A hammer on is basically just playing a note and "hammering on" with another finger on your hand. So basically all you are doing is playing a note on a fret and then hammering(or tapping) another note on the string to make that note sound. Look at the exercises below for more.
Key:
h: Hammer-On
OK first an easy one for hammer-ons
Try this:
E--0h1----------------------
b------0h1------------------
g----------0h1--------------
d--------------0h1----------
a------------------0h1------
e----------------------0h1--
Now a little harder
E-1h2--------------------
b-----1h2----------------
g---------1h2------------
d-------------1h2--------
a-----------------1h2----
e----------------------1h2
Now a little harder
E-1h2h3----------------------------
b------1h2h3-----------------------
g------------1h2h3-----------------
d------------------1h2h3-----------
a------------------------1h2h3-----
e------------------------------1h2h3
Now a little harder
E-0h1h3-----------------------------
b-------0h1h3-----------------------
g--------------0h2------------------
d------------------0h2h3------------
a------------------------0h2h3------
e------------------------------0h1h3
That's pretty much all there is to it.
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