Hammer-on

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Noun
  1. 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."

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"The virtuoso guitarist played a number of hammer-ons."

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