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This is a search-engine-friendly text mirror of the TalkBass Forums chromhidrosis 06-07-2003, 11:48 AM Hey, I was looking at a tab online and in the key it said hammer on and i looked through the tab and i had to do it what ever it was. I was woundering what hammer on ment? watt 06-09-2003, 11:09 AM hi, the way I understand it, a "hammer-on" is getting a note from "hammering-on" w/the same hand you're fretting w/instead of getting a pluck on the string from the other hand. you come down on the string hard against the neck w/the same finger you're fretting it w/and the sound comes from the action rather than fretting a note w/one hand and plucking it w/the other. hope this helps. on bass, watt Originally posted by chromhidrosis Hey, I was looking at a tab online and in the key it said hammer on and i looked through the tab and i had to do it what ever it was. I was woundering what hammer on ment? Matt Till 06-10-2003, 01:47 AM Mike pretty much covered it... to put it in tab terms... check this out... |-------------| |-------------| |------5h7----| |-0-0------0--| In tabs you'll usually see an "h" in between two notes to represent a hammer-on. As Watt stated, you pretty much play the note without plucking it. The D (5th fret) would be played like a normal note and with that note still ringing out, use another finger on your fretting hand to hammer-on the E (7th fret). I hope we helped out a bit. Wrong Robot 06-10-2003, 02:03 AM So...do I have to buy a special type of hammer for this? or will any one work :p watt 06-10-2003, 09:17 AM g, the finger you fret w/will suffice for a "hammer." be careful... on bass, watt Originally posted by Wrong Robot So...do I have to buy a special type of hammer for this? or will any one work :p Subculture13 06-16-2003, 12:07 PM To add to Mike's bang-on answer, the opposite of a hammer-on would be a pull-off. Pulling off from one finger down to another to drop down a note. Often times a slight "flick" helps to draw the note out even stronger. watt 06-16-2003, 10:04 PM g, excellent - thank you! on bass, watt Originally posted by renfield808 To add to Mike's bang-on answer, the opposite of a hammer-on would be a pull-off. Pulling off from one finger down to another to drop down a note. Often times a slight "flick" helps to draw the note out even stronger. |