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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.

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.

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

Exercise 20 

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

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---------------------------------------------|-------
Dh10-h12-h14--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------

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|
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