Some tapping exercises for those interested

[Tranman66]

I havent been on for a long time, but i used to remember the mass of questions as to how to start tapping.

i made this for a friend so i figure i should post this here also for those who wanna try, its really simple stuffs.

All tabs below are in DADGAD tuning or aka D suspended. You can get to this tuning by tuning down.

Tapping is really basic, It's just hammer ons and pulloffs.
The R and L above the tab indicate which hand the tapping is on.

Tapping isnt everything, you should also master other fingerpicking techniques.

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Tapping exercises

DADGAD

left hand tapping
CAPO 4 a Trace Bundy Duel Ninja riff
 4/4
|-5p0-3p0-2p0-3p0--5p0-3p0-2p0-3p0-|-5p0-3p0-2p0-----------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------3p0-1p0---------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------3p0-2p0-------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------3p0---|
|-0--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

  ^ the "00" is right hand

CAPO 4 intro to Spring Delight (the KMT)

-2p0-4p0-5p0-4p0-----|----------------------------------------------------
---------------------|-4p0-5p0-4p0-5p0~-----------------------------------
----^ repeat 3x------|----------------------------------------------------
---------------------|----------------------------------------------------
---------------------|-------------------2p0-4p0-2p0-4p0------------------
---------------------|-----------------------------------2p0-4p0-2p0-4p0~-


Capo 5 Verse of Spring Delight (theKMT)

L: Left hand R Right Hand

 R   L   R   L   R   L        R   L   R   L   R   L
-7p0-4p0-7p0-2p0--------(0)-|-7p0-4p0-7p0-2p0----------------
-----------------7p0-2h4p0--|-----------------7p0-2h4\2p0----
----------------------------|--------------------------------
----------------------------|--------------------------------
------repeat 2x-------------|--------------------------------
----------------------------|--------------------------------

 R   L     R   L
-----------------------------------------------
---------0-------------------------------------
-----2h4p0-7p0---------------------------------
-7p0-----------4h4p0---------2p0-7p0-4\2p0-----
---0---------------------7p0-------------------
-----------------------------------------------

random:

hand slap mute technique (just my own)
Capo: 2

----5-x-5---5-x-5---5-x-5---5-x-5---5-x-5---0-x-0-
----3-x-3---3-x-3---3-x-3---3-x-3---3-x-3---3-x-3-
------x-0-----x-0-----x-0-----x-0-----x-0-----x-0-
------x-------x---3---x---3---x----2--x----0--x---
--3---x---3---x-------x-------x-------x-------x---
------x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x---

repeat, fingerpicking, mute done with right thumb slap across strings.

to listen to spring delight (feeling good), go here, http://www.myspace.com/khiemtran

[smedley]

thanks a lot man, i've been going on and off with learning this technique, i'm starting to get the hang of it

[6_strings_for_life]

hey thanks alot. But I cant seem to find spring delight on that site. There is only 'feeling good' and 'summer nights'.

[Tranman66]

oh sorry, Spring Delight was renamed. oops lol. yeah feeling good is the same thing.