Extreme Arpeggios - 8-Finger Tapping Exercise Lesson

- Kristofer Dahl9th July 2008
  WOW Aleksander - this is some scary stuff! Welcome to GMC again!
  
  PS - Aleksander's welcome thread can be found here.
- rockztar9th July 2008
  Just one word..... WOW
- Nighthawk19th July 2008
  This are awesome skills you got there...glad you find you way to the GMC family you are another great enrichment for all of us
- Joe Kataldo9th July 2008
  Welcome To GMC
- Muris Varajic9th July 2008
  Amazing first lesson,welcome to GMC!
- Jerry Arcidiacono9th July 2008
  Welcome to GMC Aleksander! Great first lesson.
- chmilew9th July 2008
  Wooow amazing.. Welcome to GMC
- Eat-Sleep-andJam9th July 2008
  Great now I wont be able to sleep for awhile
  
  That was INSANE
  
  Cant wait to start this one!
- Oxac9th July 2008
  just one question. Isn't the C roumanian minor scale equal to G harmonic minor in dorian mode?
- Ivan Milenkovic9th July 2008
  Great first lesson man, welcome to GMC
- Alex879th July 2008
  Very nice lesson, welcome to GMC. Very nice played !
- DeepRoots9th July 2008
  awesome- i need more 8 finger stuff for my routine- this really fills the void.
- Trond Vold9th July 2008
  That was too cool Great first lesson
- Aleksander Sukovic9th July 2008
  QUOTE (Oxac @ Jul 9 2008, 02:52 PM)
  just one question. Isn't the C roumanian minor scale equal to G harmonic minor in dorian mode?
  
  Hello!
  
  Here, where I'm from, it's better known as the Balkanian minor scale. And yes, it is the same thing as the G harmonic minor in dorian mode, only in the lesson we're using C# balkanian minor scale.
- Marcus Siepen9th July 2008
  welcome to GMC Aleksander, very impressive lesson
- Marcus Lavendell9th July 2008
  Breath taking!! Amazing lesson Aleksander. I'll definitely try to learn it!
- Juan M. Valero9th July 2008
  Learning !!!! Love 8 fingers tapping
- Bogdan Radovic9th July 2008
  Excellent first lesson ! Welcome to GMC once again!
- Ian Bushell9th July 2008
  Wow man!
  That was impressive!!!
  Welcome to GMC!
- David Wallimann9th July 2008
  Very impressive indeed!
  Welcome. Great to have you here. :-)
- Guitarist169th July 2008
  definitely one of the most extreme lessons here. great job!
- Nazgul9th July 2008
  Cool, I'm working on my tapping skills at the moment and I'll definitely try this one. Great one!
- Hisham Al-Sanea9th July 2008
  welcome first lesson Alexandar
- Gabriel Leopardi9th July 2008
  Killer stuff! Great to have you here!
  Welcome to GMC!
- Starry Manhattan Rain10th July 2008
  OMG man that is just sick! Michael Romeo would probably be in awe watching this, and don't get me wrong, I think he is a tapping God!
  
  Also, amazing tone, so clear!
- Danilo Capezzuto10th July 2008
  Nice first lesson, welcome to GMC Aleksander!
- Mark.10th July 2008
  Totaly wicked ! I'm going to learn this one straight away! 8 finger tapping kicks ass !
- Aleksander Sukovic10th July 2008
  Thanks, guys/girls!
- Dejan Farkas10th July 2008
  Awesome, welcome
- Lian Gerbino10th July 2008
  awesome man! so cool! and welcome!
- Gerardo Siere10th July 2008
  Amazing stuff, welcome to GMC
- TreyDeschamp10th July 2008
  welcome to GMC nice lesson!
- TreyDeschamp10th July 2008
  welcome to GMC nice lesson!
- Siggum10th July 2008
  Sounds awsome, good job
- Harris Sopovic10th July 2008
  Very nice lesson & welcome to GMC
- Jad Diab10th July 2008
  Great lesson man !Keep them coming
- Pablo Vazquez11th July 2008
  Amazing first lesson!! Welcome to GMC!!
- Sergio Dorado12th July 2008
  Awesome tapping lesson. Welcome to GMC!
- Pi3812th July 2008
  Wow, that is just insane. Absolutely insane.
- Nick32513th July 2008
  sick lesson aleksander
- Gwazi14th July 2008
  Impressive!
- kjutte14th July 2008
  how to mute this?
- Aleksander Sukovic14th July 2008
  QUOTE (kjutte @ Jul 14 2008, 11:54 AM)
  how to mute this?
  
