OK, here we go..
if we end up with a seperate techniques section, could someone move this?..
disclaimer:the following is IMOFO
Beginner tapping tips:
when i tap i use my middle mostly, and when needed... the ring and pinky
the index finger and thumb hold the pick so it's ready to pick if need be (how you do it is personal preferance, this is just what suits me)
i never use the pick to tap cos' to me it just doesn't sound as good and is harder to position.
something to always focus on is to hit every note clean(start at a snails pace til you've got this) and the timing of notes, i mean to hit (timing)1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4..or whatever perfectly. you don't want to be accidentally going 1-2---3-41--23--4
remember kids, always sttaarrtt slooooowwwlly
i assume you understand how to actually 'tap', if not, remember you're only a fool if you don't ask
onto the licks!
here's some basic patterns to try anywhere on the fretboard on any strings:
a 'T' above a note means it is tapped
(assume no note is picked unless a stroke(V=down,^=up) is placed above the TAB, assume it's legato )
1: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:
. T. . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . .T . . . . . . . . .T . . . . . . . . . T
-12--9--7--12--9--7 . . . . -12--7--9--12--7--9 . . .-12--9--7--9--12--9--7--9
4:
. T . . . . . . .T . . . . . . .T . . . . . . T
-12--7--9--12--9--7--12--7--9--12--9--7
a cool effect for a trill:
.T . . . . . . . .T
-8--6--8--6--8--6--8--6
now here's an easy one of satch's:
(tap every 12th fret only)
-11--12--0--11--12--0--9--12--0--7--12--0--9--12--0--7--12--0--5--12--0--7--12--0
-9--12--0--7--12--0--5--12--0--7--12--0--9--12--0--7--12--0--7--12--0--7--12--0
-11--12--0--11--12--0--9--12--0--7--12--0--9--12--0--7--12--0--5--12--0--7--12--0
-9--12--0--7--12--0--5--12--0--4--12--0--2--12--0--2--12--0--2--12--0--2--12--0
if anyone doesn't understand something, just ask
more to come soon,