help with knock on wood

[brian_ok]

I've got all the parts of this Justin King song down pat, except for the tapping/drumming part.. The left-handed tapping part is simple, the right handed drumming part is simple, but I simply can't play them at the same time. I've only been working at this song for an hour or so, but if anyone has advice (I know a few people on here can play this), that would be great. *keep working*

I have a feeling it will just click pretty soon, but any help would be appreciated. thanks!

[Batstone]

well your first problem is that you have been olny working on the song for an hour.. it takes a few days to get the drumming part to go in rythm with the tapping part. Just keep plaing it over and over.. and do it slow.. listen to knock on wood in slo mo, and hear the accents of when he hits and what note he is on that second.

[VoodooChile]

Doing the right hand tapping hurts the shit out my fingers!? Did you guys build up calluses before you could get the right sound out of those notes?

[brian_ok]

yeah, I've been developing a style of tapping for a few years now...my right hand finger tips don't hurt unless I do tapping for several hours straight.


If you're having trouble, I would work on static right hand tapping (a term I just made up, aka your right hand isn't sliding) for at least a week or so before you do sliding taps for any amount of time. Those can kill your fingers if you don't have calluses built up.

(example of a sliding tap:

---7-/-9-p-0----
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---7-/-9-p-0----
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[Teego Time]

Hey when your tapping with your right hand, is it anchored by the thumb?

I notice I can tap harder when it's anchored, but I'm positive this is incorrect technique.

[brian_ok]

I find that my right hand tapping is more accurate, stronger, and sounds better when I anchor my thumb (*very* lightly*) on the top side of the neck.

As far as good/bad technique, the whole style of tapping is so up in the air, that whatever works, works. Justin does anchor his thumb in several of the videos I've seen, so you should be fine with the technique police.

If your thumb starts hurting, you're anchoring too hard. It took me a little while to get a good grip.

[brian_ok]

batstone---have you recorded knock on wood? I haven't worked on it much lately, but I'm still having some trouble with the drumming/tapping part. Could you post/link to a recording? The two videos of JK that I've found are either not very clear audio-wise, or just too fast.

thanks

[Batstone]

batstone---have you recorded knock on wood? I haven't worked on it much lately, but I'm still having some trouble with the drumming/tapping part. Could you post/link to a recording? The two videos of JK that I've found are either not very clear audio-wise, or just too fast.

thanks

hey b_frost.... hope your having progress with knock on wood.... to answer your question no, i have not recorded knock on wood... but i might now that you mention it ahaha.... and If you talk to me on AIM id be happy to share some justin king videos with you . I have aobut 5 of him playing knock on wood. Im sure those would help. Good luck, hopefully we can talk sometime!

[6_strings_for_life]

is there a place that I can get a tab and a solo video of this?
thanks

[brian_ok]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... ustin+king

double neck video...helpful for drumming+tapping timing

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... ustin+king

single neck video...helpful to see it all on one neck

[6_strings_for_life]

thanks so much, how about that tab

also, where can I read up on more indepth taping?

I think there might be a thread about it, but I cant find it. If anyone knows of any articles that have to deal with taping, please let me know.

I want to learn how to do this very very badly...

[mangold]

thanks so much, how about that tab

also, where can I read up on more indepth taping?

I think there might be a thread about it, but I cant find it. If anyone knows of any articles that have to deal with taping, please let me know.

I want to learn how to do this very very badly...

i tried reading things on tapping when i was learning, i found that nothing helped, i got it when i sat down with my guitar for like four hours and just worked till i got it... it just snapped into place i sat there for longer than im proud of pushing on the fingerboard like an idiot making little to no noise, but now that i can do i dont know how to not do it... ya know? its like when you first picked up a guitar every note buzzed but no i cant make one buzz if i try... you just get the hang of it.

[Batstone]

tabs are here, http://www.freewebs.com/justinking

[brian_ok]

yeah, the timing for the tapping/drumming part clicked today. awesome.

[6_strings_for_life]

hey thanks everybody

Im just wondering where to push when I tap (like right on the fret or higher or lower) and things like that. But Im just going to have to do what praisedave said, and just work with it

thanks again for the tab and everything else


edit: that song that plays when you open up that site with the tab is amazing...