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A3ntar · Post by **A3ntar** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:32 am

Hi folks,

I have a guitar tab in front of me that I am trying to decipher. It has a lot of acronym standard and non standard.

The standard ones are the following:

H = Hammer

PO = Pull Off

S = Slide

MU = Muted?

BU = Bend Up

LD = Lower Down ( on bend )

RPB = Re-Pick Bend

What are the following?:

CO

LH

HO

Thanks for your help all.

Jason Brian Merrill · Post by **Jason Brian Merrill** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:40 am

LH - Left Hand? Legato? Low to High? Living Hell?

Jason Brian Merrill · Post by **Jason Brian Merrill** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:40 am

HO- Hammer off?

A3ntar · Post by **A3ntar** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:45 am

Hammer Off? LOL...Maybe, But how would that work in real life?
It can be Hammer On, but H is supposed to be Hammer On, not HO

LH and HO are writen over a single note on the Tab.

The CO is almost over one note out of 3

Stupid American Pig · Post by **Stupid American Pig** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 4:18 pm

Im 99% sure that CO is c**t off

A3ntar · Post by **A3ntar** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:42 pm

LOL,

Anyone else dares to give a guess?

Barf · Post by **Barf** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:49 pm

HO is hammer off

A3ntar · Post by **A3ntar** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:55 am

seriously, what is a hammer off exactly? The counter part of a Hammer On is called a Pull Off. So what is a hammer off?

Canned Heat · Post by **Canned Heat** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:08 am

Maybe H stands for Harmonic and HO for Hammer On?

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:13 am

I'm guessing a hammer off is just a dumbass way of saying pull off, could be wrong though.

A3ntar · Post by **A3ntar** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:23 am

I'm guessing a hammer off is just a dumbass way of saying pull off, could be wrong though.

That would be weird, because they also have a PO (pull off) on the same tab.
And the H in that case is for Hamme On.

I'll link to a piece of the Tab maybe you guys can get a better idea on what it means.

The piece of question is Europa by Santana.

akisd28 · Post by **akisd28** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 3:08 am

Where you see CO, play staccato (the note should be very short in duration, not tied at all to the next note, it's the opposite of legato. Listen to the recording to see how Carlos plays these notes. The dots above the notes that correspond to the CO are for staccato, anyway). I guess CO stands for 'cut off'? Sorry, I'm not a native English speaker.

LH HO stands for a hammer on with the left hand, without having picked any other note on the same string before, as opposed to the case where you'd see just H (like the first bar). Think of it as tapping with your left hand.

D'oh, it'd be so easier to see someone doing it...

intel · Post by **intel** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 3:14 am

a "hammer off" is when you pick the string with a finger on your left hand as you're pulling off of the note.

I would imagine that since the LH and HO are used in conjuction LH stands for Left Hand and HO stands for whatever. Hammer On, Hammer Off, Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em.

akisd28 · Post by **akisd28** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 3:14 am

OK, according to a tab book I have here (I haven't used it for ages...):

Guitar Tab Glossary from 'The Doors Guitar Tablature Anthology' wrote:Left Hand Hammer: Hammer on the first note played on each string with the left hand

Staccato (Detached Notes) Notes or chords are to be played roughly half their actual value and with separation

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 3:16 am

intel wrote:a "hammer off" is when you pick the string with a finger on your left hand as you're pulling off of the note.

I don't know tab, but what you just described (and you even said it) is a pull off...the opposite of a hammer on has always been known too me as a pull off..

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