This is a game changer. Details like these make a world of difference, just because i assumed all my life how a correct hammer on and pull off was and wasted so much time & nerves over years. Barely tried, i just added a few BPM on my technique as well as a cleaner articulation effortlessly. I feel i'm on the right path, thank you!

@MaxRichMusic

2 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear! It's amazing how much difference a small detail like this can make in your playing. Keep going!

No doubt one of the best videos explaining hammer ons and pull offs. Iv'e seen a few videos on the subject but this one tops them all. Now it's practice, practice, practice.

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad you watched, much appreciated

@iianchinn9751

Жыл бұрын

@@MaxRichMusic And benefitting from it too 👍

This is the first video in youtube history where they don't lie when it says "...in 10 minutes"... Thank you, sir! This simple explanation changed it all for a noob like me! I salute you!

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

That's an awesome compliment! Thank you so much for watching, and I hope you check out the newsletter, it's full of awesome and easy-to-implement tips like this one. Keep on practicing!

I have been playing guitar for 12 years, written, composed and recorded 2 albums. Have spent the last 10 years looking for videos to explain hammerons and pulldowns and I have never found the solution until I found this video. This makes totally sense. I akways thought there was something wrong with me/my hand, but no. Now I just have to get to work!!!!!

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

That's great to hear man! So glad the video could help.

You are the only one I found that breaks down the technique. Thanks.

@MaxRichMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate that...please check out my site for some articles and videos that breakdown technique if you're interested... www.maxrichmusic.com

Best Legato lesson I have ever come across. I discovered this on my own, by playing very slow. I discovered it on my own because NO ONE has ever talked about this in such detail. This would have been great about 85 years ago when I started doing all this...

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I too had to discover this on my own... This video is a part of an upcoming course I'm offering on technique...stay tuned if you're interested in more lessons like this one!

Amazing, super helpful, my little fingers hate the pull offs..feels super awkward ... any extra tips anyone?

Thanks, i always struggle when i need to to pull off with more than 2 fingers or need to skip to other strings like a lot of slash solos, the man is a master of it .

Thank you so much for sharing this! I've been looking for an exercise like this for many years. You are very generous. Rock on \m/

@MaxRichMusic

3 ай бұрын

You're so welcome! thanks for watching

Thank you so much for this video, extremely helpful. I started playing guitar about a month ago and I’m making huge progress, really held back from pull offs mostly and for some reason you’re the first to talk about hitting other strings and the finger positions and which knuckles to aim for. So so much help, you easily earned my like, thank you!

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the wonderful comment. I appreciate you watching and am glad I could help you out!

Great Job! You make it look so easy.

@MaxRichMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Thank you so much for this, I am a self taught guitarist and songwriter and I am currently trying to learn ‘River Flows In You’ and it includes multiple hammer-ons and pull-offs and I’ve always thought i’d never be able to do them (hammer-ons in particular) because whenever i attempted them how i had assumed they were done, it just sounded quiet and rubbish 😂 Now with just these few key techniques that you’ve given, it has completely transformed my hammer-ons and pull-offs….Or should i say ‘Pull-downs’ 😊 Thank you! 😁

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

That's so awesome to hear! I'm really glad my content could help you out, that's exactly why I enjoy making it. if you check out the free weekly newsletter you'll find a ton more lessons/tips/articles that will help you on your musical path. Hope you find some value in it! Thanks for watching! maxrichmusic.com/newsletter

Clear and effective and no bs. Thank you so much. Subscribed.

@MaxRichMusic

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub! Glad you like the content!

Thank you! I’ve had 3 guitar instructors over the years, and I’ve asked all of them at some point for some nitty gritty technique info just like this. Their answers have always been along the line of “just practice over and over.” Now I have something to focus on.

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! My focus is on the anatomy and how it should best be used to optimize guitar technique. We all want playing to be as effortless as possible, and you almost certainly won't stumble into using your anatomy correctly...it must be learned. That's my focus and what I try to impart to everybody. Thanks for watching, and if you're interested in this type of anatomical based approach please check out/subscribe to the free weekly newsletter: maxrichmusic.com/newsletter

Definitely an eye opener for me. Thank you!🎉

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

Thank you so much for this video!!! I've been playing guitar for 8 years, and always assumed pull offs were reverse hammer ons

@MaxRichMusic

3 күн бұрын

Glad to help!

Max! Your videos are superb and I am looking forward to more of your tips and lessons Thank you

@MaxRichMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Im glad you enjoy the videos and find them helpful. If you're interested in more in depth technique and theory material please consider signing up to my weekly newsletter where I send detailed articles and videos exclusively for my subscribers on how to advance in various aspects of guitar/music, as well as discounts on private lessons... Sign up here: maxrichmusic.com/ Thanks!

