How to Play a Perfect Hammer-On on Your Guitar

How to Play a Perfect Hammer-On on Your Guitar

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Guitar

1. 

   See hand diagram before performing exercise.

2. 

   With your #1 finger Firmly press down the 5th fret on the D string (3rd thickest string).

3. 

   Pluck the D string. You will hear a G-note.

4. 

   While the G-note rings, press down on the 7th fret of the same string (D string) with your #3 finger. You should now hear an A note.

Tips & Warnings

• The Hammer-on is a very useful technique. Most lightning fast guitar solos could only be played with the help of hammer-ons and pulloffs. This is because you can play a lot of notes, without a lot of picking.