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Hammer On / Pull Off Bass Lick Lesson

Hammer On / Pull Off Bass Lick Lesson –> Here’s a really great bass lick that you can use in many playing situations. It fits well when needing to play fills. It’s also one that I’ve used to solo – play the same lick over several measures. It’s a very simple and easy to learn lick. But it sounds much more complicated and will impress people with your incredibly complicated bass guitar skills 😁!

The video below shows the lick being played in F# minor. However you can easily adjust positions and play this in many keys. I actually use this lick to play a short bass solo in G minor (on one of our original songs) by simply moving everything up one fret.

Learning this lick will also give you some great practice with moving quickly from one end of the fretboard to the other – going from the low F# on the 2nd fret, to quickly moving to the high F# on the 11th fret. I use it sometimes as an exercise to help with my fluidity of movement across the fingerboard. It’s also a great exercise that helps with hammer-ons, pull-offs, and using your hands to create percussive and muted sounds.

The instructor in this lesson video below is none other than the awesome Freekbass. One thing I like about Freekbass is his ability to use his bass to mimic other instruments and parts to the song. With this lick as he explains, he is mimicking the sound of a horn section.

This is a free lesson courtesy of TrueFire Bass Lessons. It is part of the lesson series titled “50 Freekbass Licks You MUST Know”. To view all of the lessons in this series – click here. To visit the TrueFire Bass Lessons main page – click here.

Hammer On / Pull Off Bass Lick Lesson Video Lesson:

50 Freekbass Licks - #6 Hammer Pull - Bass Guitar Lessons

This is a free lesson courtesy of TrueFire Bass Lessons. It is part of the lesson series titled “50 Freekbass Licks You MUST Know”. Below is a list of all the lessons included in this series:

  1. 50 Freekbass Licks Introduction
  2. Freekbass Primer Techniques and Tips
  3. The E-Minor Sock Hop – Lick #1
  4. The Hard Mute Bounce (in E) – Lick #2
  5. The G Strut – Lick #3
  6. Chromatic Man – Lick #4
  7. C U Dorian – Lick #5
  8. Short Stop – Lick #6
  9. G Bow-BowLick #7
  10. E-Shake – Lick #8
  11. Double It Up – Lick #9
  12. Milk Hunt – Lick #10
  13. C At The Palms – Lick #11
  14. C At The Palms – UP – Lick #12
  15. Bb In The Backyard – Lick #13
  16. A-Minor BlisterLick #14
  17. Flat 5 Journey – Lick #15
  18. Pickin’ The Sauce – Lick #16
  19. The A-G Connection – Lick #17
  20. Tri it. You’ll Like It – Lick #18
  21. Stutter Step – Lick #19
  22. Hammer PullLick #20
  23. Easy Bounce – Lick #21
  24. Jumping the Moon – Lick #22
  25. Minor Your Major – Lick #23
  26. Straight Back to Action – Lick #24
  27. The Electric FenceLick #25
  28. The Grand Pull-off – Lick #26
  29. Super Sleuth- Lick #27
  30. Hangin’ with My G – Lick #28
  31. When the Dusk Hits – Lick #29
  32. Rollin’ – Lick #30
  33. Owl Roll – Lick #31
  34. Ride the Bump – Lick #32
  35. Sync It – Lick #33
  36. Trip the 3 – Lick #34
  37. Street Walk – Lick #35
  38. Hey DJ – Lick #36
  39. In Orbit – Lick #37
  40. The ClimbLick #38
  41. 5th in Line – Lick #39
  42. Galaxy DriveLick #40
  43. In One PlaceLick #41
  44. Run Around – Lick #42
  45. Cricket – Lick #43
  46. Out the Dorian – Lick #44
  47. Invinced – Lick #45
  48. Gypsy Eggs – Lick #46
  49. Thunder Ball – Lick #47
  50. Dream WalkerLick #48
  51. A Mission – Lick #49
  52. Loop the Loop – Lick #50
  53. GearTools of the Freek Trade
  54. 50 Freekbass LicksConclusion

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