Hi,

This is the hammer-on and pull off lesson. If you already know this then don´t waste your time reading this.

A hammer-on means to have your freting hand. Push over a string, without your picking hand plucking that string, and the note you are hammering on has to be a higher note then the one plucked from before. If that was too complicated then i´ll slow down and give you an example.

Say For example i am playing the G note on the fifth fret of the D-string with my index finger. Then i wanna play the A note which is 2 frets higher but i want it to sound as if the notes are tied together, so i use my middel finger to hammer-on the seventh fret.

Basicly pluck first note (G-note), then hammer-on the second note (A-note). First time you try this your second note is going to sound weaker then your first note, but as you evolve as a guitar player your fingers will get stronger and you will be able to maintaine the same volume even when you hammer-on.

The pull-off is actually the same thing but instead of hammering your finger on a note. You need to pull your finger off a note. So put your middle finger on the (A-note) and your index finger on the  (G-note) then you  pluck the string with your pick.  As the note is playing pull your finger off the  A-note  (try and pull your  finger slightly down when taking it off) you will  now hear the G-note being played!!!!

Congradulations!!!you have just played your first hammer-on and pull-off!

Well now... If you wanna practice on hammer-ons and pull-offs then a good way to do it is to play the pentatonic scale up and down. When going down hammer-on when coming up the scale pull-off.

Buddy Guy is a blues player who used this technique quite often, so if you want you can youtube buddy guy and admire his skills.

Have fun!