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Basic Exercises

Open String Hammer-ons

Exercise 1

--0-h1----0-h2----0-h3----0-h4--
     i       m       r       p

Exercise 2

--0-h9----0-h10---0-h11---0-h12--
     i       m       r       p

Fretted Note Hammer-ons

Exercise 3

--1-h2----1-h3----1-h4--
  i  m    i  r    i  p

Exercise 4

--1-h2----1-h3----1-h4----2-h3----2-h4----3-h4--
  i  m    i  r    i  p    m  r    m  p    r  p

2 Hammer-ons per String

Exercise 5

--5-h6-h8--5-h6-h8--5-h7-h8--5-h7-h8--5-h7-h9--5-h7-h9
  i  m  p  i  m  p  i  r  p  i  r  p  i  m  p  i  m  p

Exercise 6

-----------5-h6-h8-----------5-h7-h8-----------5-h7-h9
--5-h6-h8-----------5-h7-h8-----------5-h7-h9---------
  i  m  p  i  m  p  i  r  p  i  r  p  i  m  p  i  m  p

Figure 6 is the same as figure 5, but uses two strings.

Hammer-on from Nothing

Exercise 7

--h1--(x)--h2--(x)--h3--(x)--h4--
   i        m        r        p

Exercise 8

----------h5-h6-h8----------h5-h7-h8----------h5-h7-h9
-h5-h6-h8----------h5-h7-h8----------h5-h7-h9---------
  i  m  p  i  m  p  i  r  p  i  r  p  i  m  p  i  m  p

Open String Pull-offs

Exercise 9

--4-p0----3-p0----2-p0----1-p0--
  p       r       m       i

Fretted Pull-offs

Exercise 10

--4-p1----3-p1----2-p1--
  p  i    r  i    m  i

Exercise 11

--4-p1----3-p1----2-p1----4-p2----3-p2----4-p3--
  p  i    r  i    m  i    p  m    r  m    p  r

2 Pull-offs per String

Exercise 12

--8-p6-p5--8-p6-p5--8-p7-p5--8-p7-p5--9-p7-p5--9-p7-p5
  p  m  i  p  m  i  p  r  i  p  r  i  p  m  i  p  m  i

Exercise 13

--8-p6-p5-----------8-p7-p5-----------9-p7-p5---------
-----------8-p6-p5-----------8-p7-p5-----------9-p7-p5
  p  m  i  p  m  i  p  r  i  p  r  i  p  m  i  p  m  i

Figure 13 is the same exercise but using two strings.

Legato Sliding

Exercise 14

  1    2   3    4  | 1    2   3    4 
--4--/(5)--5--\(4)-|-4--/(6)--6--\(4)-|-4--/(7)--7--\(4)-|-4--/(8)--8--\(4)--

or

--4--s(5)--5--s(4)-|-4--s(6)--6--s(4)-|-4--s(7)--7--s(4)-|-4--s(8)--8--s(4)--

Muting

                                       x12
e--(mute with right middle finger)-----
b--(mute with left-hand index finger)--
g---h6---h7---h9---p7---p6---h7---h9---
d--(mute with right-hand palm)---------
a--(mute with right-hand palm)---------
e--(mute with right-hand palm)---------

Advanced Exercises

Think you've mastered the above techniques separately? Let's try them together.

Single String Hammer-on/Pull-offs

Exercise 14

--h6-h7-h9-p7-p6-h7-h9-p7---p6-h8-h9-p8-p6-h8-h9-p8---p6-h8-h10-p8-p6-h8-h10-p8-p6---
   i  m  p  m  i  m  p  m    i  r  p  r  i  r  p  r    i  m  p   m  i  m  p  m   i

Figure 14 is straight step-wise motion up and down on a single string using all hammer-on and pull-offs for all three common 3 note per string patterns (half-whole, whole-half, and whole-whole). All notes should be equal volume and duration - use a metronome. Practice on other strings/positions.

2 String Hammer-on/Pull-offs

Exercise 15

-----------h6-h7-h9-p7-p6----------------h6-h7-h9-p7-p6-----------
--h6-h7-h9----------------h9-p7-p6-h7-h9----------------h9-p7-p6--
   i  m  p  i  m  p  m  i  p  m  i  m  p  i  m  p  m  i  p  m  i

Exercise 16

-----------h6-h8-h9-p8-p6----------------h6-h8-h9-p8-p6-----------
--h6-h8-h9----------------h9-p8-p6-h8-h9----------------h9-p8-p6--
   i  r  p  i  r  p  r  i  p  r  i  r  p  i  r  p  r  i  p  r  i

Exercise 17

------------h6-h8-h10-p8-p6------------------h6-h8-h10-p8-p6-----------
--h6-h8-h10-----------------h10-p8-p6-h8-h10-----------------h10-p8-p6--
   i  m  p   i  m  p   m  i  p   m  i  m  p   i  m  p   m  i  p  m  i

