The examples below demonstrate the use of slurs involving open strings along with other slurs. These examples contain groups of slurred notes where only the first note is picked, while the remaining notes are either hammered-on or pulled-off.
Make sure all the notes sound clearly and evenly when you play these examples. If you have trouble with any of the hammer-on’s and pull-off’s, isolate each one and practice it repeatedly at a slow tempo until you have control of it. Then try the whole example again.
It is always possible to play a scale or chord in more than one place on the fretboard. These examples are derived from the A minor pentatonic scale in the open position. The notes are the same as those in the 5th position; Only the fingering is different.