| hammer-on (5h7) = fret a note (5) and then slam your finger down on the note above (7), without picking the string again.
pull-off (7p5) = fret 2 notes on the same string eg at the 5th and 7th fret play the 7th, and then pull the string down using your fretting hand, making the 5th fret sound.
pre-bend = bend the string up as far as mentioned (usually a semitone or a tone) and then play it
legato slide = play the 1st note and slide to the next, without repicking the string
shift slide = play the 1st note and then slide to the 2nd and pick the 2nd note again
natural harmonic = place your finger lightly on the string without pushing down above the fret indicated, and pick it, making a ringing note higher than the fretted note would be
artificial harmonic = lots of ways to do this, but usually fretting a note, and use your index finger (on your non-fretting hand) to rest on the string 12 frets (normally) above the fretted note, and play the string with the middle or ring finger of your non fretting hand
tapped harmonic = fret a note and then using your non fretting hand tap and release the string quickly at the indicated fret eg fret 5 and tap 17,
vibrato = vibrate your fretting hand making the string bend slightly up and down.
trill = repeatedly hammer on and pull of between notes. 5h6p5h6p5h6p5h6
tap = use your non fretting hand to push the strings down onto the fretboard.
trem. picking = play a note as fast and constantly as possible
Dead notes (no pitch) = use all the fingers of your fretting hand to mute the string and play it normally.
Tap w\plectrum = use the edge of a pick to tap the string against the fretboard |