question #21

What is a trill?

Answer

A trill is a rapid continuous hammer-on and pull-off between 2 notes. How many times you do the hammer-on and pull-off depends on the situation ....but at least a few times.

In tablature you will see one fret indicated, and then another to the right in parentheses. These are the 2 notes that are involved in the trill. You will also see a "tr~~~" above the notes that will be trilled.

     tr~~~~
E:-----------
B:---7(9)----
G:-----------
D:-----------
A:-----------
E:-----------

For more information on hammer ons and pull offs check out this lesson.

Hammer-ons and pull-offs - Create a smoother sounding guitar line by using this technique. Also known as slurs.

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