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Lesson 4

Hammer on and Pull off "behind the bar"

Reading the Tablature
The horizontal lines represent the six strings with the high E (1st) string at the top.
The numbers on the lines will tell you which frets to put your fingers.
The number in the boxes are notes fretted by the slide bar.

Hammer On

Hammer on

Play the whole chord (2nd, 3rd, and 4th strings) as you hammer on the 2nd string at the 5th fret.

Lay the slide bar across the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th strings - at the 7th fret.
Strike the 2nd string.
With your index (1) finger "hammer on" the 2nd string at the 5th fret "behind the bar". Use enough force to sound the note.

You may repeat the process on the 1st and the 3rd strings. Try a hammer using your middle finger (2) on the 3rd string at the 6th fret.

Lay the slide bar across the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th strings - at the 7th fret.
Fret the 2nd string at the 5th fret with your index (1) finger "behind the bar".
Strike the 2nd string then lift your finger off of the fret board.

The string will rise up to the slide bar sounding the note at the 7th fret.

This is not a "pull off" in the traditional sense. You will not pull off the string with the fingers of your left hand.

Pull Off

Pull off

I call it a pull off just to give it a name. I suppose one could call it a reverse hammer because that is essentially what is happening.

As you may suspect you can "pull off" any note on any string "behind the bar" with any number of fingers!

When you are comfortable with these moves, try hammering and pulling off using rapid finger motions.

Listen to how the "Hammer On" and "Pull Off" will sound
"The Hammer On"
"The Hammer On With Chord"
"The Pull Off"
"The Pull Off With Chord"
"The Hammer On and Pull Off Together"

Now that you know how play these moves, CLICK HERE
to hear a version of Red River Valley using hammers and pulls
"behind the bar".

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