hammer-ons

A form of hammer-on — A stringed instrument playing technique performed (especially on guitar) by sharply bringing a fretting-hand finger down on the fingerboard behind a fret, causing a note to sound.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of hammer-on
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