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Post by trylakos on Aug 28, 2007 18:03:37 GMT -5
I was wondering what suggestions you might have for muting with the tapping hand when you are tapping, I always have it nosey when I try it and skip strings:\ how do you develop strength with your tapping finger? and what is the best technique to reposition your self when you are going to do something after tapping, say sweeping or into a run?
thanks a lot
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Post by jazziiiguy on Aug 28, 2007 18:31:15 GMT -5
Muting: Use both hands, not just the tapping hand. I like to use my fret hand fingers to mute the treble strings, my fret hand thumb to mute the low E, and my tapping hand to mute the middle strings. When going from low to high, I use the meaty padded area of my thumb; from high to low, I use the heel of my palm.
Strength: Same way you develop legato in your fret hand. Trills are probably the simplest way. Just tap at random frets/strings until your tapping fingers wear out. Just make sure to keep the tap/pull combos ringing clearly. When they start to get too tired for trills, work on 3 or 4 note arpeggios and scale patterns, which will give your tapping fingers more of a break in between taps. When you begin to develop more and more strength in your tapping fingers, you'll also find muting to be easier.
Positioning: I say just experiment. Personally I like to keep my pick hand hovering when I tap, as opposed to anchoring it on to the neck. This one's a matter of personal feel.
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Post by Schweiny at work on Aug 28, 2007 21:43:42 GMT -5
Yup, jazzy here got it all right. Do what he suggested and you'll be fine.
The only thing I want to add to it is that you can try and put some piece of cloth/paper under the strings on the first fret (Adam Fulera style) or simply buy Michael Angelo Batio's string dampener. But use those two rather as last resorts if you can't no matter what dampen the strings with your hands.
Positioning: I always have the pick in my hand while tapping. I roll it up and hold it between my index and middle finger. That way you can go straight back to whatever you want to do next (and I strongly suggest you DO tap with your hand hovering above the neck and not anchoring).
Well.. I´m going back to sleeping on sallery..
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Post by Torkin on Aug 29, 2007 12:48:15 GMT -5
How you hold the pick while you tap is a matter of personal preference. You can tap with your index finger, your middle (ring and pinky are a bit extreme choices, but wth you can give it a go) and with the pick itself. I don't like to tap with index finger since it requires of you to dispose of the pick, and you will lose time if you do roll it between fingers or put it in your mouth or snug it between lower strings. I tap with middle finger, that way you can do multi arpeggio sweeps with 1 tapped note each, or play licks that have both altpicking and tapping sequences. The best way to reposition smoothly is to take, say, a sweep with a tapped note, and play it SLOOOWLY, like 60 bpms for quarter notes, and then when you feel that you are ready to move on increase speed slowly. You can easily master a 5 note sweep in 3 days if you learn it correctly from the beginning, but if you learn it fast without playing it slowly first then the sweep will be sloppy for the rest of your playing. Anyway, you prolly know this already so try this sweep here (22nd fret is tapped)
e----------------13-17-22-17-13------------ B------------15---------------------15--------- G--------14----------------------------14------ D----15-----------------------------------15--- A-17-----------------------------------------17- E------------------------------------------------- (Dm)
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Post by jazziiiguy on Aug 29, 2007 15:17:22 GMT -5
Oooooooh, can't believe I forgot about pick placement... Yeah, for one finger taps, it's easiest to use the middle finger. But again, that's personal preference. Hell, Satch taps with the edge of his pick. But for multiple finger tapping, you need to do SOMETHING with the pick. I've always enjoyed this guy's method for 8 finger taps: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ5rYimaj08If you try this, I find it's easiest if you rub some Gorilla Snot on the thumb side of the pick, and leave the index finger side clean. Makes the pick-slide easier to manage. This is the simplest way I know of to go from picking to tapping with multiple fingers.
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Post by schweinhund on Aug 29, 2007 16:06:07 GMT -5
Oooooooh, can't believe I forgot about pick placement... You should just quit playing guitar ;D But wow that guy's got the perfect way to get rid of the pick. I'm taking this shit up. Thx bro.
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Post by Torkin on Aug 30, 2007 13:08:58 GMT -5
I tried this now and no friggin way you can do that in less than a second, which is too much anyway ;D But it's handy if you are playing live and want to execute a 8 finger lick and then go back to whatever you were doing I guess You could also put some gum on the top of the pick and then let it stick to your thumb while you are tapping like there's no tomorrow
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