????? hammer on ?????

chromhidrosis · #1 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** · #2 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

Quote:

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 · #3 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 · #4 06-10-2003, 02:03 AM

So...do I have to buy a special type of hammer for this? or will any one work

**watt** · #5 06-10-2003, 09:17 AM

g,

the finger you fret w/will suffice for a "hammer." be careful...

on bass, watt

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Originally posted by Wrong Robot
So...do I have to buy a special type of hammer for this? or will any one work

Subculture13 · #6 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** · #7 06-16-2003, 10:04 PM

g,

excellent - thank you!

on bass, watt

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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.