hammer on
Repeatedly stress point
Hammer on is a guitar technique where a note is sounded by forcefully pressing a fretting finger onto the string rather than picking it.
The finger "hammers" down to produce the note, creating a smooth, legato transition from a previous note: He hammered on from the fifth fret to the seventh.
The technique enables rapid passages that would be difficult to pick cleanly.
- legatoUnbroken musical phrasing
- bendCurve or flex
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
- sustainKeep something going continuously
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repetition/emphasis
hammer ongloss over
Minimize or conceal flaws
pass over · skim over · allude to · understate · downplay
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