I like your use of examples

Great detailed lesson thanks so much for. Understanding the method!!!!

@MaxRichMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

Another one for me to try - love your videos 👌👌

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you! Excellent tutorial!

@MaxRichMusic

7 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching!

jesus guitar lessons are the best!

This is broken down so well! thank you!

@MaxRichMusic

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you so much for breaking it down in such detail. After more than 20 years, I finally get it. Cheers.

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the comment, and thank you for watching. I'm glad I could help!

this is by far the best explanation I have been able to find of this, thank you!!!

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that! Happy to help!

Great video! Helped alot. Was struggling with getting a fuller sound with pull off especially

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Thanks for watching

Awesome! Helped me a lot!

@MaxRichMusic

3 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

Thanks man this helped me a lot!

@MaxRichMusic

2 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

This is an awesome lesson man 🤘

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, thanks for watching!

Because of these details that you’ve given me it changed everything for me my guitar playing has went to another level because of it thank you very much for the video

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that! You might be interested in more of these types of lessons...check out the free series of technique articles I've written (with videos and tabs included) maxrichmusic.com/newsletter

Great lesson. Thank you.

@MaxRichMusic

6 ай бұрын

My pleasure, thanks for watchng!

Great details! Thank you!

@MaxRichMusic

2 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

brilliant just brilliant can't believe it so so so good thanks heaps and heaps xx

@MaxRichMusic

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Thanks for watching

really greatly explained thé détails on the knukles are game changer ! thank you so much

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching....and if you haven't yet, please check out the free weekly newsletter. maxrichmusic.com/newsletter

I appreciate the content. Love the technique instruction.Shared

@MaxRichMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! If you're enjoying the content please consider signing up for the weekly newsletter. I offer private tips and techniques to all my subscribers as well as discounts on private lessons. If you're interested please sign up here: maxrichmusic.com/ Thanks again! Rock on!

@TheGeniuschrist

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaxRichMusic Yeah, for sure. Anything I can do. I signed up.

Clear explanation of the mechanic of fingers and helpful demo, thank you

@MaxRichMusic

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

attack, yank, return... actually the best explanation out there. thanks bud

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

haha thanks man!

This guy is an incredible teacher. Subscribed for sure 👏🙌😎🤙

@MaxRichMusic

9 ай бұрын

You're awesome

Thank you very much Max for the Nice lesson. Cheers from Indonesia.

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it! If you haven't already, consider signing up for the free weekly newsletter. I send out lessons and tips to all the members each week and offer private help with their playing. Thanks for watching!

Small movements that make a big difference!! I can immediately hear a difference....Thank you for that lesson and greets from Berlin

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

That's great to hear! Thanks for watching and please check out more of the lessons and the free newsletters on www.maxrichmusic.com

Thanks, You're a good teacher!! Very well explained.

@MaxRichMusic

9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it

Thank you very much. The best lesson in this topic.

@MaxRichMusic

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great advice, thanks!

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you for this video. I’ve watched so many videos about hammer on’s and pull offs and you explained it in such simple ways. And adding the finger position about how to use our knuckles. That’s what was preventing me from doing both. I was trying to muscle my way through. Total game changer. I’m a new subscriber to your page and a fan. Thanks for your lessons.

@MaxRichMusic

6 ай бұрын

That's so awesome to hear, and it's why I love making these videos. Thank you for watching and subscribing...I've got some awesome new content coming out soon so keep an eye out!

Wow! I've been struggling...watched so many others, including my Teacher...nobody has explained this as precise as U! Thank U so much for Sharing! ❤ I would have still never had good sounding hammer ons or pull offs if I did not watch U

@MaxRichMusic

7 ай бұрын

That's such an awesome compliment...thank you so much for watching!

Thanks!!!

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

You bet!

Total thanx

@MaxRichMusic

8 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

You Sir👑are a National Treasure! 💎✨👌 This is the most thorough and clear explanation of what a hammer-on & a pull-off is!

@MaxRichMusic

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I appreciate it!

Thank you

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Thanks for watching

Max you are an incredible teacher! your videos show details that no other teacher i've found will show as you did. your up close and detailed explanation of knuckle position made the difference for me! please if you have time show us how to play AC/DC Thunderstruck intro. that would be a great way to put your lesson to the test...that would be so cool.....thanks for all you do!

@MaxRichMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! What a great compliment! That's an awesome idea for a lesson...I think I'll put that one in the works and hopefully have it out in the next couple weeks. Thanks for the great idea!

@schrammguitars

Күн бұрын

Thunderstruck is all picked, no hammer ons or Pull offs. Great for two hand sync and harder than doing Hammers and Pulls.

I’ve been playing for over 30 years and never knew this, thank you for making this video. Game changing!

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

@ThisHandle744

Жыл бұрын

@@MaxRichMusic now I have to reevaluate my techniques!

bulid up your hands is very important

Thanks alot buddy 🤘

@MaxRichMusic

Ай бұрын

No problem 👍

Thanks mate.

@MaxRichMusic

4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Very helpful

@MaxRichMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you think so!

Thank you! Pull offs are a major struggle for me.

great video bro

@MaxRichMusic

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the visit! Glad you enjoyed it

You need way more views than 8k. Great video

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Every share helps hahaha. Check out the newsletter if you're interested...there's a bunch of free content each week: maxrichmusic.com/newsletter

oh man, i just love it, thank you bilion times!

@MaxRichMusic

6 ай бұрын

Right on man! Thanks for watching

Having jumbo frets also helps.

Hey this is great! One of the most insightful videos I've seen on Hammer-Ons & Pull-Offs. Are you in New York City by any chance?

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I'm not in NYC though. I'm glad you enjoyed it...If you're interested, please check out the free weekly newsletter. It's full of technique/theory/improvisation tips like the ones in the video. You can read some past ones/sign up here: maxrichmusic.com/newsletter

Nice video. You could make it a little shorter, especially in the beginning when you describe the hammer-on. A hammer has a fixed head, like your finger when it is in its bent position. Then you are just finger picking with the fret hand for pull offs.

Can you do one on vibrato please?

Best explanation I have seen so far on the basic finger mechanics. Thank you! Why have I not seen your channel in my feed until now. Liked and subscribed

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome to hear...thanks for the sub! New video coming out today!

Love your content firstly learning lots. I have a fake fender aka (squire) it's been modified a bit all pots and pickups have been swapped out. It's got humbuckers on bridge from a 78 Ibanez destroyer an neck is Seymore dunken humbucker an mid is a single Seymore. It's a strat but can sound like a telly an be as sensitive. What I don't like is the selection switch. I'm constantly hitting it an changing position. Any suggestions to practice for strumming so I stop hitting the switch? I know the sound will change if I did it, but wondering if a les paul style epiphone would be a better electric option for me. My acoustic is a Takamine jasmine an that's great

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

That's a common situation for strat players. I almost exclusively play a strat and have been able to avoid that by strumming more vertically than in a half-circle shape. At the bottom of my downstroke, my hand is between the neck and middle pickup, exactly below where it is at the top of the stroke. If you're hitting the switch you're probably strumming more toward the butt of the guitar and less vertically...which also means you're changing the pick angle as you go through each string. That can give you a tonal and volume difference between all the strings. I'd try to strum more vertically than you currently are.

hey max, great video! I would like to ask you something about pull off. I have thicks strings and on the 6th and 5fth string when I'm pulling off something my pulling off is making me bend the string. This technique of pull off is something like picking with the right hand and after attacking the string with the pick letting rest the pick on the next string but making it with the left hand?

@MaxRichMusic

7 ай бұрын

Yes, that's basically what you're trying to do...essentially plucking the string with your left hand. Pulling down is always better then pulling "off". As far as bending the string goes, it's because you don't have enough ability to do opposing motion in your fingers. This is a result of not enough finger independence. When you're pulling down with one finger, the other finger must remain still...instead it's moving with the pull off finger downward. If you'd like some help with opposing motion or finger independence, send me an email and I'd be happy to discuss it some more with you.

Hello ! Ive been practicing this on my acoustic and keep hitting the string below it, any tips on this or this something I should practice on the electric ? Thanks for the awesome video!

@MaxRichMusic

14 күн бұрын

Send me an email and please explain in more detail what's going on...maxrichmusic.com/contact

I've been having this problem for a while now where my pinky is inaccurate during hammer-ons, like sometimes i just miss the strings that i need to hit, I'm also sure I have the same technique as u taught in this video. Do you have any tips for this? Thanks

@MaxRichMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you're almost certainly using the other knuckles besides your big knuckle to try and do the hammer-on. That causes you to have to aim, and ultimately you'll miss trying it that way. I'd love to see a video of you doing it so I can give you a more accurate response. Send me a DM and I'll help you out!

@Aaron-or7bs

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaxRichMusic Alright sure

Thank you Thank you - very good information.

