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A slur between fret numbers, sounding without a pick.
Also known as: Hammer on marking, Legato ascending marking
In tablature a hammer-on is written as a slur between two ascending fret numbers, the second sounded by striking the string with a fretting finger rather than picking it.
Sounds the second note by striking the string with a fretting finger rather than picking it.
Contexts: Music
Records an articulation the staff has no equivalent for, since the technique belongs to the instrument rather than to music generally.
Contexts: Music
A curved slur line joining two fret numbers on the same string line, the second higher than the first.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.