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Post by Dave on Apr 21, 2005 15:46:03 GMT -5
Not in that sense you perverted people!!!!!!
E.G.
D--0h2p0--0h2p0---0-2-0---------------------------------------|
How do I hammer on as well because to be honest it sounds bobbins on acoustic.
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Post by Noel's Barmy Army on Apr 21, 2005 18:15:58 GMT -5
Hammer-ons.
The hammer-on, is a pretty basic technique. This requires you to use your left hand and pluck a note, perhapes to start with, use your index finger to fret it. After the note is plucked, leave it ringing and, without the right hand, push any other finger on it, so it gracefully switches to the new note that you just made. It may need excessive amounts of practicing (depending on your skill) to master, but I'm almost positive most of you know how to do it. On a tab, hammer-ons are usually represented by an "h," except on actual tabs, which have a curve thing with h. o. above it. But on net tabs, like the ones on this site, the "h" is the most common occurrence. Here is a visual example:
|--5h6---------------| |--------6h8---------| |--------------8h11--| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------|
Once you can do that (and I advise you be able to do all of it, especially being able to do 8h11 with at least your index finger and pinky. If you can't even do that, you need to learn how. ), then try this excercise below:
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------9h10h11h12--| |--------------------------9h10h11h12-------------------| |--------------5h6h7h8----------------------------------| |--1h2h3h4----------------------------------------------|
|--------------1h2h3h4--| |--5h6h7h8--------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------|
Note: Those 2 chunks are the same excercise.
On this excercise, use all 4 fingers, and hammer on nice and clean. It doesn't have to be incredibly fast or anything, just make sure to use all your fingers, Once you can do that, we can proceed.
Pull-Offs.
Are the complete opposites of our friend, the hammer-on, above. Just put, say, your ring finger (the one next to the pinky) on a fret, and have a finger bhind it on a lower pitched fret behind it. Nowe just pull the higher pitched finger away, while sort of plucking it with the same finger, and be sure to leave the lower pitched finger on the same fret. The pitch should drop, its variance depending on the space you left between your fingers. On a net tab, a pull off is a "p," and on a regular tab, it is a curve with p. o above it. Heres a visual:
|--6p5--------------| |--------7p5--------| |--------------8p5--| |-------------------| |-------------------| |-------------------|
Now, if you can do that, then try to do this excercise:
|--12p11p10p9------------------------------| |-------------------8p7p6p5----------------| |-------------------------------4p3p2p1p0--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--12p11p10p9------------------------------| |-------------------8p7p6p5----------------| |-------------------------------4p3p2p1p0--|
Now, just remember not to slide and to use all of your fingers. And no picking, except 1 to get started.
Hope that helps.
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Post by Mr Sifter on Apr 22, 2005 4:13:03 GMT -5
Noel's Barmy Army
I commend you you on your efforts in assisting on this.
Top work fella.
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Post by Dave on Apr 22, 2005 11:26:27 GMT -5
What can I say? Nice one. That is one detailed explanation, I really understand now.
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