Hammer Ons/ Pull Offs and Timing

[Kai C]

Hey guys, still working on nailing down the timing basics. I've been using a metronome a lot more lately and right now I'm practicing something that includes hammer ons and pull offs at the beginning and end of each measure. Do you usually hit those ho/po notes as a half note inbetween beats or are they on their own beats? I'm sure there's different approaches to it so it might just depend on what you're playing and how the melody feels

 

[idssdi]

I honestly do them wherever I feel like. It also depends on whether I'm lazy or not. There's really not a rule to this.

Let's say you count and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4. You want to do a 3 note melody which starts on the first and. You can pick that one, the note that falls on the 1 and hammer on to the note on the second and but you can also move it around however you like. Hammer on to the second not or hammer on out of nowhere to the first note. Whatever you feel like. That's kind of what makes your playing your playing and not someone else's

 

[Kai C]

@Ids Schiere ok, that's pretty fucking cool. All this theory and you start to wonder where the individuality slips in. Thats one spot right there huh

 

[Lindsey]

If you're playing an existing melody/rhythm the note that's hammered on or pulled of is a count on it's own. You'll count them the same as a note you pick.

 

[Kai C]

If you're playing an existing melody/rhythm the note that's hammered on or pulled of is a count on it's own. You'll count them the same as a note you pick.

Sweet, thank you for answering that