hammer-on
Fretboard finger strike
A hammer-on is a guitar technique where a note is sounded by sharply pressing a fretting finger onto the string rather than picking it.
The finger "hammers" down hard enough to make the string vibrate.
This creates smooth, rapid transitions between notes: He played a quick hammer-on from the fifth to the seventh fret.
The opposite technique is a pull-off.
pull-off
Accomplish something difficult
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