Before you try the guitar lick,
practice the
hammer-ons a lot-finger strength is needed and
will come with practice.
A hammer-on is done by
first picking a note(open or fretted),
then firmly and
quickly planting a left hand finger on a different
note(fret).
Listen to the hammer-on guitar lick first,
and then try to play it.
- Hammer your finger on the guitar string firmly
- Hammer your finger close to the fret
- Let the first note ring slightly before hammering
- Really think of a hammer hitting a nail
- Finger numbers are below the guitar tab staff.
Examples of Hammer-Ons using the notes of the E Blues
Scale
To play a pull-off, play fretted note to lower note or open string.(see
below):
* Fret to Fret will be harder to
do than open string to fret
Hammer Lick 1
It is easier to start playing hammer-ons and
pull-offs using eighth notes
Pull-Offs: The opposite of hammer-ons
Pull-offs are done when a fretted note is picked, then
the finger pulls off that note causing either the open
string or fretted note to ring. As you see in Picture
2, the finger does not pull very far off of the
guitar string.
- Let the fingertip grab the guitar string slightly
as it pulls off - The finger should pull up and over the adjacent
string - Finger numbers are below the Tab staff
- If you are doing a pull-off from a fretted note
to another fretted note, put both fingers on
their frets and then pull-off( PICTURE 1
to 2)
| PICTURE 1 |
| PICTURE 2 |
| Pull-Off Lick 1 |
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| Pull-Off Lick 2 |
- Practice the examples
of hammer-ons
- Practice each lick 3
times in a row (keep a steady beat)
- Practice each lick 3
times in a row with the metronome
- Write out a Hammer
lick and a Pull-off lick with quarter notes and
half notes.
- Write out a Hammer
lick and a Pull-off lick using eighth notes,
quarter notes, and half notes
- Practice each one of
your guitar licks 3 times in a row
- After writing a couple
of licks, try creating some on the spot. Count
the rhythm out loud as you play.
- Make sure your licks
are 4 beats long
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