Chord Progressions with Hammer-on’s and Pull-Off’s

Combine open chords with legato techniques like Hammer-On’s and Pull-Off’s to create melodic movement within chord progressions.

Note: If you have not viewed the lesson on Legato Techniques and Open Chords, it is highly recommended you do so before going through this course.

C Major Chords with Hammer-On’s

Hammer-On’s and Pull-Off’s are used commonly in chords and chord progression to create melodic movement between chords and chord extensions. One of the ways that guitarists can easily integrate movement from open chords to chord extensions by using hammer-on’s to quickly move from chord extensions to open chords and create interesting melodic movement within the context of rhythm guitar playing.

C Major Chords with Pull-Off’s

Hammer-On’s and Pull-Off’s are used commonly in chords and chord progression to create melodic movement between chords and chord extensions. One of the ways that guitarists can easily integrate movement from open chords to chord extensions by using hammer-on’s to quickly move from chord extensions to open chords and create interesting melodic movement within the context of rhythm guitar playing.

C Major Chords with Hammer-On’s and Pull-Off’s

Hammer-On’s and Pull-Off’s are used commonly in chords and chord progression to create melodic movement between chords and chord extensions. One of the ways that guitarists can easily integrate movement from open chords to chord extensions by using hammer-on’s to quickly move from chord extensions to open chords and create interesting melodic movement within the context of rhythm guitar playing.

Reading Chords

Part of reading on the guitar involves reading multiple notes at the same time. Very often you will have to read chords in addition to single-note lines. Read the examples below and find the best fingering for each chord. You may find many of these examples similar to the open chords you learned in previous chapters. 

Some notes that were previously found on open strings must now be plated as fretted notes. Count the notes in each chord and that will tell you which string to play that note. For example, a four-note chord can be played on the top four strings of the guitar, with the top note on the first string, the second note on the second string, and continue throughout the voicing.