The Hammer-on
A hammer-on is a technique where the first note is picked, but the second note sound is produced by "hammering" the left hand finger onto the fretboard. The hammer-on is indicated on the music staff by a curved line joining two different notes. In Tab notation the hammer-on is indicated by a curved line with the letter H above it.
The hammer-on is performed by playing the first note (in the following example – a G note – open third string) with the thumb. While this note is still sounding, the second finger of the left hand hammers down onto the second note (an A note on the 2nd fret of the third string). The second note is not picked; the sound is produced entirely by the left hand.
Class Sessions
1- Using Finger Picks
2- The Major Scale
3- INTRODUCTION
4- The Eighth Note
5- Notes on the 1st String
6- The Pinch
7- The C Major Chord
8- Playing Single Notes (Picking)
9- The Three Four Time Signature
10- LESSON ONE
11- Sixteenth Notes
12- Combining Melody And Accompaniment
13- Approach to Practice
14- The G Major Chord
15- Sequences
16- Alternate Picking
17- The Hammer-on
18- The Lead-in
19- The Pivot
20- Alternating Bass
21- Notes on the 3rd String
22- Finger Rolls
23- Rolls in Three Four Time
24- Left Hand Bar
25- Key of G Major
26- The 8va Symbol
27- Notes on the 4th String
28- The Pull-off
29- Cut Common Time
30- Parts of the Banjo
31- Songs Using the C Chord
32- Notes on the 2nd String
33- Chord Diagrams
34- The F Sharp Note (F<span class="symbolA">#</span>)
35- The Slide
36- Electronic Tuner
37- Minor Chords
38- Strumming
39- Combining Rolls
40- Playing The 5th String
41- Rhythm Patterns
42- Rests
43- Left Hand Fingering
44- Dotted Notes
45- How to Tune Your Banjo
46- Slide Finger
47- Chord Shapes
48- The Seventh Chord
49- How to Read Music
50- Chord Progressions
51- Music Notation
52- How to Hold the Banjo