Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs Notes are often played without picking the string, by using hammers and pulls. As the name suggests, a hammer-on means that the note is sounded by hammering your finger down. In the ‘example below, pick the first note, then hammer your third finger down on the string to sound the second note. The whole time, your first finger should stay anchored, doing its job to hold the adjacent strings quiet. Feming 19 a rerarararara A pull-offs the opposite of a hammer-on. Pull your third finger down and off of the string to pluck it, Your first finger should be in place before you do the pull-off, and of course, it should be holding, the adjacent strings mute. (If you hear any extra string noise, you aren’t muting right—fix it!) Bae } 10 At a | B SS rr er rr in