Exercise 18

-----------h6-h8-h9-p8-p6----------------h6-h8-h9-p8-p6-----------
--h6-h7-h9----------------h9-p7-p6-h7-h9----------------h9-p7-p6--
   i  m  p  i  r  p  r  i  p  m  i  m  p  i  r  p  r  i  p  m  i

Exercise 19

-----------h6-h8-h10-p8-p6----------------h6-h8-h10-p8-p6-----------
--h6-h8-h9-----------------h9-p8-p6-h8-h9-----------------h9-p8-p6--
   i  r  p  i  m  p   m  i  p  r  i  r  p  i  m  p   m  i  p  r  i

Stamina Training

Exercise 20

                                                             x40
--6-|:h7--h9--p6--h9--p7--p6--h9--p6--h7--p6--h9--p7--h9--p6--:|
  i    m   p   i   p   m   i   p   i  m   i   p   m   p   i

                                                             x40
--6-|:h8--h9--p6--h9--p8--p6--h9--p6--h8--p6--h9--p8--h9--p6--:|
  i    r   p   i   p   r   i   p   i  r   i   p   r   p   i

                                                             x40
--6-|:h7--h8--p6--h8--p7--p6--h8--p6--h7--p6--h8--p7--h8--p6--:|
  i    m   r   i   r   m   i   r   i  m   i   r   m   r   i

Legato Runs

Exercise 21

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------h9--h10-h12-|
D-------------------------------------------------h7--h9--h10-------------h9--h10-h12-------------|
A-------------h5--h7--h8--------------h7--h8--h10-------------h8--h10-h12-------------------------|
E-h5--h7--h8--------------h7--h8--h10-------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------h13-h15-h17-------------h15-h17-h19-|/20--
B-------------------------h12-h13-h15-------------h13-h15-h17-------------h15-h17-h18-------------|
G-------------h10-h12-h14-------------h12-h14-h16-------------------------------------------------|
D-h10-h12-h14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-h19-p17-\15-------------h19-p17-p15-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------h18-p17-p15-------------h17-p15-p13-------------h15-p13-p12-------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------h16-p14-p12-------------h14-p12-p10-------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------h14-p12-p10-|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-h12-p10-p9--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------h12-p10-p9--------------h10-p9--p7--------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------h12-p10-p8--------------h10-p8--p7--------------h8--p7--p5--------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------h10-p8--p7--------------h8--p7--p5--|

Single-String Hammer-on/Pull-off/Slides

Exercise 22

--3--h5--h7-/(8)--p7--p5-\(3)--h5--h7-/(8)--p7--p5-\(3)--
  i   m   p   p   r    i   i    m   p   p    r   i   i

--4--h6--h7-/(9)--p7--p6-\(4)--h6--h7-/(9)--p7--p6-\(4)--
  i   r   p   p    m   i   i    r   p   p    m   i   i

--4--h5--h7-/(9)--p7--p5-\(4)--h5--h7-/(9)--p7--p5-\(4)--
  i   m   p   p    m   i   i    m   p   p    m   i   i

--3--h5--h7-/(9)--p7--p5-\(3)--h5--h7-/(9)--p7--p5-\(3)--
  i   m   p   p    m   i   i    m   p   p    m   i   i

Exercise 23

--2--h4--h6--/(7)--p4--h6--h7--/(9)--p6--h7--h9-/(11)--p7--h9-h11-/(13)--p9-h11-h13-/(14)--
  i   m   p    p    i   r   p    p    i   m   p    p    i   m   p    p    i   m   p    p   

-14-p13-p11--\(9)-h13-p11--p9--\(7)-h11--p9--p7--\(6)--h9--p7--p6--\(4)--h7--p6--p4--\(2)--
  p   r   i    i    p   m   i    i   p    m   i    i    p   m   i    i    p   r   i    i

Open String Exercises

Make sure to start slow on this exercise and give all notes equal duration.

Index and Pinky
   |-h8--p4--p0--h8--p4--p0--h4--h8|-p0--h4--h8--p4--h8--p0--h8--p4|...

...|-h8--p0--h4--h8--p4--p0--h4--h8|-p4--p0--h8--p0--h4--p0--h8--p0|

Index and Ring/Pinky
   |-h7--p4--p0--h7--p4--p0--h4--h7|-p0--h4--h7--p4--h7--p0--h7--p4|...

...|-h7--p0--h4--h7--p4--p0--h4--h7|-p4--p0--h7--p0--h4--p0--h7--p0|

Index and Ring/Middle or Middle and Pinky
   |-h6--p4--p0--h6--p4--p0--h4--h6|-p0--h4--h6--p4--h6--p0--h6--p4|...

...|-h6--p0--h4--h6--p4--p0--h4--h6|-p4--p0--h6--p0--h4--p0--h6--p0|

Index and Middle, Middle and Ring, or Ring and Pinky
   |-h5--p4--p0--h5--p4--p0--h4--h5|-p0--h4--h5--p4--h5--p0--h5--p4|...

...|-h5--p0--h4--h5--p4--p0--h4--h5|-p4--p0--h5--p0--h4--p0--h5--p0|