Pull and Strum

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Pull verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.

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Strum and pull are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strum" instead a verb "Pull".

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

Strum verb - Sound the strings of (a string instrument).

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Pull and strum are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pull" instead a verb "Strum".

While the original Guitar Hero was a success, the hammer-ons and pull-offs had a hopelessly tight timing window, forcing most folks to ignore them entirely and strum every note.

Source: Even Better Sequel / Video Games
In the case of guitar, you also need to do the hammer-ons\pull-offs properly; one strum where you don't need to and it's all a waste.

Source: Video Game / Rock Band
It's extremely difficult, especially with plain hammer-on\pull-off notes (in which one miss means you need to strum again before the game will accept anything), but it it makes full-combing some of the hardest songs more doable, such as Through The Fire and the Flames and Surfing With the Alien.

Source: Video Game / Guitar Hero

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