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What is a hammer-on on guitar?
A hammer-on is a playing technique performed on a stringed instrument (especially on a fretted string instrument, such as a guitar) by sharply bringing a fretting-hand finger down on to the fingerboard behind a fret, causing a note to sound. This technique is the opposite of the pull-off.
Can you hammer-on acoustic guitar?
You want to enhance your rhythm playing by adding hammer-ons and pull-offs to chords—an essential technique used in all styles on the acoustic guitar. Brush up on your fretting-hand technique, using single notes as well as chords, before tackling some typical examples.
