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How to Play Hammer-ons and Pull-offs
Hammer-ons and pull-offs are pretty straight forward to get a hang off, with pull-offs being the hardest. Even though pull-offs are not that popular in slap bass compared to hammer-ons they are still used in the technique. They are both techniques used to sound a note without actually hitting the string with your picking hand. Both techniques are used to get more notes out of playing with little use of your right hand. With the use of both hammer-ons and pull-offs you are able to gain more speed as you don’t have to pick every individual note. Hammer-ons An example of a hammer-on would be
The following exercises can improve your hammer-ons. G|----------------5-h7--5-h7----------------| Pull-offs Pull-offs work in the opposite way G|-----------| This time you pick the A string with your Index finger on the 5th fret and your Ring finger on your 7th fret, and then pull of your Ring finger which is on the 7th fret, but remember don’t pick the A string again. The thing to remember with pull-offs is you need to keep a finger on the note you wish to be sounded after the pull-off of the previous finger. The following exercises can improve your pull-offs G|----------------7p-5--7p-5----------------| The following exercises can improve both your hammer-ons and pull-offs. G|----------------5-h7--7p-5----------------|
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