{"id":18831,"date":"2022-02-03T15:59:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T20:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/?p=18831"},"modified":"2025-10-23T15:42:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:42:58","slug":"guitar-techniques-hammer-ons-pull-offs-and-slides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/guitar-techniques-hammer-ons-pull-offs-and-slides\/","title":{"rendered":"Guitar Techniques: Hammer-ons, Pull-offs, and Slides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-learn-how-guitar-articulation-techniques-like-the-hammer-on-and-pull-off-add-expression-flow-and-nuance-to-your-playing\">Learn How Guitar Articulation Techniques Like the Hammer-On and Pull-Off Add Expression, Flow, and Nuance to Your Playing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"excerpt-callout-block_12bad7751fadaaa16ffbabe724364f2d\" class=\"excerpt-callout style-default\">\n    <div class=\"excerpt-content\">\n        <p>The following information on guitar techniques is excerpted from the Berklee Online course <em><a href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/courses\/guitar-fundamentals?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Guitar Fundamentals (opens in a new tab)\">Guitar Fundamentals<\/a><\/em>, written by <a href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/instructors\/kim-perlak?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;tum_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kim Perlak<\/a>, and currently enrolling.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s explore some key techniques that will add interest to your melodic improvisation on guitar. We\u2019ll look at three techniques: hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides. Each of these allows you to connect two consecutive notes in a scale fingering with percussion and nuance.<br><br>To try these, fret your modal pattern A Aeolian, C major from the 6th degree, and go to string \u2463. We\u2019ll use two notes on that string in our pattern, on the 5th and 7th frets.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To <strong>hammer on<\/strong>, fret the note on string \u24f8 5th fret with your first finger and pick it. While the note is still ringing, and your first finger is still pressing down, use your third finger like a hammer to strike the 7th fret. Keep your third finger pressed on the 7th fret to sustain the second note.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To <strong>pull off<\/strong>, fret both notes on string \u24f8 from the previous example: 5th fret with your first finger and 7th fret with your third finger. Play string \u24f8, and then pull your third finger off the string, plucking the second note with your third finger.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To <strong>slide<\/strong> between these same two notes, fret the 5th fret note with your third finger. Play that note, and while it is still ringing, slide your third finger up to the 7th fret. Keep the pressure down as you slide, and you\u2019ll hear both notes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Guitar Fundamentals: Key Techniques\u2014Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs, Slides, Muting | Kim Perlak | Berklee\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rNz0artpnC8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-practice-exercise-facility-and-phrasing-work\"><strong>Practice Exercise: Facility and Phrasing Work<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To practice hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides, you can use three effective approaches in a short practice session. The first works on the facility of your fretting hand, and the next two hone melodic phrasing. Notice that in the notation, hammer-ons and pull-offs are indicated with a curved line between notes, and a slide with a short straight line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-facility-work-hammer-ons-pull-offs-slides-in-finger-pairs\"><strong>Facility Work: Hammer-ons, Pull-offs, Slides in Finger-pairs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hammer-ons\"><strong>Hammer-ons<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fret the note of the 5th fret, string \u24fa, with your first finger.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hammer on with your second finger, on the 6th fret.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Move across all six strings in this manner.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pull-offs\"><strong>Pull-offs<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fret the notes on the 5th and 6th frets on string \u24fa, with fingers 1 and 2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pull off with your second finger.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Move across all six strings in this manner.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-slides\"><strong>Slides<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fret the note on the 5th fret, string \u24fa, with finger 2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slide up to the 6th fret.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Move across all six strings in this manner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Repeat each set of steps with every pair of fingers: 1 &amp; 3, 1 &amp; 4, 2 &amp; 3, 2 &amp; 4, 3 &amp; 4<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-phrasing-work-part-1-scale-pattern\"><strong>Phrasing Work, Part 1 &#8211; Scale Pattern<\/strong><br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose a scale pattern, a mode or pentatonic. In this example, we\u2019ll use Aeolian\/C major from the 6th degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Move across the strings \u24fa \u2013 \u24f5, using hammer-ons to play each note.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Move across the strings \u24f5 \u2013 \u24fa, using pull-offs to play each note.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Move across the strings \u24fa \u2013 \u24f5, using slides to play each note.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hammer-on-with-c-major-from-the-6th-degree\"><strong>Hammer-on with C Major from the 6th Degree<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-03-at-10.31.05-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18833\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-phrasing-work-part-2-musical-example\"><strong>Phrasing Work, Part 2 &#8211; Musical Example<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose a musical example. For this exercise, we\u2019ll use the riff from \u201cThe Ocean\u201d by Led Zeppelin.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take a look at where you could add hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides to smooth the connections and influence which notes are emphasized in your phrasing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Led Zeppelin - The Ocean (Live at Madison Square Garden 1973)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mqgyD_yTWCU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-03-at-10.32.20-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18834\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you\u2019ve enjoyed learning about these three techniques that will enhance your guitar improvisation. By combining hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides into the same piece, you can really add some interest to your playing. 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