Getting Started with Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs, and Bends
Lesson #520 • Oct 11, 2023
Lesson Discussion
Lesson Description
I got a recent question from Song Notes member Alan, who asked for general tips when it comes to learning tricky “articulation” bits such as hammer-ons, pull-offs, bends, and so forth. I recorded this casual Q&A reply, where I talk through each of these techniques and give some general advice for each. To be clear, these are all techniques that can take a while to get comfortable with. Sometimes they come easier, while in other circumstances they’re quite difficult. Fear not, as I’ll walk you through how to think about & practice them, big-picture.
- 0:00 Lesson Summary
- 2:32 Hammer-Ons
- 8:38 Pull-Offs
- 18:45 Bends
The Question that Inspired This Video
Special thanks to Alan for sending this in via the Song Notes community forum.
Hi David, Back again. Do You have any place where you specifically go into articulation. I would love some tips on more effective ways to hammer-on, pull-off, bend, and so forth. It seems particularly challenging with an acoustic guitar. Thanks as always!
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