How To Play Hammer Ons And Pull Offs On Your Guitar.
In the last article/mini guitar lesson you learned how to move the pentatonic pattern 1 around the neck. In this lesson we will expand on that to bring a technique called the ”hammer on”.
For example let’s take pattern 1 at the 5th fret (Am).
A ”hammer on” is played by holding down the 6th string at the 5th fret and proceed to pick it. Now hit your 4th finger hard down onto the 8th fret hard enough to make the string hit the fret and sound out as loud as if you’d picked it!
You need to practice playing this on all the strings in the scale pattern… and it is known as ”hammering on”!!!
If practiced quickly building speed up over time you will find you can play multiple notes quickly without having to pluck each string individually thus speeding up your overall playing ability…
Try to practice your guitar playing EVERY day, even if you only pick it up for a few minutes, your fingers will become more and more on auto pilot…
So, following on from this mini lesson (hammer on’s) that I gave you previously the ’pull off’ is the next killer technique to learn!!
So to start off we will use pattern one at the 5th fret (Am). Now hold down the 8th fret with your 4th finger and also the 5th fret with your first finger on the 6th string.
Now pick the string sounding the note at the 8th fret (C)
Now here’s the clever bit : whilst the note is still ringing flick the string with your 4th finger (pull off) to sound the note at the 5th fret (A). Do not use your pick at all!
Practice this technique on all the strings up and down the pentatonic pattern 1.
This killer technique combined with hammer on’s is regular feature in great sounding solos.
The only way to get good at these techniques is to practice and practice until your fingers bleed! Only joking!!! Regular practice is essential in order to master these skills.
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