Tab Questions

bigtim · 02-11-2006, 11:23 AM

im kinda new at the whole tab thing, lol, and i cant figure out

what does hammer mean??

Laces Out Dan! · 02-11-2006, 02:23 PM

A hammer on is when you have one finger on a fret and then with another finger you hit down on the second fret shown without picking the string....
Ex. 5^7 means you hammer on the 7th fret with your other finger staying on the fifth....hope that helps..kinda hard to explain

bigtim · 02-11-2006, 02:44 PM

ooooh, i thought it had something to do with bending or strumming hard er sumthin

thanks, that really helps

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bigtim Groupie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 23	ooooh, i thought it had something to do with bending or strumming hard er sumthin thanks, that really helps