Talk:Tapping
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I'm going to remove that line about Page - there is no tapping whatsoever in the Heartbreaker solo. It's fret hand pulloffs - 5p2p0 on the G string - Eddie was inspired by this to come up with the idea for tapping when he saw that you could use the fret hand up higher on the D string as sort of a movable nut and then use the picking hand finger to sound the high note. That 5p2p0 becomes t10p7p5 - it's the same notes: C A G. TabsAZ 23 October 2005
This is in conflict with another piece on Jimmy Page, which attributes the first use of the tapping technique to him.
I have another candidate for the "first": Enver Izmailov. Gaidash 1 July 2005 23:24 (UTC)
Jimmie Webster predates Izmailov by a few decades. See Dave Bunker's page on the history of tapping
I think someone should add back the "Portato" technique in two-handed tapping, because by applying this technique the guitarist can increase the ability of controlling dynamics.
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[edit] Hammer-on removed
A hammer-on is not the same thing as two-handed tapping, so I'm removing that.216.249.144.15 18:42, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Hammer-on involved
Hammer-on should be added back, although it's not same as tapping:
An ordinary tapping consists of hammer-on and pull-off.
For example, 12t8p5 The guitarist should tap(right hand hammer-on) on the 12th fret, and then release (right hand pull-off) to the 8th fret, while the left hand finger should plant on the 8th fret before releasing the 12fret.
For the 2-hand tapping (which is totally another matter to ordinary tapping approach), the guitarist can tap (right hand hammer-on) the note, and sustain it; meanwhile, left hand can be playing the bass melody/accompaniment.
In short, hammer-on is one of the components that build up the tapping technique, so I think it should be added back.
[edit] Two handed arpeggio
should the term two handed arpeggio be included somewhere in the artical? as it is an accepted term for the technique in many musical circles, and sometimes more acurately discribes the what is being played.--Anthraxrulz 05:31, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Mr. Crowley Tapping Reference Removed
Neither solo (middle or ending) involve tapping. Parts of each contain left hand hammer on/pull off alternated with picking, but that is an entirely different thing. The beginning arpegio section of the exiting solo is all picked. For confirmation, there is video footage available on the net of Randy playing this song.
[edit] Makeshift capo
Another technique that should be included here is the use of either hand as a sort of capo, placing a finger (or fingers, to create more complex tapping licks) accross the fretboard, using the available hand to tap out runs or licks (or whatever you want to call them). This technique is useful in changing key mid-performance seemlessly, or in just creating more complex tapping leads and solos. Input? ---Kyle
[edit] One-Handed given much more detail
Alright, so I decided to go into a lot of detail about the One-Handed technique. I just felt there wasn't anywhere near as much practical and technical information contained there, like for instance in the Sweep Picking article. Maybe I went a biiiit overboard, but you can never have too much information, right..? ;)
