Although tilt test is the suggested by ISRM for basic friction angle measurement, basic friction angles measured by the tilt test are usually distributed in a wide range. Basic friction angles of granite, sandstone, marble, gneiss, and shale were measured by three different test methods, such as direct shear test, pull test and tilt test. Results are compared to determine the accuracy of measurement and the most convenient and accurate method for basic friction angle measurement. Samples were prepared as slab shape or disc shape, and sliding planes were polished by #100 grinding powders. Basic friction angles of granite, sandstone, marble, gneiss, and shale measured by direct shear test were 28.7º, 36.9º, 33.0º, 29.8º and 33.1º, respectively. Those measured by pull were almost identical with those measured by direct shear test within 2º. However, basic friction angles measured by the tilt test show a wide range. Pull test can be performed by a simple and convenient way, but results are more accurate than tilt test. These results indicate that pull test may be a better method to measure basic friction angle than the tilt test.