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great lesson. So where I really have problems with hammering on is with bar or partial bar chords. The bar isn’t the problem, but getting good enough or strong enough strong to fret contact when multiple fingers are hammering on from the bar. Any help? Thank you.

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

I hear this all the time...and it's probably because of one small error you're making with your thumb. Check out this video, it explains it perfectly...maxrichmusic.com/perfect-bar-chords

youd undderated brev, Big ups

@MaxRichMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I appreciate it. Feel free to share and spread the word!

@Y43ger03

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaxRichMusic Will do!

What string gauge do u use in that guitar? And is low action good for legato?

@MaxRichMusic

3 ай бұрын

I use 10s and yes low action is great for legato...my action is very low

Where did you buy your chair from ? Thank you.

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha, i don't really remember...I think it was Staples.

👍

I have a little problem, Idk if it is due to the string height and I can't do pull off from the pinky finger to the ring finger, any tips to master this?

@MaxRichMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Yes definitely! Think about pushing upward with your ring finger as you pull downward with your pinky. Essentially forcing the string to go in two different directions.

@shamicentertainment1262

2 жыл бұрын

took me awhile to be able to do it, really had to slow it down until i was able to keep my ring finger still whilst my pinky moved down. still the hardest one to do

@MaxRichMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's not easy but learning how your anatomy works can be the thing that makes all the difference. I've found that by studying how our tendons, bones and muscles are formed I can design practice routines that don't fight my anatomy but rather work with it in order to maximize my results.

I have been searching all on youtube to get loud hammer ons . I cant get the proper sound when i hammer on after pulling off a string. Especially thinner strings .

Aragorn teaches me guitar

In acoustic guitar double hammer on almost sound nothing... Can you please demonstrate double hammer-on on acoustic guitar. Idea of hammer on is, strike on a previous note and sustain that vibrations through the upper notes... Is not that correct ??

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that's correct, but it is definitely possible and can be very musical on acoustic guitar...it's just much harder because you must be more accurate and powerful when you attack the string.

Ok this helped me further already, BUT: I'm stuck with trying pull-offs only with a downward scale over 4 strings. I'm trying to do a legato run from B-[15, 13, 11] to G-[14, 12, 11] to D-[14, 12, 10] to A-[13, 12, 10]. The problem i'm getting stuck with is that this down-pulling for a pulloff is counter to the motion to the next string. Is this just a practice issue, or is there another way to pulloff in the other direction somehow?

@MaxRichMusic

3 күн бұрын

No, you can only do pull-offs downward (toward the ground). You have to relax back upward after the pull-off so you can be ready to use that finger on the next string

@k-5-1-2

2 күн бұрын

@@MaxRichMusic Thank you. Sounds like that's really a practice thing then. :)

Do you offer 1 on 1 private lessons?

@MaxRichMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I do. I'd love to know what you're working on and I'd like to hear a little bit about your goals and your background as a guitarist. Please send me an email to max@maxrichmusic.com and we can talk a bit more in depth about what you'd like to achieve. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Every time I do the pull-offs I am bending the string down, taking it out of tune. How can I avoid this?

@MaxRichMusic

2 жыл бұрын

This is a common problem and can be avoided with a bit of practice. Try doing a pull-off by slowly increasing the downward pressure, at the same time imagine pushing up with the finger you're pulling off to. Essentially try to make your fingers go in opposite directions. Be careful about over-exaggerating this though, you can easily begin to bend the string upward if your not too careful. So practice slowly and by pushing upward (a little bit) you should be able to keep your finger static in one place.

@derektorresdrums799

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaxRichMusic Thanks man! Will try this out.

@MaxRichMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Right on! Let me know if you're still having trouble with it. I'm happy to help you out! max@maxrichmusic.com

Puldown....

hammer on and pull off called also "legato", right?

@MaxRichMusic

11 ай бұрын

Yep, legato is what all "slurs" are called: hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides etc.

Has anyone ever told you that you look like Chris Fehn?

@MaxRichMusic

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha, no but that's hilarious! I can see it now

i love wasting my time being shown the "wrong" way or what "not to do"..... just stick to the dam point and help please. show us what to do, not "what not to do" orrrrrr add timestamps for picky little princesses like me lol please

@R0bot4

8 ай бұрын

Sry, but you are an idiot. In order to avoid any mistakes, you need to know what mistakes you might be making. It is part of such a tutorial. And… „wasting time“? Jesus, it is a 10 minute video.

this is by far the best legate lesson I've seen. THANK YOU!

@MaxRichMusic

7 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!