botoxfox22nd July 2008Very useful.
Jerry Arcidiacono22nd July 2008Great lesson Joe. Pentatonic & tapping are a cool combo!
chmilew22nd July 2008Yeah, that's a nice combination.
Well done Joe
vintageplaya66622nd July 2008Great Lesson Joe!
Ivan Milenkovic22nd July 2008Nice exercises Joey
Gerardo Siere22nd July 2008Very useful and detailed.
Bogdan Radovic22nd July 2008Great idea and very interesting lesson!
Muris Varajic22nd July 2008Nice nice
Joe Kataldo22nd July 2008Thanks Guys
Juan M. Valero22nd July 2008perfect exercise
TheOldOnes22nd July 2008Oh this lesson is very useful for our guitar group. We have been trying to learn some tapping but most of attempts end somewhat in frustration - this one seems perfect as a 'gateway' to more tapping lessons.
On another note - We have noticed that a number of your lessons have been very useful in our progressions. Nicely done!- fatb0t22nd July 2008
I love your lessons Joe - they're always practical and do-able. A lot of lessons are like INSANELY difficult shred stuff - your stuff you can take and incorporate into your playing right away! I love your lessons, keep them up!
Nick32522nd July 2008cool lesson joe
Pablo Vazquez22nd July 2008Very useful, Great exercises Joe!
- Kurt C. Dubay22nd July 2008
Nice...and ya Sweet Slipknot shirt:D
Carlos Carrillo22nd July 2008Very good lesson! The technique of tapin proves very complicated to study! But with these examples we will be able to achieve it!
Hisham Al-Sanea22nd July 2008very useful lesson joe.
- Joe Kataldo22nd July 2008
Thanks Guys "stuff you can take and incorporate into your playing right away!" Is my video policy
Gabriel Leopardi23rd July 2008Cool exercises Joe!
Dejan Farkas23rd July 2008Nice
Danilo Capezzuto24th July 2008Great topic Joe! Well done!
- Joe Kataldo24th July 2008
Thanks Guys I appreciate
David Wallimann24th July 2008Great way to get into tapping. Thanks for this lesson!
I really like the backing too. :-)
Marcus Siepen24th July 2008cool lesson Joe
- Joe Kataldo25th July 2008
Worked a lot for me
- Maximus26th July 2008
Good job Joe
- Joe Kataldo21st August 2008
Thanks
Canis22nd April 2009Thanks a lot for this one! Opened my mind when it comes to patterns ^^
Aleksander Sukovic5th October 2009Great lesson, Joe! Useful indeed.
- Romko27th November 2013
useful lesson. thank!
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Get ready to tap some notes, today I'll show you one of the most beautiful techniques on guitar, that will let you play wide intervals, with a cool legato sound, and if you are a beginner, I'll show you were to start!
These Lesson Will Improve
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Tapping
Legato
Pentatonic Knowledge
Pentatonic Tapping - A minor - 120 bpm
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The Study connect and plays in pair two pentatonic box. The first with left hand legato, the latter with tapping, creating a three-notes per string pentatonic, with a fluid, legato sound.
Techniques Focus
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Tapping let us play intervals, impossible with only one hand, reaching notes far away from the left hand, with the right hand finger. I prefer to use middle and sometime ring fingers, hammering on and then pulling off with a toward the ceiling movement. I don't like any rubber band or hair tie, wrapped around the nut, to dampen strings, to me it's like faking. I preferred back in days develop a good muting techniques, like many other players, using right hand palm, to mute strings above, and side of the left hand fingers to mute strings below. You don't need nothing more then some practice.
Recommended Listening
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Steve Vai, Passion & Warfare
Michael Romeo, The Dark Chapter
Guthrie Govan, Erotic Cakes
Pro Tips
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I never put my pick down! That's why I prefer to use the middle finger instead of the index one. This way I can keep holding my pick in position, ready to get in action whenever I wanna pick a fast fast passage after tapping or combine it with sweep.
Keep Practicing!
Joe Kataldo