The Hammer On

The hammer-on is named for the action of the left-hand finger on the fretboard.

To play a hammer-on, follow these steps:

Play the first note as usual.

Maintain pressure as you quickly use another left-hand finger to press down(hammer-on) onto a higher fret of the same string, sounding the second note.

Hammer-ons can be played from fret to fret, or from an open string to a fretted note. Regardless of fingering, you'll always hammer from a lower to a higher note. Use theinitial pick attack (on the first note) to carry the tone.