Tapping
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== Tapping == | == Tapping == | ||
| - | Tapping is a technique that is most commonly used on an electric guitar but could be used on any stringed instrument. | + | Tapping is a technique that is most commonly used on an electric guitar but could be used on any stringed instrument. It is often used in shred solos and in the [[neo-classical genre]]. |
| + | == Technique == | ||
| + | There are many ways of performing a tapping passage. The most common pattern for tapping is: | ||
| + | "Tap, pull off, pull off." | ||
| - | + | For example: | |
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | e|-t19p15p12-| | ||
| + | B|-----------| | ||
| + | G|-----------| | ||
| + | D|-----------| | ||
| + | A|-----------| | ||
| + | E|-----------| | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| + | There is another pattern that is commonly used: | ||
| - | + | "Tap, pull off, hammer on." | |
| + | |||
| + | For example: | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | e|----------| | ||
| + | B|-t9p2h5---| | ||
| + | G|----------| | ||
| + | D|----------| | ||
| + | A|----------| | ||
| + | E|----------| | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| + | This pattern was popularised by [[Eddie Van Halen]] in the famous [[guitar instrumental]] "Eruption." | ||
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Tapping
Tapping is a technique that is most commonly used on an electric guitar but could be used on any stringed instrument. It is often used in shred solos and in the neo-classical genre.
Technique
There are many ways of performing a tapping passage. The most common pattern for tapping is:
"Tap, pull off, pull off."
For example:
e|-t19p15p12-| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|-----------|
There is another pattern that is commonly used:
"Tap, pull off, hammer on."
For example:
e|----------| B|-t9p2h5---| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|----------|
This pattern was popularised by Eddie Van Halen in the famous guitar instrumental "Eruption."
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