Other Left Hand Lessons: Introduction To The Left Hand Common Fingers Guide Fingers Sequential Preparation Left Hand Position Replacement Fingers Anticipatory Replacement Fingers Open Chords Descending Slurs Shifting Relative Positioning Bar Chord Basics Better Bar Chords
Ascending Slurs
Ascending Slurs are also known as "Hammer-Ons" in the Pop Music world and "Legatos" in the Classical world. The first note is struck, as per usual, by the right hand. One or more notes afterward are articulated by driving a left hand finger down on the same string in a higher fret (hence the term hammer-on). As tempting as it may be to put more force into the action, ascending slurs are better played with more velocity, rather than force.
Slurs are indicated by a curved line placed over or under the first note played by the right hand and the last note of the slur.
Here are a few examples:
Example 1
Single Ascending Slurs on each of the four beats
Example 2
Multiple Note Ascending Slurs