Kid Guitars

Those who don’t know any better might associate the word “slur” with the incoherent ramblings of someone who’s had too much to drink. To the seasoned musician, however, the word has an entirely different connotation. Slurring is a technique used by classical guitar players; it’s basically the same as what an electric guitarist would call hammer-ons and pull-offs.

The technique can be performed easily on kids guitars; like anything else, it just requires some practice to perfect. To perform a hammer-on, the fretting fingers should be holding a note after a single pick. Then, without a second pick, a few fingers are used to slap out the next note on a higher fret. Pull-offs are achieved by literally pulling a few fretting fingers off the fretboard to reveal a lower note that’s already being held by a single finger.