Guitarists out there...?

Question

when reading tabs what does bending, hammer on, pull offs and damping mean?

Answer 1

hard to xplain without showing. i suggest getting lessons, then u can ask a teacher & u learn so much faster that way

Answer 2

Bending... Bending the string to raise the pitch of the note. Hammer on is where you play the first note and then place a finger on the next indicated fret, like hammering on it. I can't really think of a better way of explaining it. Pull off is the same thing, only the other way around. You play the first note and pull your finger off the fret to get the second note. Damping... Not sure on that term, probably means the same thing as muted, where you pick the notes with your palm slightly on the strings near the bridge, so you get a note, but it sounds sort of muffled.

Answer 3

I can help with the first one. Bending means when you stretch the string while playing a note. Depending on the action of the guitar, you may even be able to stretch to the next note. As for the rest, no idea.

Answer 4

Bending means to move the string back and fourth with the finger used to hold the note down, so the note you played becomes lower and higher. Hammer-on is to pluck the string, push down on it, and release it.

Answer 5

bending... when you bend a finger on your left hand while playing a note so it gets a slightly higher pitch

hammer... when you pluck the string first, then slam a finger with yr left hand on the desired fret so you can hear it.

damping (i think)... is when you rest the whole right side of your right hand on the string right after the bridge, so the guitar sounds dampned (half muted)

Answer 6

pull off = playing the note and then pulling your finger off the string to create another note. and i am too lazy to explain the other ones. :D yay for guitar!!

Answer 7

i play and have been for 5 years i am good