Tapping, popularized by Eddie Van Halen, influenced many
guitarists. Nowadays, it is one of the heavily used techniques in rock
and metal. This technique produces drowning sounds just like you are
playing very fast but actually it is not. It is all about a matter of
timing and coordination between your left and right fingers.
Tapping the guitar means you are producing a sound by tapping your finger on the frets of the guitar fretboard instead of plucking the string. Tapping can be done with just one hand, or both hands at the same time but timing is very important here.
Use an over driven amp or distortion pedal to get the most out of it. Be careful not to touch by accident the other strings. You will have to put great emphasis on muting the strings you are not tapping.
Tapping with One Hand
Taping with one hand means you use your right hand finger to tap the string on the fretboard at any given fret in any string you desire and then your left hand for fretting the string. For example, tap at the 12th fret of the high E string and pull off outward while your fretting hand on the 5th fret.
The following is the correct way to do one handed tapping:
o use the index or middle finger of your plucking hand to sound the first note on a string by sharply hammering onto it once
o pull off to a lower note held by one of the left hand fingers
o You can then pull off or hammer on to another note with your fretting fingers, creating different sequences.
o Keep your taps as coordinated as possible. Try not to touch other strings.
o As with all of the new guitar techniques you learn, start out slow and speed up gradually.
Tapping with Two Hands
Two handed tapping means, taping first your right hand finger and pull-off then your fretting hand will also tap on a certain fret after it sounds the open string note. For example, tap on the 12th fret then pull-off and let the open string note sounds and then tap on the 5th fret.
Let's get to it:
The following are suggested tapping exercises --
o Tap -- pull-off -- pull-off
o Tap -- pull-off -- hammer-on
o Tap -- pull-off -- hammer-on -- hammer-on
o Tap -- pull-off -tap -- - hammer-on
o Tap -- slide -- pull-off -tap -- - hammer-on
o Tap -- pull-off -- hammer-on -- hammer-on -- pull-off -- pull-off
After you perfected all the exercises on the 1st string try it also on the remaining string. If you have any ideas to be added on your mind then do it. Mastering the technique of tapping will greatly increase your vocabulary on your guitar playing.
Tapping the guitar means you are producing a sound by tapping your finger on the frets of the guitar fretboard instead of plucking the string. Tapping can be done with just one hand, or both hands at the same time but timing is very important here.
Use an over driven amp or distortion pedal to get the most out of it. Be careful not to touch by accident the other strings. You will have to put great emphasis on muting the strings you are not tapping.
Tapping with One Hand
Taping with one hand means you use your right hand finger to tap the string on the fretboard at any given fret in any string you desire and then your left hand for fretting the string. For example, tap at the 12th fret of the high E string and pull off outward while your fretting hand on the 5th fret.
The following is the correct way to do one handed tapping:
o use the index or middle finger of your plucking hand to sound the first note on a string by sharply hammering onto it once
o pull off to a lower note held by one of the left hand fingers
o You can then pull off or hammer on to another note with your fretting fingers, creating different sequences.
o Keep your taps as coordinated as possible. Try not to touch other strings.
o As with all of the new guitar techniques you learn, start out slow and speed up gradually.
Tapping with Two Hands
Two handed tapping means, taping first your right hand finger and pull-off then your fretting hand will also tap on a certain fret after it sounds the open string note. For example, tap on the 12th fret then pull-off and let the open string note sounds and then tap on the 5th fret.
Let's get to it:
The following are suggested tapping exercises --
o Tap -- pull-off -- pull-off
o Tap -- pull-off -- hammer-on
o Tap -- pull-off -- hammer-on -- hammer-on
o Tap -- pull-off -tap -- - hammer-on
o Tap -- slide -- pull-off -tap -- - hammer-on
o Tap -- pull-off -- hammer-on -- hammer-on -- pull-off -- pull-off
After you perfected all the exercises on the 1st string try it also on the remaining string. If you have any ideas to be added on your mind then do it. Mastering the technique of tapping will greatly increase your vocabulary on your guitar playing.
Learn more about improving your guitar playing Visit GuitarMusicLessons. Reynato Basister is a guitarist in a band for more than 15 years and willing to help you to develop your own guitar playing.
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