![]() To achieve this with pull off, you should aim to give the string a little flick downwards with the finger that is on the higher notes. If you lift your finger straight off the note, you will notice a volume drop.Īs with hammer-ons, you want the second note to be of equal volume. A pull-off involves putting both fingers in place and pulling the higher note off to the lower one. The reverse of a hammer-on is a pull off. Guitar Tab showing a pair of pull-offs on the E string using the A Minor Pentatonic Scale. This gives you a consistent volume across both notes. When performing hammer-ons, you want the note that you hammer with your little finger to be the same volume (or as close as possible) as the note that you picked. Don’t worry, this will become less strenuous as you develop some strength in that finger. If you are new to hammer-ons, you may need to push yourself to use a little extra force with the little finger to get the second note to sound clear. The initial picked note should happen on the first beat, with the little finger hammering onto the 8th fret on the second beat. Let’s start with a small warm-up doing some hammer-ons as quarter notes between the 5th and 8th fret of the E string. Legato is all about rhythm and keeping things consistent. Guitar Tab showing a pair of hammer ons on the E string using the A Minor Pentatonic Scale. This lesson will work on your fretting hand strength and coordination but be sure to warm up full before attempting some of the more advanced legato exercises as they can be quite intensive on the fretting hand muscles. As the lesson goes on we will look at combining these techniques in longer phrases. Each of these techniques is a way to join notes up without re-picking the string. ![]() The three techniques we will be looking at in this lesson as part of our legato workout are hammer ons, pull offs and slides. Many shred guitar heroes such as Richie Kotzen and Joe Satriani swear by legato to get their fretboards blazing with notes. Legato is a great way to increase the number of notes you are playing but without needing to pick every single note. The word Legato comes from the Italian term meaning “tied together”, when applied to the guitar, this means we are taking notes and literally tying them together with various techniques that fit into the family of legato. Legato is a term that guitar players should be familiar with.
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