sweeppicker308
07-29-2007, 03:36 PM
Howdy I thought I'd post a lesson that I've created to improve my tapping and believe it or not it might be fun:eek: . Haha all joking aside what it is; is 2patterns of tapping that move up the string and down. The tricky part is practicing it really slow with a metronome first so you can get each note timed perfectly. Its simple 4/4 timing with all 16th notes. I suggest about 90 bpm's or lower on the metronome first so you can get the technique right.
The technique is simple I flick the string up slightly with my middle finger(I hold on to the pick with my index and thumb and tap with the middle so I can switch between better) and as I pull up and off with my right hand I will pull my left hadn fingers down and off the strings.
Here is the assending pattern up the strings
e--t10-p8-p7-p5----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------t10-p8-p7-p5--------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------t10-p8-p7-p5-----------------------------
A----------------------------------------------t10-p8-p7-p5--------------
D------------------------------------------------------------t10-p8-p7-p5
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
A-----------------|
D-----------------|
E--t10-p8-p7-p5---|
Here is the descending patter.
e------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------t10-p5-h7-h8--
G--------------------------------------------t10-p5-h7-h8----------------
A------------------------------t10-p5-h7-h8------------------------------
D----------------t10-p5-h7-h8--------------------------------------------
E--t10-p5-h7-h8----------------------------------------------------------
e--t10-p5-h7-h8---|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D-----------------|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|
The technique is simple I flick the string up slightly with my middle finger(I hold on to the pick with my index and thumb and tap with the middle so I can switch between better) and as I pull up and off with my right hand I will pull my left hadn fingers down and off the strings.
Here is the assending pattern up the strings
e--t10-p8-p7-p5----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------t10-p8-p7-p5--------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------t10-p8-p7-p5-----------------------------
A----------------------------------------------t10-p8-p7-p5--------------
D------------------------------------------------------------t10-p8-p7-p5
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
A-----------------|
D-----------------|
E--t10-p8-p7-p5---|
Here is the descending patter.
e------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------t10-p5-h7-h8--
G--------------------------------------------t10-p5-h7-h8----------------
A------------------------------t10-p5-h7-h8------------------------------
D----------------t10-p5-h7-h8--------------------------------------------
E--t10-p5-h7-h8----------------------------------------------------------
e--t10-p5-h7-h8---|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D-----------------|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|