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Posted by: Ben Higgins Feb 23 2013, 11:19 AM

Challenge Ben 5

Hey dudezzzz... this time I've got a tap-tastic little devil for you..

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This is one of those tapping licks that you can use to make regular hammer on trills sound even faster. I first saw Paul Gilbert using this technique and stole it from him - thanks Paul

You have to tap, pull off the tapping finger and then hammer on the same note you just tapped, pull off again. So imagine you were just doing hammer ons and imagine you are substituting every 2nd hammer on for a tap instead. However, remember that in this lick I start with a tap ! Enjoy

Posted by: DeGroot Mar 1 2013, 09:23 PM

Fun lick to play! I was little cramped for room on the 19-22 trill.

https://soundcloud.com/degroot-2/challenge-lick-5

Posted by: Ben Higgins Mar 2 2013, 10:17 AM

QUOTE (DeGroot @ Mar 1 2013, 08:23 PM)

Fun lick to play! I was little cramped for room on the 19-22 trill.

https://soundcloud.com/degroot-2/challenge-lick-5

Yeah, just when I thought nobody was gonna do this lick... DG comes in and saves the day !!!

Sounds cool as well, loving the tone ! How did you find the lick, easy to learn ??

Posted by: DeGroot Mar 2 2013, 06:03 PM

QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ Mar 2 2013, 09:17 AM)

Yeah, just when I thought nobody was gonna do this lick... DG comes in and saves the day !!!

Sounds cool as well, loving the tone ! How did you find the lick, easy to learn ??

Thanks Ben! I actually stumbled across this uber-trill technique a couple months ago by accident.

Though I haven't put together a lick for it or put it in a solo. Even with some familiarity with this technique, it is still tricky to pull this lick off climbing up the neck. I think the hardest part for me being when I get to the hammer on/tap at the 22nd fret and getting it all to sound out and even.

You know I'm going to have to lift this idea now and put it to use in a solo.

Posted by: jstcrsn Mar 2 2013, 06:48 PM

QUOTE (DeGroot @ Mar 2 2013, 06:03 PM)

You know I'm going to have to lift this idea now and put it to use in a solo.

remember , great guitarist don't borrow, they steal

Posted by: Ben Higgins Mar 2 2013, 08:28 PM

QUOTE (jstcrsn @ Mar 2 2013, 05:48 PM)

remember , great guitarist don't borrow, they steal

Yes, and they don't tell anybody about it !

Posted by: AK Rich Mar 4 2013, 08:15 AM

Killer stuff Ben! I remember the first time I heard this technique on the beggining of this tune right here

Posted by: Ben Higgins Mar 4 2013, 06:54 PM

QUOTE (AK Rich @ Mar 4 2013, 07:15 AM)

Killer stuff Ben! I remember the first time I heard this technique on the beggining of this tune right here

Yeah I can't remember which tune it was exactly.. it may have been this very one

I'll get some more Challenge Ben licks ready soon, guys !!