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hammer-on

hammer-on noun: 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.

Noun

hammer-on (plural hammer-ons)

  1. 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.
    • The virtuoso guitarist played a number of hammer-ons.

Forms of hammer-on

pluralhammer-ons

Questions about hammer-on

What does hammer-on mean?
Hammer-on means 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.
What part of speech is hammer-on?
Hammer-on is a noun.
What is the plural of hammer-on?
The plural of hammer-on is hammer-ons.

Words near hammer-on in the dictionary

  1. hammer-hardening
  2. hammer-hardens
  3. hammer-headed
  4. hammer-headed shark
  5. hammer-headed sharks
  6. hammer-on
  7. hammer-ons
  8. hammerable
  9. Hammerbarn
  10. Hammerbarns
  11. hammerbeam

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