Legato Runs, Pull offs and hammer ons
Hajduk
Aug 20 2013, 01:18 AM
Learning Rock Star
Posts: 991
Joined: 8-February 13
From: North Vancouver
Hi Cosmin. Love the idea behind this I always have a lot of questions to ask smile.gif My question is this. When I do a legato run the pull offs always are harder than the hammer ons! Is that normal? Maybe I am a special case:) but am curious to know if that is a general consensus with all players? Thank you

You are at GuitarMasterClass.net


Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!


--------------------
Tomislav
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
verciazghra
Aug 20 2013, 01:36 AM
GMC:er
Posts: 467
Joined: 10-July 13
QUOTE (Hajduk @ Aug 20 2013, 12:18 AM) *
Hi Cosmin. Love the idea behind this I always have a lot of questions to ask smile.gif My question is this. When I do a legato run the pull offs always are harder than the hammer ons! Is that normal? Maybe I am a special case:) but am curious to know if that is a general consensus with all players? Thank you

Hammerons are always harder for me, untill I almost stopped doing pull-offs completely and started doing lift-offs/backwards hammerons. However pulloffs can be difficult but weather or not you're a special case, half of my guitar playing friends think it's more difficult to do an upstroke than a downstroke. It's just how much you're exposed to something and what your general playing habbits involve.

You are at GuitarMasterClass.net


Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!


This post has been edited by verciazghra: Aug 20 2013, 01:37 AM


--------------------
"To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time." -Leonard Bernstein

"The only love affair I have ever had was with music." -Maurice Ravel

"There's no such place as dumb question." -Dose One
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Taka Perry
Aug 20 2013, 08:08 AM
Learning Rock Star
Posts: 642
Joined: 16-July 13
From: Australia
Like verciazghra said above, everything depends on the person. Personally, I've always found pull-offs more challenging. Maybe Cosmin will put up a video or something wink.gif

You are at GuitarMasterClass.net


Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!


--------------------
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Darius Wave
Aug 20 2013, 08:47 AM
Instructor
Posts: 5.871
Joined: 29-November 12
From: Poland
It depends of the reference point. If You would try to make hammer ons and pull offs on the classical guitar, without Your right hand picking, then You'll see that both are same hard - both need strength from your left hand.


This feeling of pull-off being hard can be caused because Your whole left hand isn't ready yet for a hard playing. Hammer on can look easier because when You pick the previous note, the hammer on could be just a soft touch ringing with that previous note sustain...which is basicly wrong point of judgement. Best practice for legato is using only left hand, and trying to get notes "out of nowhere" on the high strings like E and B.

This topic is too wide for one post but this is where You could search for the reason.

I think that some players could even say that pull off is easier.

You are at GuitarMasterClass.net


Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!


This post has been edited by Darius Wave: Aug 20 2013, 08:48 AM
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Cosmin Lupu
Aug 20 2013, 11:17 AM
Instructor
Posts: 22.808
Joined: 14-June 10
From: Bucharest
QUOTE (Hajduk @ Aug 20 2013, 12:18 AM) *
Hi Cosmin. Love the idea behind this I always have a lot of questions to ask smile.gif My question is this. When I do a legato run the pull offs always are harder than the hammer ons! Is that normal? Maybe I am a special case:) but am curious to know if that is a general consensus with all players? Thank you


Hello Tom smile.gif

Darius has given a very good point regarding this whole idea and I will show you some stuff in a movie as well wink.gif Stay tuned!

Here we go:

You are at GuitarMasterClass.net


Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!


This post has been edited by Cosmin Lupu: Aug 20 2013, 02:07 PM
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Hajduk
Aug 20 2013, 04:07 PM
Learning Rock Star
Posts: 991
Joined: 8-February 13
From: North Vancouver
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Aug 20 2013, 10:17 AM) *
Hello Tom smile.gif

Darius has given a very good point regarding this whole idea and I will show you some stuff in a movie as well wink.gif Stay tuned!

Here we go:


Thank you all for the responses and advice. Thank you Cosmin for the video response great explanation and now I have a new drill to practice smile.gif

You are at GuitarMasterClass.net


Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!


--------------------
Tomislav
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Gabriel Leopardi
Aug 20 2013, 10:03 PM
Instructor
Posts: 36.043
Joined: 3-March 07
From: Argentina
Good video Cosmin! In my personal experience I think that there is not a big difference between hammer on and pull of in difficulty but maybe we use to practice more one or the other and that makes that one easier to do. In my case I feel that pull of seems to be a bit easier but I'm sure that it's because I have used a pull of exercises as my warm up for 15 years. biggrin.gif

Here you can find it (exercise number 1)

https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=42825

You are at GuitarMasterClass.net


Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!


--------------------
My lessons

Do you need a Guitar Plan?
Join Gab's Army

Check my band:Cirse
Check my soundcloud:Soundcloud

Please subscribe to my:Youtube Channel
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Cosmin Lupu
Aug 21 2013, 08:20 AM
Instructor
Posts: 22.808
Joined: 14-June 10
From: Bucharest
QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Aug 20 2013, 09:03 PM) *
Good video Cosmin! In my personal experience I think that there is not a big difference between hammer on and pull of in difficulty but maybe we use to practice more one or the other and that makes that one easier to do. In my case I feel that pull of seems to be a bit easier but I'm sure that it's because I have used a pull of exercises as my warm up for 15 years. biggrin.gif

Here you can find it (exercise number 1)

https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=42825


Thanks Gabe! I was practicing legato like a maniac back in 2003-2004 due to my heavy addiction on Steve Vai - I remember putting my right hand behind my head and playing three notes per string patterns at slow speeds, in order to gain accuracy and stamina, until it hurt.

You are at GuitarMasterClass.net


Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post

Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 




RSS Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 19th March 2024 - 07:58 AM