Practice Tip for Hammering on with G and Cadd9

Video lesson

Hammer on only

First, practice this. Hammer-on only.

E ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
B ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
G ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
D ––––––––––––0h2–––––––––––––––0h2––––––––––––––0h2––––––––––––––0h2–––––––
A ––(3)–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
E ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
     Cadd9

E ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
B ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
G ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
D ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
A ––––––––––––0h2–––––––––––––––0h2––––––––––––––0h2––––––––––––––0h2–––––––
E ––(3)–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
     G

Alt bass note w/ hammer on

Next, add alternating bass note in addition to the hammer-on. No strumming yet.

E ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
B ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
G ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
D ––––––––––––0h2–––––––––––––––0h2––––––––––––––0h2––––––––––––––0h2–––––––
A –––3–––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––––
E ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
     Cadd9

E ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
B ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
G ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
D ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
A ––––––––––––0h2–––––––––––––––0h2––––––––––––––0h2––––––––––––––0h2–––––––
E –––3–––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––––
     G

Alternating bass note w/ single strum

Before you bring in the hammer-on, master this:

E –––––––3––––––––3––––––––3––––––––3–––––––3––––––––3–––––––3––––––––3–––––
B –––––––3––––––––3––––––––3––––––––3–––––––3––––––––3–––––––3––––––––3–––––
G –––––––0––––––––0––––––––0––––––––0–––––––0––––––––0–––––––0––––––––0–––––
D ––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––––0––––––––––––––––0––––––––––––––––0–––––––––
A –––3–––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––––
E ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
     Cadd9

E –––––––3––––––––3––––––––3––––––––3–––––––3––––––––3–––––––3––––––––3–––––
B –––––––3––––––––3––––––––3––––––––3–––––––3––––––––3–––––––3––––––––3–––––
G –––––––0––––––––0––––––––0––––––––0–––––––0––––––––0–––––––0––––––––0–––––
D –––––––0––––––––0––––––––0––––––––0–––––––0––––––––0–––––––0––––––––0–––––
A ––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––––0––––––––––––––––0––––––––––––––––0–––––––––
E –––3–––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––––
     G

Single strum

Slightly easier version – only doing a single strum (as opposed to a double strum), in addition to the hammer-on and alternating bass note.

E –––––––3––––––––3––––––––3––––––––3–––––––3––––––––3–––––––3––––––––3–––––
B –––––––3––––––––3––––––––3––––––––3–––––––3––––––––3–––––––3––––––––3–––––
G –––––––0––––––––0––––––––0––––––––0–––––––0––––––––0–––––––0––––––––0–––––
D ––––––––––––0h2–––––––––––––––0h2––––––––––––––0h2––––––––––––––0h2–––––––
A –––3–––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––––
E ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
     Cadd9

E –––––––3––––––––3––––––––3––––––––3–––––––3––––––––3–––––––3––––––––3–––––
B –––––––3––––––––3––––––––3––––––––3–––––––3––––––––3–––––––3––––––––3–––––
G –––––––0––––––––0––––––––0––––––––0–––––––0––––––––0–––––––0––––––––0–––––
D –––––––0––––––––0––––––––0––––––––0–––––––0––––––––0–––––––0––––––––0–––––
A ––––––––––––0h2–––––––––––––––0h2––––––––––––––0h2––––––––––––––0h2–––––––
E –––3–––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––––
     G

Complete tab

With alternating bass note, hammer-on, and the double strum.

E –––––––3–3––––––3–3––––––3–3––––––3–3–––––3–3––––––3–3–––––3–3––––––3–3–––
B –––––––3–3––––––3–3––––––3–3––––––3–3–––––3–3––––––3–3–––––3–3––––––3–3–––
G –––––––0–0––––––0–0––––––0–0––––––0–0–––––0–0––––––0–0–––––0–0––––––0–0–––
D ––––––––––––0h2–––––––––––––––0h2––––––––––––––0h2––––––––––––––0h2–––––––
A –––3–––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––––
E ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
     Cadd9

E –––––––3–3––––––3–3––––––3–3––––––3–3–––––3–3––––––3–3–––––3–3––––––3–3–––
B –––––––3–3––––––3–3––––––3–3––––––3–3–––––3–3––––––3–3–––––3–3––––––3–3–––
G –––––––0–0––––––0–0––––––0–0––––––0–0–––––0–0––––––0–0–––––0–0––––––0–0–––
D –––––––0–0––––––0–0––––––0–0––––––0–0–––––0–0––––––0–0–––––0–0––––––0–0–––
A ––––––––––––0h2–––––––––––––––0h2––––––––––––––0h2––––––––––––––0h2–––––––
E –––3–––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––––
     G