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14898404388_fbfd0ee53fSome people say image is everything.  Although there is aspect to that, I think that having great chops is more important.  Hammer-ons and Pull-offs are essential to every guitar player’s repitua.  Hammer-ons are played by using a finger to slap quickly down on the guitar string.  This will make it ring instead of using a pick.  Similarly, a pull-off is created by pulling down/sideways on a string, with a finger, and releasing the string quickly.  Having these two techniques in your bag of tricks will greatly help you express yourself musically.