  Hi!
  
  I use isolating tape; pull the tape through under the strings, then over them and stick the facing sides to each other, so that they can hold the strings and silent them.
  
  Or you can use a sock, or some other kind of fabric to tie it over the strings.
  
  Oh, and you don't need a high gain, it will only make more noise. I was using a clean when I was practicing it.
  
  Let me know if you come to a solution.
- Carlos Carrillo14th July 2008
  Amazing first lesson!! Welcome to GMC!!
  
  excellent!
- Kristofer Dahl15th July 2008
  Some excellent advice in the lesson feedback Alxander - great to have you here at GMC!
- Lian Gerbino15th July 2008
  yes cool tips man!
- kaznie_NL15th July 2008
  WoW... How's that possible??
- David Wallimann21st August 2008
  I just came back to this lesson, and am so impressed. I'm new to 8 finger tap, but am determined to learn some of these licks. Excellent work once again.
- Aleksander Sukovic21st August 2008
  QUOTE (David Wallimann @ Aug 21 2008, 05:54 AM)
  I just came back to this lesson, and am so impressed. I'm new to 8 finger tap, but am determined to learn some of these licks. Excellent work once again.
  
  Thanks, man.
  
  If you need some help with it, do let me know.
  I'll be happy to give you some advices.
- Alberto Catasso27th August 2008
  Very great job man!
  Welcome Aleksander!
- Vasilije Vukmirovic4th October 2008
  Great technique, as well as harmony!
- muggenius129th November 2008
  Hey Aleksander... I am very new to 8 finger tapping but I would at least like to get something like this down. How long did it take you? I am having difficulty seeing the notes ahead of time and also just doing right hand pull offs in general. Any advice?
- muggenius129th November 2008
  How do you do right hand pull offs/ see the notes ahead of time?
- Aleksander Sukovic27th November 2008
  QUOTE (muggenius12 @ Nov 9 2008, 09:30 AM)
  Hey Aleksander... I am very new to 8 finger tapping but I would at least like to get something like this down. How long did it take you? I am having difficulty seeing the notes ahead of time and also just doing right hand pull offs in general. Any advice?
  
  Hi there!
  
  First of all you need to work on your right hand fingers individually, to develop feeling. Since this is new to them, in the beginning practice only hammer-ons, finger by finger... Then, practice tapping using your middle, ring and little finger (your index finger should already be more-less developed). Later, you can try this: when you practice scales - 3 fingers per string, try to play the third note in line using the right hand finger you wish to develop. After you conquer that try to do combinations like: 3+1, 2+2, 3+2, 3+3, and so on... This should also help you to 'see the notes ahead'.
  
  I hope this is helpful in any way. Let me know how is this working for you.
- AlexLion6th May 2009
  Wow Backing track remind me Matrix theme Sick tapping, now my tap skills needs some polishing
- AlexLion6th May 2009
  I realized only now There are spider inlays on your guitar neck what guitar is that?
- Krisztian Lovrek3rd December 2009
  is it possible to learn this..?
- Chowy Fernandez18th March 2010
  wow man thats so amazing!! sounds very demoniac!! i enjoy things like this very much congratulations i hope to see more of this, maybe in a solo performance!!
- Daniel Realpe26th April 2010
  man, this is scary hahah awesome!
- thefireball26th June 2011
  Mindblowing!!

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- Tags: Tapping, Arpeggios, 8-finger
Hello GMC! Welcome to my first lesson! This is an exercise made for those of you who want to develop tapping skills at a higher level. The whole exercise consists of eight different arpeggios. You may encounter some difficulties, especially with your right hand pinky. I know it may seem as if it's a little too hard, but if you are persistent enough, you can bring it to perfection. My advice is to practice it at a slowest rate possible, until you start to feel comfortable with it.

The lesson's structure has 8 parts, or 8 arpeggios:

1. - Am7,
2. - Dm6,
3. - Eadd11+,
4. - Amadd13-,
5. - C#madd11+,
6. - Dm7add13,
7. - Bm7b5(half-diminished),
8. - Am7add13.

And, the first octave of every arpeggio has an extra note, so the arpeggios are uncommon, they are combined with scales. Each arpeggio is played twice!

The note durations are 16th - triplets.

So, good luck! See ya!